NHTSA Complaint #11206342 — 2012 KIA SPORTAGE

2 MONTHS AGO MY DAUGHTERS KIA DIED AT A STOP SIGN, IT WOULD START BUT NOT IDLE OR DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO MIDTOWN KIA HERE IN TULSA WHERE ALL, AND LOTS OF PROBLEMS, HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. GAVE THEM THE ISSUES AND PAID THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM A DEALER IN COLORADO BUT ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE AT LOCAL DEALER. TOOK A WEEK AND MY CALLING THEM TO BE TOLD THE STARTER WAS BAD AND IT WOULD TAKE $424 TO REPLACE IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THE STARTER WORKED FINE WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN AND THE STARTER DOESN`T NEED TO BE WORKING TO PLUG IN THE OBD READER TO CHECK FOR FAULT CODES! HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME, I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND HAVE PROPER TOOLS. I BORROWED AN OBD READER AND IT RETURNED FAULT CODE FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, I REPLACED THOSE AND STILL WOULDN`T RUN. CLEARED THE CODES AND GOT FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CODE, REPLACED THAT AND STILL NO SUCCESS. CLEARED CODES AND GOT FAULTY VALVE TIMING SOLENOID CODE, REPLACED THOSE, CAR STARTED AND RAN 2 DAYS BEFORE ENGINE LOCKED UP. REPLACE OIL AND FILTER REGULARLY WITH MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC, TOOK PROPER CARE OF VEHICLE AS REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS 180,000 MILES.