Bought a 2015 Santa Fe 2.0t Ultimate AWD....got lucky?

[ZZman]

Wife wanted an SUV and daughter needed a car. So daughter got my Avalon and I got the wife's Fusion.
Anyway it has 109,000. Beautiful vehicle. I decided not to take the extended warranty. After Buying I read about all the engine issues Hyundai 's were having and I got nervous. While looking at the Carfax I noticed the words "engine work" listed on a Hyundai dealership at 100,054 miles. I called them and they said it received a new long block

I hope I dodged a bullet.

 

[AZjeff]

Run it to 199k miles and dump it? Is the replacement better that the original?

 

[JavierH19]

Can you still get the extended warranty. What's the trans service history.

 

[ZZman]

Run it to 199k miles and dump it? Is the replacement better that the original?

Well since I just bought the car I sure hope so

 

[ZZman]

Can you still get the extended warranty. What's the trans service history.

I didn't see any transmission service work done on it. Because of this I decided to put new transmission fluid in it along with new transfer case and differential fluid. All Amsoil products.

 

[Nick1994]

Are these subject to the lifetime engine warranty too?

 

[ZZman]

Can you still get the extended warranty. What's the trans service history.

Yes I could still buy an extended warranty but I think the prices are a little steep. Plus I believe that this engine will still have a warranty on it because of the class action lawsuit issue over their engines.

 

[skyactiv]

264 horsepower out of 2 liters recommending 87 octane.

 

[ZZman]

Are these subject to the lifetime engine warranty too?

Yes, lifetime against the dreaded bearing failure .

 

[Rand]

Dont call it lucky until you have had it 6 months.
might have been someone dumping their reoccurring problem child.

 

[ZZman]

Dont call it lucky until you have had it 6 months.
might have been someone dumping their reoccurring problem child.

Yes we will see. Maybe the second owner just got spooked with the engine replacement issue.

 

[Rand]

Yes we will see. Maybe the second owner just got spooked with the engine replacement issue.

or maybe the engine replacement was botched or didnt fix the issue.
I'm not a hater but some of their dealers are pretty uh..(bitog safe word)... Bad.

Have an ebrake that didnt work since new on one of the rear wheels..
They wanted $1500 to replace the front pads and the ebrake cable.

I noticed it on the first tire rotation because the tire was spinning midair with the brake on... thought it just needed adjustment.. but the e-brake cable was damaged and seized.
I did the front pads and rotors in 30min.. total and $100 I'd do the ebrake if I had a lift and knew which of the 6 replacement cable options it was.

 

[fantastic]

Yeah, previous owners were probably not happy with the experience but if Hyundai replaced it then it should be fine for some time. Run it for as long as you can & it could be a decent buy.

 

[Rand]

Its not electric car level but I will never buy a used hyundai.. need that 10yr warranty for piece of mind.. on the transmission and engine.
We have had 4 new ones in the extended family.. been a mixed bag at higher mileage.

 

[ZZman]

Yeah, previous owners were probably not happy with the experience but if Hyundai replaced it then it should be fine for some time. Run it for as long as you can & it could be a decent buy.

Yeah I'm hoping so The wife probably only puts less than $7,000 mi a year on her vehicle.

 

[Rand]

Yeah I'm hoping so The wife probably only puts less than $7,000 mi a year on her vehicle.

$7000 per mile you could own a classic bmw for that much...

 

[meep]

New long block means you have a new engine with 5000 miles on it. PO probably got spooked and decided it was time to trade anyway. I wouldn’t conclude anything foul here. Nice move with the other maintenance. I’ll be optimistic and say you did good.