| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003250939 | Incident Date: Dec, 17 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WAYNE | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: SONATA | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 17 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 08 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission continually slips between 2nd and 3rd gears. had vehicle into dealer numerous times. transmission was replaced at 11,000 miles and within 8,000 miles second (rebuilt -because that's what hyundai replaces new transmissions with) transmission also began slipping. slippage is more pronounced in the colder temps. on one occasion, regional service manager drove vehicle and acknowledged slip. he then scheduled an appointment to further diagnose vehicle including electrical system, but this was cancelled the day before appointment when they realized that i had filed a lemon law complaint. from that day on, hyundai has refused to service the transmission and i am now awaiting lemon law hearing. most recently, in the cold weather, transmission not only slips but makes loud metallic popping noise when it shifts into 3rd gear.*ak |
