A Kia Sorento owner came into our service bay last month after developing a persistent engine tick during his morning commute on US-35 between Huber Heights and the Dayton Mall area. He had been stretching his oil changes to 9,000 and 10,000 miles on a driving pattern that was almost entirely stop-and-go surface street and…
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…
The Patterson family drove up from Cincinnati last spring for their first visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Springfield Street in Fairborn. They were in a rented sedan with no driver assistance features and spent the better part of an hour navigating the SR-4 and Springfield Street interchange, managing merge…
A 2026 Kia Carnival came into our service bay two weeks ago, four days before the owner’s family was scheduled to leave for a summer road trip to Cincinnati on I-75. The rear-seat entertainment screens had developed an intermittent blackout issue and the second-row climate vents were producing noticeably weaker airflow than the front cabin….
Last month, a new Kia K4 Hatchback came into our service bay with just 9,400 miles on it. The owner had hit a particularly rough patch on I-70 near the Huber Heights interchange and hadn’t thought much of it afterward. By the time she came in, her front tires had developed an uneven wear pattern…
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, a Kia EV3 owner came in from Vandalia six weeks after taking delivery after noticing his displayed range had been consistently lower than the EPA estimate from the first week of ownership. He had assumed the gap was normal and hadn’t raised it at delivery because he didn’t know what questions to ask…
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 month, a Sorento owner came in from Vandalia after realizing she had skipped three consecutive oil changes over the past year and a half. Between a busy schedule, the cost of each individual service visit, and the mental friction of scheduling, she had simply let it slide. When she finally came in, the oil…
