My brand new Stinger is falling apart

[Teekii]

I bought my Stinger brand new in August 2023 and from the 1st week I’ve had it it’s been falling apart. I took it for its 1st service and had a list of things broken. The horn stopped working, the tag lights broken, the skid panel broken, and the carpet is pulling up. I haven’t even gotten all the plastic off of it yet. I love how my stinger drives but all the cosmetic problems is so disappointing.

 

[D.J.]

I bought my Stinger brand new in August 2023 and from the 1st week I’ve had it it’s been falling apart. I took it for its 1st service and had a list of things broken. The horn stopped working, the tag lights broken, the skid panel broken, and the carpet is pulling up. I haven’t even gotten all the plastic off of it yet. I love how my stinger drives but all the cosmetic problems is so disappointing.

Weird.

Maybe you got a car built on a Friday...

Hopefully everything you listed is covered under warranty

 

[Snicklefritz]

What are "tag lights", and is a "skid panel" a rocker panel? Broken isn't falling apart, it is damage. Why are these parts broken? Carpet coming up, might just be not tucked in and can easily be fixed. This doesn't sound a like a car falling apart to me. Hopefully your attention to these details are not followed by more of the same. Plastic off, heck yes, I was finding pieces of plastic well over a year after I got the car. Funny.

 

[D.J.]

What are "tag lights", and is a "skid panel" a rocker panel? Broken isn't falling apart, it is damage. Why are these parts broken? Carpet coming up, might just be not tucked in and can easily be fixed. This doesn't sound a like a car falling apart to me. Hopefully your attention to these details are not followed by more of the same. Plastic off, heck yes, I was finding pieces of plastic well over a year after I got the car. Funny.

I'm guessing "tag lights" are license plate tights.

Skid panel, is likely one of the engine room covers

https://www.kstinger.com/engine_room_under_cover-391.html

 

[Teekii]

Weird.

Maybe you got a car built on a Friday...

Hopefully everything you listed is covered under warranty

lol that’s seems to be the running joke concerning my car. I had started a list with the service station way before they were able to get me in. But yes the warranty covers it. I buy new whenever I buy and this is the 1st time I’ve ever experienced this. 1st time I ever had to pay for oil changes with a new car as well smh

I wrote it as it was listed on my service report. And yes we call license plates “tags” in my area. It’s all covered by the warranty, of course, however I’ve never experienced any vehicle I’ve owned with this many “detailed” issues. Especially new. I’m not the one to ask why it’s broken that’s a question for Kia. Trust I’m the person who gets top dollar for trades bc I take great care of my vehicles. This list started the same week I bought the car. The things broken aren’t things that the owner would be tinkering with at any time. I hardly use the horn so there’s no telling how long it wasn’t working.

 

[Volfy]

The "skid panel" I can see possibly caused by something hitting it. That happens a good bit with the Stinger, from the posts about it I see.

The rest can pretty much only be factory defect, especially the tag light and horn. Carpet pulling up... no clue.

 

[socalvn]

Just wait untill the sunroof starts to raddle and the rear hatch

 

[95oRANGEcRUSH]

There’s been multiple owners of ‘22 and newer with one of the two horns going bad. Mine was one of them. Replaced under warranty but, yeah, it’s annoying.

 

[D.J.]

There’s been multiple owners of ‘22 and newer with one of the two horns going bad. Mine was one of them. Replaced under warranty but, yeah, it’s annoying.

Both horns, or only the high / low tone?

 

[95oRANGEcRUSH]

Both horns, or only the high / low tone?

High tone for me. My advisor said there was another model, new Seltos I think, that was also having horn problems.

Link to my work order:

Horn fuse

Hey all, my horn suddenly stopped working today. My guess is it’s just a blown fuse which should be pretty easy to replace myself. I’m wondering if anyone has had this issue/if there is anything I should know before trying to put a new fuse in myself?

stingerforum.org

 

[Buzzman12]

That little one inch square filler piece in the left part of the rear bumper keeps falling out.
It has a little retaining stringy thing that keeps it from getting lost, but every time I go for a drive, it's hanging loose when I get home.
Irritating, but not a game changer.

 

[StingertimeNC]

That little one inch square filler piece in the left part of the rear bumper keeps falling out.
It has a little retaining stringy thing that keeps it from getting lost, but every time I go for a drive, it's hanging loose when I get home.
Irritating, but not a game changer.

It's an opening for the tow hook I think. got to be a way to tighten it up, if not the dealer should be able to put in a new one pretty easy.

 

[D.J.]

That little one inch square filler piece in the left part of the rear bumper keeps falling out.
It has a little retaining stringy thing that keeps it from getting lost, but every time I go for a drive, it's hanging loose when I get home.
Irritating, but not a game changer.

The tow eye cap?

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[Buzzman12]

The tow eye cap?

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Ya, that thing. It just clips in there, but it's just not very tight. Pops loose every time I drive it or hit a bump.

 

[Snicklefritz]

Ya, that thing. It just clips in there, but it's just not very tight. Pops loose every time I drive it or hit a bump.

put a layer of tape around the outer edge and cram it in there.

 

[D.J.]

put a layer of tape around the outer edge and cram it in there.

It's a $10 part.

In some places they come painted - check with dealer parts department

 

[Volfy]

Ya, that thing. It just clips in there, but it's just not very tight. Pops loose every time I drive it or hit a bump.

Sound like one of the clips might be damaged of bent. Typically happens after somebody pried it open but didn't know how to do it properly.

All of ours stay put solid.

 

[LordKOTL]

There’s been multiple owners of ‘22 and newer with one of the two horns going bad. Mine was one of them. Replaced under warranty but, yeah, it’s annoying.

Kind of glad I replaced mine then. Not because they were bad, but because I didn't like the anemic tone. Replaced with something less of a major chord and more of a 5th.

 

[Transmetal]

Sounds like you got a lemon from the factory. My car i bought brand new 3 years ago. It's got about 23k on it and I've never experienced any of those issues that you listed.

 

[Ah GetFd]

I've just clicked over 7000kms since new in a My23 Stinger in 11 months and have not had any issues at all. The other has 5000kms in 9 months and same thing no issues.

I notice the mode may change if I tap the horn a bit hard.....usually when I encounter a motor bike or some dill doing a mpg efficiency trial but other than that no problem.