How does Kia Stinger age over time?

[gpmanatan]

Calling for long term Kia Stinger owners. How does your car feel after 30k miles? 50k miles? Especially compared to when it was brand new? Is it still as tight on turns as it was when it was new? How about the noise inside the cabin? I had a 2015 Honda Odyssey and it aged very poorly. I had to change all the shocks and struts just after 40k because the ride was awful, the noise inside the cabin was unbearable because the seals around the doors just don't seal as tightly as before.

 

[Ecobust]

I'm at 80k miles on an early build 2018 and it's still tight inside. My sunroof rattles on rough roads but the easy fix is to just close it about a half inch. When the roof is all the way closed there's a bit of noise from the seals rubbing, remedied by closing the sunshade. With the shade closed all the way, it's a smooth and quiet ride on most roads.

Other than that I have no other noises or rattles, including the hatch. The leather is holding up well, nothing is scratched or worn, the carpet looks fine, even the paint looks good and that's after 4 years of using automatic carwashes.

Considering I drive it hard and don't take the best care of it, I'm proud of how well it's aging.

 

[NS_Stinger]

I have a 2017 build and the car, engine and transmission all still feels great, but it definitely has creaking and rattling issues, mostly noticeable in freezing temps.

 

[Buzz]

2018 at 37k miles I got my hatch tightened at the dealer, creaks reduced substantially

Definitely have some whine from the rear diff I want the fluid replaced with that high friction option soon.

I have eibach sway barred my suspension so it feels tight as a drum, zero complaints.

Engine is running a bit rougher than original and getting more exhaust soot, ordered new tighter gapped spark plugs :fingers-crossed: that helps.

Zero interior problems, trim issues, electromatronic gremlins, nothing.

I drive it hard and put it away wet, have done hours at tail of the dragon keeping up with cars 4x my the price, best purchase I ever made.

 

[Oryan]

Just hit 35k in a 2019. Most of my listed mods have been on the car for over a year at least and I run this thing ragged. No issues to report. There may be a squeak or something somewhere maybe but between my exhaust and my music, I haven't heard it. The rest of the interior has been perfect. The drivetrain is holding up just fine, ride is better with the tires and springs. The only thing I've done besides routine maintenance is get my brakes resurfaced.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Drivetrain bone stock. Eibach sway bars front and rear, and it was only after putting on the front bar (a year and a half after the rear bar) that I picked a slight creaking sound at slow speeds negotiating rough surfaces or speed bumps, etc. Otherwise the car feels as tight and silent as when I rolled out of the dealership almost four years ago. Pushing 49K miles.

 

[SRV]

Drivetrain bone stock. Eibach sway bars front and rear, and it was only after putting on the front bar (a year and a half after the rear bar) that I picked a slight creaking sound at slow speeds negotiating rough surfaces or speed bumps, etc. Otherwise the car feels as tight and silent as when I rolled out of the dealership almost four years ago. Pushing 49K miles.

Did you grease the swaybar bushings when you installed it?

 

[NS_Stinger]

The key to zero noise from your aftermarket sway bar is to wrap the spot on your swaybar that contacts the bushing with teflon tape and then use bearing grease on top of that and finally hit the zerk fitting with a grease gun with bearing/chassis grease and you shouldn't hear a peep from it.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Did you grease the swaybar bushings when you installed it?

"They" say that they did. And I had them double check to be sure. A handful of us have noisy front Eibach bars, in spite of greasing.

 

[Stephen Brubaker]

So far all things are good. Some hatch rattle in cold weather when going over bumps. I have a 2019 AWD GT but only have 17,000 miles on the odometer.