Wanted to love it but it has some disappointments
I fell in love with the way this new design looks on the Kona, and was so excited to get my hands on one last year. The interior is great, and all of the extras on the LIMITED model are awesome. I was hoping to love it, but I got stranded a few times with a dead battery, after only driving the car for less than a year. I am hoping the problem was fixed recently with a software update & recall. Fingers crossed! The reason I got a new car was for peace of mind, safety and reliability. Being stranded in the winter is not something that should happen with a new vehicle. So in the meantime I drive around with a battery charger and jumper box in my trunk-which is insane to have to do with a new car. The only other main complaint I have is the transmission on hills. It lurches sometimes either going up or down hills when you have the car in Sport mode. It feels a bit weak in that area of driving performance. The fact that you can't turn off the automatic rear trunk from opening is also actually a big downside for me. I was hoping to use a trailer hitch bike rack but you can't go near the rear of the car without that door opening up. These are the kinds of things you don't realize until you've owned the car for a few months. Overall it really is a nice vehicle, and would recieve a much better review but having been stranded from the dead battery has left a bad taste in my mouth unfortunately, and has ruined my trust. :-(
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