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I purchased this Kia Optima in 11/2014...
Since my purchase I have had nothing but problems and recalls.
I am unhappy with this automobile.
Problem #1 I had to have the car towed due to smoke coming from the hood. Needless to say something melted under the hood. Well this was date was on 4/6/2016 invoice #K1CB254143. The details included a few items that was included under warranty. Had to replace the fuel pump #35320-2G720. A charge of $961.92. Is this a part of a recall that did not happen yet? Recall #18V907000 dated 12/19/2018.
So I am requesting a refund for the charge of the $961.92 in full.

All other recalls have been satisfied. However, overall I am concerned about the safety of this car. I do drive my children and grand children in this car. I really want to report this car as a lemon.
If I do not get a response or refund I will take this matter further.

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Cynthia Shelby
5103 Carriage Dr
El Sobrante, CA 94803
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My name is Bassel Frez, my mobile +[protected] and email:[protected]@hotmail.com. I bought my car from KIA Saudi Arabia in August 2015, chassis: KENADM5124F6976661-plate no. 2530 KXJ, blue color. since the last 6 months I have major technical problem with the engine and still not resolved . The car still under warranty and KIA maintenance in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia has made a half overall to the engine to remove the noise that I am complaining . After many visits to KIA Saudi Arabia the noise still remarkably noticed in the engine.

I requested KIA Saudi Arabia to replace the engine and resolve the problem for good but they rejected and I am really suffered a lot.

Please I need your support and help and I am sure that the esteemed executives of KIA organization will not accept such negative situation with one of KIA products.
Thank you and best regards.

Iam Shady Hegazi living in UAE. My car Kia sportage 2018 had accident in Fujairah UAE and I had send my car for repair in Kia service center in Fujairah branch in UAE and after o got my car after 2 months, the manger of the branch refused to give me any report about the spare parts that had been changed in my car and he told me he can only say verbally. This is not accepted from big company. How I will be sure that original spare parts had been used beside this is my right and against the law. Please contact me as soon as possible [protected]. Email: [protected]@hotmail.com

I have a 2013 Optima and within month noticed a slight difference in paint color between the body of the car and the rear bumper. The bumper seemed slightly cream iui n color.
A few months ago the paint started chipping on the hood and I assumed it was due to a rock or something hitting the hood.
Today I noticed a 12 inch section of paint missing from the drivers side of the windshield framing.
I have owned cars much longer than this Kia and never had paint chipping issues.
I am very disappointed in the lack of quality in the paint and clear coat on this vehicle.

I drive an hour a day to work and home. I purchased a new Kia Forte in 2016. I was very happy with the Kia and all the performances however, I needed a new battery within 50, 000 miles and 1 1/2 yrs old, then needed new brakes within 60, 000 miles. New tires all four within 67, 000 miles, which I am a highway driver not enter city. Now with my vechile only 3 years old at 86, 000 miles the ac is no longer blowing cold. I tried adding freon and it did not take it. When I called Kia costumer service the ac is under the bumper to bumper warranty not the engine. I am pretty sure the ac is located with the engine. I am very disappointed that I have a pretty new car that the parts are cheaply made to be breaking down so quickly.

