# 2008 Hyundai Azera - Stuck in 3rd

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817 "2019-08-30T20:05:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DanBirnstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@DanBirnstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanBirnstein)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817/1 "2019-08-30T20:05:06Z")

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at 47K miles my 2008 Hyundai Azera is stuck in 3rd gear.  
It happened while driving.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817/2 "2019-08-30T20:28:00Z")

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Your transmission needs service. Have it towed to an independent shop that diagnose the problem. Bring money, you are gonna need quite a bit.

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**Author:** ![DanBirnstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@DanBirnstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanBirnstein)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817/3 "2019-08-30T20:44:34Z")

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This is a very general stuff you wrote there.  
This transmission was serviced 10K miles ago and has the correct fluid in it.

It is most probably a communication or an ECM/PCM problem

Thanks anyway.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817/4 "2019-08-30T20:49:06Z")

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> [@DanBirnstein](#):
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> This is a very general stuff you wrote there

That’s the best I can do given how little you told me. Good luck with your trans.

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**Author:** ![DanBirnstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@DanBirnstein](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DanBirnstein)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-hyundai-azera-stuck-in-3rd/147817/5 "2019-08-30T21:09:18Z")

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Hey Mustangman, I appreciate it!  
Enjoy the holiday.

Dan