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We were on vacation in the Outer Banks when the timing belt in our KIA Sorento went at 28,000 miles. We had to have the car towed 83 miles to Greenbrier Kia in Virginia because that was the closest Kia dealer". The service manager would not cover the warranty because he said we were off pavement and the warrenty does not cover any repairs if the vehicle is off pavement?. We then called Kia consumer Affairs:. They were rude and incompetent?. They stated that if I got stuck in the snow and spun my tires, the warranty wouldn't cover anything;.When we arrived home, we realized that the dealership did not put two pans back on the vehicle:. We called Greenbrier Kia and the serevice manager stated that if they "find them" they will let us know/. That was a week ago. Kia Corp. said that there was nothing that they could do. I am trading in my Kia for an American car. 1290241
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| 1. Written by Sia on January 18, 2012 from tampa, florida, US Kia Motors and Bob Bell Kia, Maryland, said we needed new transmission, and would not honor warranty on new 2008, as we had serviced a ASC certified garage. We took to local trans shop and had fluid changed and problem was cured... I had hoped that others who have the same problem with hard shifting on Kia's will read this. I had seen on the Kia owners site, that in the past others paid the price. |
| 2. Written by RN on October 17, 2010 from los angeles, california, US I agree, Kia Consumer Affairs are full of it. Both my daughter and I own a Kia but will never purchase another Kia. We too will buy American Cars (Ford). I tried to contact the CEO & President of Kia America in Irvine, Ca. after having problems with the Kia Consumer Affairs Dept. and found that over the past few years there have been at least three CEO/Presidents, what does that till you!!!! |
| 3. Written by patpat on October 13, 2010 from richardson, texas, US my 2004 has 80000 runs like a champ only repair has been battery and brakes |
| 4. Written by on September 5, 2010 from medford, oregon, US investigated futher and found out kia sent a bullitin to nhtsa 1/1/05,tsb#82#10015272. This ia a safety issue, and kia has been aware. Feel free to contact me for more info 5418790651 |
| 5. Written by on August 26, 2010 from medford, oregon, US this is a common problem, mine snapped at 38,000. i went online and found numerous warranty complaints for the same problem. however this is a safety issue so i am putting a complaint in with the department of justice and the federal safety commission, obviously kia is aware and just doesn't care about consumer safety! |
| 6. Written by L.G.Smith on June 3, 2010 from carrollton, georgia, US \Those of use who own KIA's (that is how you spell JUNK in Korean) know that KIA will not honor the warranty so I recommend we all sue them thru the small claims courts in each state. In Georgia it is $15,000.00 and we are filing suit 06072010. Stay tuned. |
| 7. Written by Kia sales NC on March 2, 2010 from high point, north carolina, US Mom of 2: Thousands of dollars worth of warranty work could have been reached in only 2 repairs. It doesn't mean the cars are ***. In that case, toyota, GM, honda, dodge, and your almighty ford are even bigger *** with the amount of recalls they've had lately. AWD doesn't mean "off road 4x4". It's there as a safety feature for slick conditions on normal surfaces. But indeed, feel free to tell the whole story before bashing. I bet you were probably running it pretty hard playing in the sand to snap a t-belt. I've yet to see one come thru my shop with a belt break that early in the 2 years I've been here. |
| 8. Written by mom of 2 on September 4, 2009 from pittsburgh, pennsylvania, US This is to ZobVa. Of course I drove my 4wheel drive Sorento on the sand. It was the only way to get to the beach house. There were many 4wheel vehicles on the sand but my KIA was the only one to break down. And I did buy an American Ford Explorer and took it back to the same beach house in the Outer Banks and guess what? It did not break down. And if you had to have "thousands" of dollars worth of warranty work done than you just admitted that KIA makes **** vehicles. No car should have to have that much work done under warranty. Watch what you admit to, it can make you look like a fool. |
| 9. Written by ZobVa on September 3, 2009 from virginia beach, virginia, US So you were driving "off-pavement" according to the dealer. What are you not telling us. you were on vacation in NC's Outer Banks, does that mean you were foolish enough to drive your car on the beach in the sand? It's so easy to blame others for our own stupidity. I live in Chesapeake, VA. I have a 2005 Kia Amanti and have had thousands of dollars worth of warranty work done without paying a dime out of pocket. Then again, (a) I keep up my scheduled maintenance, and (b) I honor the terms of the warranty and drive my car on ROADS. Your "American" car will all apart also if you try to use it as a dune buggy. |
| 10. Written by Kia junker on July 29, 2008 from lake ariel, pennsylvania, US We bought a used Kia sportage (75K miles). We knew it would need repair as it got older but I had no idea how many and how expensive the parts were!! At 80K antifreeze came POURING into the interior of the car actually spewing onto the dash and seats. Thankfully this didn't happen when we were in the car or someone could have been burned severely. The heater core and hoses had burst. At 83K the valves and head gasket went . Ball joints and brakes at 90K, catalytic converter at 92K and the rear tire rack hinges rusted clean. When the tranny started slipping and the maintenance issues with passing inspection got to be so much we sold it for $400 to get rid of it. I think in the short time we had it with all we spent on repairs I could have taken my 4 kids to Disney for a week!!I I will never buy one again. |
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