Discussion of Stinger paint quality (Was - Paint Chip Issue)

[MicroBlue]

I wonder if build date is as important or more important than the color?

Is there anyone who is tracking by build date and severity?

 

[AV8R]

I wonder if build date is as important or more important than the color?

Is there anyone who is tracking by build date and severity?

I was trying to get people to do it but they keep forgetting.

 

[MicroBlue]

@AV8R I am a 12/2017 build date Micro Blue GT1.
Over 20 points of failure on the front bumper, both front fenders, hood, right doors, and left rear door. These have occurred while having a ppf applied. I would hate to see how bad my car would be if I didn’t have the ppf applied to the car.

I have not spent any time looking at the body seams to look for failures like @PDXStingerGT has. I do have the headlight/bumper chip on my car.

 

[AV8R]

Ok i have set up a poll to register build date with chips.
Paint chips vs Build date

 

[Stevo]

Micro blue 12/17. Hood chip and lower bumper chips. Dealer said they will have an answer today on what to do.

 

[Bobr]

Over 20 points of failure on the front bumper... These have occurred while having a ppf applied

 

[Bobr]

Btw, since my dealer said my ordered yellow one will not leave the factory, we agreed to go with red one. And 2 days ago I driven it home 300km from another city!

 

[AV8R]

Well her bumper is too big and she has no grill! Lol

 

[MicroBlue]

The failures are occurring in areas not covered. I’ll take a picture later today to show where we have the ppf applied and try to highlight where we also have paint failures.

 

[AV8R]

Paint chips vs Build date
If you look at the poll an interesting pattern is emerging! May elay some fears for others.

 

[Ozstung]

Is that you on the horn again!

 

[Tonkabob]

Paint chips vs Build date
Go vote on paint chip issues by build date.

 

[MicroBlue]

Micro blue 12/17. Hood chip and lower bumper chips. Dealer said they will have an answer today on what to do.

Anything that you can share with the forum today?

 

[Stevo]

Anything that you can share with the forum today?

Went to paint shop for an estimate to repair paint.

 

[Stevo]

Repaint hood and front end for 1919.00. Dont even know if it will be approved or not??

 

[MicroBlue]

@steveo good luck with your repairs

 

[MattRain]

Repaint hood and front end for 1919.00. Dont even know if it will be approved or not??

Talk with KMA and your dealership/district Manager. I just got the front end of my car approved to be stripped and re-painted. 12/17 Micro Blue GT

 

[Stevo]

Any idea the cost??

 

[Stevo]

@steveo good luck with your repairs

Thank you so much. Just want it to be right and enjoy my car, that's all.

 

[gilthanis1]

Talk with KMA (Kia Motors America) and your dealership/district Manager. I just got the front end of my car approved to be stripped and re-painted. 12/17 Micro Blue GT

This is interesting because the "rumor mill" is that KMA won't do bumpers, under the hood, door jambs, etc for the Sunset Yellows....... If they are seriously going to shit all over the repaint options for these, while giving other owners with the same issue a good, thorough repaint, I am going to absolutely loose my shit. I am holding on to final judgement until I get the full, official letter in the mail with details and call them back with a laundry list of questions before I make my decision on which option to choose. I want all of the info in front of me before any decision is made.

Part of me thinks that these CS reps making the calls are getting mis-informed or 'interpreting' the info to us in their own way. Some people get 1 description while others get a different description.

Hopefully we will have the official letters soon so we know exactly what we are working with and what will happen.

If they screw this up and do not give us an option for a paint job worthy of a $50k car, unfortunately, I will ditch it and go elsewhere even though I love the Stinger. Fool me once and all that BS.