NHTSA Complaint #11142573 — 2012 KIA FORTE

WE HAVE A 2012 KIA FORTE THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. WE TAKE CARE OF IT AND DON'T DRIVE IT INTO THE GROUND. 2 MONTHS AGO, ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES, AND CAR STARTED STALLING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE SHOP, WHERE OIL AND ENGINE WERE CHECKED. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK, NO MAIN REASON FOUND AS TO WHY. SOME MORE OIL WAS ADDED AND WERE TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO RESET EVERYTHING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. 2 MONTHS, 2 OIL CHANGES/TUNE UPS AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF. LAST WEEK, AS WE'RE LEAVING FOR MY KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTY, CAR KEEP STALLING OUT WHEN WE TRY TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHERE HE SAYS WE'LL NEED A NEW ENGINE. NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET KIA TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE, AND WE STILL CAN'T GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THIS IS THE SECOND KIA ENGINE WE'VE HAD TO GET. OUR 2015 KIA SORENTO HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED LAST SUMMER (WHEN IT WAS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD). REALLY WONDERING WHY THE FORTE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE RECALL, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THIS.