4.0

definitely annoying
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
50 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2012 Kia Optima transmission problems

transmission problem

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2012 Kia Optima Owner Comments

problem #1

Jul 312012

Optima EX 2.4L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 12 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I bought this car new in July of this year. When driving under 40 mph and taking your foot off of the accelerator, the transmission "hangs up" in gear and then downshifts one and sometimes two gears. It will not coast! The dealer said there were no transmission codes and they drove another car like mine and it does the same thing. They say this is normal. Why would any manufacturer program their car to do this? It just wastes fuel! I really like this car but this problem is making me think of trading it off.

- davidgmo, St. Louis, MO, US

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