Transmission problems

Transmission: It is the place where the different "gears" of the cars are located.
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Automatic transmission blockage

Hyundai Santa Fe 2012  41500 miles
When turning the engine off in Neutral, the automatic transmission blocked, not letting me change to P. I unlocked it by pressing the button and the brake at the same time. I was then not able to remove the key. Why did this happen?
JINSY from United States 9 years ago  
JI
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Brose from United States 9 years ago
Hi, I have a Hyundai Santa Fe 2.4 2010, the same thing happened to me and I noticed the stoplight was not working, which meant that the brake switch was damaged. I then changed it and the problem was solved. I hope it helps.
JINSY from United States 9 years ago
That was exactly the problem, thank you very much, I have already changed it.
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It would not shift into drive when I first took off this morning

Hyundai Santa Fe 2006 Hatchback 141499 miles
When I took off this morning it wouldn't shift into drive I had to back it up in reverse like three times and then finally it shifted into drive and has worked right ever since.
Bird from United States 10 months ago  
BI
1 report 
Bird from United States 10 months ago
Anybody have any ideas why my transmission is doing that
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Car won't start until I use a start spray

Hyundai Santa Fe 2011 Automatic transmission 253000 miles
Hi I have just bought a hyundai santa fe crdi 2011 automatic transmission my problem is the car was ok for the past 2 months until last Saturday when it suddenly failed to start I called in a mechanic he managed to start the car and he advised me to buy glow plugs which I did and the problem is still not solved any advise will help and thank you in advance.
Rich from South Africa 3 years ago  
RI
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Coyote from United States a year ago
I remember one Hyundai about 20 years ago Wow doesn’t seem to be that long ago till I say 20 years ago, that had a kill switch under the dashboard on the right side of the steering wheel. If that wasn’t pushed ya weren’t going

Does the 2020 Santa Fe have anything like that?
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Gearing

Hyundai Santa Fe 2001  100000 miles
Occasionally, my vehicle does not gear properly. I need to release the accelerator a bit in order to gear and it is not a soft change, rather sharp instead. When changing from Reverse to D, it jerks and I have noticed this happens sometimes as well when changing the transmission from D to Sport (semi-automatic).
Mercy from United States 8 years ago  
ME
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moss from United States 8 years ago
You need to change Input and Output sensors (transmission speed sensor)
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Automatic transmission and turbo failures

Hyundai Santa Fe 2009  116000 miles
A full repair was made to my car's automatic transmission but, since then, I've been noticing that, after driving for a while, especially when it is along an inclined road, the second gear is suddenly put and it cannot be changed. In order to make it work properly again, it is needed to stop the vehicle completely and only then continue driving without the problem. I have also taken the turbo to be checked and have been informed that it is a bit distorted so it needs to be either repaired or replaced. How much time do you think my turbo can still work? Is it better to repair or replace it? In case it has something to do, the car has not lost its power. Thank you!
Dre29 from United States 9 years ago  
DR
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Silver bullet from United States 6 years ago
Replace it before it does more damage to the engine...
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