2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

I OWN A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUTOFF WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE MANAHAWKIN KIA DEALER, LOCATED AT: 270 NJ-72, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

MY KIA SORENTO 2012 ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR DESERT HIGHWAY WHICH MY INSURANCE UPON INSPECTION DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY A PISTON ROD PIERCING THE ENGINE WHICH ALTHOUGH OTHER KIA MODELS ARE PART OF A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DUTCH MILLER KIA LOCATED AT 335 MCCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV 25303 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WILL INTENSELY JERK AND IMMEDIATELY LOCKS UP THE DRIVING CONTROLS AS THE ENGINE STALLS AND STARTS TO SEIZE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, AND RESTRAINING FROM ANY ACCELERATION, STEERING, OR POWER USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH CHEVROLET INC (1911 EASTERN AVE, GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I GOT TO WORK AND WAITED A FEW HOURS THEN CHECKED THE OIL. I FOUND THE OIL WAS LOW AND ADDED MORE, I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND STILL HEARD THE KNOCKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH KEEPING OIL IN MY VEHICLE, THERE ARE NO LEAKS, DRIPS OR ANYTHING ON THE GROUND. I HAVE NOTICED WATER LIKE LIQUID DRIPPING FROM AROUND THE EXHAUST JUST REAR OF THE OIL PAN AND FRAME AND MY RPMS DROP WHEN FROM ABOUT 800 TO LESS THE 500 WHEN STATIONARY. I KEEP UP WITH ALL THE OIL CHANGES WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN, DID WHAT RECALLS WERE REQUESTED BY KIA. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 143,800 MILES. I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND MY VIN NUMBER WAS UNRELATED TO ANY.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE CAR'S ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND IT ALLOWED ME TO RESTART AND DRIVE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I STARTED IT, I TURNED OFF ON A LESS CROWED ROAD TO GET TO ANOTHER STRETCH OF ROAD AND DROVE VERY SLOWING FOR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET IT HOME. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I DIDN'T PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS STRONG AND THE HOOD VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE IT CATCHING ON FIRE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED AND HAD IT DONE ON 6/22/2020. *TR

DRIVING ON THE THRU-WAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES AND COMPLETELY JUST 'SHUT OFF' ON ME WITH NO FORE-WARNING. CALLED AAA, TECH. COULD VISIBLY SEE A BELT WHICH HAD RIPPED OUT OF ENGINE AND WAS DANGLING UNDER VEHICLE. I THEN HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED- A NEW BELT WAS INSTALLED , A BRAND NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW BRAKES, OIL CHANGE. 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS EVENT, I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE THRU- WAY IN ALMOST THE SAME EXACT LOCATION AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. . MY VEHICLE JUST WENT DEAD, THIS TIME SLOWING DOWN AND DYING. CALLED AAA , THEY SERVICED ME OFF THE THRU-WAY (THRU-WAY DIVISION) AND UPON HAVING VEHICLE LOOKED AT MY CHOICE SHOP.. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED (WAS NOW TOTALLY DEAD) AND WAS NON- REPAIRABLE WITHOUT A NEW ENGINE....

THE VEHICLE, A 2012 KIA SORENTO WITH 95719 MILES, IS UP TO DATE ON ALL RECALLS AS IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY ON 6/13/2020, AND ACCELERATING PAST 45MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON, MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE CAR WASN'T EVEN STARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT INTO PARK, AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE CAR ACTED LIKE NORMAL ON STARTING (STARTER TURNED, POWER WAS AVAILABLE) FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE TURNING ON. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE FAMILY MECHANIC. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE FINE, NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED ON THE CAN BUS READER INSTRUMENT, SO EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL ON THE COMPUTER. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY...

I HAD MY CAR SERVICED ON 3/13/2020. I HAD A CRACKED VALVE COVER GASKET. I DROVE MY CAR ON 3/15/2020 TO MY DAD'S HOUSE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DAD'S DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF. ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS ON TOP OF THE HOOD OVER THE ENGINE AREA. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR WAS AN INFERNO.

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (KIA COUNTRY IF SAVANNAH) WHERE THEY HAD 14 OTHER 2012 KIA SORENTO WAITING FOR NEW ENGINES. MAJOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. SLUG IN THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. CLAIMED THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING OIL BUT OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES.

