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Issues with 5th/6th gear (and 1st/2nd)

Exactly, ppl complain only when they need to complain. For example I have no issues with any noises from under the dashboard under the windscreen wipers. In my previous i30N I had extremely rare issue with differencial. Before it was sorted out, my car was totaled and new one does not have it. So far no issues with startup and fuel pump.

Don't be scared. :)
 
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Hi, I have been reading this thread with interest for several hours. I have a late 19 car and occasionally get some difficulty selecting 6th gear from 5th, usually driving at lower speeds.

My car has only 2200 miles so I'll see how things develop over time.

Other than that, enjoying the car and much more fun than the replaced Golf GTI.
 
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For me those are 70-90km/h but propably mainly because I shift to 6 usually at those when I drive in the city
 
2020MY Fastback N. Had the selector cable misadjustment from new. It was and still is unbearable to use especially 5-6 shift. I've argued with 3 different dealers on eight different occasions that the car has known selector issues. One dealer refused to work multiple times on it, claiming I'm wrong and it works as expected. Second dealer faked working on it, because he thought I wouldn't notice the difference and it wasn't worth their time. Third dealer finally tried fixing it on multiple occasions, ended up chasing it's own tail cause he couldn't read the instructions properly. It still shifts like complete ass
 
2020MY Fastback N. Had the selector cable misadjustment from new. It was and still is unbearable to use especially 5-6 shift. I've argued with 3 different dealers on eight different occasions that the car has known selector issues. One dealer refused to work multiple times on it, claiming I'm wrong and it works as expected. Second dealer faked working on it, because he thought I wouldn't notice the difference and it wasn't worth their time. Third dealer finally tried fixing it on multiple occasions, ended up chasing it's own tail cause he couldn't read the instructions properly. It still shifts like complete ass
Sounds a lot like my experience. They found it has a problem and tried few times to fix it unsuccessfully so they closed the problem that it works as it should.
 
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2020MY Fastback N. Had the selector cable misadjustment from new. It was and still is unbearable to use especially 5-6 shift. I've argued with 3 different dealers on eight different occasions that the car has known selector issues. One dealer refused to work multiple times on it, claiming I'm wrong and it works as expected. Second dealer faked working on it, because he thought I wouldn't notice the difference and it wasn't worth their time. Third dealer finally tried fixing it on multiple occasions, ended up chasing it's own tail cause he couldn't read the instructions properly. It still shifts like complete ass
Sounds like you (like me) are dealing with completely incompetent Hyundai service centres. In which case you're forced to take the matter into your own hands. Take a deep breath, check this out from start to finish and have a crack. Jim knows what he is talking about:

 
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Warranty is a grey area as told to me the workshop technicians have to find the fault before Hyundai will warrant the defect so if the tech guys say no faulrfoundyou can cry all you like and nothing gets done except give yourself a big old sore sconny. You do have the option to take matters with Trading standards but they will be reluctant to help then the courts costly. Sorry to hear that.
 
UPDATE:
Got the car back today, went to pick it up after work. The i20 did the job for 2 days. Car feels good on the initial drive, gear changes are also more fluid or smooth i would say. They said the cables were calibrated correctly so only the gearbox had a minor surgery. Attaching what was changed bellow on the pic ✌ 😁 Also hope this is the end of the gearbox issues
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19.3.2021 And almost 10k kms later, today 6th blocked me out without me realizing(didnt go into 6th all the way) and it grinded a bit, then i put it in neutral and 6th and went in... i tested it extensivelly after for 30min and it seems the problem is back...i went to the dealer and demanded a new gearbox, the mechanic went for a drive with me and said he will back up my claim since it happened 2 times on our drive alone...It feels like from neutral between 5-6th into 6th half way there is some kind of a bump and sometimes it just makes it harder to shift, but sometimes blocks the shift completelly. So idk what we will do now, they sent a problem claim to the distributer now and im waiting for a reply.
 
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19.3.2021 And almost 10k kms later, today 6th blocked me out without me realizing(didnt go into 6th all the way) and it grinded a bit, then i put it in neutral and 6th and went in... i tested it extensivelly after for 30min and it seems the problem is back...i went to the dealer and demanded a new gearbox, the mechanic went for a drive with me and said he will back up my claim since it happened 2 times on our drive alone...It feels like from neutral between 5-6th into 6th half way there is some kind of a bump and sometimes it just makes it harder to shift, but sometimes blocks the shift completelly. So idk what we will do now, they sent a problem claim to the distributer now and im waiting for a reply.
This also happens to me quite often including the rest of the issues mentioned above. Might only be a cable misalignment issue rather than the whole gearbox being defective.
 
19.3.2021 And almost 10k kms later, today 6th blocked me out without me realizing(didnt go into 6th all the way) and it grinded a bit, then i put it in neutral and 6th and went in... i tested it extensivelly after for 30min and it seems the problem is back...i went to the dealer and demanded a new gearbox, the mechanic went for a drive with me and said he will back up my claim since it happened 2 times on our drive alone...It feels like from neutral between 5-6th into 6th half way there is some kind of a bump and sometimes it just makes it harder to shift, but sometimes blocks the shift completelly. So idk what we will do now, they sent a problem claim to the distributer now and im waiting for a reply.

That is exactly what is happening to me. Recently i drive less and slower due to COVID or it’s just occurring less frequent (when it’s colder?). I grinder gears once and after thatI am super careful and mindful of those issueswhen shifting to 6th gear.
Unfortunately when my mechanic drove it, it never happened
 
they said they did it the last time they did all the works to it... :|
I was told this also. It was false in the same way. Do your best and find another dealership. It might take several tries but there have to be decent people wherever you're living. I'm sorry you had to go through this. In my particular case the dealership worked on the cables on three separate occasions and it still mostly shifts like shit to this day. Afterwards they told me the procedure they followed, which was not at all what the service manual said for changing the shifter cables. If they don't do it properly, I'll never feel right. That's how you know you have to either go back or tell someone to fix it(under warranty)