This was the first issue with the car, and unfortunately it happened on the way home during the holiday weekend. With the car disabled almost 500 miles away from home, I had to book a hotel for the weekend and wait until Monday to get the vehicle inspected. Kia roadside assistance handled the towing, and after a 3 hours at the out of state dealership, they informed me of the bad news and that I would get a rental car to resume the rest of my trip while they waited for a replacement transmission.
Car is less than one year old. The transmission started acting strange at first, the rpms were revving up and down on its own even without toughing the accelerator at high speed. Shortly after, the transmission failed while driving on the highway and the car lost all power and speed. Very dangerous!
This is the 2nd transmission. The first time it was replaced the day it turned 5000 miles. It just won't go in low gears & then it clunks and everything is fine.
This was the first time. The car would not accelerate without redlining. Getting ready to report the second time that happened at 11,000 miles. Car is still in the shop for second transmission.
- Karen W.,
Bridgeville, DE, US
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This was the first issue with the car, and unfortunately it happened on the way home during the holiday weekend. With the car disabled almost 500 miles away from home, I had to book a hotel for the weekend and wait until Monday to get the vehicle inspected. Kia roadside assistance handled the towing, and after a 3 hours at the out of state dealership, they informed me of the bad news and that I would get a rental car to resume the rest of my trip while they waited for a replacement transmission.
- David Y., Saint Petersburg, FL, US