Update June 2025: After 9 weeks of having my car and - L
Update June 2025: After 9 weeks of having my car and making me go out of my way to do absolutely everything they asked of me, on the car I took care of immaculately, they are forcing me to pick up my car or they'll start charging me. Nothing was fixed, and they wrongfully refused to honor the recall and the warranty.
April 2025:
The absolute worst customer service I've experienced in my entire life. Never buy a Kia!
My Kia is one of the years that had an engine recall, due to their engines spontaneously combusting/exploding. They have been doing absolutely everything they can to not give me the engine that is owed for the recall. My car is still under the correct warranty, and this was verified. They made me pay a ton of money to get a new knock sensor so they could "make sure it wasn't a faulty sensor" and "it's part of protocol". They told me that I would for sure get my new engine after the new knock sensor goes off. This process took almost a month, and they wouldn't return any calls after always saying they would. After a few months, the check engine light is flashing again and showing the code for engine failure, so I bring in my Kia, assuming they would stay true to their word like decent human beings would. Instead, they try to sell me another knock sensor (the first one has a one year warranty and it's only been a few months), and a bunch of random overpriced things that had also been replaced a few months prior. Many of them are $20 items that they want me to pay $300+ for. They just try to make you buy a bunch of things you don't actually need in hopes that you'll either buy it all blindly or trade in your vehicle. I reminded them that all of these were replaced and the tech admits to not looking at the sheet before sending it over. Supposedly he has submitted a ticket with Kia service and is waiting to hear back from them for a few weeks. They are once again not returning calls and are ignoring texts. They said they would give me a loaner vehicle while they repair mine. I did not receive a loaner last time or this time, and it has already been over 3 weeks that I am without a vehicle. Do not waste your time with this dealership or Kia in general. When your faulty product is literally killing people it shouldn't be such an immense hassle to replace the broken component. The fact that the company and its employees fight you along the way is truly scummy, and they should be ashamed of themselves for treating anyone this way.
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