I Need a New Transmission

"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w)
07/22/2014 at 16:18 • Filed to: None

I was informed after 3 hours at the Hyundai dealer that my 2014 Hyundai Elantra with less than 4,500 miles is gonna need a new transmission. The issue is that when I back up the driveway the entire car shakes and makes a grumbling sound. The tech said that the car will be fine for a beach trip next week, but as soon as I get back they need to install the new (not rebuilt) transmission. This seems like such bullshit that a car with less than 10,000 miles would have this severe of a problem.

DISCUSSION (32)

heliochrome85 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:19

it isn't safe to drive it. force them to fix it and give you a loaner.

505Turbeaux > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:20

stop doing all those neutral drops and maybe this one will last! :)

JGrabowMSt > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:21

If it's covered by warranty, I would just let them do whatever, but make sure that new unit has a new warranty.

Probably an issue with the reverse gear, but I don't know. Could just be a bad unit.

Takuro Spirit > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:22

Shit happens, parts fail, things go wrong. It'd be more telling if they had such a large issue that they could not source you a new trans, or that the internet was ablaze with others having the same problem.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > heliochrome85
07/22/2014 at 16:23

They can't legally give me a loaner as I'm 17.

Alfalfa > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:23

Who needs reverse, anyway?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > 505Turbeaux
07/22/2014 at 16:24

Thats what my old volvo is for.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Alfalfa
07/22/2014 at 16:24

It still works, just its very shakey.

JEM > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:28

While it seems like a severe problem, it probably comes down to one defect little $5 part somewhere in the transmission.

I had a fan belt start peeling apart on a new car at around 18K. Sometimes, you get a defective part here and there. If you continue to have problems though, that's when you should be concerned.

heliochrome85 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:29

oh damn. which also means no rental car. I wouldn't use the car then.

CAR_IS_MI > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:31

Is the car in your name or one of your parents? if its in your parents see if they will "get" the rental car for you while you drive their car or whatever.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > CAR_IS_MI
07/22/2014 at 16:33

The issue is that we are going to the beach next week and my moms car is leased (she is already 2,000 miles over her yearly limit.)

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Takuro Spirit
07/22/2014 at 16:34

True. The techs at the dealer had never seen an Elantra with an issue similar to mine. They also said that they would ship the old transmission back to hyundai so that they could find the flaw.

CAR_IS_MI > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:36

But if your mom turned your car in for repairs and took a rental car out then no miles on her car and your's is in for fixin'

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > CAR_IS_MI
07/22/2014 at 16:38

Its complicated. She's driving my grandma in my grandmas Hyundai Santa Fe, my uncle is driving my grandpa, and I'm driving my cousins in my Elantra. I don't fit in the santa fe, and can't drive my uncles car as its a stick. Also if we were to get a rental car from hyundai, all they would cover would be a Yaris or Spark.

AM3R > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:55

Have a parent come with you if that'll help.

ttyymmnn > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 16:59

If it only happens in reverse, it might be okay to drive forwards. But I wouldn't be too comfortable with it. Just back into all your parking spaces so you can pull straight out in the morning. Wow, that didn't sound very good....

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > ttyymmnn
07/22/2014 at 17:06

I figure if I do get stuck I can Put it in neutral and give it a push backwards.

ttyymmnn > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:07

Yeah, but you'd rather not have to do that first thing in the morning. Better yet, look for spots you can pull through. You may have to park far away, though.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > AM3R
07/22/2014 at 17:08

I did have my mother with me.

AM3R > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:12

That's weird. Good luck on the trip, hopefully nothing bad happens.

thebigbossyboss > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:12

Transmission crapped out at 4300 miles? It doesn't seem like bullshit, it is bullshit.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > thebigbossyboss
07/22/2014 at 17:14

I wonder if I should try to get hyundai to give me a replacement car. I'm not totally happy about having my car torn apart.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > AM3R
07/22/2014 at 17:15

thanks

thebigbossyboss > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:21

I doubt they would do that, because they will take like a $5k hit on your car. Then again I've never bought a nnew car so I'm not the best source of advice.

jariten1781 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:25

Kinja'd!!!

It's common infant mortality. Pretty standard across all systems. Sucks when it happens to you though, but as long as the dealer/Hyundai take care of you I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Your boy, BJR > heliochrome85
07/22/2014 at 17:34

at first, I thought you wrote "boner" (quick glance) then I read the whole convo replacing "loaner" with "boner". 15/10 would read again.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > jariten1781
07/22/2014 at 17:35

So early failures are more common?

heliochrome85 > Your boy, BJR
07/22/2014 at 17:44

agreed.

jariten1781 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:45

Yep, early failures are more common because they find things that are too expensive to test for. You could blueprint/CT scan/hand measure everything and lessen them but then cars would cost what military equipment does. They call that chart a bathtub curve and it's used in many industries...everything from automobiles to integrated circuits.

Cé hé sin > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/22/2014 at 17:55

You've got a brand new car at 17?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Cé hé sin
07/22/2014 at 18:09

Yes. My first car was used, and was in an accident, where I stopped for a school bus and a guy in an suv rear ended me. I used the insurance money and got a brand new car.