Kia faulty car

photome

treasach said:

Also, when you hit 3000 revs, the car slumps, it won't push past 3000

That’s what they are designed to do when going in to limp mode

treasach

photome said:

treasach said:

Also, when you hit 3000 revs, the car slumps, it won't push past 3000

That’s what they are designed to do when going in to limp mode

I didn't know that, well at least that explains that bit!! 

ComicGeek

And have they ruled out dpf issues and done a regen? Its very obvious when our Sorento is doing a regen, and the previous very, very low mileage would flag this as a possible issue. Issues with the dpf would cause a loss of power as well, whether the dpf is clogged or it's a sensor issue.

treasach

They plugged it in, got no fault code, drove it 2 miles then handed it me back and said between the lines, I'm an idiot. That's literally what they've done, I get covid has caused major disruption but it still seems stinking customer service. Below is the log I've been making of the faults, bear in mind I don't drive the car every day and only started the log once the dodgy dealer fobbed me off and this has been going on since 14th of March. 

17th June 19:44 – Juddering on startup, left car to idle and slowly car returned to normal tickover

17th June 20:18 – Power loss whilst driving – Video taken

17th June 20:21 – Power returned to normal without restarting the engine

20th June 11:54 – Juddering / Power Loss 5th Gear approx. 50mph for 4 or 5 seconds, juddering stopped but Car still sluggish acceleration. Average mpg journey was 19 mpg

28th June – 9.31am car sluggish, journey MPG dropped to around average 22mpg 

28th June – 10.35am power loss on M1, drove until I could safely pull over to restart the engine, power returned

29th June – 8.29pm hesitation acceleration, MPG dropped to average 22mpg