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2005 Kia Rio Base 4dr Sedan Manual

2005 Kia Rio
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Front Wheel Drive, 4dr Sedan, Sub-Compact
25 mpg city / 31 mpg hwy
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February 13, 2011, 9:59 pm

Marissa S
 

Question: why my car want drive.

my car will not drive go foward in drive, but will go in drive 2 and all the other gears works find. The transmission fluid was low so i put some in maybe 4 hrs later i notice some had leaked out on the ground.


February 18, 2011, 8:17 pm

Ron W
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Sounds like an internal failure of the transmission. You'll need a transmission shop to inspect it.


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