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Hello All,
My 2003 Kia Sorento AWD is having issues with its transfer case. While accelerating, it makes a clunking sound. It appears as though it is trying to engage 4WD.
When I purchased the vehicle it had two different tires on it. Same model, just one was newer than the other (one being worn out and slightly smaller due to it). The issue began when I rotated my tires. My mechanic looked at it and talked to his transmission guy who advised him that he has seen this issue before and it was caused by the tires. It made sense to me, the rear tires now being slightly smaller than the front causing the vehicle to think that the tires were spinning since they had to spin faster than the front to maintain the same speed. I ordered new tires and waited for them to come in. I rotated the old tires back and the issue was gone. I drove 200 miles back home to put the new tires on the vehicle without a single sound.
After putting the new tires on, the issue returned. I can't make heads or tails of it and neither can the mechanics I have spoken with. One thing that I have noticed is that when accelerating at a slow, steady pace, the speedometer doesn't accelerate smoothly. It is jerky, very slight and hardly noticeable, but jerky none the less. Is there a possibility that the sending units on the drive shafts are bad?
Please help, I can't afford to not have the vehicle operation for very long.
My 2003 Kia Sorento AWD is having issues with its transfer case. While accelerating, it makes a clunking sound. It appears as though it is trying to engage 4WD.
When I purchased the vehicle it had two different tires on it. Same model, just one was newer than the other (one being worn out and slightly smaller due to it). The issue began when I rotated my tires. My mechanic looked at it and talked to his transmission guy who advised him that he has seen this issue before and it was caused by the tires. It made sense to me, the rear tires now being slightly smaller than the front causing the vehicle to think that the tires were spinning since they had to spin faster than the front to maintain the same speed. I ordered new tires and waited for them to come in. I rotated the old tires back and the issue was gone. I drove 200 miles back home to put the new tires on the vehicle without a single sound.
After putting the new tires on, the issue returned. I can't make heads or tails of it and neither can the mechanics I have spoken with. One thing that I have noticed is that when accelerating at a slow, steady pace, the speedometer doesn't accelerate smoothly. It is jerky, very slight and hardly noticeable, but jerky none the less. Is there a possibility that the sending units on the drive shafts are bad?
Please help, I can't afford to not have the vehicle operation for very long.