This same thing has happened to our Kia Sorrento twice. They keep replacing the sensor. Next time they will be replacing the engine. Annoying but I will take a new engine when it comes to that.
“This same thing has happened to our Kia Sorrento twice. They keep replacing the sensor. Next time they will be replacing the engine. Annoying but I will take a new engine when it comes to that.”
As you can imagine, they are in no hurry to give away new engines. From talking to a service tech, they had an unofficial 3 strikes policy, meaning the 3rd hard failure led to engine replacement. Don’t back down, fight them. It’s uncommon for a knock sensor to fail on a relatively low mileage car, especially not twice. The knock sensor replace is just a way to buy time. When they replaced my engine, the service advisor walked me past 6 crated engines waiting for install.
The good news is we have a lifetime warranty on the engine. The bad news is, getting it replaced is a huge pain in the tush.