Ontario man shocked when engine not covered under warranty due to 'over revving'

A Pickering, Ont., student going to college to be a mechanic is shocked the engine in his two-year-old car will not be repaired under warranty after the dealership claimed he had been 'over-revving' the engine.

A Pickering, Ont., student going to college to be a mechanic is shocked the engine in his two-year-old car will not be repaired under warranty after the dealership claimed he had been “over-revving” the engine.

Twenty-year-old Christian Matzoros bought a 2022 Hyundai Elantra N two years ago and paid extra for an extended warranty and felt he had coverage for seven years or 140,000 kilometres.

Matzoros said he bought that particular car because it was the sport model made for performance driving.

"It is their track model and it is designed for the track and track use. It has a two litre turbo and it's equipped with a six speed manual transmission,” said Matzoros.

In June of this year, while he was driving home, his car’s engine failed at 46,000 kilometres.

Matzoros said he was on the highway when all of a sudden the car became unresponsive.

“It just stopped. I was stepping on the gas pedal and it wasn’t moving,” said Matzoros, adding that the cost to repair the engine is about $10,000 plus tax.