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My 2004 Hyundai Elantra will go into forward or reverse when just started, but after warming up or driving a few blocks the transmission slips or whatever and the car won't move. Car has100,000 miles and transmission fluid was changed at 55,000. Fluid still looks good. Help!!!
Re: My 2004 Hyundai Elantra will go into forward or...
Make sure that you have the proper amount of transmission fluid. If the tran still has issues then it could just be that the gears on the inside of the transmission need to be rebuilt or replaced.
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Most automatic transmissions have a separate belt for reverse and all forward gears, The reverse belt is commonly lighter duty that the forward belt (some Chryslers were affected so much it was advised to not shift into reverse until the engine had warmed up and the automatic choke idled down) Thus your car would be in "reverse" but with no motion getting to the gears.
CarGurusNov 15, 2012 - The engine just fall dead when you step on the gas; it seems to jerk before ... My car does the same thing but i put it in neutral n it starts up. ... I have a 2004 kia optima it jerks when I go into reverse it was driving ... start and run fine butwhen I put it in drive or any other gear it dies! ... 2002 Hyundai Elantra GT.
Sounds like your transmission is going bad. If your transmission is slipping only in drive or forward gears, then it could be just that it is low on fluid, but when reverse starts to slip it usually means rebuild/replace transmission.
I've have replaced a few of Elantra's transmissions. I find it common to start with no reverse, usually shortly after it wont drive it at all. But there still hope. A link between the shifter and the transmission could have popped out. If you have a mechanic you trust, i would have him check that.
Sorry, but you need a new transmission. Or have the one you have rebuilt. After the transmission heats up it sounds like the clutches in the tranny are slipping. A common symtom of a blown transmission is a burnt smell to the transmission fluid.
If you have not done so already, check the transmission fluid level. If you are low on fluid, there is a chance that adding fluid to the correct level may solve the problem. The fluid level should be checked with the car idling and the shift lever in neutral. There are two sets of Hi/Low marks on the transmission dipstick, one for Cold (car just started) and one for Hot (car running for 20 minutes or more). Use Hyundai recommended SPIII fluid. However, this does seem like a more serious transmission problem. Take the car to a qualified transmission mechanic.
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