2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED RUNNING AND, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER (MATT TAYLOR KIA, 2784 N COLUMBUS ST, LANCASTER, OH 43130, (740)-204-6590) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS PARKED WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CAR. UPDATED 02/01/19*JB

SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A CYCLIC KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY AT START UP AND INITIAL ACCELERATION. WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE SEIZED AND CAR SHUT DOWN.

TWICE MY VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER. I AM DRIVING NORMAL SPEED DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ACCELERATION DROPS DRAMATICALLY WITH NO WARNING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN YOU SPEED DROPS FROM 70 TO 40 WITH NO WARNING. HAVE HAD IT FIXED ONCE AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN.

MY ENGINE OIL IS DISAPPEARING. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED TWICE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAK OR SIGNS OF BURNING OIL. AFTER 2000 TO 2500 MILES THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL WITH NO OIL LIGHT STAYING ILLUMINATED. THE OIL LIGHT BLINKS FOR A SECOND AND GOES OFF AND WOULD BE VERY EASY TO MISS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE NON COLLISION FIRE ISSUE THAT THIS SAME ENGINE IS HAVING. IF I WERE TO NOT SEE THE OIL LIGHT BLINK, THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN HOME AND HAVE A MAJOR FAILURE. ALL MAINTENANCE EXCEPT ONE OIL CHANGE HAS BEEN DONE BY TWO LOCAL KIA DEALERS AND AT PROPER INTERVALS. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (DOUG SMITH KAY, 495 W MAIN ST, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003, 801-692-4390) WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE BATTERY BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NETS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) OR MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SC-106, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE WHEN IS IN MOTION OR DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE DRAGGING AND LOOKS LIKE IT WANTS TO CHANGE GEARS BUT IT DON'T WHEN IT NEEDS TOO . I AM SCARED THIS CAN BE ONE OF THOSE CARS THAT ARE GETTING IN FIRE I AM ALWAYS HAVING THE KIDS IN THIS CAR WHAT CAN I DO .,.. AND IS AN ONGOING JUST VERY WORRY

TAKATA RECALL, 2014 KIA SORENTO LISTS POWER WHEN I ACCELLERATE. SORENTO IS VERY SLUGGISH WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT SEEMS TO JERK AND LOSE POWER. THIS SLUGGISH FEELING HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY, EVEN IF I HAVE A TUNE UP COMPLETED AND ALL NEW FILTERS. I HAVE ALSO TRIED DIFFERENT BRANDS OF GASOLINE TO TRY AND HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ALSO ABOUT THE MOUNT OF HEAT THE ENGINE GIVES OFF. THE HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE IS SO HOT YOU CAN BARELY STAND BY THE CAR.

WHILE DRIVING ON CONGESTED HIGHWAY AT ~40 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. DIAGNOSTICS FROM DEALERSHIP VALIDATES THE ENGINE HAD A MAJOR MECHANICAL FAILURE. DEALERSHIP ALSO VALIDATES VEHICLE WAS HIGHLY MAINTAINED. OTHER KIA SORENTO 2013'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. PLEASE REVIEW.

NO OIL LEAK BUT EVERY OIL CHANG THERE IS NO OIL STEERING IS JUST NOT RIGHT

IN JAN. 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGIE.. OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED IN DEC. SHORTLY AFTER HEARING NOISE THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME IN TRAFFIC. WAS ABLE TO GET THE CR TO RESTART TO LILL OVER OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE OIL DIPSTICK AREA. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOME WHERE I THEN CONTACTED KIA AND HAD THEM TOW IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY KIA THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2013 SORENTO GDI ENGINES. KIA SUSPECTS A BLOWN ENGINE AT ONLY 86,896 MILES BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT'S THE 2.4L DOHC ENGINE... THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STIL NOT RUNNING... I PURCHASED THIS VEHILCE IN MARCH OF 2017.

