Four problems related to transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata based on all problems reported for the 2011 Sonata.
When changing gears from park into reverse, the gear indicator symbol on the dash disappeared and the car stopped moving and appeared to slip into a neutral or a non-gear. After putting the car into park, shutting the car off, and restarting the car seemed to help however when putting the car into drive the car jumped forward.
Start the car and gear appears on the shifter and the dash. While reversing from parking space, gear either slips or lurches, then gear indicator in the shifter disappears, as well as gear indicator on the dash. The car is hesitant to accelerate, as if it is in neutral. Shutting off the car and restarting, everything returns to normal. This happens intermittently, and has occurred four times in the past week. Attached picture of dash indicator and gear shifter shows that the car is traveling at approximately 18 mph, but gear is not indicated on the dash or gear shifter.
Immediately after starting the car the transmission gear indicator letters in the dashboard were blank and the shifter gears letters were not illuminated. A temporary remedy was to shut off the engine and restart the car. This problem is erratic and cannot be reproduced at will.
Manual transmission is extremely jerky. Transmission smells really bad after every drive. After clutch is released there is a blip causing a delay in acceleration, making the car very unpredictable. Stalls almost every time going into first gear from a stoplight. Car has stalled at intersection multiple times. New manual drivers are unable to drive this car because it is so dangerous. Driver is 15 year veteran of manual transmission cars.