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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [crogers1]
by ronylala
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Sep 04, 2008 (8:48 am)
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Replying to: crogers1 (Sep 03, 2008 2:30 pm)
i will. hope i wont need to go to next level and take a lawyer.
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'08 I4, 4 or 5 speed
by jlindh
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Sep 04, 2008 (9:04 am)
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Replying to: ronylala (Sep 04, 2008 8:41 am)
An upgrade to a 5 speed automatic transmission was touted as one of the improvements on the '09 I4 Sonatas. On the 5 speed Hyundai auto, you can select gears 1 thru 5 in the manual gate. If your transmission has 5 gears you'll be able to select (and read) the 5th gear if you're above about 40 mph. I'm guessing that you're mistaking the torque converter lock-up for an additional gear which you do not have.
Many, many Hyundai personnel don't know their products.
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [ronylala]
by backy
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Sep 04, 2008 (12:17 pm)
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Replying to: ronylala (Sep 04, 2008 8:41 am)
The new, second-generation Theta II 2.4-liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine delivers more horsepower and quicker acceleration. Fuel economy numbers are 22 mpg city/32 mpg highway with the standard five-speed manual transmission or the newly available five-speed automatic transmission with SHIFTRONIC(R).
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/02/06/076911.html
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Re: '08 I4, 4 or 5 speed [jlindh]
by ronylala
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Sep 04, 2008 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: jlindh (Sep 04, 2008 9:04 am)
i guess if you will look up the internet you will see i am right.
just be sure i am not buying anything without looking on the inside.
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [backy]
by ronylala
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Sep 04, 2008 (12:46 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Sep 04, 2008 12:17 pm)
you can call the menufactor and they will tell you. they changed it from 2007 i think or 2008. the menufactor did not update it in the book. you can ask at the shop and they will tell you. i do not know why they did not update that issue but i am telling you that we checked that matter a few times already.
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Re: '08 I4, 4 or 5 speed [ronylala]
by jlindh
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Sep 04, 2008 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: ronylala (Sep 04, 2008 12:22 pm)
I can't wait to hear your explanation as to why the gear indicator only goes to 4 and not 5 when using the manumatic feature as it does in ALL of the (other) recent 5 speed automatic Hyundais.
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [ronylala]
by backy
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Sep 04, 2008 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: ronylala (Sep 04, 2008 12:46 pm)
Then Hyundai has foistered one of the biggest cover-ups in automotive history, that is, they put 5-speed automatic transmissions on their Sonata I4s sold in the U.S. for 1-2 years but told the world that it was only a 4-speed automatic. Also, they put these 5-speed automatics only on SOME 2007-2008 Sonatas. I've driven maybe a half dozen of these cars and they all had 4-speed automatics.
I can post a few dozen links to Web pages that state clearly that the 2006-2008 Sonata I4s sold in the U.S. have 4-speed automatics. Can you post some proof of your claim that 2007-2008 Sonata I4s had 5-speed automatics? If not, can we move on?
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [backy]
by earbuckle
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Sep 04, 2008 (5:52 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Sep 04, 2008 12:53 pm)
The automatic in the online factory shop manual (www.hmaservice.com) listed for the 2008 Sonata I-4 2.4L is the F4A42, with specs that state it is a FOUR SPEED automatic. IF there had been a 5-speed auto in any of those 2008 cars, it would be referenced in the shop manual. Any Hyundai mechanic who says there were 5-speed auto transmissions in the 2008 4-cylinder cars is, quite simply, wrong and uninformed. I'd not let that mechanic near my car.
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [crogers1]
by newowner10
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Sep 05, 2008 (7:15 am)
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Replying to: crogers1 (Sep 03, 2008 2:30 pm)
Why is it not under warranty?
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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [newowner10]
by crogers1
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Sep 05, 2008 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: newowner10 (Sep 05, 2008 7:15 am)
It's a 2002 with 54,000. The warranty is up. I just got the car back and it cost $255 to have the job done. Quite a difference from the $900 I was quoted !!!
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