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Aloha KIA

2841 N Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96819-1902

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I ordered parts 01/07/20 they have not delivered nor returned my all the four times the said they where going to look and try find. Stopped in thrice with the same result.
They twice rejected remuneration.

Aloha KIA Response • Aug 26, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the complaint regarding the Front master cylinder rebuild kit. We acknowledge the customers comments and our records agree that the part was ordered on 1/7/2020. We have the part has arrived and has been in stock. We have had significant operational and personnel changes as a result of current economic conditions and we failed to identify and properly process this special ordered part and contact the customer to advise him that the part had arrived.

We apologize for our mis-handling of this situation as our *** store has been mostly shuttered and the follow-up has been handled by our Kia store.

We agree with the customer's desired settlement and will offer him the choice of a refund or accepting the part.

Our Service Director that is responsible for all of our locations Statewide will reach out to the customer to resolve this matter.

Mahalo,

Russell W

Chief Operating Officer

The short version is, I purchased a *** along with an extended warranty. My vehicle went in on 02/2019 for hard shifting problems, my doors don't unlock/lock and when turning on passenger seat heater the driver seat gets heated also. My vehicle was taken to *** on 02/2019 and returned to me 06/2019 unfixed ( 4 months later). When my vehicle was returned in June we were told that my warranty expired in April. We spoke with the General manager at *** who was just flat out rude. He claims " I spent enough on your vehicle and that's ridiculous, I cant spend any more money on your vehicle", I requested to speak with his boss, being that when my vehicle was taken in, in february, it was still covered under warranty. I was directed to the director of operations, as I was told, who was just as rude as the general manager who says " sounds like you got a problem, if you want your vehicle back pay for it and you will get it back". when asked to speak to the director of operations boss he gave me the general managers name at ***. We were told to take it to Hilo ***, which we did and had my car back within one week, with hard shift problems repaired (hopefully). When my car was fixed at Hilo *** I contacted the director of operations and after a heated conversation, he calls me back and says if Hilo *** can verify that they fixed the problem than *** will pay for the bill. When Hilo *** contacted the director of operations, he was trying to negotiate how much *** wanted to pay. Director of operations paid $300 and we had to pay the balance to get my car back. If I had warranty coverage when my vehicle was taken in for repairs than the repairs should be covered under my warranty. If my warranty ran out in April, Why did they hold on to my vehicle until June. I was told by the director of operations that it was my fault that *** held on to my car for so long and didn't know how to repair it.

Aloha KIA Response • Aug 19, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to this consumer's complaint. The consumer purchased this Used 2012 *** on April 17th 2015. The purchase did include a vehicle service contract that covers mechanical breakdowns. Our General Manager and our Fixed Operations Director both worked with the consumer to attempt to resolve the concerns he was having with the vehicle. A mechanical breakdown policy only covers a problem that is identified and diagnosed. Our service team was not able to duplicate the issue that the consumer was complaining about. We recommended that the consumer take the vehicle to the local *** Dealer since they represent the manufacturer of the vehicle. The *** Dealer was initially unable to diagn*** the problem. We provided the consumer a loan car as the *** dealer had limited openings to diagn*** the problem. Finally the *** Dealer in Hilo identified an intermittent and erratic knock sensor. Our Fixed Operations Director spoke with the consumer and the service manager at the *** dealership and reviewed the repairs, the consumer questioned the total cost of the repair and if they had received an accurate diagnosis. We are confident in the diagnosis and repair that was completed by the *** Dealer. It is my understanding that all three parties agreed to share in the cost and the *** Dealer covered a portion, our Fixed Operations Director used his company Credit Card which was charged for $300.00 on 8/2/2019 for our agreed upon share of the repair.

While we understand the frustration caused by an intermittent problem, no repair facility can initiate a repair until a cause is determined. We provided the consumer a loan at our cost while attempts were being made to identify the problem. We participated in the repair because the mechanical breakdown policy had expired and we wanted to provide some goodwill to the consumer.

We are unable to agree to the consumer's desired settlement as we believe the *** Dealer is in a better position to confirm the repair was completed properly. We have confidence in the *** repair facility.

