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Hyundai Sonata Power Train Safety Report | Dec 19, 2011
Reported on Dec 19, 2011
| THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT SOMETHING STRANGE WAS GOING ON WITH MY NEW CAR (PURCHASED WITH 16,000 MILES ON IT) AT THE 18,000 MILE MARK. . THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WITH THE AUTO STICK OR WITH THE PEDALS. I STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OVER ASAP AND TURNED THE CAR OFF (REBOOTED THE CAR) AND EVERYTHING WORKED AGAIN. ON THE DEC 17TH,2011, (3 WEEKS LATER) I WAS PULLING OUT OF A FRIENDS HOUSE AT 10PM AND EVERYTHING SEEM NORMAL. HOWEVER, AS THE CAR GOT TO ABOUT 15MPH THE TACH RACED OVER TO 5,000 RPMS AND THEN I HEARD A LOUD SLAM AND THE CAR SHOT FORWARD. I RECALLED THE LAST TIME THE CAR ACTED STRANGE SO I CHECKED TO SEE WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS AGAIN IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS IT WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS JUST AS BEFORE. I PULLED OVER AND TIRED TO REBOOT THE CAR AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT DID NOT FIX ITSELF. I HAD TO DRIVE 30MILES HOME, SO I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND HEADED HOME. THE TACH RACED A FEW TIMES, BUT BECAUSE THE CAR STAYED IN 4TH GEAR I MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME I DISCOVER THE REVERSE WAS GONE OUT AS WELL. NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS, I RESEARCHED THE ISSUES ONE THIS AND A FEW OTHER SITE AND DISCOVER I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND ASKED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE SERVICE TECH GOT ME A LOANER IN LESS THAN 30MINS I WAS ON MY WAY. SAME CAR AND COLOR. I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. WHILE AND I NOT HAPPY THAT MY NEW CAR REQUIRED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 3500 MILES OF ME DRIVING IT AND UNDER 20,000 TOTAL MILES, I AM VERY HAPPY HOW THE DEALER HANDLED THE ENTIRE ISSUE. HATS OFF TO EASTERN SHORE H OF DAPHNE, ALA AND THANK GOD I GOT THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL UP DATE WHEN I GET MY CAR BACK IN 5 DAYS. *TR | |
| Make: | Hyundai |
| Model: | Sonata |
| Manufactured by: | HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | CAUCASIAN/WHITE AL |
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| Mileage: | 19000 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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