2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

in 2019 our car's engine was replaced due to a engine recall. The recall pertained to engines seizing, locking up, catching fire all due to excessive oil consumption and connecting rod bearings. In the fall of 2020, early 2021, we noticed that the newly replaced engine was using excessive oil. On one instance, the dash oil light came on after having oil changed and drove 200 miles. Checking dipstick, no oil was registering. We put 5 qts oil in car. We then took the car to the dealership. The dealership informed us to perform a factory certified oil change, do a diagnostic testing for 1000 miles, bring back to dealership for further evaluation. we reluctantly did this test as we were concerned that the engine would lock up, catch fire, leave us stranded. Upon returning to dealership, further testing showed excessive oil consumption of this newly replaced engine and that...

The contact owned a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while the vehicle was stopped at a red light, she saw smoke emerging from the hood and the dashboard. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact stated that the engine had caught on fire. There were no crash or injuries due to the fire. The air bags did not deploy. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle towed to a impound lot. The contact had not notified a local dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20V750000 (Engine). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 150,000.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED AND REMAINED AT THE DEALER, AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JENKINS KIA OF OCALA (2305 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FL 34471, (352) 414-4553) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2020, MY 2013 KIA SORENTO STARTED USING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IN EXCESS OF 1 QT PER WEEK, WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 150- 200 MILES' PER WEEK. SHORTLY AFTER, I BEGAN SMELLING BURNING OIL UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO FIND A LEAK, BUT NONE WAS FOUND. ONE TECHNICIAN FELT IT COULD BE A BAD GASKET, ALLOWING EXCESSIVE OIL TO ENTER THE INTAKE AND BURN THERE.

ON DECEMBER 18, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (IN MOTION), WITHOUT WARNING, AN ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FLAMES WERE SO PRONOUNCED THAT ONLOOKERS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAD NO KNOWN MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

THERE IS SOME KIND OF FLUID LEAK, POSSIBLY OIL, IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I DID HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED IN 2020 FOR A RECALL BUT THEY DID NOTHING ABOUT THE LEAK. NOW THE LEAK IS CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE AFTER BEING DRIVEN. I KNOW THERE IS AN ENGINE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE BUT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP CHOSE NOT TO ADDRESS IT ON MY LAST VISIT. I NOW HAVE LEFT A MESSAGE TO GET VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN AND NO ONE HAS CALLED BACK. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH RYAN IN CALIFORNIA AND HE SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. SHOULD MY VEHICLE BE CHECKED UNDER SC200? MY VEHICLE HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS THAT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT ENGINE FIRE/FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN AN ABNORMAL NOISE APPEARED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNDRIVEABLE. CENTURY KIA OF TAMPA (4340 W. HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614 (844) 757-2536) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

MY 2013 SORENTO STALLS RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON FOR ABOUT HALF SECOND LIKE ENGINE SKIPPING POWER FOR A MICRO MOMENT AND THAN KEEPS RUNNING. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 3-4 TIME A WEEK BUT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON MY VIN. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH 60 MILES/HOUR AND IT STALLED AND RPM NEEDLE WENT TO 0 BUT CAR KEEPS RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY STARTED INVESTINGATING. THERE IS NOT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ERROR CODE. DEALER DUPLICATED PROBLEM ONCE BUT THEN NOTHING. THEY OPENED TECHNICAL CASE WITH KIA WITH NO RESULT. THERE IS A PCM RECALL ON STALLING FOR PCM UPDATE FROM KIA BACK IN 2014 BUT MY VIN DOESN'T FALL UNDER IT SO THEY ARE NOT READY TO PERFORM ANY RECALL PROCESS ON IT. NO HELP FROM KIA AT ALL. FINALLY AFTER ALMOST 3 WEEKS I BROUGHT MY SORENTO...

