Kiteflyer replied on 05/06/2018 14:50
Posted on 05/06/2018 14:50
My 14 plate KIA with 7 yr warranty and 46000 miles on the clock suffered a clutch failure on our journey to Yorkshire hoping to enjoy a 10 day tour but had to be transported on a breakdown truck with the caravan back to essex.
No kia garage could fit me in for over a week but one did offer to try and look at it sooner if I could get the car on their forecourt, which I did, and the car was repaired within a week. Unfortunately kia did not approve the new clutch under warranty as it was down to wear & tear.
I have been driving since 1964 and never experienced a clutch failure even though recording 120000 miles between some car changes so don't feel my driving style is excessive on clutches.
I would not expect the clutch to fail through wear & tear in only 46000 miles on a AWD SUV vehicle and the towing miles only 6000 ish. Has any other members had clutch problems in particular with KIA
I did think the towing performance of the sportage was excellent and a pleasure to drive with the caravan in tow however I am not happy with their customer care and so called warranty.
Kiteflyer