Unwelcoming First Impression Visited for the first time around 9:15 AM (posted opening is 9:00), and the door I approached was still locked. After waiting a few minutes, someone let me in. When I asked why the door was still locked past opening, the response was rude and dismissive ("these are side doors"), which set a poor tone right away. Inside, I was asked if I needed help, but the interaction felt cold and unwelcoming. I walked around briefly and decided to leave. First impressions matter, and unfortunately this experience did not make me feel comfortable doing business here. read more

We were looking for a used car in the 10,000 range as a beginners car. Instead they tried to talk us into a 20,000 car or even a lease. After 0,5 hour discussion the manager came and finally showed us a car in our price range, but that car was damaged. Overall poor experience. Not very customer focused and unprofessional sales guys. Would not recommend this dealership. read more

Love Summit Place Kia and we Love Ashlee our service person! Not at all impressed with the AI phone system, it's next to impossible to talk to a real person and you can wait forever for a call back. If they do call you back to verify what your appointment was for and leave a message, read more

Outstanding service Friendly atmosphere Justin Buell sold me a Kia k5 Very pleasant I would highly recommend this Kia dealership And the KIA brand read more

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Just spoke with a lady in the main office and boy was she rude.. My husband purchased a car almost a month ago and he asked me to call and see if his plate was ready yet because the paper plate is expiring next week and he works out of town. I simply called and nicely asked her if a plate for (his name and type of car) was ready.. this lady said well did I call him yet? I said excuse me? She said did I call him yet? In a very snobby way and I said I don't believe so she cut me off and said then it's not ready I have no way of knowing until I get it. The attitude was unnecessary as I didn't call with that energy. Get better people to answer the phones this is how things escalate for no reason. I hope she has the day she deserves. read more

Do not trust this dealership. Every single form and any information given to them will be logged incorrectly. I was given the wrong car, had the wrong person listed on the title, and lied to about forms being submitted on time. Every time we shook hands for the end of the deal I received a call three days later saying I needed to come back to fill in just one more form, provide one more bank statement. I cannot give a low enough score for this dealership. read more

I picked up a CPO 2025 Kia K4 and when my car was brought back from detailing I noticed the porter and my salesman talking by the driver side rear panel. Apparently, there was some damage there and I was given a pen to try to fix it myself. There is paint on the black portion of the rear panel and there were scuff marks and chips. This was fine at the moment however I cannot buff this out with the pen they gave me. I will be taking this back to the dealership or asking to speak with Tanya Lawand. read more

This dealership is honestly a mess. I've had nothing but issues every time I've dealt with them. They're slow, unprofessional, and they never handle things the right way. Last year I called and the receptionist was rude and hung up on me for no reason. That should've been my sign to never go back. When I got into an accident with my last Kia, it took months for them to approve what they needed to--no urgency, no communication, and no real help. Now with my current car, which is fully under warranty, they want to charge me $180 just to check a seatbelt sensor. Meanwhile, other Kia dealerships don't make you pay that upfront. Make it make sense. They barely answer the phone, and when they finally do call you back, it's right before closing so you can't get anything done. They know exactly what they're doing. I'm over it, and judging by the other reviews, I'm clearly not the only one. Do not buy from here they don't care, and I'm gonna make it known too. The guy Dustin that sold me the car no longer works there and honestly, he was the best part about this terrible location. Lmao read more

Staff is friendly, waiting area is clean and comfortable and service took less time than estimated.

Do NOT buy a vehicle here. Plenty of other Kia dealerships that will do right by you. If you finance here expect HORRIBLE service from the service department. read more

