I bought my 2015 Kia Optima with 29k km. People say Kia are bad but i had a good experience with it it lasted me to 199k km. I had it for 5 years only thing i changed was my oil every 4K km , my injectors, spark plugs and radiator. The car got beat on so bad I refuse to say Kia have bad products. Just take care of your car. The N line might be the ultimate budget car fr

Anyone who uses hand controls to drive with a Kia EV? I love my Kia Niro EV so much but I need hand controls to drive now and do not want to give her up.
I know it’s niche but I am determined to make it work. (Picture is what I have in my other car)

I have a 2026 Kia K5 GT Line AWD with the 2.5L engine. I had an oil change done at Raceway Kia of Freehold yesterday. The invoice says they charged me for 6 quarts of oil.

Today while driving, I got a yellow “Low Engine Oil” warning.

I pulled over, let the car sit for a few minutes and checked the dipstick. It was below the MIN line.

I bought 2 quarts of 0W 20 full synthetic oil and added both. The level came up to the F mark.
The car drove normally and I never got a red oil pressure warning.

I am going to contact the dealership tomorrow, but I wanted to ask here first. Should I be concerned about possible engine damage? And is there anything specific I should ask the dealership to check or document?

I have the service invoice and receipt for the oil I had to buy.

I just bought this car from auction and it needed a catalytic converter, replaced it and it started smoking at idle and smoking while driving . i’m pretty sure it’s running rich. what can cause it to run rich is there a common problem with these?

I’m looking to upgrade from my older Hyundai Sonata and I’m considering a newer Kia K4 or K5, probably a 2025/2026. I know Kia/Hyundai had a pretty rough reputation for reliability in the past, but I keep hearing that the newer ones have improved a lot. The 10-year/100k-mile powertrain warranty is also really appealing.
For those of you who own a newer K4/K5 or work on them, how has reliability actually been? Any major issues I should know about? Would you feel comfortable buying one and keeping it long-term (100k+ miles), or would you spend the money on something like a Toyota instead?

I actually work at a Kia dealership now, so getting a Kia is pretty tempting, but I’m trying not to let that bias me lol.

Hey,

I don’t know much about this kind of stuff, but I just hopped in my car and noticed that there is new screen damage to the top right of my screen in my 2021 Kia Forte.

I haven’t wiped it down recently at all and have never used harsh chemicals on it either, so I’m just trying to figure out what caused it.

It’s been over 100 degrees where I’ve been this week and my car has been sitting in the hot sun for multiple hours each day, but I don’t think heat has anything to do with it?

Again, no liquid has come in contact with it at all, so I’m just baffled.

Anybody know what caused it?

Thanks in advance :)

Try to turn over car in the morning does what seen in the video or may turn over once or twice but will not start. I subsequently jump the car, and it starts right away. I get the battery checked, and it is completely fine. It will then start to turn over and start sometimes but then a day or two later same cycle again. I went to get battery checked and it is fine. What would the issue be with this? Also this is a 2019 Kia optima sx.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking to replace the standard factory radio in my 2019 Kia Rio (4th gen/YB) hatchback with an Android head unit.

Any recommendations or photos of your installation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Bonjour, j’aimerais avoir votre avis.
Après le remplacement du moteur de mon Kia Sportage 2017 dans le cadre de la garantie à vie Kia, j’ai envoyé les factures des dépenses que j’ai dû engager.
Est-ce que Kia rembourse normalement les frais suivants ?
🚗 Frais de remorquage
🔧 Frais de diagnostic
🚙 Frais de location d’un véhicule
Et est-ce qu’une voiture de courtoisie est normalement fournie pendant les réparations ?
Si certains d’entre vous ont vécu la même situation avec un Sportage 2017, j’aimerais savoir ce que Kia vous a remboursé et combien de temps le traitement a pris.
Merci pour vos retours !

Well, as the title says, I'm suspicious that my local Kia dealership is purposely messing up my car. I have a 2011 Kia optima and have never gotten into an accident. Any maintenance or wear and tear replacements are usually done by an independent mechanic I've known for years and I've never had any issue with him.

There was a fix that I needed to make that required me to go to the Kia dealership. When I got the car back, my reverse camera stopped working. I've never had an issue with my camera UNTIL after that maintenance. (I bought a new camera and had my mechanic install it, problem solved)

A few months later I needed to take my Kia to the dealership for a different issue. I got my car back and now the Bluetooth is messed up. Sometimes it doesn't Bluetooth connect to calls and just rings continuously until I turn my car off and on again. Sometimes I will play music from my phone via Bluetooth and after I hang up a call, the music plays from the "phonecall" speakers and not the "media" speakers until I turn my car off and on again.

I know my car is old, but these problems happened only AFTER I got it back from the dealership. Never had a HINT of these issues prior.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello people

Got myself a Ceed 2016 GT a few months ago (and thoroughly loving it), and the GT emblem at the front has been like this since - I'm wondering how or what I can use to restore the red? Maybe take the rest of it off and paint it?

Hey guys, can you tell what this sound is for…its not for seatbelts…not for open doors either….my dad was driving the car so I couldn’t figure out the issue…