Reviews of OEM KIA parts For Business

The alternator on my 2019 Forte failed.

I bought a used one with 20k miles on it, an new idler and tensioner pulley for around $350. Installed it all myself.

I had a similar problem with my 19 forte and it was because I never changed the engine air filter and the MAF was really dirty. I changed filter and cleaned the MAF and the car worked perfect but when it was dirty the car would shut off when slowing down or at complete stop.

I buy the Kia OEM blades from whichever dealer online offers the lowest price. They are well built with ice guards.

Based on my experience with Seltos’ 1.4 T-GDI one thing I have noticed is that they are very sensitive to throttle inputs. Mileage varies drastically if you start driving aggressively compared to NA engines. Difference in mileage in City & on Highways can be night and day simply because of sensitivity to throttle inputs. Our Seltos gives 8-10 kmpl in City, and it gives 18-19 kmpl @ 80 kmph in 6th gear.

Same thing happened on my 2023 Soul. Now the issue is waiting for a windshield. The 2022 is slightly different and 2023 windshields just don’t seem to exist. It’s been awhile and safelite can’t seem to get Kia to send one.

I had this happen on a previous Forte I had. A rock hit the black area (where the glass is glued) and the crack went across the whole glass. When rocks hit the black area it will almost always cause this type of damage because that part of the car holds a lot of structural weight for the car (vs say the middle of the glass). The glass safelite used was the actual oem glass so it made little difference.

I’m not sure if a rock hit it or what happened. I didn’t hear it or see it but I noticed the crack coming from the bottom driver side corner while driving. It has spread pretty quickly up into my line of sight and over to the passengers line of sight. I read online that there has been some issues with the glass used on the 2023 kias.

It blew my catalytic converter and was on the road to a dead engine after Kia paid thousands in warranty repairs to not fix the engine.

Whoever remans the kia starters sucks big ol pecker. I've one put 3 aftermarket starters in a Sedona before replacing it with an oem.

Not even a mile from the dealer, noticed a small crack at the base of the windshield, about an inch. They filled the crack, but i do not feel comfortable with this at all. I asked about this specifically before buying, and the dealer tried to make me feel like an idiot, like this was a nonissue! Low and behold, here I am, waiting for my winshield to explode on me.