Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sportage. While accelerating from a traffic stop at speeds of 25 MPH, the vehicle surged froward as the transmission struggled to change gears. The dealer advised they were aware of the failure however, the manufacture had not yet offered a remedy to correct the issue. The contact stated the vehicle had been serviced by the dealer a total of three times. The dealer reset the vehicle on each occasion. The failure continued to recur intermittently. The failure mileage was 30,819 and the current mileage was 34,000.
2008 Kia Sportage transmission complaints
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Check engine light came on from day one. Almost always when tank of gas was at the 3/4 mark. Compressor makes loud noise after idling a while, and transmission slips and does not change properly.
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