Just to share some of my experiences with fellow C'eed owners,
I'm now on my second.
Took delivery of original back in November 2007, car went back to dealer approx 10-15 times with various faults :
Poor handbrake, dash rattles, engine non-start, low coolant, dashinstrument illumination failureetc etc.
In the end after a failry lenghty exchange of letters the dealership to their credit replaced the car for another new vehicle at no cost to myself.
Kia were not interested in the slightest and kept hiding behind the warranty. They even blamed the dash light failure on me having a mobile phone in the car !
Case closed ? No.
Since taking delivery of the new car in April, this too has been back to the dealer 6 times.
Dash rattles, poor handbrake,knocking from the front, poor reverse gear selection ETC.
The knocking was due to a defective RHF damper which i'm told was replaced.
The gear selection issues were due to the clutch.
Both the damper and clutch were replaced under the warranty, but at only 4K miles it makes you wonder and worry about your purchase.
Have any of you expereinced similar to the above ?
I'm now on my second.
Took delivery of original back in November 2007, car went back to dealer approx 10-15 times with various faults :
Poor handbrake, dash rattles, engine non-start, low coolant, dashinstrument illumination failureetc etc.
In the end after a failry lenghty exchange of letters the dealership to their credit replaced the car for another new vehicle at no cost to myself.
Kia were not interested in the slightest and kept hiding behind the warranty. They even blamed the dash light failure on me having a mobile phone in the car !
Case closed ? No.
Since taking delivery of the new car in April, this too has been back to the dealer 6 times.
Dash rattles, poor handbrake,knocking from the front, poor reverse gear selection ETC.
The knocking was due to a defective RHF damper which i'm told was replaced.
The gear selection issues were due to the clutch.
Both the damper and clutch were replaced under the warranty, but at only 4K miles it makes you wonder and worry about your purchase.
Have any of you expereinced similar to the above ?