What causes Kia Rio transmission to go bad?
Transaxle began to slip when shifting between Park and Reverse. Took the car into the shop – turns out there was a leak in a gasket at the top of the transaxle, which was leaking transmission fluid. Dealer replaced transaxle – covered by warranty. Clutch plate got faulty. Shifter rod broke. Left front shaft went bad.
What causes a Kia transmission to heat up?
This is not a Kia thing, by the way, but seems to be one of many problems that have plagued DCT (double-clutch) gearboxes over the years from a variety of car-makers. The clutch packs in these gearboxes have to slip to work and that’s a well-known cause of heat in any transmission.
How do you remove oil from a Kia transmission?
The only way to remove all the oil is to flush the transmission through the cooler system. When auto trans specialists service a transmission they normally drain it as you have done and replace it with fresh oil, in so doing they freshen it up rather than completely replace it. Take it back to the Kia dealer and demand it be fixed.
What happens when you flush the transmission machine?
This causes fluid to flow through the cooler line. As fluid leaves the cooler line it enters the chamber on the flush machine. As the old fluid side of the diaphragm fills it pushes the diaphragm up and forces new fresh fluid into the transmission. After a while the old fluid is collected in the machine and it is replaced by new fluid.
Is there a problem with the Kia Rio automatic transmission?
Driving on interstate 75 at 70 mph the automatic transmission suddenly downshifted from overdrive into 3rd gear. The sudden surge almost sent me into the median. This has happened 5 times in the last month. The dealer has replaced the speed sensor unit twice and problem continues.
What causes Kia Rio transaxle to slip in reverse?
Had to take car back 3 times, check engine light on, they adjusted. I let them know it was sensor for the transmission, after 3rd time they said it was the sensor. Transaxle began to slip when shifting between Park and Reverse.
The only way to remove all the oil is to flush the transmission through the cooler system. When auto trans specialists service a transmission they normally drain it as you have done and replace it with fresh oil, in so doing they freshen it up rather than completely replace it. Take it back to the Kia dealer and demand it be fixed.
This is not a Kia thing, by the way, but seems to be one of many problems that have plagued DCT (double-clutch) gearboxes over the years from a variety of car-makers. The clutch packs in these gearboxes have to slip to work and that’s a well-known cause of heat in any transmission.