Thread: should i file a lemen law? and is dealer blowing smoke up my butt.

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Originally Posted by Bug

I say, you drive it for a while and let your lady drive yours. Let it mess up and then drive it until it breaks. Have it towed to the dealer and let them fix it. Just do not tell them what you did. Just tell them that it broke. Keep a phone and a tow card with you at all times.

Just thinking here, have you tried searching the internet for recalls or bulletins for that car?

I know it's tempting but I would not recommend the "...drive it till it breaks.." approach. The onboard computer is going to record a timeline for any code thrown and for what happens after that. If you knowingly drive it in a condition that makes it destroy itself the dealer will likely know and you could be in a fight to get it fixed under warranty. Somehow you've got to figure out the sequence of events that causes the mis-operation, or get it to mis-perform while the dealer can get his readers hooked up to see what it is doing.

Is your Sorento a part of the recall?? 2011 Kia Sorento Recalled for Transmission Failure

That recall kind of sounds like what you have been dealing with. I know sometimes it is hard to get to a dealer when they are open and you are having a problem. So what about taking it to a parts store like Auto Zone who can scan it for free. I think it was this site that had a thread about how incompetent the parts store workers are, but ours is pretty good and has helped to figure out a number of problems on my cars. If they can get the code, then you can take that back to the dealer and you have a little more info to back up what you are saying.