NHTSA Complaint #10185139 — 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10185139 |
| Vehicle | 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 160,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
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
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