# 2002 Kia Spectra - Transmission issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [December 12, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560 "2019-12-12T18:41:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![BrantLegg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BrantLegg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BrantLegg)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560/1 "2019-12-12T18:41:32Z")

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Put in a new valve body in auto trans now every position reverse & neutral are all forward years & it don’t shift !

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560/2 "2019-12-12T18:51:39Z")

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And?.. What does the shop that did the work say about it? Was the linkage, if disconnected during the work, reconnected correctly?

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560/3 "2019-12-12T19:05:31Z")

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Whoever did it screwed something up.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-kia-spectra-transmission-issues/154560/4 "2019-12-12T21:30:44Z")

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> [@BrantLegg](#):
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> Put in a new valve body in auto trans

First question, Why did you replace it ?

Second question, Did you use a new valve body, or pull one from a used transmission ?