1997 Hyundai Elantra Transmission Problems

MY CAR STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, WHILE ALL MAINTENANCE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, STARTED SLIPPING GEARS, THEN I COULD NO LONGER REVERSE THE CAR. I, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS HAD TO LET IT GO FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. AFTER THAT, 9,000 MILES LATER, I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT THAT ANY CAR, AFTER JUST 70,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION GO. MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THEY ARE "DISPOSABLE" VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS THE SECOND HYUNDAI I HAVE OWNED, AND HAVE LOVED SO MUCH. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFORDABLE, BUT DON'T THINK I WILL CONSIDER MYSELF A LOYAL HYUNDAI DRIVER EVER AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10158224

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AND THE CAR IS SLIPPING OR NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING!*AK

NHTSA ID

10080756

Incident

Jul 30, 2001

Mileage

19,000 mi

TRANSMISSION DIED AT 67000. REPEATEDLY HAD THE CAR IN FOR KNOCKING SOUNDS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR AT 14 MILES. TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN FIRST GEAR. THIRD HYUNDAI I BOUGHT. ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10018846

Incident

May 17, 2003

Mileage

67,000 mi

CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR UNLESS OVERIDE IS DEPLOYED WITH PEN PER DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

766091

Incident

Aug 21, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST SHUTS OFF AND IS ALSO LEAKING FLUID.*JB

NHTSA ID

8010437

Incident

Mar 20, 2002

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS ON DECELERATION/ACCELERATION FROM STOPS AND THEN DOWN SHIFTS ROUGHLY. DEALER FOUND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AND BANGING INTO GEAR. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH COOLER AND HOOK UP SCANNER. INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T MOVE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER REPLACED PULSE GENERATORS. *TT

NHTSA ID

565785

Incident

May 5, 1998

NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

755214

Incident

Dec 2, 2001

WINDOW CONTROL- WHEN ROLLING UP YHE RUBBER GET CAUGHT IN THE WINDOW. THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM , I GUESS IT WAS FIX RIGHT HOPEFUL THIS TIMEWHICH WAS 7-24-01. EMISSION-WAS A PROBLEM .I THINK IT'S STILL A PROBLEM I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NOT PRETAING TO THE TRANSMISSION.TRANSMISSION-ALWAYS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND STILL IS. THE CAR JERKS BUCK,AND IT ACTS LIKE IT BE SFITING TO ANOTHER GEAR SOMETIMES. I;M BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING. WAIT UNTIL THE ENIGINE LIGHT COMES ON.THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM CAUSE THIS HAS GOTTEN TO MY BACK. I CONTACT THE MANUF THEY DON'T CARE ,THEY JUST SAY AS LONG AS THERE IS A WARRANTY ON THE CAR THEY WILL KEEP FIXING, BUT IT'S NOT .THEY SAID A NEW ONE WAS PUT IN . I'M STILL HAVING A PROBLEM ALL I AK FOR WAS A ANOTHER CAR.AS BEE. *AK

NHTSA ID

749387

Incident

May 14, 1998

CAR STALL ON ME WHEN I AM AT A LIGHT OR A COMPLETE STOP IT WILL CHANGE FIRST GEAR WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT WHEN I GO AROUND 20 MPH IT WILL STALL OUT ON ME THEN POP INTO GEAR....THEN THE CAR WILL GO REALLY SLOW TILL IT WILL GET ITSELF TOGETHER...I HAVE CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE CAR CHANGE THE TIME BELT IN THE CAR CHANGE SPARK PLUGS IN THE CAR CHANGE THE AIR FILTER IN THE CAR AND ETC...THE LIST GOES ON...THE GUYS FROM THE HYUANDI DEALER IN NEWPORT NEWS IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ....SAYING THEY DONT SEE NO PROBLEM BUT FIXING EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR...IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW...I WILL BE HOME AFTER 8PM IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME OR LEAVE ME AN EMAIL I WILL REPLY BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

746114

Incident

May 30, 2001

CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, A SUDDEN SURGE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SHIFT. *ET

NHTSA ID

553245

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS AND BUCKS, CONSUMER HAS DEVELOPED BACK PROBLEMS FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NLM

NHTSA ID

784673

Incident

Sep 29, 1998

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT PULLED TO THE LEFT. THIS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC REALIGNED VEHICLE. SOMETIME LATER, PROBLEM OF ALIGNMENT REAPPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP, WHICH HAD CHANGED HANDS, & WAS INFORMED ALIGNMENT MACHINE IS BROKEN & PROBLEM CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

854794

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

712677

Incident

Sep 4, 1999

TRANSMISSION WENT EITHER TO REVERSE OR INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *SLC

NHTSA ID

842870

Incident

Jul 20, 1999

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY CAR NEW I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE PULSE GENERATOR REPLACED TWICE, AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT KEPT BURING OUT. I WOULD REPEATEDLY TAKE MY CAR INTO FAIRFAX HYUNDAI FOR SERVICE DUE TO SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, CAR CUTTING OFF AND STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AT 65MPH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST ETC. FINALLY ON 17 MARCH 1999, APPROXIAMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER PAYING 350 DOLLARS TO HAVE MY ENGINE CLEANED (RECOMMENDED BY SERVICE MANAGER) MY ENGINE BLEW AT 15 MPH. OIL WAS SPURTING OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO GIVE THE THE HYUNDAI COMPLAINANT LINE NUMBER. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GET THAT NUMBER FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR.. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOMMY HAS REFUSED TO GIVE ME THE NUMBER BUT STATES THAT HE IS WILLING TO WORK OUT A REASONABLE RATE FOR PARTS A LABOR. GRANTED I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON A 97' HOWEVER THESE ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES 167 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO WORK. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTANENCE WAS DONE. I DO NOT THINK NOR FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO BE SADDLED WITH THIS LEMON ANY LONGER NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN GOING BACK FOR MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE 6/97 THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

708577

Incident

Jun 6, 1997

OIL LEAK DUE TO ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILURE. MJS

NHTSA ID

546513

Incident

Jan 5, 1998

THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

NHTSA ID

841104

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & A PIN HAD GONE BAD IN NEW TRANSMISSION. ALSO IGNITION COIL WENT OUT, VEHICLE RUNNING SLUGGISH. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

828516

Incident

May 6, 1998

STEREO FAILED CAUSING VOLUMN TO STICK IN MAXIMUM POSITION.

NHTSA ID

541092

Incident

May 7, 1997

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ENGANGED THE CLUTCH, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, PARTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

827575

Incident

Aug 18, 1998

WHEN ATTEMTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR - WITH NO PRESSURE, NOT ALLOWING THE SHIFTED.

NHTSA ID

540430

Incident

Aug 26, 1998

IF THE DRIVERS FOOT ACCIDENTLY SLIPS OFF OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE CLUTCH IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL IT'S PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES.

NHTSA ID

540145

Incident

Mar 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.

NHTSA ID

538790

Incident

Sep 1, 1997

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW GEAR AND GETS STUCK THERE PERIODICALLY. TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPS PERIODICALLY.

NHTSA ID

538258

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWO OR MORE TIMES. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 10-35MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED SEVERED BOLTS . THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

825085