Hello all great Kia owners!!!
2024 K5 GT
Trying to update my infotainment unsuccessfully. I have tried it with the engine running, in the on position with engine off and accessory mode. I get the “reading USB” but nothing happens after that. My thumb drive is formatted to exFAT.
Please help!
Thanks!
I'm a senior still working. 6 mile round trip daily commute in an urban area (Pittsburgh).Must drive in all kinds of weather. 2026 K5 or K4?
Spotted on a car hauler driving on I-5 in western WA. As far as I know the sale of these are still indefinitely delayed in America.
posting for a friend...
After not driving the car for about a week, when he started it up, all the lights turned on and the RPM was kinda erratic. Car is also in sort of a limp mode state. Any ideas on what it is?
He has a dealership appointment in a few days.
Hi everyone I’m trying to explain what happened in a clear timeline, because this situation has been extremely concerning.
On April 1, I purchased a Kia Soul from Honda DTLA. Everything was fine at first.
On April 2, I noticed two problems
the check engine light came on
I could smell gas inside the car and
I immediately took the car back to Honda for service. They agreed to take the vehicle and work on it.
About a week later, I hadn’t heard anything, so I called Honda. They told me they couldn’t figure out the issue and said they would send my car to DTLA Hyundai instead.
Another week passed, and this time Honda updated me that they would be replacing a hose because it was causing a gas leak.
Now it’s April 20, and the police knocked on my door. They told me my Kia Soul had been
found running, abandoned and with my keys still inside!!!!
I immediately called and contacted the service manager at Honda to ask what happened. She connected me with the service manager at Hyundai. I was told that Hyundai allowed someone (“a guy”) to drive my car around to run up miles to see whether the problem was fixed.
That explanation makes no sense to me because
who has my keys while the car is in their possession?
if the car was driven by this “guy” why was it later found running with my keys inside?
At this point, the dealers are asking me to go pick the car up from the impound so they can try to fix it again. I’m extremely frustrated and honestly don’t understand how this happened or why I’m being forced to resolve it with them again.
If anyone has advice on what I should do next please I would appreciate it (I already made a police report)
My wife's 2024 k5 1.6L is about to hit 50k miles, I've done oil changes on it every 3-4k miles. About to send in oil from the upcoming change to be tested.
Just wondering if anyone else has done it before?
My goal is to get at least 200,000 miles on this car so I'm curious what kind of wear it has at 50k.
First Kia and just hit a year ownership this month at a little over 11k. Was a Toyota guy for years but when they took away the V6 Camry I had to look elsewhere. Can't say Kia crossed my mind in the beginning but wow they have come a long way since the buy one get one I remember when I was younger.
Definitely happy with it and love all the features of the GT1 package. I think my only gripe would he the giant cup holders on the 25 (went back to normal on the 26), but beyond that have had 0 issues.
Did a couple changes like the chrome delete and tuxedo wrap, and got a little bougie with the steering wheel cover (pita) but beyond a cai and strut tower brace its stock. Its quick for a sedan but by no means a race car, its a grocery getter lol.
If I had to do it all over again I think I would have skipped the matte, but man its pretty when cleaned up.
Hi everyone!
My Kia K5 has been under a recall since 4/16. I’ve spoke to Kia multiple times and they claim that my case manager should’ve contacted me and to wait 5 business days for a call as their hands are tied up. Doing research, I know my car qualifies under the Lemon Law. Is there anything more I can do to force them into helping me or should I get an attorney involved?
What do we think of a Kia forte with 95k miles for $6k is this a good reliable car?
Hey!
Coming from a Mazda CX-5 and trying to decide between the Kia Telluride Hybrid SX AWD and the Kia Carnival SX Hybrid.
We’re 2 adults and 2 kids (3 & 8). We like road trips, skiing, and camping. A third row would mostly be for when people visit, which isn’t that often. Storage in the Telluride looks a bit tight with the third row up, though.
The Telluride seems like the more fun option, and AWD would be nice for a yearly ski trip and occasional off-road camping, but maybe not a dealbreaker. Since the hybrid just came out, it feels like a bit more of a risk and possibly a worse financial move compared to the Carnival, which seems like the better deal right now.
We’ve definitely felt cramped in the CX-5, so just trying to make sure the Telluride would actually fix that.
Any other families of four who’ve been in a similar spot?
Thanks!
Hello! I've always bought cars private party and have zero exposure to buying from a dealership. Wife wants a new car (woohoo 💩) and settled on a 2026 kia carnival. I'm looking to get more knowledgeable (via reddit i.e. your help) to get the best deal i can. We're looking at a Kia Carnival SX and the best price we've found looking at all Kia dealerships within a 150mi radius is a kia carnival SX for $45.7K; though, the exact same dealership has several other Kia Carnival SX ranging from $45K up to $55K where the specs are identical (at least the website listed specs).
I'd like to go into my local kia dealership with a desired price tag that is minimizes my losses while still making the dealership profitable.
Whats the typical dealership mark up? What does Kia actually actually pay for a 2026 Kia Carnival? Any advice for getting the best deal?
Thank you!!
no complaints love it tbh, blacked out logos. chrome delete soon and more to come😈
Does anyone know how we can buy more data when used all the package data that comes with entertainment subscription. I've look on the Vodafone site there is a button to buy top up but its greyed out. Also contacted kia but not gotten back to me yet and its been 4 days so coming here as much quicker help is available. Attaching photo of the Vodafone system. It says a free data pass and was told that because that is still on my account its the reason I cant buy more. But also I pay for my WiFi so dont know why I have a free data. New kia owner of sportage pure 75plate.
Just got my first Kia, It’s a 2020 Optima SX.
there’s only 29k miles which seemed like an amazing deal for the price i got it at, is there anything more I should know about these cars to protect it’s longevity? Anything would be helpful!