After I had the car 1 week, I was stranded with an unexplained battery failure.
Car only starts when it feels like it.
2 coils had to be replaced on the engine.
O/D light kept coming on for no reason.
Horn was faulty.
Knob that controls heat broken.
There's a short in electrical system.
This car is the most unreliable car I have ever had. On the way home from the repair shop, it left me stranded once again!
You never know what's going to go wrong next, and I'm afraid to drive it!
The service department was disinterested and pretty much told me I should not have purchased a KIA.
I am now $4000 in the whole for this car!
I have a 98 Kia Sophia and it is too giving me problems when it comes to starting.
I have replaced the fuel pump $300.00 myself. I had the injectors cleaned and I cannot pen point the problem. Then, the TPS sensor $60.00 was my next choice.
My check engine light is not coming on so no one can help me. I have to wait until it fully breaks down. I have noticed that the Actuator $150.00 is making noise, but I was told that it just works with the TPS and it should have nothing to do with the way it starts. I will disconnect it and see if I will continue to have problems. If I see no difference then I guess I don’t need it.
If anyone of you have had a problem similar to what I am going though please reply back jfernandez827@hotmail.com.
A Cavalier & a KIA - you sure know how to pick 'em!!!
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