Three weeks ago, a 2022 K5 GT-Line came into our Old Troy Pike service bay with a rough idle and reduced fuel economy. The owner commuted 70 miles daily between Huber Heights and Columbus on I-70 but had been stretching oil changes to 10,000 miles because “highway miles are easy miles.” After 42,000 miles of…
Last month, a 2024 Sportage owner came in at 45,000 miles having followed a patchwork maintenance approach—getting oil changes wherever was convenient, skipping recommended services, and never addressing dashboard warning lights. During comprehensive inspection, we found severely degraded transmission fluid from extended intervals, worn suspension components from deferred maintenance, outdated software causing intermittent issues, and…
