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steer clear from Kia, Silver Spring Kia and the King automotive group
planedoc42, 01/10/2012
2011 Kia Forte SX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
13 of 22 people found this review helpful
In April 2011 I bought Kia Forte. since i drove off the dealers lot the car seemed sluggish like there's a brake or gear is stuck on. Within two weeks after i bought the car i asked the Kia service station to look at the car and that's when a employee at Kia service stated that the catalytic converter could be clogged or not functioning properly. (I think Kia hide him because I never saw him again). Since than my check engine light which i actually thought wouldn't even come on if came on as I was on the beltway coming from my office at Andrews going 60 mph it did come on and the engine automatically slowed down which concerned me because this could have caused an accident during rush hour. A day after the check engine light came on i brought it into the Kia service station and Kia said we reset the light and we do know it was a misfire code but we don't know why or if it will happen again. For a new car this scares me. 6 days later i started my car and began to drive and AGAIN i noticed the check engine light stayed on but went off in 47 seconds Again for a new car this scares me and represents a safety issue and for Kia to disregard safety complaints from customers is disgraceful. The dealer Silver Spring Kia was great UNTIL i bought the car I actually brought the car back 3 days later and told the sales Mgr Laura Jerlet the i had a problem with the car and what i can do now to get trade it or get a refund (again this was after 3 three days) she said "once you buy a Kia your screwed" the dealership GM Betty ann Mendelsohn Aschenbach a the part of the KING AUTO group should be steered away from at all costs, the customer service after you buy the car is awful. So far I spent at least $1000.00 on this car due to something wrong with the engine operation that can be causing the bad fuel economy and the check engine light to come on and slow down in beltway traffic. (it happened 3 times since i bought the car 9 Mounts) Under the Md State Lemon Law I Asked Kia to Re-purchase or at least help me get into a car that doesn't have issues. The BBB arbitrator actually stated at the arbitration hearing before the hearing started "Kia doesn't want to do anything to assist you anyway." I did explain the issues to the Arbertrater (Harold Cohen) and the person from Kia Ted Renfrow explain his side (he lied and covered up issues about the vacuum system and the safety issues i explained To be safe Customers that are looking to buy a new or used car must stay away from Silver Spring Kia. and Kia all together. Kia is a very poorly made very cheaply built car and at highway speeds the car is very unsafe and the Kia corporation that covers up safety issues and lies to customers are best just kept away from.
I absolutely LOVE this car!
ch3ri72, 05/28/2012
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
My husband I just bought this car a week ago and it has been the best decision we have made in a long time. The dealer we use has also helped with making it a great experience, but the car sold itself. Even tho it was used, you would never know. The handling, dependability, and overall car is great.
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In the family for nine years
DPC in Fla, 06/17/2020
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
My daughter took the Forte to college when it was new and I took it back when she got a new car. Used for commuting. Nice driving car city and interstate. Good acceleration and nice automatic six speed. Still was getting 33 mpg when we sold it in June of 2020. Very solid even at 135k when sold.
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250KMiles and going!
Jorge, 05/25/2020
updated 06/20/2022
2011 Kia Forte SX 4dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought 2 2011 Kia Forte SXs for daughters and one of them already has 250,000 miles without losing a step it runs awesome!, it has a 2.4L engine, only thing I have replaced is brakes/tires/engine/light bulbs/shocks @ 150kmiles ...other than that both cars are solid and seems they can last another 100k miles...I'm am very surprised on how reliable they turned out to be. I bought a Kia Sorento later on, which did not turned out as I expected it consumed too much oil and traded that in for an Acura RDX.
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Been good to me.
Pirate Mclovin, 11/18/2019
2011 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2013 used with 4x,XXX miles now has 142,000 nearing end of 2019. It is my all around car but mostly commuting. I get my best mpg with 76 gas 28-31 mpg 25-27 with other fuels. Been reliable so far only minor fixes. I have changed a idler pulley that was screaming years ago and just recently proactively changed my water pump. Otherwise just regular maintenance.