NHTSA Complaint #10209887 — 2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10209887
Vehicle	2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	November 23, 2007
Date Filed	November 26, 2007
Mileage	700 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

UNCOMMANDED TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DOWNSHIFTS OCCURS AT UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS AND SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY LEAVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DOWNSHIFT EVENTS ARE INSTANTANEOUS BUT, WHILE STARTLING, THE VEHICLE IS CONTROLLABLE. HOWEVER, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SPEED LOSS CAN BE AS HIGH AS 20 MPH, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE REAR-END COLLISIONS, AS WELL AS, POSSIBLE CONTROL ISSUES. THESE EVENT HAVE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

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