NHTSA Complaint #11022093 — 2012 KIA FORTE KOUP

BOUGHT MY CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP AND AM THE SECOND OWNER. CAR ONLY HAD 36K MILES WHEN PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SOLD ME A BOGUS WARRANTY FOR $2,995.00 FOR 36 MONTHS 60K MILES WHEN THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY GAVE ME 5 YEARS/60K. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THIS KNOCKING STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS LOUD SO I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAD IT TOWED HOME. AFTER A FEW PHONE CALLS I HAD IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I'M PRETTY PISSED ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE KIA AND THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO TAKE NO OWNERSHIP FOR THIS VEHICLE DESPITE ALL THE REPORTS I'VE READ ON LINE ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS 84K ON IT NOW BUT FAITHFUL OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. OF COURSE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY AS THAT ENDED AT 60K. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ENGINE IN OTHER KIA CARS BUT NOT THIS ONE AND I WISH I KNEW WHY. MINE HAS A THETA II - 2.4L DUAL OVERHEAD CAM WITH A DOHC ENGINE AND THE RECALLS ARE FOR A THE EXACT SAME ENGINE EXCEPT IT'S CALLED A GDI ENGINE. WHAT THE HECK IS THE DIFFERENCE IF THEY ALL KEEP BLOWING - IT'S THE EXACT SAME [XXX]ENGINE. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I STILL OWE APPROXIMATELY 12K ON THE [XXX] CAR - NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO ME AND IT COULD COST ME AROUND 8K TO FIX IT. RIDICULOUS TO KEEP PAYING FOR A CAR YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX AND OR DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. GOOD LUCK TO ALL KIA OWNERS OUT THERE - I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).