I had leased my car from Summit Place three years ago. When I came back to buy my Sportage three years later because my lease was up , I spoke and saw Bryan Carlton there . I was not in the right frame of mind admittedly because I was waiting for my cancer diagnosis. My credit score wasn't as good as it was , so I signed paperwork to buy the car and put a deposit down. Again I saw Bryan there. It was non eventful until Brian texted me two days later to tell me to tell capital one that I had approved an extended car warranty and tire and wheel replacement. I did not know about these add one to my already high interested rate of 19 percent. They asked me to lie to the bank Again , the finance guy never told me about this and yes I should have looked carefully . After calling Kia America , they offered to extend my current lease for 6 months which is what I wanted. When I texted Bryan to tell him this , he said I couldn't extend my lease because summit place bought my car after signing the documents and either I have to continue with my loan or give it back to them ( see text ). After many stressful days of calling consumer affairs and Kia America finance I found out that Bryan and summit place Kia was outright lying to me and playing into my fear of not having a car Kia America still owned the car not Summit Place. I had not taken the loan from capital one yet. Also the add on warranty bs they added could have been taken off without pulling my credit again ( Bryan said if I took off the add ons there was no guarantee I would get the loan again and this too was a lie ) . They offered to cancel those warranties but I'd still have to make the higher monthly payments Yes, they have a large inventory of Kia's. If you have to go there and I mean have to , see anyone eise beside Bryan Carlton and make sure you read your contract thoroughly. These people will do and say anything to get a sale . Scammers . They will use scare and manipulation and lies . When I do buy my Kia in five months after my cancer treatment , I'll go anywhere else. Btw. Please do not call me dear I'm not your dear. Negative 10 rating. read more

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Great service , they were able to get me in same day and complete my oil change and the service was top tier they provided me with a charger for my laptop and phone so I could still work from the location 10/10 will definitely recommend for all your Kia service needs read more

I swore to myself I would never do business with Summit Place Kia after a horrible experience I had roughly 10 years ago, but as they are the leading dealership in the country when it comes to Sportage availability I decided to give them another shot. To say I am disappointed would be a massive understatement. My wife and I went in and met with Chris Manns on October 17, 2022 as we were both interested in leasing new cars. I followed up with him via email (and text as well as he stated that was his preferred contact method) the next day requesting more info and to get some pricing on a custom build I was interested in. He responded the next day stating he would generate the numbers and get back to me by the end of the day and it's been radio silence ever since. We are now entering into December and I have followed up with three more emails and three additional texts as well only to be completely ghosted. Unfortunately for you we were no longer willing to wait and opted to go to Fox Volkswagen and worked with Elizabeth Carr over there to purchase new cars this past weekend. I cannot say enough good things about Elizabeth and would highly recommend seeing her if you are in the market for a new vehicle. When it comes to Summit Place Kia, I guess as the old saying goes fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. That's what I get for not trusting my gut in the first place. Thanks for wasting my time Chris7 read more

Do fall for the scam "we finance everyone" this place is a total joke! They pull your credit to start the application and then make you run it again through 7-10 lenders all to say we can get anything. Do you have a bank or credit union? The absolute worst !! And the cars are extremely over priced, you can get better rates from carvana or cargurus ! read more

I would not take your car to this mechanic ever. If you need to take your Kia to a dealershi, if I were you, I'd go the extra mile to take it to another one. unfortunatel they are not reliable or trustworthy. read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!!! There are OTHER Kia locations you can go to avoid this mess! The worst service I have ever gotten in my entire life. It actually channeled my inner Karen. The crap in the yard from my dog could do a better job than how the service tech, Mike Gibson, did. Good luck even getting through because once they have your car they never answer their phones. When they do though they literally know nothing about anything, because they're always "soooooooo" busy. Oh and don't bother getting answers from the service manager, Marcus Rexford, because he's at the same IQ level as Mike Gibson is (which is unfortunately very...very low). They were so bad I will not be renewing my lease or buying a vehicle from any Summit Place Kia. It was the biggest waste of time I ever experienced in my life. I guess we're just hiring anyone these days, huh? read more

