I have recently developed a problem with my 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe. I was driving down the interstate one night when it literally felt like the engine tried to jump out of the car. My check engine light came on immediately and I pulled off the road and called my husband. It drove fine for him on the way home. The next day, he drove it into town and had it placed on a diagnostic machine for the check engine light. Whatever code it was, indicated that we needed to take it back to the dealership because of a transmission issue. On the way to the dealership, the light went off and the dealership said that without the light being on, they wouldn't be able to tell what the problem is. We drove it around town(no long trips) the following day and it did it again. We stopped at a stop light and it would not go. My husband had to manually shift it into second to get the car to go. It has a semi-automatic transmission. He started it last night and actually got it to go into first gear.
2007-10-19 02:12:52 · 3 answers · asked by "Urban" 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
He said it sounded like the throw out bearing was the problem. How likely is this the actual problem? Or am I going to have to have an overhaul on my transmission?
2007-10-19 02:13:38 · update #1
I should also add that this car has 108,000 miles and it has been taken excellent care of. We use full synthetic oil and change it frequently. Also, the transmission fluid has been routinely replaced as well. Also, I do not use the manual part of the transmission very often. I believe that the previous owners, my brother and sister in law, did use it frequently. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
2007-10-19 02:15:29 · update #2
the code is stored and can be accesed and it does have a throwout bearing but i cant see that as a problem here
2007-10-19 03:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by mobile auto repair (mr fix it) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your vehicle does not have a throw out bearing. Take it to a transmission shop and they will be able to diagnose the problem. The dealer, believe it or not, does not have as much experience with those transmissions as a trans shop will have. Mine did the same thing at about the same mileage and it was a simple sensor in the tranny. To have the sensor replaced, including the price of the part, was only about $175. It should be no big deal!
2007-10-19 02:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by Bill D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A throw out bearing would not set a code.
2007-10-22 22:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