MY CAR WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WHOLE THING JUST CUT OUT. I'VE NEVER HAD A A PROBLEM WITH IT. AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED JUST TO BE TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE WORN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM (SCAN 0001.PDF) NOTED BELOW. DIAGNOSTIC COMPRESSION TEST (SCAN 0002.PDF) BY KIA DEALER NOTED BELOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER KIA SPITZER LOCATED AT 3414 BROOKPARK RD, CLEVELAND, OH 44134 AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

OVER A PERIOD OF A MONTH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, ONLY ALLOWING ENOUGH DRIVE ABILITY AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER AND SPEED TO PULL OVER. IN EACH OF THOSE INSTANCES, THE POWER WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL AFTER A SMALL PERIOD OF REST. AN OVERLAPPING CONDITION EXISTED DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, IN WHICH ALL POWER WAS LOST TO THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING, AS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IN EACH OF THOSE CASES, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER UNTIL AFTER A PERIOD OF REST OF AT LEAST 20 MINUTES. THERE WAS NEVER AN ENGINE WARNING TO INDICATE AN ISSUE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND ASSESSED BY CERTIFIED MECHANICS, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. DURING ONE SUCH INSPECTION WITH AAMCO OF REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, THE CAR LOST POWER DURING THEIR FINAL TEST DRIVE FOLLOWING...

2/26/21 ENGINE FAILURE CYLINDER 4 LOSS OF COMPRESSION POSSIBLY DUE TO DEBRI IN THE ENGINE DURING ASSEMBLY. P0304 CODE MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 4. I HAVE CALLED OTHER KIA DEALERSHIPS TO ASK IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME YES. JOHNSTOWN PA, TEAM KIA WHERE I WAS TOWED TO INFORMED ME OF THE SAME ISSUE INVOLVING CYLINDER 4. I WAS DRIVING TO PITTSBURGH, PA ON THE PA TP ABSOLUTELY LOSS POWER CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN. I WAS GOING APPROX 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE WITH CARS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SIDE TO PULL OVER AND CHECK OUT THE CODES. I ALWAYS CARRY A ENGINE CODE READER IN MY CAR. I HAD RESEARCHED THE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE ASSOCIATED WITH DEBRI IN THE ENGINE. I FEEL THIS FAILURE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. I...

DRIVING HOME FROM 30 MILE TRIP AND ENGINE MADE A BIG TICKING NOISE THEN A BOOM. LOTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD AND COASTED TO STOP. ONLY HAS 107K MILES. NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS BEFORE. GOT IT ANALYZE FROM GARAGE AND THERE IS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA CHULA VISTA (540 AUTO PARK DR, CHULA VISTA, CA 91911, (619) 656-2700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,500.

THE ENGINE HAS AN OIL LEAK AND NOW A CRACKED 4TH CYLINDER CAUSING A $638 BILL AT THE MECHANIC TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING AT BARE MINIMUM. THE ENGINE WAS A RECALL REPLACEMENT AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE 12/2/2020 RECALL. THIS IS CAUSING HARDSHIP FOR MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BALD HILL KIA (1021 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886, (844)707-1516) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE REPAIR MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.*DT*JB

I HAVE 112782 MILES ON THIS CAR. I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND FOUND THAT HAD A CODE P200A.AN INTAKE MANIFOLD BANK #1 PROBLEM.AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS IT LOOKS LIKE A LONG ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI AND KIA'S.4 CYLINDER AND 6 CYLINDERS ENGINES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL AND AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE OIL BE TOPPED OFF TO FIX THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE THE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

MY ENGINE STARTED LEAKING FROM THE GASKETS. IN FURTHER REVIEWING THE ISSUE WAS THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE WERE ALL LEAKING. THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED.

WHILE DRIVING, MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STALL, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING, SHORTLY AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I PARKED THE CAR IN A SAFE LOCATION TO CHECK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I NEEDED TO JUMP THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN BACK ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL APPEARS BLINKING AS I DROVE IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC READING . WHILE DRIVING THE CAR , LEAVING IDLE THE CAR WOULD JERK AND HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING BACK INTO MOTION. THE CODE READ P1236 KNOCK SENSOR FAULT/SENSOR BAD. MY CAR HAD JUST COME OUT OF KIA TWO WEEKS PRIOR IN FULL HEALTH. THIS ISSUE CAME OUT OF NO WHERE.

MY CAR IS AN EBONY BLACK 2013 KIA SORENTO. ON JULY 22ND, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO ATLANTA GA AND IT JUST CAME TO A DECELERATION MODE AND STOPPED IN HE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I GOT IT TOWED BY AAA AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND THE SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS CALLED AND TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND IT IS GONE. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND IT HAD BEEN SITTING ON MY DRIVE WAY EVER SINCE, LATE LAST YEAR, I SAW A NEWS ITEM RECALLING A LITANY OF KIA VEHICLES AND WHICH I BELIEVED MINE WAS INCLUSIVE BASED ON THE PROBLEM THEY CLAIMED IT IS DEVELOPING OR HAD DEVELOPED AND THE YEAR MODELS. I CALLED NHTSA TODAY AND WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUSIVE. I DO NOT SEE WHY A CAR OF LESS THAN 6...

MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. EVEN THOUGH MY ENGINE HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY DUE TO A CLASS ACTION SUIT, THE KIA DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT OPEN A CLAIM UNLESS MY ENGINE SEIZES UP, WHICH CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. I TOLD THEM I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN, AND THEY AGAIN SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THAT KIA IS NO LONGER COVERING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AS OF NOV. 2020.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL SENSOR WAS NOT OPERABLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WA ILLUMINATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OIL LEAK NEXT TO THE ENGINE MAIN SEAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MILES ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE BLOW. ON 9/17/20 HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALER WHERE IT HAD BEEN FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS NOW GOING ON 4 MONTHS

MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (HAD THAT CK..REPALCED THE GAS CAP) THEN MY CAR BEGIN TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A NTB AND THE TECHICIAN SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE MY VECHILE TO THE DEALERSHIP (THEY WERE LIMITED TO HELPING). I HAD AN APPT AT KIA OF EASTON COLUMBUS OHIO ON 11/12 OR 11/13. I RECALL MY CAR BEGINING TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVINGNI WAS ON A MAIN BUSY STREET LEAVING WALMART ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 5 THE SHAKING WAS A 2..IT BECAME A LITTLE WORSE...I CALLED MY DA AND SAID MY CAR IS ACTING REALLY STRANGE I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE IT NOW SO WE DID..MY CAR WAS SHAKING EVEN WORSE ITS AT A 5 NOW AND THEN SMOKOING SOME I WAS ON A MAIN BUSY STREET AS MY DA FOLLOWED ME TO DROP MY CAR OFF. THE DEALERRSHIP WAS CLOSED. MY MOM...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE , THEN STOPPED. SHOP SAID THAT ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP

AT 123K MILES, MY ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A MOUNTAIN PASS. RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES EXCEPT OIL LIGHT FLASHED ON THEN OFF. CHECKED THE OIL AND I HAD NO OIL, COMPLETELY DRY. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE TIMELY MAINTENANCE, HAVE HAULED A UHAUL ACROSS COUNTRY 5 YEARS AGO, NEVER BURNED OIL. HAD THE CAR CHECKED FOR OIL LEAKS AND THERE ARE NONE. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM WITH BURNING G OIL AND ACROSS THE BOARD, REGARDLESS OF THE KIA YEAR, KIA'S CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, YET NO RECALLS OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FEOM KIA THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS ARE LYING TO OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO NOTICE A DARKISH GRAY SMOKE EMIT FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AS HER HUSBAND WENT TO INSPECT THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, FLAMES BEGAN TO EMIT FROM ENGINE AND THE CONTACT AND HER MOTHER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD AND DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED TROPHY KIA OF CARSON(22020 RECREATION RD, CARSON, CA 90745) WHERE THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF SUCH FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HER FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, FLAMES WERE SUDDENLY PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND FILED A FIRE REPORT. DURING THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER JIM SHORKEY KIA LOCATED AT 1050 PITTSBURGH RD, UNION TOWN, PA 15401 WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. INVALID VIN.

THE CAR HAS CUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, IT HAS CUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ; IT ALSO DRAGS LIKE ITS PULLING A HEAVY LOAD. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE KIA DECIDES TO ALMOST CUT OFF, BUT HAS A DRAGGING AFFECT TO IT AND THE PICTURE OF THE TIRES TURNING COMES UP; SO THEN I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, CUT OFF THE IGNITION, RE-CRANK THE VEHICLE AND THE SLUGGISHNESS OR PULLING OF THE VEHICLE CHANGES TO A NORMAL MODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ARRIVED AT THE RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STOKES KIA (202 S. GOOSE CREEK BLVD, GOOSE CREEK, SC 29445) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS WHILE THE VEHICLE OWNER PAY THE LABOR COST. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) WHICH WAS LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

OIL DISAPPEARING NO WARNING LIGHT EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL USE BETWEEN OIL CHANGE ENGINE ALWAYS HOT TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TOLD ME SOMETHING ABOUT A TEST I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW COME THEY COULDN'T GIVE IT ONE OF THOSE DIAGNOSED TEST

