r/kia

Baby I’m over dis but they still out here tryna hotwire Kia’s… in Pittsburgh last night they tried to steal my roommates Kia and didn’t even know wtf they were doing. They tried to break the key lock first then smashed the window I was like r u freal…. Mind u they didn’t even steal the Kia parts worth selling they just fucked up the steering wheel key shit tryna hot wire it thinking this some 2008 Kia baby this a 2014 u can’t do that no more. God and we live in an apartment with a parking lot… who tf has the balls and r u dumb… u didn’t even get the car bye

I drive a 2023 rio s, got her brand new. She’s my pride and joy…however for a car that’s barely if not even three years old (got her in December of ‘23.) one of the front passenger speaker seems to be going out. I don’t listen to bass heavy music often. but I do listen to music full blast on long commutes. I haven’t figured which but would it be an inexpensive and easy fix to do on my own? I’m like 90% sure it’s the upper door speaker in the window panel.

Is this all Kia dealers or just the ones I have been dealing with? Told them I was interested a Sportage and can wanted to pickup by end of week. Once I said I was paying cash! one dealer said they can’t honor the price (it said a dealer discount online with the word Cash Price) and the other claimed the vehicle was sold last night even though I worked with the sales manager yesterday before close.

Starting to get discouraged and frustrated because I never dealt with dealerships throwing a deal because I was paying cash. Hopefully I will be able to find something from Carvana or somewhere else.

I have the Kia ceed jd from 2013. I really love this car but I have one problem with it. That I can’t roll the windows up or down with the keys wireless. Do somebody know if it is possibly to work around? I’ve heard it would be possible to program it but I’m not sure.
Thanks to all comments

You start the engine. It’s fine. You put it in reverse and start to back out. Then it SUDDENLY JOLTS STOP as if you’ve freakin hit something. Then you find out you didn’t and you see a “check engine immediately” sign on the dashboard. You try to put it in park, you can’t. In D, you can’t. No R. Nothing works. You panic and realize the only option is to turn off the engine. WTF is this?? I couldn’t find exact post about this. What is it? What did you do? How much is this going to cost?? Restarting the engine works as if nothing happened. I feel like not any auto shop is going to know what the problem is and how to fix it. Especially if you take it in and there is no “check engine” or anything physically wrong.

This is k900 2015 v8

Looking for advice before I involve OMVIC and get a lawyer involved.

Bought a brand new 2026 Kia Sportage two weeks ago. They had to source the car I wanted so we left a deposit and our finance information. it arrived the following week and I was able to pick it up the next day.

Arrived and went to pay the remaining deposit balance and sign some paperwork. Spent about 20 minutes trying to upsell with warranty and we politely declined.

Went outside to see the brand new car and the sales guy mentions for the first time that the steering wheel was damaged by the delivery driver but that we should worry because they already ordered a new steering wheel and it’s an easy fix. Frustrating but fine okay shit happens.

I inspect the whole car and find a small dent that they’d covered up with that car fixer paint stuff. I bring it up and the salesman acts like he just forgot to mention it but not to worry they’d take care of it.

I’m visibly frustrated at this point and fight with him to get both damages in writing on the bill of sale (they included both) and that they’ll fix it. He finally gets his manager and they promise they will be in touch Tuesday to schedule a time to come in. (Monday was a holiday).

Tuesday comes no update by 4:00 pm so I text and he says he’ll have an update tomorrow. 5:40 pm Wednesday comes and no update so I text again and an annoyed response at 10:30 at night saying not to worry these things take time.

I understand these are relatively minor issues but the whole point of buying a new car is not to have to deal with maintenance and repairs. Now I’m driving around a car with a dent in the side and rips on the steering wheel I can feel and see every time I get into the car.

A couple days to solve the problem sure why not but unresponsiveness with no timeline after a week seems completely nuts for a new car.

Any advice on what you all would do next in my shoes.

TLDR: bought brand new car, didn’t disclose minor interior and exterior damage until after sale closed. Promised to have issue solved by Tuesday. Chasing for updates with them pushing me off to the next day for updates. Damages included in bill of sale.

My infotainment screen thing stopped working on my 2019 forte, and I have absolutely no idea why. It was working perfectly fine like an hour ago, so I looked it up, and it told me to reset it by holding the volume button, but that didn't do anything. It's just stuck displaying the Kia logo whenever I turn the car on. If anyone has any idea on how to fix this, please let me know

What it says in the title. I’ve got a 2020 forte gt and I’m tired of having to turn it off every time I get in the car.

2017 Kia Soul GDI 1.6L Gamma Engine with 63,000 miles - Service Recommendations

Edit. I'm the original owner.

My Kia Soul had issues last year with the spark plugs misfiring. I had them replaced and the engine coils and at that l time became aware of the problematic GDI engines.

I am going to replace the oil later this month with Valvoline Restore and Protect. I would like to do an intake valve cleaning or Liquid Moly Engine Flush prior to the oil change. I am going to do them both just at separate oil changes.

Which one, intake valve cleaning or a liquid Moly Engine Flush, should I do first because it would be more beneficial to start with?

Thank you.

This is my first time owning a Kia, It has all the packages it is a 2012 Kia Soul is there anything that I should know about it? The one I currently have is in perfect condition with about 140,000 miles and all the recalls have been fixed