Learning to drive a vehicle is not constantly convenient, and often it may seem like a good solution to choose an automatic Kia Rio, whether it’s for very easy convenience or ease of use, this kind of transmission is becoming more and more wide-spread. Nevertheless, although they may seem like an excellent choice, there may as well be problems with the automatic gearboxes of your Kia Rio . This is precisely the subject of our article. First, we’ll briefly show you the different types of automatic gearboxes, then, in a second step, which problems you may encounter with the gearbox of your Kia Rio , and, finally, how to fix them.

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The different sort of automatic gearbox of a Kia Rio

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Gearboxes have the advantage of being known to be solid, as you don’t need to use your clutch pedal and every thing is electronically and mechanically managed there will be no early wear of your clutch or other parts that could be put to the test by misuse on your part.
Nevertheless, based on the kind of automatic transmission your Kia Rio is equipped with you will have more or less reliability, we will introduce them to you now:

  • Classic automatic gearbox: It will use a torque converter, which will manage the gear changes, it’s the oldest technology, it has evolved a lot in the last decades (more gears and a better management of the gear changes).
  • Robotized automatic gearbox: This is a manual gearbox with a robotized system that will change the driver’s action. This kind of gearbox is less and less basic because they are viewed as very slow. We as well quite often feel a coupling during deceleration.
  • Dual-clutch automatic transmission: This is the best automatic transmission, it functions on similar concept as the robotic transmission, but thanks to its dual clutch, you won’t have any more problems with slow speeds or increased fuel consumption. They are often fitted on luxury models.
  • Continuously variable automatic box: It is similar theory as on a scooter, a variator will come to control the differences between acceleration and motor speed, they are especially slow and tend to be unresponsive during the acceleration phases of your Kia Rio.

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I’m having problems with the automatic transmission on my Kia Rio

We now begin the part that surely attracts you the most in this article, what are the problems you may come across with the automatic transmission of your Kia Rio? As revealed earlier, generally they are more reliable than manual transmissions, nevertheless, here are the most important problems you may encounter:

  • As described above, no matter what kind of automatic gearbox, they are quite often established to be slow and have inertia when accelerating. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is designed to occur only when the car is started, not when it is launched. If it feels like it comes about all the time, the clutch or converter is probably dead.
  • I have the feeling that a gear in the automatic transmission of my Kia Rio no longer shifts or jumps: If you have the feeling that your gears no longer shift or tend to jump on your Kia Rio, there is a part that is most certainly responsible for this failure. Obviously, the solenoid that acts as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be working effectively, second option, a speed or engine unit speed sensor may be defective and send the wrong information to your gearbox.
  • If you feel drops caused by the automatic gearbox of your Kia Rio: If you feel a clutch when you go up or when you slow down, it is either your oil which is too old and which does not lubricate any more adequately all the mechanisms of your gearbox, or else a sensor which gives bad info

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  • My Kia Rio’s automatic transmission is leaking: Finally, if your Kia Rio’s automatic transmission is leaking, it’s most probably one of your spy seals is too worn.

How do I fix automatic transmission problems on a Kia Rio?

And finally, we’re going to try to give you the techniques to resolve the automatic transmission problems on your Kia Rio . Find them below:

  • Oil leak on the automatic gearbox of a Kia Rio: Locate the source of the leak, and change the concerned gasket, get it done by a professional, opening a gearbox is not easy. It will cost you a few hundred euros, especially for the labour. Do not think twice to read our article on gearbox oil leaks on Kia Rio.
  • Sensor problem: No matter which sensor is involved, a replacement is the only solution, sensors do not repair themselves, you should count from 100 to a few hundred euros dependent on the difficulty of access to the one that concerns you.
  • Couplings: If you have problems with the couplings on your Kia Rio, you will only need to do a complete gearbox replace to gain comfort and preserve your gears.
  • The automatic gearbox of my Kia Rio slips: In this case, you certainly have a dead clutch disc, you will have to replace the clutch, and on some models you won’t be able to replace it without doing a standard exchange of the gearbox, be prepared to spend more than a thousand euros.

There are other automatic transmission problems on Kia Rio, such as electronic problems or pressure problems, but this list lists the most important ones, whatever the case, for such complex mechanisms. Once you feel a problem on this level, we advise you to go quickly to your mechanic.

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