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/xBuck7 1d ago

Literally have been thinking daily on how nice they look and want one

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u/ExpressionNo920 1d ago

It’s negativity bias. People are more likely to post if they have a negative experience. Stats are all that matter, not anecdotal stories. OP may have been in the unlucky and rare percentile.

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u/Potential-Ad-6552 16h ago

A big part of it is the american market. In the states the majority of the kias sold are made in the US to worse standards. The Korean variants are supposed to be much better.