# Some justice for Hyundai/Kia owners

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-justice-for-hyundai-kia-owners/195367>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [July 16, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-justice-for-hyundai-kia-owners/195367 "2024-07-16T13:23:37Z")\
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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:** [July 16, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-justice-for-hyundai-kia-owners/195367/1 "2024-07-16T13:23:37Z")

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… whose vehicle was stolen:

> **[Kia, Hyundai car owners can claim piece of $145M theft settlement next week,...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/28/kia-theft-settlement-hyundai-owners/72775295007/)**
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> Hagen Berman announced that eligible Kia and Hyundai owners will be able to submit a claim next week to receive a piece of a $145 million settlement.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-justice-for-hyundai-kia-owners/195367/2 "2024-07-16T13:58:13Z")

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Seems big until you consider that if everyone makes a claim each will get $16.11 before lawyers fees are deducted. Everyone won’t submit a claim and if only 1% make a claim they might get $1000 if expenses are about $600 each.

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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:** [July 18, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/some-justice-for-hyundai-kia-owners/195367/3 "2024-07-18T16:57:48Z")

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The relatively paltry settlement for Hyundai/Kia owners whose vehicle was stolen isn’t available to those who have to pay more for their car insurance as a result of the security problem for some Hyundai/Kia models.

This woman was dropped by State Farm, and Progressive has refused to insure her vehicle. It’s likely that other insurance companies will also refuse to write a policy, which means that the companies that _will_ insure these vehicles will almost surely charge a sky-high rate.

> **[Maple Grove woman says she was dropped by insurance company due to make,...](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/a-maple-grove-woman-is-distraught-after-being-dropped-by-her-insurance-company-because-the-make-and-model-of-her-car/)**
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> A 2019 blue Hyundai Elantra has given Erin Walters the freedom to travel across the country. That all changed a week ago after she tried renewing her car insurance with State Farm and was denied.