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Horrible
RT, 04/30/2021
2021 Kia Seltos SX 4dr SUV AWD (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 7AM)
50 of 59 people found this review helpful
Stay away from Kia. Bought this car last year with 36 miles on it and a week in I called the dealership and informed them the car was acting weird. It was jerking and rpms randomly going up. When in idle you could hear a ticking/knocking sound from the engine. When at a red light/stop car wouldn’t go. When parked and engine turned off for a while engine would randomly turn back on by itself. I told dealership about this and they thought I was crazy so I did my own research they said it just needed a transmission computer software update. These issues continued and two transmissions updates later come to find out from other owners with similar issues the updates are just the start of a huge issue transmissions and engines are having to be replaced by the dealerships. I got rid of this car asap. Don’t buy it
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Oil consumption testing and engine replacement!!!!
MeAndMySeltos, 03/10/2022
2021 Kia Seltos S 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Hi. Bought our Seltos in August 2020 and LOVED it (yes, past tense). Got the recall notice for the faulty oil piston rings coating thing and "passed" inspection, aka the car did NOT have the problem. BUT the car was two quarts low on oil. Then on to oil consumption testing and sure enough, now the engine must be replaced however Kia "corporate" is not providing approval. TOTAL BS. The car died unexpectedly and nearly caused several fatal crashes. It is sad to write this as Kia gets an A+ for design, style, size, etc., etc. and not to mention marketing, but if the engine doesn't work NOTHING ELSE MATTERS! Beware and give this car a few more years to try to get things right.
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Great car but does have issues
Donny Cox, 04/14/2021
2021 Kia Seltos EX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I am a huge KIA fan and have all of my kids driving different models. My wife wanted the 2021 KIA Seltos so we went and purchased the EX model. Great interior, gas mileage and overall space. The downside is the stereo and wireless set up. We have had nothing but problems since we bought it and the response is they have to wait for more people to have issues even though I provided video and photos. Instead of a wired CarPlay like most other manufactures, they decided to go Bluetooth only. Even though the car has 2 USB ports, they pretty much are just charging ports. Our phone calls get kicked out of the system all the time, can’t see the maps and issues with music freezing and then the system starts over. They should have given the option to do either wired or Bluetooth but they did not. The other issues is that to go to the next song using your steering wheel buttons, you have to go down instead of up. Not sure why but the dealership said that is how their newer models all are for K5, Stinger, sportage and Seltos. For a company that is trying to showcase luxury, they did miss the boat on this one.
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Love-my-kia
Love-my-KIA, 02/05/2020
2021 Kia Seltos LX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
47 of 59 people found this review helpful
Awesome car drives like a dream. My SUV is smaller but room for all. Great features. So happy with our choice. Awesome moon night blue.
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More time in the shop than driving.
Ryan, 07/07/2021
2021 Kia Seltos S 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Had my seltos since may of 2020. Not only has it had more recalls than I can count, spent 6 months in the shop and I will be having to drop it off again for a piston issue as well as a leak. This thing literally has 5000 miles on it because I can hardly drive it. Do yourself a favor and stay away from the seltos
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