Kia of Stockton

Purchased a used at another company. Took to service give check out after buying.Jacklin in service was wonderful. Needed new battery had it replaced but service did not set clock. Aske Took to service give check out after buying.Jacklin in service was wonderful. Needed new battery had it replaced but service did not set clock. Asked them about rough idle got no response other than you can bring back if it continues.Not good response. Walked out paying $225. Battery $277. Labor. Least could have set clock. More

After weeks of looking, finally found the used car I was looking for at a fair price. Salesperson told me it had a 30 warranty during which they would make any needed repairs. I'd recently been burned by an looking for at a fair price. Salesperson told me it had a 30 warranty during which they would make any needed repairs. I'd recently been burned by an online dealer so this was a big deal to me. When presented with the sales contract to sign, I find $1500 added to my price for a paint protective coating the dealer had added. I said I didn't ask for or want this coating. Too bad, it's already been applied, they said. So the advertised price was not the price and not in the budget i had set. When I complained, they quickly reduced the cost of the special coating by $500. Now it's 100% clear that this was nothing more than a greedy dealer reeling me in with a price that was nonexistent knowing they'd make a hefty profit off the mystery coating. Tired of car shopping I gave in until I asked about documentation on the 30 day warranty. I was told the car is sold As Is, no warranty and the salesperson was inexperienced and misinformed. Okay...not my problem. I couldn't accept this as I'd already returned two cars with major hidden defects in the last three weeks. I told them if there's no warranty, I'm not buying it unless my mechanic checks it out first. They would not give a 30 day warranty on a car with 25,000 miles, regardless, and offered no resolution to the stand still. They said I could drive back down Monday, 1 1/2 hours each way, and have my mechanic check it out. Then drive back another 1 1/2 to buy or return the car, and drive back home. Yeah, I'd love to spend another 6 hours driving to and from your dealership for potentially nothing but $100 in gas out of my pocket. No one but the salesperson who was never fully trained, expressed any regret or offered anything as a compromise solution. They simply didn't care. My spouse was so excited after searching for so long and now has to leave the room to keep from exploding on these guys. There was no ugly scene, I was just shocked at the complete absence of customer service. The salesperson felt horrible but it wasn't her fault. It was clear from the start she had little knowledge and little experience selling cars, but she was doing her best. Before I left, she offered to drive the car to me and let my mechanic check it out, waiting for the result. This was appreciated, but the burden of making this right shouldn't have been left to this nice young person. I'm not sure if she had even sold a car before. I will say that she had more courage and honor than any man in that dealership. All I can say is...keep on driving...it ain't worth it! More

I would love to start by thanking Esmeralda from Stockton Kia for her help & putting effort to make sure we felt welcomed understood every step of the way what was happening. She answered every question we h Kia for her help & putting effort to make sure we felt welcomed understood every step of the way what was happening. She answered every question we had was very nice & professional. She made sure we felt welcomed & made our experience of buying a car easy and smooth. She really rocks !!!! Thank YOU ESMERALDA for your services today 😻😻😻 More

New owner Mike was totally condescending and rude to us. You’d think a new owner would try and make a better impression to the Stockton community? I was trying to buy a new Kia, and he treated us like we sh You’d think a new owner would try and make a better impression to the Stockton community? I was trying to buy a new Kia, and he treated us like we should be grateful that he would even sell us a car. I wouldn’t buy a car from this dealership if it was the last car dealer on earth. More

