NHTSA Complaint #11287458 — 2012 KIA SPORTAGE

TRAVELING ON BLACK FRIDAY IN 2019, THE ENGINE HICKUPED AS WE WERE PASSING A CAR. WITHIN TWO MILES, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND STARTED, AND WITHIN A MILE, THE CAR QUIT RUNNING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. WE CONTACTED KIA WITH OUR VIN NUMBER, AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OF OTHER KIA MODELS WHERE THE ENGINE HAD DIED IN THE EXACT SAME FASHION.