# 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe loses power after downshifting to 3rd

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-hyundai-santa-fe-loses-power-after-downshifting-to-3rd/173226>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, santafe\
**Created:** [December 12, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-hyundai-santa-fe-loses-power-after-downshifting-to-3rd/173226 "2020-12-12T00:15:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ROBERTSANDERS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@ROBERTSANDERS](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ROBERTSANDERS)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 12:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-hyundai-santa-fe-loses-power-after-downshifting-to-3rd/173226/1 "2020-12-12T00:15:38Z")

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i have the same problem as John M., Brighton, IL, US (The car will down shift out of 4th to 3 rd gear and will lose power it will not shift back up and will not go into 1 st gear till it is shut off for awhile )

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-hyundai-santa-fe-loses-power-after-downshifting-to-3rd/173226/2 "2020-12-16T01:13:04Z")

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This is just a guess but I know from experience that solenoids can fail when they’re hot. You _could_ have a shift solenoid on its way out.