![]() I can understand this but created a complaint via Kia's website on the issue just in case this somehow falls through the cracks. When asked if they could re-program the tranmission logic or replace the module he said that they were not allowed to do anything prior to Kia identifying what was going on. He told me that Kia is aware of the issue but they are trying to create a fix and figure out how many cars are effected before they distribute a TSB. The mechanic told me that I was the second person in a week to come in with the same complaint. I took the car to a dealer and they test drove it around the block and could not duplicate the problem. It shocked me at the time and the more I think about it, if the roads would have been slick I could have had trouble maintaining control. When I figured out that I would have to wait on another vehicle and reduced the throttle (just before it was going to up-shift) the RPM surged then reduced. It's exactly as you describe except it has happened once going from third to fourth gear as I was trying to merge onto an interstate. I was shocked to see your posting about the problem I have been having with my 2004.5 automatic transmission. ![]() TSB for this in KIA's warranty/repair computer system. Your dealership that KIA's aware of the problem. ![]() So, if any of you experience any problems with your AT be sure to tell The 2006 model supposedly is getting a whole new transmission design, Issue OR a problem that began after a later programming tweak in laterĢ005 production (perhaps after some programming adjustments to help My 2004.5 car's AT appears completely fine, so it must be an isolated Replaced the transmission's computer and the poster reported that theirĬar acts completely different. Helped the person for a short time, but then the problem reoccured. Having the owner run through a slow/medium/fast driving regimen This To reset the transmission's program by unhooking the battery, and then One person's experience was for the dealer It appears that this problem is fairly rare, but it has been reportedīy more than just one person. The transmission logic module on some poster's cars. It has been reported on another KIA Spectra forum that KIA has replaced With their transmission (esp, from 2nd to 3rd under heavy throttle) thereĪppears to be a known problem with the transmission's computer/brain. If anyone with a 2004.5/2005 Spectra experiences any shifting issues
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