Scotty -
I have a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport with approximately 75,000 miles. Auto transmission. The engine started knocking something fierce. Took it to the dealership and they said it needs a brand new engine. Luckily, it's covered under warranty without any cost to me (phew!). I asked why it failed, they said they didn't know (really?). All they said is it lost compression in one of the cylinders. It was always serviced regularly by Hyundai and had plenty of oil at the time of failure.
I am skeptical to keep it as my daily driver. I have noticed that the trans doesn't shift great and lags sometimes. Could this be due to the engine issues? Should I keep this car knowing the motor they are putting in is the same as previous? The trans makes me nervous too. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
-Nathan
It's all part of the normal Hyundai/Kia ownership experience. I would dump the stupid thing as soon as they fix the engine, before the transmission goes out or the "new" engine (they might well install one from a junkyard) craters on you.
Should I keep this car knowing the motor they are putting in is the same as previous?
Start hunting for another vehicle ASAP -
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/why-all-the-hyundai-hate/#post-113706
That's typical Hyundai. They don't know how to make cars.
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/hmg/
At least it didn't set your house on fire.
If you can financially afford it definitely get rid of this and buy something good and reliable. because yes the new engine is going to be the same garbage as the old one so get rid of it before the new engine goes out too. Consider the Highlander or if something smaller the Rav4 or cr-v; definitely a lot better than this Hyundai.
Unfortunately the replacement engine has to be exactly the same as what came out. That's HMA. Every year they change things to eliminate compatibility and force you to buy the newly redesigned oil filter or cabin filter. The other engines such as the 1.6L and the 3.3 L from that model year won't mate up with the transmission nor the wiring harness. Most likely they will get a short block and recycle the heads. The replacement should have had the infamous bad machining problem that plagued this model year fixed. What ever you do make sure you let them know you don't want a used (junkyard) engine. Then you will be in the same boat you were before. Bear in mind it won't be totally free. Beyond 5 years only the drive train is covered. You will be paying for incidentals like belts, oil and what ever they break in the process of the repair.
I had a 2011 Santa Fe and it was a tank. You could not kill that thing. I traded it in with 300K last year. The dealer said they were not taking any 2013 - 2017 Hyundai's as trade inns because of the engine problems (and that was a Hyundai Dealer).
I would get the engine done and then do a Carvanna and unload it. You don't want to sell it to anyone you know other wise you will never hear the end of it. Shame it's only 8 years old.
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I meant 6 years old.
I mean it’s under warranty - have them fix it too.
