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Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!!
by grump1
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Feb 23, 2009 (6:42 am)
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Hello, I have a problem with my 1997 hyundai elantra station wagon . My automatic transmission don't have any forward gears. I used the car , and it was fine, I parked it over night , came out in the morning and i have no forward gears at all. When you put it in any forward gears it seems to get ready to go in then it kick out and you just hear a whinning noise ( like the pump running ).. The transmission fluid is full . I have park, neutral , reverse , But No Forward Gears Like 1st ,2nd, or Drive  .
HAS ANYONE ELSE EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM - AND HOW CAN I FIX IT. PLEASE HELP
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Grump
grumpscustomz hotmail.com
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [grump1]
by stephen987
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Feb 23, 2009 (7:33 am)
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Replying to: grump1 (Feb 23, 2009 6:42 am)
I have no experience with Hyundais, but speaking as a former engineer who's driven a lot of very thoroughly used cars over the years, I can say that it doesn't sound good. Is the transmission fluid bright red, or does it look/smell burnt?
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [stephen987]
by grump1
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Feb 24, 2009 (7:33 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Feb 23, 2009 7:33 am)
Hello,
The transmission fluid color , looks brown -- But it does not smell burnt' at all . I thought because of the way it happened , That it might be a sensor or electrical . The car worked good till I parked it overnight, ""I never saw a transmission go bad from setting over night,""
Thanks,
Grump......... 
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [grump1]
by stephen987
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Feb 24, 2009 (7:45 am)
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Replying to: grump1 (Feb 24, 2009 7:33 am)
It's odd for something to go from no symptoms to total failure overnight, especially a transmission. So the idea of a bad sensor or computer does make sense. On the other hand, brown fluid is also a bad sign.
And you had no symptoms before? No funny shifting or anything?
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [stephen987]
by grump1
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Feb 24, 2009 (8:00 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Feb 24, 2009 7:45 am)
bought another good tcu.. it made no differnce....no signs other then just the normal slip for a second between 1 & 2 till you let off the gas for a second right away when its cold since 2000 when i purchased it and took it to the dealer 3 times and they said their was no problems at all , that was 8 years ago...we just left it warm up for a bit before we left.
grump
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [stephen987]
by grump1
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Feb 24, 2009 (8:17 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Feb 24, 2009 7:45 am)
Wait, I just thought about something my wife said , For the past month when she put the car in gear and drove it ... It would like make like a miss in the engine, Then the miss got worse in time...Could the be related to the transmission..? If you let it idiol in Park it idiols fine with just a small miss once and awhile Not like when its in gear ..
Grump
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [grump1]
by stephen987
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Feb 24, 2009 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: grump1 (Feb 24, 2009 8:00 am)
Slippage when cold is often a symptom of a weak transmission pump, but it could also be caused by a clog in the valve body. I ran into the same issue with my Dodge pickup.
How long since the transmission fluid was changed?
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [stephen987]
by grump1
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Feb 24, 2009 (10:24 am)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Feb 24, 2009 9:55 am)
35,000... It's due for one ...It should have been done at 30,000. I just didn't think a filter change alone would fix it from other post I seen. Guess it can't hurt , just didn'tr want to waste my money. The last time it was done the guy put dextron spIII, Maybe that has something to do with it also. He told me that is good for anything. Is that true..?
Grump
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [grump1]
by stephen987
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Feb 24, 2009 (12:45 pm)
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Replying to: grump1 (Feb 24, 2009 10:24 am)
Like I said, I don't know anything much about Hyundais, but I know that some automatics are very picky about what kind of fluid you use. So a fluid change might be the answer.
But for some reason, maybe because it happened so suddenly, I suspect you will be spending real money for a transmission rebuild instead.
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Re: Hyundai Automatic Transmission Problem -- Please Help..!! [stephen987]
by grump1
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Feb 24, 2009 (2:02 pm)
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Replying to: stephen987 (Feb 24, 2009 12:45 pm)
Yup , That Would Be My Luck ...... But , I Sure Hope Not.
Thanks,
Grump
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