For the second time this month, Hyundai is telling some SUV owners to park outdoors because an electrical short in a computer could cause vehicles to catch fire.If you have one of those puppies, you had best park it outdoors until you can determine if its subject to the recall and, if it is, they fix it.
The Korean automaker is recalling about 180,000 Tucson SUVs in the U.S. from 2019 through 2021 to fix the problem. The company says corrosion can cause a short circuit in defective anti-lock brake circuit boards that can cause a fire even if engines are off.
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Bought a used Hyundai Accent a few years back pretty cheap. They came new with a 100,000 mile engine/drive train warrenty. And, unlike slightly more expensive Mazdas etc, they are built to a price point where that's about where things fall apart. Luckily with mine the tranny and other parts failed simultaneously at just over 100,000 miles so I got what I could for it and moved on. Drove it to Death Valley and around the West and it didn't discorporate until I got to my driveway. A good car for few simoleons if you keep your expectations low. And park outdoors.
I worked at a Ford Dealer in the mid-'80s. The Escort model was popular then. The Timing belt had a recommended service at 45,000, and if you didn't change it you would likely bend valves by 55,000. As a shop tech, we called them "disposable cars".
I've worked on Hyundai's too, and it's the same kind of "throw-away" tech. Keep it no longer than the warranty or count on rebuilding something expensive.
So now they catch fire sitting still? I'm glad that is someone else's headache.
So happy to be retired
w3ski
Meh, Hyundai’s these days are damn near as well built as the Honda’s and Toyota’s. The problem with cars catching fire is across the brands due to increased electronics and the push to minimize the cost of the components.
The biggest issue with cars has been forever corrosion.
Rust always wins, its silent, deadly, and works from the
inside out. It is persistent, at best you can control
it for a while. Or maybe it will become galvanic and
make another part eat itself.
Eck!
Isn't Hyundai building Harleys these days?
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