The vehicle will sometimes go forward eventhough the gear shift is in the r position for reverse. and the opposite happens. i may go in reverse eventhough the gear is in the d position for drive. -- i believe the above happens if i shift gears too quickly before the car finishes its system check. -- that is my own troubleshooting effort/opinion. the wrong motion happens when starting from a stationary position. for example starting the car and wanting to drive forward out of a parking spot or wanting to go reverse to back out of a garage. ---- it's happened several times. i notified the deal sales rep back in oct. when it first happened. it's happend a couple other times and finally i found this website after it happened again this week.
Tl* the consumer rented a 2019 kia niro. the consumer stated that when the vehicle was started and placed in reverse, the vehicle moved forward without warning. the gear shift indicator displayed that the vehicle was in reverse at the time of the failure. the vehicle was returned to the rental company. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 9,000. the vin was unknown. *as