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Hyundai Sonata Power Train Safety Report | Dec 02, 2010
Reported on Dec 02, 2010
| ON 12/2/2010, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH) AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY JOLTED, AS IF I HAD RUN OVER A LARGE OBJECT. IF I HAD NOT HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, I MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE OVER-REVVING, AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN THE WRONG GEAR. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT. AFTER READING THE COMPUTER ERROR CODE, THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS PROVIDED WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. ON 12/8/10, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCE, THE TRANSMISSION IS TYPICALLY REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW HOUSING. HE INDICATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS TRYING TO OBTAIN A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ME. THEY WERE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY BECAUSE THERE WAS 80 SOME REQUESTS FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND ONLY 70 SOME AVAILABLE (COUNTY?, STATE?, CENTRAL FLORIDA?) UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NEW SMYRNA BEACH FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5NPEB4AC7BH |
| Mileage: | 1300 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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