Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-070 | 05/01/2010 | 10034236 | Kia: ecm upgrade for p0304 due to vcm motor variation. provides the procedure to upgrade the powertrain control module (pcm) of some model year vehicles. reflash has enhanced vcm (variable charge motion) actuator logic to improve a rough | 10/27/2010 | |
| TSB-070 REV 1 | 06/01/2010 | 10034148 | Kia: pcm upgrade for p0304 due to vcm motor variation. procedure to upgrade the powertrain control module (pcm) of some vehicles. this reflash has enhanced vcm (variable charge motion) actuator logic to improve a rough idle condition at s | 10/20/2010 | |
| TSB-030 | 10/01/2009 | 10032672 | Kia: pcm upgrade-shift hesitation and shift delay improvement with 2.0l and 4 speed a/t (sa020). some vehicles may experience slight shift hesitation and/or transaxle shift delay. the transmission control module (tcm) is an integral part | 04/26/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| TSB-026 | 10/01/2009 | 10032675 | Kia: driveshaft housing and transaxle oil seal inspection and replacement (sa011). some vehicles (6 speed manual transaxles) may have interference with the inner tri-pod housing contacting with the axle seal cage. *pe | 04/26/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TSB-026 | 10/01/2009 | 10032675 | Kia: driveshaft housing and transaxle oil seal inspection and replacement (sa011). some vehicles (6 speed manual transaxles) may have interference with the inner tri-pod housing contacting with the axle seal cage. *pe | 04/26/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/27/2009 | 723 | 1 | |
| 2010 kia forte purchased brand new on 10/17/09. 1st time taken in to dealership for check engine light being on (10/27/09) dealership stated that it was code po304--misfire #4 they stated that there was a glitch in the system and updated the computer. diagnostic being cleared. 2nd time taken in on 11/11/09 for the check engine light being on once again and the same code coming up po304. also 8 different recalls on the car including gas cap, cruise control, transmission, computer system and others of the same nature. also the car is accelerating by it self. they are going back and forth with kia corporate head quarters and they still do not know how to fix any of the problems. kia agreed to put me in a rental car and that is what i am remaining to drive at the present time. *tr | |||