2015 Kia Cadenza: engine failure

Filed Oct 3, 2024 · Engine · NY

Engine seized. 3.3L Lambda II GDI. This is the 2nd Hyundai/KIA product that the engine has seized on me. Both with bearing failure. Neither on the list of recalled engines. You need to do a more thorough investigation into Hyundai/KIAs engines. The brands share the same power trains across the entire line up for a number of years. This class of engines has been produced for YEARS along with the Theta class of engines that you already forced Hyundai/KIA to recall. This seizure has cost me THOUSANDS and additional THOUSANDS that I am unable to pay. I was forced to do a voluntary surrender of the vehicle due to this repairs! BEFORE completing the suggested maintenance totaling over 5 thousand dollars the service tech should have warned me that the engine wasn't going to last much longer instead of telling me that the repairs were necessary and could be dangerous. The dealer and this company took advantage of me and who knows how many others! the federal safety agency needs to do something about Hyundai/KIA!

Filed Oct 2, 2024 · Engine · NY

There are thousands of vejicles with a variant of the 3.3L V6 Lambda II GDI Hyundai/KIA class of engines on the road. There are hundreds if not thousands of complaints regarding different variants of this engine throught Hyundai/KIAs line up. All of them with seized engines. There are class action lawsuits in other countries regarding this engine. They have known since before 2015 that these engines were defective! Just like with the Theta class of engines these engines also have bad engine components. The metal that is used is subpar. These engines need to be recalled. Every owner needs a replacement engine. The little people need justice. Every day someone is affected by a Hyundai/KIA product in a major way. $11,000 dollar engine. Every service completed every repair completed every recall completed thousands of dollars invested into this vehicle only to have it fail me. Now I am stuck like many others with a car that I am forced to surrender to my lender because of the negligence of a huge corporation.

Filed Sep 18, 2024 · Engine · NY

Engine seized without warning while driving at approx 50mph. This occurred within 6,000 miles of a KIA dealership performing a 6,000 dollar maintenance to the vehicle.

Filed May 15, 2023 · Engine · IA

Kept up on all regular maintenance and needs a new Engine.

Filed Nov 13, 2019 · Engine · 39,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia cadenza. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle seized without warning. The vehicle would not immediately restart. The contact waited approximately two minutes and the vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to rick case kia (14500 w sunrise blvd, sunrise, fl 33323, (954) 715-7580) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.