Anyone else a member of getting the entire engine replaced club

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Devore

Discussion Starter · Jul 2, 2021

Or am I the 'lucky' first one.

And yes, when you need a new engine - you'll know it.

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jonbourg

· #21 · Jul 7, 2021

My Soul at just under 60k miles and my Sportage right around 42k miles. I've since traded in the Sportage for a Toyota Sienna. The Soul is gone if it needs another engine. I recently took it to Kia for the engine recall that I got notified of while my engine was being replaced. They said my tranny fluid needed changing. I said it was just done. They said nope. I said that is incorrect, have the receipt from AAMCO that says it was. Now I'm going to get my tranny fluid lab tested to see what they say. If it's old I'll go somewhere else besides AAMCO.

MonsterSoul

· #22 · Jul 7, 2021 (Edited)

llattuca said:
Many of those old Vega's had aluminum blocks....

Maybe pistons too. I thought Schlitz was in aluminum cans.
Don't think I ever tried the beer that made Milwaukee belch though.

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SailDesign

· #23 · Jul 8, 2021

Mine goes in for its EKG tomorrow. Keeping fingers crossed.

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Kalindo

· #24 · Jul 9, 2021

I've had my engine replaced twice so far in my 2012 and haven't taken in for the knock sensor yet.

UndercoverGreen

· #25 · Jul 12, 2021

Devore said:
Or am I the 'lucky' first one.

And yes, when you need a new engine - you'll know it.

My Soul has been sitting at the dealership for almost two weeks. Yes, it also needs a new engine. It had no symptoms of engine failure or any other issues, but it failed the testing.

Soul_in_RI

· #26 · Jul 12, 2021

UndercoverGreen said:
My Soul has been sitting at the dealership for almost two weeks. Yes, it also needs a new engine. It had no symptoms of engine failure or any other issues, but it failed the testing.

I'm in the same situation, 2 weeks at the dealer ( did have oil consumption issues so I knew there was a problem before the recall test). Have they given you completion time estimate?

Devore

Discussion Starter · #27 · Jul 14, 2021

Just got my EX back with a new engine. So, about a 3 week process.

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Joemsj51

· #28 · Jul 14, 2021 (Edited)

jonbourg said:
My Soul at just under 60k miles and my Sportage right around 42k miles. I've since traded in the Sportage for a Toyota Sienna. The Soul is gone if it needs another engine. I recently took it to Kia for the engine recall that I got notified of while my engine was being replaced. They said my tranny fluid needed changing. I said it was just done. They said nope. I said that is incorrect, have the receipt from AAMCO that says it was. Now I'm going to get my tranny fluid lab tested to see what they say. If it's old I'll go somewhere else besides AAMCO.

Always find a place that lets you watch the tranny fluid transfer take place. The watching part should include oil and coolant exchanges too.

The shop I use has a an exchange machine with clear hoses for the coolant and transmission fluid. I get to see the colors slowly change from old to new.

Find places that have it. Mine is a Valvoline sponsored oil change shop. Owner Basil lets customers watch just about every kind of work being performed.

rickeybarker

· #29 · 17 d ago

Devore said:
Or am I the 'lucky' first one. And yes, when you need a new engine - you'll know it.

Had my 2021 soul’s engine replaced at 49,786 miles!

rickeybarker

· #30 · 17 d ago

Devore said:
Or am I the 'lucky' first one.

And yes, when you need a new engine - you'll know it.

2021 Kia Soul, new engine,48765 miles.

GeoSoul

· #31 · 17 d ago

rickeybarker said:
Had my 2021 soul’s engine replaced at 49,786 miles!

What happened?

rickeybarker

· #32 · 17 d ago

GeoSoul said:
What happened?

I just left work and was a mile away, engine started knocking ( loud bang) and then it shut off. I costed to a safe place and when I looked at the engine block I noticed a hole. And had oil everywhere. I was very thankful the engine was cool, or I could have had a fire. He looked at it and claim that I did not change your oil on time. I let them know that I am a diesel mechanic, and use full synthetic oil. There was no way in the world that my being tardy on an oil change was the cause of engine failure. They offered an additional charge for them to dig further in the engine. After they dug into the engine, they saw that it was engine failure due to bad oil rings my engine, literally shot the piston out the side of the block. After five weeks or so waiting, finally got a new engine. I will be doing my first oil change on the new engine Wednesday.

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rickeybarker

· #33 · 17 d ago

rickeybarker said:
I just left work and was a mile away, engine started knocking ( loud bang) and then it shut off. I costed to a safe place and when I looked at the engine block I noticed a hole. And had oil everywhere. I was very thankful the engine was cool, or I could have had a fire. He looked at it and claim that I did not change your oil on time. I let them know that I am a diesel mechanic, and use full synthetic oil. There was no way in the world that my being tardy on an oil change was the cause of engine failure. They offered an additional charge for them to dig further in the engine. After they dug into the engine, they saw that it was engine failure due to bad oil rings my engine, literally shot the piston out the side of the block. After five weeks or so waiting, finally got a new engine. I will be doing my first oil change on the new engine Wednesday.

Not Piston, slung the rod.

rickeybarker

· #34 · 17 d ago

rickeybarker said:
Not Piston, slung the rod.

rickeybarker said:
I just left work and was a mile away, engine started knocking ( loud bang) and then it shut off. I costed to a safe place and when I looked at the engine block I noticed a hole. And had oil everywhere. I was very thankful the engine was cool, or I could have had a fire. He looked at it and claim that I did not change your oil on time. I let them know that I am a diesel mechanic, and use full synthetic oil. There was no way in the world that my being tardy on an oil change was the cause of engine failure. They offered an additional charge for them to dig further in the engine. After they dug into the engine, they saw that it was engine failure due to bad oil rings my engine, literally shot the piston out the side of the block. After five weeks or so waiting, finally got a new engine. I will be doing my first oil change on the new engine Wednesday.

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Hammerhead

· #35 · 17 d ago

My pistons swapped holes, don't know if that's good or bad.

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SailDesign

· #36 · 16 d ago

New engine at 22,000 miles or so due to excessive oil consumption. Went through 2 x 1,000 mile tests as required, even though the car wasn't in the at-risk group. Dealer said "New engine - no doubts" and it was replaced. 8k miles later, no reportable issues - but fingers are still crossed.

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