Last September, a 2023 Kia Sportage came into our service bay after its owner attempted the Gorge Trail loop at John Bryan State Park with 6,000 miles of overdue service and tires that had not been rotated since purchase. The trail’s limestone outcroppings and creek crossings put enough stress on the already-worn front tires that…
A Kia Sportage owner came into our service bay last month for a routine oil change. She had no specific concerns and her vehicle felt completely normal on her daily commute between Huber Heights and her workplace near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on US-35. During the multi-point inspection that accompanies every oil change at Kia…
A Kia Sorento owner came into our service bay last April after a hydroplaning event on US-35 westbound near the Huber Heights interchange during a heavy afternoon rain. She had been running all-season tires that had 28,000 miles on them and had been planning to replace them before summer. The hydroplaning event caused her to…
A Kia Sorento came into our service bay last month for a routine oil change. The owner had no specific concerns and the vehicle felt completely normal on his daily commute on Old Troy Pike and the I-70 corridor toward Columbus. During the multi-point inspection that accompanies every oil change at Kia of Dayton, our…
Last month, a Kia Carnival Hybrid came in from Englewood after its owner had been driving the vehicle for eight months without a single service appointment, reasoning that the hybrid powertrain’s reduced maintenance requirements meant the standard service intervals didn’t apply. When our technician completed the first inspection, the 12-volt auxiliary battery showed significantly reduced…
Last month, an EV9 owner came in from Vandalia nine months after taking delivery, having never scheduled a service appointment because he assumed electric vehicles required no maintenance beyond charging. He had dismissed a subtle brake pedal feel change over the summer and hadn’t checked his tire pressure since January. When he came in, the…
Last April, a 2023 Kia Telluride experienced complete rear brake failure on I-75 near downtown Dayton while fully loaded with a family of seven heading to spring break. Months of winter salt exposure had corroded the rear caliper slide pins to the point of seizure, causing the caliper to overheat and boil the brake fluid….
Three weeks ago, a 2022 K5 GT-Line came into our Old Troy Pike service bay with a rough idle and reduced fuel economy. The owner commuted 70 miles daily between Huber Heights and Columbus on I-70 but had been stretching oil changes to 10,000 miles because “highway miles are easy miles.” After 42,000 miles of…
Last month, a Sportage owner from Vandalia ignored her dashboard brake warning light for three weeks, assuming it was “just a sensor issue” that wasn’t urgent. She continued her daily commute to Dayton until one morning her brake pedal went to the floor in her driveway—complete brake system failure from critically low fluid that the…
