2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD TICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHWEST KIA OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

MY ENGINE SEIZED UP 4 TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH TEMPORARILY CAUSING IT TO STALL. LAST WEEK, IT STARTED KNOCKING AND THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED A NEW/USED ENGINE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 140,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICES EVERY 3000 MILES FOR THE MOST PART. I THINK IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE RECALL 17V224000

ON TUESDAY MAY 16TH, 2017 AT ABOUT 10:30 PM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY KIA ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH BUT I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER AND AVERTED BEING HIT FROM BEHIND FROM A SEMI. I HAD 5 OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR AS WE WERE COMING HOME FROM A BALL GAME. A GOOD SAMARITAN HAPPENED ALONG AND TOOK THE OCCUPANTS TO A WAFFLE HOUSE WHILE I WAITED WITH MY WIFE FOR A TOW TRUCK. WE TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BITS OF METALLIC IN THE OIL AND SAID IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WE HAD STARTED INVESTIGATING THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CRANK CASE BEARING IN THE ENGINE DISINTEGRATED AND RUINED THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OXONDALE KIA IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL FRAGMENTS ENTERED INTO THE ENGINE OIL DEPOSIT, WHICH CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

5/30/2017 I WAS DRIVING AND I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY SO I GAVE MY CAR ABOUT HALF THROTTLE AND AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE GAS AND ALL OF THE LIGHT WENT ON ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE RPM'S DROPPED COMPLETELY BUT EVERYTHING ELSE STAYED ON, LIGHTS,STEERING,BRAKES,INTERIOR ELECTRONICS, EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE ITSELF REMAINED ON. I WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND IT MAKE SOME WEIRD TICKING NOISES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY TURNED ON AND IT IDLED, BUT AS SOON AS I GAVE IT SOME GAS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. DEALER SAID ENGINE WAS SEIZED AND THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL, DID NOT PHYSICALLY SEE THIS MY SELF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I HAVE CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS CAR BURNING OIL. THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. ONE TIME I HAD TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT AND THEN AFTER DRIVING 400 MILES I HAD TO PUT ANOTHER 1 QUART OF OIL IN IT. I UNDERSTAND THEY COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2.4 ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE. ALL I AM ASKING IS FOR THEM TO DO A COMBUSTION TEST ON THE ENGINE WHILE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. A PASSERBY STAYED WITH THE DRIVER UNTIL A STATE TROOPER WAS PRESENT AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND THE FLAMES WENT OUT OVER TIME. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DIAGNOSE HOW THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. ..UPDATED 06/27/17 *BF

DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. NO LIGHTS NO WARNING.. ENGINE DIED.

CAR NEVER GAVE A WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, TOOK IT TO GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AS NEEDED AND SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC WHILE MOVING FORWARD, THE CAR BEGAN BUCKING AND JUMPING, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A CLUCK. I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OFF AS THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY DRIVING SMOOTHLY. I HAD IT TOWEDT TO KIA AND IT WAS SAID THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ENGINE LIGHTS EVER CAME ON TO FOREWARN OF ANY ISSUES EVER WITH THE CAR.

TOOK THE CAR 6 WEEKS LEFT ON MY WARRANTY. STARTING COLD, ENGINE MAKING NOISE ( LIKE TAPPATS, LOUD} THE SERVICE MAN AND KIA TECH. HEARD THE SOUND AGREED BUT THE WORK ORDER STATED LIKE SIMULAR ENGINE. NOW NO WARRANTY. EXPIRED . KIA REP. STATED MUST BRING THE CAR TO DEALER ( 70 MILES EACH WAY} AND HAVE $300 FOR TAKEN THE ENGINE APART AND DRIVE ROD IS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY IF NEEDED. TRANPORTATION I ON MY OWN.

BOUGHT MY SORENTO BRAND NEW. HAVE HAD FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE 1 YEAR LEFT ON LOAN. I HAVE RECORDS OF TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF HEARING RATTLE LIKE A PAINT CAN.. YET THEY BLEW ME OFF. GAVE ME POOR EXCUSES FOR REASONING AND STATED THIS WAS NORMAL SOUND.. I FELT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE YET BELIEVED THE TECHNICIAN OVER MY CONCERNS.. NOISES CONT FOR COUPLE YEARS YET NOTHING GOT WORSE. THEN SHE. I WAS AT 128 K MILES KIA SENDS OUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY LETTER AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS ISN'T A NORMAL SOUND AND THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG YET THEY BELIEVED A ENGINE FLUSH WOULD GET RID OF CARBON BUILD UP AND ALL WOULD BE GOOD.. AFTER PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS NOTHING CHANGED AND I GOT LITTLE TO NO ASSISTANCE...