Heard Summit Place Kia-East radio ad, you know something about "good credit, bad credit...we're the go-to for other finance business", I'm paraphrasing here, but what a claim! Struggling to secure financing due to mangled credit stemming from recent divorce, I complete the simple credit ap, with quick result, "We don't have offer for you at this time." Even submitted additional documents, so they could "submit to their numerous lenders" which garnered no one "reaching out soon" as stated. I wouldn't be searching if for another vehicle, not the most opportune time personally or globally with out-of-control-inflation, used car prices, etc. But when everything starts going bad on your 20-year-old truck and your work commute is 30-miles one-way, 5-6 days weekly, purchase of a reliable vehicle is imperative. Summit Kia is deceptive and deliberately misleading customers with bloated claims of credit assistance for those who have credit scores much lower than their necessity for transportation. BAD/IFFY CREDIT, BETTER OFF WITH CARVANA OR OTHER INTERNET PURCHASE OPTIONS. Purchased with CARVANA last vehicle, and am approved through them this time too. Don't waste your time with Summit Kia's shady tactics! read more

Went to this dealership this afternoon, signed in to see salesman....and waited. While we waited notice 5 salespeople doing nothing. One was eating at his desk. Left dealership, and will go elsewhere to buy a new electric car. read more

I really do enjoy the service here, I feel welcomed, and I don't feel like I'm being sold on things I don't need. The employee here is very nice and friendly. My sister has gone to the Southfield location before and they're not as welcoming or friendly. I would highly recommend coming here. Came for an oil change and tire rotation. They're very sanitary, I see they wipe every area after a client leaves. The one who has helped me when I came his name is Dan he is very patient as well. Everyone seem to work as a team here, and that is very professional read more

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Everyone I came into contact with here was very friendly. I got an oil change and sat outside while I waited. They finished quickly. This is my favorite Kia dealer read more

I would not recommend this Kia dealer for any sort of maintenance. They are not trustworthy or organized. You could lose money and it would be a waste of time. read more

I would not waste my time there dealing with the sales people! They are absolutely rude!!! I wanted the Kia seltos EX. Went to test drive. However, they didn't have the trim available for me to test drive. So I tested the basic model. When it came down to me asking all the questions the sales rep. Costas was extremely rude. Stating: "I am the one that is supposed to be asking all the questions, and a lot of things are on the news. So what if you hear a negative issue about the cars catching fire. " Long story short. I walked out. Never looked back. Went to a different company. Different dealer in Troy! Way better sales rep. As my new car will be build exactly how I want it! PERFECT! read more

Mike Longstaff helped me with my new car lease. I asked a LOT of questions about availability, best balance of features vs cost and performance. He patiently answered all of the questions and filled in some details I hadn't thought of. Throughout the whole experience he kept me in the loop and updated. The whole experience was as timely and seamless, the best I have ever known. It's clear the whole dealership has a common mindset of excellence. read more

on my way up north for a vacation with my husband when his kia starts acting weird and his check engine light came on. we checked the area for a kia dealership to see if we could get it checked out and this was the closest one, at only three minutes from where we pulled over. we were immediately in contact with george from the service department. i am so thankful he cared about our trip when he didn't have to, and he was able to squeeze us in to get the vehicle checked out. george was incredibly kind and generous and went above and beyond in his customer service to us. thank you for getting us back on the road in our first kid free vacation in years! read more

Save your time! I was in a vehicle that I wanted to swap out of. Gave the salesman my vin over the phone so he could give me an estimate of what my car was worth. He set my hopes high. I drove almost an hour. The salesman had my credit score from months before. He re-ran my credit... which I understand why. He asked if I wanted to test drive the car and so I did. He had me pick out the color that I wanted. Then hits my credit 4 times because he sent me over to multiple banks. My credit score tanked. After all that I walked out because he said there was "nothing they could do." Shouldn't have been as understanding as I was. Crooks. Go anywhere but there. read more

I am writing an update on my experience with Kia Summit Place in Auburn Hills. I am changing my rating to 5 stars, it is all because of what Jack Quinn the General Manager did for me. I explained my situation to him and he truly listened to me. He was so kind, so thoughtful and so caring. He didn't dismiss what I had to say... I can honestly say that I have never met a more genuine person who truly cares about the needs of a customer as much as he does. He has made things right for me and I am so grateful and appreciative. He just is a person with impressive Character. Thank you, from my heart to JACK QUINN!!!! read more