TAKARA RECALL, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17,2018 MY KIDS READ BRIGHT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE LEAVING FOR A TRIP THE FOLLOWING DAY. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18,2018 WERE LEFT FOR OUR TRIP FROM MISSOURI TO FLORIDA FOR A VACATION. MY CAR HAD ONLY 63,700 MILES ON IT. WE GOT INTO MISSISSIPPI AND STOPPED FOR GAS. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE, WE STOPPED TO SEE IF MAYBE WE HAD JUST GOT BAD FUEL AND TREATED IT FOR THAT AND CHECKED THE OIL, ALL SEEMED FINE EXCEPT FOR THE NOISE IN THE MOTOR. WE GOT 5 MORE MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ENGINE MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE RIGHT BEFORE OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND FELT PARTS FALLING INTO THE OIL PAN AND WE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO PULL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND BATTERY SENSORS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KIA OF ABERDEEN, 4702 SW DR, ABERDEEN, TX 79606) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SAME ISSUE AS RECALLED ENGINES BUT KIA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING TO TUCSON FROM MESA ON INTERSTATE 10, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISES AND LOST POWER , THEREBY STALLING BY THE ROADSIDE. IT HAS 89,000 MILES ON AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. I TOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE FAILED BEARING ALL VISIBLE ON OPENING THE VALVE COVER. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT KIA TO SEE IF THIS ENGINE WAS PART OF THE RECALL SC 0147 WHICH IS A RECALL DUE TO THIS KIND OF FAILURE FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. AFTER INVESTIGATING, KIA DENIED MY REQUEST STATING THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THEREFORE COULD NOT HAVE SUFFERED THIS SAME DEFECT. THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE THE ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED WAS MANUFACTURED, IN MY ATTEMPT TO LINK THE ENGINE WITH THOSE UNDER RECALL, JUST STATING IT...

ENGINE HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE (HUMMING AND GRINDING) WHEN VEHICLE WAS OPERATING BETWEEN 40MPH AND 60 MPH. BROUGHT TO KIA DEALER WHO STATED IT WAS THE NEW TIRES WE BOUGHT FROM MEINEKE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MEINEKE WHO SAID IT WAS NOT THE TIRES. WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNDER 0 POWER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS STILL BATTERY POWER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MEINEKE WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. WE HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE IN MAY 2018 AT THE MILFORD CT KIA AND WAS NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE UNTIL OCTOBER 2018. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 800 MORE MILES TO REACH THE 3000 MILE MARK FOR AN OIL CHANGE ALSO. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MILFORD KIA WHO IS STILL...

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND CAR COUGHT FIRE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE CAR NEXT TO US WHO SIGNALED TO PULL OVER WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOAST.

THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL AND I WAS TOLD IT PASSED THE TEST , FOR NOW, BUT I NEED TO CONTINUE TO BRING IT IN PERIODICALLY FOR CHECKS. THEREFORE THE CAR IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE WHILE DRIVING. NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THAT AND THE RECALL IS NOT COMPLETE BUT YET THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IF THE CAR WAS SAFE, THEN IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE CHECKED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. KIA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR AND REFUSES TO FIX IT AND INSTEAD IS MAKING PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR FUTURE CHECKS. THE PROBLEM COULD STILL OCCUR WITHOUT ANY WARNING AS THEY KNOW THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE USING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES AND PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK. I AM STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE CAR AND IF...

KIA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE ENGINE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SC147 RECALL AND WAS TOLD IT PASSED, "FOR NOW" BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE CHECKED. KIA KNOWS THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS PLACED MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN AN UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN A CAR WHERE THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE BECAUSE KIA KNOWS THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE BUT IS WAITING FOR IT TO FAIL THE TEST. THAT IS WRONG AND IT COULD HAPPEN PRIOR TO A PERIODIC RECHECK AND NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING A VEHICLE LIKE THAT AND KIA IS USING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES BY REFUSING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE THAT IS KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IN ORDER TO SELL THE VEHICLE ,WHICH WE NOW WANT...

