Howdy,

So I was wrong. It wasn't the catalytic converter...it was my front
wheel bearing that was making all the noise, but still $300 per bearing
to fix (with parts and labour). Apparently, the Hyundai dealer claims
that poor wheel bearings is a major defect with Tiburons. Anyone else
have this as an issue?

Jeff

 

On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 01:45:09 GMT, Jeff Piotrowski staggered into the
Black Sun and said:
> So I was wrong. It wasn't the catalytic converter...it was my front
> wheel bearing that was making all the noise,

Where's the original post you made? ...ah, Message-ID
3F06CAF0.2010408@rogers.com ? Follow up when the topic remains the
same, rather than creating new threads, and it's much easier to follow
conversations. Or at least include some context, so it's easier to
figure out what happened previously.

> Apparently, the Hyundai dealer claims that poor wheel bearings is a
> major defect with Tiburons. Anyone else have this as an issue?

I went to newtiburon.com and grepped the last 2 months of their forums
for "bearing", only found 2 posts about wheel bearings:

http://www.newtiburon.com/yabbse/ind...ction=display;
threadid=21394;start=msg300357#msg300357

http://www.newtiburon.com/yabbse/ind...ction=display;
threadid=19962;start=msg289369#msg289369

(both links all on one line, natch.) If there were a real problem
affecting a lot of people, I'd expect more posts on that site about it,
but ICBW. Your original post said this was a 1999 Tiburon; maybe this
problem has been resolved/ameliorated in newer models and that's why I'm
not seeing anything relevant on that website.

Most of what I found was related to the clutch on newer V6 Tiburons,
which *does* seem to have a problem. Anyway, I haven't had any problems
so far, but then I've only got 2800 miles on my 2003 Tiburon.

--
Matt G|There is no Darkness in eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see
Sturgeon's Law: 90% of everything is crud.
MG's Extension: The other 10% is included in "everything," and it's
recursive.

 

"Jeff Piotrowski" <jeff.piotrowski@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:3F08D099.1040900@rogers.com...
> Howdy,
>
> So I was wrong. It wasn't the catalytic converter...it was my front
> wheel bearing that was making all the noise, but still $300 per bearing
> to fix (with parts and labour). Apparently, the Hyundai dealer claims
> that poor wheel bearings is a major defect with Tiburons. Anyone else
> have this as an issue?
>
> Jeff

Front wheel bearings shouldn't be worn out at 130km.

What shape are your tires in? Worn out tires can sound just like a bad
wheel bearing.

 

Had a 99 Tib FX.... all 4 bearings replaced within 4 years.... all under
warranty..... here in Canada anyway....

M

"Tchmuzk" <tchmuzk@surfbest.net> wrote in message
news:beebb6$2u1$1@news.chatlink.com...
>
> I have 87,000 miles on my 2000 Sonata and I had to replace the wheel
> bearings about 2 months ago.
>
> JBOD
>
>
> >
> > Front wheel bearings shouldn't be worn out at 130km.
> >
> > What shape are your tires in? Worn out tires can sound just like a bad
> > wheel bearing.
> >
> >
>
>