# Kia Sorento adaptive transmission question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sorento-adaptive-transmission-question/129982>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia, sorento\
**Created:** [December 1, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sorento-adaptive-transmission-question/129982 "2018-12-01T13:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![John07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@John07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/John07)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-sorento-adaptive-transmission-question/129982/1 "2018-12-01T13:12:09Z")

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I have a 2016 Kia with a 2 liter turbo. Great car. But the “adaptive” transmission that supposedly “learns” my style of driving down shifts very hard when I’m slowing down to around 35mph. I went to the dealer and they reset it. About 6 months later it is downshifting again when the car slows down to about 35. I went back in and their answer was to brake harder. I don’t like that answer. Do you have a better one? What can be done to fix this rather annoying problem in otherwise a great car.