Santa Cruz vs Maverick comparison - One didn't survive...

[Blinky]

I think their EVs are more reliable then their gas cars lol

Seems to track, my buddys got a Kia EV6GT that's been doing 1000+ miles a week since early 2023 and it's been absolutely rock sold and another guy has been putting crazy mileage on an Ioniq5. Seems like their battery cars are great until there's a problem though, and then it's a big problem.

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[Gullzway]

In fairness, Maverick hybrid owners should probably remember the hundreds of postings about dead hybrids, including just stopping on the highway with family inside.

For the Maverick crowd to be slinging mud at the Santa Cruz is the height of casting stones when you live in a glass house.

Agreed. Coming from someone who had their Maverick Hybrid Engine replaced a few weeks ago.

I will say Ford exceeded my expectations in getting me a loaner, following up during the 35 days it took, and even gave me a free 3 year/45,000 Premium Care extended Warranty.

 

[wb5oxq]

I have owned both. I only had 35k on my Santa Cruz when it was totaled in an accident. No failures but early in my ownership there was a recall to solve a transmission failure problem. Remedy, cut power back. Was fun and powerful when new but after the power reduction not so much. My 2.0 awd mav gets about 15% better fuel mileage.

 

[Tim d]

Been driving for 50 years,have bought and owned probably 20 + vehicles in that time,never once thinking about or needing an extended warranty. Sign of the times sadly.

 

[Steve Urquell]

We currently drive 2 Hyundais (Hyundaii?). Our '16 Sonata (75k miles) was purchased with a CPO warranty. It has been experiencing a well-documented oil consumption issue. It was bad enough that it caused a fouling of spark plugs, which we had to replace at our own expense (not covered by warranty).

While the oil consumption continues, Hyundai has refused to service it under the CPO warranty, saying it's normal to use a quart of oil every 1000 miles.
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So, yeah... no more Hyundais for us. Can't wait for the Mav to arrive.

After owning Hyundais for 20 years and having the same thing happen to my 2014 Tuscon 2.0 GDI I will never own another.

Ours was burning oil and I never knew it. I let the dealer do the service on it and my wife handled taking it to service. After seeing how they were gouging her I started servicing it and almost fell over on the first service and no oil on the dipstick.

I should have been checking the oil but you dont expect a vehicle with 60,000miles to be chugging it like that. Our engine was replaced under warranty only because they couldnt keep the knock sensor CEL turned off because...duh!...it was knocking.

After researching it I found they had replaced thousands of the GDI engines only because of a class action lawsuit. People being injured in traffic when the engines locked up.

Hyundai Corp is like a politician--deny, deny, deny the problem and only fix it when ordered by law. I loved my 2002 Santa Fe. It was a great vehicle and never needed warranty.

That 2014 Tuscon was a heap from day 1. I should have lemoned it the first year I had it due to the CEL issue the dealer could not fix.

 

[Congaman1]

I looked at the Santa Cruz almost bought one then I heard about their transmission problems and decided to get my 23 Maverick lariat

 

[lajlmt]

OUCH

I saw the mpg when I test drove and said no thankfully - yikes!

 

[Tbone289]

I saw the mpg when I test drove and said no thankfully - yikes!

Yeah, that is lucky. There were a lot of things that said "no" for me:

• 5K tow rating on a dual clutch transmission (say WHAT?!)
• smaller composite bed
• lack of aftermarket accessories (may be better now?)
• slow sales
• the big-ass screen that controls everything
• "lifestyle vehicle" (Santa Cruz) vs. truck (Maverick)
• the poor engine reliability history of Hyundai
• fugly

As you can see, I didn't consider it for long.

 

[SP1966]

WTF is a Hondai?

 

[Timothyd]

Well, I already loving my Mav but this makes me feel better.

 

[lajlmt]

WTF is a Hondai?

I put 45k on a Kona, never had a problem but different engine.

 

[lajlmt]

After owning Hyundais for 20 years and having the same thing happen to my 2014 Tuscon 2.0 GDI I will never own another.

Ours was burning oil and I never knew it. I let the dealer do the service on it and my wife handled taking it to service. After seeing how they were gouging her I started servicing it and almost fell over on the first service and no oil on the dipstick.

I should have been checking the oil but you dont expect a vehicle with 60,000miles to be chugging it like that. Our engine was replaced under warranty only because they couldnt keep the knock sensor CEL turned off because...duh!...it was knocking.

After researching it I found they had replaced thousands of the GDI engines only because of a class action lawsuit. People being injured in traffic when the engines locked up.

Hyundai Corp is like a politician--deny, deny, deny the problem and only fix it when ordered by law. I loved my 2002 Santa Fe. It was a great vehicle and never needed warranty.

That 2014 Tuscon was a heap from day 1. I should have lemoned it the first year I had it due to the CEL issue the dealer could not fix.

Do you know where it was built? This one (Santa Cruz) was born in ‘Bama. My 2018 Kona (Replaced with a 2024 Mav) was built in Korea, so is our 2020 Sonata. But we bought in Hawaii.

 

[James K]

In fairness, Maverick hybrid owners should probably remember the hundreds of postings about dead hybrids, including just stopping on the highway with family inside.

For the Maverick crowd to be slinging mud at the Santa Cruz is the height of casting stones when you live in a glass house.

Come on, this is a Maverick site. We don't need the sandbox police issuing citations. The world's not fair, it never will be and even if it were, you wouldn't think it so. I'm sure any Santa Cruz fan who finds themself on this site will not be scared for life reading the post. If they are, you can give them a participation trophy.

 

[Refrigman]

We currently drive 2 Hyundais (Hyundaii?). Our '16 Sonata (75k miles) was purchased with a CPO warranty. It has been experiencing a well-documented oil consumption issue. It was bad enough that it caused a fouling of spark plugs, which we had to replace at our own expense (not covered by warranty).

While the oil consumption continues, Hyundai has refused to service it under the CPO warranty, saying it's normal to use a quart of oil every 1000 miles.

So, yeah... no more Hyundais for us. Can't wait for the Mav to arrive.

late 1970s VW Rabbits with 1 quart per 300 mile oil consumption solved that problem by redefining that as NORMAL. Not a new solution at Hyundai.

 

[LBCOX]

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