NHTSA Complaint #11271262 — 2012 KIA SORENTO

MY 2012 KIA SORENTO LX HAS 144,566 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2018. IN OCTOBER 2019, MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ROUGHLY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. UPON COASTING THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO START IT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING AN INTENSE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING POWER AND CONTINUOUSLY CUT OFF, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IN A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WOULD THROW ANY CODES, IT THREW A "MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2" CODE. UPON HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW ROD IN THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY, BUT RANDOMLY THREW A ROD AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT 2012-2018 KIA SORENTOS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM; MY 2012 SORENTO, HOWEVER, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ACCORDING TO A VIN CHECK.