1999 Hyundai Elantra Transmission Problems

PURCHASED 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN APRIL OF 1999. ON 1/15/2001 VEHICLE DIED AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TRANSMISSION REPLACED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME-33,663. ON APRIL 24, 2008, I WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. VEHICLE DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. ENTIRE CAR SHAKES IF DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH. CAR SPEEDS UP WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED. WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION, I CONTACTED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPLACE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE. WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INVOLVE MY VIN. CONTACTED HYUNDAI CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. VEHICLE NOW HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT. RECALL ID #99V178000. NEITHER DEALER NOR HYUNDAI WILL HONOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN FILED REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246945

Incident

Apr 24, 2008

Mileage

33,663 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. INSTEAD OF GAINING SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V178000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

NHTSA ID

10241466

Incident

May 5, 2005

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR OVER DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V178000) HOWEVER; THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10210861

Incident

Jun 15, 2007

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 138,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

10193973

Incident

Mar 3, 2007

Mileage

135,000 mi

I TOOK MY 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA IN TO OBRIEN AUTO PARK IN FORT MYERS SERVICE CENTER TO GET LOOKED AT AND FIXED. I HAD TROUBLE CODES THAT I HAD CHECKED PRIOR GOING THERE AT AUTOZONE THAT WERE CODES PO747, PO743, PO442. THE FIRST TO ARE CODES INVOLVING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I VIEWED ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID THAT INVOLVED CODE PO747 WHICH STATES IT WAS IN THE STUCK ON POSITION! I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ALL OF THIS THERE AND HE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE SOLENOID AND THAT HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME! I HAD 2 OTHER CODES THAT WERE, PO732, AND PO734 PERTAINING TO THE 2ND AND 4TH GEAR RATIO BEING INCORRECT! I EXPLAINED THAT AT FIRST THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH CHANGE THE CODES TO THE STATE IT'S IN NOW AND HE TOLD ME WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND CALL YOU WHEN WE FIND OUT ANYTHING. I SAID OK, HE CALLED A FEW HOURS LATER AND TOLD ME THE SERVICE TECH SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SAID NO, I AM NOT AN IDIOT! THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THIS IS WHY I BROUGHT IT IN. HE STATED TO ME THAT, HE COULD NOT GO BY THE CODES I HAD FROM AUTOZONE BECAUSE THEY WERE GENERIC CODES AND HYUNDAI WOULDN'T EXCEPT THEM. MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS GUY IS LYING AND I KNOW IT! EVEN THE GUY AT AUTOZONE TOLD ME IT WAS A ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE SOLENOID!!! PLEASE HELP. NOW I AM OUT OF WORK 2 DAYS NOW AND EVEN MAY LOOSE MY JOB OVER THIS! NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEVER BUY A HYUNDAI AGAIN!!!!!!!! *JB

NHTSA ID

10185139

Incident

Mar 14, 2007

Mileage

160,000 mi

DT: THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. RIGHT NOW IT WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING WILL BE IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT DOWN ON ITS OWN. RECALL ID 99V178000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ISSUED. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005. IT MADE A REVVING SOUND BEFORE DOING THIS. CONTACTED DEALER, WHO SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10135383

Incident

Sep 3, 2005

Mileage

115,595 mi

DT: THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR OR DOWN SHIFT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTERWARDS WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. BASICALLY THIS ONLY OCCURRED IN THE MORNING. SOMETIMES HOWEVER, IT WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. THIS STARTED RECENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO CHECK DIAGNOSTICALLY, IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MANUFACTURED CONTROL MODULE, INPUT/OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SPEED SENSOR. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE OR CORRECTIONS TO THIS VEHICLE DONE AT THIS TIME. DEALER'S INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN BY CONSUME AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10130057

Incident

Jul 22, 2005

Mileage

53,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *NM

NHTSA ID

10108545

Incident

Sep 22, 2004

Mileage

84,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WHEN SLOW DOWN. THE CAR ALSO KICKS VERY HARD WHILE IT DOES THIS. ONE TIME I WAS ROUNDING A TURN AFTER IT RAINED AND AS I SLOWED DOWN AROUND THE CORNER THE CAR KICKED AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR SLID OUT INTO THE PLASTIC DIVIDER POLES BETWEEN THE LANES. THE POLES CAUSED A DING IN THE CAR AN CRACKED A WINDOW. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED SO FAST I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND ONLY A WEEK LATER WHEN THE CAR KICKED AGAIN DID I REALIZE THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED. I BROUGHT THE CAR DOWN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE GIVEN A NEW PULSE GENERATOR UNDER WARRANTY. THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND I HAVE HAD THE PULSE GENERATOR CHANGED FOUR MORE TIMES. MY WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. I HAVE EVEN INSTALLED A BRAND KNEW TRANSMISSION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10086901

