
Courage Kia
Gastonia, NC
Hours
Sales/Showroom
Monday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday Closed
Service
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
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Charles Yates I had similar experience over the phone. A vehicle I was interested in is in transit,. I stated I would be interested but without dealer added options. I was told they couldn't sell a car w A vehicle I was interested in is in transit,. I stated I would be interested but without dealer added options. I was told they couldn't sell a car without adding extras. Salesman attitude and comment was well if you don't buy someone else will. They don't get it. Doesn't sound like much as changed since the Kia dealership was sued and forced to sell and change the name back in 2019. Maybe the Keffer auto group needs to be contacted. Oh but wait Keffer Kia only gets a 2.6 on here. I will not do business here and tell everyone I can not to buy here either. Businesses just think they can treat customers anyway and have no pride in their name, reputation or service. Without customers you have no business. More
Sorry David has to take the fall for the Dealership because those "up the line" are too sorry to put their name(s) on anything. Loved the vehicle, was ready to buy, and then the lies and manipulation because those "up the line" are too sorry to put their name(s) on anything. Loved the vehicle, was ready to buy, and then the lies and manipulations ruined everything. There were two identical vehicles for sale. One had $7K worth of Dealer add on options and one did not. I hade no interest in said options - so that was the first $7K "problem." I was offered a trade in value for my vehicle which I accepted. Over 4 days we went back and forth and both sides made some give and take. We went from a variance in excess of $7K down to $2K. I reminded them that their last "purchase agreement" still included a $2K item they had previously agreed would be removed. OK - you take off the $2K - send me the final so I can get the Cashiers Check cut and I will be there tomorrow to complete the transaction. THEN the faceless soul sent me another email to tell me I was till $4K "SHORT" because "only a fool would presume your trade in could POSSIBLY be worth what had been offered by THE DEALERSHIP in writing for the last 4 days." At that point, I knew for a fact - I was dealing with a company that presumed I was a fool. I hope no one EVER is "foolish" enough to let their tactics manipulate you into signing a contract. Get EVERYTHING in WRITING. Use a calculator to keep track of the numbers, and ONLY sign a contract once you have let your banker, or some other impartial party review all that was written down by the dealership to make sure you have not been bamboozled by a manipulative hustle. More
The service manager here has made me lose faith in KIA warranty and products. Brought a 2020 kia optima sx turbo in with a miss now have to tow it away with a bad engine. Warranty work was denied due to warranty and products. Brought a 2020 kia optima sx turbo in with a miss now have to tow it away with a bad engine. Warranty work was denied due to an unbelievable explanation from the hot headed service manager. I should've read all these negative reviews/complaints on here or even Google and the BBC before stopping in Courage kias service department More
Do Not Have Service Done Here! !! Dangerous!!! Applied Anti-Seize To Brakes!!! My wife and I purchased a brand new Kia Sorento from Courage Kia in November. The purchasing experienc !! Dangerous!!! Applied Anti-Seize To Brakes!!! My wife and I purchased a brand new Kia Sorento from Courage Kia in November. The purchasing experience was great with Michael Guzman and the sales team. However, the service department leaves a lot to be desired. I purchased a new vehicle to not have to deal with maintenance issues or complaints, that should be taken care of by the dealer. My wife complained about a consistent brake squeal in the December. She scheduled an appointment to take it in on Friday, 12/16/2022. The service advisor told her everything was fine and that all Kia's brakes squeal. I found this unacceptable and told them they needed to fix the problem as we didn't pay for a new car to have the brakes squeal. They couldn't do anything that evening as all of the technicians were gone, and setup an appointment for Wednesday 12/21/2022. My wife pulls up and meets Karen who says to her it says your brakes squeak, but they didn't do it when you pulled in so when are they doing it?. She proceeded to have an attitude according to my wife. Karen and someone else drove the car a little bit and said they couldn't get the brakes to squeal and they couldn't do anything, for my wife. After the service advisor Wednesday said they would be able to apply disc brake quiet or something comparable to the back of the pads on 12/16/2022 the whole reason for the second appointment. I called the Service manager Eric Derby, who is very hard to reach as no one in service wants you to talk to their boss and the phone system dial by name doesn't work. I finally got ahold of Eric and spoke with him and he said he would take care of it and we setup an appointment for 1/6/2023. I sent a confirmation email that was apparently never received etc... My wife showed up for the appointment on 1/6/2023 and was greeted by Karen telling her they wouldn't be able to do anything again. She told Karen I am here to see Eric and she said Eric is sick an has gone home. Luckily Eric was still there and according to my wife told them "what to do and to put the paperwork on his desk." She also said another guy said to take pictures I want to see that. Well she left the Kia dealership and called me when she was about halfway home saying the brakes weren't squeaking but they were making a lot of noise and it was juddering going down hill. I told her to take the vehicle home and I would look when I got home. I didn't get to check the vehicle until Saturday morning. When I checked the vehicle the rotor friction surface had been sprayed with a liberal coating of Anti-Seize. A dealership put my family at risk applying Anti-Seize (lubricant) to the friction side of the brakes. I called and was told they wouldn't be able to do anything until Monday. I spoke with Eric Derby and asked what would have been sprayed on my brakes on the friction side. He said they had a spray that was "black" that would be applied to the pad made by B&G product. I told him well someone sprayed Anti-Seize onto the friction surface and asked if he had received my email, which I guess he hadn't once again. He was extremely concerned that this would have been applied to the friction surface of my brakes and offered to replace the pads or send me a set of pads. He also confirmed via phone call that afternoon, when confirming the shipping address for the pads, that his technician did spray anti-seize on my brake rotors. This was one of his better technicians that did this also, which really makes me wonder about the intentions behind applying a lubricant to the brakes. I am posting this to warn others, that they employee technicians that are either not trained enough to know better or that will do something dangerous to put your families life at risk. They certainly put my wife's life at risk by intentionally applying none approved substances to the friction surface of the brakes. More
You want disrespect and treated like a criminal and called a Fat xxxxx Management did nothing called a Fat xxxxx Management did nothing More
I’m Sure the sales department is great, but the service department makes this an awful dealership! Going on month 4 without my car or an update from anyone. department makes this an awful dealership! Going on month 4 without my car or an update from anyone. More
I had basically the same issues that thunder from above and I left there and went to Gastonia Nissan. Very happy. Will never deal with courage Kia again. Staff is awesome, but service department is the wor and I left there and went to Gastonia Nissan. Very happy. Will never deal with courage Kia again. Staff is awesome, but service department is the worst ever. More
on 02/14/2022 i bought a KIA Soul for my wife ,two weeks later courage kia called saying we have the wrong vin number and they will give us a new kia with 0 miles and every thing else the same, the new one later courage kia called saying we have the wrong vin number and they will give us a new kia with 0 miles and every thing else the same, the new one had over 400 miles on it and had an all black interor, now we are paying on a car we don't want and paid over 3,000 asking price we went for our service and was turned down by gerald bennet sales manager saying we gave that up for $4.00.00 dollars he flashed a paper so fast we asked him for a copy of where we signed he still will not give us a copy after three times.looks like were headed to court. don't trust these people! More
Bought a beautiful 2021 Sorento, but it died in a year and now service cannot diagnose problem, keep us updated, or fix it for almost a month now. We left Honda to try out Kia, HUGE mistake as this paid o and now service cannot diagnose problem, keep us updated, or fix it for almost a month now. We left Honda to try out Kia, HUGE mistake as this paid off car remains deadlined at this dealership. More
Courage Kia Sucks don't buy from them, go to Rock Hill. I paid way too much I paid way too much More