I've been loathe to join in on any of the Hyundai/Kia-bashing threads because my personal experience has been positive. We bought a 2009 Kia Sedona van in 2016, and passed on to our oldest son and his family four years ago. It's seen hard use (hauling lots of heavy stuff), and has been good. I have generally found it really good to work on, with a transmission drain plug, canister oil filter up top, and no shields to remove to drain oil or coolant.
However, my wife and I were walking home from the Y about an hour ago and noticed a lady standing by her Kia SUV (a Sorrento perhaps? Whatever the Kia equivalent of a Santa Fe is anyway) with the hood up. We stopped to see if we could help, and she said the engine had just suddenly died. She said the vehicle had used a lot of oil from new, and that Kia had not been able to find the problem and so had given her a lifetime engine warranty. She said she carries a jug (probably 4 to 5 l) of oil and has to add frequently. The oil was about half a litre below the ADD mark on the dipstick.
Anyway, I came back with a multimeter and a booster pack in case the battery had died, but the battery was at 12.4 V. The starter tried to turn the engine over, but would just go "clunk" like it was hitting a brick wall. I figured the engine was seized.
She had a tow truck on the way, and hopefully Kia will honour the lifetime warranty.
This engine was a V6 (3.3 I would guess). I'd thought the problems were limited to the 4-bangers, but perhaps there are problems with the sixes as well (or perhaps this was a rare bad one).
However, my wife and I were walking home from the Y about an hour ago and noticed a lady standing by her Kia SUV (a Sorrento perhaps? Whatever the Kia equivalent of a Santa Fe is anyway) with the hood up. We stopped to see if we could help, and she said the engine had just suddenly died. She said the vehicle had used a lot of oil from new, and that Kia had not been able to find the problem and so had given her a lifetime engine warranty. She said she carries a jug (probably 4 to 5 l) of oil and has to add frequently. The oil was about half a litre below the ADD mark on the dipstick.
Anyway, I came back with a multimeter and a booster pack in case the battery had died, but the battery was at 12.4 V. The starter tried to turn the engine over, but would just go "clunk" like it was hitting a brick wall. I figured the engine was seized.
She had a tow truck on the way, and hopefully Kia will honour the lifetime warranty.
This engine was a V6 (3.3 I would guess). I'd thought the problems were limited to the 4-bangers, but perhaps there are problems with the sixes as well (or perhaps this was a rare bad one).
