Wahai /k,

Ayam went through some Hyundai Kia club MY FB, quite a few issues related to ECU.
Symptoms like stuck 3rd gear, xmas lights, etc...

Any owners here can share the experience of these cars ownership?

Is it a common problem?

How frequent do you need to replace the ECU?


TQIA for the feedback appreciate it.

Just changed my ecu for 1.6k Kia cerato 2013

Yes this is prevalent in our Kia group

kia forte 2012 - till now, no issue!

Thanks.
After how long of your ownership this issue occurs?
What are the symptoms did you observe?
How much is the cost of repair / replacement the ECU?

Really?
Depends on luck?
Or there is a preventive maintenance can be done to prolong the ECU?

only 1.6 ... before FL .... due to some capacitor leaking which easy fix and in FB group they have someone can do it fast and few hundreds... u wanna problem free.... get 2.0...

yes.

i guess we all need luck in most car purchase, any brand.

nothing u can do, its electronics and all have lifespan.

imagine modern hyundai kia models require so much electronics.. gg la

FL version ok?

so far mostly b4 FL....

My previous previous Hyundai Elantra no issue with ECU

kia carnival 7 seaters 2023, so far so good.

last time forte 2010, limp mode.
end up change car.

u sure kia , not alfa romeo ah?

Its the only major problem affecting Kia Cerato 1.6 pre-FL and it is relatively cheap to fix either before or after the problem comes up. Other than the ECU issue, the car is rock solid reliable and cheap to maintain. Mine is from 2014 and has done 220k km now. Had the ECU problem about 4 years ago and got it fixed for around RM800. If you fix it before it goes wrong, its around RM600+ I believe.

Picanto 2014 here. just replaced ECU last year. so far so good

symptom - cannot start. battery/alternator/fuel pump all ok

Rio 2013 & Sorento 2014 until now no ECU issue yet.

Thanks.
Just replaced once?
Yours is manual or auto?
How is the FC?

why not get repaired by Pakia ? , maybe only half the cost je

My previous Hyundai Elantra MD year 2012 replaced it's ECU 2 years ago, reason being the battery voltage is lower than required and it spoilt the ECU.