Our car (Sportage GTX 1016/17) went in for a health check following a need for hydraulic struts in the boot and came out clear. We had no faults other than those. Driving home I noticed a whistling sound under acceleration. I immediately reported this to Kia Swansea who asked me to bring the vehicle back for an inspection. The diagnosis was the turbo and a hearty repair bill of over £2.5K
The car was purchased from auction two years ago but we have been unable to locate the previous service history as the car has only 36K and is used only for local school runs. Kia are adamant that without a service history any repairs are out of warranty (7 year). Is there anything we can do because a turbo shouldn’t fail at this milage? Many thanks. Tim
The car was purchased from auction two years ago but we have been unable to locate the previous service history as the car has only 36K and is used only for local school runs. Kia are adamant that without a service history any repairs are out of warranty (7 year). Is there anything we can do because a turbo shouldn’t fail at this milage? Many thanks. Tim