NHTSA Complaint #10550425 — 2013 KIA SORENTO

2013 KIA SORENTO LX - V6 AWD PURCHASED 3/2013. ON 10/19 AT 11.5K MILES ON VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THEN LOST MOST FUNCTION AT 45 MPH . CAR LIMPED HOME WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SPEWING FLUID.HE NEXT MORNING (SAT)CALLED KIA ROADSIDE SERVICE AND HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER TOOK VEHICLE AND NOTIFIED ME LATER IN THE DAY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AND ORDERED ON MONDAY. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED WITH NEW TRANS AND CAR WOULD BE READY ON WED. THE DEALER CALLED ME A SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS CORRODED AND WAS OUT OF COOLANT. A WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND TRANS. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON THURS AND NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING, HE STATED THEY OVERFILLED AND NOW THE PROBLEM SOLVED (FRI) Y CONFIDENCE SHAKEN AND NOT FEELING SAFE, I TRADED IN THE VEHICLE (GOT FAIR MARKET VALUE) ,FOR A LEASED NEWER MODEL. I HAVE LOST $7,000 FOR OWNING THE VEHICLE 7.5 MONTHS, WITH 11.5K MILES. I AM ARGUING WITH KIA MOTORS FOURSOME COMPENSATION, BUT THEIR ATTITUDE IS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, SUGGESTED DEALER DISCUSSION. I AM CONTINUING A DIALOGUEWITH KIA, THEY NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR