NHTSA Complaint #11326575 — 2014 KIA SPORTAGE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11326575
Vehicle	2014 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 24, 2020
Date Filed	May 30, 2020
Mileage	150,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

I NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE WHILE IDLING AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDER AND FASTER THEN AT FIRST THE NOISE STOPPED AS YOU WOULD DRIVE PAST 40 MPH OR SO AND WHILE BREAKING MY ENGINE WOULD KNOCK AND MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I FIRST NOTICED THIS EARLY MORNING HAD TO DRIVE TWO HOURS TO GET HOME WITH MY CHILDREN THEN AROUND NOON THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE PAST A HALF MILES BEFORE DYING. MY CAR WILL STILL START UP BUT WILL DIE IF DRIVEN. THIS HAPPEN VERY SUDDEN AN UNEXPECTED AS MY KIA IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

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