Kia Rondo 2007–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-021 · NHTSA communication 10032617 · issued Feb 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Kia motors: some vehicles with a 3.8l engine may experience a bumping symptom during engagement of the damper clutch (torque converter lock up clutch), and a bucking symptom when the damper clutch is fully engaged. *pe updated 8/16/10. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.