Pulling out of my driveway, my car made a "jerk" (as if transmission 'slipped'). I stopped, but the shifter would not go past N, so I drove around the block (I could only go forward) and drove back into garage. I had to use the shifter over-ride switch to get car into P. But then shifter was stuck in P (yet no letter 'P' illuminated on display panel), and the car would not restart. Using the over-ride switch, I could move the shifter as far as N, but still the car would not start. Through extensive research I learned that the problem was the TCM (transmission control unit). Note, this is different from the ECM (engine control unit). The dealer wanted $3,000 to replace it. I learned that the Veracruz' TCM is unique from all other Hyundai's in that its attached to the top of the transmission. Other Hyundai's would have cost me $500. Oh, and I learned they are not repairable. But luckily I was able to buy a new TCM on-line thru a dealer in FL for $1,500 and was able to install myself (also had to buy a aftermarket gray-market repair manual for $40 to learn how, but it wasn't terribly hard). I was without my car for a month, but I saved $1,500.
Pulling out of my driveway, my car made a "jerk" (as if transmission 'slipped'). I stopped, but the shifter would not go past N, so I drove around the block (I could only go forward) and drove back into garage. I had to use the shifter over-ride switch to get car into P. But then shifter was stuck in P (yet no letter 'P' illuminated on display panel), and the car would not restart. Using the over-ride switch, I could move the shifter as far as N, but still the car would not start. Through extensive research I learned that the problem was the TCM (transmission control unit). Note, this is different from the ECM (engine control unit). The dealer wanted $3,000 to replace it. I learned that the Veracruz' TCM is unique from all other Hyundai's in that its attached to the top of the transmission. Other Hyundai's would have cost me $500. Oh, and I learned they are not repairable. But luckily I was able to buy a new TCM on-line thru a dealer in FL for $1,500 and was able to install myself (also had to buy a aftermarket gray-market repair manual for $40 to learn how, but it wasn't terribly hard). I was without my car for a month, but I saved $1,500.
- Steve N., St. Louis, MO, US