NHTSA Complaint #11115516 — 2015 KIA SORENTO

DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY MY 2015 KIA SORENTO DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO START IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL, WHICH CLOGGED THE OIL FILTER, RESTRICTING OIL FLOW THUS CAUSING THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS TO BREAK. THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO SLUDGE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR NEEDS THE ENGINE REPLACED AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS REFUSING TO PAY CITING THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT OIL LUBRICATION DUE TO LOW OIL WHICH CAUSED THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS TO BREAK. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED BOTH MYSELF, WARRANTY, AND ADJUSTER THE CAR WAS BURNING OIL AS NO EXTERNAL ENGINE LEAKS WERE FOUND. ALL OIL CHANGES WERE COMPLETED BY THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND RECORDS WERE PROVIDED. AT NO POINT DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD TO INDICATE LOW OIL OR TO CHECK ENGINE. MY 2015 KIA SORENTO HAS THE GDI (OR THETA II) ENGINE WHICH IS NAMED IN MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FOR THE SAME THING. I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AS I HAVE ONLY HAD FOR 1.5 YEARS AND AM NOW LOOKING AT $5,000-$7,000 IN REPAIRS.