Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller in an oil pump can overheat and cause fires.
Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 92,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outside because an electronic controller in an oil pump can overheat and cause fires.
Seems to happen somewhat regularly:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165726222/hyundai-kia-recall-fire-risk-park-outside
https://www.newsweek.com/kia-motors-warns-thousands-suvs-fire-risks-recall-1746838
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/consumer-alert-important-hyundai-and-kia-recalls-fire-risk
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/08/business/hyundai-kia-fire-recall/index.html
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/kia-recalls-295000-suvs-sedans-for-more-fire-risk-problems/
Someone feel free to double check those are all separate recalls, but I think they are. How often does this happen with other makes?
Thanks for the links. The thing is if they didn’t ask owners to keep their cars parked outside I probably wouldn’t have even noticed.