Customer Response • Aug 21, 2019

Complaint: ***

I am rejecting this response because:

First of all I would like to remind you that I had an active warranty at the time the vehicle was taken in which I paid additional for. From an intermittent problem it turned into a constant problem. Yes we were given a loner, which we did not have the entire time that my vehicle was out of commission and I continued to pay for my vehicle I didn't have for four months. That was an agreement that we were told by Alan J, when purchasing the ***, that if at any time we had to bring in the *** for repairs we would be provided with a loner. The Vehicle was driven with both a mechanic from Hilo *** and a mechanic from *** where they both acknowledge the hard knock while the vehicle shifted so I do not agree with *** who states the problem could not be duplicated. As stated by the response that they wanted to provide some good will to the customer, that would be fixing my vehicle due to the vehicle being turned over to them while the warranty was still active and not just saying we didn't know how to fix it and return the vehicle unfixed. If a service is purchased the service should be provided. *** had my vehicle from February and the warranty expired in April, that is ample enough time to have the vehicle fixed. It should not be the consumers problem if they don't know how to fix the vehicle, as they said the service contract covers mechanical breakdowns. The Warranty was purchased from *** who should have taken responsibility in making sure the vehicle was repaired, as we were told when purchasing the extended warranty and as it states in the contract.

When my vehicle was turned over to *** in February, it went in for a hard shifting problem, the doors were locking/unlocking on its own and the seat heater on the drivers side was going on by itself, which I do have the work order that states th*** three problems. Not one of th*** problems have been fixed. And when speaking with the warranty company they stated that *** had been approved to fix the door locks because that was all they requested approval for.

Yes *** paid $300 when Hilo *** called to pick up the car, which we only agreed to pay the $200 and *** covered a portion because that is the only way we could get the vehicle out of Hilo ***. Nowhere in the service contract did it say there will be a negotiation on what they will pay to have the vehicle repaired. It states that the vehicle will be covered under the extended warranty for all repairs, as Alan J and the sales man George said "the warranty will cover bumper to bumper, anything between the front bumper and the back bumper" so I do not agree with the negotiation on the repair.

If this is the case, it should have been stated in the contract that if they don't know how to fix the problem, they wont fix it and it will be the customers problem to figure it out. That the warranty ends in April but if your vehicle has mechanical problems before the warranty expires, and we don't know how to fix it, we will hold on to your vehicle until after the expiration date and it is up to the customer to figure it out.

Like we were told by Allan and George when checking the status of the vehicle on June 11,2019, they were trying to figure out how to get the loner back from us and return my vehicle to us unfixed. Im sorry but that is not how you provide good will to your consumers.

I am unable to agree with the response from *** due to the fact that as *** said there was a service contract that covers mechanical breakdowns. There was a mechanical breakdown during an active contract and service that was paid for was not rendered.

Honesty should be placed in their contracts. All I am asking for is a fixed vehicle under a warranty which I paid for.

Sincerely

I rented a *** from the dealership. It broke down an hour later. I pulled over at aloha boulevard and mamamlahoa for a few minutes to rest. I was not off roading. I pulled over to the side on mamamlahoa highway. I had made a few other stops along the way. the spirit gas station I pulled over to purchase water. I also stopped at a few Beach locations on the way. The motorcycle had no problem starting. And I know how to start the motorcycle.

However the motorcycle will not start again when I was at the intersection of aloha boulevard and mamamlahoa highway. I called the shop no answer. I called my wife she called him on three-way I explain what happened and the gentleman was extremely rude. He's that young guy who sells t-shirts and has the Little ponytail. he was very rude and trying to accused me of draining the battery. I did not drain the battery. It becomes instinct to take it in and out of the ignition.

They refused to come pick me up. They left me abandoned in the mountains for 5 hours. I was forced to call the police and my family for help.after 5 hours and many many phone calls from my family they eventually came to pick me up. I was giving some mysterious tow guys phone number and the shop was telling me to call this phone number and some tow guy would come tow the motorcycle but I was responsible for paying for it. a gentleman told me I would pay $300 which I don't have.
so eventually the shop comes and the funny thing is the motorcycle did start 5 hours later when they came to pick me up. However my video evidence shows that it would not turn on.
and every kind of excuse possible came out of these people's mouths in that ***-*** garage.
"Oh you drain the battery it's your fault"

"Oh you went off-roading it's your fault"

"Oh you don't know how to start it it's your fault"

I was expecting them to say "oh you bump the tire with your foot that's why you broke its your fault"

these people just refuse to take responsibility for renting a defective vehicle that broke down 1 hour after use.

