Price of a coolant change service

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Hi all,
We've had our 2021 Kona 64kWh for just over a year now. And loving it even more now, with fuel prices sky-rocketing.
It has low kms for its age and with 47K km, is now overdue for the 48 month/60K km service. This includes a coolant replacement.
Now, some months ago this service was quoted at AUD790.00 on the Hyundai Australia website - but recently it jumped to a staggering AUD1160.00!
Is this extortionate pricing happening in other countries too?
I guess I'll just have to suck it up, but it's disappointing to loose half of the fuel savings from driving the Kona instead of our Isuzu MU-X turbo-diesel for 14K km in the last year.
 
21KonaER said:
Hi all,
We've had our 2021 Kona 64kWh for just over a year now. And loving it even more now, with fuel prices sky-rocketing.
It has low kms for its age and with 47K km, is now overdue for the 48 month/60K km service. This includes a coolant replacement.
Now, some months ago this service was quoted at AUD790.00 on the Hyundai Australia website - but recently it jumped to a staggering AUD1160.00!
Is this extortionate pricing happening in other countries too?
I guess I'll just have to suck it up, but it's disappointing to loose half of the fuel savings from driving the Kona instead of our Isuzu MU-X turbo-diesel for 14K km in the last year.
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Hi your Kona had a recall for the coolant to be changed free of charge, i had mine done free at my 60,000 service, check if yours is free as well in Australia Jim
 
Hi Jim,
Are you ale to give me any reference to this coolant recall please? Perhaps some code or number I can quote to the dealer?
Where are you located, Jim?
Cheers,
Ian
 
  • EPCU/Coolant Issue (2021+ Models): Some 2021 models have faced issues with the EPCU inverter coolant, involving flushing the system and potentially replacing the unit due to contamination or leaks this is for the Pink coolant only.
  • as i said above in West Australia
  • The Hyundai Kona EV requires a critical cooling system flush and replacement of the original blue coolant (BSC-1) with a new pink-colored low-conductivity coolant (BSC-2). This service addresses widespread issues with coolant crystallization causing inverter errors, heater failure, or "Refill Inverter Coolant" warnings. This is often handled via service campaigns rather than a safety recall.
    Reddit +4
    Key Details on the Pink Coolant Service
    • Why the Change: The original blue coolant can crystallize, causing blockages ,
    • hops this helps Jim
 
Well, I bit the bullet yesterday. There were no recalls showing up for my VIN apart from the latest BMS update, so I booked it in for the 48 month/60K km service. I spoke very nicely to the service booking ladies, asking if the Service Mgr might be able to trim the price a little. Answer was perhaps $100 or so off. When I collected the car yesterday afternoon, the bill was A$962. Just shy of $200 off the original $1160. But still exorbitant!
More details later.
 
OK, so my 60K km service is done - but I'm still confused. From Jim's comments earlier in this thread, I was expecting to get my vehicle back with pink coolant replacing the previous blue type. But it still has a reservoir filled to the Max mark with pristine-looking blue liquid, just as it did when I dropped the car off.
Have I misunderstood the coolant colour issue? Is blue coolant still OK? Thanks.
 
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