sworkscooper

Well done to both Marks for this info , top lads !

Yep ,that's two passes . Mine passed yesterday.
Hav it ! 😆

No offence to the joke . The joke is KIA and their chuffin useless customer care. I am a retired motor vehicle technician and I worked for the UK's last wholly British owned vehicle manufacturer. I worked in dealerships and in the factory. Things must have dramatically changed in dealerships due to the electronic crap that fails on modern vehicles. The main problem with my KIA is that the fault is showing no fault codes or DTC's as they are known . The modern technician is too reliant on these to fix the most basic of problems as in the case of my KIA Stonic . When faced with this type of problem with no computer fault code they ( technicians) scrat their heads and are lost !!! What's happened to good old fashioned seat of the pants mechanicing and going the extra mile for the customer?? If it was me , by now I would have unplugged the thermistor plug from the coolant rail to see if the ECU triggered the cooling fan and worked from there . This comment is I add coming from a self confessed grumpy old git !! KIA for F..K sake sort this out !
John ( grumpy old git )

It's been a bad year personally, having lost my dear Sister Trish after the dreaded big C struggle. On the 21st of last month my wife and I were due to travel to Cornwall to intern my sister's ashes. A good trip in good weather. Should I take the TF or our brand new KIA Stonic ?
We set off and got as far as the M42 Where the traffic ground to a standstill. Within 2 minutes on a hot day the temperature gauge was bending the stop , followed by warning lights as I pulled over to hard shoulder. Cooling fan not working ! Engine blisteringly hot ! This is a tale that many on here would assume is going be me asking the best place to buy a replacement K series engine . The thing is ,this was not the TF that had failed, it was a KIA Stonic with less than 500 miles on the clock and just three weeks old ! In moving traffic there was no problem so RAC advice was to carry on to destination and be cautious if in standing traffic . Destination reached and car left with KIA dealer in Plymouth . The car is still with them and as I had commitments back home we returned by train ! The car is STILL in Plymouth as they 'can't find the fault' ! Extending our stay in the South West has left us out of pocket by a good amount and KIA Assist are USELESS and the dealership in Plymouth even suggested I have the car recovered to Yorkshire to my dealer so they can fix it !!!! Cost of transfer £600+vat and I would have to pay. Err, yeh ,like I'm gonna fall for that ! Lesson in all of this , well I should have taken the TF which insidently passed its test today with flying colours .

John

Yes the bracket on the bulk head does stiffen up the pedal but , in no way can you compare the F n TF brakes with modern day cars . The poor hand brake could be the caliper internal mechanism but , if they aren't set up correctly when you fit the pads then it won't pass any test UK or EU .

You will find a good write up in the ' How to ' section on brakes .