The gear shifter is freely allowed to move, yet the electrical system is registering that the car hasn't left neutral. (example: when I place the car in p(ark), the display above the odometer will remain in n(eutral). The shifter is freely allowed to move when the car is on and the brake is pressed down as usual.
2008 Kia Optima transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. The contact stated that the shift lever ailed to shift gears. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included under the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v153000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to her local kia dealer to have her vehicle diagnosed. The contact informed that she was unable to have the vehicle diagnosed due to the diagnostic fee. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. The contact stated that upon driving the vehicle, the contact was unable to remove the gear from out of park. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
My car suffered the same problem with the shift lever explained under the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v153000, however. My car was not part of that recall. The dealer said that the problem was caused by a damage bushing in the shift cable. The cost of the repair was $150.00 labor, $8.28 bushing and $50.00 for the tow.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was unable to change gears without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for further inspection. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v014000 (air bags); however, the clock spring assembly failed. The mechanic indicated that the part was on backorder and that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia optima. The contact stated that the gear lever was difficult to shift out of park. The contact mentioned that excessive force was required when shifting out or into the park position. The contact mentioned that when the failure occurred, the key remained stuck in the ignition switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
My 2008 kia optima was a good car wiith no problems at all so when my car cut off on I 95 during rush hr. I was scared to death. As I was entering the ramp for I-95 my check engine light came on . I had a clickin noise in engine but within less then 2 min. As I merged into traffic my engine shut off and would not turn back on. After getting it towed to dealer ,everyone including dealer thought it was the starter or alternator because oil was fine and nothin was wrong.. The dealer said he couldnt find anything that should have caused engine to lock . He also was confused.still to this day no body can tell me why this happened. I could have been killed or seriously injured on the highway.now my only option is to buy a engine when my old one should have still had a lot more miles left.
My new kia has about 700 miles on it, and when I park it on an incline such as the one entering my garage and I shut the engine off and place it into 1st gear (it is a standard shift), the car slips backward. Upon taking it to the dealership, they informed me that the engine compression in the car is too low to hold the car in 1st gear alone, and that the emergency brake must also be applied. My question is: I have a 3 yr old grandson, but let's suppose he is 5 and he wants to go out and play, which he could do unsupervised, and he decides he wants to get in grandma's car and play and accidentally lets the emergency brake off. My car would then begin slipping backward with the child inside. I consider that to be a big safety hazard. Further I have always been taught that if your parking brake fails, the gear box would still keep the car from rolling backwards. 2. My car stalls fairly frequently in 1st gear, and very frequently in reverse, both incidents occur when the car is inching up or out of a parking space. The dealership said they are looking into it and will let me know, but again, in heavy traffic this runs the risk of being rearended. If you can inform me on either of these items, I would appreciate it as the dealership doesn't seem inclined to do anything about either problem at the moment. It may just be a fuel to air ratio mix going into the engine on the stalling, which should be simple enough to fix, but surely the compression in the engine can also be adjusted so the car will not slip backward when in first gear.
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