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2008 Santa Fe abrupt 2nd to 3rd cold shift?

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#13 of 19 Abrupt shift to drive when engine coldÉ by joe204 Feb 04, 2009 (8:38 pm)
I also bought a 2008 Santa Fe, and it shifts very abruptly, jerking the entire car when first placing the card into drive when engine is cold. It is less abrupt when engine is completely warm, but it takes a very long time to warm up, this is obviously not normal. Hyundai continues to advise they cannot find anything wrong with the vehicle and a hard shift is not indicative of a problem? After escalating to head office and taking it in to the dealership on several occasions for testing they continue to claim they can find no problem. It is now began to stutter and stalls on occasion in the cold weather if I do not warm up for more than 10 minutes after placind the car into drive. I have also felt stuttering when coming to a stop when vehicle is gearing down. My entire family has been loyal Hyundai customers and I am extremely irate regarding this negative experience and service provided. I have wasted much of my personal time communicating with Hyundai and taking it back and forth to and from the dealership with no resolution. It is somewhat reassuring to see I am not the only one experiencing this same problem, but very dissapointed in Hyundai as it seems to be a possible defect with the timing of the transmission with the 2008 model?
#14 of 19 tail lights by ttom777 Mar 30, 2009 (12:30 pm)
how do you change the tail lights.Do you pull the whole assembly straight out once the screws are out or is there other way to get at the bulbs..
#15 of 19 08 Santa Fe transmission hard shift by rayden19 Aug 15, 2009 (6:49 pm)
I just recently had a body shop work on my Santa Fe. They worked on the engine fuse box since one of the relay switches was bad. When I took it to them, it shifted fine (reverse and drive). Since they fixed the relay, it now shifts hard when going into Reverse and about half as hard going into Drive. Scanned it and it sent the following codes: P0770, P0750 and P0743.   Any ideas? Seems to me that it may be electrical not mechanical.   Any advise or help is appreciated. Replies to this message: rayden19 (Aug 19, 2009 6:51 pm)
#16 of 19 Re: 08 Santa Fe transmission hard shift [rayden19] by rayden19 Aug 19, 2009 (6:51 pm)
Replying to: rayden19 (Aug 15, 2009 6:49 pm) It was simply a relay switch. I spoke to a transmission mechanic and he told me to check the relays or the fuses. He was right. Too many error codes.
#17 of 19 Re: 2007 Santa Fe transmission problems etc.. [paulnz] by dannyd3 Oct 28, 2009 (3:18 pm)
Replying to: paulnz (Jan 01, 2009 7:08 pm) Hello,   Any updates regarding the problem with the hard shift from 2nd to 3rd. I have an 09 santa fe AWD 3.3litre, and it does the same thing on the first shift from 2nd to 3rd. But only the first shift of the day, then it is smooth sailing. I brought it in to the dealer today after reading all of the posts yesterday, i asked them to check if there were any updates for the trans software, I have the current software.   I was wondering if all or any of you have figured it out.   Thanks Replies to this message: paulnz (Oct 28, 2009 3:55 pm) dannyd3 (Oct 28, 2009 4:13 pm)
#18 of 19 Re: 2009 abrupt 2nd to 3rd shift.. [dannyd3] by paulnz Oct 28, 2009 (3:55 pm)
Replying to: dannyd3 (Oct 28, 2009 3:18 pm) Danny, I have meant to post again about the problem (I am the person that started this thread). My 2008 Santa Fe Limited 3.3L AWD still has the "problem". I still don't like it, but have learned to live with it. I did find that the threshold temperature at which it will shift hard on that first 2nd to 3rd shift is 65 degrees F. Below that temp it does it once or twice but above that temp it shifts fine.   I like the car in all other respects - it is definitely the nicest vehicle I have ever owned. I could probably keep at the dealer and get them to replace the trans, but having 18,000 miles on it now, I don't think the trans is 'defective' but rather it is just the way it behaves when cold (built-in behavior, unfortunately). Of course that does not explain at all why most owners (at least on the forums) have never reported any problem of this type while a few of us have. My experience has been that it is extremely consistent and predictable behavior. If it were otherwise, I would have already pushed for a new trans. I am also afraid if I were to have them change the trans that I would end up with a lot more problems than just an abrupt shift when cold.   That still does not make it 'right' that the trans acts like that - some engineer or engineers at Hyundai were asleep at the wheel on this one, IMO. I am still very disappointed at the cold shifting, but I decided it is not something that I am going to dwell on, and instead enjoy all the other great aspects of the vehicle. If, however, it ever gets worse or acts strangely in any other way, I will be exercising that warranty that Hyundai brags so much about. Replies to this message: dannyd3 (Oct 28, 2009 4:13 pm)
#19 of 19 Re: 2009 abrupt 2nd to 3rd shift.. [paulnz] by dannyd3 Oct 28, 2009 (4:13 pm)
Replying to: paulnz (Oct 28, 2009 3:55 pm) Thanks for getting back to me right away. I have owned hyundai's since 1995 accent, 2000 sonata, 2002 bought elantra and santa fe, now 2009 santa fe again because I have never had any problem and I have been so impressed with the way the turned this company around building a quality product now.   It just bugs me that not all Santa fe's have the problem. Some friends own new ones as well and they haven't had this issue. I live in Canada and it gets pretty cold here, and apparently gets worse with cold.   I to have concerns with changing the trans for fear of anything else happening but at the same time worry what damage can be caused by this shift.   We will see what my dealer wants to do and I will keep you posted

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