Find Kia Dealers in Duluth, Georgia

You're right. The 2012 model will be made in the USA. The 2011 was not.

steven39, FWIW, the Kia Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe are made in West Point, GA and the Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata and Elantra are made in Montgomery, AL.

First of all, let me state I am not anti-Kia. I bought a Sephia in 1995 and drove it for 6.5 years with only one $250 repair performed on the car the whole time. My mother-in-law has a new Sorento and she really likes it. My daughter turns 16 next year and the Forte is on our radar screen. That said, what's up with people paying $25,000 and up for an Optima? I'll admit I have not driven one; but, I paid $26k for my 2011 Maxima S in January and I could not imagine paying more for an Optima. Oh well, I guess it works out for many and I wish you well. It's just not for me.

Actually, your analogy was partially correct. Spoiled milk would probably be the fault of the store and not the dairy. You would be correct to take it back to the store for restitution. The same goes for your Sedona. The majority of your problems are a problem with the store--not Kia. Don't get mad at Kia for how your dealer treated you. Part of it may be the type of clients they get in there. Folks with little money having to get creative to buy a $10k car. You are not that way, but, the dealer puts up with many of these folks and their routines get passed along to you. You seem to be coming around on how you feel you about your Sedona and that's good. I think your problem is that you took a chance on Kia--instead of a "name brand"--and you don't like feeling as though you made a mistake right from the start. I don't blame you. Like many Sedona owners today, a couple of years ago you probably never thought you would own a Kia product now. Now that you do, you don't want to see your new van in a less than perfect state. Can't blame you there--no body wants their new car to have issues. Just try to get them resolved and enjoy your new van!

My whole point was that your problems with your new Sedona are not related to the manufacturing of the van. The seat may be the only exception. However, the "creaking" seat will not cause mechanical failure. You said they were replacing the seat. Why beat that dead horse if it is going to be fixed? I also can not believe you posted this horror story in at least three places here in TH and it never occurred to you after typing it so many times that maybe you are mad at the dealer so you're taking it out on the Sedona when the Sedona did nothing wrong. I have never heard about the fuse box issue before, so that is why I do not fault the design of the vehicle for that one either. Your mileage will increase, your seat will get replaced and you should be able to enjoy your new van--if you would just allow yourself to.