Transmission Slip Out Of Gear Problems of Kia Motor Sorento

After start up when shifting from park to reverse the transmission will shift violently and will produce the same reaction if you try to shift it back into park. This has occurred intermittently and otherwise the transmission shifts normally. If you attempt to drive the vehicle once this occurs it feels underpowered as if the transmission is locked in a higher gear and there is no eco indication or indication of what gear the transmission is in. We took the vehicle to the dealer where it was purchased on 10/13/12 and picked it up on 10/15/12 and were told that the software had been upgraded to prevent this. Since this upgrade the transmission has slipped out of gear twice while backing out of the driveway. When you shift back into park it produces the same violent shift. I have contacted kia's roadside assistance and they are coming to take the vehicle back to the dealership on 10/23/12 since the last attempt to repair this concern did not work.

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A couple of months ago I took my 2011 kia Sorento in because I felt something was wrong with the transmission. When I drive it, it feels like it is not shifting properly. The rpm's would go up too high before it would shift gears. It is an automatic. They said they drove it but did not feel anything and gave it back to me. Today I drove it and when I went to put it in park it would not go beyond neutral. I immediately called the dealership and took it in. They were very vague about what it could be and just said they have had several come in with this problem. It concerns me that my transmission is going out. I see where there have been investigations into the 2011 kia Sorentos for transmission failure. Have you encountered any having the problem of being able to shift out of drive?.

While driving with cruise control set at 60 mph and transmission in the drive position, the vehicle suddenly down-shifted into 4th gear and held that position without shifting manually or automatically. The sudden shifting of the transmission would be similar to revving an engine in neutral and then shifting into drive with the rpm's very high and the sensation was a loud thud/thump sounding like I jumped a curb, with a similar sensation from the driving position. I was able to drive, but could not shift out of 4th gear even when I stopped at a safe location a few miles up the road. I was able to manually put the vehicle in n, r and p. I parked the vehicle and turned off the engine. I waited 15 seconds, restarted the vehicle and put it back in drive. At this point the engine returned to normal operation and shifted fine. No unusual noises or changes were noted. I was on the phone with the sales person who sold us the vehicle and he mentioned something about a computer glitch that handles automatic shifting. The vehicle in question has approx 3200 miles on it and this is the first major concern I have experienced.

Transmission slips in the first four gears. I a have almost been rear ended many times because transmission goes into neutral. Transmission module replaced. It is still slipping out of gear.

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