So here's my problem:
I have an Automatic 2005 GT V6 @ 47k, and I had been noticing lately that when I punched the gas from a dead stop or near a dead stop that I didn't get the responsiveness that I had gotten before on previous cars (i.e. Grand Prix, Firebird) so I took it in to get it looked at thinking there must be something going wrong w/ the tranny. I first had the service tech guy (the guy who answers the phone) drive it and he noticed it bogging down noticeabley whenever he punched the gas in 1st gear to of course accelerate.
So, then the Service Manager wanted to drive it before they took it into the shop, and while driving he noticed "the issue", too, but his response was that because the Automatic transmission in the Tiburon utilizes a throttle body that is electronically-controlled, it reacts differently than the ones found on a Grand Prix or Firebird, etc which are wire-based, and that they did it to help keep the experience/gear shifting/revving "smooth" and that it was "normal" because that's how Hyundai wanted it to be.
Personally I am very frustrated because I bought the car expecting to be able to get off the line quick (considering it's a FWD sporty coupe V6), but I guess instead of using the same throttle body as a Santa Fe or (another Hyundai w/ bigger engine which he told me and I forget) they decided to go with the less-responsive electronic method that provides for a "smoother" more "exponential" acceleration vs. a faster (yet probably more harmful), less-fun way of doing it.
Does anyone have this same problem or has noticed it? or was I just getting "talked-down" from a potential warranty fix? From what I was told by the Manager, every 2.7L Automatic V6 Tiburon should do this.
He checked my Tranny fluid and he said it looked fine (though not perfect) and that the fluid level looked fine, too, so those things shouldn't be contributing to the lag.
All other gears (2nd on up) work great, it's just accelerating from a Dead Stop in 1st gear, and then (the second thing) shifting into 2nd where there is another kind of noticeable lag.
Any suggestions or personal experience w/ this, anyone?
I have an Automatic 2005 GT V6 @ 47k, and I had been noticing lately that when I punched the gas from a dead stop or near a dead stop that I didn't get the responsiveness that I had gotten before on previous cars (i.e. Grand Prix, Firebird) so I took it in to get it looked at thinking there must be something going wrong w/ the tranny. I first had the service tech guy (the guy who answers the phone) drive it and he noticed it bogging down noticeabley whenever he punched the gas in 1st gear to of course accelerate.
So, then the Service Manager wanted to drive it before they took it into the shop, and while driving he noticed "the issue", too, but his response was that because the Automatic transmission in the Tiburon utilizes a throttle body that is electronically-controlled, it reacts differently than the ones found on a Grand Prix or Firebird, etc which are wire-based, and that they did it to help keep the experience/gear shifting/revving "smooth" and that it was "normal" because that's how Hyundai wanted it to be.
Personally I am very frustrated because I bought the car expecting to be able to get off the line quick (considering it's a FWD sporty coupe V6), but I guess instead of using the same throttle body as a Santa Fe or (another Hyundai w/ bigger engine which he told me and I forget) they decided to go with the less-responsive electronic method that provides for a "smoother" more "exponential" acceleration vs. a faster (yet probably more harmful), less-fun way of doing it.
Does anyone have this same problem or has noticed it? or was I just getting "talked-down" from a potential warranty fix? From what I was told by the Manager, every 2.7L Automatic V6 Tiburon should do this.
He checked my Tranny fluid and he said it looked fine (though not perfect) and that the fluid level looked fine, too, so those things shouldn't be contributing to the lag.
All other gears (2nd on up) work great, it's just accelerating from a Dead Stop in 1st gear, and then (the second thing) shifting into 2nd where there is another kind of noticeable lag.
Any suggestions or personal experience w/ this, anyone?
