I had both the transmission input and output sensors break on my '01
Elantra GLS, the output sensor at 80k and the input sensor at 100k.
That is definitely what it does (the transmission drops into a "fail
safe" mode so that no matter how fast you're driving it's not as
likely to damage the engine), although once it went bad, it would fail
right away. It was the freakiest thing the first time it happened.
I can't image having to wait 6 months to get the part, that's just
insane. It must have ruined your fuel economy!
Thankfully, if you can turn a socket wrench, it is a really easy
repair to do yourself (which, combined with the free online service
manual at
www.hmaservice.com is a huge part of why I like Hyundai).
You just gotta remove the air intake box, and it's sitting right
there. (You can also then see that, when Hyundai got rid of the
external transmission fluid filter, they left much of the casting for
where it would be mounted in place. I find that kind of cute
)
-Matthew
On Sep 1, 4:03 pm, "Stanley P. Pickens"
wrote:
> My tranny operates normally when the car is first driven for 20 mins to an
> hour. Normally it will then be parked for 3-4 hours. When I start driving
> then, the check engine light will come on soon after starting to move and
> only 2nd and 3rd gears are available.
>
> Dealer mechanic says it needs an "output sensor" to make it shift
> correctly.
>
> This happened breifly @ 6 months ago and the "input sensor" was installed
> to fix it and it ran fine for 3-4 months.
>
> Does this sound correct?
>
> I am hoping to have the part installed also so the cruise control will
> work again (the part is in but it has taken @ 9 months to get it - I was
> told national back order ).
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