NHTSA Complaint #11348877 — 2012 KIA SPORTAGE

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS GOING HOME AND MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE. I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE AND COULD BARELY MAKE IT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO "LIMP" THE CAR HOME WITH THE ENGINE STILL KNOCKING,WITHOUT A LOT OF POWER. I TOWED IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP HERE IN RENO, NV AND THEY DIAGNOSES IT AS A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CRANK SHAFT. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 77 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER, KIA WILL NOT ISSUE ME THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM WITH KIA AND HUNDAI MOTORS HERE IN THE US FOR SINGLE PORT INJECTOR MOTORS AND IN CANADA ABOUT THE MULTI-PORT INJECTOR MOTORS. I BELIEVE THAT WITH MY CAR HAVING THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEMS AS THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LAWSUIT.