2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON — Complaint #422424
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD filed August 1, 2003
NHTSA complaint #422424 (ODI reference 10031928) concerns a 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON and was filed on August 1, 2003. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 21, 2003. The vehicle had 1,080 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Idaho based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:wiring:front underhood, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: yes, fire: yes, injuries: 4, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same HYUNDAI TIBURON cohort independently describe similar electrical system:wiring:front underhood failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2003 HYUNDAI TIBURON shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A STALLED VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY. WHILE AVOIDING THE STALLED VEHICLE CONSUMER ROLLED INTO A DITCH AND ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. CONSUMER'S SEATBELT CAME UNDONE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING, AND WITHIN TEN MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.*AK
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 422424 |
| ODI Number | 10031928 |
| Date Filed | August 1, 2003 |
| Failure Date | June 21, 2003 |
| VIN | KMHHN65F53U |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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