I HAVE A 2012 KIA SORENTO. I HAD ISSUES WITH A RECALL WHEN THE DEALER USED A PROBE TO LOOK FOR METAL SHAVINGS IN MY MOTOR. CAR STARTED BURNING OIL. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF ARGUING WITH THE DEALER, KIA FINALLY REPLACED THE MOTOR IN JANUARY 2018. NOW ON 3/9/2020 I AM 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. I SMELL GAS AND THEN MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. KIA HAS A RECALL ON "CERTAIN" 2012 KIA SORENTO'S HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT ONE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DID MINE CATCH FIRE.

VEHICLE I BURNING OIL(NOT LEAKING) AND KIA DEALER AND KIA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEIR POLICY IS NOT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE BLOWS (MUST SHOW THE PROPER FAULT CODE). IT IS SMOKING AND THE BURNING SMELL HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3+ MONTHS. RETURNED TO DEALER 3 WKS AGO AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I'M TOLD THE ENGINE HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT THAT WON'T MATTER IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE AND THEN MY INSURANCE HAS TO PAY, NOT KIA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MULTIPLE R.O.'S ON PROBLEM WITH RICK CASE KIA AT GWINNETT PLACE IN DULUTH, GA. 770-476-2800

THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE AND THE LAST OIL CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE TOOK PLACE JUST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS, NO SOUNDS, NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE BREAKDOWN. CAR SIMPLY DIED.

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING STRANGE INTERMITTENT ENGINE TROUBLES & SYMPTOMS. (THE FIRST SYMPTOMS APPEARED IN SEPTEMBER 2019) IT STARTED WITH THE ACCELERATER GOING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY OVER ABOUT 50 MPH ONCE OR TWICE RANDOMLY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. AND THEN THIS TIME IT ALSO STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. OTHER TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR ENGINE HICCUPS. IT WILL LOSE POWER AND COME BACK ON WITHIN A HALF SECOND. AND THEN CONTINUE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ANOTHER MONTH. RECENTLY THE SYMPTOMS ARE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. IT IS TERRIFYING. I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I AM SO SCARED. AT THIS POINT, THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE NOW TAKEN PLACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED - WHEN IN MOTION UP TO 60-70 MPH, AROUND 30 MPH, AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT, ETC. I HAVE TAKEN...

MY CAR IS STARTING TO RATTLE ON COLD STARTS ONLY. IT NOW HAS 142000 AND STILL HAS THE ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO SUMMIT PLACE KIA AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER TECHNICAL BULLETIN 140 EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS UNDER THE ENGINE TYPE AND MANUFACTURE DATE. I DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH RECORDS AND THEY SAID I MISSED THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AFTER READING MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THEN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. WHEN WILL KIA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT THEY MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY? I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH KIA SINCE JUNE OF 2018 TO HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE 140 DESCRIBES THE ISSUE TO THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THE SOUND PROVIDED MATCHES THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE. BULLETIN 140 DESCRIBES WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND HOW IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT KIA WONT REPLACE...

DRIVING TO WORK THIS PAST TUESDAY 12/24/2019, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DID THIS JERK MOVE AND THEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL SIGNS POPPED UP I COULDN'T BRAKE OR STEER MY STIRRING WHEEL .ITS AS IF MY CAR LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF A SIDE ROAD AVOIDING ON COMING TRAFFIC. AND BUT THE CAR IN PARK. I WAS STUCK FOR 2 HOURS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT STAYED ON. I COULDN'T START THE CAR AT ALL. LUCKILY I CALLED MY COUSIN TO SEE IF SHE COULD TRY AND GIVE ME A JUMP TOO SEE IF IT WORKED. IN WHICH IT DID I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE UP TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY OUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. WHERE MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE FINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE SHUT OFF ON ME LIKE THIS I AM...

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED UP LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. HAD TO COAST CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD AND WAS LATER REMOVED BY A TOW TRUCK. WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 83 IN MONROE COUNTY GA.