And the excuses of because I didn't know how to start it. I would not sit in the mountains by myself for 5 hours if I could turn it on myself. My video evidence proves that.

I refuse to pay $300 and I warned them they would be liable if something happened to me out here.
So the eventually pick me up and take me back to the shop.
They refuse to give me a working motorcycle. I purchased a motorcycle rental from the 19th to the 20th of January. I was due to return it back to the dealership the next day around noon. The motorcycle broke down and wouldn't start one hour after driving it.

My video evidence also shows that there's a rusted parts on this motorcycle. they may or may not have had anything to do with why it wouldn't start for a few hours. Regardless that shows the type of pride and care that this dealership has in its name brand of ***-***. Or lack of.

they refused to give me a new motorcycle and they refused to give me a refund and I only drove the motorcycle for 1 hour. they said they were going to charge me $200 for the tow and 150 for the rental even though I only use it for 1 hour and I was supposed to return it the next day. I asked for a new motorcycle to drive and they refused. I have videos of all of this as well for my evidence. I feel this is extremely disrespectful and shows very lack of consideration to their customers ***-*** is represented by these people. the fact that they would leave people abandoned in the mountains and try to extort money from them is just mind-boggling. someday some poor tourist is going to end up injured or killed with this little scam of theirs. The city needs to have an investigations of this immediately.

Aloha KIA Response • Jan 31, 2019

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the complaint from Mr. regarding his Bike rental experience.We agree with the following statements which he has made:

· We received a report that the Bike was not functioning sometime after the consumer left the dealership.

· Our staff attempted to diagnose the problem over the phone with the customer to step through possible causes but we were unable to successfully work with the consumer to get the bike restarted.

· We advised the consumer that due to staffing issues we were unable to send our staff out immediately and provided him the name of a tow company.

· When our staff was able to send someone out, he still had not found a tow company so we sent a trailer to go pick him and the bike up.

We are unable to agree with the consumer’s desired settlement for the following reasons:

· 3 individuals attempted to explain to the consumer how to restart the bike and the consumer was unwilling to listen to their explanations. Rather than step through the restarting process, the consumer tried to make it clear that the Bike was defective and tried to find blame for the problem.

· When our staff arrived at the location of the bike, as you can see from the pictures we have attached, it was clearly not on paved highway and was approximately ¼ of a mile off the road on the trail you as you can see in the picture. Our staff backed the trailer up to the bike, found that the kill switch on the handle bar was in the off position, so he put it in the run position, put the bike in neutral and the bike started right up so he drove it onto the trailer. (The three individuals who spoke with the consumer over the phone all stated the stepped him through the start process including turning on the kill switch and the consumer refused to listen.)

· Even though the consumer was verbally abusive to our staff who went to pick him up, we still brought him back with the bike even though our staff member was uncomfortable with him.

· The bike only has 2,200 miles on it was serviced at 1,000 miles and a complete mechanical inspection conducted on the bike when we got it back to the dealership revealed no operational problems. We have continued to rent the bike out and have no complaints about any mechanical problems with this bike.

· Our Manager determined that he did not want to put the consumer in another bike because he had violated the provisions of the rental agreement by going off the paved highway and we were not confident that the consumer was familiar with the proper operations of the bike.

Please give me a call if any additional information is needed.

Looked on www.alohakia.com website to review the new inventory of KIA Souls they had at the Nimitz location. I saw an advertised price for a black KIA Soul ! (Stock #183042) for $25,520 after rebates and Internet discount so contacted Aloha KIA via e-mail to confirm they still had the vehicle. I received an email from Jennifer Hill stating that they still had it and she provided me with a quote showing the same price, $25530, as on their website. She also stated that they were offering 0.0% APR for 66 months. After seeing the 0% APR I replied to her email to confirm that the 0% interest for 66 months was available for this car at the $25,520 price. I received an email from Jennifer confirming that it was and I could come down and test drive. I went to Aloha KIA at 2841 Nimitz Hwy and drove the car and the sales associate began talking about a different price and interest rate. Since Jennifer was off work at the time I left and sent her an email to ask if the information she provided me was accurate. I received a call from one of the sales managers saying that they have changed the information on their website that was inaccurate and they wouldn't sale the vehicle at the price and 0% APR I was specifically told was available for this car. I consider these sales tactics to be fraudulent because I was very specific in my requests for clarification and accuracy of what Jennifer was quoting me. Yes I do have all of the email correspondence.

