If I could give zero stars, I would... I needed a recall piece dealt with. I contacted Kia, and I was told what specific recall my car needed. I was told to go to ANY dealership, and my recall would be fixed, for free, asap. I have family that have used this Ft Pierce Bev Kia dealership, so I figured they'd be a good place to go to for the recall. I called them, to verify that they could provide the recall service I needed. They said yes, they could provide this service for free. I asked them what days/times I should bring my vehicle by. They told me any weekday before closing would be fine. I said alright, but ended up calling them again a few days later to double check what days/times I could bring my car in for the recall service I needed. This time, they said I needed to bring the car in before 1pm, or my car couldn't be worked on. I said okay, I let them know that I would be bringing a car in for a recall service in the next few days. They said okay, and that was the end of the call.
I planned a date to tow the car in, took the day off of work, and planned to have my car towed to the dealership. On the Monday I scheduled to drop my car off, for the recall, I planned to drive with the tow truck, to the dealership. But it was suggested that I could just call the dealership and give my information over the phone. So I called Ft Pierce Bev Kia, at 9am, and I asked if this was their practice - I asked them if I needed to drive over with my car maintenance drop off. The person I talked to said I did not have to arrive with the car drop off. The person I talked to said they only needed to take my information over the phone. They took my car, phone number, the cars make, the cars model, the cars year, and I told them what recall I needed worked on. After receiving all of the information they asked me for, over the phone, this person said my car would be worked on later that day and I would get a call from Bev Smith Kia of Ft Pierce when the recall swap was completed. I said okay, and I waited.
That same Monday, I called this Ft Pierce Bev Kia dealership, at 12:40pm, to see if there were any updates on the car... Whoever answered said there was no recorded info for my car, my info to relate myself to my car, and there was no info recorded that my car needed a recall service... They said my car had been sitting, but once they took my information again, that they would instantly get started on the recall. I said okay, I gave all of the information they asked for again. We hung up, and I waited to see if I'd get a call back from this location again. I didn't get a call back from them on Monday.
On Tuesday, I had to call this Ft Pierce Bev Smith Kia again, several times... 9am, 12pm, 4pm...They said again that they didn't any recorded info about my car, my info relating myself to my car, or the info about the specific recall I stated that my car needed... I also ended up being told "they were just too busy" and that's why the recall had never been worked on... I ended up needing to talk to someone higher up. I talked to maintenance. I was told that my car's recall WOULD be worked on, and that I would get a call back. I waited to see if they'd call me to tell me the recall was done on Tuesday night, but I never heard back from this dealership. So I waited. I waited until Wednesday at 12/1pm, and this dealership never called me back. So I called them. When I called them, they had no idea what was going on... My recall hadn't been worked on. They didn't have any info on myself or my car or my recall...
I'm honestly baffled. This recall service is covered by Kia's warranty. It's a necessity. The recall was an issue of safety. I can not drive the car, as it is. I was told by Kia that any dealership site would be able to easily provide this service, and that they'd be able to do it quickly. But that was not the case with Ft Pierce Bev Smith Kia. I needed to pay to have my car towed to this location. I needed to lose a day of work to be able to take my car to this location before 1pm. And on top of that, I've had to deal with workers continuously not knowing what's going on... Do not go here. They need extreme improvements. read more