Automatic Transmission Problems of Hyundai Sonata - part 2

I got my car in 2002 it is a 2001 sonota. When you push the gas to pull out in front of traffic this car doesn't want to go! I have almost been in several car accidents when I tell the dealership about the problem they tell me nothing is wrong! also if you look at the complaints you will see that the air bag light keeps coming on that is a safety problem in its self.

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When driving out of my parking lot, two pieces of equipment fell off of my vehicle. One looked like a belt and the other a small drum. My automatic transmission would no longer function and I was forced to coast into a parking spot in the lot.

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Car seems to lose power and then jerks back on. Only lasts about 1 second. I purchased this car used with around 13000 miles. This has happened about 10 times during the 8 months I have owned the car. Dealer says without a trouble light/error code there is nothing they can do.

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Follow up to complaint #10102430, pasenger door will not open from inside/outside, after removing inside door panel fished out a broken spring rusted through, was able to repair with $. 50 spring from local hardware store, checked drivers side and found same spring about to rust through, if Hyundai used stainless spring would have prevented problem, fell sorry for that person trying to seek medical help at a emergency room entrance when door won,t open, transmission also goes out of gear when after slowing for ez pass then slams into gear.

While driving at steady highway speeds, car experiences quick power surges. Visited dealership on two occasions now they tell me that they can not duplicate the problem, that their computers find no problem. Mechanic says " perhaps there is a part trying to go bad, but hasn't committed itself yet" what the hell does that mean? if you are just browsing this site, do not buy Hyundai!.

While driving wheels locked as if the consumer was jamming the brakes. Transmission was replaced three times,but vehicle slowed down on its own. Then, vehicle accelerated without the pedal being depressed.

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My car is 8 months old with 9300 miles, and I had to put another transmission in. . The Hyundai service manager claimed he put a new transmission in, when in fact he put a rebuilt transmission in. This happened 2 weeks ago. Then yesterday (04-13-04) my speedometer stopped working, brought it into the shop again, and was told they had to order a new speed sensor. What gives? don't they keep parts in stock. I phoned the parts department and asked if they had this sensor in stock and they said yes. I also called another dealer in the next town and was told they also had the part. So why did my dealer lie to me. .

About once a month I will be driving down the highway and the car jerks like it comes out of gear for a split second for no apparent reason. . It only happens above 55 mph or more.

The contact owns a 2000 Hyundai Sonata. The contact has been experiencing failure with the sensor plug on her vehicle. She has had to pay $200 each time the vehicle has been repaired. She stated that she is also experiencing failure with the powertrain automatic transmission, which caused her vehicle to stall. She has had to replace her engine and the battery approximately two to three times. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage is 118,000 and failure mileage was 67,000. The consumer stated replaced the engine 1 time and the battery twice. The dealer stated radio jumping channels. Updated 09/05/07.

At any speed engine check light came on and stayed on. Vehicle had problems shifting into gears, and stalled. Vehicle was taken to the dealership on numerous occasions, and the mechanics were not able to fix the problem.

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Dealership diagnosed problem as phantom neutral condition which Hyundai is aware, no repair at time. (9/24/02)dt.

Consumer had vehicle for 4 months and transmission went out. It was taken into repair shop, and mechanic kept it for 38 days. Since then transmission has gone out 3 more times.

Consumer coud not get engine to start on less shift was on second gear. Then, drove vehicle to dealer. They said that transmission failed for the second time. Please provide more information.

On April 28, 2001 I and three other passengers were riding in the vehicle. I was traveling down a long grade at 35 to 40 miles per hour. Toward the bottom of the grade the road curves to the right and at the bottom there is a traffic signal. When I came around the curve I saw that the light was green and proceeded to accelerate in order to get up the approaching upgrade. When I attempted to accelerate the engine revved very high but the vehicle continued to slow down. Tansmission had shifted into neutral although the shifter still indicated that I was in drive. The vehicle would not automatically shift out of neutral. I had to manually shift into low gear. Two days later I took the vehicle to the dealer and, after three days, I was told that they could find nothing wrong and that they would make no repairs. On Friday may 4, 2001 I was contacted by the Hyundai regional service representative who tried to convince me that there is nothing the matter with my vehicle. He told me that it was the vehicles "adaptive learning" feature that caused the shift and that what I experienced was perfectly normal. I find it very hard to believe that the new car I own was designed to shift and stay in neutral when it is in a situation where acceleration is necessary. Both the dealer and the manufactuer continue to insist that there is nothing the matter with the vehicle and refuse to make any repairs. Also, one week before the incident , my wife and I were on the same road and the vehicle did nearly the same thing. The only difference was that after about a second or two of stepping on the gas pedal transmission shifted itself back from neutral into drive. Please help.

