Whoa, Do You Have One of These?

[BluesBrother]

Or do you know someone that has one of these? Hyundai, Kia face US safety probe into automakers’ recalls. Investigation to cover 6.4 million vehicles at risk of fire​

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating a series of recalls covering 6.4 million Hyundai and Kia vehicles related to brake fluid leaks that may lead to fires, the safety regulator announced Monday. The audit query will cover 16 individual recalls since 2016 for antilock braking system and Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) issues manufactured by the same parts supplier and fires.

Hyundai’s recall covered 1.64 million Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, Accent, Azera, Veloster, Santa Fe, Equus, Veracruz, Tucson, Tucson Fuel Cell and Santa Fe Sport vehicles from model years 2011 through 2015.

Meanwhile, Kia’s recall included 1.73 million Borrego, Cadenza, Forte, Sportage, K900, Optima, Soul Rio, Sorento and Rondo vehicles and covers model years from 2010 through 2017. Dealers will replace the vehicles’ ABS and HECU fuses.

 

[G-rat]

tip of the iceberg. they've recalled tons more for engine catastrophic failures. buddys wife had her santa fe grenade around 76,000 miles. cheap cars are made to be affordable and reliability is the sacrifice... both their plants in GA and AL got in all kinds of trouble with child labor not long ago too. great companies, even greater cars...

 

[IronBeard]

Hmmm. Korean and Korean vehicles. Meh, probably nothing. They're our friends, after all.

Once, once, owned a kia out of what I percieved to be an immediate necessity. What a POS, including the stealership that is spelled similar to *ee... Was quite pleased to have that POS totalled out from under me as I was exploring other optiond. Never again.

 

[Duckyou]

Insurance for these is outrageous because of this and theft. $4k+

 

[Snake-Eyes]

The military part of my brain never understood why anyone would voluntarily own a vehicle with the name “K.I.A.”...