LAST YEAR MY CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE ALTERNATER (WHICH WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME) MY CAR SINCE THEN HAS HAD OFF AND ON TIMES WHERE IT WOULD START TO STALL BUT NOT SHUT OFF AND IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THERE IS A RECALL FROM KIA COMING OUT IN MID MAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH HAS CAUSED SERVERAL ACCIDENTS IN OTHER CARS, AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL TO COME OUT BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE THEY CANNOT FIND WHERE IT IS COMING FROM WHILE IT HAS BEEN IN THERE POSSESSION MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE KNOCKING THAT CAN BE BARELY HEARD IS "WITHIN REASON". I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE KIA CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT IF MY...

MY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE IN MOTION. THE FRONT END POPS DURING BRAKING, AND A BOLT HEAD BROKE OFF THE AWD HOUSING.

I USED MOBILE ONE 5W30, I USED KIA OIL FILTERS (2 GENERIC), I HAD 44,516K MILES ON IT ON AUGUST 7, 2014. I DID 8 OIL CHANGES. MY CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE. NO WHITE OR BLACK SMOKE, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, NOT SLUGGISH, NOTHING AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 65 WHEN I HEARD A FLUTTERING NOISE THAT VERY QUICKLY TURNED INTO A KNOCKING NOISE. I COULD BARELY PULL OVER WITHOUT ALMOST GETTING HIT TWICE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEVER DID ANY OIL CHANGES AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES WORTH OF SLUDGE IN MY ENGINE. MY OIL WAS CHANGED AROUND MARCH 7, 2014. KIA MOTORS DOWN RIGHT REFUSED TO EVEN LOL AT IT. I HIRED AND ATTORNEY WHO WROTE A DEMAND LETTER AND 4 MONTHS LATER THEY DOWN RIGHT REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE CHECK OIL SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF A SECOND TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE PASSING A LARGE TRUCK ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN MIDWAY THROUGH THE PASS. MOMENTUM ALLOWED THE CAR TO COMPLETE THE PASS, BUT DUE TO THE SPEED AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. FORTUNATELY I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE ROAD AND ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO A PULL OFF. MY LOCAL REPAIR GARAGE DETERMINED THE ENGINE IS SEIZED, WITH METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL. HAVE MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. TO DATE, NO RESPONSE. CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT DRIVABLE.

RECEIVED LETTER FROM KIA 'EXTENDING' THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES TO COVER CONNECTING ROD PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING LETTER AND CAR AT 147K THE ENGINE FAILED FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, KIA DEALER SAID IT WAS FAILED CONNECTION ROD. NOW KIA DENIES CLAIM SINCE PAST 120K. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL!! VERY UPSET THAT KIA KNEW OF DEFECT AND IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP.

VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, READY TO GET OFF OFF RAMP WHEN VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND TURNED OFF, ON 2-28-17 IN THE MORNING. WE TOWED IT TO THE KIA SERVICE. THEY DIAGNOSED SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE AND THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 84K MILES AND THE OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE EVERY 3 TO 4 K. THEY REQUESTED ALL THE OIL SERVICE RECORDS.

ENGINE FAILURE ENGINE STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 55 MPH STRAIGHT HIGHWAYPUT FAMILY IN DANGER 2016 JUNE OIL LEAKING ALL OVER GROUND AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY .140000 MILE PAST WARRANTY KIA REFUSE TO FIX.

I NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING , MY KIA LET OUT BLUE SMOKE. I SAW NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO OIL ON THE GROUND, NO INDICATION OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE SMOKE. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 95,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE CAR AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING FINE AND DRIVING FINE. THREE DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO OTHER INDICATORS WERE PRESENT. I DROVE THE CAR A SHORT DISTANCE AND IT SEIZED UP WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. I CHANGED THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS & DID THE NORMAL SERVICE WORK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND REAR END. THE REAR END WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, ATTEMPTED TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD, AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED BURNING OIL, THE ENGINE HAD 65,707 MILES WHEN WE NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP PEOPLE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE AND THEY ONLY REBUILD IT. WE'RE SO UPSET AND NOT SUPPORTED SINCE WE ARE STILL PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING GUARANTEE O HOW LONG THIS FIX WILL WORK. *TR

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, STATIONARY, ENGINE SEIZED UP AFTER OWNING IT FOR 10 MONTHS. 104,000 MILES, OIL CHANGES REGULAR, METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL, NO OIL LIGHTS OR ENGINE LIGHTS ON. *TR

DRIVING ON A CITY HIGHWAY AT APPROX 40MPH, ENGINE DIED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER STEERING ETC. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO CALL TOWING COMPANY TO GET IT TO KIA MAIN DEALER. ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED (SPUN MAIN BEARING). IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE USING MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC OIL. ENGINE WAS AT 111,000 MILES AND IS BEING REPLACED UNDER KIA 120K MILE EXTENDED ENGINE WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN 50 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE LOCATED IN THE OIL, AND THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

WITHIN THE WEEK BEFORE WEDNESDAY, 10/12/16, BOTH MY WIFE AND I HEARD A "CLICKING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE NOTIFIED OUR LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY, TOO, HEARD THE NOISE BUT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANY DIAGNOSIS. THEN, ON THE DATE NOTED, AFTER ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC ON A 4-LANE HWY (HWY 101, SOUTH TOWARD SANTA ROSA, CA), AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD, ALARMING KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE DID NOT DIE / QUIT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO BRAKE AND PULL OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WE COULD NOT PROCEED SAFELY, SO WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US BACK TO LAKEPORT. THERE OUR MECHANIC INFORMED US OF THE NEED OF AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, THICK WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE AROUND THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

10/09/2016 DRIVING HOME FROM BEING EVACUATED BECAUSE OF HURRICANE MATTHEW, WITH MY DAUGHTER, SON-IN-LAW AND GRANDBABY. WHILE GOING DOWN THE HWY 65 MILES PER HOUR, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, I FELT A THUMP UNDER MY FOOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE LATER LEARNED IT WAS THE ROD THAT WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE. THANK GOD MY HUSBAND COSTED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE, IT WOULD NOT START. WE CALLED FOR HELP FROM A FRIEND THEY PICKED US UP. TOWED THE CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP IN MYRTLE BEACH. WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR A NEW MOTOR. THEY HAVE DETERMINED IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT!! HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?? WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. WHY IS THERE NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE?

ON MY WAY TO WORK I HEAR A LOUD POP. THEN AFTER THAT I COULD HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AT. I WAS TOLD I HAD A ROD KNOCKING, IF I COULD PROVIDE PROOF OF OIL CHANGES EVERY 7500 MILES THEY WOULD SEE IF KIA WOULD COVER THIS. MY OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 5000 BUT DONE AT HOME NOT A DEALERSHIP OR LUBE PLACE. I DID NOT KEEP MY RECEIPTS OF OIL AND FILTER BOUGHT. THEREFORE I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THEY COULD GET A REBUILT MOTOR FOR $6100 WITH A YEAR WARRANTY. BUT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A USED MOTOR. THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS SO RUDE TO ME ON THE PHONE AND EVEN USED FOUL LANGUAGE. HE SAID THAT I HAD NEVER SERVICED MY CAR WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR THE TRUTH.

SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE. STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THEN STOPPED. HAD IT TOWED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BEARINGS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF CRANKSHAFT. 114,000 MILES SO OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE AT COST TO ME OF OVER $7,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, THE RODS CAME APART, AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (DOING ABOUT 70MPH) BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2013. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO RESTART MY CAR (PUSH BUTTON START). THEY SAID IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. ON AUGUST 7, 2014 (44,516K), 8 OIL CHANGES USING SYNTHETIC OIL AND KIA OIL FILTERS (2 GENERIC), MY ENGINE WAS MAKING A FLUTTERING NOISE AND THEN A KNOCKING NOISE.END RESULT, THEY SAID I NEGLECTED MY CAR AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. KIA MOTORS OUTRIGHT REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY. EVEN WHEN PROOF OF OIL CHANGES WAS DONE. I HAD NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NO SMOKE OF ANY KIND COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE, NOT SLUGGISH, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING. KIA MOTORS NEVER FIXED MY CAR. IT SAT DEAD IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER 15 MONTHS. I FINALLY WROTE A...