My wife went to Kia of Stockton to get her oil changed. They followed up with her and she gave them the opportunity to earn her business and they did. The Salesman was good. He was newer to the business They followed up with her and she gave them the opportunity to earn her business and they did. The Salesman was good. He was newer to the business but he tried his best to answer all her questions. The issues started with the FINANCE MANAGER, ARMANDO and his UNETHICAL PRACTICES. My wife qualified for a 0% interest rate on her loan. But Armando told her that in order to qualify for the 0% interest rate she'd have to also purchase gap insurance, an extended warranty, and the oil service plan. If she did not get those "Extras" then she would have a lot higher interest rate. He said those services came with 0%. (That added an additional $3,000 to the loan.) Not understanding how these things work, she took the 0% and purchased the car. When I took a look at the docs and called a few friends in the car business, they informed me that the loan had NOTHING to do with those "extra services", but the FINANCE MANGER made money on selling these services. My wife then called Kia finance and was told the same thing. My wife and I tried calling ARMANDO numerous times and he was always out of the office or on vacation. He NEVER CALLED BACK. Finally, after numerous calls to Kia Finance, Kia of Stockton, and the extended warranty company we went down to Kia of Stockton. My wife had to sign cancellation paperwork which is understandable. The dealership REFUSED to give my wife a copy of the papers that she signed. He said it was a company policy. Luckily my wife was able to take a picture of the docs. Even though the warranty company sent the check to Kia of Stockton in October it still took 7 months for the money to get sent from Kia of Stockton to Kia Financial after the paperwork was signed(more than likely because he was paid for the deal and the money was going to be taken back). Basically this man LIED to my wife and used extremely unethical tactics to make sure he got paid because there is not much money to be made on a 0% loan, so the Finance Manager tries to include the extras. This man represents Kia of Stockton so I'm sure this isn't the first time Armando has done this, or the last time. It was in his power to do thing legitimately and our business would of went back to him. But instead we drove over an hour to Kia of Vacaville to purchase another Kia for my daughter. They were much more forthcoming with information. They actually and morals and ethics.(they actually told us that those services weren't needed to obtain another 0% loan). BEWARE OF THIS DEALERSHIP and really educate yourself or they might try to get you too. They give themselves, dealerships, and Stockton a bad name. The reason why we waited so long to write the review is because we've been waiting this long for the check to be applied to the loan. BEWARE check the Better Business Bureau. Their grade is F https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/stockton/profile/new-car-dealers/kia-of-stockton-1156-90035851 More

Leased a Car there 2 years ago .... Time to return called ahead of time and was told to come in. We get there and see the salesman and I assume his boss and they inform us the lease return person is off and ahead of time and was told to come in. We get there and see the salesman and I assume his boss and they inform us the lease return person is off and we will have to return later. We took two cars twenty miles to return my lease to where we bought it to be told the guy on the phone made a mistake. This place might be great at selling leases but very unprofessional on the return phase of the deal. The guy in charge suggested we return it to Manteca a dealer I did not buy it from. .... maybe I will and buy my next car there. More

Best car buying experience! I worked with Lary Pamplin at Stockton Kia in buying a used Niro Plug-In. He was extremely knowledgeable and provided great customer service. He coord I worked with Lary Pamplin at Stockton Kia in buying a used Niro Plug-In. He was extremely knowledgeable and provided great customer service. He coordinated with the other staff on the trade-in, detailing the car I was buying, and purchase paperwork. They also provided great service. . More

Always a great experience! I have visited this location for service 3 times since moving to California. All of the service personnel are always helpful, never pushy, and never t I have visited this location for service 3 times since moving to California. All of the service personnel are always helpful, never pushy, and never talk down to me as a woman. More

Manager tells you one thing, then you get another STAY AWAY Went in to this dealership looking to trade in my truck for a car, the manager Ray came out and spoke with us and told us he would give me a fairly de Went in to this dealership looking to trade in my truck for a car, the manager Ray came out and spoke with us and told us he would give me a fairly decent offer for my trade in. I was aware there would be some negative equity in my truck before I even arrived at the dealership. I was asked to give them a little time after their first offer of 43k for my truck, less than 12 hours later I get a call from my sales rep that they are now offering 37K for my truck, thats right 6k less than yesterday. When I asked to speak with Ray it was very clear he wouldnt take my call and had Jim call me back to tell me he has a couple customers but they are sorry they cannot make a deal. I will never recommend this place to anyone and will never do business with them. If i could give a negative rating I would. More

RUN AWAY! Jim was very nice and pleasant to work with but the sales manager didn't even bother to come out to introduce himself to my wife and I. The sales mana Jim was very nice and pleasant to work with but the sales manager didn't even bother to come out to introduce himself to my wife and I. The sales manager was hurling insults at our sales guy because I was negotiating. He got extra mad when I told Him that we didn't want an extended warranty. After I asked for the extended warranty to be removed, the sales manager tried to sneak a "Full Kia Warranty" in the deal hoping I wouldn't notice. I use to work in the car industry and this sales manager is by far the worst I have experienced. Bad ethics, bad customer service from management and a greedy place. Please run from this place before they sucker you into a bad deal. More