2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

INITIAL ISSUE-VEHICLE WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY AND WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM THE STORE. NO INDICATION OF ISSUES. WE WERE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE AND NOTICED KEY FOB NOT WORKING. WE UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY AND WHEN WE WENT TO START IT HORN STARTED GOING OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WE READ INTO ISSUES AND WE DECIDED TO TAKE BATTERY IN TO GET CHECKED AND IT WAS FULL CHARGED. WE CLEANED BATTERY CABLES AND GOT CAR STARTED BUT THIS TIME RADIO NOT WORKING AND KEY FOB NOT WORKING. CAR DRIVING GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND COMING HOME LAST NIGHT, WHILE ON HIGHWAY, ALL LIGHTS TURNED ON -ON DASHBOARD, VEHICLE LOST POWER, IT SPUTTERED ALL THE WAY HOME. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WEAK AND IT WAS RAINING. POWER WINDOWS BARELY WORKS AND COULD NOT PUSH ON GAS! WE BARELY MADE IT BACK HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE BUT GEAR SHIFT WOULD ONLY...

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR ON CITY STREET, AND ENGINE STALLED COASTED TO S STOP. RECALL FOR FAULTY MACHINING ON 2.4 L 4CYL KIA MOTORS. RECALL # SC147. KIA STATES THAT THIS VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, BUT SAME ISSUE AS OTHER 2013 KIA'S. INTERNET STATED THAT ALL 2.4 L 4CYL ENGINES WERE COVERED BY THE RECALL FOR ENGINE SEIZING UP FROM BAD MACHINING.

ENGINE IS KNOCKING WHILE IN USE. DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE IS FAILING AND NEEDS REPLACED. ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE IS SIMILAR TO OTHER RECALLS. ENGINE MANUFACTURED SAME TIME AT SAME PLANT AS OTHER ENGINE RECALLS. ENGINE AT RISK FOR FIRE.

OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOW CLICKING NOISE. WE GOT OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. NO SIGNALS OR LIGHTS TURNED ON. AFTER INSPECTION FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE ROD BEARING HAD BLOWN OUT AND MADE A HOLE ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 72K MILES ON IT. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN. RECALLS FOR OTHER KIA SORENTO HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT NOT MY 2013 KIA. FOR THIS REASON THE ENGINE AND PARTS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. ENGINE WAS BACKORDERED FROM NOVEMBER AND CAME IN AT THE END OF MARCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNSURE AS TO WHERE THE SMOKE ORIGINATED FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. KIA OF CERRITOS LOCATED AT 18201 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 860-2424, WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

OUR VEHICLE IS CONSUMING AN ENTIRE TANK OF OIL UNDER 1,000 MILES OF DRIVING. THE ENGINE MUST HAVE SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THE ENGINE IS NORMAL. THEY AGREE THE PROBLEM IS BAD BUT TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE. THE SUV RUNS WEAKER THAN NORMAL WITH LESS POWER THAN WHEN WE BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO NOW. IT IS DRIVEN LESS THAN 40 MILES A DAY FOR WORK COMMUTE AND CONSUMES OIL AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE. WHILE I KNOW THERE IS SOME TYPE OF ENGINE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR I AM CONFUSED AS TO WHY OUR VEHICLE IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF AS IT SHOULD BE.

THIS CAR HAS AT LEAST 8 RECALLS ON IT NOW, NOT INCLUDING PAST RECALLS. THIS VEHICLE HAS STOPPED ON ME WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY. THE REASON OT STOPPED WAS DUE TO A MALFUCTIONED ENGINE THAT WAS ON RECALL. MY TURNING SIGNALS LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING , THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS ALSO DUE TO LIGHT WIRING THATS ON RECALL. KIA HAD ME TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND HAS LIST IT SPEED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF ON ME AT ANY GIVING TIME. I JUST GOT ANOTHER RECALL LETER THAT STATES THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART THEY PUT ON MY ENGINE. I AM A WORKING MOM WITH KIDS...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN RT 121 AT ABOUT 45/50 MILES PER HOUR, ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD, WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE JUST DIED. I MANAGED TO COAST INTO A SAFE AREA. THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. ATTEMPTED TO GET A BATTERY BOOST AND THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TURNING OVER DRY BUT WOULD NOT START. THEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC FALLS GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, AND A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE IMMEDIATELY I PULLED OUT TO PARK BUT IT GOT STUCK .AND POWER OFF. I TRIED TO TURNED ON BUT DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO CALLED.THE TOW TO BRING IT AT HOME

