# 1999 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `490709` · 2004-08-15 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** ELANTRA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 3,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS THE CAR WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND GEAR WHEN SLOW DOWN. THE CAR ALSO KICKS VERY HARD WHILE IT DOES THIS. ONE TIME I WAS ROUNDING A TURN AFTER IT RAINED AND AS I SLOWED DOWN AROUND THE CORNER THE CAR KICKED AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR SLID OUT INTO THE PLASTIC DIVIDER POLES BETWEEN THE LANES. THE POLES CAUSED A DING IN THE CAR AN CRACKED A WINDOW. AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED SO FAST I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING AND ONLY A WEEK LATER WHEN THE CAR KICKED AGAIN DID I REALIZE THAT WAS PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED.  I BROUGHT THE CAR DOWN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE GIVEN A NEW PULSE GENERATOR UNDER WARRANTY.  THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND I HAVE HAD THE PULSE GENERATOR CHANGED FOUR MORE TIMES. MY WARRANTY IS NOW UP AND THE PROBLEM HAS COME BACK.  I HAVE EVEN INSTALLED A BRAND KNEW TRANSMISSION. *JB
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