NHTSA Complaint #11389211 — 2012 KIA SPORTAGE

AS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 WE NOTICED A ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS AND VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. AFTER SAFELY PULLING OFF SIDE OF ROAD I POPPED THE HOOD TO LOOK FOR ANY OBVIOUS ISSUES NON WERE FOUND NO SMOKE, SMELL OF BURNING OR HOT, CHECKED OIL LEVEL WHICH WAS FINE. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE AND IT RESTARTED FINE BUT HAS A AUDIBLE CLICK NOISE, WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TRAILERED HOME TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE THERE WERE NO ACTIVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY INFO ON TEMP GAUGE THAT WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN AND DECIDED TO START THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN STARTED WITH NO ISSUE BUT HAS A AUDIBLE CLICK THAT GETS LOUDER WITH APPLIED RPM. WENT AHEAD AND PUT IN DRIVE TO CHECK IF TRANSMISSION WAS FUNCTIONING AND APPEARS TO WORK IN DRIVE AND REVERSE ONLY MOVED A FEW FEET THEN SHUT IT OFF. WE SEEN THAT KIA HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS OVER MANUFACTURING DEFECTS FOR ENGINES THAT CAUSE THESE MALFUNCTIONS BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER OURS DOES NOT FALL IN THAT CATEGORY. *TR