my 2009 hyundai accent gls wont shift gears sometimes, its an automatic transmission

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Asked by proppapoppa Jul 14, 2015 at 12:58 PM about the 2009 Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Sometimes it wont shift gears and stays in one gear. I usually am at roughly 3k RPMs
while going 65 MPH on the highway, when everything is working right. When it doesn't
shift gears I'm at 4k RPMs going 60 MPH. Could it be some kind of sensor??? Please
help me, thank you. Oh, and it has 56,500 miles on it and I otherwise love the car. I just
got it a few months ago and was hoping it would be reliable.

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I'm thinking it may be my auto transmission speed sensor but I'm not too sure so any help is appreciated :)

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input senor and the output senor not working right i have had this problem easy fix, if still does it transmission fluid and filter might be no good. try this step on the gas bring rpm 4 or 5 then let go then step on the gas again if shifts to the next gear transmission fluid and filter are no good, if nothing then input senor and the output senor not working right.

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also my abs and parking brake dashboard lights AND my tire pressure light also came on when this was happening. think it could be a couple sensors that send info to my abs and such???

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try resetting computer unhook battery for one minute and hook the battery back up, and see if everything goes back right. if not you may have some bad senors or bad computer, i would go with senors first

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The good thing about your problem is that it doesn’t seem like it involves the transmission at all. That said, though, there are likely two problem areas for you to look at. The first involves the air conditioner clutch and the second involves the battery. In order to work properly and save gasoline, you car’s air conditioner compressor has a special type of clutch that allows it to kick on and off periodically while your car is moving. The device that enables your car’s air conditioner compressor to turn off and on is a clutch that equalizes the rpm between the compressor and your car’s driveshaft. When they are in sync, the clutch goes clunk and the compressor engages, cooling your vehicle. By the same token, when the clutch disengages, usually with another clunk, the compressor is no longer taking power from the engine and your mileage increases. It seems quite likely that your compressor clutch is not disengaging from the engine. In those circumstances, the vehicle will quickly lose mileage and power. This can be fixed for far less than a transmission ($400 to $800, possibly less). The other area to look at is the alternator and battery. If your battery is on the rapid road to failure, then it is likely that your vehicle’s alternator is remaining on all the time as it not only tries to recharge the now-failing battery charged but also is trying to keep your vehicle’s electrical and ignition system working correctly. The washout is that with your battery unable to hold charge, you car is working off the alternator at all times so that your engine is constantly working, staying on, if you will, all the time. The washout of this is that with all of the extra work your car’s engine is doing, it is little wonder that it feels as if your car is always “in low.”

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input senor and the output senor not working right i have had this problem easy fix, if still does it transmission fluid and filter might be no good. try this step on the gas bring rpm 4 or 5 then let go then step on the gas again if shifts to the next gear transmission fluid and filter are no good, if nothing then input senor and the output senor not working right.

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