2011 HYUNDAI VERACRUZ Power Train Problems

Recall 197. Oil leak from valve cover gasket. Hyundai has refused to repair this. I've broken down 2 times in the last year. I've spent over $2000 on repairs. Hyundai refuses to reimburse me or repair the vehicle. What can you do to help.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE HILL OF OUR DRIVEWAY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AS USUAL. THE GEAR SHIFT CLEARLY CAME OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION BASED ON THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: WHILE GETTING OUT OF MY VEHICLE LIKE USUAL TO GET MY KIDS OUT AND IN THE HOUSE, MY TRUCK ROLLED BACK WHILE I HAD MY FOUR YEAR OLD IN MY HAND AND MY TWO YEAR OLD STILL IN HIS CAR SEAT. I WAS 26 WEEKS PREGNANT, AND MY SON AND I BOTH GOT HURT IN THE PROCESS. MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC AND HE THINKS THAT THE SHIFT LEVER MESH SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND STICKY SUBSTANCES FROM BEVERAGES DUE TO ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VEHICLE CUP HOLDER. 'THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTER MESH WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE OPERATION OF THE SHIFT LEVER...

THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED OUT OF MY CONCERN FOR THE TRANSMISSION'S INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE; A PROBLEM THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO EXIST TO DEALERSHIP MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. WHILE MOST TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ARE NO DOUBT SPEED RELATED, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWING OR DOWNSHIFTING. IT CONSISTENTLY "CLUNKS" AS THE CAR READIES FOR STOP. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE CLUNK WILL MANIFEST ITSELF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FAIL ENTIRELY. AND THAT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR