Hyundai, Kia recall over 600,000 cars in Canada, drivers told to park away from buildings due to fire risk (www.ctvnews.ca)

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Hyundai and Kia have issued a recall for several vehicle models and are urging drivers to park away from buildings due to the risk that the issue could start a fire.

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[-] Rocket@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Why not?

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Constant recalls and warranty issues. Every generation is "we definitely fixed everything this time" until five years pass and they start to fall apart again. Their engines are made of tinfoil.

[-] Numpty@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

It's like that with ANY new car/truck regardless of fuel type. The current generation of ICE/PHEV/EV vehicles are ALL incredibly complex machines. The days of purely mechanical controls, and a simple combustion engine ended back in the mid-1970s. The more complex they system the more potential points of failure. Not justifying the fails...

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