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#23 of 36 Check Engine light is on after Transmision Fluid change by mykiaspectra Sep 29, 2007 (10:08 am)
Hey --   I have a 2002 Kia Spectra , automatic trans. I had it in for service (77K miles) and had them change the transmission fluid. Now the check engine light is coming on ? They reset it but it has come on again. I dont know how much experience they have had with Kia's ? Is there anything in particular that could have triggered this ?
#24 of 36 Re: 04 spectra transmission problems [crazycyndi] by faoemail Feb 22, 2008 (12:14 pm)
Replying to: crazycyndi (Jun 29, 2006 2:37 pm) I have a Kia Spectra--My engine light comes on all the time and then comes off---the suto zone machine stated that it was my coolant. My car would shack at 15 miles per hour then at 20 or 30 it would pull. It just started this past week. I had then gave it a oil change. There was transmisison fluid. The car stopped that same day. It turns on... but goes no where when I push the pedal. I am a second owner. I did not find this blog till today. If I had known I wouldnt went with another option. Replies to this message: missscorpio (Jun 28, 2009 2:31 pm) johnsc (Jul 13, 2009 4:32 pm) mason9 (Jul 13, 2009 5:00 pm)
#25 of 36 Recall? by faoemail Feb 22, 2008 (7:18 am)
Is it a recall on transmission for Kia Spectra 2002
#26 of 36 Transmission stuck in park by glenn_60 Apr 18, 2008 (12:06 pm)
I have a 2000 Kia Spectra that started getting hard to move the shift lever from gear to gear. Also with that (if memory serves right) the engine light was coming on. Finally, I went out to drive it one day and the shift selector would not come out of park. I figured that the trans had given out as it has 94,000 miles. Just the other day, a friend mentioned that some kind of cable could be busted causing this problem. I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what would be the cheapest way to fix it.   Thanks, Glenn Replies to this message: cthomas5 (Jul 23, 2008 10:40 am)
#27 of 36 2008 Spectra 5 by voriolo May 31, 2008 (2:02 pm)
I have a four day old 2008 Spectra 5 SX and it has spend more time at the dealership that i've actually driven it. I was reading a few of the post and was wondering if there is a know issue with power loss. From a cold start all power equipment, including windows, air, radio, etc doesn't work, the car runs great but nothing "power works". I took it to the dealer, they had the car in the shop for 10 mins. ran a test, came up clean, changed a fuse. fixed the hach lock that fell inside the door and gave me my car back. Two days later same thing, yet this time the radio worked, but the windows got stuck in the down postition. no defrost, no wipers??? When i pulled the car over after about ten minutes, shut it off, turn it back on... the windows worked... it wasn't until i restarted it for the second time, that everything was working. The car has been at the dealer for two days and i'm waiting for word from the dealer. Thanks Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 01, 2008 6:51 am)
#28 of 36 Re: 2008 Spectra 5 [voriolo] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jun 01, 2008 (6:51 am)
Replying to: voriolo (May 31, 2008 2:02 pm) This question has been addressed in our Answers Department already.
#29 of 36 transmission? by gballou Jul 02, 2008 (4:47 am)
i have a 2002 kia spectra, i was driving when it just stopped going forward, it starts fine but when i put it in reverse or drive it doesn't do anything. I was told it was the chain linkage, torque convertor and possibly the transmission, can't get a straight answer from anyone. need help with this problem please
#30 of 36 Re: Transmission stuck in park [glenn_60] by cthomas5 Jul 23, 2008 (10:40 am)
Replying to: glenn_60 (Apr 18, 2008 12:06 pm) my son's car would not shift properly. Then the 2003 with less than 60,000 miles would not shift at all. We parked it and he drove my car as we didn't have the money to fix it at the time. Now it won't even start. The battery works but it won't start. I'm thinking even though it says it is in park it may not be thus it won't start. Anyone else have this problem?
#31 of 36 kia transmission by gballou Jul 24, 2008 (2:24 pm)
i took my car to a garage and had it hooked up to diagnostic testing, was told it was a pump in the transmission that quit working, called different garages and was quoted 1500 to 3000 to fix it, needless to say car is still sitting in my yard.
#32 of 36 2003 Spectra Trans. problems (current milage ~76000) by eimigirl Oct 09, 2008 (11:04 am)
i started having problems with my car, hesitating going from park/reverse into drive. This caused me to go have my transmission fluid changed (it was pretty bad, apparently hadn't been done by the previous owner). the problem stopped temporarily, then it started again and got worse...was driving 55 down the road and the engine revved up to 5000 rpms for no reason. also, i notice that my car (since i've had it) does not shift when going uphill. i live in the mountains and this is a very big problem since the car doesn't seem to be able to make it up the hill very well.   I am suspicious of the place that did my transmission fluid change, thinking they maybe used the wrong kind? anyone else have this happen before? what can i do? i think there are now several problems and most due to the wrong fluid being put in. is there a way to test the fluid to make sure it is the right kind for the vehicle?

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