# 2022 Kia Sorento transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia, sorento\
**Created:** [July 20, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359 "2022-07-20T08:28:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kia\_DUBAI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kia\_DUBAI](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kia_DUBAI)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 8:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359/1 "2022-07-20T08:28:56Z")

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Transmission is not smooth as it its either faster or slower than the engines speed the gear shift timing is not sync with the engine speed and its jerks when slowing down or increasing the speed at lower speed

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359/2 "2022-07-20T17:12:31Z")

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well, being it is new and under warranty I suggest you bring it back to the dealer.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359/3 "2022-07-20T23:15:05Z")

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That’s a pretty common comment when folks switch from a car w/conventional automatic to CVT. Does your new Kia have a CVT transmission? Sometimes the complaint is more about how it sounds than what it actually does, sometimes the complain is that it sounds like a racing car.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359/4 "2022-07-21T00:32:48Z")

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A quick web search says it has an 8 speed dual-clutch transmission. Folks sometimes complain about the way they behave, i.e., jerking, hesitation, delayed shifting, etc. That may be the case in this instance.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2022-kia-sorento-transmission/185359/5 "2022-07-21T20:13:54Z")

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> [@davepsinbox\_157004](#):
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> [OP’s Kia] has an 8 speed dual-clutch transmission.

Ford’s dual clutch transmission has certainly received a lot of attention, symptoms could be related, don’t know.

> **[What You Need to Know about Ford's PowerShift Transmission Problems](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27438193/ford-powershift-transmission-problems/)**
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> A primer on owner-reported transmission problems and pending lawsuits for alleged defects on Focus and Fiesta models.