# Burning cars from Korea

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-cars-from-korea/133181>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-cars-from-korea/133181 "2019-01-23T15:34:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-cars-from-korea/133181/1 "2019-01-23T15:34:06Z")

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Higher-than-average insurance claims from both Hyundai and Kia owners as a result of engine fires:

> **[5 Hyundai, Kia models have high fire insurance claim rates](https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/5-hyundai-kia-models-have-high-fire-insurance-claim-rates)**
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> Owners of five Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs file fire insurance claims at a rate far higher than the average for comparable vehicles, according to an insurance industry study.

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/burning-cars-from-korea/133181/2 "2019-01-23T15:55:11Z")

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Koreans literally keep playing with fire.

I have a friend who used to have 2003 Sonata, which was oozing gas somewhere under the hood at mere 40K miles and 8 or so years he owned it from new. No accidents. He regularly complained to the dealer, they regularly denied anything wrong was happening. He traded car when it developed crankshaft bearings noise… for another Sonata (!), which is apparently under recall for a fuel rail issue… and is also suspect of manufacturing defect within the same crankshaft/rods area (?!?)