1, Report:
#1174137
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2014
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Kia Motors America Engine failure lemon detonation misrepresented towing capacity Irvine California
I leased a 2012 Kia Sportage in January of 2012. At it's first oil change, I complained to my dealer, that I heard a rattling sound from the engine. I let them know I suspected either detonation noise, or turbo rattle. The dealer did not keep the car long, and said...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
2, Report:
#1005177
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2013
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KIA Motors America Bad Transmission and Horrible Customer Support Irvine, California
I just purchased a 2013 Kia Rio from Bedford KIA Bedford Ohio. Manual Six Speed Transmission has a rotational low frequency vibration that is exceptionally annoying and happens at between 60 and 70 in sixth gear only? Customer support has been horrible, and my dealer acts as ...
Entity
KIA Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
3, Report:
#963128
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2012
KIA Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) warranty lemon scam Irvine, California
I brought my car(original owner) to the dealer with what appeared to be a wheel bearing problem, 98,300 miles. Been a great car, followed all maintenance according to the service manual. Called me back 2 days later and said it was internal transmission damage, manua...
Entity
KIA
Categories: Auto Warranty
4, Report:
#932366
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2012
Kia Motors America Cowboy Kia Conroe Distorted Diagnosis, Dishonored MFG Warranty, Flat out lied from the technicians to the Custome Reps! Conroe, Texas
Sunday 08/12/2012: Kia is towed to Milstead
Monday 08/12/2012: Nathan Service Intake Rep calls and says: This is going to hurt. How did you get your car here, the motor is locked up, we could not even roll it, we may not even be able to service your car.
I explain to him that if ...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto Warranty
5, Report:
#729865
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2011
Rusty Wallace Kia Kia Motors America Car Destroyed By Service Department Louisville, Tennessee
This complaint pertains to Rusty Wallace Kia in East Tennessee. Last month, I brought my 2005 Kia Rio in for its third bearing replacement in 86,000 miles of service, after the others had failed following prior Kia repairs. Immediately after repairing the failed bearing, the Service...
Entity
Rusty Wallace Kia
Categories: Auto Dealers
6, Report:
#665738
Posted Date:
Nov 27 2010
Kia Motors America KIA 2009 Borrego = LEMON - Kia refuses to honor Washington State Lemon Law! Irvine, California
I purchased a new 2009 Kia Borrego in 2009. 5 months later it started making a popping noise from the passenger side floor board area. Took the car to the dealer four times for this problem, every time they replaced some minor part. On the fourth try they told me t...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
7, Report:
#251930
Posted Date:
May 21 2010
Central Kia Of Lewisville Dishonest practices and rude employees ripoff Lewisville Texas
On March 28, 2007, I went to Central Kia of Lewisville to test drive a Sorrento. After crunching the numbers, it became apparent that I could not afford to purchase a Sorrento. I wanted to leave, but my salesman, Nick Baki, had one of the sales managers, David Alford, come talk to...
Entity
Central Kia Of Lewisville - Poulos Automotive Group
Categories: Auto Dealers
8, Report:
#182132
Posted Date:
May 15 2009
Dean McCrary Kia ripoff, consumer fraud Hattiesburg Mississippi
I have a 2002 Kia Rio. It was not purchased at the dealership involved, but they finished killing my car. When purchasing the vehicle, I bought an extended warranty that covered the timing belt up to 100000 miles. The timing belt had already been changed at 29000 miles. My car had 9...
Entity
Dean McCrary Kia
Categories: Auto Dealer Repairs
9, Report:
#404705
Posted Date:
Dec 24 2008
Central KIA Of Irving Misleading advertising Irving, Texas
On 12/22/2008, I went to Central KIA of Irving to look into purchasing a new 2007 KIA Rondo, Stock # 77027286 VIN that was advertised for sale at $11,838. One of the reasons I wanted to go to Central KIA Irving was because they promised on their internet website Value your trade p...
