Service for Kona

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How often do I have to service my Kona, I only have 4K miles and the dealership keeps emailing that I need to
Service my Kona. Do I need to do tire rotation at this point? AC Filters?


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5k service is just tire rotation.. You can do this yourself. Only thing requiring changing before 120k miles is Cabin Air Filter every 15k miles. All other maintenance items are "check" items only like brakes, fluids, suspension parts. I do that myself. I'll probably even flush the coolant at 120k mile myself.. Not going to pay the dealer $200 for something that I can do myself..
 
BlueKonaEV said:
View attachment 7528 5k service is just tire rotation.. You can do this yourself. Only thing requiring changing before 120k miles is Cabin Air Filter every 15k miles. All other maintenance items are "check" items only like brakes, fluids, suspension parts. I do that myself. I'll probably even flush the coolant at 120k mile myself.. Not going to pay the dealer $200 for something that I can do myself..
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I have 14000kms now and getting my first service next week mainly tire rotation. Like I have said before don't get the CF changed unless you can find a $10.00 one off the internet other wise $50.00. Remember folks all the cabin filter does is filter outside air nothing else. I take it out and vacuum it and blow it out it will last years.
 
Ev050 said:
How often do I have to service my Kona, I only have 4K miles and the dealership keeps emailing that I need to
Service my Kona. Do I need to do tire rotation at this point? AC Filters?


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Not that often. Email them back and ask them what you need done. Maybe they have you configured for an ice vehicle in their generic emails to their customers?
 
E-Shark said:
Not that often. Email them back and ask them what you need done. Maybe they have you configured for an ice vehicle in their generic emails to their customers?
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I already did, haven’t heard back from them. Thank you for the tip E-Shark!


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BlueKonaEV said:
View attachment 7528 5k service is just tire rotation.. You can do this yourself. Only thing requiring changing before 120k miles is Cabin Air Filter every 15k miles. All other maintenance items are "check" items only like brakes, fluids, suspension parts. I do that myself. I'll probably even flush the coolant at 120k mile myself.. Not going to pay the dealer $200 for something that I can do myself..
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Thank you BlueKonaEV, I emailed them to ask what needs to be done and I am waiting to hear back from them. They said it was a 7 K or 7 mos whatever happens first, but no description on what needs to be done. I am curious to know what is that service. I think I am just going to call.


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Ev050 said:
Thank you BlueKonaEV, I emailed them to ask what needs to be done and I am waiting to hear back from them. They said it was a 7 K or 7 mos whatever happens first, but no description on what needs to be done. I am curious to know what is that service. I think I am just going to call.


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I believe that the notifications are caused by your setup in Bluelink. There is a setting to set the service interval.. You can change that and then the e-mails or calls will stop. If you are in the US, you are not required to have the service done at a dealer in order to maintain your warranty unless a warranty issue can be proven to have been caused by lack of servicing. In the end, service is all about dealers making some money. In your documentation that you received with your car, it shows exactly what work is supposed to be performed at what mileage. There really isn't anything that needs to be changed until 120k miles except for the cabin air filter which takes less than 2 minutes to replace yourself and you can get a generic one for like $8 off Amazon.com. Of course, if your use pattern falls into the severe conditions pattern, there are shorter intervals for maintenance.. For normal use, coolant is the only other item to be replaced and it is scheduled past the 100k mile warranty.. Of course, if you are not a hobby mechanic, it's good to have them take a look at all the "INSPECT" items. Most of them can be done with average mechanical skills.. Look at brake pads, calipers, brake lines for any leaks etc.. I also have the AC gauge to measure the pressure of the AC system to detect any possible leaks.. Tire rotation is also fairly easy to do..
 
Side note -- when we purchased our 2020 KONA EV in December, we were told "1st Maintenance Free (included)" .. YMMV
 
Tim94549 said:
Side note -- when we purchased our 2020 KONA EV in December, we were told "1st Maintenance Free (included)" .. YMMV
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Well, there is no reason not to bring in the car for it.. However, the first service is tire rotation only based on the maintenance schedule..
 
Ev050 said:
I already did, haven’t heard back from them. Thank you for the tip E-Shark!


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I just did my 40K km service. I've only done 2 services so far. They mainly inspect, top up fluids, lubricate items, and rotate tires. I'm sure they might try to throw some other things in, but just go with their basic service. For your first visit just go with tire rotation, unless you wait longer like I did. Funny thing is they inspected the Air Filter and said it was fine, even after 40K km! The only other thing I did was get them to change the wipers, I like changing those yearly.
 
BlueKonaEV said:
I believe that the notifications are caused by your setup in Bluelink. There is a setting to set the service interval.. You can change that and then the e-mails or calls will stop. If you are in the US, you are not required to have the service done at a dealer in order to maintain your warranty unless a warranty issue can be proven to have been caused by lack of servicing. In the end, service is all about dealers making some money. In your documentation that you received with your car, it shows exactly what work is supposed to be performed at what mileage. There really isn't anything that needs to be changed until 120k miles except for the cabin air filter which takes less than 2 minutes to replace yourself and you can get a generic one for like $8 off Amazon.com. Of course, if your use pattern falls into the severe conditions pattern, there are shorter intervals for maintenance.. For normal use, coolant is the only other item to be replaced and it is scheduled past the 100k mile warranty.. Of course, if you are not a hobby mechanic, it's good to have them take a look at all the "INSPECT" items. Most of them can be done with average mechanical skills.. Look at brake pads, calipers, brake lines for any leaks etc.. I also have the AC gauge to measure the pressure of the AC system to detect any possible leaks.. Tire rotation is also fairly easy to do..
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Good on you! Unfortunately there are a lot of people who don't know what to look for. Dealer's do have to make money, it is a business, but they do provide jobs and many of the good ones give a lot back to their communities. It's just about being smart about finding the right place, and what you let them do! If you can do it all on your own, even better!!!
 
Here in NZ a yearly "body inspection" by the dealer is required to maintain the 8-year battery warranty. It's not clear whether they would charge for this work if I asked for that alone, but it is a separate signoff to the annual/15,000km service which technically could be done by any shop with a rubber stamp. My first appointment for all of this cost only $130 because they offered to delete the cabin filter change, otherwise it would be $230.

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E-Shark said:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30677698/hyundai-warranty-complimentary-maintenance/

"Hyundai is already known for having some of the most competitive warranty coverage on the market, and today the automaker announced that it's expanding that offering to include complimentary scheduled maintenance for three years or 36,000 miles on all 2020 Hyundai vehicles purchased after February 1."
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No mention on Canadian site, but that is a bonus for the U.S. - note cabin air filter not included (at least in the details pdf)
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/assurance/complimentary-maintenance
 
Had the 12 month inspection done today, along with the pump recall/TSB thing, which proved very time-consuming although the second step was not needed. My request not to have the cabin filter changed was met with surprise because they said they never do that as a matter of course. The inspection itself was $42 and revealed no problems.
 
GPM432 said:
I have 14000kms now and getting my first service next week mainly tire rotation. Like I have said before don't get the CF changed unless you can find a $10.00 one off the internet other wise $50.00. Remember folks all the cabin filter does is filter outside air nothing else. I take it out and vacuum it and blow it out it will last years.
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Try Walmart cabin filter costs $8 in New York You can replace yourself no tools needed .
 
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