I have a 2013 KIA Sorento. There have been many recalls on the engines being blown from this model, and oil leaks causing fires. I recently took my car in to "fix" these recalls. Apparently they only do a hearing test to listen to see if the engine has problems. Regardless, after picking up my car, I have a major oil leak that begins to smoke and smell terribly! I took my SUV back into the shop within the week, and they claim that it was nothing they did on their part. They claim that they don't "touch" anything without first having permission from the owner to do so. I can already say that's a lie, because my dipstick was replaced, and they would have had to take the top end apart to find out whether there were underlying problems. When I returned to service, they told me that I have a leak from my top end, and the connector to my oil pan. I had NO problems prior to taking in my car to fix the "recalls" on my SUV model and year. They are quoting me nearly $500 for something that I never even had a problem with prior to bringing it in in the first place! I'm extremely upset about this, and I want some action done! After doing MORE research, I have found out that my model now has a recall for an oil pan leak (which is what I have) causing engine fires. After bringing this to the service department's attention, they claim it is only for the engines that have been replaced due to the recalled engines. How does this make any sense? Even if that WAS the case, now you are replacing recalled engines with faulty engines that cause fires?! Late last year, the exact same model and year SUV that I have was on the news, driving on a very busy road, on fire! I never had a problem prior to bringing my car in to "fix" these issues, besides a slight ticking noise while running (which of course they say this is normal as well), and I never had any leaks. Now I how a major problem, and KIA will not fix this issue! If something is not done soon, and if someone does not contact me on this matter, I will contact my local news agents as well as the BBB on this issue! There have been over 1 MILLION customers with this same issue! I want this fixed! This makes me extremely angry, and I will no longer be a KIA supporter if this continues.

Please contact me at:
dalessandro.[protected]@gmail.com

On February 28, 2019. I purchased my 2016 Kia Soul Plus at the above named dealership. My 3 year lease was expiring and I elected to purchase the vehicle. It was a cash transaction which included the purchase of a bumper to bumper vehicle service contract with cost of $2480.00. On April 5, 2019 I received a letter from Toyota Financial Services which stated that my application ( F69C97) was rejected because my vehicle did not qualify for coverage. I went to Plaza Kia and presented the Finance Officer, Mohamed Hamada with the rejection letter . Mr. Hamada assured me that the problem would be rectified and that he would contact me by phone the following day at the latest. As of this date I have heard nothing from the dealer and my phone calls to follow up have been ignored. A subsequent call to Toyota Finance has revealed that Plaza Kia had been notified that the application was rejected at the same time that I was, and had not responded. I am requesting that this matter be resolved ASAP.

Hi, First of all, thank you to KIA for giving me the chance to drive an excellent car at a reasonable price. Well done and keep it up.
Following my complaint to KIA Mauritius where it seems not to be taken seriously, i would like to point out some weaknesses in the SET-UP of KIA aftersales service.
I basically have to use harsh words to the person at KIA Aftersales service to get things done everytime, and that should not be the way to go.
They have this current set-up for the wheel alignment that is causing problems to myself and other KIA users.
KIA Mauritius uses the the wheel alignment facility of BMW and RENAULT. So if i have to go for a simple service and complain about tires, i need to make a different booking because the wheel alignment service is too busy..That is utter nonsense and waste of time for us customers.
This is what happened to me. I had my tyres wearing out before the 10, 000kms and when i went for that service, got told that there was no space for wheel alignment and had to book at a later stage which i did not have time to do. No rotation was done either. At 20, 000kms service, i had to get 2 new front tires and had to shout to get the wheel alignment done.
After a few days, i realised that the steering wheel was still not keeping a straight line at all. You can imagine my anger. I called the service department but dont feel that they are very concerned.
KIA prides itself for its aftersales service. KIA Mauritius is a disgrace in that matter.
We have a fleet of vehicle with a mix of TOYOTA, NISSAN, MAZDA, BMW, etc.. but i can assure you that no one is worse than KIA. Its a shame as i love the car, we do have another couple of KIA(RIO & small truck) in our fleet and encountered a similar situation end of last year, wont get into details for that one..
KIA Mauritius got a nice showroom, good team of sales people, but the service department is a mess, sorry to say. I hope by this complaint to see some changes at KIA Mauritius in the future as i believe in good and positive communication.
If you need some more information please send them by email.
My mail address is [protected]@prosafe.intnet.mu

