# Weird Hyundai Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-hyundai-problem/81067>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [August 25, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-hyundai-problem/81067 "2013-08-25T19:27:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![DennisCT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@DennisCT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DennisCT)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/weird-hyundai-problem/81067/1 "2013-08-25T19:27:47Z")

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I have a 1999 Hyundai Elantra with 146,000 mile… runs GREAT… been very dependable since buying it new. BUT… for the past 3 summers now, on the occasional HOT day, I start the car as normal but the gear shift gets STUCK in Park… and I can’t press the button on the side of the shift handle… this may last 2 minutes or up to a half hour. Eventually, so far at least, it does clear and release and it’s fine again. This doesn’t happen all the time and ONLY happens on HOT days…