What hasn't??
Currently on its 3rd engine.
2nd gearbox and needs a new one as we speek.
Fuel pump failure.
Warped brake disks replaced numerous times.
Exhaust system broke off from the engine.
Seats are worn seriously.
Engine mounts broken.
Gear selector snapped.
Hand brake cable snapped.
Only 56000Kms old.
Worst car ever made. I should have stuck with a japanese brand like Toyota, Honda or Nissan, but the cheap price swayed me.
Has trouble going down the freeway at 110Kph, and once a hill comes up, you need to pull it back to second gear and crawl up it. Even semi trailers go past me.
Handles so bad it's not funny. Worst body roll of any car ever.
Zero to 100 in about the time it takes to put it on the back of a tow truck and then let the truck move it.
It has left me stranded around 15 times, and about $3500 in towing fees alone.
In the time I have owned this pile, my other car (a Nissan Maxima 1998) has had not one problem at all with it.
Shows that Japanese know how to build cars and the Koreans don't.
Only a fool would buy this car.
Next year I'm buying a second hand Honda Odyssey. and I know from experience that it will perform faultlesly. I should have gotten it in the first place. (Kicking myself now)
When you say this car is on it's third engine does this mean that the whole engine is replaced or just a head job. The previous generation Kia v6 just loves to go through head gaskets and warping heads, but I've never had any problem with the lower end of the engine. Mine has 172.000km and two head jobs, but the rest of the engine is the original one. Maybe I've just been lucky. But it's the last Kia for me. Too much go wrong on these cars. My other car is an old Ford Mondeo which are ten times better even if Fords are not considered as good as Toyota or Nissan.
First time the head went and they fixed it
Second time it went it was beyond repair so they replaced the engine.
And it went again and they fixed it.
Funny how the same car can be so different. My 2003 Kia Carnival automatic has not missed a beat since a bought it brand new. Actually that's not entirely true, there was an electrical issue that effected the power windows/mirrors/antenna, but this was fixed under warranty and did not effect the running of the vehicle. It now has over 82,000kms and I'm very happy with the wow it has served my family. Guess I should just count my blessings that I didn't encounter the head gasket problem.
Carnival- - sounds like fun doesn't it! lol lol.
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