2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

ENGINE ON VEHICLE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 MPH WITH NO WORRIES OR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG

THE NHTSA.DOT.GOV SITE SAYS THERE ARE ZERO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. THIS IS NOT TRUE. MY CAR HAD AN ENGINE RECALL IN JUNE OF 2017 WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED. THEY NOW SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE.

CAR RECALLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS LEAVING METAL SHAVINGS IN ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER OCT 2017 AS DIRECTED. DEALER CHANGED OIL AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM. CAR WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AND RAN NO PROBLEM OCT 17 UNTIL FEB 15 2018. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED EVER BUT ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING IN 4 LANE TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. DANGEROUS PUSH CAR ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES WITH GOOD SAMARITAN HELP. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. AT MY EXPENSE. NO CAR NOW FOR 4 DAYS. DEALER (KIA BERWYN IL.) NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS. DEALER EVIDENTLY DID NOT CHECK FOR METAL SHAVINGS IN SYSTEM AT TIME OF RECALL. CAR SEIZING AND SMOKING WHILE GOING 40 MPH WAS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER SERVICE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MENTION THE SAFETY RECALL IN 2017 & FACT WE COMPLIED AS INSTRUCTED. HAVE BEEN READING BLOG POSTS REGARDING SIMILAR PROBLEMS NOT BEING HONORED BY KIA AND I NOW...

THE ENGINE SEIZE WHILE DIVING AND IS NOT THE MODEL RECALL ON 17V224000

WHEN SHARPLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT THERE IS LOUD KNOCK SEEMINGLY COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CHECKED THIS SITE FOR ANY RECALL NOTICES AND READ THE FOLLOWING RECALL: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V-224, RECALL DATE: MARCH 31, 2017, MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: SC147 WHICH EFFECTS THIS SORT OF ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES FROM KIA INFORMING ME OF THIS SAFETY HAZARD OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TOWED TO SUNSET KIA OF BRADENTON (4770 14TH STREET WEST, (US41), BRADENTON, FL 34207, (941) 752-1000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS THAT WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE UPON INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THAT A USED ENGINE WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, A LABOR CHARGE WOULD BE ASSESSED FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12622086. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY FINE. DRIVING HOME ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND FEEL VIBRATION. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT AND THE ENGINE ROD IS MESSED UP. I NEED A NEW ENGINE. GOING 60MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BILL DODGE KIA IN SACO, MAINE) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER A MONTH PRIOR FOR AN ENGINE EVALUATION AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTIFICATION. DURING THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 112611205 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCOMPLETE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

ENGINE FAILED AT 82,000.00 MILES. THIS IS THE 2.4L I-4 MPI ENGINE THAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. VEHICLE IS AT DEALER AWAITING REPLACEMENT ENGINE. TECHNICIAN STATES THAT THE FAILED ENGINE PART IS IDENTICAL TO THE GDI THAT WHICH WAS RECALLED. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND DEALER CANNOT GIVE TIMETABLE ON THE REPAIR. JUST THAT THE ENGINE IS ON ORDER. COME ON KIA GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER ON THIS. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THIS WAS THE BEST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED.

AROUND 4:30AM (STILL DARK OUTSIDE) I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY ENGINE WAS MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS AND I STARTED TO GET OFF ON AN EXIT, ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT SEEMED AS IF EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON, THE OIL CHANGE LIGHT AND SOME SIGNS I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE LIGHTED UP, THE CAR WENT DEAD AND CAME BACK ON INSTANTLY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON AND REMAINED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXIT UNTIL HELP ARRIVED AND WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUSH MY VEHICLE BUMPER TO BUMPER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BOB MOORE KIA LOCATED: 7340 NW EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73132). THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 1-800-333-4542. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE 2013 KIA SORENTO. WAS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED AND STALLED. COASTED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. WAS ADVISED TODAY THERE WAS MAJOR INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. SUV ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER KIA 100,000 MILE WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT I AM SECOND OWNER AND NOT ORIGINAL OWNER.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL ENGINE FAILURE AND IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN POWER WHILE DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH UP HILL. FAILURE AT A HIGHER SPEED OF TRAVEL, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO OCCUPANTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.4L MPI ENGINE, WHICH FAILED IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH THE RECALLED FAILURE OF THE 2.4L GDI VERSION. BELIEVE KIA IS UNDER-REPRESENTING THE SCOPE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS IN THE CURRENT RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE ENGINES ARE FAILING IN THE REGION OF CONNECTION ROD BEARINGS AND LOWER BLOCK, WHILE THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MPI AND GDI VERSIONS OF THE ENGINE ARE IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE INVOLVING FUEL INJECTION. BELIEVE THE MPI VERSION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR CONTAINING IDENTICAL OR VERY SIMILAR FAILURE MODES AND MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, AS THEY ARE INDEED THE SAME ENGINE FAMILY WITH MANY SHARED COMPONENTS.

I HAVE A 2013 KIA SORENTO WITH 103000 MILES AND I'M THE 2ND OWNER, I THINK, AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 7 MONTHS. CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY AND NO ENGINE OR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. STARTED THE SORENTO AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 40 MILES TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ROD BEARING WAS THE BLAME AND THE DEBRIS FROM THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED KIA 3 TIMES AND SPOKE TO SUPERVISORS, BUT THEY SAID MY ENGINE / VIN # WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT IT WAS UP TO ME TO GET FIXED. $7000.00 !!

