Category: Kia Forum

Hello dear forum participants ! Would I be interested who with similar vehicle already has long-term experience by now. Have this for 2 months and am satisfied – after but only 13,000 KM on the clock. As it is so, a rim times slightly scratched and initial equipment rim costs sometimes in replacement about € 775, – which shocked me already. Otherwise the car is more than satisfactory and makes a lot of fun. The engine is sufficient, which I compared to previous passat with 150 PS can compare. Equipment is more than good and works well to date – without any dropouts and NAVI is very fast – faster than in the passat, as well as more reliable. Write and I would like to read something – thanks in advance !

Hello, I was with my X Ceed in July in a wash road and then saw paint bursts on the rear bumper that were not before. After my complaint with the washing company, this immediately became unfriendly and thought that it could not come from the laundry and put me there as a fraud. After a strong exchange of words I even had to call the police because the operator did not want to give me his personal details. On the same day I got a call from the police. ei, since the operator had reported afterwards and announced that another car had been damaged after me and it probably comes from some roller. Thank God the insurance company took over the damage in the amount of 1400 €. I changed the wash road on it and had to find with horror last month that after the laundry two small varnish bursts on the shark fin antenna were available. Since I did not want to have trouble again, I have with The question now arises to me whether the paint quality is miserable with the vehicle. It may not be that paint bursts off somewhere when I drive through the wash road. Has any of you already had such a thing? Greetings Dirk Anbei two photos of the bumper

Hello, I bought a used Ceed from a car dealer in December 2023, he currently bought 80k and with 67k. I noticed 2-3 months ago that in the D1 walk, he jerks when starting up. Was then about 3 weeks ago at the dealer, because he has a year warranty and presented the problem. He recognized the problem, however, pushed it either on a resett of the learned coupling, which he can not do, or that the coupling is “defect”, I sol But let me turn to a Kia contract workshop, because this is a guarantee case and because of the checkbook, the factory guarantee exists. Now I called the workshop, however, he told me that this is definitely not a guarantee case, if the clutch is worn out. Whether this is defective, one would have to check, but costs 120-130€, which I am not really willing to pay, already alone, because I have a year dealer guarantee and after a 3/4 year that happens suddenly. the problem, which seems to be a short circuit somewhere, because the boot lighting does not work, since the buy is not, the rear camera is leaking and the picture is extremely pixelated and the Car Play USB slot, also has a wackler, all that, I should inform the contract workshop, which fix it on guarantee. For me, the dealer here takes off the responsibility, but I simply don’t know how to do that. Now I don’t know how to proceed here, because the whole problem is that the car is not a problem. It would be great if I could get recommendations and information about what I should/can do now.

In the future, we will publish the registration figures for Kia every month (in addition to the approval numbers of individual model series and the annual evaluation). In April 2018, there were 6,477 new registrations for Kia. This is a change of +23.6% on the previous year.

In advance to me, I have a Trabant, a Wartburg, and build almost everything myself. So no 2 left hands…. For the winter I drive Kia Pride, built in 1999 with 78000 KM, demonstrably also first possession. Now I have him in the workshop for Tüv and the brake back did not go. Now comes the shock, so it must! the following things are done to get Tüv : Stabilizer : Storage outdated / cracked / porous brake back completely fixed(repair required see further and more The workshop offers me, that you keep the Kia, give me 200 Euro, and at the same time turn on a Seat Arosa, for 1500 Euro and Tüv. (But with more KM like the KIA) Lt. Workshop is not worth to build the Kia, because the sleepers are cut. (But with more KM like the KIA) Lt. Workshop is not worth to build the Kia, because the sleepers are cut. The timing belt is still the 1st and would have to be made. Now my question, what do I do ? Because I know the KM are real at Kia, it has EFH and servo. Also it drives without a breakdown so far, the thresholdrs, I can’t just spat them, or with E welding device nine plates on it, and that leases ? I could do the other things myself, except on the timing belt still ? Well, now the question, what would you do, buy the uncertain Seat, or put some money in the Kia, whereby according to the workshop of the Kia would be a barrel without floor. OK, of course, he is rusted at the wheelrails and the doors below, but he drives and I am satisfied. What would this repair thing cost me, has one possibly sometimes shuffled at the Pride ? Please for help, because I am very confused.

Hello together, what is actually going on in the KIA dealer network at the moment?? My dealer in Koblenz has closed, in Oberhonnefeld the lights are now also running out. At KIA in Bonn, appointments that have been booked online with 2 weeks advance are sometimes just postponed by 4 weeks. Then there are 2 more dealers or workshops with which I have already been able to gain experience, but which will never see me again thanks to indisputable services. The call to the KIA hotline ends in the fact that ss they send me the manufacturer specifications for the inspections by email and I should go to a free workshop. Do I have to understand this?????????? After I move my third Sorento at the moment, it looks strongly like it will be my last one.

On all KIA owners, KIA is extremely sensitive with the smallest exceedances to the service interval, the guarantee expires very quickly. On the other hand, KIA is known to offer workshop appointments only with very long lead times, so I had to search for a long time, which offers me an appointment after four weeks waiting time. 1650 km before the service date (142 days) I get the information that the inspection is due. Every week I drive more than 600 km, i.e., the 4 weeks are not enough, one-two appointments i Customers in addition – and already the kilometers have been exceeded – or leave a car, happen at the moment. As a professional frequent driver this is not acceptable, because KIA does not have enough workshops under contract to get an appointment at least after two weeks. Furthermore, KIA is not able to answer an e-mail to the customer service in due time (I have been waiting for 2 weeks without answer). Conclusion: KIA – knows neither the needs of its customers (or does it want to – does not stand aside the customer – leaves the customer “hanging” – forces the customer to leave the car – produces costs (a car that is costing without equivalent) – does not (me) work, or has to take another AUto – if I have that. At the moment I collect experiences of other KIA owners, since I think about it at the moment to file a lawsuit, because KIA does not offer the possibility to implement the service that they themselves require sufficiently promptly, here I would also like to think about a class action. I would like to hear from you, who do not want it publicly, at [email protected]. Thank you very much.

My wife and I also like the new OPTIMA quite well. Unfortunately, you can’t find anything about it here in the forum.So I ask for experience: consumption, driving behaviour, disturbances, (wind/folder) noises, workshop(prices), function Navi, climate etc.

Good day, looking for reviews, reviews and experiences about the AZM Matthes in Cologne, I came across this forum. I still have a few questions to ask before I venture to an EU import: Is the advance payment by notary trust account safe? Does the delivery time actually remain within the specified scope? Does anyone have experience with the front door delivery? I am also happy about other experiences, since I am still very unsure. Thank you very much, Reini

Hello, yesterday at the KIA dealer asked for a reimport, so I got a confusing answer. The reimports don’t have a 7 year warranty. Can someone confirm that. In a KIA brochure it says that every Kia sold in Europe has a 7 year warranty from 2010. I don’t think the dealer is too good to talk about reimports. Olli