2017 Kia Sportage: transmission slipping

5 of the 404 complaints about the 2017 Kia Sportage describe transmission slipping.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Transmission slipping by model year

2024
2
2023
1
2019
1
2018
3
2017
5
2008
2
2006
1
2001
2
2000
4
1999
2
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1

What owners say

Filed Sep 26, 2019 · Transmission · 57,000 miles · CA

07/25/2019 took car to hilltop kia because auto transmission had been slipping, then stuck in 4th gear. Could not manually shift to change. Dealer replaced transmission switch plate/sensor. Car was returned to me on 8/15/2019. 9/19 returned car to dealer as transmission started slipping again, shifting rough and then accelerating to get on freeway rpms flew up as car went into neutral. I luckily stayed to right as truck behind me swerved left. Car then went into gear, I got off freeway. Dealer had me ride with mechanic and problem of slow upshifting, rough shifting and delayed shifting was duplicated. Dealer was not able to pull any codes. This is serious safety issue. I opened kia case number 13369527. Kia customer service, chris, stated per his manager jada would escalate. Chris also stated there was no record of previous the federal safety agency complaint 11231076 file 07/11/2019

Filed Jul 11, 2019 · Seat belts, Transmission · 56,994 miles · CA

Automatic transmission intermittently, slipping gears but seems to resolve on it's own while driving on city streets and highway. Now also intermittently its not shifting gears at all also while driving on city street. Automatic tranny stuck in 4th and unable to manually shift into another gear. The instrument display shows esp on (electronic stability program) indicator and dbc on (downhill brake control) indicators when stuck in gear. Safety issue as unable to move with normal acceleration, but slow crawl to get out of roadway. Rear seatbelt wont latch when car is stationary.

Filed May 14, 2019 · Body · FL · 1 injury

2017 kia sportage. Consumer writes in regards to unhealthy airborne mold in vehicles. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer repaired the dashboard, but the consumer was still becoming sick due to the door pads being made from the same material. The transmission and the ECM was replaced due to it the transmission slipping, but the failure recurred. *js

Filed May 9, 2019 · Body, Transmission · FL · 1 injury

2017 kia sportage. Consumer writes in regard to transmission slippage and airborne mold within cabin. *as the consumer was getting sick from the substance forming on the dashboard and had to recieve medical attention from urgent care. The transmission would intermittently slip without any error message displayed. The transmission was replaced, but the failure recurred.

Filed Jan 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 12,000 miles · IN

I have had 4 instances of what feels like the car slipping out of "drive". While in drive, when I press on accelerator but while the RPM's go up, the car doesn't move.. Once I remove my foot and then press again on the accelerator, it proceeds normally. Kia cannot find anything wrong with vehicle but last instance was less than 30 days ago. This is after kia had to replace the block the first month of ownership of this brand new vehicle.