Transmission dying?

[Gunkk]

My wife said the same thing about her Toyota.

 

[Dawg]

Bump from my post back in May. Still having the shifting issue 5th to 6th gear but it has not gotten any worse- just intermittent...it almost feels like a double clutch or shudder feel like it takes twice to get into 6th gear. No slippage maybe just a pressure thing?. I now have 110K miles on the vehicle. All other shifts are flawless. Never had the transmission serviced and at this point I am worried if I did a service I may aggravate the situation. Hyundai of Kennesaw has always maintained they do not service these tranny's. Think I should get it serviced from Athens dealership @homeofstone?

 

[Rey]

Periodic transmission fluid changes are always recommended to extend transmission life. There is no mechanical reason to believe that new transmission fluid will further degrade transmission performance. Any independent transmission shop should be able to change fluid.
Hyundai has two completely different transmissions: the 4.6 uses a 6 speed ZF and the 5.0 uses a Hyundai 8 speed. I had a '12 RSpec which was the first year of the 8 speed. Had lots of transmission problems with it. Hyundai replaced three transmissions. Learned that warranty replacement transmissions are remanufactured transmissions. My last replacement was an entirely new transmission. Sold the car, and now have a '14 Equus with 70K miles and no transmission problems whatsoever.
If you are experiencing transmission problems suggest contacting Hyundai Customer Service for advice whether or not you are still under warranty.

 

[EdP]

Bump from my post back in May. Still having the shifting issue 5th to 6th gear but it has not gotten any worse- just intermittent...it almost feels like a double clutch or shudder feel like it takes twice to get into 6th gear. No slippage maybe just a pressure thing?. I now have 110K miles on the vehicle. All other shifts are flawless. Never had the transmission serviced and at this point I am worried if I did a service I may aggravate the situation.

I'd consider trading it in. No, not consider, I'd do it. It may go like it is for another 100k but it can also cost big bucks next week out of warranty.
I also share your concern about the service. I had a GM car and decided to have the trans fluid changed as a part of good maintenance. It may be pure coincidence but having owned 27 cars it is the only one that needed a trans rebuild.

 

[AVMIII]

I'm OP and my 2011 now has about 125k on it and still going. The trans still has the occasional lurch into 1st or from 1st to second, but other than that still shifts pretty well. Just gotta get another year, hopefully 2 out of this thing until 2017 G90 prices get to the $40s..

 

[lorientmh]

I have a 2013 Genesis 3.8 V6 Sedan and the transmission began doing the same thing right about the time the vehicle hit the 80,000 mile mark. It was another 1000 miles before the quirks went from annoying to slightly dangerous, so I brought it into the shop. They verified that the transmission had failed, and it took them 10 days to get the warranty replacement complete.

Background: I bought the vehicle CPO from a Hyundai dealership with 59,900 miles on it and (fortunately) opted for the platinum warranty as part of the purchase. Turns out that was money well spent, as the estimate to replace the transmission was over $5000 and I paid about $2000 for the warranty. FYI, I did a VIN lookup on the vehicle and discovered that it had originally been a rental in the New York/New Jersey area. I have no idea how it was treated then, but its use as a rental might have shortened the life of the transmission.

Since the replacement, the car shifts very smoothly and I find myself anticipating some of the rough shifts as I accelerate and am repeatedly surprised when it's subdued.

 

[Mark_888]

I bought the vehicle CPO from a Hyundai dealership with 59,900 miles on it.

If a used car is purchased from a Hyundai dealer as CPO, then the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty (engine and transmission) is in effect (normally only available to the original owner).

 

[lorientmh]

If a used car is purchased from a Hyundai dealer as CPO, then the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty (engine and transmission) is in effect (normally only available to the original owner).

Alas, the dealership guy specifically told me that the warranty dropped from 10-year/100k miles to only 60k miles on the powertrain, which only left me with 100 miles of coverage before it expired. If he lied to me, then I got taken. I have no way of knowing because Capitol Hyundai in Columbia is extinct, having been bought by a competing dealership group and all of their employees were sacked.

