Originally Posted by Driz
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Start lookin here. I know for sure they went to crap with theTheta 2 DI engines in 2011. What I can't say is that I have ever seen real evidence they fixed their mess that's in the 4 cyls. I know for certain ( the ugly way ) the 2.4, 1.8 and 2.0 suffer the dreaded spun bearing and or death tick or sudden oil guzzling. Some Last some die. Trade ins for these in my experience is someplace between bad and horrible. to all the Hyundai fans out there we traded to, so why do I know🥱 Cheap in and cheap 🚽out . If you can live with that and keep it within the warranty go right for it.
You'll note that all their serious engine problems are in the 4 bangers. If you gotta have one get a 6 cyl if you can find one. I'd not go near a used one with ANY serious mileage on it. Last I knew they extended the power train warranty out to 120k in the US on the affected models .
A few of the biggest Kia dealers have offered 200k power train on theirs backed by the dealership once the 120 company warranty goes away. That was a few years back so take it FWIW.
The thing remember here is what a few mechanics told me. They have a tendency to die at around 120,000 or so it seems. If you have a problem with one of these and need an engine gonna have to swallow hard to cough up $5000 for a car that's worth less than seven at that point in it's life. Even worse that engine could do the same thing in a much earlier date which leaves you what???
There's been at least a few stories with these guys trying to say they cured the problem. First it was blamed on aftermarket oil filters then finally In 2012 it was the new American factory leaving shavings in the engine, fixed with a new process to clear the blocks of milling's. Cured by 4/2012🤥. Nothing changed in spite of this. In 2014 the Elantras got some Sort of new coatings on the cylinder walls 🥴As the original was wearing off and plugging the Oil journals or so they say. Well for whatever reason they continued dying at the same rate and continue to do so to this day. In the beginning hyundai work very hard at blaming the customers. Eventually that failed so they went into the stories I related here. Now as of last year they had dedicated 880 million to furnishing replacement engines.
Along the way they fired the engineer who let it slip that the engines were not good from day one. Hyundai even siced the Korean police on this poor honest man and he got charged with some crime. In fact for all the illegal aliens that sneak across the border claiming phony amnesty this decades dedicated senior engineer would be a classic case for real amnesty. Both the government and big corporation are ruining him for telling the truth. So how far are you going to trust these characters? I sure wouldn't again but that's just me.
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Here we go. Ford had the exploding gas tanks-felt it was cheaper to litigate the fatalities with the families than fix the problem. The Expedition was burning down garages with a cruise control problem. Then there was Toyota with "sudden acceleration" also Audi had the same problems. The Chevrolet Cruze that would suddenly turn off. You can go through every manufacturer and play "big bad corporation".
So-let us know when you start walking or riding a bike-but that's just me..............
