i have this problem too. I just reopen the roof and guide it back into place with my finger while the roof closes.

I noticed that the problem occurs mostly during very hot and sunny days, when the rubber gets heated up and expands.

Small problem, nothing to worry about.

Yay, NAZA sponsor. Next round TT we go Jake's Charbroil Steaks.

Btw, my friend bought a set of rubber mats for his A6 from Audi. I'm seriously considering one set for my K5, i'm sick of vacuuming the ori carpet. Is NAZA selling rubber mats for K5?

I seriously have no idea how you guys could clock 650km... Best i tried was 580km with ECO mode on during traffic jams only. However, FC really did improve with higher mileage. I dislike ECO mode, it makes the car lazy and draggy, so i turn it off all the time.

BTW, i need an answer pretty urgently, now that i've clocked 5250km and next service is 5000km. So does it mean i must send the car in for service now? or do they mean first 1000km + another 5000km = 6000km for the second service?

Things to do:
1) 5000km service
2) Complain bout the noisy sunroof
3) Complain bout the noisy leather seat
4) Complain bout the sharp edges on the steering wheel
5) Tear off all the plastic wrappers

Damages on the car thus far:
1) Paint chip at the edge of the boot lid. It looks like some heartless monster hit it with a brick. Lucky the lid is not dented. Now i'm looking for touch up paint to cover it before it rusts, can anyone recommend where to buy? I reckon PG color touch up is not available yet in our market, so after a week of intense study and random comparisons, i found that the closest matching color is the dark grey E90 BMW and the dark grey I-Vtec Honda City.
2) Paint chip at the edge of the front passenger door, somebody knocked the door on the curb or something.

When i sent the car for first 1000km service, i asked for semi syn because i thought i'll need to send it in for 5000km maintenance. Nvm, guess i'll just ask for an oil change when i hit 6000km later.

In the last thread, someone mentioned that we actually need 4.0litres ++ of lubricant oil only, right? Can we ask for discount or something?

Hehe, can't really control myself from hitting 160-180 on the highway...
I guess i deserve the low gas mileage.

Boss, i really admire your love for your car and your perseverance in correcting the wrong perception. I think the general public is beginning to accept that Hyundai and KIA have improved a lot. Recently, I've heard some really positive comments from some hardcore fishing village Chinamen on Hyundai Sonata, in terms of quality, style, and comfort.

So far i haven't encountered such problem. However, it happened to me twice that the speedo meter light turned full brightness by itself while i was driving on the highway. My HID was turned on and i didn't do anything. It worried me for a while but never reoccur since then.

DJSoo, pls add me into your list as well, PG WWJ, thanks.


This post has been edited by JuneSeptember: May 7 2012, 02:19 PM

Good morning my friends,

I've just driven my car up Genting yesterday, and it didn't really impress me as i've imagined. The power feels lackluster, the automatic gears kept trying to shift higher to save fuel so i was forced to switch it to manual mode. However, handling wise it was good, it gives you the confidence that your car will stick to the line and not roll off the hill. And most importantly of all, a few other camrys were moving at the same pace as I did

After four months of ownership, my car has so many dents and damages even i also gave up.
1) Scraped my side skirt against a f**king makeshift private road curb,
2) Scratched my rear rim badly
3) Few scratches here and there on the car body (it wasn't me, some bastards did those)

As for interior, I wonder why nobody here has ever complained about the clicking noises everywhere in the cabin?
1) I have annoying clicking noise from the sunroof right above my head (it comes from within the sunroof rail)
2) Annoying vibrating noise coming from underneath the front passenger seat
3) Annoying vibrating noise coming from the front left speaker grill on the dash
4) Annoying sound coming from the right side B-pillar, behind my head.
5) Sound coming out from the rear right suspension, it goes "gyaaak" when people step out of the car

(All the sounds come out when you drive over rough road surfaces, very obvious especially when radio is off)

And best of all, went i complained to the service centre during my second service, after 1 day, they told me "Sir, your car is still brand new, we dare not to open up your sunroof and scared that we might cause it to leak in the future. We shall report your problems to the central technical department and they shall contact you." Now my car is due for second service and I have not even received a missed-call from them yet.

Now i just wondering, is my car a lemon? I'd suggest we all list out our car problems here, and compile a list of the problems for future references. Shall we?

I feel you, bro.

Bro, I've got the vapor as well, but it was after a long speedy highway drive through a rainy night. It wouldn't go away even with highlights on. But i guess this is just a small issue, as water definitely can't seep through as i've tried spraying it directly with high water pressure.

Heart pain la. I also got dents and scratches everywhere that was caused by other people. I forgot about them the next day, hahaha. It actually motivates me to plan for a color respray / color change (i really wanted black but KIA didn't bring it in, odd).

Bro, why did you replace all these things ha? i've got squeaky wipers and rear suspension too, are those the reasons?

I do notice that KIA HQ is really working on their customer service, their response time has improved significantly and quite willing to replace parts if proven faulty. I've resubmitted my complaints recently with a stern warning if they don't take action on my complaints. I received their feedback the next day, and now i've got an appointment to send in my car for an inspection by their technical team. So hopefully the problems can be resolved la.

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Added on July 7, 2012, 12:08 pmI propose another method. You sit in your car with the remote key, lock it with your key, and then open the door manually from inside.

I remember i've accidentally triggered the alarm in a similar way, but can't recall whether my wife locked it from outside or i locked it myself from inside. but definitely you don't have to walk away from the car.

This post has been edited by JuneSeptember: Jul 7 2012, 12:14 PM


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I've just tested. You can actually lock the car from inside using the remote key, but engine must be off. Then the alarm will go off if you open the doors manually. For those who are curious.

Bro CM98, any idea how much would an original side skirt cost? Just one side

Bro, I would really recommend you to write an email to Naza Customer Care clearly stating your problems so that they can keep a record of your problems. In my case, I had to send the car in and drove their technician around to show them the problems. Rattling roof, rattling parts in the door, rattling speaker grill and many more. They estimated that they'll need to take my car in for 3 days at least to rectify the problems, which may require a major operation on the sunroof (taking the whole damn thing off). So I told them please seek my permission before doing anything as I may need to approach HQ to get an extra warranty that no further problems would occur after that.

When I was in Korea earlier, i made a trip to their KIA showroom and ask for the original full LED strip. After a long communications struggle, managed to check that it costs USD300.00 for the entire rear light assembly which includes the LED strip and C shape lights as well. One more thing that I noticed, they have far fewer KIA and Hyundai showrooms in Seoul than KL. hahahahah