I should have read the reviews before I purchased a vehicle from this dealership. The vehicle (Telluride) is great but their service department is awful. I've been waiting for a center console replacement but no one has ever called me to say it was in. The first time I tried to get it replaced, the service person said he called (he never did) to say it was in but when I didn't call back, he sent the part back. The second time, I called and they said the part was in but the person handling this was out sick so he would call me back. That was three weeks ago And I still haven't received a call. I am also having and issue with voice recognition and the service department told me to go to the Kia website and download some software. Shouldn't they do that? I will never buy another vehicle from this dealership again. read more

I recently purchased a new 2022 Kia Cranial SX. The experience at the Auburn Hills, Michigan was top notch. They were friendly, respectful and courteous. I upgraded from the 2019 Kia Sedona, I wanted the added safety features the 2022 Carnival had to offer and I am not disappointed. My salesperson was Tyler and for a young person he was very patient and respectful. read more

We have waited 8 weeks for a plate! I called every 2 weeks to inquire and got the run around each time. very unprofessional and NEVER GOT A CALL BACK FROM ANYONE! I finally was told the plate was there after I waited 2 months for a response!!!! Will never shop here again. Poor customer service after the fact!!!!!! read more

Late night service dept. helped us BIG TIME. They went the extra mile and we cant thank them enough. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I did buy a car from here, but the representative "Tyler" was extremely rude and I will never go to this location. I highly recommend you go to another Kia store If you want quality customer service. read more

If I could give negative stars, I would. Where to start? I went to sell my car back to them-I had financed a car for my fiancée when we were together. (Stupid, probably, but I did it anyway) I figured my best bet was to take the car back to where I originally purchased it. Boy, was that a mistake. First off, they offered me a ridiculously low price compared to what every other Kia dealership in the area had offered me. Then, their salesman, Erik Carlton had the audacity to send me this text message... I attached the photo below. "Regardless of what you want to do, YOU made the pour choice when you bought that vehicle for your gf"...Poor* choice, yes, but it is not his place to say that to me. I have friends and family for that. I reported him to the management team, but nothing happened. He actually had the nerve to email me AFTER I specifically asked the supervisor to ask him to never contact me again. This place is a joke. Their employees and rude and unprofessional. Avoid going here at ALL COSTS. They will rip you off and then treat you like crap. The employee should have been fired, but instead they are taking my complaint as a joke. Three lessons learned here: 1. Don't buy a car for your significant other and 2. Don't go to Summit Place Kia 3. Erik can't spell. Hope you read this review before wasting your time there. read more

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Went to this spot - seriously looking for a new vehicle (SUV). Everyone was too busy, so I wandered around checking the various SUVs (3) on the floor, waited several minutes, but it still stayed busy. Finally left w/o any satisfying experience or information to bring me back. Their parking lot seemed full of over a 100 new vehicles, but with no one around to talk to, so no success on this car buying trip. read more

If I could give a lower rating I would. I took my vehicle in to have my engine shield replaced. I picked my car up after hours and didn't inspect my vehicle before leaving, the next day I noticed damage to my passenger side. I took the car back in and showed the service director the damage, he denied they caused the damage. I asked to look at the lifts that they put the vehicles on and once I saw it the grooves in the lift match perfectly to the freshly missing paint from my vehicle. The service director again denied they caused the damage and was very rude and insisted I ran over something. Now I have $3500 worth of damage to my vehicle because of them. Be careful taking your vehicle here. Included is a picture of the lift as well as the damage to my rocker panel. read more

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My husband and I went to this location to test drive a car. We were told it would be just a minute while they brought the car around to the front for us. A few minutes pass and then we are told the sales manager has a few items in the car that have to be removed so it will be about 5 minutes more. TWENTY minutes after this my husband goes into the managers office to find him and the salesman sitting around just talking. When he asks again about the car they both go out to remove the stuff. The car was already parked out in front and the manager starts pulling loads of stuff out including a full size practice hunting deer!! At this point we are annoyed with the total lack of respect for our time and have no interest in buying a car that your manager treats as his own and clearly has no interest in selling. Please learn from our mistake and go to ANY other Kia dealership you can! read more