Aloha KIA Response • Jul 10, 2018

While I never like to hear of a dissatisfied customer, I appreciated the opportunity to respond to the consumers complaint as it provides an opportunity to review our processes and make improvements. After reviewing the issues identified by the consumer, the email sent by our BDC representative she responded to the consumers question regarding the ability to get the price and the rebate by responding YES. Our manufacturer controls the incentive programs that are available and all of our advertising always discloses that the offers can not be combined. We have counseled our BDC representative about the accuracy of responding properly to the consumer.

Despite the fact that certain rebates and APR's can not be combined, If the consumer is interested in doing business with us, I will offer the consumer the ability to purchase any Advertised Soul that has 0% financing by dropping the price to offset the rebate that is not available if 0% is selected. If the consume is interested in one of our currently advertised sales, I would ask that he contact me directly at (808) 792-8904 or via email.

Mahalo.

Customer Response • Jul 10, 2018

Complaint: 12940380

I am rejecting this response because:

This is a very vague offer; although the www.kia.com does advertise a 0% APR for 66 months for the Soul line the www.alohakia.com website does not. Also the person that responded to Revdex.com didn't provide their name only a phone number. All I am requesting is what I was provided and confirmed by an Aloha Kia representative, Jennifer Hill (see below).

New Black 2018 Kia Soul ! (similar to Stock # 383029 currently advertised on the alohakia.com website)

$31,090 Market Cost/Retail Value-$ 1,750 Aloha Kia Discount-$ 3,820 Applicable Rebates/Manufacturer Incentives---------------------------------$25,520 VEHICLE INTERNET PRICE0% APR for 66 months

Since the person that responded didn't provide their name only a phone number I have no idea whom I'm dealing with. As far as I know they will continue their sales tactics as explained to me by Guy Mochizuki, sales managers for Aloha Kia.

Once again, all I'm asking is that Aloha Kia honor the price and APR I was provided by Aloha Kia's representative.

Sincerely,

Ron Proctor

This is a second attempt to file a complaint to Aloha Auto Group, Inc. my assigned ID and Ms. *** was the person reviewing my case. I was rejected due to No Marketplace interaction to warrant filing a complaint and consumer failed to provide necessary clarification. I have if you wish include evidences of record that a transaction took place and also my wife letter stating she was also involved in this matter. I have also photo of the vehicle that was involved in this case. They claim I was responsible for the damages of the vehicle when it was returned back to the dealer.

Aloha KIA Response • May 07, 2018

I apologize for our the confusion regarding this transaction. We had a 2014 Hyundai Accent that was purchased at Aloha Kia on 1/26/18 subsequently in an accident and recovered from a tow yard. I incorrectly assumed this was the transaction that the consumer was referring to. We appreciate the follow-up provided by the consumer and after speaking with Brad our Assistant Manager at Aloha Kia Airport I was able to identify the transaction this consumer was referring to. We withheld $500.00 from the consumer for use and damage to the vehicle while it was in his possession. At this point, I will agree with the consumer's desired settlement of a refund of the $500.00 we withheld on the transaction. I have processed a check request and will be sending it to the consumer named and address identified in this complaint.

If the consumer would like to discuss this matter further, I can be reached on my direct line 792-8904.

Sincerely,

Russell W

Chief Operating Officer.

Customer Response • May 09, 2018

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

Sincerely

M 2016 Kia Rio was towed to Aloha Kia Hilo on Monday 4/23. Since then, they’ve given me the run around, took nearly 2 days to run tests and then when I finally get an answer with what’s wrong with my car they offer a loaner for me. I get to Hilo to pick up the loaner on Thursday, 4/26. I signed for the loaner and then asked to grab a few hints out of my car. When approaching my car I noticed that a lot of my things from the trunk were now scattered throughout my car. When I went into it, a lot of my personal items were missing such as my MacBook laptop, Nintendo switch, a bunch of clothes, my military issued bag and my girlfriends bag that had personal documents in it. I asked the service guy if they took anything out and he told me no. I told him that I’m missing stuff and he asked me if I took it home. I told him no. They proceeed to have a list of excuses such as blaming the tow truck company (I rode in the tow truck it wasn’t them), claimed that my car was messy like this when they got it (my friend was with me, he wouldn’t have been able to sit in the car if it was like how I found it) then they tried saying I didn’t lock my car (but it wasn’t in my possession it was in theirs) and ending with saying they have a big homeless problem. Regardless if that’s true, if they have a homeless problem then they should make sure that their cars are locked and taken cared of. The GM told me he’d hand the surveillance footage to the police (I called the cops, made a case) and since that day he hasn’t gotten in touch with them or myself. I still don’t have my car or any answers as to who went into my car and took my things. He went as far as calling the national guard saying I posted something racist about him but it wasn’t even my post. I feel very offended, he hasn’t made any attempts to call me yet claims he did. I wouldn’t be ignoring them I want my car back.