The airbag light comes on. The district manger, jeff westland out of n. J. , (609) 395-7308 stated that Hyundai is aware of a defect in the right passenger seat (late 1999's & early 2000's that rolled off the assembly) which makes the light come on if a person moves around in the seat, excessive weight of a passenger, or putting any object under the seat. What I find outrageous about this, is the last two times I've taken my vehicle in, I've been told that the airbag light was not on. When I spoke with mr. Westland, he wanted me to leave the car for several days at the dealship, first team, so they could go over it bumper to bumper. On January 8, 2001 I took the car into the dealer so they could look at the transmission and the airbag light which was on again. On that evening, at approximately 5:00, I received a call from the dealship, asking if I could come into the dealership the next morning to drive with one of their mechanics because they could not duplicate the problem with the transmission. I was unable to do so because of work. I was also told that the airbag light had not been on . I picked up the car that evening since, "nothing was wrong with it" and would be unable to test drive it with a mechanic. . I do not understand why the dealership is saying that the airbag light has not been on the last several times when it has been. The transmission sporatically downshifts when I am driving on the freeway on a straight and level surface at a constant speed. It also hesitates sometimes when starting off from a dead stop. If you would like any of the invoices stating the repairs that have been done to these two problems, please contact me. Thank you for your help.

If accelerated up to 45mph speed slowed down, and consumer had to release the speed, transmission was stalling. Vehicle has been in the shop several times. Dealership has been notified.

Experiencing problem with accelleration on highway. When vehicle reaches 40 mph or more it appears to be shifting in neutral, and causes engine to stall. Vehicle been in dealer's shop on four occasions, and dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. Please fill free toprovide any further details.

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Vehicle stalls when low in a gear, sounds as if it is a vibration problem related to map sensor as recalled on the 2. 6l Sonata and the elantra models.

There was an erratic operation when the accelerator pedal is applied. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. The horn malfunctioned, the door(s) closed by themselves, and when the vehicle was driven pass the 40 mph mark, the transmission operated as if were catching up. Scc.

1998 Hyundai Sonata 4 cylinder with automatic transmission. Repeatedly would go into neutral in critical situations like freeway merge. Only way to engage drive again was to shift into neutral and re-shift back into drive. On at least one occasion had to find way off road and shut off engine and restart in order to get into gear. Dealer refused to fix and stated all were like this. Could have killed me. The manufacturer and dealer were totally unresponsive even when reported under the full warranty. Unpredictable. Incident cound approximate. Date approximate.

Recall repair work was not done due to scheduling problems.

Transmission both times while on the highway. 1st time under warranty, this time it's not and apparently it is okay for the transmission to go out not even a year after being replaced, brakes were serviced and fixed, windows fixed not under warranty,also my gas cover became loose & fell off while traveling down the highway and the strip on my door is coming off.

When accelerating transmission does not shift properly (downshifting occurs), more when air conditioner is on.

While driving vehicle automatic transmission malfunctioned, causing the vehicle to hesitate and may result in a crash or be rear ended. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot determine the cause. Please provide further information.

I bought this car used from budget car sales, less than 3 months the original transmission went out, earnhardts replaced with a so called rebuilt one, less than two years on this transmission and it went out. At the time of the first failure the milage was about 27,700, when earnhardt's replaced the transmission they did it with a rebuilt one. The service agent said at the time that I drove it off the lot the guarantee would be 5 years or 60,000 miles and when it went out it had around 42,200 miles on it. When I had the transmission checked, there was metal shavings in the pan. So I had the car towed to cottmans transmission in mesa, az. Where it sits because I didn't do anything to this transmission. It is a faulty rebuilt transmission that was put into the car. I feel I shouldn't have to pay for a lousy rebuilt one anyway. According to the TSB's there have been three different items listed on the transmission and I haven't received anything from Hyundai. There was no notification from them at all. This is my only car and I am a single mom. I need this car for work. There needs to be a solution to this problem. I hadn't even owned this car for less than 2 yrs. And I don't understand why it needs a 3rd transmission. There definitely is a problem and Hyundai and earnhardt doesn't want; to take responsibility but yet they want to take my money for which I don't have. I can't even find a consumer address for them on the internet. Thank-you for looking into this.

While coming to a stop sign, without any prior warnig, the tranmission drops, causing the vehicle not to go forward and the vehicle would go in reverse. Also, brakes are working intermittently, and when consumer lets his foot off the brakes there is a sqeaking noise coming from the brakes. In addition, there is a problem with the timing belt.

Car wants to lurch forward when stopped at a trafic light . New transmission in car . Problem still appears.

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When driving on the highway at 65 mph transmission stopped changing gears, causing vehicle to decelerate, and losing all power. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer replaced transmission. Also, having other problems with the starter and alternator. Axle broke , defrost malfunctions and cassette player failed.

While driving at various speeds vehicle would start to jerk. Would need to downshift to compensate for jerking. Would stall out intermittently. Guages would stop working. Have taken vehicle to dealership, and was informed by mechanic could not locate cause of problem. Mechanic did not test drive vehicle.

Air bag light remained illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system. Cause unknown, also consumer experienced intermittent problems with transmission. Please give any further details.

When driving on the highway at 60 mph transmission went completely out, causing loss of acceleration. Also, vehicle will ot go into reverse. Consumer has contacted the dealer, transmission nees replacing. Please provide any further details.