8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
165,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2008 Hyundai Elantra transmission problems

transmission problem

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2008 Hyundai Elantra Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 012021

Elantra

  • Automatic transmission
  • 165,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Bought the Elantra from a guy in 2020 and it has been a great car except now the car will get stuck in 3rd gear randomly while driving.

Transmission shop told me this was it's "Safe-mode" to prevent further damage but feels pretty unsafe going 70mph down the highway. The car has been amazing otherwise and if I knew the trans needed flushing, I would've done that as soon as I bought the car. Now every mechanic is telling me it's too late to change the trans fluid because apparently the gunk inside is barely keeping it from slipping. So if I clean it now it'll outright fail.

I hate it because I love this car and so far this has been the ONLY issue. I drive it everyday to work and it gets stuck in gear but will still get me A to B. I guess I'll just keep driving it until the wheels fall off.

- codydawkins7, Mebane, US

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