NHTSA Complaint #11407975 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

I WAS DRIVING AND MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS WITH ME IN THE CAR. WHEN CAR WAS CHANGING GEAR IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, ALTHOUGH MY DAUGHTER WAS RESTRAINED SHE HIT HER HEAD AND HANDS ON THE INSIDE OF THE REAR DOOR. AFTERWARDS EVERY TIME CAR CHANGED THE GEAR IT WAS JERKING, SHAKING, BEHAVING IN UNEXPECTED MANNER THAT FURTHER DRIVING WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO REACH MY HOME BUT I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. I READ THE CODE THAT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD P0711, TURNS OUT TRANSMISSION OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT LED TO VIOLENT AND ROUGH SHIFTING. CALLED DEALER, THEY WANT $700 FOR A REPAIR AND MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. CHECKED INTERNET AND IT'S FULL OF STORIES HOW THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI CARS. IT TURNS HYUNDAI MODIFIED THE PART SINCE THEN AND NEVER RECALLED IT, THEY HAVE TSB 14-AT-010. HOW COME MANUFACTURER PUT FAULTY PART THAT COMPROMISES SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND THEY WANT HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY TO FIX IT? WHY DIDN'T THEY RECALL IT? DEFINITELY GOING TO COURT WITH THIS.