Ever since I bought the car, I have had issues with the rear lights going out. I have reported the issue but of course its not covered under warranty anymore, so I have to pay. I have told them after rain water is leaking in and that's a design flaw. I just want car companies to make reliable cars.
After 5 years of having my car, while keeping up with all required maintenance, I am CONSTANTLY having issues with the lights. To start, the license plate lights burn out and I have to replace about every 3-4 months. The LED strip over the headlight is a RIP OFF, $700 to replace because you can’t change the bulb you have to change the whole fixture?! Why would any company approve of that design? So I have a missing LED strip, but the other one no issue after 5 years. I just recently had the top brake light go out, another LED fixture $150 to replace a 5†strip. RIP OFF!! A few weeks ago one of my fog lights went out, come to find out the bulb fell out. How does that even happen?! However the most problematic of them all is the driver side brake light! I’ve had the passenger brake light replaced one, but the driver side brake light is replaced at least every 6 months or so. Some I have paid for, some complimentary but super inconvenient to say the least. On top of that, I’ve had the harness replaced, tension pin repairs, and now I am having to replace the harness AGAIN for the 2nd time in 2 years. And I constantly see other Kia’s, mainly Sorento’s, with the driver brake light out. I have been pulled over several times regarding lights and one time even had guns drawn on me (when both of my license plate lights blew out). This is just ridiculous that I am ALWAYS paranoid about lights. In addition this can cause an accident if someone can not see me, or possibly get me harmed if cops can’t see my license plate. Kia needs to do a recall and upgrade the lighting to last for a normal amount of time and/or replace harnesses. LED lighting should be replaced for free for making it so difficult to replace the bulb. Or upgrade to lighting where we are able to replace the bulb without having to replace the whole fixture. I know I am not the only one and its not fair to consumers.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Ever since I bought the car, I have had issues with the rear lights going out. I have reported the issue but of course its not covered under warranty anymore, so I have to pay. I have told them after rain water is leaking in and that's a design flaw. I just want car companies to make reliable cars.
- Jeni B., Los Angeles, US