I WAS DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY TO WORK, WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, PUTTERED A BIT QUICKLY SHUT OFF AND ON- AND THEN THE ENGINE PICKED UP AND STARTED MAKING A NOISE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE CHURNED UP SMOKE AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AS CARS WERE COMING UP BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY! ONE CAR STOPPED QUICKLY BEHIND ME, AS THE CAR CAME TO A SLOW PACE. THE ENGINE DIDN'T TURN OFF BUT THEN IT CLINKED FOR THE REST OF THE 400FT AS I PULLED IN AND PARKED IT. I COULD ONLY GO 10MILES PER HOUR OR SLOWER THE REST OF THE HIGHWAY.

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA SORENTO WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. HE PULLED OVER TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD. HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS AND PRECEDED TO DRIVE HOME. AS HE PULLED OUT ONTO THE CITY STREET THE KIA STALLED. WE THEN HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK, GET IT TOWED TO THE KIA IN AMARILLO, TX. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT OUR KIA WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL! EVEN THOUGH IT IS STALLING JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RUSS DARROW MAZDA (3520 108TH STREET, GREENFIELD, WI 53228, (888) 698-9960), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

MY CAR WAS IN PARK IDLING AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND STARTED TO DRIVE HOME AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING AND COULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE DIED WITH NO LIGHTS OR ANY WARNINGS ON. I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEING 50 MILES AWAY. HE LOOKED AT IT AND STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO INTERMITTENT ENGINE STALL, THAT IT SHOULD FALL UNDER KIA RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED TO GET IT TO DEALERSHIP. HE TRIED TO CONTACT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TALK WITH ANYONE. HE STATED I NEEDED TO GET IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. IT WAS PUT ON DIAGNOSE, SCANNED WITH NO CODES COMING UP....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR NEVER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KINGDOM KIA (2600 N ISHOP AVE, ROLLA, MO 65401) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *BF *AS

THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET DURING THE WORK DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP. WE WERE INITIALLY TOLD BY THE KIA DEALERSHIP THAT A NEW STARTER WAS NEEDED. ONCE INSTALLED THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ENGINE CEASED. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 88,299 MILES ON IT. THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WE WE PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE.HOWEVER YOU ARE AT THE WARRANTY COMPANY'S MERCY ON WHETHER OR NOT THE REPAIR IS COVERED. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK SOME TIME, WE WERE COVERED.

THE ENGINE BEGAN CONSUMING NOTICEABLE AMOUNTS OF OIL AROUND 80,000 MILES. CONFIRMED NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS WHERE PRESENT WITH MECHANICS & DEALERSHIP. AT 100,00 MILES THE ENGINE BURNS OFF 4-5 QUARTS IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES. THIS REQUIRES CONSTANT MONITORING, RISK OF ENGINE FAILURE, & HIGH COST OF MAINTENANCE.

ON COLD START UP, CAR EXPELS GRAYISH-BLUE SMOKE. HAS A STRONG RATTLE, LIKE BEARINGS RATTLING, THEN SUBSIDES ONCE ENGINE IS WARM. CAR DOES NOT LEAK OIL, HAS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HAS NEVER OVER-HEATED. FOUND RECALL # SC147 WHICH APPEARS TO DETAIL BEARING ISSUE BUT IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL FOR MY VIN#. FEAR OF FIRE OR ENGINE SEIZING.

