# 2005 Kia Sedona Transmission slams

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sedona-transmission-slams/120694>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sedona, kia\
**Created:** [July 9, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sedona-transmission-slams/120694 "2018-07-09T09:23:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Starla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Starla](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Starla)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sedona-transmission-slams/120694/1 "2018-07-09T09:23:03Z")

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I have a 2005 Sedona Kia that doesn’t want to shift into overdrive in slams into gear really hard and the transmission. Fluid bubble’s hot how long can I drive it this way or am I doing major damage? Also can it be fixed by udating the software on the vehicles brain?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-kia-sedona-transmission-slams/120694/2 "2018-07-09T13:18:56Z")

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Yes, you are doing damage. Unlikely any software fix. No telling how long before the car will refuse to shift at all but it won’t be long. Take it into a local independent mechanics shop and have them take a look at it. It likley won’t be inexpensive.