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23 messages, Last post on Dec 27, 2008 at 5:28 PM
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About 3 weeks ago, while driving out of a parking lot, going maybe 15 MPH, car pulled back suddenly and ck engine light came on. Car was not shifting properly. Drove home (4mi) and left alone until next am. Car drove fine, engine light still on. Drove to my mechanic who pulled a trans code (0200?? Something to do with the Output -or was it input??). He did not clear the code since still under warranty. Made appt next day w/Kia dealer. Next day, ck engine light off. Dealer ck'd and found no problems. Drove fine until last night. Same problem (and happened at practically same location - will explain later). Drove home, ate dinner. Needed to run errand, so drove it around block (after about an hour of rest) and car drove fine. Ck engine light still on. Drove this morning. Uneventful. Ck engine light finally went off at around 5pm, almost 24 hrs since problem. I have no clue what the problem is, but I am sure there is one. The 2 times this has happened to me have been after about an hour long drive home from work where I p/u daughter at school and bring to soccer practice. Car sits for about an hour. Both events happened right after soccer practice. The 1st time I was only pulling out, maybe going about 15 mph. Last night, I was cruising down the road for a minute or so, doing about 40-45 mph when car pulled back. The problem with the gears seems like I have no 1st gear (maybe 2nd). Can anyone shed some light on this?? How can the dearler find NOTHING?? Not even the code, which, as I said, was NOT cleared. Shouldn't they have seen that? Sorry so long. Thanks for reading.
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Replying to: theyuros (Apr 22, 2007 1:45 pm) The same thing happened to my wife's Sedona just a couple of weeks ago. She was on a trip about 100 miles from home and a big "clunk" which sounded like it came from under the car occured. Then the car acted like it was stuck in 3rd gear. She limped in to a transmission shop and turned off the engine. When the mechanic got in to test drive it didn't do the same thing. They kept the car and worked on it, changing an oxygen sensor and tuning things up. They couldn't check the transmission by the computer, because the shop she was at didn't have Kia'a access code. After that it was fine until 1 week later when she was driving on another trip. About 60 miles from home the same thing happened. She had a meeting to attend and when she went to drive home it was fine. It is comforting to know that at least one other KIA is acting this way, but would be more comforting to know what the problem is??? ULLMac |
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the transmission is from MITSUBISHI. The model is F51 i think. Mine is in a 2002 Sedona LX and I have 98K on it with no problems. many of these computerized transmissions have a INPUT sensor ( which is a speed sensor from the wheels or axles) and an OUTPUT sensor which is a device that drives your dashboard speedometer. Looking at the DODGE INTERPID Forums ( which I also have ) they talk about losing one or the other sensor and so the computer doesnot know what to do so it limits your forward gears to 1 and 2 or 1-2-3 so you don't overspeed until the car can be fixed. The sensors run less than $ 50 each. I imagine you may be into this issue. A REAL transmission shop may be of service if you are out of warranty. They do still exist. I have been very happy with my Sedona.
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Replying to: smulvey (Apr 30, 2007 6:35 pm)  highway speeds...pretty violently and stay there until you truned it off and back on (sometimes). 2 Kia dealers and a MR TRansmission wanted to replace / rebuild the tranny. It took an old timer mom and pop transmission shop to find the problem. Kia wanted $95 to changer the sensor.. my local Potiac dealer did it for $15 in les than 5 minutes. I spent nearly $700 trying to find the problem 9 I knew it was not a mechanical problem)
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I have a 2003 Kia van that we brought used less than a year ago. Everything was going fine with it until 4 weeks ago. On our way back home the air conditioning stopped working. Took van to a mechanic and he told us the compressor had gone bad in it. He was unable to fix suggest we take to dealership. Went and picked up van check engine light was on and now van was making a noise. <none on this was going on prior to air condition problem> On way to Kia dealership van dies and has to be towed the rest of the way. I received call from dealership that a rod in the motor has broke and now I need a whole new motor $8700.00 I might add. What really upsets me is that the van only has 61,000 miles on it. Kia refuses to cover and we have just came out of warranty at 60,000 miles . Mechanic at dealership has never had a Kia brought in with the motor gone out at 61,000 miles. Mechanic told us that he was going to talk with someone "higher up" with Kia and see if they would "do the right thing" and replace the motor since our van did not have that many miles. Has anyone out there ever had this problem? Right now I am not really impressed with Kia and I don't know if I would ever buy another one or not. 
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I just purchased a 2007 Sedona LX, and noticed something different about how it drives versus the last car I owned. In the Sedona, I've noticed as I take my foot off the gas and try to coast, I can feel the engine slowing the vehicle more rapidly than I thought was normal. Even on slight downhills, the engine starts to slow the Sedona, rather than let it coast and pick up speed on the hill. Not sure if this is normal or whether I should be heading back to the dealership ASAP. Otherwise, have loved the van. Anyone else notice this, or is this unusual? Thanks! |
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My 2 week old Sedona keeps getting stuck in park. I have had it towed to the dealer twice and they can't find anything wrong. Any similar stories?
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Replying to: kistep (Jul 13, 2007 6:51 am) |
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Replying to: kistep (Jul 13, 2007 6:51 am)
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Replying to: mom11 (Jul 13, 2007 9:59 am) |
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