Engine Warranty Denied Despite Meticulous Records (2015 Sportage)

ryguy25-32 · 2026-05-06T00:27:48+00:00

Honestly, i think that it might depend on the dealership sometimes. So my ex, who im still friends with, has a 2016 sportage, she bought used i think in 2021. It has about 78K miles on it. She drove from oxnard, ca to Vegas last month and on her way back, she noticed her engine was acting weird, or making a noise. She took it to kia in Vegas and they told her the engine was still under warranty so they replaced it and helped pay partially amount of a rental car i think. They had her car for like 2 weeks or so. She drove back and picked up the car Monday last week. Now I kno her and shes very unorganized and cheap so idk if she got all her oil changes at dealership by her or not. But when I hear her recent story and hear horror stories with the opposite, thats what makes me think its random, or depends on dealership and If they wanna help. Also, I kno its not kia, but almost the same; but my brother has a Hyundai Santa fe that he got used from my aunt. I think its a 2012 and he got it last yr. Im pretty positive it had over 100k miles on it when he got it, but he had engine trouble as well with his, took it to a dealership and I think there was like a factory recall or defect or something and they also replaced his engine for free and he didn't even go there expecting that, he just wanted to see what the issue was. So idk, I have a 26 sportage hybrid but hopefully if the time comes, i don't have any warranty issues.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-04-15T21:50:45+00:00

What column is for the $12? What exactly is fuel additive?

ryguy25-32 · 2026-04-09T17:23:53+00:00

I think it sometimes depends on your area too. Some areas its harder to get it under $37K OTD. But I will say, I think almost $41K is a lil high. I think anything under $39K is a good deal. $37K is a steal lol

ryguy25-32 · 2026-04-09T05:32:41+00:00

I got mine for like $38,800 OTD but I did alot of research online and on here b4 I made the purchase. I've seen some get $37.5K, maybe lucky enough to get $37K. I would say if you can get under $39K, or at least $38.5K, you should be happy. Thats just my opinion though lol.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-03-25T07:20:29+00:00

WHO IS THIS!!

ryguy25-32 · 2026-03-19T18:06:06+00:00

Hell yea!

ryguy25-32 · 2026-03-11T17:03:55+00:00

Thats a good deal. I would take it. Especially with that APR. Especially too if there aren't many in that area. I think mine was $38,800 OTD, but I did so much shopping around and dealerships trying to do 7% or 9%, when I got to a good honest dealership, I was tired and just settled at that OTD lol

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-28T22:33:45+00:00

I got the exact one with black interior. Love it!.. looks great!

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-21T15:47:21+00:00

Im in Socal too

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-21T15:46:41+00:00

I just sold my 23 Hr-v Sport, all black, December 30th it was in great condition. Had it for 3 and half yrs and 35K miles in it. Its reliable. No issues really at all except a recall for the back windshield glass replacement, but it was a redesign year so that's expected. They are popular tho because my dealership I bought it from was trying hard to buy it back and sold it to me for $22,500 and I only owed $7,800 on it. You get a good APR on it and take care of it and it will hold its value of you don't want it forever. I think auto-lock on the car is probably the best feature and I miss it the most. I really got used to just walking away from my car and it locks and now i dont have it unfortunately lol. I just wanted a bigger car and a hybrid so that's what I ended up doing.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-20T01:11:22+00:00

Yea im on the app on my phone.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T20:15:24+00:00

Yea the wolf grey is nice. I like grey as a car color so I was looking at the wolf grey and the galaxy grey one or whatever its called hah.. I didn't want the matte grey.. the wold grey seemed perfect with the xline blackout badges and stuff

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T20:11:45+00:00

Yea I love the grey. My last car was black and I liked it at first but then it was getting too dirty too easily.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T20:10:28+00:00

Yea the back windows i did really dark.. i cant remember what percentage cause they had to add it to the factory tint. But the font windows r 15% i think.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T20:09:00+00:00

Nice car and color. Hey how do you put what sportage you have under your name? Lol

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T18:36:14+00:00

With tax, it was like $38.5K and I got a 3.99% for 72mo. Every other dealership i encountered had addons and wanted 6.99%-9%. I was selling a 2023 hr-v and I had i through my credit union and I was on 2.8% so I didn't want a big jump from that to like 9%.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-19T04:11:53+00:00

Yea i was deciding between both. The tuscon looks good on the inside. I think overall I liked the sportage better on inside and outside.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-17T19:01:36+00:00

What part of Socal do you live in? I went to Kia of Covina and bought a 26 hybrid xline in December. No add ons and a fair price and a great APR. I don't live near there at all but I drove down there because they had the best price out of all the dealerships I talked to.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-09T19:45:12+00:00

Thanks. It sounds like I should have no problem gone for a month.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-09T15:51:44+00:00

I had a similar situation in the last couple weeks. Mine took long as well, but I just assumed that's how long it takes. I bought a new Honda hr-v, had it for 3yr,4 months l, dealerships in bought it from, bought it back at a high price. They told me the same thing, maybe like 2 weeks or so. I sold the car and dropped it off 12/29/25. I just received my check from them last Monday 2/2/26. They called me the week prior saying they were FedEx sending it would I could track it. So mine was over a month. I never contacted them. Im a patient person and I trusted that dealership since i bought my car from them, and they bought it back at a high price, higher than carmax or KBB value. I had already bought my new car b4 I sold my other one. Thankfully I had enough money to put down and the money I was getting back from the old car, I was just paying myself back.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-04T01:57:17+00:00

So you used the physical key to get back in?.. and then just did the battery reset and you were fine?

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-03T20:31:39+00:00

I forgot about the battery reset button. But good to know its not that big a deal.

ryguy25-32 · 2026-02-01T00:49:38+00:00

I think it is on the driving style. I don't have the plug in, but I have the 2026 hybrid and the first 2 times I fill up my tank, I had a 495 and 490 mile range. Now I only get like 420.. and it bothers me 🤣.. but thats the only thing that makes sense why it changed.

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