164-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
1500 mi | Front seat fabric wearing prematurely - fabric was bunching up along top of seat cushion. Fabric was resecured to the seat. |
4500 mi | Excessive wind noise at highway speeds between 50 and 70mph. Driver's-side door only; passenger side does not exhibit this problem. |
15000 mi | Installed additional weather stripping along driver's-side door using self-stick weather stripping. |
16000 mi US $200 |
Excessive wind noise still occurring on driver's side at and above 55MPH. Noise does not occur on passenger-side of vehicle. Additional weatherstripping installed to no avail. |
17100 mi | Replaced window seal has now created a window rattle that did not exist previously. |
4168 mi | Driver's side headlight was replaced under warranty. There were dried condensation marks on the inside of the headlight lens. |
7000 mi | Whistling sound between 50-60 mph |
8000 mi | Whistling sound from 50-70 mph. Found that noise coming from gap between hood and bumper. Removed front fascia below Kia emblem; noise persisted. Replaced rubber seal behind latch; noise persisted. Put foam cushion under radiator cover to push up on it; noise persisted. Managed to fix problem by adjusting a few screws in the bumper as well radiator cover. Clear coat from two rims were bubbling and starting to dissipate. |
130-horsepower 1.6L I4 6-speed manual FWD
9300 mi | Had to replace an entire side light assembly on passenger side of car. It was full of moisture. |
12000 mi | Severe rattle in the dash. Right side near windshield. They could not fix it. Have to take it back and leave it. They have to remove the whole dash. |
22000 mi | Rattle in upper right dash. Near window. After 2 trips. Still not repaired!!! |
23000 mi | We will see if the rettle has been successfully repaired. |
24700 mi | Same rattle in upper right dash. Kept car 18 days. Rattle came back five days later, in early August. back with me.Complained to KIA motors. A Tech rep is to get back and set up a meeting. |
44000 mi | Rattles fixed. |