DO NOT GO HERE! They are so sketchy! I went in because I liked the Sportage and wanted to lease. A weaselly little guy named Michael L. assisted us and lied the entire time. Told me my credit score was too low to lease so I would HAVE to buy and the only Sportage they had available was the most expensive, decked out version (which we knew wasn't true bc we had checked the inventory online before we went and then walked around the lot to see them before we went into the building). When my husband and I said sorry we are only interested in leasing he was magically able to make it work...for an insane amount of payment. He pulled out all stops to try to get me to take this car...even offering it to us for the night with no paper signing! We said we needed to think about it and would call in the morning. Ended up reaching out to a family Ford dealer the next day who said A. My credit was great and could offer me a lease for 0% interest, B. the amount Kia had said I needed to pay wasn't even close to accurate math, and C. it was illegal for them to cook numbers like that. The little Kia guy did a company text thing to me the next day and when I informed him we were not interested bc he had been dishonest he tried to argue that my husband and I didn't see the cars on the lot that we physically looked at and tried to argue with me ("if you can prove me wrong..."). Do not go here. They cook numbers and falsify credit scores to scam people into paying more. Wish I could give zero stars. read more

Go literally anywhere else but here. I never understood when people make dramatic complaints on Yelp. I always felt like it wasn't worth the time. But I am truly amazed by how bad our experience was. We were 100% ready to buy a 2022 Kia Soul today. We had started a new policy with our insurance, gotten approval for the financing, the whole 9 yards. I was there with my wife and my six year old son towards the end of the day, ready to finalize the sale and get a new reliable vehicle for my family. We were in great moods and even had zero problem with not being able to do both the low APR we wanted (our credit is ranked "Excellent") and also use our company discount. We just wanted to understand "why" we couldn't use both and my dad always instilled in me that if you don't ask for something you won't get it. Both my wife and I had actually commented--while the sales person went to get his manager to explain the situation--that the price was fair and we were excited to get a new car. The manager walked up in a hurry saying "What can I help you with!?" I was caught off guard by his tone, but I responded by calmly asking if his sales associate had filled him in on what we had He said "No, I just heard that you have a problem with the price being too high.." We explained that actually we were just asking about whether we could apply our discount, and if not, why not. This seems like a reasonable question, right? His tone, honestly, was 10/10 on the disrespectful meter and acted like we were criminals, instead of customers ready to drop 20 grand+ on a new vehicle. I was taken aback and expected his tone to change when he figured out that we weren't whatever he was imagining we were in his mind, but he just kept ramping up the antagonism. He told my wife who asked about using her company's pin for the discount "Ive dealt with 30 times going back and forth on this thing and this is what the number is next to your name (said her name) and now I am happy to charge you 1000 more if that's what you want." That's when I explained that we have no idea why he was talking to us so confrontationally. He huffed and said we can take it or leave it.. so obviously we left. I was speechless and my wife was totally bummed out. That guy must have either been drunk or having the worst day of his life and felt the need to lash out. Either way I feel bad for him. But please go anywhere but here, unless this guy is gone you are in for a bad time. read more

I would highly recommend purchasing a Kia. However, the Auburn Hills location is horrible and SCAM artist. They will run your credit multiple times, causing hard hits that will seriously hurt your credit score. As for maintenance, be careful! This place has ZERO integrity. I took my car for an oil change (maintenance light comes on) and tire rotation (tires pressure was never checked). Although this seems minor, when you drop your vehicle off for maintenance, you expect the services rendered. Love the car, but I will NEVER do business with the again! read more

Eric Carlton was an amazing sales person. My whole experience with Summit Place Kia of Auburn Hills was amazing. Friendly customer service all the way around. They treat you like family. Thanks Eric. read more

I came here to get my Kia serviced for some recalls. They have a nice waiting area for customers with TV, charging stations, free coffee (and not the stale kind), and vending machines. They took care of everything plus washed my car and threw in a complimentary oil change. They brought to my attention that my brake pads were worn down. I appreciated that they weren't pushy about me doing it there on the spot. The only reason I gave 4 stars was that they took a really long time--just under 2 hours for what I expected to be a 30-40 minute software update. They were good about explaining the wait to me, but I had to go up to the desk to check out what the deal was. read more