THE CAR HAD EMISSIONS ISSUES, ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, AFTER INSTALLING ALL NEW PARTS OURSELVES STILL WAS SHOWING EMISSION CODE, LOOKED UP IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR MACHINING CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND CAUSE OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL. CONTACTED KIA AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN KINGSTON NY. ORIGINALLY CLAIMED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE AND TWO OTHER RECALLS. TWO DAYS LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE KIA DEALER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE FACT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT WE HAD WORKED ON THE CAR. THE EMISSIONS CODE IS UNRELATED TO THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL. THE CAR IS STILL WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER. DO THEY STILL HAVE TO DO THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT REGARDLESS OF US ATTEMPTING THE EMISSION ISSUE? HER 16 YEAR OLD...

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OF THE KIA SORENTO. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND INVESTIGATION OF A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED ON THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TAKEN BACK TO SHOP. WHEN INVESTIGATING, FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. NO LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED RON BOUCHARD'S KIA (LOCATED AT 488 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523, (978) 345-1800) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

I DRIVE KIA SORRENTO 2012, ITS AT 117,000 MILES. FOR THE LAST 6000 MILES MY CAR HAS STARTED BURNING THROUGH ABNORMALLY HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL. IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY WARNING SIGNS AND THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. FOR MY LAST 3 SERVICES WHICH WERE IN JUNE, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER, ALL WELL BEFORE I WAS DUE FOR OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NEXT TO NONE OIL LEFT IN MY CAR. ON NOV 16TH, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY MY CAR WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY WARNING OR INDICATION THAT OIL WAS RUNNING LOW, DECELERATED FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN STARTED FLASHING. I PULLED ASIDE AND GOT IT TOWED TO A NEARBY CAR AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NEXT TO NONE OIL IN MY CAR AND BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT ANY OIL MY ENGINE WAS...

MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. IT JUST STOP MOVING. I HAVE TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. I HEAR SOME NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN I START IT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TOUGH TO TURN AND MANEUVER. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON WHILE STREERING WITH MUCH DIFICULTY TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALER IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. THEY HAVE DENIED THE RECALL UNDER KIA RECALL SC147. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS ACCOUNTABILITY ERROR ON THE DEALER.

HAD TWO MOTORS REPLACED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CRUMBLED WHEN MECHANICS REPLACED MOTOR NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000 WHY WOULD THIS CRUMBLE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS ENGINE PROBABALY DAMAGED IT MAY HAVE EVEN CAUGHT FIRE AND DIDN'T KNOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

SOMETIME WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE RPM'S WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR WILL GO FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND IT WILL NOT GO. YOU HAVE TO STOP..TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS A NUMBER OF TIME LATELY.

MY 2012 KIA SORENTO LX HAS 144,566 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2018. IN OCTOBER 2019, MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ROUGHLY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. UPON COASTING THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO START IT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING AN INTENSE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING POWER AND CONTINUOUSLY CUT OFF, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IN A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WOULD THROW ANY CODES, IT THREW A "MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2" CODE. UPON HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW ROD IN THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY, BUT RANDOMLY THREW A ROD AS...

I BROUGHT MY 2012 KIA SORENTO TO DORSCHEL FOR THE SC147 RECALL A COUPLE MONTH AGO. THEY SAID MY ENGINE WAS NOT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE KIA IS ONLY REPLACING ENGINES FOR THIS RECALL IF THEY STOP WORKING. THEY DID NOT TELL ME I HAD ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE, ALTHOUGH KIA'S RECALL TELLS THEM TO INSPECT TO THE ENGINE FOR ISSUE. I WAS DIRECTED TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPS WORKING. NOW MY ENGINE HAS MAJOR ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HAVING TOUGHT TIME PICKING UP SPEED WHEN I ENTER A 55MPH ROAD AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST. THE CAR KEPT SPUTTERING AND SHUTTERING, CAUSING A CAR TO ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THIS IS ONLY A 2 MONTHS AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND NO ISSUES. DORSCHEL KIA SAYS IT IS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND COMPRESSION PROBLEM, BENT VALVES AND SUCH, OIL SLUDGE AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THE LOW OIL LEVEL, BATTERY, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SCOTT HARVEY KIA (LOCATED AT 1710 N OLDEN AVE, EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ 08638, (866) 548-4303) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LONG OR SHORT BLOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN MY 2012 KIA SORENTO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO A STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD SEIZED DUE TO MECHANICAL DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TYPE, BUT ONLY THE GDI ENGINE WAS RECALLED. MY SPECIFIC ENGINE WAS NOT RECALLED AND I WOULD BE LEFT TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE FIXED DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE NOT OF MY CAUSING. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOUND WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KIA SORENTOS 2011-2013 WHETHER THEY ARE A GDI ENGINE OR THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE I HAVE. WHY...

