The long-delayed repairs mark the latest in a long series of recalls involving engine fires on Hyundai and Kia vehicles that have bedeviled the two Korean automakers since 2015. All told, 13 million of their vehicles have been recalled for engine problems since 2010. With ...
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai has reversed itself on a recall to fix a defect that could cause engine fires and is now telling owners of more than 200,000 vehicles to park them outdoors until repairs are made.
February 24, 2021— A Hyundai Kona Electric battery recall will be issued for more than 75,600 vehicles worldwide following at least 16 battery fires. Hyundai says it will need to replace the lithium-ion batteries manufactured by LG Energy Solution. The Hyundai Kona Electric battery recall, ...
The first recall from the companies related to engine failures and fires reaches to September 2015. Since then they have issued at least eight more recalls for a host of engine problems, according to NHTSA documents. The agency said it's evaluating whether previous recalls covered enough vehicles...
NHTSA Looking into Hyundai and Kia Engine Fires NHTSA's investigation concluded that the automaker did not recall 1.6 million vehicles subject to the problem "in a timely fashion," as Reuters reported today, and that Hyundai did not give out accurate information about the recalls. Total penaltie...
According to Hyundai, at least five fires have been reported but the automaker says the root cause of the fires has not been determined. The U.S. Hyundai Nu engine recall includes 125,840 vehicles, and a Canadian engine recall involves nearly 61,000 Hyundai vehicles. ...
Owners of these car models should park the vehicle outside and away from structures until repairs can be made, according to the recallannouncementfrom the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Hyundai reported 21 fires in the affected vehicles in the U.S., and another 22 "thermal incid...
Hyundai and Kia announced on October 11, 2019 that they have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over engine fires by paying customers who purchased certain Hyundai Expand DETROIT - Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 550,000 cars and minivans in the U.S. because the ...
Typically, as an engine becomes inoperable, drivers are alerted by warning lights and sounds, and while the engine may experience some hesitation, drivers should have time to safely move the vehicle off the road. When a vehicle is brought in for the recall repair, Hyundai dealers inspect, and...
The 2016 to 2021 Hyundai Tucson and the 2015 and older Kia Optima, Sorento, Hyundai Santa Fe could have a brake-fluid leak which can lead to fires.