3.3T Turbo Oil Feed Line Recall 2024

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Is your oil feed line solid or does it have that braided section?
Should be easy to tell if they put the new line in.

The dealer kept the car over the weekend awaiting KoA warranty approval.
If I had it, I would look!!!

 

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The dealer kept the car over the weekend awaiting KoA warranty approval.
If I had it, I would look!!!

Good luck, hope things take a good turn for you.

 

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Good luck, hope things take a good turn for you.

Thanks. I'm not worried that I will prevail...
the open Q is whether KoA covers it quickly, or if I have to open a case (which I have done before and prevailed), or hire a "lemon lawyer" (which I have not had to do in the past).

Either the recall repair wasn't done at all or it wasn't done properly by the first dealer. Either way, KoA is on the hook because it's a safety recall.

 

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Update - tried to open a case with KoA but they wouldn't do it. KoA insisted I return the car to Kia dealer in Glendale who originally did the recall work, and give them a chance to do it a second time. The car is currently at Kia dealer in Santa Monica. If not familiar with LA area, this is a huge pain in the ass. Kia SM is still waiting for KoA to respond to warranty service request.

Also spoke with "lemon law" lawyer yesterday who confirms that KoA is legally required to correct the recall work both under the 10/100 Warranty and Safety recall laws... but advises me to give Kia SM a few more days to see if they can get KoA to approve the work. He said KoA is notoriously slow to approve work.

 

[Redvoodoo55]

Update - tried to open a case with KoA but they wouldn't do it. KoA insisted I return the car to Kia dealer in Glendale who originally did the recall work, and give them a chance to do it a second time. The car is currently at Kia dealer in Santa Monica. If not familiar with LA area, this is a huge pain in the ass. Kia SM is still waiting for KoA to respond to warranty service request.

Also spoke with "lemon law" lawyer yesterday who confirms that KoA is legally required to correct the recall work both under the 10/100 Warranty and Safety recall laws... but advises me to give Kia SM a few more days to see if they can get KoA to approve the work. He said KoA is notoriously slow to approve work.

You should take a little time to read about my experience with burning oil after doing the turbo line recall: Bad - Steelership blaming catch can for oil leak

 

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You should take a little time to read about my experience with burning oil after doing the turbo line recall: Bad - Steelership blaming catch can for oil leak

Good Grief! For better or worse, I've plenty of time to read these boards since they didn't offer me a loaner, and I haven't gone to rent a car thinking the Stinger will be fixed soon (sigh).

My situation is a bit complicated with regard to Kia dealers. I got the Stringer in June 2018 at Galpin Kia in Van Nuys, who at the time had architectural renderings on display of the new Kia building "opening soon". This dealer was 8.5 miles and took 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. To my surprise, a few months later that dealer closed up, and Galpin Ford called and said they could do oil changes and minor stuff, but no warranty or recall work.

So between when Galpin Kia closed and Kia Santa Monica opened, I had no good/close choices of Kia dealers with service. The options were Simi valley, DTLA, Glendale, and Carson (I'm in Westwood area).

I was thrilled when they opened Santa Monica, only 6 miles for me, and my first experience there was positive.
Unless something miraculous happens this week, I've soured on the brand.
The 10 year/100K mile was a major selling point, but now I've come to realize they simply do not honor it past the 5 year warranty.

My wife drives a Subaru Ascent, and she's due for a new car by May 2027 (I'll explain this later). If you asked me 2 weeks ago, I was telling her that the next car would be a Kia (or related) because of the 10/100K warranty. I don't think we'll even be looking at Kia for her after this clusterf**k. They don't honor that warranty, and they can't properly fix their own cars. The brand has lost its value in my eyes.

OK, a bit of history on the Subaru. At first glance their warranty (3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty) doesn't come close to Kia's. I don't know what my wife does, but her cars (this Subaru, and a BMW X5 before) just get trashed. Before 45K miles we had a couple warranty issues which the dealer took care of quickly, and without any pushback. At around 41-42K miles, she found drips in the driveway. The dealer had to install a new transmission. At 43K miles I bought an Extended warranty from Endurance for $2,700 (4 years, 48,000 miles). At just over 60K, smoke from the engine bay - engine needed to be rebuilt (cost around $7,000, but we only paid $200 deductable). There was some other stuff, so we've had $10-12K in repairs on that policy so far. It needs to go in again as TPMS isn't working. Currently 77,000 miles, and the policy runs out May 2027 unless she uses the miles first, but it should be close. Kia's 10/100K warranty was looking awfully good 2 weeks ago.

 

[Snicklefritz]

Good Grief! For better or worse, I've plenty of time to read these boards since they didn't offer me a loaner, and I haven't gone to rent a car thinking the Stinger will be fixed soon (sigh).

My situation is a bit complicated with regard to Kia dealers. I got the Stringer in June 2018 at Galpin Kia in Van Nuys, who at the time had architectural renderings on display of the new Kia building "opening soon". This dealer was 8.5 miles and took 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. To my surprise, a few months later that dealer closed up, and Galpin Ford called and said they could do oil changes and minor stuff, but no warranty or recall work.

So between when Galpin Kia closed and Kia Santa Monica opened, I had no good/close choices of Kia dealers with service. The options were Simi valley, DTLA, Glendale, and Carson (I'm in Westwood area).

I was thrilled when they opened Santa Monica, only 6 miles for me, and my first experience there was positive.
Unless something miraculous happens this week, I've soured on the brand.
The 10 year/100K mile was a major selling point, but now I've come to realize they simply do not honor it past the 5 year warranty.

My wife drives a Subaru Ascent, and she's due for a new car by May 2027 (I'll explain this later). If you asked me 2 weeks ago, I was telling her that the next car would be a Kia (or related) because of the 10/100K warranty. I don't think we'll even be looking at Kia for her after this clusterf**k. They don't honor that warranty, and they can't properly fix their own cars. The brand has lost its value in my eyes.

OK, a bit of history on the Subaru. At first glance their warranty (3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty) doesn't come close to Kia's. I don't know what my wife does, but her cars (this Subaru, and a BMW X5 before) just get trashed. Before 45K miles we had a couple warranty issues which the dealer took care of quickly, and without any pushback. At around 41-42K miles, she found drips in the driveway. The dealer had to install a new transmission. At 43K miles I bought an Extended warranty from Endurance for $2,700 (4 years, 48,000 miles). At just over 60K, smoke from the engine bay - engine needed to be rebuilt (cost around $7,000, but we only paid $200 deductable). There was some other stuff, so we've had $10-12K in repairs on that policy so far. It needs to go in again as TPMS isn't working. Currently 77,000 miles, and the policy runs out May 2027 unless she uses the miles first, but it should be close. Kia's 10/100K warranty was looking awfully good 2 weeks ago.

Fascinating story.

For contrast, I've had my first Stinger for almost eight years. I did the grommet and harness TSB, and some other TSB that I am blanking on. The car has been flawless and has over 81K miles. The second Stinger, a '19 Premium, we've had for over three years. KIA honored the bumper to bumper warranty on a starting problem that a "reflash" resolved apparently - hasn't come back. And the HPFP replacement was covered even after five years , quite recently actually. As part of the powertrain, or because it was a factory recall, maybe both reasons, it was no charge. So, KIA dealerships are apparently a crapshoot and if you find a good one they don't act like the KIA warranty is just for making noise.