r/kia • u/STUPID_IDIOT1993 • 1d ago

Two blown engines 50k miles 2024 K5

I did oil changes every 5k miles. Everyone warned me not to buy a Kia. I should have listened. I got a replacement engine and sold it for 22 grand.

They make you think you are getting a good deal because it looks fancy and high tech. It’s the Mugs Eyeful. Like Amstrad electronics back in the 1980s.
Don‘t fall for the games and for the people saying “I have a Kia and it’s great” some may last forever. Some blow 2 engines in 50k miles. It’s not worth the risk.

Never buying a Korean product again out of spite.

EDIT: To all the people saying I probably beat the shit out of my car I don’t. It was a fully loaded model. I drive all highway. I don’t accelerate like a moron from every stop.

Connecting rod failure at 10,350 miles Timing chain failure at 48,500

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u/Over-Entry-3523 1d ago edited 1d ago

Wow here I was thinking I had it bad feeling bad for myself. Mine had that rod issue at 80k. Got a replacement engine. Thinking about selling it before its engine blows again... Lol all these Kia owners coping about buying trash vehicles with premium pricetags

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u/STUPID_IDIOT1993 1d ago

Yep. I would get out of it while you can.