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

Mileage

3,000 mi

RECALL 99V178000, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10084011

Incident

Jul 21, 2004

Mileage

88,200 mi

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10068635

Incident

Apr 21, 2004

Mileage

81,000 mi

I PURCHASE MY CAR A 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA, SEPT 0F 1999, SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DECELERATING WHILE DRIVING, I'VE CONTACTED HYUNDAI NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET HYUNDAI TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I'VE TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V178000, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS RECALL, EVEN AFTER TELLING HYUNDAI MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ALL THE PROBLEMS MENTION IN THIS RECALL, I INFORMED HYNUDAI THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIFE AT RISK, AND THIS PROBLEM IS NOW ACCURRING EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I DONE ALL THE THINGS HYUNDAI RECOMMENDED WHICH WAS HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH SO FAR I'VE HAD 2 DONE, AND GETTTING A COMPLETE TUNE-UP, THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE .AFTER THE FIRST DIAGNOTIC I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF, SO THAT NOW NO PROBLEM SHOWS, AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT GO IN AND CHECK WITHOUT THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWING A PROBLEM, I THINK THIS IS A DESPECTIVE PRACTICE SINCE THE COMPUTER RESETTING NOW HIDES ANY PRE-EXTISTING PROBLEMS. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSING ME A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF STRESS AND FEAR FOR MY FAMILY SAFETY AND I FEEL I AM NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS NOW UNDRIVABLE AND THAT HYUNDAI IS PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIFE AT RISK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10052395

Incident

Jan 5, 2004

Mileage

100 mi

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED REPEATEDLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050353

Mileage

45,000 mi

UPON ACCELERATING, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SPEED STAYS AT 30 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10001126

Mileage

61,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 99 V 178 000, HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VIN #. *MR

NHTSA ID

8019714

Incident

Jun 27, 2002

WHILE DRIVING A PIN CAME LOOSE IN TRANSMISSION, CAUSING IT TO LOCK UP. HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012030

Incident

Feb 18, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS AND WOULDN'T INCREASE IN SPEED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

8011953

Incident

Dec 17, 1999

TRANSMISSION MADE CAR BUCK SEVERELY WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTED.IT SLIPPED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING.TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE CAR STILL SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS AND NOW MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DECELERATING. MANUFACTURER SEEMED UNCONCERNED THAT TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

759238

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO CLIMB IN RPM. AT OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION THE TRANS WAITS TO GRAB THEN JERKS THE CAR FORWARD. AS OF THIS TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT 12000, 39000, 42000 AND IT IS GOING BACK IN. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ON 8/24/2000, AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM REPAIRS THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED ON THE WAY HOME AND THE CAR IS GOING BACK IN ON 8/28/2000.*AK

NHTSA ID

751244

Incident

Aug 6, 2000

ROTORS WERE WARPED;TRUNK LID DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. YOU CAN STAND BESIDE THE CAR AND LOOK DOWN INSIDE THE TRUNK. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC . WHILE IN TH PROCESS OF STOPPING THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THESE AND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT NO PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND. PLEASE HELP ME GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED.

NHTSA ID

746576

IN-SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES (ON 3RD TRANS); PAINT PEELING ON BUMPER (DEALER REFUSTED TO PAINT);CLEAR COAT CRACKED AND BUBBLED ON SPOILER & SIDE MIRROR (DEALER REPAINTED); NOTICED A/C DIDN'T WORK RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON (REASON FOR REPLACING ENGINE COIL, ETC. AND CONVERTER); INTERIOR DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE; DEALER ALWAYS FIGHTS GETTING US A LOANER/RENTAL CAR (BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE SINCE ITS OUR ONLY CAR NOW!); ALWAYS IN SHOP AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME EXCEPT WHEN THEY ARE PAYING FOR US A RENTAL; MANUFACTURER CONTACTED BY PHONE IN MAY 2001, BUT OFFERED NO HELP. *AK

NHTSA ID

745919

Incident

Jan 5, 2001

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH A COMPLETE STOP TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO POP OR SLIP OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VERY HARD AT TIMES. ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS DECELERATING BETWEEN 20-15 MPH.*AK

NHTSA ID

745816

Incident

Apr 3, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE COULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE BATTERY. AFETERWARDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ROUGH ACCELERATION, CUTTING OFF IN IDLE, SURGING BACK AND FORWARD. BRAKES PULSING AND SQUEALING. LATER ON, THE AIR SYSTEM STOPPED COMPLETELY DUE TO THE HEATER FAN AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO BURNED SPARK PLUG WIRES. *YH

NHTSA ID

888812

3RD FAILURE INVOLVING TRANSMISSION OR TRANSMISSION COMPONENT SINCE CAR PURCHASED. *AK

NHTSA ID

745473

Incident

May 1, 2001

BATTERY FAILED. NLM.

NHTSA ID

558842