The 1998 Hyundai Tiburon has 30 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are power train and engine and engine cooling. Owners most often flag timing belt failure: the timing belt and water pump require service every 5 years/60,000 miles as a critical maintenance item; failure leads to catastrophic engine damage. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 1998 Hyundai Tiburon vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 5 Tiburon model years we track, complaint volume runs from 8 (2002) to 82 (2004). With 30 complaints, the 1998 Tiburon sits about the same asthe model's median of 33.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Used Tiburon listings typically run $4,393–$6,499 across 2001 to 2008 model years.
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