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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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Re: '09 Transmission/Electrical problems Hyundai response [earbuckle]
by ronylala
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Sep 07, 2008 (9:50 am)
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Replying to: earbuckle (Sep 04, 2008 5:52 pm)
o.k. let me explain to you..
when you driving the car and the Gear switch the speed automatcliy the rpm going down.
try to drive manualy till you will get to the 4 speed. then switch it to auto keep driving and you will see that the RPM is going down and change to 5th speed auto.
now that i have the problem with the transmission no one from the menufactor denid that on my car there is 5th gear. also the master tech confirmed that.
if you what is RPM you will see i am right.
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