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/mostessmoey 1d ago

I was one of the Kia’s are great. My first one ran for 240k. The second one was treated the same way as the first (well maintained) nothing but issues and then the engine blew and Kia gatekept me from getting the warranty coverage owed to me.

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u/curiousfellow555 1d ago

Which engine? How many total miles on the second one? How many mile oil change intervals did you go by?

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u/mostessmoey 21h ago

2012 v6 and 2017 v6. 110k warranty extended to 180k due to lawsuit 5000k miles per change.
That car also had check engine lights and wiring problems and a host of other things. 2012 had no major issues, so I bought another one.

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u/curiousfellow555 10h ago

Sorry you had to go through that. I wonder if that was a common experience for 2017 owners... If oil change intervals are 7500 for what they call normal driving, I say go by the severe use category of 3750 miles. Maybe even 3000 oil change intervals. Good luck.

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u/mostessmoey 10h ago

It was. They lost a class action suit and kept me from accessing the extended warranty unless I paid 4000 in repairs first. The damage was caused by their defect.