NHTSA Complaint #10018937 — 2003 HYUNDAI SONATA POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10018937
Vehicle	2003 HYUNDAI SONATA
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	March 1, 2003
Date Filed	May 19, 2003
Mileage	500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION MADE LOUD CLUNKING NOISES, BROUGHT INTO DEALER, "COULDN'T DUPLICATE" (TYPICAL RESPONSE), THEN I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION TO BE LEAKING, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 1500 MILES, STILL HAD BAD SHIFT PATTERNS AND HANG UPS IN GEARS, MORE SO AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO HAD ALL SORTS OF FRONT END NOISE THAT NATURALLY GOT WORSE AFTER THEY TORE HALF OF THE FRONT END OUT TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

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