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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by heywire on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:28AM (#38612510)
As someone currently adding 1qt every 1000 miles to their 2017 Tucson, I chuckled. Between their oil consumption issues, the spontaneous combustion issues, and the cost cutting immobilizer saga, I won’t buy anything from Hyundai/Kia again.
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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by Ancapistani on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:54AM (#38614794)
Sell it. Sell it now.

My 2015 Sorento developed the same issue, and the engine suddenly seized about 20k miles later. No warning lights, nothing - I was driving down the road and lost power. The engine fully seized and wouldn't even turn over. Ended up being a $8k repair all told, and I was extremely lucky to even find a crate engine for it. Three mechanics shops couldn't source one and I ended up having to find one myself.

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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by heywire on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @08:19PM (#38621396)
Yeah, I’ve read all the stories. Unfortunately my wife loves the car, and while it is paid off, it isn’t worth much on the secondary market, so we plan to just drive it until it dies.
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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by josefresco on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:34AM (#38612619)
An anecdote to counter your anecdote - I've owned 4 Hyundais and 3 Kias over the last 23 years and have yet to have a major issue with any of them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My first new car, a 2000 Elantra was an affordable and reliable car that I sold to a teen for a decent amount. Probably the best financial deal on a car I'll ever get.

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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by pelagicAustral on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:32AM (#38612581)
To be fair... I've been driving my Kia for ages now... it's got 130k miles and it is still going strong... Got nothing but love for that car. But yeah, it is a 2005 car, maybe things have changed dramatically...
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Re:Hyundai and Kia Develop Shape Memory Alloy Integrated Sno... by philk10 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @09:38AM (#38612674)
Couple of years ago got rid of my 2008 Tucson with 150K on it for a 2015 Audi, currently putting oil in it every 600 miles...
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