ON 27 MARCH 2019 I PARKED MY 2013 KIA SORENTO AT THE POST OFFICE. WHEN I RETURNED, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED AAA WHO TESTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND IT OK. THE DRIVER SUGGESTED IT WAS THE STARTER. I HAD TO CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC AS THAT IS WHERE I BUY TIRES AND FIGURED I WOULD HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS PLACE TRIED A STARTER AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THEY TRIED TWO ADDITIONAL STARTERS BEFORE DETERMINING THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE 79,112 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY. I HAVE ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS. ULTIMATELY I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (AT MY EXPENSE) TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER NOT HEARING FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS, I CALLED THEM. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING. I...

THE VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND EVEN ON LOCAL ROADS. SEE OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/KIAMOTOR/SORENTO/ENGINE-SHUT-OFF-WITHOUT-WARNING-PROBLEMS.PHP

"ENGINE FAILURE RECALL" AND ROD BEARINGS NOT PROPERLY WORKING. WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN CAR STARTED MAKING A TISKING NOISE, IT WOULD GET LOUDER AS ACCELERATING SO I BEGAN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. I BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUD AND THE TEMPERATURE STARTING TO INCREASE. I PARKED AND AT THIS TIME IT WAS SHAKING AND VERY LOUDLY. RECALL STATED CORRECT YEAR AND MODEL BUT NOT COVERED! ENGINE NOT REPLACED HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS IN LINE WITH THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY I HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND ENDED UP HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AND WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

ENGINE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS FAILING BY DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SOURCE. THE ENGINE, A 2.4L, IS EXHIBITING THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS OF PREVIOUSLY RECALLED KIA 2.4L ENGINES. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FORM ENGINE LIKE A RATTLE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN A SHORT PERIOD AND HAS REACHED A HOT TEMPERATURE. NOISE GETS LOUDER AND MORE CONSISTENT AS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER WANTS OVER $ 9,000.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE WITH ANOTHER USED ENGINE. THIS ENGINE NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V240000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE KIA STORE (5325 PRESTON HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40213, (866) 627-6887) TO HAVE THE GEAR SHIFTER REPLACED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

MY 2013 KIA SORENTO HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY DECREASING POWER WHILE DRIVING. RPMS WOULD DROP TO 0. IN SOME CASES THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT THE CURRENT SPEED, BUT WITH THE RPM AT 0. IN OTHER CASES, THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY DECELERATE AND STALL OUT FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, PUTTING MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER AT GREAT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE 2 TIMES IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN SOME OF THESE CASES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS TURNED ON BUT NOT IN ALL INSTANCES. IT IS BEGINNING TO BECOME A MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT A TIME THERE IS A VEHICLE TOO CLOSE TO ME OR I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO...

VEHICLE OVERHEATED ONE TIME AND NUMEROUS ITEMS DAMAGED. I GET ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE. BOLTS BACKED OUT OF ENGINE AND MISTHREADED. NO FIRE, ALTHOUGH I STOPPED DRIVING IT INSTANTLY. HAD TO REPAIR SEVERAL ITEMS. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS TOO NEW TO BE HAVING THESE DAMAGES. WHEN I RAN THE VIN# THERE IS NO RECALLS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY (APPROX. 70MPH) THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK FROM ENGINE LOUD. ALSO THERE WAS A LOT NOISE I CAN'T BEGIN TO EXPLAIN. IMMEDIATELY IT SMELLED LIKE THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THERE WAS NO ISSUES OR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS COMING UP ON A REST STOP AND I GOT IT INTO THE LOT AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. OF COURSE I START MAKING CALLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PULL UP COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CAR. BUT I HAVE ONE OF THE SOOL VIN #S NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT THING THAT THOUSANDS ARE GETTING HELP WITH. STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CAR. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. 2 MONTHS NOW OF BEING TOLD THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO.