 

[Mark_888]

Alas, the dealership guy specifically told me that the warranty dropped from 10-year/100k miles to only 60k miles on the powertrain, which only left me with 100 miles of coverage before it expired. If he lied to me, then I got taken. I have no way of knowing because Capitol Hyundai in Columbia is extinct, having been bought by a competing dealership group and all of their employees were sacked.

If the car is Hyundai CPO and you have the documentation for that, then the dealer lied. However, the extended warranty covers a lot of other things besides engine and transmission, and a lot of things attached to the engine are not included in the powertrain warranty.

Whatever warranties you have in place (if they are Hyundai CPO and/or Hyundai Extended Warranty) then any Hyundai dealer can bring that info up on their computers. If the extended warranty was a 3rd party warranty, then the Hyundai computers will not know about it, and if the dealer is out of business you might want to follow on that and double check the paperwork on that.

 

[lorientmh]

If the car is Hyundai CPO and you have the documentation for that, then the dealer lied. However, the extended warranty covers a lot of other things besides engine and transmission, and a lot of things attached to the engine are not included in the powertrain warranty.

Whatever warranties you have in place (if they are Hyundai CPO and/or Hyundai Extended Warranty) then any Hyundai dealer can bring that info up on their computers. If the extended warranty was a 3rd party warranty, then the Hyundai computers will not know about it, and if the dealer is out of business you might want to follow on that and double check the paperwork on that.

It was CPO, because they had to do a few things to the car before I could take possession of it, including replacing a missing key FOB. The salesman at Capitol told me on the sly that the car was a repo, which is why they only had one FOB for it.

The CPO documentation is stuffed somewhere in one of my file cabinets. I got the car two years ago, so I'll have to dig to find it. I did get the Hyundai platinum warranty, and they were able to find it in their computers when I brought it into the shop recently.

Also, the Hyundai dealer that worked on my car (Jim Hudson) seemed to imply that the year model of Genesis that I own has had several units into their shop for transmission replacements.

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[Mark_888]

It was CPO, because they had to do a few things to the car before I could take possession of it, including replacing a missing key FOB. The salesman at Capitol told me on the sly that the car was a repo, which is why they only had one FOB for it.

The CPO documentation is stuffed somewhere in one of my file cabinets. I got the car two years ago, so I'll have to dig to find it. I did get the Hyundai platinum warranty, and they were able to find it in their computers when I brought it into the shop recently.

Also, the Hyundai dealer that worked on my car (Jim Hudson) seemed to imply that the year model of Genesis that I own has had several units into their shop for transmission replacements.

2012 was the first year for the Hyundai 8-speed transmissions, and Hyundai had to replace a fair number of them (as described by many members of this forum). I am not sure when the original problem was fixed.

As I said, the Hyundai Platinum Extended Warranty covers a lot of things besides the powertrain, so not all was lost.

Dealers have to pay Hyundai Motor America about $1000 to make a used car CPO, as that fee covers the restoration of the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty that is normally only for original owners. That should be in your CPO paperwork.

Here is a description of the Hyundai CPO program, and it mentions the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty (with $50 deductible per repair visit).
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/certified-pre-owned/index.aspx

 

[lorientmh]

2012 was the first year for the Hyundai 8-speed transmissions, and Hyundai had to replace a fair number of them (as described by many members of this forum). I am not sure when the original problem was fixed.

As I said, the Hyundai Platinum Extended Warranty covers a lot of things besides the powertrain, so not all was lost.

Dealers have to pay Hyundai Motor America about $1000 to make a used car CPO, as that fee covers the restoration of the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty that is normally only for original owners. That should be in your CPO paperwork.

Here is a description of the Hyundai CPO program, and it mentions the 10 year - 100K mile powertrain warranty (with $50 deductible per repair visit).
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/certified-pre-owned/index.aspx

Thanks for the link. I see what the salesman did now... He played a sleight of hand with the wording of the warranty for CPO. He played the Comprehensive Warranty as being the same as the powertrain warranty and let me think that the transmission/engine only had 100 miles left on the original warranty. I'm glad they fired the SOB.

 

[OUsig]

Good news is you have a nice shifting vehicle now! These 8 speed transmissions are great. Especially once you get used to them
When I drive our other vehicle (2007 Tahoe LTZ with a 4 speed!) I cringe when trying to accelerate.