I NOTICED THAT THERE IS OIL LEAK AND SOAKING OF THE ENGINE SURFACE BY CHANCE WHEN I WAS REPLACING THE AIR FILTER AND DOING A REGULAR CLEANING. BEFORE THAT I NOTICE A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR MAY BE 2 MONTHS AGO. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS SCENARIO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC THEN PRINTED OUT INFORMATION ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH THE MECHANIC LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED NHTSA WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA SORRENTO TO GET MY WINDSHIELD REPLACED AS IT HAD A CRACK IN IT. WE HAD DRIVEN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN FROM WHERE WE LIVE TO HICKORY, NC WHERE IT WAS CHEAPER TO GET IT REPLACED. WE HAD DRIVEN ABOUT AN HOUR AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND WE HAD NOT BEEN HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH IT STARTING, RUNNING OR MAKING ANY KIND OF NOISES IN THE TIME LEADING UP TO THIS DAY. WE CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN, MY HUSBAND SAID THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL OR ANTIFREEZE IN THE ROAD. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSHED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD, WHILE MY HUSBAND STIRRED THE CAR...

THE ENGINE IS STALLING, IT'S STALLING AT START AND THEN IT'LL START UP AND STALL AFTER DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE FRONT HALF OF VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LOT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *LN THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HEARD A SOUND AS IF I HAD RAN OVER A PIECE OF PLASTIC. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY BEFORE THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN, AFTER THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T START ANYMORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A METAL NOISE OCCURRED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER DRIVING FOUR MILES, THE FELT AS IF IT WAS LOSING POWER AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS LEAK OF OIL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND ALSO ANTIFREEZE LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKE TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED...

MY 2013 KIA SORENTO IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR MY ENGINE IS STARTING TO GO CAR SHAKING AND STALING N CUTTING OFF ON ME

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I95 SOUTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA ALMOST TO THE GEORGIA BORDER DOING 70 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT A WARNING WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT. I HAD NO WARNING FROM MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATING PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. I WAS BARELY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL AND I HAD TOWED MY CAR TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THE ENGINE OIL WAS REPLACED THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING GREAT WITHOUT A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW.

MY ENGINE IS BURNING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. I TAKE IT IN TO DO REGULAR CHANGES. I HAVE A 2013 KIA SORENTO. IT HAS 136000 MILES JUST RECENTLY THE OIL LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, CHECKED THE DIP STICK AND IT REGISTERS NONE. ITS BEEN TAKEN FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES BUT BURNS UP THE OIL BEFORE ITS TIME FOR A CHSNGE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. ALSO IVE SEEN NUMEROUS WHITE SORENTOS ON THE ROAD AND MOST OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PAINT PROBLEM ON THE ROOF RIGHT ABOVE WINDSHIELD. ITS PEELING OFF AND GETTING WORSE. ALSO CRACKING AROUND KIA SYMBOL ON REAR HATCH. IT STARTED WITH RUST SPOTS THEN, CRACKING THEN PAINT PEELING. THE ENGINE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEMS WITH KIA OWNERS AND THE PAINT OBVIOUSLY IS A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY. LOVE MY SORENTO BUT NEED THESE ISSUES FIXED.

THE CAR JUST DIED!!! EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE. ENGINE LOCKED UP. SITTING STILL AT A STOP SIGN.

THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING. THERE WASN'T AN OIL LAMP INDICATING LOW OIL.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SORENTO SX, THE OIL SWITCH FAILED AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE OIL IN ONE DAY (LESS THAN 15 MILES) CAUSING ENGINE ISSUES. THE ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION AND THE OIL LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND TWO MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AROUND A BLIND TURN. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AS I COULDN'T MOVE MY VEHICLE AND CARS TRUCKS WERE ZOOMING BY AT 80 MPH. I HAD TO GET MY CAR PUSHED OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. THIS IS COMMON WITH KIA ENGINES AS MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN. MY MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT NOT MY VIN#. SEEMS HOWEVER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAS MY ENGINE NOT RECALLED? I'M LUCKY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY HARMED BUT NOW I'M LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND FEAR LOOSING MY JOB BC I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO COMMUTE 35 MINUTES TO WORK NOW.

THIS AS HAPPENED 3 TIMES..WHILE DRIVING CAR IT WILL MYSTERIOUSLY STAUL..LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE THEN AFTER HOURS OF SITTING IT WILL START WITH NO CODES AND BE FINE TIL NEXT TIME