I took my 2017 Kia Cadenza to Kia Deland because my check engine light came on. They diagnosed it as a faulty oil pressure sensor. They ordered the part and told me not to drive the car. I brought it back 4 days later when the part was received. After repairing the sensor, it was still giving the same code. Upon looking into the engine, they noticed the wiring harness leading up to the sensor was chewed through by a rodent. I was a little puzzled and shocked at this discovery because I have never had this issue with any car before and because it is being driven daily, while I have a 1992 Pontiac that sits in the driveway and all the wires are intact and unchewed. When I questioned this, the mechanic and the service advisor mentioned that this is a common occurrence and had multiple cars in the shop for the same issue.
Later that night, I was told by another mechanic from a dealership not associated with Kia, that their is a known issue with the wiring harness due to using soy based wires. After doing my research, there are many complaints about this issue. Kia knows about it because in 2017 there was a class action lawsuit filed. It was dropped later that year because it was settled out of court. If this is a known issue by Kia, why are they still using the same parts and not notifying the car owners about this?
I am in the process of filing another class action lawsuit against Kia and am looking for any other car owners having this issue. I have started the process of opening a legal case and can provide you the attorney that I am using to file suit.
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I took my 2017 Kia Cadenza to Kia Deland because my check engine light came on. They diagnosed it as a faulty oil pressure sensor. They ordered the part and told me not to drive the car. I brought it back 4 days later when the part was received. After repairing the sensor, it was still giving the same code. Upon looking into the engine, they noticed the wiring harness leading up to the sensor was chewed through by a rodent. I was a little puzzled and shocked at this discovery because I have never had this issue with any car before and because it is being driven daily, while I have a 1992 Pontiac that sits in the driveway and all the wires are intact and unchewed. When I questioned this, the mechanic and the service advisor mentioned that this is a common occurrence and had multiple cars in the shop for the same issue.
Later that night, I was told by another mechanic from a dealership not associated with Kia, that their is a known issue with the wiring harness due to using soy based wires. After doing my research, there are many complaints about this issue. Kia knows about it because in 2017 there was a class action lawsuit filed. It was dropped later that year because it was settled out of court. If this is a known issue by Kia, why are they still using the same parts and not notifying the car owners about this?
I am in the process of filing another class action lawsuit against Kia and am looking for any other car owners having this issue. I have started the process of opening a legal case and can provide you the attorney that I am using to file suit.
- Megan J., Deltona, US