ON MAY 6TH, 2016 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (BACK ROADS WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 OR LESS), JUST A FEW MILES FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WHEN I HEARD A TICKING/CLICKING TYPE OF NOISE. EACH TIME I PRESSED THE GAS THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND THE VEHICLE GOT SLUGGISH. I STOPPED AT ONE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH WITH LITTLE PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE SOUND GETTING LOUDER. AS I STOPPED AT ANOTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR STALLED, I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OVER AND AGAIN GOT THROUGH THE LIGHT BUT THE POWER WAS EVEN MORE SLUGGISH AS I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE NOISE GOT EVEN LOUDER. THE VEHICLE FINALLY DIED AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE CURB OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE WAS CEASED BECAUSE A ROD BROKE AN DROVE ITSELF INTO THE OIL PUMP RESULTING IN THE...

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER. WE HAD A NEAR MISS WITH THE PERSON BEHIND US BUT WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER WAITING 15 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, IT NOW HAS A LOUD CLANK COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND STILL NO POWER. WE WERE STRANDED UNABLE TO DRIVE IT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE MOTOR, SAID HE HAS HAD TO FIX MANY OF THESE ISSUES ON THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR, GDI 2.4 L AND THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE NOTHING WE DID. THE CAUSE WAS FROM METAL SHAVINGS BLOCKING OIL PASSAGE TO THE RODS AND THE ROD BEARINGS WENT OUT CAUSING...

THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING THEN ACCELERATE TO SPEED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE YONKERS KIA DEALERSHIP ON CENTRAL PARK AVENUE IN YONKERS NY ON AUGUST 5TH, 2016 TO LOOK INTO A PROBLEM. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE ENGINE WAS RUINED DO TO SLUG BUILD UP. I WAS TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT WOULD COAST ABOUT $10,000. ODD FOR ME BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND NO INDICATION OF ENGINE ISSUES DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER SPEAKING TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE HE STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SUPPORT PROOF OF MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR WHICH WOULD ALLOW MY REPAIRS DONE UNDER OUR WARRANTY. I BECAME EXTREMELY DISILLUSIONED AFTER BRINGING THE CAR INTO KIA DUE TO AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE TIED TO THE MANUFACTURER. WE WERE DENIED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE RODS WERE TWISTING AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE FRACTURED AND FRAGMENTS ENTERED INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE VEHICLE GROSSLY LOST POWER AND CAME TO A NEAR STOP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED COLLISION WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING AT SPEED LIMIT BEHIND ME. WHILE TRAVELING NORMALLY AT THE POSTED 55 MPH SPEED THE VEHICLE SLOWED IMMEDIATELY TO NEARLY MOVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH I REPORTED TO THE KIA DEALER EACH TIME. THE DEALER DID NOT CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE THIRD REPORT.

DRIVING 80MPH ON HIGHWAY, HEARD PINGING NOISE FROM ENGINE, CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 60MPH. CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SUDDEN STALL EVENT. TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.

I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL ON A CITY STREET AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT-OFF. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE AND THE DEALERSHIP JUST TELLS ME TO KEEP BRINGING IT IN. THEY CAN NEVER FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVETIME IN LAUREL MD ON 5/9/16. ON 5/10/16 I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING WILE RADDLING. ON 5/10/16 & 5/11/16 I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE KIA HAVING ENGINE ISSUES. ON 5/13/2016 THE CAR STARTED DRAGGING AND WOULDN'T GO ABOVE 60MPH. THEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF 95N GOING TOWARDS EX 43. THIS WAS VERY SCARY, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CAR LOST POWER SO I ENDED UP DRIFTING OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHTS SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC... I'M SO LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY...THIS VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY... IT SAD TO KNOW THAT MARYLAND INSPECTED AND PASSED THAT DEATH TRAP

