Hi Scotty!
2012 Kia Sportage AWD
120,000 miles
Automatic
Going down highway and engine started knocking, knew Kia's were crap but I figured I had more time because I babied the thing. I knew that I went in for their ECU software update recall back in may, 2021 and under that recall update they provide a 10 year/150,000 warranty for long block damage caused by connecting rod. I took it to the Kia dealer and explained the warranty and they said they would diagnose and get back to me. I just got called today and they were replacing the engine under good will, NOT the warranty. I'm grateful to get a new engine but now I'm worried that they won't properly fix it and I'll be back at square one WITHOUT any warranty to back me up. Should I sell the thing even in this crazy used car mania or keep the car and hope for the best? Thank you.
Ian
I would get rid of that car, not only because of the engine but because the next thing could be transmission and so many other things.
I would get rid of it and never buy another Hyundai Motor Group product again. Hyundai/Kia stories like this are a constant on this forum.
You can bet that "goodwill" repair will be done as cheaply as possible. It would not surprise me if they install a junkyard engine. Get rid of that thing as soon as it's repaired before something else big goes wrong with it - and don't buy any more Hyundai/Kia products.