RECALL NOTICE FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING RECALL POWER TRAIN

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A ROUTE 30 IN GREENSBURG, PA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CLICKING NOISE AND THEN SILENCE. NO NOISE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE MALL PARKING LOT. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO ALLWINE CURRY AUTO SEVICE, A LOCAL GARAGE, FOR EVALUATION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT AND THAT A USED ONE COULD BE INSTALLED FOR $3500. WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE USED FROM SMAIL KIA IN MAY 2017. WE HAVE OUR OIL CHANGED EVERY 6000 MILES. WE HAVE NOT HAD A OIL LIGHT COME ON OR ANY WARNING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY TO FLORIDA, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STOPPED TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED IN FLORIDA, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN KIA DEALER IN FLORIDA, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER WITH POSSIBLE OIL AND ENGINE FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT SHE WAS NOT INFORMED OF IT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,900.

2013 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED BUT COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION.*JS

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH. THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE SEIZED CAUSING A CONNECTING ROD TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD 29,200 MILES ON IT. THIS IS THE 2.4 ENGINE. NOT THE THETA ENGINE, BUT THE SAME BOTTOM END AS THE THETA ENGINE!!

PCM RECALL. VEHICLE STALLS AT STOPS AND SLOWING OF VEHICLE. AUGUST 6 TURNED OFF ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER PARKING IN DRIVEWAY AND TURNING ENGINE OFF. AUGUST 4 AND 5, 2018 VEHICLE STALLED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE ROAD IN TOWN.

SPONTANEOUS VEHICLE FIRE. TRAVELING ON US-27 IN FLORIDA, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, PROCEEDED THROUGH THE LIGHT ONCE IT TURNED GREEN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED THROUGH THE VENTS AND FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS WELL. CAR BECAME DISABLED AND 3 OF US JUMPED OUT AND RAN DOWN THE ROAD, AWAY FROM THE CAR. THE ENTIRE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS FROM EXITING.

MY 2013 KIA SORENTO WITH A THETA 2.4 LITER ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 63,000 MILES; ON TUESDAY 3/21/17. WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED/HEARD LOUD ENGINE NOISES I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-10 NORTH IN TUCSON AZ RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I HAD TO COAST OVER IMMEDIATELY TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, VERY DANGEROUS LUCKY NO ACCIDENT. I UNCOVERED IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT KIA THETA 2.4 LITER ENGINE PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO KIA CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN; MORGAN THAT TOOK APART MY ENGINE FOR WARRANTY EVALUATION. HE SAID THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS ENGINE PROBLEM; IT'S FAILURE OF THE #3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD, FEELS IT'S AN ENGINEERING MISTAKE, THE PORT SIZES FOR THE OIL FLOW ARE NOT SIZED PROPERLY, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT OIL FLOW OVERTIME AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. MY ENGINE LOOKED BRAND NEW, THERE WAS NO SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND THE OIL PUMP LOOKED BRAND NEW AS WELL. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA OF EAST SYRACUSE (6717 MANLIUS CENTER RD, EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057, (315) 701-5898), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,155.

VIN IS [XXX] 2009 KIA RIO 5 SX- AFTER DRIVING TO SAN DIEGO AND BACK TO PORTLAND OR, OUR ENGINE BEGAN TO PUTTER AND HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING AND SMELLED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. WE ALSO NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND THAT INCREASINGLY GOT LOUDER. ONCE HOME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WE GET ALL OF MAINTENANCE DONE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY SPOKE TO KIA AND FROM WHAT THEY SEE AND HEAR, WE WILL NEED TO GET A NEW ENGINE. THEY EVEN SAID THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON THE ENGINE DUE TO LIABILITY CONCERNS. I THEN CALLED A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE I NEED A KNEW ENGINE, EVEN WITH OUT BRINGING IT TO THEM. THEN I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT 500 BUCKS TO HAVE THE SHOP OPEN...

LESS THAN 3000 MILES AFTER KIA DID A OIL CHANGE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR ENGINE RECALL DID I FIND OUT THAT MY ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK MY VEHICLE AND AFTER 3 MONTHS A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IT. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ROUGH IDLING, PROBLEMS ACCELERATING AND SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING.

DRIVING AUTO ON I-75 SOUTH NEAR FT. MYERS, FL, CAR ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. ENTIRE AUTO BURNED TO NOTHING BUT METAL. BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS AND GET OUT ALTHOUGH ALL POWER WAS LOST AS WE WERE PULLING OVER THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN FOUR MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FIRE.

ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO DANGEROUSLY CROSS OVER ALL LANES TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED AND LOOKED AT BY MECHANICS IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO COMPLETELY BE REPLACED. KIA SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THIS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS A 2013 WITH 61,947 MILES ON IT

WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP, WE STARTED NOTICING A NOISE THAT SEEMED TO SOUND LIKE A SMALL MUFFLER LEAK. NO LOSS OF POWER OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS WERE APPARENT AT ALL. CONTINUED DRIVING THINKING I COULD HAVE THE HOLE IN MUFFLER FIXED THE NEXT DAY. AFTER TRAVELING SOME 30 MILES TO OUR EXIT, GETTING OFF THE ENTER STATE, THE CAR STALLED, STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG, . THE CAR RESTARTED AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME UNTIL IT STOPPED AGAIN. I CALLED FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC.

MY FAMILY HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A NORTH CAROLINA VACATION ON WHICH WE TRAVELED IN OUR KIA SORRENTO ON THE 23RD OF JUNE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON MAJOR INTERSTATES WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST THOUGHT THAT OUR KIA WAS POSSIBLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MORE RECENTLY ON THE 29TH OF JUNE, I JUST INSISTED THAT MY 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TAKE MY KIA TO NEW JERSEY BECAUSE I FELT THAT MY CAR WAS A BETTER CHOICE THAN HER OLDER MODEL FORD RANGER TO GO ON THAT LONG TRIP. IT WAS ONLY A FEW HOURS AFTER SHE RETURNED HOME ON JUNE 30, 2018, THAT I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN TO A GRADUATION PARTY NOT FAR FROM MY HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OFF OF THE ROAD WITH GREAT EFFORT AND WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OR HARM TO MY FAMILY....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUFFINES KIA MCKINNEY (1201 N CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070, (888) 450-2260), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

103,000 MILES ON MY 2013 KIA. I'M DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR DIES. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED AND INSPECTED, THE DIAGNOSIS IS, "SEIZED ENGINE". AFTER DROPPING THE OIL PAN, PIECES OF BEARINGS AND METAL SHAVINGS ARE EVERYWHERE. THIS SOUNDS TO ME EXACTLY WHAT KIA HAS RECALLED THOUSANDS OF CARS FOR. WHY ISN'T MY KIA UNDER RECALL? FOR SUCH A NEW CAR TO HAVE AN ENGINE SEIZURE FROM WORN OUT BEARINGS SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY BUILD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PITRE KIA OF LAS CRUCES (955 S VALLEY DR, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005, (575) 524-7721) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AT 130,288 MILES 08/31/16 VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING AND LAGGING WHILE DRIVING BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. KIA DEALERSHIP REPLACED CAMSHAFT ASSEMBLY AND CHARGED ME $2390. ON 06/26/17 AT 155,278 MILES SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SPITTING AND SPUTTERING BUT NO ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS ON A TEST DRIVE. ON 07/18/17 AT 155,872 MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE SPITTING AND SPUTTERING AGAIN. METAL FOUND IN OIL AND IN FILTER. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING ENGINE DUE TO BEARING WEAR CAUSING CVVT AND OCV STICKING. RECALL WAS DONE ON OTHER SORENTO'S, BUT MY SX V6 HAS HAD THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY SORENTO. MY KIA HAS SAT UNDRIVEABLE FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I HAD MY VEHICLE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FAIL AND ONLY DROVE HIGHWAY MILES TO AND FROM WORK. I HAVE EACH OF THESE SERVICE...

RECALL 2013 KIA SORENTO VEHICLES ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER STOPPING AND CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KOONS KIA (9610 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN DOWNTOWN READING AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE SEIZED. TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO DISCOUNT 1000 FOR A NEW ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE 2ND KIA WE HAVE HAD AN ENGINE SEIZE UP. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS EARLIER WE HAD A 2015 KIA SPORTAGE THROW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE. KIA IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, TOWING AND RENTAL CARE ON THIS VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THEIR ENGINE DESIGN. OTHER 2013 KIA ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND WE ARE WONDERING WHY THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR EITHER VEHICLE.