CAR BEGAN BURNING EXCESS OIL AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES, BEGAN SPEWING BLUE AND GRAY SMOKE WHEN STARTING COLD, AT 111,000 MILES TOOK FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT ROMEO KIA KINGSTON. TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING. ALTHOUGH THE 2.0 LITER AND 2.4 LITER ENGINES ARE COVERED UNDER A CURRENT RECALL, THIS IS A 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE. CONTACTED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS THE EXACT SAME AS IS COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND A MODERN DAY ENGINE SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT 92,000 MILES

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK AND SEIZED BEFORE I COULD EXIT THE HIGHWAY. THE TOTAL TIME FROM KNOCK TO SEIZURE WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

I PREVIOUSLY HAD NO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE, BESIDES AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT REPEATEDLY TURNED ON FOR NO REASON. I FOLLOWED RECOMMENDED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HAD RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND FULL DIAGNOSTIC. A WEEK AGO, WHILE DRIVING, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN SPUTTERING THEN DIED. I PULLED OVER, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND FOUND NOTHING VISIBLY AMISS. THEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND IT STARTED BACK UP. THEN AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MINUTES, PARKED THE VEHICLE OVER NIGHT AND STARTED IT UP THE NEXT MORNING. ALTHOUGH IT CONTINUED TO CLICK THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CLICKING GREW MORE INSISTENT THAN THERE WAS A LOUD "SNAP" NOISE AND MY ENGINE DIED. I TOWED THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP, THE...

MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL AND INFORMED ME ABOUT A NOISE HER CAR WAS MAKING. WE NOTICED KNOCKING COMING FROM HER ENGINE. A MECHANIC TOLD US IT WAS A BEARING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENSON KIA OF SPARTANBURG (LOCATED AT 1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303, (864) 585-3611), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

I KEEP GETTING ERROR CODES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGH I CHECK WITH OBD2 METER 3 DIFFERENT CODES COME UP 3 TIMES EACH. P0638, P2106, AND AND P2110. I CLEAR THEM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THEN RANDOMLY IT HAPPENS AGAIN I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M EITHER GOING 25 OR 55 AND ACCELERATING

ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN OCT 2017. EVER SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON FOR EVAP LEAKS. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY EITHER SAY THEY FOUND A LEAK AND FIXED IT OR TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND A LEAK. LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS TO A FEW WEEKS. NEW ENGINE ONLY HAD 12MONTH/12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON IT EVEN THOUGH I AM STILL UNDER MILEAGE FOR INITIAL WARRANTY (AT 80,000 NOW) THEY CLAIM MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE NEW RECALL AND IS NOT A FIRE RISK. HAVE SMELLED FUEL ONCE. LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ON, DEALER AND KIA HAVE BEEN NO HELP AND SINCE NEW WARRANTY IS UP THEY HAVE STARTED WANTING ME TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

ON DECEMBER 21, 2018 I CALLED TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY SUV RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THEY SET ME UP WITH A APPOINTMENT JANUARY 3, 2019 AT 9:00AM. WELL I MAKE IT TO MY APPOINTMENT ON TIME AND HAND THE KEYS OVER TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY TELL ME IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 45MINS TO A HOUR. 2 HOURS LATER MY SUV IS DONE AND THEY SAID IT IS FINE AND THAT THEY CHANGED MY OIL. I APPRECIATE THE OIL CHANGE BUT I JUST HAD IT CHANGE NOT EVEN A 1,000MILES AGO. ANY WAYS, I GET IN MY SUV AND DRIVE HOME, IT'S DRIVING AND RUNNING NORMAL, JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN, NORMAL. TAKATA RECALL ON JANUARY 4, 2019 AT 8:20PM I'M DRIVING BACK HOME FROM SHOPPING AT TO WAL-MART, WHEN MY SUV SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY, MY LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, ALL THE LIGHTS...

ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH DOWN THE EXIT RAMP OF A HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE KNOCKS, SOUNDS OR ABNORMAL SIGNS OF CONCERN. LUCKILY, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE "BEARINGS" . ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD ALL OF ITS SERVICING DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP INCLUDING THE LAST ONE 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON OR HAD ANY NOTIFICATION FROM THE MAINTENANCE CHECKS THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM. WE HAVE FOUND OUT THAT KIA SORENTOS OF 2013 WITH A 2.4L GDI ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON AND I STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT OUR MOTOR HAS THE SAME DEFECT....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUCCILLO KIA OF GREECE (LOCATED AT 4321 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626, (585) 720-8000) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,800.

