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.

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    11 months ago

    Not a belt, it was a chain. The car was regularly maintained and moderately driven (about 150k miles on the odo) - it’s a very common failure on these engines. They suck

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      11 months ago

      I’m pretty sure I read the chain on genesis engines gets replaced at 120k if applicable.