2003kia rio automatic not shifting to 3rd when cold

SOURCE: shifting problems

check all grounds be sure they are clean and good connections there are some on engine some on battery tray and some behind pass side kick panel

SOURCE: Short in trans shift solnoid pack - 2004 kia rio

WHAT CODE ARE YOU GETTING? P0743 PERHAPS? MAYBE A TCC SOLENOID?

SOURCE: I purchased a 2001 Kia sportage ex, automatic

This is hard for me, because I would like to give you a lesson on vehicle purchasing.
You somehow bought a vehicle with a bad trans.
That could have been prevented
Having own a trans shop ,I have nothing positive to share with you. Sorry.
You will need professional help and unless it is a simple electrical issue,your going for a complete rebuild.
I did alot of foreign trans work. They just don't hold up like a Chevy or Dodge or some Fords.

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SOURCE: I have a 2000 Kia Sephia with an automatic

YOU NEED A TRANSMISSION I HAVE REPLACED MANY ON THE 2000 SEPHIAS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM

Dan Horsefield

• 287 Answers
• Posted on Feb 10, 2011

SOURCE: 2002 KIA SPECTRA 1.8

With the motor running and the engine hood UP, stand near the driver's front wheel and look down below where you would add the brake fluid. You will see a black rubber handle. That's the dipstick for the transmission fluid. Remove the dipstick WITH THE CAR RUNNING, wipe the stick and replace it. Pull it out again and see where the fluid is on the stick. If there is no fluid on the stick you need to add at least two quarts of DEXRON III transmission fluid. It takes a special funnel and goes into the transmission where you took the dipstick out. They can help you at the parts store if you need help getting the transmission fluid back to the correct level. i have run my transmission very low many times and adding fluid always puts it back in shape.

If the fluid is okay, turn off the key and look up near the battery. Just below the air filter and battery area near the top of the transmission is a shift lever than controls the different gears that puts the transmission into gear. There's a big cable attached to it. Have someone shift through the gears with the CAR OFF and make sure you can feel that lever moving and you can see the cable pulling the lever into logical click positions. If it is shifting into the positions and you have fluid in the transmission you will need a transmisison shop to look at the car because you may have a bad electronic device that controls the transmisison or some internal transmission failure.