 I have had so many poblems with this 
car. I bought it new in 97. At 800 
miles the catalstic converter blew up 
causing the underside to catch fire, 
and all wiring had to be replaced. At 
12,000. their was a horrible exhaust 
leak which after 4 trips to the dealer 
for repair ended my family in the 
hospital with a 24% oxygen rate in the 
blood. Kia would not stand behind 
their product even when contacted by 
my attorny. The belts always squeek 
and their has been a bad engine lifter 
since day one.  Locks, and windows 
have never worked correctly since day 
one. I have givin up and have never 
been able to get kia to fix the 
problems.