Jolting Hyundai. Can someone please HELP ME!

nikkibam1989nikkibam1989 Member Posts: 4
edited August 2014 in Hyundai

So I have been having an issue with my car and it is confusing me. When I drive it and it heads into 2nd gear it jolts and then continues and it is fine. When I take me foot off of the gas the car tries to brake itself it feels like. And just today I went to go step on the gas and the car was not moving then all of a sudden it jolted and the car went. Also sometimes when I turn the car on the rpms jump up then come down without me doing anything. Please help. I got the code read and there are no lights on and no codes that pop up. I need to figure this out very soon.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 260,863

    @nikkibam1989 said:
    So I have been having an issue with my car and it is confusing me. When I drive it and it heads into 2nd gear it jolts and then continues and it is fine. When I take me foot off of the gas the car tries to brake itself it feels like. And just today I went to go step on the gas and the car was not moving then all of a sudden it jolted and the car went. Also sometimes when I turn the car on the rpms jump up then come down without me doing anything. Please help. I got the code read and there are no lights on and no codes that pop up. I need to figure this out very soon.

    Which Hyundai model, year and engine?

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  • nikkibam1989nikkibam1989 Member Posts: 4

    Its a 2003 hyundai elantra gls. It has a 2.0 engine

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

    What kind of scan too was used, and by whom?

    Has anyone checked the transmission fluid level?

    How many miles on this car?

  • nikkibam1989nikkibam1989 Member Posts: 4

    I took it to advanced auto to have it scanned. And The tranny fluid is full and looking good. There is 148000 on the car.

  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

    Well their scan tool may not be the best to scan 'deep' for transmission coding. You have to go to a pro for something like this. Also, the transmission could just be at the end of its life at 148K. There are external tests that a transmission shop can perform. It sounds like you aren't even going into high gear.

  • nikkibam1989nikkibam1989 Member Posts: 4

    i do go into high gear. it just slips around the second gear. the car drives wonderfully. I dont even think it is the tranny. I think i might go with the fuel filter or pump route. I have had people tell me a bad or clogged fuel filter and cause the car to not accelerate when it is supossed to and make it erratic sometimes. I have to look into everything before I spend the money on a tranny

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