5 Used Cars That Will Catch on Fire
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Date: 2019-05-28
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Nate Wood
Hey Scotty, I have been watching your videos for a little while now and have a question or 2 for ya. I currently own a 13 Rogue with 180k on it. No major issues, routine maintenance as usual. Oil as usual, brake pads at 90k, pads and rotors last wkend (180k. One set of tires at 55k, next at 145k. Yeah it has a cvt, I hate it with a passion, but knock on wood it hasnt failed or had any issues. Also changed the fluid this wkend to for the first time and will again in 2 months since I drive like 5k so it will be done again at that time and prolly 2 more times by the end of the yr and then yearly to keep it clean. Anyhow, recently I came upon the Lexus ( one of your top car brands) IS350, when I replace this, cough Nissan I was looking at a used one in the 2-3 yr old range. Just because they have decent gas milage, offer a nice luxury and sport package all in one with the reliability you cant beat. I want something to go 200 - 300k in mileage and be a good car. Thoughts and or comments on this Lexus car?
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Hey Scotty, I have been watching your videos for a little while now and have a question or 2 for ya. I currently own a 13 Rogue with 180k on it. No major issues, routine maintenance as usual. Oil as usual, brake pads at 90k, pads and rotors last wkend (180k. One set of tires at 55k, next at 145k. Yeah it has a cvt, I hate it with a passion, but knock on wood it hasnt failed or had any issues. Also changed the fluid this wkend to for the first time and will again in 2 months since I drive like 5k so it will be done again at that time and prolly 2 more times by the end of the yr and then yearly to keep it clean. Anyhow, recently I came upon the Lexus ( one of your top car brands) IS350, when I replace this, cough Nissan I was looking at a used one in the 2-3 yr old range. Just because they have decent gas milage, offer a nice luxury and sport package all in one with the reliability you cant beat. I want something to go 200 - 300k in mileage and be a good car. Thoughts and or comments on this Lexus car?
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Shaun Stander
Haha i love my i20 diesel. Owned it 6 years now with no problems at all. Its only the 2. 4 hyundai kia gasoline engin thats had issues. And those recalls were due to a production error as far as Ive read nothing fire risk related for that recall that you reffering to has been fixed. Here in south africa one has also caught fire. Only 1. A optima. What bout all the fords? About 50 caught fire just here. Toyota from my personal experience is alot shitter these days from what they are. You can say what u want bout those new ones they are nothing the same from what u have experience on. VVTLI yamaha Toyota enjins blowing themselves up at 50000km? Thats my personal experience. Corollas with 70, 000km shitting their own transmissions? Lol. Ill stick to hyundai they appear to be much more value for money these days it just makes more sence. RIP Toyota
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Haha i love my i20 diesel. Owned it 6 years now with no problems at all. Its only the 2. 4 hyundai kia gasoline engin thats had issues. And those recalls were due to a production error as far as Ive read nothing fire risk related for that recall that you reffering to has been fixed. Here in south africa one has also caught fire. Only 1. A optima. What bout all the fords? About 50 caught fire just here. Toyota from my personal experience is alot shitter these days from what they are. You can say what u want bout those new ones they are nothing the same from what u have experience on. VVTLI yamaha Toyota enjins blowing themselves up at 50000km? Thats my personal experience. Corollas with 70, 000km shitting their own transmissions? Lol. Ill stick to hyundai they appear to be much more value for money these days it just makes more sence. RIP Toyota
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Joey Dee
I had a 2013 kia soul for 4 years before i got rid of it for a Honda HRV in 2017. It was an ok car for the years i had it as an undergraduate, but as soon as it reached 50, 000 miles, the soul just started having problems. Multiple check engine codes that the dealer couldnt figure out (their solution was just clear the code and pray it doesnt come back, the brake system failed on me on the freeway at around 55, 000 miles, it started burning oil around 58, 000 miles, and on top of that, the transmission started acting up around 70, 000 miles. Service department was just plain awful on top of it (customer service was poor, technicians would never fix the engine problems, and It was difficult to get my car serviced at times due to poor organization in their service department. Never again will i own a kia.
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I had a 2013 kia soul for 4 years before i got rid of it for a Honda HRV in 2017. It was an ok car for the years i had it as an undergraduate, but as soon as it reached 50, 000 miles, the soul just started having problems. Multiple check engine codes that the dealer couldnt figure out (their solution was just clear the code and pray it doesnt come back, the brake system failed on me on the freeway at around 55, 000 miles, it started burning oil around 58, 000 miles, and on top of that, the transmission started acting up around 70, 000 miles. Service department was just plain awful on top of it (customer service was poor, technicians would never fix the engine problems, and It was difficult to get my car serviced at times due to poor organization in their service department. Never again will i own a kia.
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Gary Langley
We have a 2002 Hyundai Accent (the build date was rather ominous: September 11, 2001) and a 2003 Hyundai Sonata, V6. The Accent has had a typical early 2000s problem of carbon granules in the gas tank vent system, which I fixed, but it was a lot of work. It also had the problem of the thrust bearing in the overdrive falling apart. That was a 20 part, and not all that difficult to fix. The Sonata has not needed anything out of the ordinary. Just belts, an alternator, timing belt and waterpump. I dont expect either one to last forever, but I paid just over 2000 each back when we bought them several years ago. Similar Toyota and Honda cars were 4000 to 5000. Im fine with what I bought.
