Hyundai Elantra owners have reported 1 problem related to automatic transmission torque converter (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Hyundai Elantra based on all problems reported for the Elantra.
While city driving between 30 and 40 miles per hour engine rpms drop to around 1000 rpms or less causing the vehicle to become sluggish and to vibrate. The only way to eliminate this problem is to force the vehicle to shift into a lower gear by mashing down on the accelerator. Under certain circumstances this kind of action could force an unnecessary rear end collision with front air bag deployment as well as personal injury. This problem has been brought to the dealers attention and they concur that it does exist. I've been told that I am not the only one that has reported this problem. They believe it may have something to do with a glitch in the torque converter software. Hyundai is aware of the problem (ref # 3406332) but offers no solution. I was basically told sorry they have no idea what it is and I'll just have to live with it. It is extremely annoying as well as dangerous. Hopefully someone address this concern before their is a serious injury. This problem has been constant since the day I bought it.
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