Their quality is way up over time. They were complete junk in 1980’s and decent now. Not spectacular but decent.
Let’s do push-upsContext man, context.
C'mon...
What other OEM has problems of this scale/magnitude?!?
Yeah, and Elon is whack. Can't make a decent car. Just wait until GM and Ford decide to make an EV, right?If this was another brand the howler monkeys would blow the leaves from the trees …
Toyota motors that sludged and frames that rotted? Honda automatics that were made of glass?What other OEM has problems of this scale/magnitude?!?
All of those and Ford head gaskets and transmission failures on ford Windstars 95-2000s. I was a kid still when ours had those issues so that and working at the Ford dealership from age 19-21 and then GM for a couple years after that biased me against Ford a lot. I worked at GM when the GMT 800 trucks were only 5-6 years old at most. They seemed to be bulletproof compared to the Ford's I was used to seeing.Toyota motors that sludged and frames that rotted? Honda automatics that were made of glass?
I’m wait listed for this:Yeah, and Elon is whack. Can't make a decent car. Just wait until GM and Ford decide to make an EV, right?
It's like this. They replaced my Son's motor that was well out of warranty. Placed him in a nice Chevy Malibu for two weeks until the new motor came in. This was well before the court settlement. I'm actually an owner (2017 Hyundai Santa Fe XL-Limited w/AWD)-they have a 100,000 mile warranty on the power train. Saved over $5,000 dollars when I bought new over Toyo/Honda equivalent.
So-yea there are reasons to buy Hyundai.
Hyundai didn’t replace your sons engine out of the goodness of their heart. They were under major scrutiny and facing major consequences so they started replacing engines to get it under control before the government did.
Article also says:
"For the first time, Hyundai said other engines that have not been mentioned previously are now included in provisions, possibly suggesting that more cost issues will continue after all,"
Sounds like it isn't just the Theta engines that have issues. Wonder what other engine problems are starting to crop up?
When I owned my Hyundai Sonata, I always felt like it was only 95% fully engineered. There was always something that was oddly designed, poorly placed, or just seemed incomplete. Hyundai/Kia are rated highly for initial quality, and they do show/test drive very well, but it seems that little nagging issues start to show up after a year or so.
The Hyundai’s are literally catching on fire with no collision. They are catching fire for TWO reasons; leaking HPFP connectors and broken connecting rods.
1) The leaking HFPF connectors leak on the exhaust manifold and cause a fire. There is a high probability of these things leaking if the HPFP connectors are not replaced when reconnecting the lines back together after a repair. There are many reports of these cars catching on fire in people’s garages and burning houses down.
So if you buy a Hyundai / KIA, don't buy one with direct injection..
I actually know 4 separate people who encountered the major engine issue. They got denied initiallly by Hyundai and went on to buy another brand never to return.
The Ford 6.0 Powerstroke, Ford Powershift, Toyota engine sludge, Toyota frame rust, and Honda fragile transmission issues, are all very unfortunate, but they are far less dangerous to the public than the Hyundai’s catching fire.
Hyundai has a website dedicated to the engine fires and has a video regarding the rod failure fires.
Software Update - Hyundai
Software Update Engine Monitoring Technology And Extended Warranty In an effort to continually improve our product and as prompted in part by the recalls, Hyundai has developed new engine monitoring technology called a "knock sensor detection system." The technology is being installed on certain...hyundaiengineinfo.com