NHTSA Complaint #11181346 — 2012 KIA SORENTO

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CARS ENGINE SEIZED UP. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE BREAKS AND POWER STEARING AND IT WAS SMOKING AS I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SEATS OUT OF THE BACK AND LET IT COOL DOWN SOME BUT THE ELECTRIC IN IT WAS NOT WORKING SO IT WOULDNT TURN OVER. IT LEFT ME STRANDED A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM MY HOUSE WITH 2 INFANTS. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND CHANGED THE BATTERY IN IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD TURN OVER AND IT DID. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL IF I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PRESS THE GAS. WHEN I CALLED KIA THEY TOLD ME MY VIN WASNT COVERED IN THE ENGINE RECALL SO IM FILING A COMPLAINT.