2004 Kia Sorento Repair Question
Topics covered: Body, Transmission, Dealer.
Mileage: No information provided.
Mileage: No information provided.
Asked on January 23, 2009
2004 Kia Sorento hard shifting from only first gear
Transmission problem
2004 Kia Sorento 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Manual 34000 miles
I'm getting the run around from KIA. Problem is when COLD the car is extreamly hard to shift from 1st to 2nd. All other gears are fine. You have to almost yank it out of first into second. I was first told it was....ready...a dirty trottle body as the transmission computer check told them that. Of course once I told them to go ahead and clean it BUT I would not pay for it if it did not fix the problem they backed off. Now they say it is the clutch. I'm 56 years old and have only had one car with an automatic in the 40 years of driving. I have always had manual trans. There is no slipage at all and again the car shifts fine through all the other gears. All the required maint. has been done on the car by a certified mechanic at a local shop on time. He feels, as I, that this is a transmission problem that should be covered under the warrenty.
2004 Kia Sorento 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Manual 34000 miles
I'm getting the run around from KIA. Problem is when COLD the car is extreamly hard to shift from 1st to 2nd. All other gears are fine. You have to almost yank it out of first into second. I was first told it was....ready...a dirty trottle body as the transmission computer check told them that. Of course once I told them to go ahead and clean it BUT I would not pay for it if it did not fix the problem they backed off. Now they say it is the clutch. I'm 56 years old and have only had one car with an automatic in the 40 years of driving. I have always had manual trans. There is no slipage at all and again the car shifts fine through all the other gears. All the required maint. has been done on the car by a certified mechanic at a local shop on time. He feels, as I, that this is a transmission problem that should be covered under the warrenty.
Asked by Dennis SnyderAnswer
Replied on October 13, 2009
Interesting... A dealership that tells you your manual transmission needs the valve body cleaned. Are the aware that a manual transmission doesn't have a valve body? A valve body is in an automatic transmission. Wow!!!
As far as shifting, if the engine is off, does it shift easily when cold? Also, what are the temps in your area?
Let me know. Also, is there another Kia dealer in the area, or are you stuck with only that one?
Replied on October 13, 2009
I'm sorry. I just reread the posting. You said throttle body not valve body. Same difference. The throttle body and the manual transmission have nothing to do with each other.