Micah
Hattiesburg,#2Author of original report
Mon, March 20, 2006
My beef isn't just this incident with the timing belt. Enough has gone wrong with the car to qualify is as a violation of the magnusson moss act. It doesn't matter what kind of car you buy or what you do to it, any car should be able to get at least the first 100000 miles trouble free. When the transmission and clutch gave out they should have bought it back from me then. If they are such pieces of crap then the government should not allow them to be sold. Legislators, if any of you read this how about proposing a law that all cars must have a 100000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. Do any of you believe that something that costs so much should be allowed to last so little time? We need better protection from the predatory corporations.
Dave
Jacksonville,#3Consumer Comment
Mon, March 20, 2006
Unless I am missing something here, you don't have a beef with KIA. The timelines and mileages you quoted along with the miles driven, tells me that you had minimal problems on a car that is supposed to be the biggest piece of crap in the industry. Plus YOU GOT 97000 miles out of the is piece of junk. That's way more than most Kias. Now, the timing belt. There are specific maintenance schedules for those. If you missed one, and it breaks, it is not the manufacturer's fault. Plus, I know of NO manufacturer that warranties a timing belt. That is a preventative maintenance item on any car. The reason being is that when they break, and depending if the valves were open or closed at the time, you can ruin your motor. That is why nobody warrenties the timing belt.