NHTSA recall 99V178000
Power train › Automatic transmission
Hyundai Accent and 2 more
Reported Jul 7, 199911,530 vehicles affectedHYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 033Built Mar 25, 1999 – Apr 30, 1999
The defect
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. the automatic transmission pressure control solenoid valve seals do not remain sufficiently elastic, resulting in transmission fluid leakage. this leakage can result in reduced pressure application to the clutches, brake, and kickdown servo, allowing them to slip.
The risk
Such slippage can cause premature deterioration of the friction element surfaces and could cause the vehicle not to accelerate, or not accelerate as expected, when the driver presses the accelerator pedal.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the pressure control solenoid valve.