NHTSA Complaint #10362292 — 2010 KIA SOUL

KIA SOUL 2010 PURCHASED IN MARCH 2010. THE CLIPS TO MY FRONT BUMPER HAVE ALL BROKEN AND IT WAS GLUED ON SO IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL OUR MECHANIC PUT BOLTS TO HOLD IT BETTER. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX IT SINCE THEY STATED I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I WAS NOT IN ONE. THE BUMPER STARTED FALLING OFF BEFORE 10,000 MILES. THERE ARE NO DENTS OR DINGS IN THE FRONT BUMPER AREA. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER I HAD BY FOOT ON THE BRAKES FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 11K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT WHEN IT SHOULD. THE BRAKE RELAY WAS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE BRAKES DID HAVE A SMALL FIRE WHEN I MOVED IT NOT REALIZING IT WAS THE BRAKES. I ASSUMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING DUE TO OTHER ISSUES WE WERE HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRE (NEXEN) HAD A HUGE HOLE AFTER THEY BLEW AT ABOUT 7500 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT BALANCE OR ALIGN MY CAR PROPERLY. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE TO HURRY OIL CHANGES AND OTHER REPAIRS BY NOT COMPLETING ALL THE PROPER CHECKS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MECHANICS. *TR