We've come to this KIA service several times for issues with our 2016 Sorento.
We've worked with service advisor, Jimmy, who has always been easy to deal with and respectful, however we have had several major issues while working with this location overall.
We initially brought our SUV in for a broken head gasket that caused a huge leak between the oil and radiator plus all of the internal tubing. It cost close to $6000 to repair but we were just glad to get it all done and have a reliable vehicle to use for our family.
When we received our car back, our side mirrors (the electrical components) were no longer working, nor was our front windshield wiper...we texted and let Jimmy know because we were surprised that we got our car back with two issues we didn't have going in...we had an appointment coming up for something unrelated and decided we would address the issues at that appointment because after our car being in the shop for 2 week, we were just glad to be able to use it again. Big mistake because we should've brought it back that day and demanded they fixed what they broke.
Unfortunately, several weeks after this major repair, the exact same issue happened after leaving a doctors appointment. The head gasket broke, oil leaked into the radiator and we had to get the car towed to KIA.
We brought back up the issues from the things they broke while servicing us the first time, and although the pats from the previous repair were under warranty, they charged US to fix the windshield wiper THEY broke and did not fix our mirrors. It was unreal.
They did they repair, again, and gave us our car back....with a new issue we did not have at all prior to. We couldn't believe it. This time, the air was no longer blowing cold. We brought it back and contacted Jimmy, who had the AC recharged and working fine. We also noticed our phone holder, one of the magnets that sits in the vent that holds a phone for GPS was missing...they either stole it or dropped it and lost it during the repair. Very frustrating and unacceptable.
A few days later, a car started having more issues that we never had before. Now, the car will not accelerate at times in the middle of driving, while pressing the gas and the brake lights went on while the car was completely turned off as if the pedal was being pressed.
We contacted Jimmy again and are now requesting to deal with a manager to get our money back for the repairs they charged us for that they broke and to demand they fix our vehicle the right way on their dime.
It's so unfortunate that they tried to take advantage of us and truly absurd that we are not the only family who have brought a vehicle in to be serviced and got it back with several unrelated issues. They are going to have extreme legal issues. I would not trust them to fix anything and would never recommend buying a KIA just because of how bad the service is. So much time and money wasted bringing our car here honestly. It shouldn't be this difficult. read more