NHTSA Complaint #11184521 — 2014 KIA SORENTO

2014 SORENTO ENGINE WAS REPLACED 9/2017@ SHAWNEE MISSION KIA PER RECALL SC147. BEFORE REPLACEMENT, THERE WERE NO CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUES. AFTER SINCE 3/2018, IT HAD FOUR (4) CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURES IN TEN (10) MONTHS & 4 REPLACEMENTS @4 DIFFERENT SHOPS LATEST 2/2019.ALL SHOPS SAID THEY FAILED DUE TO EXTREME OVERHEATING WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE A FIRE. 3RD SHOP ALSO NOTED 'EXCESSIVE BLOW-BY', SAID IT'S NOT NORMAL FOR A NEW ENGINE WITH 20,000 MILES ON IT -- WHICH MY REPLACEMENT ENGINE SHOULD BE IF IT WAS CORRECTLY REPLACED WITH A NEW PROPERLY FUNCTIONING ENGINE IN 9/2017 (CAR HAD @140K. THEN) ALL 4 HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, TWICE ON HIGHWAY, TWICE ON CITY STREETS. 1ST TIME, OUT OF TOWN, ON HIGHWAY. ALL VERY DANGEROUS SUDDEN LOSS POWER/SPEED AND STALLING. SCARY. VERY STRESSED, NOT KNOWING WHEN & WHERE MAY HAPPEN NEXT, WITH STRONG POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT, FIRE, OR BOTH. TRIED TO TALK TO DEALERSHIP ABOUT FAILURES BEING CAUSED BY THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT, BUT WITHOUT EVEN CHECKING CAR, THEY SAID IMPOSSIBLE. RESEARCH SHOWS OTHERWISE: (NHTSA ,CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY, A LAWSUIT CASE: 1:18-CV-02716 FILED: 04/16/18 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS (NOT MINE), KIA TECH SERVICE BULLETINS... NOW THERE'S A NEW 2/2019 RECALL FOR MY CAR FOR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PIPE, DUE TO REPLACEMENT ENGINE WORK NOT DONE PROPERLY. & SOUL'S JUST RECALLED FOR CATALYTIC CONV. FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING-EVEN THOUGH ENGINES ARE DIFFERENT, I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE LIKEWISE RECALLED.KIA HAS HISTORY OF DENYING WRONG, & THEN VERY SLOWLY DOING EVER EXPANDING RECALLS. I CANT AFFORD TO WAIT. COULDNT AFFORD DEALER PRICES;STILL,4 FAILURES AT INDEP SHOPS COST ME THOUSANDS IN CAT CONV. REPLACEMENTS,TOWING,RENTAL CARS,LOST INCOME, MEALS & LODGING WHEN STRANDED OUT OF TOWN& I'M STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. I'M REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM KIA& A CAR THATS ACTUALLY SAFE.