THERE WERE PREMATURE ENGINE BARRING WEAR WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SEIZE AND BLOW A ROD OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WHICH STARTED A SMALL FIRE. I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN I GOT TO ON RAMP IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED, OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED THEN PEOPLE YELLED GET OUT CAUSE THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR. POLICE INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER [XXX] TRP. HARRISON 616-403-0698 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS 4 QUARTS LOW. I DID OIL CHANGES REGULARLY BEFORE THIS (EVERY 6 MONTHS / 5,000 MILES). THE ENGINE CONSUMED (BURNED?) 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. NOW AT 93,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE ENGINE IS BURNING 1 QUART EVERY 500 MILES.

THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART WHILE DRIVING, IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30MPH.

SUDDENLY AT 95000 MILES ENGINE STARTED TO USE OIL BUT IT'S NOT BURNING IT OR ANY LEAKING FROM ENGINE. I HAVE TO CHECK OIL WEEKLY AND WILL NEED A QUART EVER 800 TO 1000 MILES. AFTER READING MANY POSTS ON THIS SUBJECT ALL ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS WE ARE. KIA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TERRIBLE ENGINE DESIGN. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.

MY KIA SORENTO HAS HAD THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR GO OUT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IS CHANGED WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE AND STILL THIS IS THE SECOND TIME DRIVING IT HAS DONE THIS ON A CITY STREET.

2012 KIA SERENTO 2/25/2017& KIA HAD A "ANTI-CORROSION"RECALL AND WE HAD IT SERVICED AT MIKE SMITH KIA IN PADUCAH,KY-4/14/17,WE WILL CALL THIS DOCUMENT1.THEN WE WE RECEIVED MAJOR ENGINE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 20,2017 ABOUT 2012 KIA SERENTO'S STALLING,DOCUMENT 2.WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WYATT JOHNSON KIA OF TN. OCTOBER 7,2017 & WE WERE TOLD IF IT DID NOT PASS THEIR TESTS THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE.OK,WELL THEY SAID IT PASSED,AND CHANGED THE OIL,&SUPPOSEDLY PUT AN "MIL" SENSOR AND"MIL" DASH LIGHT TO DETECT ONCOMING ENGINE FAILURE AND SEND THE CAR INTO WHAT THEY CALL A 'LIMP" MODE. WHICH IS NOT DOCUMENTED ON DOCUMENT #3 WHICH TO OUR SURPRISE IT PASSED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MAKING AN KNOCKING SOUND AND EXPERIENCING SOME ATTEMPT'S OF THE VEHICLE STALLING.YES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE RAN SOME WHAT SMOOTHER,BUT STILL EVERY NOW AND THEN WE WOULD GET AN OCCASIONAL THROTTLE SPIKE,OR AN ATTEMPT TO STALL.GOT AN RECALL...

MY KIA SORENTO IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAD IT AT A DEALERSHIP 6/2019 FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK AT THAT TIME. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 07/2019 DUE TO LOSS OF OIL ABOUT 800 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT MINEKE. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AND HAD ME COME BACK IN AFTER 1000 MILES AND TOLD ME I HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND TO TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP. I WENT TO AN OFFICIAL KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DOCUMENTED BY THEM AND THEY DID THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN. THEY SAID AT THE TIME THE SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE LOOKED OK AND THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT MINE WOULD NOT QUALIFY TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND I COULD KEEP TOPPING OF THE OIL...

