Hey Scotty! A friend of mine has a 2014 Kia Soul 2.0. Engine blew up at 67,000 miles and went into "limp" mode (code: P1326) which is where it has been for 2 months. He had to have it towed 35 miles to the nearest Kia dealership (cost of tow: $195) where the Kia "technicians" told him the engine is shot and it would cost....get this....$10,000 for a new engine, including installation. He had to spend another $195 to get the POS Soul towed back to his house. Since he is the second owner, he is not covered by Kia's 100,000 mile warranty. My poor friend is screwed. Anyone else have this issue? Evidently the issues with his engine are not part of the Kia recall. Kias are JUNK.
That's Kia in a nutshell right there. Thank you. I will link this post the next time someone asks if they should buy one.
I am sorry to hear that. It just underscores what Scotty and the rest of us have been saying about Hyundai Motor Group Products.
I would mention it at carcomplaints.com which gets a lot of traffic to warn other prospective buyers.
Unfortunately, your poor friend is no the proud owner of a 3000 lb Kia boat anchor.
Well, tell your other friends and all the Hyundai Kia fanbois to stay away from that junk based on what just happened with ur friend. Korean cars are crammed with all these technologies, various styles, cheaper parts, and crazy electronics and rely on lower pricing than the competition. They may seem of great value, but once you own them, they just blow up in ur face. In other words, Korean cars are rolling piles of junk. Your friend should have gone with a Japanese brand or some older Volvo maybe, lol.
@MrBob Hyundai/Kia warranties are not transferrable to secondary owners. This is not a dealer policy, but the manufacturer's policy regardless of dealer, state, etc.
The only way it is transferrable is if the vehicle is sold as a Certified Used vehicle. Again, this is not a dealer choice but a directive straight from the manufacturer.
This is what I've been telling people for years because people will buy these cars used as they are cheap and then feel like they have a 100k mile warranty. That is NOT the case.
Read carefully past the dealer spin of "YES it is transferrable" to the paragraph titled "Is the warranty transferrable?". You'll see the 100k warranty is NOT.
https://www.greenwaykiawestpalmbeach.com/kia-information/kia-new-car-warranty/
To the OP, that is a bad situation your friend is in. All he can do is take it as an expensive lesson and not purchase Hyundai/Kia products in the future.
*Kia/Hyundai 10 year/100k warranties are non-tansferrable was supposed to be my first sentence. Other parts of the warranty will transfer.
My suggestion is to not give up and find out your legal rights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd6952CH_1Q
That involves extended warranty but not the factory warranty.
Who told you the car warranty is void? Somebody paid for that 10 year 100K warranty. It was built into the price of the car. I would try complaining to your state attorneys generals office. In New York you can do it on line. Just have your documentation in order including the receipt that says your warranty is void. There was a class action suit over the hyundai / Kia engines from that era blowing up. Kia was ordered to fix them regardless of your second owner status. You can also try Kia Motors consumer affairs division in Irvine California.
https://ksupport.kiausa.com/ConsumerAffairs
https://www.kiaenginesettlement.com/Home/SubmitClaim
Unfortunately, the Kia/Hyundai warranty is not transferrable.
It all depends on the state your in. The courts in New York have been ruling in favor of 2nd and third owners based on the fact the warranty was paid for. I have a 2011 Santa Fe and I am the second owner. In December the steering rack went bad. All it took was a phone call from the attorney's generals office and I got the repair under warranty.
See below: I think that’s lame that it depends on which state you are in. But for the rest of the states, the following applies. “This warranty covers the engine and transmission components of your Hyundai. However, the length of coverage only applies to the original owner. For subsequent owners, the powertrain is covered under the New Vehicle Limited Warranty for only 5 years/60,000 miles.”
https://www.motor1.com/reviews/375790/hyundai-warranty/
Same in Maryland in fact they are now making dealers pay legal fees for refusing warranty work for non-original owners. The class action regarding the defective engines is federal and is in force no matter who owns the car. KMA has been warned several times about claiming only original owners are covered.
The only warranty killer that is universally accepted in all states is that salvaged vehicles with a salvage title don't have a warranty. These vehicles have been declared unsafe and while the new owners have repaired them and had them inspected repairs are the responsibility of the owner.
I bought a used Veracruz from a dealer and a couple of weeks after I took delivery it needed wheel hubs. It was 4 years old with 25K. The dealer wanted three thousand dollars for the hubs claiming the warranty was void since I was the second owner. I successfully argued in small claims court that since the original owner had paid for the ten year warranty and Hyundai had profited by the purchase they had to honor the warranty. That's when I learned New York law with regard car warranty's. I think you all would agree that wheel hubs should not fail at 25K miles. I had another dealer claim I had to pay an additional $4,300.00 for the warranty on a brand new Kia Sorento. That dealer lost a class action suit and had to reimburse me and count less others. Kia got involved and yanked their franchise. Dealers are in constant denial on this issue. You have to fight for your rights. Nobody is going to look out for you accept yourself. In Maryland the dealers have to pay all the legal expenses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWpW54Jrnk
I had a kia that lasted 100,000 miles then I sold it. Some of the engines were garbage. Mine was a 1.6 gdi non turbo and it never gave me any issues but I do wonder if it's still running today. I used to see it around town and now I don't, so who knows! Haha
Bring the car to a Kia dealership, they'll say it's normal.
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