Kia sorento ripoff undisclosed maintenance requirements renders warranty useless Irvine California

If you did all their required maintance at the dealer, you'd end up paying for close to a new car over. They figure how many many people are gonna do that, 2-3%? The rest aren't, so they're gonna void out their warranty. Just another way to get out of their honoring that so called warranty, as you found out.

If you did all their required maintance at the dealer, you'd end up paying for close to a new car over. They figure how many many people are gonna do that, 2-3%? The rest aren't, so they're gonna void out their warranty. Just another way to get out of their honoring that so called warranty, as you found out.

So you read the operators manual, the recommended maintanence booklet, the warranty booklet, etc. In other words, you must be a compulsive reader. Maybe now you know why.

If a dealer's brochure or booklet conflicts with the manufacturer's documentation, I see no reason to not follow the manufacturer's documentation.

Changing transaxle fluid every 15,000 miles does seem a bit much, but these little details should be found out BEFORE you ever plunk your money down. I prefer my "new car surprises" to be pleasant surprises.

I am curious what the transaxle (usually in the FRONT, attached to the engine) has to do with "the rear end", i.e. the rear drive axle.... unless the engine & transaxle are in the rear.

Anyway, you want to view the recommended maintenance as the absolute minimum maintenance that you should perform. Note the word "minimum".