It has been a year since I purchased a used 2015 Kia - cbabich
It has been a year since I purchased a used 2015 Kia Forte from Wellington, here is my experience with the car.
- Noticed the vehicle didn’t have a donut for flat tires, remember this.
- After a little over a month, breaks started giving out, and I needed a new master cylinder ($900)
- After getting that fixed, tech noticed that the brake lines were rusted; luckily, my local Kia dealership found this was a recall. It would have probably been a $1200 job.
- Four months in, the shark fin car antenna broke off ($60)
- 8 months in, the fan blower connector fuse was fried. Needed a new connector and fan blower. Luckily, I was able to fix that myself – still, new fan blower and connector ($100)
- After about 11 months, the tire wear was exceeding two flats on my front tires (would be nice to have a donut), and extensive wear on the rear tires tread was almost gone. Replacing 4 tires ($800).
- 12 months, spark plugs and coil causing a misfire with the engine, because those were worn, $450 repair.
- A little over a year in, the windshield wiper motor was blown, $400.
Needless to say, this car has been an absolute annoyance to deal with. $2710 in repairs with a little over 1 year of ownership. I find it an absolute laugh riot when they call to leave messages about getting service at their location. Would never consider getting another vehicle from this location; they’re no better than the sketchy used car lots you see sprinkled across this province. DO NOT RECOMMEND!
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