NHTSA Complaint #11130879 — 2013 KIA FORTE KOUP

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11130879
Vehicle	2013 KIA FORTE KOUP
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 28, 2018
Date Filed	September 24, 2018
Mileage	43,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

BACK IN JUNE 2018, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE, RUNNING ABOUT 75 AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A FLAPPING NOISE THEN ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK HOME. COME TO FIND OUT THE MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP. I'VE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE 2.4 ENGINE IN THE KIA'S BUT NONE HAVE MADE IT TO THE RECALL LIST WHEN THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE MOTORS IN THE OPTIMAS, SORENTO AND SPORTAGE. HOW IS THE FORTE ANY DIFFERENT WHEN THEY HAVE THE SAME MOTOR. FOUND A USED MOTOR OUT OF A 2013 KIA FORTE KOUP SX THAT HAD 39,000 MILES ON IT. BOUGHT AND INSTALLED IT. PUT RIGHT AT 4,100 MILES ON IT AND LOW AND BEHOLD, IT DID THE SAME THING. EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE ON A CURVE OFF RAMP WITH THE CAR STALLED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED THIS TIME TO MAKE IT HOME. SO NOW I HAVE ANOTHER BAD ENGINE AND MY CAR IS JUST SITTING UNTIL I CAN SAVE UP AND FIND ANOTHER ENGINE. THIS TIME, I'LL PROBABLY PAY EXTRA TO HAVE A COMPLETELY REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. TIRED OF PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THESE USED KIA ENGINES.

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