TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT?

SHEYUID

MEMBER
2003 HYUNDAI SANTA FE
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
73,000 MILES

Hi, my 2003 santa fe' transmission starting make some noise last week, 2 days ago starting hard shift from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 gears. Bring it to dealer, they said no error found, internal damaged, need to replace the trasnmission. Can anyone help on it? Thanks a lot!

Monday, July 27th, 2009 AT 7:22 PM

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SQM

MECHANIC
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Hello,

Any time you have the transmission shifting hard, the first thing needs to be check is the fluid.
Make sure it is at correct level and in good/clean condition.
If the fluid checks out, then the issue could be due to a internal fault.
Like faulty shift solenoid or the valve body needs to be replaced.
If the internal fluid pressure is low then it can trigger hard shifting as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/automatic-transmission-problems

Is your check engine light illuminated? Many times with transmission shifting issues the engine light gets triggered.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Retrieving the trouble codes can help with the diagnostics.

Please let me know of any questions.
Thank you.

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