1997 Hyundai Elantra Transmission Problems
30 owner-reported transmission complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (30)
Your transmission started slipping gears around 70,000 miles and eventually wouldn't go into reverse, even though you kept up with maintenance. After installing a rebuilt transmission, the same problem happened again just 9,000 miles later. This suggests a persistent transmission defect that may require diagnosis of the transmission fluid, filter, and internal components.
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THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AND THE CAR IS SLIPPING OR NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING!*AK
TRANSMISSION DIED AT 67000. REPEATEDLY HAD THE CAR IN FOR KNOCKING SOUNDS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR AT 14 MILES. TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN FIRST GEAR. THIRD HYUNDAI I BOUGHT. ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CAR FROM HYUNDAI AGAIN. *JB
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR UNLESS OVERIDE IS DEPLOYED WITH PEN PER DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION JUST SHUTS OFF AND IS ALSO LEAKING FLUID.*JB
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS ON DECELERATION/ACCELERATION FROM STOPS AND THEN DOWN SHIFTS ROUGHLY. DEALER FOUND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AND BANGING INTO GEAR. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND FLUSH COOLER AND HOOK UP SCANNER. INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WON'T MOVE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER REPLACED PULSE GENERATORS. *TT
NO SUMMARY FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, A SUDDEN SURGE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SHIFT. *ET
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKS AND BUCKS, CONSUMER HAS DEVELOPED BACK PROBLEMS FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NLM
NO SUMMARY
NO SUMMARY
TRANSMISSION WENT EITHER TO REVERSE OR INTO FIRST GEAR WHICH COULD BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP. *SLC
TRANSMISSION SHIFT PROBLEMS DUE TO LOOSE PINS IN THE PULSE GENERATOR CONNECTION. MJS
TRANSMISSION COOLER ASSEMBLY REPLACED CAUSING SLIPPING. MJS
THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM REAPPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK & A PIN HAD GONE BAD IN NEW TRANSMISSION. ALSO IGNITION COIL WENT OUT, VEHICLE RUNNING SLUGGISH. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5-6 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION PAN CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID AND LOCK UP CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND NEAR ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 70 MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ENGANGED THE CLUTCH, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE CLUTCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM, PARTS WERE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CLUTCH NOT ENGAGED ALTHOUGH CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON.
WHEN ATTEMTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE CLUTCH PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR - WITH NO PRESSURE, NOT ALLOWING THE SHIFTED.
IF THE DRIVERS FOOT ACCIDENTLY SLIPS OFF OF THE CLUTCH PEDAL, THE CLUTCH IS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE UNTIL IT'S PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW-GEAR AND GETS STUCK THERE PERIODICALLY. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LOW GEAR AND GETS STUCK THERE PERIODICALLY. TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPS PERIODICALLY.
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWO OR MORE TIMES. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED BETWEEN 10-35MPH. FIRST TIME DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED SEVERED BOLTS . THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT OF GEAR ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *AK
CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED.
SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING APPLIED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
HAD PUSHED ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR PICK UP (SPEED), ACCORDING TO MANUAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY PICK UP (SPEED). TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM & IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ALL. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN OVERFILLED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID , CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. OWNER HAS HAD THE ORGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED. OWNER IS CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS .