{"id":2282755,"date":"2024-06-24T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/class-action-lawsuit-kia-and-hyundai-owners-have-two-weeks-to-claim-compensation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T19:04:45","slug":"class-action-lawsuit-kia-and-hyundai-owners-have-two-weeks-to-claim-compensation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/class-action-lawsuit-kia-and-hyundai-owners-have-two-weeks-to-claim-compensation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Class-action lawsuit: Kia and Hyundai owners have two weeks to claim compensation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclass-action-lawsuit-kia-and-hyundai-owners-have-two-weeks-to-claim-compensation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The HTML text \u2064provided appears to contain \u2062information about a \u2063recall\u200c for certain Kia and Hyundai models. It mentions that\u2062 customers of these brands have \u200btwo weeks to check if \u200dthey are eligible for benefits from a settlement. Specific details about the recall or the\u200c terms of the settlement, however, are\u200c not\u2062 provided in the text\u200c excerpt. For a proper summary, more details \u2063from the full text would be needed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kia<\/a> and Hyundai\u00a0customers have <a href=\"https:\/\/kiaengineclasssettlement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>two weeks<\/a> to see if they benefit from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3033840\/kia-recalling-around-463000-telluride-suvs-due-to-fire-hazard-concern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> auto <\/a>companies\u2019\u00a0undisclosed settlement to resolve\u00a0claims\u00a0that some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3055978\/car-experts-warn-ev-profitability-years-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vehicles<\/a> from model years 2010 to 2020 suffer from a defect.<\/p>\n<p>The defect is related to the engine\u2019s connecting rod bearing. This bearing can fail, causing engine seizure, stalling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-faa-investigating-united-airlines-plane-engine-failure\/\" title=\"NTSB, FAA investigating United Airlines plane engine failure\">engine failure<\/a>, and even engine fires \u2014 all of which may not be covered by warranty.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-ceo-condemns-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola CEO condemns Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">companies haven\u2019<\/a>t settled on a specific amount owners can receive, though they can be reimbursed for out-of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-operative-linked-to-steele-dossier-did-not-disclose-work-for-russia-to-justice-department\/\" title=\"Clinton Operative Linked to Steele Dossier Did Not Disclose Work for Russia to Justice Department\">-pocket expenses<\/a> for their vehicles. Owners whose cars were destroyed in fires due to the defect will also receive $150. Kia also agreed to pay owners $150 if their car hasn\u2019t been destroyed, but they\u2019ve lost faith in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>While Kia, which owns the Kia and Hyundai brands, didn\u2019t admit to any wrongdoing, the settlement comes as a victory for customers who have been denied repairs under vehicles\u2019 warranties, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Kia or Hyundai owners will need to provide a completed claim form and any relevant documentation, such as qualifying repairs or proof of vehicle ownership, to receive compensation. The settlement provides the following benefits: Reimbursement for out-of-pocket repair expenses and engine failure expenses, compensation for trade-ins and sales, compensation for total vehicle lost, warranty extension, and a rebate program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eligible customers who do not exclude themselves will automatically receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexicos-democratic-governor-just-settled-a-sexual-misconduct-case-with-a-former-aide\/\" title=\"New Mexico\u2019s Democratic Governor Just Settled A Sexual Misconduct Case With A Former Aide\">settlement payment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information <a href=\"https:\/\/kiaengineclasssettlement.com\/Home\/FAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia and Hyundai customers have two weeks to check eligibility for a settlement over claims that 2010-2020 models have a defective engine component. The issue, involving the connecting rod bearing, can lead to engine seizure, stalling, failure, or fires. Details of the settlement remain undisclosed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2282756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/South-Korea-Earns-Kia-Motors-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32478,24830,9834,16370,9220,32076],"class_list":["post-2282755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-class-action-lawsuit","tag-compensation","tag-hyundai","tag-kia","tag-owners","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/South-Korea-Earns-Kia-Motors-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}