The Gilkies

hi
we bought a used 2003 accent a few months ago(remember the keyless entry
posts)it has been working flawlessly since then with almost 15,000kms put on
in that short time.

the car has 55,000kms on it just over 30,000 miles.

my daughter called me from her work to tell me that the car was shifting
funny.
what happened is she was driving along and the car seemed to go into
neutral(shift flare???)reved to 4-5000rpm ,she stopped and restarted the car
and all seemed normal.
it has done this occasionally for the last 3 days.
there is no check engine light or other flashing lights on the dash ,so i
presume no codes were set.
i checked the tranny fluid and it is full and looked and smelled fine.
would anyone have an idea where to start?in the absence of any codes this
seems like a hard problem to diagnose.
i also drive the car,but only for short distances(5km)she drives 30km to
school and work,it has never done this with me driving.
i have no idea if the tranny has been flushed or changed,but with the low
kilometers i would assume that it has not.
thanks as always
jeff

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On Sep 16, 7:27 am, "The Gilkies" <saturn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi
> we bought a used 2003 accent a few months ago(remember the keyless entry
> posts)it has been working flawlessly since then with almost 15,000kms puton
> in that short time.
>
> the car has 55,000kms on it just over 30,000 miles.
>
> my daughter called me from her work to tell me that the car was shifting
> funny.
> what happened is she was driving along and the car seemed to go into
> neutral(shift flare???)reved to 4-5000rpm ,she stopped and restarted the car
> and all seemed normal.
> it has done this occasionally for the last 3 days.
> there is no check engine light or other flashing lights on the dash ,so i
> presume no codes were set.
> i checked the tranny fluid and it is full and looked and smelled fine.
> would anyone have an idea where to start?in the absence of any codes this
> seems like a hard problem to diagnose.
> i also drive the car,but only for short distances(5km)she drives 30km to
> school and work,it has never done this with me driving.
> i have no idea if the tranny has been flushed or changed,but with the low
> kilometers i would assume that it has not.
> thanks as always
> jeff
I'm having the same problem with my 06, have you discovered a reason/
solution?

The Gilkies

I'm having the same problem with my 06, have you discovered a reason/
solution?

no diagnosis yet
waiting for ht to chime in.
jeff

max89423@gmail.com

On Sep 18, 4:15 am, "The Gilkies" <saturn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm having the same problem with my 06, have you discovered a reason/
> solution?
>
> no diagnosis yet
> waiting for ht to chime in.
> jeff

If it's any help I had it occur again and my check engine light came
on. The code I pulled from it was P0734 "Gear 4 Incorrect Ratio".

hyundaitech

In both cases, you're most likely looking at an internal transmission
failure. P0734 indicates a slippage. Since this is described as
"shifting into neutral," it sounds unlikely that it's something as benign
as a shift flare-- that's when the rpm's raise slightly at the beginning
of an upshift.

Since you've already checked the fluid, take the car for warranty service.

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The Gilkies

hi ht
no codes were set and neither the check engine or o/d light were on.
does this change the diagnosis?
also the car is a 2003 and no longer under warranty.
regards,jeff
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> In both cases, you're most likely looking at an internal transmission
> failure. P0734 indicates a slippage. Since this is described as
> "shifting into neutral," it sounds unlikely that it's something as benign
> as a shift flare-- that's when the rpm's raise slightly at the beginning
> of an upshift.
>
> Since you've already checked the fluid, take the car for warranty service.
>
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hyundaitech

Internet diagnosis is still the same. Slip codes typically won't set if
the slippage is for just a short period of time.

Still recommend taking it to the dealer. They should have someone
proficient at this sort of diagnosis, and, in my experience, will be
unlikely to sell you a reman tranmission if it's not needed. Chain shops
like to sell rebuilds.

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The Gilkies

thanks,ht
regards,jeff
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> Internet diagnosis is still the same. Slip codes typically won't set if
> the slippage is for just a short period of time.
>
> Still recommend taking it to the dealer. They should have someone
> proficient at this sort of diagnosis, and, in my experience, will be
> unlikely to sell you a reman tranmission if it's not needed. Chain shops
> like to sell rebuilds.
>
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