Greenway Kia of Riverchase

Last year I received a recall notice regarding a coolant leak and a new limited warranty extension due to the defect. My car had just began to run hot. I made an appointment with Greenway Kia of Riverchase leak and a new limited warranty extension due to the defect. My car had just began to run hot. I made an appointment with Greenway Kia of Riverchase in Pelham, AL. and left my car with them on June 30th, 2024 for evaluation and repair. Even though I called once a week, I always got no answer or the same answer over and over. I worked out of town. After two months, and when returning to town I decided to drive by Kia to see if I could speak to my representative face to face. When I arrived, my car was still sitting in the parking lot in the same place they had parked it two months ago prior. To say I was angry about being lied to was an understatement. The manager there advised they were waiting on tech line to answer regarding the warranty and it would be covered. I had called Kia Corporate and got a case number prior to ever taking my car into the dealership. It was case 16491856. After this face to face I was told my tech line approval number was 16750884 and it would take four to five weeks to replace the motor. It took another two months. Kia gave me my car back Nov 8, 2024. They did not reimbursed me for a rental car, they didn’t give me a loaner while they sat my car on the lot and dragged their feet. They didn’t care how I went about my daily life or if I lost my job, and I would have if I had not been able to obtain back up transportation at that time. NOW here it is June 16th and I notice a leak under the car. Thinking maybe the company who changes my oil left something loose, I took it back to them to check the car out. They checked everything, found all of their work was in order and then as a courtesy sprayed the underside of my car to try to help me pinpoint where the leak was coming from. They thought it might be a rear seal which is common in these Kia motors but instead they found I had a transmission fluid leak where the new engine met the old transmission. I called corporate again told them what was happening and they advised me to take it back to Greenwood Kia. They also gave me a new case number. My car has now sat at the dealership again for over a month. I’m out $1500+ dollars in rental car fees and today the manager Ron told me a new transmission is going to cost me $3754.05, out the door for a new transmission because I have put $21k miles on the new motor. This infuriates me. I feel that I’m am being taken advantage of because before the new motor was placed in this car I didn’t have any issues with this vehicle before hand. The car is a 2015 but it only has 135,000 original miles on it. When I purchase this car Kia was known for their 100,000/10yr warranty and was considered a great car. I personally will never purchase a Kia again and I would not recommend anyone take their existing car to this dealership for any type of engine work because they will not take responsibility for their workmanship or their faulty engines. In addition, I was told by the manager today that if I got a lawyer that I would need to pick up the car within 48-hours and if I didn’t it would cost me $50 per day to sit on their lot. Where is my $50 per day for the 120 days it sat on their lot while I was waiting on a new engine? Where is my rental reimbursements? My time calling checking on the car, driving over there, searching for my representative for an update? I’m going to have the work completed because I need a car to go to work and I have no other choice right now. But I want the public to be aware of this facility and these vehicles. I have recorded all of the phone calls to and from this site including the one today and can back up my statement. This is not slander, it is actual facts. And I would be more than happy to speak with the owner about this issue. More