PURCHASED THE SORENTO FEBRUARY 2017, AND HAD NOTICED A MISS IN IT IN NOVEMBER. SOMETIME IN MARCH, THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN TO ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS AND IT STARTED JERKING VERY BADLY AND LOSING POWER.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. NO NOISE, NO WARNING, JUST CEASED OPERATING. OUR MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS LOCKED UP. HE CHECKED RECALL ON 2013 KIA SORRENTO'S AND SOME 2013 MODELS HAD EXTENDED WARRANTIES GIVEN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL. I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THIS, AND EDUCATE OTHERS THAT MAY SUFFER THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. NOW IT IS IN NEED OF A NEW ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH, IN DRIVE, MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND IT APPEARED TO BE A ROD OR CRANKSHAFT BEARING. DROVE TO KIA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. I HAVE REGULAR OIL SERVICE CHANGES AND THE CAR'S MILEAGE IS ABOUT 56,000. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERS YARD. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013 WITH ONLY ABOUT 11,000 MILEAGE.

2013 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD *CN

AT 89K MILES, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON AN INCLINE ON VACATION 700 MILES FROM HOME, I HEARD A BUNCH OF NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP AND ENGINE STALLED. I COASTED ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE ROD HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN MY ENGINE WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I CALLED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION WHICH I DID. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS $10K , KIA STATES THAT MY 2.4L ENGINE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL OR AFFECTED ENGINES. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED BEFORE WE LEFT ON THIS TRIP. BOTH...

MY SORENTO OVERHEATED AND I STOPPED THE SORENTO RIGHT AWAY . I TOWED IT TO MY KIA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY 2013 SORENTO THAT I PURCHASED NEW ALREADY NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAD TAKEN IT TO TWO KIA DEALERS AND THEY WERE RUDE ABOUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION AND BLAMED ME FOR THE DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED MARCH OF 2017 AND I AM NOW READING THE RECALLS FOR THE SORENTO AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE SEIZING BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY SORENTO ISN'T ONE OF THE CARS BEING RECALLED IF MY CAR JUST SEIZED UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND A MONTH PRIO TO THE INCIDENT I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE .

I AM THE SECONDARY OWNER OF A 2013 KIA SORENTO, WITH 45,000 MILES AND THE 2.4 L THETA 11 MPI ENGINE. AFTER WORKING ON MARCH 2ND 2018, I STARTED THE CAR TO GO HOME AND HEARD A VERY LOUD CLANKING NOISE. IT WAS SO BAD I CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME BECAUSE IT WAS WAY TO LATE TO HAVE TOWED TO A DEALER. HERE COMES THE BAD NEWS. KIA MECHANICS CAME BACK TO TELL ME I HAD THROWN A ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. WHAT? AT 45,000 MILES? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? WELL AT LEAST I HAVE A WARRANTY RIGHT. OH NO. TURNS OUT I AM 14 DAYS PAST THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY. BECAUSE I AM NOT THE PRIMARY OWNER THE $6185 BILL TO FIX IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM MY POCKET. I CALLED KIA CORPORATE PLEADED MY CASE AND GOT A CASE # TO SEE IF...

MY CAR HAS WORKED FINE UP UNTIL THE VERY MOMENT THIS OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN IT STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES. IT BECAME VERY HARD AND HEAVY TO DRIVE. NOT MORE THAN 15 MILES LATER I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND THE MOMENT I TURNED RIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. THANK GOODNESS I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE INTO A PARKING LOT OR A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THERE ARE METAL SHAVINGS IN MY OIL AND THE BEARING COMPLETELY FELL OUT OF MY CAR. I WENT BACK TO PICK UP ALL THE PIECES (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED) NO ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. I HAVE NEVER MISSED AN OIL CHANGE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. KIA IS CLAIMING MY CAR IS NOT ONE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SUNSET KIA OF VENICE, 1179 US HIGHWAY 41 BYP S, VENICE, FL 34285) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY PART WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF VENICE (1179 US HIGHWAY 41 BYP S, VENICE, FL 34285) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO SUNSET KIA...