Posted on 08/04/2023 11:01:29 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Hyundai and Kia will tell owners of certain models of their cars to park them outside due to the risk of fire from their electric oil pump assembly.
“The electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump to overheat,” read letters to both companies confirming details about the recall by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Models affected include certain 2023 Kia Souls, 2024 Hyundai Elantras and 2023 and 2024 Hyundai Palisades, according to the NHTSA letters. The letter says owners of the vehicles will be notified via mail of the recall of the over 90,000 vehicles in late September.
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I hate that feature. I know that you can usually turn them off. But, I don’t even want the hardware installed in my car. Unfortunately, it’s not a delete option.
A neighbor, about 100 yards from our home has a 2023 Hyundai Palisade.
About two weeks ago, he stopped parking it in his attached
carport.
LOL! Oh man. Lots of laughs online today.
Of course if you park a Kia or Hyundai outside, there is a substantial likelihood that it will be stolen.
But FReepers say only EVs catch fire.
My grill seems to have a strange habit starting on fire on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
I just don't get why the virtue-signaling folks are ignoring all the spontaneous fires, lack of charging stations, limited mileage, battery inefficiency in hot or cold weather, cost of replacing the large lithium batteries.
I have one of the models but it’s a 2022. I just called the dealer’s service center with my VIN number, and they said my car is ok. Whew!
I appreciate the info.
What in the world is an Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly?
Some type of electric oil pump that continues to circulate oil when the engine shuts down when idling?
The off switch is being phased out. It’s a dreadful add on caused by the rats and the ever ratcheting up of CAFE standards. I hate it but it’s damn near impossible to have it disabled. If you go into the computer you can do it but good bye warranty. I can’t imagine what it would cost if you screw it up and brick your dashboard
That’s why I like my cars to mostly be 2000 and earlier model years.
“Brick your dashboard” is a phrase that didn’t exist until recently.
All this electronic garbage on cars will be the death of us.
There are ways of defeating the auto-stop function.
I don’t know how to prevent the auto-ignition function.
Over the past five or six years, I've seen a lot of recalls on ICE vehicles - overwhelmingly related to wiring and electrical components. Hyundai's most recent "park it outside" warning was over a possible short circuit caused by dealer-installed trailer wiring harnesses on the Santa Fe models. These material and build quality problems take on an added dimension when there's also a high-voltage DC battery on board.
I assume so, since restarting an engine after every stop in traffic would speed up engine wear. Keeping the main and rod bearings pressured up would help mitigate that.
I've heard that some manufacturers are adding a second 12v battery to cars, just to deal with the electrical load while the "start-stop" system is active.
That’s exactly what I was thinking, too. More complexity in an attempt to save an infinitesimal quantity of fuel.
This is what happens when they want to turn cars into computers with wheels.
Cars are so complicated now that there are constant recalls about something or other.
I remember my dad changing the water pump on his 1966 Chevy pickup with a straight-six. There was enough room in the engine bay (and he was skinny enough) that he slid over the fender and stood in the engine compartment. I haven’t even been able to look down through an engine compartment and see the ground for decades.
In my 22 Tuscon there is a button on the console that stops the stop start function . It must be reset after key is turned to off.
KIA engines have had some serious issues. I would never buy one. Same for Hyundai.
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