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Chart based on 63 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Shimmy at 25 mph and strange smell from HVAC system. Neither could be diagnosed. Shimmy went away on its own after a week or two, comes back intermittently. Same with the smell, which is not bad.
37000 mi
cabin vibration problem but only in speed range of 25-32 mph, either accelerating or decelerating through that speed range.
18000 mi
noise and vibration [driveline] flutter noise and vibration from driveshaft, front and rear drive shaft replaced.
Car shakes severely when driving, even after multiple tire re-balancing efforts. Dealer could reproduce but not fix, other vehicle on the lot did the same. Worst ride I have ever experienced, and I drive a lot of rental cars.
10300 mi
After 4 weeks at the dealer, the rattle from passenger side B-pillar trim piece was fixed. rnAll four tires were replaced with new (but same brand and model) tires. Vibration issues continue, and getting worse. Idle vibration also not fixed.
24 mi
Vehicle still vibrates excessively at any speed while driving (steering wheel shakes left/right) and also vibrates (unrelated) heavily at idle (think old Diesel truck). Tried new dealership and service department (third Hyundai/Genesis dealer in 2 years) - same result, nothing got fixed. I cannot wait for the lease to end on this car, this is the worst vehicle I have owned in the last 20 years, simply due to vibration issues at speed and at idle.
9900 mi
Ticking noise coming from drivetrain tunnel for a couple minutes after a cold start, then goes away. Dealer put tape under center console. Noise still persists.
10600 mi
Ticking noise coming from drivetrain tunnel for a couple minutes after a cold start, then goes away (2nd attempt to repair). Dealer replaced passenger seat track assembly. Noise still persists.
Differential gasket leak. Needed replacement and refill differential fluids.
126600 mi
US $4000
Transmission replaced due to slipping and hard shifting
90334 mi
C $4671
Transmission jerky between 2nd and 3rd and occasionally between other gears. likelihood of jerkiness between other gears would increase if the vehicle had been driven for an extended period.
Mechanic attempted to find rebuild kits or replacement parts, but was unsuccessful and had to install a rebuilt.
10500 mi
Transmission was erroneously sending a clamping message to brakes at stop. Transmission was replaced.
40000 mi
Abrupt 2-3-4 shifts. Tried to fix with new pressure sensor as per TSB. Then tried a remanufactured transmission, which failed on install. Finally, a new transmission was installed.
Transmission not engaging/shifting gears smoothly between 2-3, 3-4, computer was updated-noted if process did not solve problem, new transmission may be required.
114000 mi
US $2425
transmission replaced due to previous shifting issue returning - reman transmission installed at dealer
80000 mi
Wouldn't go into drive. Transmission was replaced under warranty after initial repair didn't work.
59000 mi
Lost 2nd & 3rd gear. Upon slowing down, revs would jump up to 4k, eventually evening out to normal when 1st gear was found. Complete tranny replacement with Factory rebuilt @59k.
33000 mi
Transmission started to hard up shift 2 3 4 gears. Dealer reset computer to no avail decided to swap tranny. I traded 2012 3.8 in for a 2014 5.0 same day.
32860 mi
Transmission was not as smooth as when new & appeared to be getting worse. Transmission also slow to change down when accelerating. Dealer tried re-flash of transmission computer but did not improve condition. Hyundai authorised replacement.
7005 mi
Complained of slugish shifting, Dealer found a campign addressing this. It seems to be fixed now.
22520 mi
the car refused to shift out of park once. Check engine light came on. It was diagnosed as a shift sensor and replaced under warranty
27280 mi
I had trouble shifting car into drive from park. It kept going into neutral. It would sometimes take 2-3 tries to get it to shift properly. A shift sensor was diagnosed as faulty and replaced
28520 mi
the transmission would not shift into drive sometimes. repeat of issue from October 2016
59000 mi
Harsh shifting in lower gears, dealer applied TSB to correct.
58500 mi
Replaced transmission under warranty.
94500 mi
Replaced both front wheel hub bearings under warranty
20000 mi
Replaced transmission because of erratic shifting, all under warranty.
85000 mi
Transmission would lock up in 5th gear, then seized after dealer replaced shift solenoid. Dealer replaced transmission under warranty.
350 mi
Code showed transmission pressure high. Reset code and has not reoccurred in 20,000 miles.
17000 mi
Since new, the vehicle has had a whine when decelerating from about 45 MPH. The dealer identified it as a problem with the rear axle and replaced the entire axle assembly. This corrected the problem.
81000 mi
Malfunction indicator light on in dash. Transmission pressure sensor failed. Dealer replaced sensor and applied two transmission control module TSB's. Test driven OK.
Car would randomly go into failsafe mode and would not come out of 3rd gear. Dealer could not fix the problem. Dealer changed 4 quarts of transmission fluid at $75 a quart. Same fluid avail elsewhere for $20 each.
There was (car is again at dealership for repair) a vibration from 'cold start' to 30 to 50 mph, loudest the first 10 to 15 miles. Dealer insisted that was normal. I persisted (this is my third trip). I'm awaiting a drive shaft replacement
4194 mi
Same problem, as before. Car is STILL at dealership awaiting engineers for a diagnosis. Had to replace tires, at my expense, to convince Hyundai representatives that tires were NOT the problem. Issue is drive shaft and associated connection
4194 mi
Vibration from drive shaft area, whooing sound that could not be diagnosed. Car was replaced.
39200 mi
low end torque vibration through pedal at start.. (whether cold or hot start).. dealer replaced drive shaft assembly under warranty.
36300 mi
There was a propshaft vibration problem. The angle of the engine and transmission was tweaked in order to minimize noise.
38000 mi
Drive train noise when driving at between 45 and 48 mph. Hyundai engineer said that this is normal because of the lock-up torque converter.
13300 mi
Told there was a TSB to add/replace a spacer attaching the center drive shaft, because of a vibration during initial acceleration. This has been an on-going problem for the past year. Parts backordered.
15000 mi
Previous repair, adding spacers to the center bearing, made the problem. After more than six weeks, a new driveshaft was installed and this seems to have resolved the problem.
Driveshaft out of balance..dealer replaced driveshaft.
25500 mi
Check engine light still coming on, engineer brought in from California. Diagnosed transmission as root of problem, transmission shipped in from Korea and replaced. No check engine lights or other major problems since fixed.
Transmission leaking, completely replaced. Replacement transmission was not put in, third transmission was a charm.
136000 mi
Transmission had been having some minor slips. Then coming home from vacation, we were going uphill, the car shifted very hard then did not come out of that gear for the remainder of the trip. The next day, it had returned back to normal.
7000 mi
This prob.occurred after 3 weeks of new car. driveshaft defect it took several trips and lots of aggravation until they finally took it of another car & fixed mine. At first wrong parts.... Delays, wrong parts again. Very angry, but now it is behaving.
After engine replacment (late 2012) there was a slight vibration in the driveline. Dealer diagnosed as a transmission issue and reprogrammed the transmission.
35000 mi
I took the car to be checked cause engin shift some times when it stop. I only had the car two years and the tires had to be replaced already
29 mi
Transmission would not go into park. Made adjustment to Neutral safety switch. Drove home and transmission would not go into park again. Neutral safety switch replaced.
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