SOURCE: Hyundai Veracruz 2007 Sudden engine
OK, folks, here's the scoop. The dealer took our Veracruz in for diagnostic testing and determined the cause of the problem was the actuator for the Electronic Transmission Control system (ETC).
Apparently, in later model cars like the Veracruz, a computer controls the transmission as well as the engine for optimum performance.
If the computer detects a severe enough fault in one of the components of the ETC (e.g. bad sensor, bad component, etc), it places the vehicle in limp home mode.
Based on my experiences, when in limp home mode, the transmission is forced to stay in 3rd gear, the engine will not exceed 2000RPM, the accelerator is not responsive past 2000RPM, and the engine runs rough (probably because the mixture is changed to very rich). The philosophy here, as was explained to me by somebody who works for Hyundai, is to allow the vehicle to continue operating long enough so that it can be driven to a safe location or for service.
I asked whether or not this limp home "feature" could be disabled at the dealership, but apparently it cannot.
I have alerted some folks at Hyundai Motor USA to this thread so they can do further research if the problem begins to affect more individuals than just us three.
FYI - I am in no way shape or form a mechanic or mechanically-minded, so if I have explained anything correctly, I will gladly accept further corrections/explanations from an expert or mechanic. :)
SOURCE: Change of Manual transmission to Automatic transmission
This would be a major engineering job, it would be time consuming and very costly if new original parts were to be used and i suspect it would invalidate your warranty.
Would it not be better to trade in your car for an automatic version?
SOURCE: Hyundai Veracruz cabin air filter
the filter is behind the glove box. pull the 2 clips on both sides of glove box. then remove glove box. the filter cover should be right there and just unclip the cover and replace filter.
SOURCE: 2007 Hyundai Sonata - Trunk is very hard to open
Is it stuck or just feel very heavy? If it is just feeling very heavy than the trunk struts need replacing. Your local part store might be helpful and install them for you if you purchase them there. If it feels like it is getting stuck on something the latch might need a little adjusting on the ring part. If this is the case then to adjust you usually loosen so it can move with little force but not too loose and open and shut trunk a few times and open one more time slowly and then tighten bolts being careful not to move latch. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: 2006 Hyundai sonata trunk doesn't lock the hood
I had to reinstall the loose mounting hardware for the trunk upper latch.
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