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Hi everyone.
We have a 2021 Kia Seltos SX AWD Turbo (1.6 with 7spd DCT) and yesterday while I was driving down the street the check engine light suddenly came on. Shifting became VERY slow, and power delivery isn't linear. Also, when I switch to reverse it doesn't move on its own power (it will roll back if I'm on an incline).
I called a couple of my local dealers and they're over a month out with appointments. This thing feels unsafe to drive, nevermind the fact that it could get stuck since it can't reverse.
I took it to AutoZone to check the code (after making my dealership appointment) and their code reader came up with P0601 - which involves a bad memory checksum. For other makes this usually involves replacing the ECU; but who knows for this car.
I saw that other people have had these same symptoms, but nothing about which troubleshooting code they got. All of which that I read ended up having something replaced in their transmission, or the entire transmission itself replaced. No mention if it was done under warranty.
Our car has 26,000 miles on it. If the dealer doesn't cover it I'm going to be so angry. I had a really bad experience with a new Genesis G70 a couple years ago - Kia/Hyundai have the same parent company, and they are essentially the same. So far the two dealers I've called seem to be acting exactly the same as my old Genesis dealer did (ie they don't care, nor do they take any responsibility for anything, there is no consistency, they lie/make stuff up to get out of doing something, and then they put the blame on me).
Anyway, couple questions. I saw that Kia offers towing/roadside assistance for cars that have less than 60k miles and are less than 60 months old. I'm probably going to use it, as I feel the car is unsafe to drive. My question is if I get it towed to the dealership, will I still have to wait forever for them to start working on it? Second question, for others that went through something similar, did your dealer cover it under warranty?
We have a 2021 Kia Seltos SX AWD Turbo (1.6 with 7spd DCT) and yesterday while I was driving down the street the check engine light suddenly came on. Shifting became VERY slow, and power delivery isn't linear. Also, when I switch to reverse it doesn't move on its own power (it will roll back if I'm on an incline).
I called a couple of my local dealers and they're over a month out with appointments. This thing feels unsafe to drive, nevermind the fact that it could get stuck since it can't reverse.
I took it to AutoZone to check the code (after making my dealership appointment) and their code reader came up with P0601 - which involves a bad memory checksum. For other makes this usually involves replacing the ECU; but who knows for this car.
I saw that other people have had these same symptoms, but nothing about which troubleshooting code they got. All of which that I read ended up having something replaced in their transmission, or the entire transmission itself replaced. No mention if it was done under warranty.
Our car has 26,000 miles on it. If the dealer doesn't cover it I'm going to be so angry. I had a really bad experience with a new Genesis G70 a couple years ago - Kia/Hyundai have the same parent company, and they are essentially the same. So far the two dealers I've called seem to be acting exactly the same as my old Genesis dealer did (ie they don't care, nor do they take any responsibility for anything, there is no consistency, they lie/make stuff up to get out of doing something, and then they put the blame on me).
Anyway, couple questions. I saw that Kia offers towing/roadside assistance for cars that have less than 60k miles and are less than 60 months old. I'm probably going to use it, as I feel the car is unsafe to drive. My question is if I get it towed to the dealership, will I still have to wait forever for them to start working on it? Second question, for others that went through something similar, did your dealer cover it under warranty?