MY VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO "LIMP" MODE TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE AND TWICE IN LOCAL TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE LAST TIME WAS YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2018. THAT MEANS THAT I LOSE ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE BEYOND A LOW LIMIT. IF I PULL OVER AND RESTART THE MOTOR, IT RUNS NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AND THE MIL LIGHT GOES OFF. ACCORDING TO THE DTC CODES, I HAVE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR SENSOR, HOWEVER THEY WERE CHECKED AND SHOWN TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. I SEARCHED FOR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE COMPUTER. THERE WAS EVEN A KIA ECU UPGRADE PART NUMBER SUPPLIED AS THE FIX. WHEN I CONTACTED SEVERAL KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PART NUMBER. I ALSO CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT KIA HEADQUARTERS. THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO TAKE MY...

THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AFTER TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY FRO 150 MILES. KIA HAD A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THE ENGINE AND INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 10YR OR 120K MILES. MINE SEIZED AT 126K MILES. KIA REFUSED TO FIXED IT AND IT WOULD COST 5K FOR A REBUILT ENGINE OR 12K FOR NEW ENGINE.

CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ROAD WHILE RUNNING TWICE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS WHAT SO EVER. BOTH TIME THE CAR TURNED OFF AND UPON INSPECTION IT HAD NO OIL DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. FIRST TIME THE CAR TURNED OFF, I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE/DEBRIS IN ENGINE THAT CAUSED A GAS SENSOR FAILURE (DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE). RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CHANGE THE OIL VERY OFTEN TO CLEAR ANY POTENTIAL REMAINING SLUDGE SO WE HAVE BEEN CHANGING OIL EVERY 2K. DESPITE OF THIS, CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN (AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS) ON THE HIGHWAY RAMP ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAS NOW APPARENTLY CEASED. THIS SET OF ISSUES ARE DESCRIBED BY 100S OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET AND MIRROR THE ISSUES FOUND IN THE FWD 2013 ENGINES, SO IT IS PUZZLING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR'S ENGINE.

I BOUGHT MY 2013 KIA SERENTO IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. I HAD IT FOR 33 DAYS AND THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. I CALLED KIA IN JOPLIN AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING UP THERE. ONCE I ARRIVED, AND I SET FOR OVER HALF THE DAY, THEY TELL ME THAT MY KIA IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1000. AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED THE RADIO SHUTS OFF AND ON BY IT'S SELF AND NOW THE FLAT TIRE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY CAR.

DRIVING FINE, CAME TO A STOP SIGN, STOPPED, PUSH ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE REVVED TO HIGH RPMS BUT DID NOT MOVE. VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BUT LACKED POWER. ABOUT 150 YDS UP THE ROAD, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, LEAVING VEHICLE HALF WAY IN THE ROAD ON A STEEP, BLIND HILL. 37 DEGREES OUTSIDE- VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. FOUR YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR AS WELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FENLY KIA (5325 WEST SAHARA AVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89146) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS LATER AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, A WHINING NOISE WAS PRESENT AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO 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 115,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT PIECES OF THE ENGINE SHOT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER A POLICE NOR A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DENNIS DILLON KIA (9501 W FAIRVIEW AVE, SUITE B, BOISE, ID 83704, (208) 314-3403) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

EVERY TIME I GET AN OIL CHANGE THERE'S NO OIL IN MY CAR THERE IS ALSO NO LEAK AT ALL I'VE ALWAYS GOT MY OIL CHANGE EARLY OR ON TIME

VEHICLE IS CONSUMING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL AND EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WAS TURNING ONTO AN OFF RAMP AND THE CAR HAVE PUT A LOUD SCREECH AND ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHES ON AND THE CAR DIED. IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS A SATURDAY. MONDAY I CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID HAVE IT TOWED TO US AND WE WILL LOOK AT IT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR JUST LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. LAST TIME IT WENT TO KIA IT COST ME $1500. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE ENGINE WARRANTY OR NATION WIDE LAW SUIT THAT'S GOING ON.