Kia Cases Under Minnesota Lemon Law

Kia (Hyundai Motor Group sibling) has Minnesota market share. Kia cases are pursued under Minn. Stat. § 325F.665.

Common Kia defect patterns

• Theta II GDI engine failures — shared with Hyundai.
• Smartstream IVT / 8-speed transmission issues.
• EV6 / Niro EV / EV9 ICCU failures.
• Telluride infotainment / electrical issues.
• Sportage / Sorento transmission issues.
• K5 GT-Line / GT issues.

EV6 / EV9 / Niro EV patterns

• ICCU failures.
• DC fast-charging throttling.
• 12V auxiliary battery dead.
• Range degradation in Minnesota cold.

Kia TSB / recall overlay

Heavy TSB pattern.

Bottom line

Kia cases mirror Hyundai cases — Theta II GDI engine and E-GMP EV patterns.

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