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>>My 61 year old mother is being screwed by KIA >>Warranty. The will not cover her transmission repair >>with only 33,000 miles on the Van because we live in a >>severe maintinance area. Well from what I have read >>and found out via internet everybody in the U.S. lives >>in the same area. Can anyone explain tis to me??? >>Please help me understand. > >I found this post on another website. I hope this >helps you some. > >27th Jun 2006, 14:52 >I bought a 2004 KIA Spectra in April 2004. The car has >approximately 39,000 miles currently, and the >transmission failed. I took it to the KIA dealer to >get it repaired, per the warranty. KIA will not cover >the repairs under the warranty. They inform me that I >should have had the transmission fluid changed at >30,000 miles per the SEVERE MAINTENANCE schedule in >the Owner's Manual. I have been following the NORMAL >MAINTENANCE schedule, because my circumstances do not >qualify for the requirements under SEVERE MAINTENANCE. >The NORMAL MAINTENANCE states transmission fluid >change at 100,000 miles, or ten years. After speaking >with corporate KIA through a third party (the >dealership), I have been informed that the Southeast >and Northeast are SEVERE MAINTENANCE areas, due to the >geography. The only area under NORMAL MAINTENANCE is >the Midwest. If you buy a KIA, be very careful with >your warranty. You may find, as I did, that the >warranty will not be honored due to a variety of >reasons. You may also find that customer service at >KIA will not be very satisfying, as I still have not >been able to speak with the District Manager, even on >paper, directly. Now, I am out a tow bill from another >state, a week rental car fee, and the repairs to my >transmission.

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