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We have a 2002 Hyundai Accent (the build date was rather ominous: September 11, 2001) and a 2003 Hyundai Sonata, V6. The Accent has had a typical early 2000s problem of carbon granules in the gas tank vent system, which I fixed, but it was a lot of work. It also had the problem of the thrust bearing in the overdrive falling apart. That was a 20 part, and not all that difficult to fix. The Sonata has not needed anything out of the ordinary. Just belts, an alternator, timing belt and waterpump. I dont expect either one to last forever, but I paid just over 2000 each back when we bought them several years ago. Similar Toyota and Honda cars were 4000 to 5000. Im fine with what I bought.
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Glenn Conner
My dad had a 73 Volkswagen 412 wagon. It got handed down to me and then my brother. After about three months of my brother taking over, which would be 1984, he was on the highway and the engine caught on fire. He pulled over and the car burnt into shell. Apparently that car had rubber fuel lines and we were told the hose probably dry rotted and eventually shot gas onto the outside of the engine. Your talk about the Kia/Hyundai reminded me of that event and yes its sad that cars still do that today.
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My dad had a 73 Volkswagen 412 wagon. It got handed down to me and then my brother. After about three months of my brother taking over, which would be 1984, he was on the highway and the engine caught on fire. He pulled over and the car burnt into shell. Apparently that car had rubber fuel lines and we were told the hose probably dry rotted and eventually shot gas onto the outside of the engine. Your talk about the Kia/Hyundai reminded me of that event and yes its sad that cars still do that today.
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NebukedNezzer
watch out on old corollas. I owned 2 with the 4a-lc engines and they were great but the later ones with the ring problem can burn oil like you can not believe. one woman I knew had a 1998 corolla and it would suck the crank case dry in less than 100 miles. Ended up driving it to the junk yard. my 2000 toyota echo is the best car I have ever owned. my recommendation is to ALWAYS use good grade of SYNTHETIC oil in these things and change oil/filter at reasonable mileage, like you recommend scotty.
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watch out on old corollas. I owned 2 with the 4a-lc engines and they were great but the later ones with the ring problem can burn oil like you can not believe. one woman I knew had a 1998 corolla and it would suck the crank case dry in less than 100 miles. Ended up driving it to the junk yard. my 2000 toyota echo is the best car I have ever owned. my recommendation is to ALWAYS use good grade of SYNTHETIC oil in these things and change oil/filter at reasonable mileage, like you recommend scotty.
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japekto
Good thing I stuck to my 2006 Hyundai Sonata V6. I was thinking of trading it in for one of those turbo 4 Sonatas back in 2011. My car now has 204k miles. Id keep it longer. But, it slammed into a deer back in 2012. The car was repaired. But, it hasnt been the same since. Now, were getting a replacement for it which will be a 2019 Camry. Sorry, no CVT or turbo cars for me because theyre crap. This scandal about cars bursting into flame scared me away from Hyundai/Kia. That leaves only Toyota.
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Good thing I stuck to my 2006 Hyundai Sonata V6. I was thinking of trading it in for one of those turbo 4 Sonatas back in 2011. My car now has 204k miles. Id keep it longer. But, it slammed into a deer back in 2012. The car was repaired. But, it hasnt been the same since. Now, were getting a replacement for it which will be a 2019 Camry. Sorry, no CVT or turbo cars for me because theyre crap. This scandal about cars bursting into flame scared me away from Hyundai/Kia. That leaves only Toyota.
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SoSoVlogsandmore
I am a mechanic myself and I had to rebuild a entire engine bay after someone brought a 2004 hyundai tiburon with the 2. 0 and the 5 spd standard transmission to me they said it caught on fire on the highway and everything was melted under the hood the wiring harness the alternator had to be replaced because it didnt work after that even the wiper fluid resevoir and its funny because the tiburon is the most reliable hyundai out there.
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I am a mechanic myself and I had to rebuild a entire engine bay after someone brought a 2004 hyundai tiburon with the 2. 0 and the 5 spd standard transmission to me they said it caught on fire on the highway and everything was melted under the hood the wiring harness the alternator had to be replaced because it didnt work after that even the wiper fluid resevoir and its funny because the tiburon is the most reliable hyundai out there.
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Austin Noriega
Amen to that I bought a 2010 Kia Soul after doing a ton of research thinking that it would be a reliable vehicle within four months of ownership the engine overheated and blew up, literally blew up. And its not like I wasnt taking care of the car either just the week before I had a mechanic wash out the radiator and flush out and clean all the fluids. Moral of my story, Korean suck at engineering no wonder they need to copy us
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Amen to that I bought a 2010 Kia Soul after doing a ton of research thinking that it would be a reliable vehicle within four months of ownership the engine overheated and blew up, literally blew up. And its not like I wasnt taking care of the car either just the week before I had a mechanic wash out the radiator and flush out and clean all the fluids. Moral of my story, Korean suck at engineering no wonder they need to copy us
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