Vehicle details:
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD with the 3.3 liter V6. (Wife's daily driver, and family vehicle for road trips) Religious oil/filter changes every 5,000 miles.
I am now 100% convinced that Hyundai has neglected to include the 3.3 V6 engines in their engine recall program that also included the 2.0 and 2.4 4-cylinder engines.
How does an engine inexplicably self-destruct under normal driving conditions with exceptional maintenance record using high lubricants (strictly Mobil 1) and good oil filters...?
Driving on the highway to work noticed engine was more noisy than normal, just before arriving at work engine clatter became excessively loud. Had towed to garage and they said engine is blown. 109,000 miles ?!?!?! This is unacceptable. Had the vehicle moved to an engine rebuild shop and they won't even rebuild that engine. They said $5200 ish to swap for a junkyard engine that has 56,000 miles; you have got to be kidding me!
A Hyundai customer for years; finally making the switch to Toyota or Honda after this fiasco.
Any thoughts/ideas?
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD with the 3.3 liter V6. (Wife's daily driver, and family vehicle for road trips) Religious oil/filter changes every 5,000 miles.
I am now 100% convinced that Hyundai has neglected to include the 3.3 V6 engines in their engine recall program that also included the 2.0 and 2.4 4-cylinder engines.
How does an engine inexplicably self-destruct under normal driving conditions with exceptional maintenance record using high lubricants (strictly Mobil 1) and good oil filters...?
Driving on the highway to work noticed engine was more noisy than normal, just before arriving at work engine clatter became excessively loud. Had towed to garage and they said engine is blown. 109,000 miles ?!?!?! This is unacceptable. Had the vehicle moved to an engine rebuild shop and they won't even rebuild that engine. They said $5200 ish to swap for a junkyard engine that has 56,000 miles; you have got to be kidding me!
A Hyundai customer for years; finally making the switch to Toyota or Honda after this fiasco.
Any thoughts/ideas?
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