It's because his tires are lossing grip, then having it, then losing it. I had the same feeling the other day while accelerating coming off an on ramp. They had just sprayed brine on the road so one wheel was on the wet area and the other on the dry.
Of all the car models Kia sells...
most of these "trained professionals" are anything but... I think i've met maybe 2 mechanics that actually knew everything about a specific car when i brought it in for something, especially in the bmw world... took me ages to find a shop that knew their stuff..
Are you running Summer tires in the winter too?
If Kia Canada is the same as Kia USA, then trained professionals can range anywhere from actual monkeys, to people with 40 years of experience.
Totally agree. Problem is driving on his Michelin's in Winter. Easiest solution as I mentioned above is to back to the dealer and have them swap out for a set of winters and test. Should have been the first thing done. Sorry to say that. Even the desired should have pickup on that in my opinion.
Perhaps the car thinks I have no traction so it cuts the power so I don't slip. Kinda like when it regulates your acceleration when you are on slippers surfaces.
that's a difference, i am not, pilot sport a/s 4 .. which i will say are phenomenal in the wet/cold. i'm not tracking the car so i'll take the small hit in the hot dry handling.
My AWD TLX with Michelin Xice was amazing as well. As if there was no snow out.
which made me think of a speed sensor issue, I say because i had a (ok, many many) wheelspeed sensor go bad on our bmws and sometimes even on normal gentle accel , traction control would kill the power because one sensor would send a speed way different than the others making the car a tire was spinning, and it only did this from accel from a stop, it never activated at speed though.
Don't put trust in anyone. They need to get cars in and out as fast as possible. They charge book rate but are always done sooner. The more they get through the more they make. Took my wife's car in for oil change. Got home to find the engine oil cap off and oil everywhere.
100% should have been. I maybe should have known they came on summers and not all-seasons but for sure the dealer should know that. If this is indeed the issue, we wasted so much friggin time.
That is infuriating. I am sure their response would be "sure, bring it back and we will fix it" as if they are doing you a favour.
What I also wonder is why did it seem fixed when I picked it up on Tuesday if it was a speed sensor. Or if it was anything else really.
PS4 and PS4 All Season, are totally different tires. The Pilot Sport 4 are not for winter and your All Season are for Mild Winters.
How was the weather at the time, road condition, was the car in the shop keeping toast warm, so there tires would be more plyable? Get the winters on, see if it solves the issue and enjoy the car the way you should be. If it still occurs, god help you.
I have mirrored the weather but you do make a good point that it was in the shop. It wasn't parked outside when I picked it up so that very well can be why.
