2000 I30 Shudder

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Steve B. - 29 Nov 2005 03:56 GMT

My 2000 I30 has about 71K on it. Recentl, I've been experiencing the
following problem:

When I brake normally (not hard or anything), I feel a slight shudder
just before the car stops. I don't feel the same shudder if I shift to
neutral before braking. The tranny fluid was changed at a dealer about
7K miles ago. Its level seems to be OK and it's not burned or anything.
Also, I noticed that when the tranny is about to downshift to 1st, rpms
would go up a little and then continue go down. Is that normal? Is this
a tranny problem?

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Tom Stoeckle - 30 Nov 2005 05:19 GMT

The torque converter may not be disengaging smoothly.

> My 2000 I30 has about 71K on it. Recentl, I've been experiencing the
> following problem:
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> would go up a little and then continue go down. Is that normal? Is this
> a tranny problem?

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Steve B. - 30 Nov 2005 20:33 GMT

How big of a problem is that? Why does it only happen on downshifts to
the 1st? Is that the only time when the TC disengages?

> The torque converter may not be disengaging smoothly.
> > My 2000 I30 has about 71K on it. Recentl, I've been experiencing the
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> > would go up a little and then continue go down. Is that normal? Is this
> > a tranny problem?

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JimV - 30 Nov 2005 23:54 GMT

> How big of a problem is that? Why does it only happen on downshifts to
> the 1st? Is that the only time when the TC disengages?
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>>>would go up a little and then continue go down. Is that normal? Is this
>>>a tranny problem?

I believe there were some service bulletins on the 2000's for shift
solenoid issues. You might want to check with the dealer.

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