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2010 Elantra....transmission failed at 2600 miles!

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#53 of 98 Re: Yes, there is good info in this thread. [kirstie_h] by Kirstie@Edmunds HOST

Dec 18, 2010 (10:04 am)

Replying to: Kirstie@Edmunds (Dec 17, 2010 8:01 am)
I'm sorry to see that some took my last post as a request. It wasn't. This thread isn't a place for members to defend themselves, nor a place to point the finger at others.
 
Here's a hot tip: If your post contains the word "you," especially more than once, it's probably about another person rather than the issue or content of the post.
 
If you have questions or comments about *this* post, please handle it via email rather than posting here. Some off-topic comments and comments that violate our Membership Agreement have been removed.

#54 of 98 Re: 2010 Elantra....transmission failed at 2600 miles! [gimmestdtranny] by sarah2175

Dec 18, 2010 (11:44 am)

Replying to: gimmestdtranny (Dec 17, 2010 8:41 pm)
The Sonata was fine...it was a 2011. Very nice car. I didn't pay attention to every little thing while I had it...I just wanted my Elantra back. The Sonata of course is a lot more fancy, but I don't need all those things.

#56 of 98 Re: 2010 Elantra....transmission failed at 2600 miles! [sarah2175] by schukanuoslady

Dec 19, 2010 (12:18 pm)

Replying to: sarah2175 (Dec 14, 2010 5:18 pm)
Well, it seems they don't want to let me know there is something wrong. Get this. I was getting my oil changes done at the dealer just in case there was a problem like the fuel pump (which many remember it was my husband's elantra that caused the major accident in NJ). So I fell and broke my arm on ice last winter. Took it to Midas in town as I couldn't get to the dealer. Midas rotated the tires free and told me the front were going bad. At the time the car at less than 2 yrs old had about 9,000 miles on it. Don't get me wrong...I love this car. What I don't like is what the dealer tells me. So, I called the dealer ...told them the problem and they said bring it in tomorrow. (tires still under warranty). So, it turns out....the whole alignment was off and I got a free alignmnet done. But now to play it safe, I am taking it to Midas again as he is honest, and I want to know if now the back tires put on the front are ok and if the ones going bad on the back are getting worse as when it comes to tires I am a dummy. And ask my husband and all he cares is the condition of his 18 wheeler tires. He tells me have them checked out by someone else. So, I just want my car to stop jerking when I put it in park. And I want it to stop rolling on a slight incline. I never had a vehicle do that before and this time I am going to drive and let the Tech sit as the passenger and I will show him what is wrong. I think they ride down the road by them that has no even little inclines. I am going to a different dealership where they can see all the times it has been taken in for the same problem.

#57 of 98 Re: 2010 Elantra....transmission failed at 2600 miles! [gimmestdtranny] by schukanuoslady

Dec 19, 2010 (12:29 pm)

Replying to: gimmestdtranny (Dec 15, 2010 9:02 am)
I am 55 yrs old. My girlfriends? I am not a teenager and apparently you feel I don't know how to park a car. Well, typical man remark. As far as I am concerned Backy is the one with the knowledge on here. And by the way. When I was 20 yrs old, I PAID a driving instrutor to teach me the PROPER way of driving and parking. So, don't tell me what to do. I know what I am doing. And by the way...I lived in NJ for 15 yrs and everyone knows Jersey drivers are the worst. And I never had a problem as I was taught the PROPER way to drive, park and USE the parking brake. If you read my whole thing you would have seen it does it on a flat surface/end of driveway incline. This was a typical man comment telling someone they thought was a youngster who had no knowledge of driving. And YES...I did read the manual. And YES. .. I know how to park. But you have no idea what my car is doing. You are not in it when it does it. And last week it happened pulling into a Full Service gas station and the mechanic came out when he heard my car when I stopped it. And so much for you telling me to read my manual. He told me the Dealer does not want to fix a new car. And has let it go on for 2 yrs now. Well, it's going to a different dealer as I am moving next week. And lets see if they think I need to read the manual too or if they fix it. Because you will be the first to know.

#58 of 98 Re: 2010 Elantra....transmission failed at 2600 miles! [schukanuoslady] by backy

Dec 19, 2010 (12:46 pm)

Replying to: schukanuoslady (Dec 19, 2010 12:29 pm)
Let's hope you can find a dealer service dept. that will give you good service, more like what Sarah got.
 
One thing to ask them when you bring it to the new dealer (maybe you have already tried this): of course, ask the service writer to get in the car with you so he/she can see first-hand what you are describing. PLUS... ask if you can both try out an Elantra of the same year--or at least the same generation. They will likely have a new 2010 on the lot, or at least a used 2007-10 with automatic. (Try to get the new car if possible.) Then try exactly the same things on that car. If it demonstrates the same behavior as yours, it's possible the car is "acting as designed" (even if that isn't the way you want it to behave). It's also possible both cars are messed up, but less likely that a car picked at random will have the same problem yours does, if it is in fact a defect. And if this other car does NOT act like yours (i.e. acts more like you expect it to act) then the dealer has clear evidence to fix it under warranty.

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