Customer Response • May 03, 2018

Hello,

My name is ***. My case number is #***. I had a case against Aloha Kia in Hilo, Hawaii. I wanted to write to cancel my complaint against them as they are helping me resolve the issue that we have with them

Thank you

Worst service ever! Bought a used car that had to be shipped from Honolulu- told 2.5 weeks max. It took four weeks because they went the cheaper route and paid for standby with Young Brothers, giving us excuse after excuse. Finally went to pick it up, was told they would take care of inspection and registration- that was 5 weeks ago. Now I have a car I can't legally drive and I am losing work revenue. Went by yesterday and they haven't even filed the registration paperwork. They are not trying to resolve the issue in a timely manner or care about customer service.

Aloha KIA Response • Apr 04, 2018

The consumer contacted me yesterday regarding their issue relating to their vehicle purchase experience. I apologized to the consumer and indicated that we should have done a better job with the transfer of the vehicle from Oahu to Hilo. We also did not meet the standards we have set regarding the transfer of title into the consumer's name. Our staff in Hilo was able to get the title converted yesterday and complete the safety inspection this morning.

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. While I never like to hear of a dissatisfied consumer, this situation has provided us an opportunity to look at our processes and identify required improvements.

Mahalo,

Russ W

When I traded in my 2012 vehicle and bought a 2017 vehicle at this Hilo dealership in November 2017, the contract guy told me they would pay off my old loan and that I couldn’t have two car loans at once, that both loans get combined into new car loan. He did not tell me to shut off auto pay on the old traded in car. Then two weeks later *** took two car payments from my bank account one for old traded in car I no longer owned. Called dealership they were evasive and told me to call *** motor finance. Called *** motor finance told me to call dealership. I called dealership in Hilo back and they then changed story and said I would get my overpayment refund when loan process is fully funded/completed which happened two weeks ago. Still I have no refund. I have called and emailed the dealership and have not gotten response or a refund for my overpayment extra car payment which was supposedly according to dealership themselves suppose to be sent back to dealership to refund me from *** motor finance. The refund owed is approximately $345.

Aloha KIA Response

I appreciate the opportunity to respond to this complaint regarding the refund owed to the customer. The customer currently has a credit of $354.22 on our books. We normally do not send credit balances back to the consumer until we receive the title on the trade in and convert that title into the dealerships name. I left a message for the consumer to advise her of our standard process and to apologize for the responses that our staff provided to her that were contradictory. We cut check #*** in the amount of $354.22 that we sent to the consumer today.

I hope to speak to the consumer soon as it is my desire to re-earn her confidence in our company.

Mahalo

Customer Response

Revdex.com:

I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

The *** chief operating officer for Hawaii called me and apologized 4 times since my Revdex.com complaint. I called him back- he authorized this refund by check which he put in mail and which I received and cashed today thanks to the Revdex.com process- the *** chief operating officer for Hawaii also has granted to me on the phone the reverse charge refund to my bank card in amount of $345.22- both refunds totaling close to $700 which I get to keep while various *** offices figure out why there are discrepencies - if I am owed $354.22 or both refunds close to $700. This is because *** also found my auto payment prior to trading in car “may“ not have been applied to loan balance at trade in. This has been frustrating confusion but the chief operating officer was very polite, professional, and apologetic and made it right with me. To ensure the provisional refund through my bank card dated 12-20-17 becomes permanent, I had to go today to my bank to sign my original phone bank complaint from 11/22/17- on the refund paperwork I wrote the chief operating officers contact info - the man who authorized both refunds- because he told me on the phone if I have further problems to contact him directly.
Sincerely

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