Hyundai Tiburon — repair costs
1997–2008
Use the estimator for a specific car's year, mileage and state. Below it, every repair job we price for the systems this vehicle's complaints involve — book labor hours plus parts — with the ones that match its reported problems listed first.
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Enter the car you're looking at. We'll show which of this vehicle's known problems typically show up in your next 3 years of driving, what each costs to fix at your state's labor rates, which ones it's already past (ask the seller about those), and routine maintenance to budget for.
Body and interior
111 complaints on this vehicle · median 74,500 milesOther body and interior jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Sunroof mechanism or drain repair
2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$300 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$330–$620
Transmission
63 complaints on this vehicle · median 61,392 milesRepairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other transmission jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Manual clutch and flywheel replacement
Matches reported problem: Manual clutch, flywheel and hydraulics
6.5h at $107/h (independent) + $809–$843 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$1,070–$1,980
Transmission fluid and filter service
1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$290 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$270–$490
Auxiliary transmission cooler installation
1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $120–$360 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$200–$600
Torque converter replacement
7.0h at $107/h (independent) + $402–$1,035 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$730–$2,200
Automatic transmission rebuild or replacement
12.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,070–$3,680 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$2,910–$5,410
CVT replacement
5.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,400–$5,200 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$2,170–$6,500
Electrical
48 complaints on this vehicle · median 96,000 milesOther electrical jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Battery replacement
0.5h at $107/h (independent) + $200–$400 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing
$250–$450
Starter replacement
2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $200–$500 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$390–$730
Alternator replacement
1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $400–$800 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$550–$1,030
Hybrid traction battery replacement
5.0h at $107/h (independent) + $2,200–$4,700 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$2,740–$5,240
Fuel system
16 complaints on this vehicle · median 102,966 milesOther fuel system jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Intake carbon cleaning (direct injection)
4.0h at $107/h (independent) + $40–$150 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$260–$790
In-tank fuel pump replacement
3.0h at $107/h (independent) + $312–$1,380 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$630–$1,700
Fuel injector set replacement
4.5h at $107/h (independent) + $400–$1,500 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$720–$2,150
Suspension
10 complaints on this vehicle · median 65,000 milesRepairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other suspension jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Lower control arm with ball joint (one side)
Matches reported problem: Control arms, ball joints and bushings
1.8h at $107/h (independent) + $150–$400 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$230–$700
Rear shocks replacement (pair)
1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $300–$500 parts, range widened for low-confidence pricing
$280–$840
Air suspension compressor replacement
1.5h at $107/h (independent) + $483–$644 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing
$620–$830
Front struts replacement (pair)
2.5h at $107/h (independent) + $812–$862 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$770–$1,440
Rear air spring / bag replacement (pair)
2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $575–$1,495 parts, range widened for high-confidence pricing
$790–$1,710
Steering
6 complaints on this vehicle · median 146,400 milesRepairs that match problems reported on this vehicle are listed first and tagged. Other steering jobs in our cost table follow for reference — not every one applies to every engine or trim.
Tie rod ends with alignment
Matches reported problem: Tie rods, linkage, shaft and column
2.0h at $107/h (independent) + $90–$260 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$270–$510
Power steering rack replacement
4.0h at $107/h (independent) + $320–$1,800 parts, range widened for medium-confidence pricing
$750–$2,230
Costs are national estimates built from book labor hours × a shop door rate (from BLS metro technician wages, national median since no buyer location is collected on this site today) plus a parts-price range. They are not this vehicle's actual repair history and don't account for your location, shop type, or mileage. A system with more complaints on this vehicle isn't necessarily the one that will cost more to fix — this shows what repairs in that system typically run, not which one you'll need. See Methodology for the full model.