I mean Kia does offer the best warranties on their vehicles for really good price. Therefore i don't understand why people kept telling me to stay away from Kia if i am thinking of purchasing a new vehicle from them?
2006-12-24 03:47:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
I'm just going to copy & paste my answer to a similar question the other day:
By the way, I get my answers from published materials & facts. This is not just an opinion.
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May I refer you to the most recent J.D. Power & assoc. study?
The most recentl study was of 2003 vehicles that had been on the road for 3 years. This study lists 37 manufacturers in order of the least problems to the most problems .
I'll list in their order (Best to Worst)
1 Lexus
2 mercury
3 buick
4 cadillac
5 toyota
6 acura
7 honda
8 jaguar
9 bmw
10 infinity
11 lincoln
12 ford
13 oldsmobile
<<<<<<<<<
15pontiac
16 subaru
17 gmc
18 mercedes-benz
19 chevrolet
20 nissan
21 mazda
22 porsche
23 hyandai
24 dodge
25 mitsubishi
26 jeep
27 volvo
28 audi
29 mini
30 isuzu
31 saturn
32 volkswagon
33 hummer
>>>>>>>>>>>>not reliable
34 kia
35 suzuki
36 saab
37 land rover
That outa answer the reliability Question.
As for the much acclaimed warranty......read it!
10year/100,000 mile warranty is LIMITED to 10,000 miles per year.
What if you happen to put 11,000 miles on in 11 months and then you have a problem? Guess what? You get nothing!
Need I go on to the safety issues?
I think I'll leave that up to some other answerer......
2006-12-24 04:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by Vicky 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's the difference between buying off-brand rather than brand name stuff... sure, it's cheaper, it might even come with a decent warranty, but you know it's going to fall apart a lot sooner than the more reliable brand. My boyfriend's Kia is simply not safe to take on the highway- it really can't travel very far without having a bad breakdown. A friend also had a Kia that crumpled up like cardboard in a wreck with a Chevy, which came out with hardly a scratch. She's lucky to be alive. I would always recommend either Ford or Toyota as first pick for car buyers, and Kia goes at the bottom of the list.
2006-12-24 12:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by BabyBear 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What good is a warranty if you are stuck with a crap product? Just because you can have it repaired for free for awhile doesn't mean life will be any better living in the dealer service dept. I have been in the automotive industry for over 35 years and I can tell you for sure that Kia cars are complete junk. You would be far better off to simply purchase a four year old used Honda Civic. If you are worried about warranties then drop about 2k into a savings account to cover any possible mechanical breakdowns that may occur (instant warranty -- in today's vehicles there is virtually no chance anything will fail that will cost in excess of $2,000.00 to repair). If no major component failures occur in the next five years or so, you can buy another clean used vehicle and STILL have two grand in the bank drawing interest.
2006-12-24 12:01:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I can only tell you as a used car dealer that I have sold 4 KIA Sportages 2-2000s a 97 and a 2001 and all 4 have been a constant problem for the new owners and therefore for me. I will no longer buy one sell one or take one in trade. These have been expensive problems. $400. to $600 every time. They run very well but have constant subsystem failures. Heater cores, sensors and ABS issues just to name a few.
2006-12-24 11:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
In Kia's defense, they do have the safest rated minivan in the country in the Sedona (rated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Saftey). I think their higher end products like the minivan and their SUVs are quite nice considering the price and the warranty they offer.
2006-12-24 12:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by prezen1 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
at first Kia made a dependable little car ,,they didint look cool ar anything,,,some of those are still running, Im thinking of getting my wife one...They have become more stylish and better constructed and the warranty ,,,geesh
2006-12-24 11:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by handy Andy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because early versions, I heard had a tendency to fall apart + not well endowed in the power department............ here's an example from a review of one of their products from pretty much the most bluntly honest motoring journalist around:
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1074053,00.html
2006-12-24 11:53:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