Robert
Jacksonville,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, August 23, 2006
It is always much less expensive to fix a problem before it goes out completely. Take it to a reputable shop.
Emily
Loveland,#3REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, August 23, 2006
I have the 1999 Kia that might be a cheap car, but it get's me from point A to point B with little or no problems in the years I have owned this car. Which is 6 years. Right now with gas being $3.00 a gallon I can go over 320 miles per tank. My car insurance is really low which between the two adds up to quite a savings. I know of other Kia owners havings thousands of problems with their cars. I am one of the few lucky ones who has not had alot of problems with my car. I belive my problem is when I kick the car into passing gear. Then afterwards my speedometer goes crazy. So far it has not effected the car. I think that it might in the furture. 99% of the time the car is running super great. When I will take it in to be repaired, it WILL NOT BE AT A TUFFY AUTO CARE CENTER!! I still have not heard from this Tuffy branch. The owner complained that I had to work with him, but 2 weeks to get any kind of work done was above and beyond my call of duty to this guy. He should have offered to put a rental on hold for me not wait till I get there then call around to see what is available. He did find one in Kentucky at the Greater Cincinnati Airport which is over 60 miles from me. I work so I have to go by my schedule not when he decides to work on my car. Heck I gave him 2 weeks what else did he need.
Robert
Jacksonville,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, August 10, 2006
Most cars use electronic speed sensors instead of cables. If the sensor is bad, the speedometer needle usually either lays dead, or jumps. See if the odometer works properly...the numbers moving smoothly as you drive. If they do, the issue is the cluster itself. If they don't, the issue is the sensor. It's attached to the transaxle. I'm not a KIA expert, so I am assuming it also uses a sensor, as opposed to a cable. In reality, this is the CHEAPest car on the road. At no time in history, has CHEAP ever stood for GOOD.
Thomas
Anderson,#5Consumer Suggestion
Thu, August 10, 2006
The speedo is a bad cable from the tranny to the speedo. This is a simple replacement job. When brake pads are replaced you (carefully) turn the rotors to restore a flat surface. The calipers are usually not changed unless they are leaking, or corroded and sticking, and rotors are not replaced unless they are too thin or too warped to be remachined to flat. You have a lot of "issues" for a simple speedo cable problem. Transmissions, brakes, and so on do not make your speedo jump. And if your speedo IS jumping, so what? It will stop! I suggest you get a shop repair book. The better ones have a trouble-shooting guide where you look up your symptom in the left column and in the right collumn you will find descriptions to tell you the most probable causes. Lack of knowlege can, as you have seen, be pretty expensive.
Thomas
Anderson,#6Consumer Suggestion
Thu, August 10, 2006
The speedo is a bad cable from the tranny to the speedo. This is a simple replacement job. When brake pads are replaced you (carefully) turn the rotors to restore a flat surface. The calipers are usually not changed unless they are leaking, or corroded and sticking, and rotors are not replaced unless they are too thin or too warped to be remachined to flat. You have a lot of "issues" for a simple speedo cable problem. Transmissions, brakes, and so on do not make your speedo jump. And if your speedo IS jumping, so what? It will stop! I suggest you get a shop repair book. The better ones have a trouble-shooting guide where you look up your symptom in the left column and in the right collumn you will find descriptions to tell you the most probable causes. Lack of knowlege can, as you have seen, be pretty expensive.