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4.0
definitely annoying- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,700
- Average Mileage:
- 177,250 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I was scheduled to take my car back to the garage to check on reduced power going up inclines. That morning, as I shifted the car into reverse, it clunked hard into gear and jumped backwards. My local car repair referred me to a transmission shop. They first got an error code from the car that indicated a bad speed sensor. They replaced that and found that it had metal shavings on it, indicating a problem with the transmission.
They removed the transmission and rebuilt it, but the hard shift was never able to be resolved, even after taking it to Kia. I took it to another transmission shop who suggested replacing the transmission with a new one at a cost of $4500. I declined that and am dealing with a clunky transmission.
- Brenda W., Escondido, CA, US