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH DOWN 269 HIGHWAY WHEN ALL AT ONCE I HEARD A LOUD POP LIKE SOUND AND THEN SMOKE STARTED GOING OUT THE TAIL PIPE AND THEN UNDER THE HOOD THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STOPPED. I GOT OUT AND RASISED THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE . LUCKELY SOMEONE ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD A FIRE EXSTINQUER AND PUT IT OUT. CALLED POLICE THEY WOULD NOT COME OUT CALLED INSURANCE AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2011 AND ALWAYS KELPT IT SERVICED, THEY TOOK IT TO THE KIA LOT WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND SAID IT WAS A FIRE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD COST $10,000 TO FIX IT WE WERE STILL PAYING ON IT. SO THE INSURANCE CALLED IT A LOSS. NOW WE ARE OUT CAR AND NO MONEY TO...

I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM A USED LOT STILL VERY WELL CONDITION ALL SERVICE RECORDS CAR FAX, ETC A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD ISSUES WITH THE SYSTEM TURNING LIGHTS ON AN A WEIRD ENGINE NOISE, I BROUGHT IT INTO A KIA DELARESHIP ONLY TO BE LAUGHED AT BY THE SERVICE TEAM OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE THEY HADN'T REALIZED I HAD PICKED UP THE LINE, THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS ALL NORMAL FIXED THE "PROBLEMS", AND SENT ME ON MY WAY OUT. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT TO TELL THEM I DIDN'T THINK THE ENGINE NOISE WAS CORRECT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, A FEW MONTHS LATER MY ENTIRE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH MY SELF PREGNANT AND MY 2 YEAR OLD SON. IT IS NOW AT THE SHOP AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR EXTENSIVE INFORMATION AND SERVICE RECORDS WHICH...

WE WERE TOLD WE HAD A 10 YR, 100000 MILE WARRANTY BUMPER TO BUMPER IN JAN 2012 WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER CHECK ENGINE OR AIRBAG PROBLEMS, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD BE COVERED IF THE UNIT WAS UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. THEY WANT $1000+ TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND $1400 TO FIX THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. BOTH UNITS SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD A SPARE TIRE PROBLEM A MONTH AFTER GETTING THE CAR. THE SPARE TIRE WAS BAD AND THEY WANTED US TO BUY A NEW TIRE. NOTHING WE HAVE IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IT SEEMS. WE WERE TOLD THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE CAR WOULD NOT OPERATE UNLESS WE PAID THE...

@ 66,000 MILES, THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, LOCATED UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, IS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED ALL THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE. YOU CANNOT REPLACE THE SWITCH/SENSOR WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE. KIA WILL ONLY COVER THIS REPAIR UP TO 60,000 MILES. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, ITS THE SAME SWITCH THAT IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL ON THE 2011 KIA SORENTO. KIA CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID I SHOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET YET IT WAS THE INTERNET I USED TO MAKE MY DECISION TO PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCT. THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH SHOULD BE ON THE SAME RECALL AS THE 2011 RECALL. SAME PROBLEM SAME SWITCH. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SWITCH AND WHAT IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS IT, THE COVERAGE SHOULD BE THE SAME AS AN INTERIOR ENGINE PART 10 YEARS, 100,000 MILES. THE OIL DRAINED WHILE DRIVING/RUNNING, AND SPILLED...

WE OWN 2012 KIA SORENTO SX, PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR HAS 79643 MILES. OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 FROM BOSTON TO CONNECTICUT. THE CAR WAS DRIVING AT 60~65 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE CAR TPM (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING) CAME ON AND WITHIN 5~10 SECOND ALL LIGHTS ( TRACTION CONTROL/ BATTERY/ ALL WHEEL DRIVE) STARTED FLASHING. IT WAS RAINING AND WIPER STOPPED IN MIDDLE. ALL OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 10~15 SECONDS. I PULLED OVER FROM LEFT LANE TO CENTER LANE. I FELT CAR IS LOSING POWER WITH NO WIPERS RUNNING. I THAN PULLED OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE ' THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND ENGINE TUNED OFF. THE BREAKS WERE HARD TO PRESS. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF - I CANNOT EVEN MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM DRIVE MODE TO PARKING. WE CALLED THE TOW TRUCK AND TOWED THE CAR TO KIA OF EAST HARTFORD ( KIA'S DEALER IN CT)...