NHTSA Complaint #11246386 — 2013 KIA SORENTO

I HAVE A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD THE CAR ONLY MOVING 45 MPH EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED TO BLINK, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED ON SIDE OF ROAD. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO HOME AND THEN TOWED TO KIA DEALER OF STONECREST IN LITHONIA,GA. THE CAR WAS GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC THAT FOR IT TO RUN THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,056.00. DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND DROVE ONTO HIGHWAY LATER THAT EVENING WHERE I HEARD KNOCKING NOISES, SENSOR LIGHTS FLASHED. THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS ALONE ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN BETWEEN EXITS AND MY HUSBAND AND THE TOW TRUCK STRUGGLED WITH PINPOINTING MY LOCATION. THIS WAS VERY SCARY WITH CARS DRIVING AT 70+ MPH PAST ME AND MY HAZARD LIGHTS WERE LOSING POWER.HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED ONCE AGAIN. KIA NOW SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED AND ASKING FOR 6,000. KIA HAS HISTORY OF ENGINE RECALLS BUT CLAIM MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL SO THEY WILL NOT REPLACE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS HAD CONSISTENT OIL CHANGES. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A PRICEY REPAIR ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT PAID OFF. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON TREND WITH KIA VEHICLES.