my first kia, 2012 sportage lx with 18000 miles purchased 10 days ago. pristine condition so i test drove it and jumped right on it. but now im noticing around 40 to 50 mph under light throttle it will jump down to what sounds like 2nd gear rev up high then drop back down to normal no thump but definitely should not be doing that and only happened 3 times since i got the car.....anyone ever seen or heard of this issue with this car, thanks in advance::crying::
Maybe there's a problem, but if so, it would be covered under the warranty. Maybe its normal; the programming is such that it will go down to about 1000 RPM in top gear, which is where you can feel the engine start to 'lug'. At that point, if you give it some throttle, it probably will go all the way down to 2nd, because you're only doing 40 MPH. At 50, it will probably downshift to 3rd with half-throttle and 2nd if floored. Take the thing out and give it some exercise to see if its shifting right under full power. Maybe it just needs to 'learn' how you drive. You could take the battery positive cable off for 30 minutes and re-boot the car and see if it shifts differently at the factory pre-sets.
thanks, and the kia dealer ran it for 45 miles on two trips to check the trans and everything was ok, and no error codes. he also said the same thing, the car is learning my driving and it can take up to 5000 miles to learn a driver. im taking the car to NYC this weekend to give it a good run. question, should i remove the battery terminal to reset everything being i bought the car with 17000 miles before this trip? and if so, he said something about getting worse gas mileage when the car is in learning? thanks for a good reply
my daughter's car and after a 3 year trouble free driving is experiencing a repetative problem when starting the car (about 3-4 times a week).
whenever she wants to start the car using the ignition key, the motor doesn't start till about 10 tries or more. what seems to be the problem?
my daughter's car and after a 3 year trouble free driving is experiencing a repetative problem when starting the car (about 3-4 times a week).
whenever she wants to start the car using the ignition key, the motor doesn't start till about 10 tries or more. what seems to be the problem?