NHTSA Complaint #11280564 — 2015 KIA SORENTO

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11280564
Vehicle 2015 KIA SORENTO
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 87,780 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IN

Consumer Description

BOUGHT MY KIA SORENTO ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT HAD ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 87,000. WE NOTICED HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING IT. NO OIL LEAKS EXIST. AT FIRST IT WOULD NEED ABOUT A QUART OR SO BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, BUT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE BECAUSE NOW WE NEED ALMOST 3 BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE STICK TO FIND THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY DRY. I BUY THE RECOMMENDED OIL AT THE GAS STATION I'M AT AND ADD IT. JUST BEFORE FINALLY ARRIVING HOME THE ENGINE BACK TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER ACCOMPANIED BY A TAPPING NOISE. ANOTHER CRAPPY KIA ENGINE THAT DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO 100,000. THEY BETTER FIX THIS.

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