MY ENGINE WAS REPLACE ON ORIGINAL RECALL. I KEEP BRINGING IT BACK FOR OVERHEATING AND RUNNING HOT AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR CAR IT DOES NOT GET HOT UNTIL YOU DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE OR LONG TRIP

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA SORENTO ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60MPH AND I FEEL A "KLUNK". AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY RPMS WERE RAPIDLY DROPPING, THEN I FELT THE ENGINE CUT. I POPPED IT INTO N AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS THE 3 LANE HIGHWAY. COASTED TO A STOP ON SHOULDER AND OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON POPPING THE HOOD, THERE WAS A SMALL ENGINE FIRE WHICH I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH. THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE. BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE SERPENTINE BELT, ON THE RADIATOR. IT WOULDNT CRANK SO I HAD IT TOWED. AUTO SHOP CALLED AND STATED "WE CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS AND IT WAS AT THE L LINE ON THE DIP STICK. TRIED TO CRANK IT TO NO AVAIL, THEN TRIED TO MANUALLY CRANK IT AS WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE NOTICED A HOLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED, JERKED, AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAWKINSON KIA (5501 MILLER CIR DR, MATTESON, IL 60443, (708) 720-8999) TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,286.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UPHILL THEN HIT THE BRAKES AND ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH AND CAR DIED. HAD CAR TOWED AND 2 MECHANIC'S TOLD ME THAT MOTOR HAD LOCKED.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2012 KIA SORENTO RAN OUT OF OIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATION OF PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACCELERATED TO GET AROUND AN 18 WHEELER AND THE ACCELERATION CUT OUT, CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO AVOID RUNNING INTO MY REAR. THE SORENTO QUICKLY BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND PROGRESSIVELY SLOWED DOWN. I CHANGED LANES TO THE RIGHT WHEN SAFE TO DO SO AND STOPPED THE CAR. I LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN CHECKED THE OIL. THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID THE MOTOR IS BLOWN AND MUST BE REPLACED.

THE BALL BEARINGS WENT OUT ON THE FRONT END CAUSING BOTH MY FRONT TIRES TO WEAR RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRES ON THE TIRE TREADS. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF FIXING THEM THE ENGINE SEIZED IN MY CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY SHE SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD HER BROTHER TAKE OVER DRIVING IT. HE COULD NOT GET IT TO SPEED OR TO SHIFT SO HE PUT IT IN MANUAL TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY HE CALLED ME. I FOLLOWED HIM LESS THEN 4 MILES TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LISTEN TO THE ENGINE AND SAID TO PARK THE CAR AS THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO GO. IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING IT HOME LESS THEN 2 MILES THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED...

I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HWY. WHEN WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY DASH LIGHT WARNINGS MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE IT FELL APART AND I LOST POWER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED KIA THEY HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. 2 DAYS LATER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE ENGINE SPUN A BEARING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON ON THIS BUT THEY SAID ITS NOT ON MY VIN. # AND IT WILL COST $9,500.00 TO GET AND INSTALL A USED 78,000 MILE ENGINE IN IT, WHY WOULD I PUT A SIMILAR USED ENGINE IN IT TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. MY ENGINE IS 1000 MILES OVER ITS WARRANTY. VERY FRUSTRATING.....I LOOKED ON THIS SITE AND I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M GLAD I WAS JUST ENTERING THE HWY WHEN IT HAPPENED NOT DOING THE 70MPH SPEED CAUSE IT MAY OF HAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S NEPHEW WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HART KIA (1361 E MAIN ST, SALEM, VA 24153, 540-444-4444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

LAST JULY MY HUSBAND HAD CHANGED MY BRAKES AND THEN WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WELL, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CALLED KIA AND HAD IT TOWED THERE(UNREIMBURSED) REPLACED ENGINE TOLD THEM THAT SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. KIA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW, A YEAR LATER STILL TRANS PROBLEM. TOOK TO MASTER MECHANIC THAT HAS A TRANS SHOP AND THAT HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM KIA FOR A HARD TRANSMISSIKN SHIFT. CALLED KIA THEY SAID THEY HAD TO "RESEARCH PROBLEM", BUT HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO, MY CAR SHUTS OFF IF I HAVE TO DO A HARD BRAKE EVEN AFTER MY ENGINE BEING REPLACED. ALSO, MY GAS LID WONT OPEN, MY MIRRORS HAD STOPPED MOVING AND MY WINDOWS ALL STOPPED...

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN TOWN, I LOSE ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN A JERK THAT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. THEN IT GOES DEAD. I CRANK IT BACK UP AND IT RUNS FOR A WHILE THEN REPEATS. I TOOK TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT TODAY, BUT THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, AFTER KIA CORP. TOLD MY FATHER LAST WEEK THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. IT IS THERE NOW TO BE CHECKED 1ST THING IN THE MORNING.