NHTSA Complaint #11170454 — 2012 KIA SPORTAGE

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN ENGINE SEIZED. SHE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE BUT THANKFULLY MANAGED TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT BEING HIT BY OTHER MOTORIST. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 68K MILES ON IT. KIA DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH IT COVERS OTHER SPORTAGES & OPTIMAS WITH THE SAME ENGINE FOR SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THANKFUL MY DAUGHTER DID NOT GET HURT BUT SHE WAS LEFT WITH A $5,500 BILL THAT WE HAD TO PAY TO FIX. KIA NEEDS TO EXPAND THE ENGINE RECALL TO ALL OF THE ENGINES AND NOW THEY ARE RECALLING SOME FOR A FIRE HAZARD. KIA NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!