Entity
Central KIA Of Irving
Categories: Auto Advertising Services
10, Report:
#337378
Posted Date:
Jun 10 2008
Kia Motors America Kia Motors The Power to Surprise. Timing Belt = Dead Engine, Twice !! Irvine California
Kia Motors The Power to Surprise.
Short for: Killed In Action
Surprised, when your car is on the side of the road dead with a seized engine.
January 2005 while traveling in New Mexico the timing belt broke (just shy of 53k on the car). Was towed into Horace Kia (Santa Fe, N...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
11, Report:
#306348
Posted Date:
Apr 01 2008
Kia Motors America Matt Gallagher Tom Johnson Ray Skillman Dealership Break the law, Pay the fines. Illegal to avoid warranty claims to avoid lemon law, Attorney General will prosicute Irvine California
We bought a brand new 2006 Kia Optima LX. Full price with no trade in. At 5033 miles the belts & pulleys system needed repaired. At 6199 I was stranded 250 miles from home on a Sat with no Kia repair shop open. Waited 3 hrs for tow truck. Kia claims roadside asst is great. You get ...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto Warranty
12, Report:
#291435
Posted Date:
Feb 06 2008
Kia Motors Corporation sold me a new car that has problems and then dos not know how to fix it so I am stuck with it Irvine California
I bought a new 2007 KIA Spectra June 4, 2007. I put $5000 down and have paid my payments since I got it. Always on time. I have had more trouble and got stranded for times in the last six months with this new KIA than I did in 10 years of owning a Toyota. That definitely sounds ...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
13, Report:
#288218
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2007
KIA MOTORS AMERICA AKA HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA THE ABSOLUTE WORST PLACE TO WORK AND UNPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE TO WORK WITH! LAWRENCEVILLE Georgia
This company not only sell unreliable cars but they also sell a false since of professionalism to prospective employees. Since I have started working with this company, I have heard managers and supervisors have unethical conversations while at work. Some conversations with sexual...
Entity
KIA MOTORS AMERICA AKA HYUNDAI MOTORS AMERICA
Categories: Auto Parts
14, Report:
#282344
Posted Date:
Nov 01 2007
KIA & POMOCO VIRGINIA LIE AND DECEIPT AFTER STARTING THE PAPERWORK, THE AGREED PRICE DIFFERENT Hampton Virginia
I am disappointed, frustrated, angry, thwarted.
Please correct me if I'm wrong but a KIA dealer is KIA itself correct?I am posting this letter because the KIA Consumer Affairs website chose to close my case before a resolution has been reached. There was not possible to reach a re...
Entity
POMOCO & KIA
Categories: Auto manufactures
15, Report:
#258404
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2007
KIA MOTORS YOUR CRANKSHAFT MAY BREAK! It happened to me and many others. No assistance from Kia! WOW! ripoff Mount Laurel New Jersey
I own a 2003 Kia Sorento. At 48000 miles, without warning the CRANKSHAFT bolts broke while driving. Fortunately I was not too far from home and was able to get it home. It was taken to the Kia dealer nearest my home and repairs which took about 3 weeks to complete. Kia does not p...
Entity
KIA MOTORS AMERICA
Categories: Auto manufactures
16, Report:
#206337
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2006
Sholz Kia, KIA MOTORS AMERICA IF YOU HAVE MONEY TO PUT IN THE GARBAGE BUY A KIA MANCHESTER Connecticut, White Plains New York
I bougth a bren new Kia rio in 2002 from Sholz Kia in New York White Plains. My car started to have problem with the bearings a year after I bought it. The bearings had been replaced eight times in past tree years, (first tree were in New York).
In July 12th I took my car to th...
Entity
Sholz Kia, KIA MOTORS AMERICA
Categories: Auto manufactures
17, Report:
#206330
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2006
KIA MOTORS AMERICA,SHOLZ KIA,SUBURBAN KIA,CROWLEY BUICK OLDSMOBILE KIA, IF YOU HAVE MONEY TO PUT IN GARBAGE BUY A KIA !! THEY ALL JUNK IRIVNE.WHITE LAINS,VERNON.BRISTOL CALIFORNIA,NEW YORK,CONNECTICUT
My car started to have problem with the bearings a year after I bought it. The bearings had been replaced eight times in past tree years, (first tree were in New York).