A few months ago I received a letter to take my car in for a computer upgrade at Grand KIA in Thornton CO and after that was done my car started having problems. While driving on the highway my car speed started slowing down and the check engine light turned on and even though I was stepping on the gas the speed was not going up. I called Grand KIA and explained the situation and they told me that was something it wasn't covered on my warranty without even offering to check what the problem was. I took it to a different dealership on Littleton, CO on January 2019 where I was told by one of the technicians the upgrade wasn't done properly and my car was burning oil and gas more than usual which it meant that my engine might need to be replaced if this continued to happen since it has a lifetime warranty. Last Friday April 5, 2019 I was driving out of a parking lot and the check engine light turned on again same scenario that had happened the first time. I had to tow my car to the dealership because it wasn't driveable, there was smoke coming out of the tail pipes, once the car was at the dealership a different technician was checking the car and I was told that the engine could not be replaced and I will have to pay for services done to change a pcv valve and to fix front end link to be able to get rid of the codes the scanner was reading but that my engine will not be replaced even though I haven't met my 10, 000 warranty

I bought this car from a second KIA dealer in August 2018. When I wanted to test drive the battery was dead but was told that the battery needs to be changed. So the battery was changed and I test drove the car and found it good. I bought the car and after about 2 months the car could not start and called the KIA Road Assist. I was told the battery had no charge. The car was 'jump start' and was fine for about a month and had the same issue. This was going on for some time. I cannot get any answers from the KIA service centre for the problem here on the cause for the constant battery drainage. Can you assist because I am quite frustrated and disappointed with the car.
Thank you.

I am diligently paying and bringing my car for the Schedule Preventive Maintenance Service but it seems like the service center is not really doing any preventive maintenance but just selling parts that need to be replaced. I found out the hard way because now my Aircon is damaged due to leaking that should have been found through the PMS anyway. I found out that the control valve and the compressor has been damaged and there's a compressor oil leaking that was not reported until too late. The hard part is warranty coverage takes 3-6 months to process as advised by the service advisor so I have to buy replacement parts outside to be able to get my air condition working. I also found out that my under chassis was already eaten by rust for a long time already and I didn't even get any recommendation from my PMS (shouldn't it part of what they should inspect during PMS?).

When I asked the Service Advisor why all of these were not prevented during Preventive Maintenance Service the replied I got is that they just perform change oil and whatever it is that has a price in the PMS invoice. No inspection at all, just the items where they can get money and these are parts and consumables.

On the 7th of March I took my 2012 Kia Sportage platinum diesel to Kia service department at Moorooka 1086 Ipswich Rd Brisbane QLD.The problem with my car was it wouldn't start at all the battery was good, the car would unlock and lock okay.When I went to start the car the push button light would only light up yellow then when I push it again there was nothing no dash board lights and no ignition lights..So I rang Kia at Moorooka to book it in to get it fixed..I said I can't drive it, it won't start.I said I have to get it towed to you so you can fix the problem.So about 11am I got the car tow there.Grant Davis the service consultant rang me on Friday morning the 8th of March and said that they looked at the car on Thursday for a couple of hrs and that they need to look at the car again on Friday for a couple of hrs more to diagnose what the problem and it is going to cost 150 dollars an hr...I said that sounds a little high to diagnose what the problem is..That Friday afternoon Grant ring me at 5.15pm and said that they know what the problem is, its the lock assembly unit part No. 819003W700 and that it will cost around $1500 dollars..I said when can I pick up my car Grant he said Monday we should have the part in...Monday afternoon I rang Grant and I said is my car ready, he said no the part hasn't arrived it looks like it could be Tuesday.Vanessa my wife when down to talk to Grant Tuesday morning about the car I couldn't go because I had to work.Vanessa said she had to wait an hr to see him, Vanessa was not happy about waiting an hr just to talk him about the car, he said it looks like it will be ready Wednesday afternoon now..Wednesday afternoon I ring up again and Grant said that the part will be here by Thursday morning.Thursday the 14th of March at 11.50am I received a text message saying my car is ready to be collected and the invoice amount is $1506.56...Not happy about the bill and the time it took for my car to be fixed..Grant said on Friday the 8th that there was no loan cars they could give me.I would like some of my money back for the inconvenience that I had to go through and I think I was well over charged for the work that was done on my car, not happy with Kia Moorooka at all, would not recommend them to anyone...Bad Service Grant Davis...