NHTSA Complaint #10143151 — 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT

RE: [XXX]; 2000/ HYUNDAI/ACCENT FAILED AUTO TRANSMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2005: DROVE VEHICLE TO DENNY HECKER DODGE HYUNDAI AT ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA. REGULAR DRIVER , REPORTED TRANSMISSION ACTING UP, SHIFTING ERRATICALLY,DOWNSHIFT HARD. CAR JERK FORWARD AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. SERVICED OCTOBER 17 AT COST $ 560.97. IN DEALERS INVOICE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE NOTED: "FAILED TRANS RANGE SWITCH; FAILED TRANS PULSE GENERATORS;SCAN FOR CODES=P0700 TR SWITCH-SHORT;P0722 OUTPUT SPD (PG-B)OPEN/SHORT. THE SAME INVOICE REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL AND CONDITION WERE POOR". AFTER 3 WEEKS WHILE ON INTERSTATE 90 TRYING TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH DAUGHTER REPORTS CAR STRAINED BUT COULD NOT GET INTO A HIGHER GEAR. "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. SAME PROBLEMS. FAILURE TO ACCELERATE FOR MERGING SAFETY HAZARD .STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE FOR SECOND OPINION. MECHANIC REPORTED :TRANSMISSION 1-2 SHIFT IS OK BUT 2-3 SHIFTS ARE VERY LATE AND ERRATIC. TRANSMISSION HAS HARD DOWNSHIFTS AND STARTS OUT IN SECOND AT TIMES. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS TWO QUARTS OVER-FILLED AND IS DARK. TRANSMISSION FLUID STINKS, LIKE LOTS OF ADDITIVE HAS BEEN ADDED. TRANSMISSION IS VERY NOISY WHEN IN PARK AND NEUTRAL AND HAS A GRINDING NOISE. GOES AWAY IN REVERSE. PASSED INFORMATION TO HYUNDAI'S DEALER NOVEMBER 9. ASKED TO BRING CAR IN. NOVEMBER 11 PHONE CALL FROM DEALER WHO SAID TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. NEW TRANSMISSION COST $ 2,200. CORRESPONDED WITH BOTH HYUNDAI'S CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS AND DEALER AND ASKED TO TAKE CARE PARTICULARLY SINCE MILEAGE ON ODOMETER WAS JUST BELOW 60,000 MILES. DEALER REFUSED AND ARGUED 2ND OWNER WARRANT EXPIRED AFTER 60 MONTHS. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HYUNDAI RENEWED DEMAND . ALSO DEMANDED HYUNDAI TO ADVISE, BASIS THEIR RECORDS, WHETHER MOTOR VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECTIFIED FOR DEFECTS WHICH WERE THE SUBJECT OF SEVERAL TSB'S. HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B