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I was driving at fifty miles per hour, from meeting a friend and got not even a mile down the road when I heard this sound that I can only describe as similar to the sound a plastic tub would make if you were to scrape it along a linoleum floor. It started high and went low, like the noise people make when they imitate a car passing by.
I said my expletive, pulled over to the side of the road, hit the hazards and then every single light on the dashboard lit up.
I was just getting ready to turn the ignition off when the car just...died.
Turning it over resulted in only a loud clicking sound from under the hood.
All lights and electronics, windows, etc will still turn on so it's not the battery. It ACTED like when an alternator goes out except for that noise.
It's a 2004 Kia Rio, 78,000 miles on it.
Recently, the following things have been done to it:
left caliper unstuck and greased
right caliper replaced
new brake pads
new rotors (all of this is front end work, btw)
new O2 sensor for heat...something
transmission fluid flushed and replaced at Kia dealer
four new tires
oil change
fuel filter change
I have driven it at least 3000 miles since all of this was done. Check the oil constantly and it still shows as full so it wasn't that.
Serpentine belt looked fine. (Also, it was replaced about 20,000 miles ago.) Alternator belt was still on but didn't have tools to try to turn the....uh...those things.
Timing belt requires tools to open up cover to see in and it was late at night, didn't have everything needed.
Oh yeah, also had spark plugs replaced in Jan.
Ignition coil was replaced a little over a year ago
Has the timing belt ever been replaced? If not, a break is suspect. If that's not the culprit, I'd say it's transmission related, due to the recent flush. With the key in, can you change gears with the gear selector?
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Was the timing belt changed at 60,000 miles as required? If not, the warranty will not cover it or the damage if that's what happened. Typically it damages the engine, when a valve bends.Check on a Kia forum and you will find many stories.
Has the timing belt ever been replaced? If not, a break is suspect. If that's not the culprit, I'd say it's transmission related, due to the recent flush. With the key in, can you change gears with the gear selector?
Yes. The gears can be changed with the key in. Had to change them to have car towed.
When I took it in to have the transmission fluid flushed, they said my timing belt was fine.
Sorry to say it, but it sounds like you "threw a rod." That's a fancy way of saying that your engine will need to be replaced.
I agree with this.
OP.....notice any big ol' dents in the oil pan?
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