In July 12th I took my car to the Suburban Kia in Vernon Connecticut with same problem. The car had kept two da...
Entity
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION,SHOLZ KIA INC,SUBURBAN KIA,CROWLEY BUICK OLDSMOBILE KIA
Categories: Auto manufactures
18, Report:
#193571
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2006
Kia Motors America Don't be suckered into working for this deceitful, dishonest company in any way. Their products leave a lot to be desired too! Mt. Laurel New Jersey and Irvine California
Don't get suckered into working for this company or buying their products. They take advantage of people and are BAD NEWS. They are deceitful and dishonest and are among the WORST in the country. Their products leave a lot to be desired, too! STAY AWAY!!
Jessie
Buffalo, New Yor...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
19, Report:
#182134
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2006
Kia Motors America ripoff - stuck with a lemon Irvine California
I have a 2002 Kia Rio that was purchased at Santa Fe Kia in Santa Fe, NM. It has given me so many problems, and neither the Better Business Bureau or the New Mexico Attorney General have helped me. Now I live in Hattiesburg, MS and the car is dead. It all started with a check engine...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
20, Report:
#149184
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2005
Kia Motors - Automart Kia - Tanner Kia Warranty, kia does not honor their warranty, kias' are a piece of crap RIPOFF Lake Worth Florida
I bought a 2004 Kia rio about a year ago from Tanner Kia/ Auto Mart Kia with the promise of getting a free car and 10 years/ 100,000 mile warranty. The second week I had the car I got into an accident in the car because the brakes did not work. I took my car to Kia and the told me I...
Entity
Kia Motors - Kia Motors America - Automart Kia - Tanner Kia
Categories: Auto Dealers
21, Report:
#148842
Posted Date:
Jul 07 2005
Kia Motors America ripoff Lemon of All Lemons New York New York
I bought this Sedona van 2 years ago and have had nothing but problems. The problems started with in 2 weeks of buying the vehicle.
Most of the problems where resolved, but some have yet to be. Now that I have a Serious problem, I am being told by Kia I have no more warranty. The...
Entity
Kia Motors America
Categories: Auto manufactures
22, Report:
#20330
Posted Date:
Aug 06 2004
KIA Motors America, Inc. consumer fraud ripoffs weaseling it's way out of responsibility for this LEMON. Irvine California
My 1999 Kia Sportage is the biggest piece of Garbage I have ever owned! BUYER BEWARE!! Kia does not stand behind their products!
I am currently in the Lemon Law process. So far Kia has done all it can to try to weasel it's way out of responsibility for this LEMON. I have the...
Entity
KIA Motors America, Inc.
Categories: Auto manufactures
23, Report:
#81247
Posted Date:
Feb 21 2004
Kia Motor Kias Are Junky DEATHTRAPS ripoff Kia Cars Are Cheaply Made Deathtraps Irvine California
From: What do you think???
Date: Mon Jul 7, 2003 7:11 pm
Subject: Let's band together and take KIA on!!
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/americanhyundaikiacarssuck/message/6
Kia Motors America
Consumer Affairs Dept.
P.O. Box 52410
Irvine, CA 92619-2410
kiasarejunk...
Entity
Kias Are Junky DEATHTRAPS
Categories: Auto manufactures
24, Report:
#28393
Posted Date:
Oct 02 2003
Kia Motors America, Inc. Sold me a lemon. TWICE! Irvine California
I purchased a new 2001 Optima in Jan 2000. The following day I noticed annoying wind noise coming from the drivers door. The dealer gave up trying to correct it after two attempts and reffered me to Kia of America. KoA asked that I try another dealership, which I did.
Then a...
Entity
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Categories: Auto Dealers