MY CAR IS USING OIL TOOK IT TO KIA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT HAD 5 RECALLS ON IT AFTER THEY HAD THE SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR 500 MILES IF IT STILL USES OIL CALL THEM BACK I DID AND THEY SAID THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME I EVEN BOUGHT EXTRA IMANI TAN EVEN INSURANCE THAT THEY SAY WILL NOT COVER THE MOTOR THEY WANT ME PAY 1000 DOLLARS FOR THEM TO TEAR IT DOWN TO SEE IF IT IS MY FAULT OR THEIR AND UP BACK TOGETHER WITH THE SAME USE PARTS I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICES FOR ANY OF THEY RECALLS THEY FIXED

2013 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED KNOCKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/07/2017*JS

ON OCTOBER 6TH, I WAS COMMUTING HOME FROM WORK AND MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE. ONCE I ARRIVED AT MY HOUSE, I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND AS I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK. OUT NEAREST KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS SO I TOOK IT TO A NEARBY MECHANIC. THEY DETERMINED THERE WAS A BEARING ISSUE AND I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GIVING ME A COMPLETE ESTIMATE BECAUSE THEY HAD TROUBLE FINDING ALL PARTS NEEDED. I CONTACTED KIA ON MONDAY AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP ME AS I WAS JUST A BIT OVER THE 100,000 WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED I CALL KIA AND SPEAK TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AND OPEN A CASE WITH THEM. I OPENED A CASE AND THEY SUGGESTED I BRING MY CAR INTO KIA FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. I BROUGHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE NOISE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN APART. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12519740, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

KIA REPLACED MY ENGINE TWICE, DUE TO OIL CONSUMPTION. A MONTH AFTER THE FIRST ENGINE REPLACEMENT, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS.. SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, LOSS OF POWER, STALLING AND OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS IN AND OUT OF KIA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG! I MOVED FROM CO TO NE, MY HUSBAND AND I HAD TO ADD OIL EVERY 100 MILES, WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST AND STALLING. LINCOLN NE KIA FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RIGHT AWAY! KIA INSTRUCTS THEN TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AGAIN! ONCE THEY REPLACED ENGINE, THEY STILL SAW THE LEAK AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH RESULTED IN MORE GUESSING AND PARTS. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED IT UP, MY HUSBAND AND I WENT OUT TO DINNER AND MY SORENTO DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. RIGHT AWAY CALLED AND GOT IT BACK IN. AT FIRST THEY...

I EXPERIENCE A LOUD KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE, UPON BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, THE ENGINE IS BELIEVED THAT THE ROD BEARINGS FAILED AND THE ENGINE HAS METAL DEBRI INSODE OF ENGINE. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BE COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AND POSSIBLY OTHER ENGINE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THIS. NOT TO MENTION THE SENSORS ON THE CAR NEVER CAME ON TO WARN ME OF ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING. THE CAR IS STILL BEING OWED ON AND IN UNDRIVABLE CONDITION. IT HAS BEEN SINCE PARKED, EXCEPT WHEN TOWED ( FULL BED TOW) TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THAN TOWED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE. THE ESTIMATED COST KIA OFFERED WAS OVER $9,000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR WITH ONLY A 12,000 MILE/ 1 YEAR WARRANTY WHEN THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WARRANTY IS 100.000 MI WARRANTY. THE MAINTENCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON DURING THE LIFE OF THE VWHICLE AND NO...

2013 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. UPDATED 10/02/2017*JS

MY ENGINE HAS NO LEAKS OF OIL YET RAN OUT OF ALL BUT 1 QT, AND CAUSED MY TO GET SPUN BEARINGS, AND NOW ENGINE IS RUINED. THIS IS LESS THAN A 4 YEAR OLD CAR AND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER CAME ON SAYING I WAS LOW ON ANYTHING. ALSO JUST HAD MAJOR FLUIDS ALL CHANGED IN CAR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. IT IS OVER THE 100,000 WARRANTY SO NOW I HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE. LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER OWNERS. THE ENGINE IS THE V6 ENGINE, THE SMALLER ENGINE WAS RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, YET MINE WASNT IN THE RECALL.

MY ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE @ 77 MPH. KIA CONSUMER TELLS ME MY ENGINE ISN'T THE ENGINE ON THE RECALL LIST. THE GDI ENGINE IS AND MINE IS 2.4 L4 DOHC. HOW COME KIA HAS A RECALL ON 2013 KIA SORENTO BUT DISCRIMINATES ENGINES. ONE OF THE SCARIEST SITUATIONS I HAVE EVER BEEN IN! AND NOW KIA SAYS TOO BAD!!! NOW I AM WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION AND RELYING ON FRIENDS FOR RIDES UNTIL KIA CONSUMER CAN GET ANSWERS. NO LOANER FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP OR RENTAL. AND MAY I ADD THIS HAPPENED 691.5 MILES FROM HOME.

ENGINE: KIA MADE A RECALLS OF 2013 SORENTO ENGINES BUT MY ENGINE WAS NOT INCLUDED, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE METAL INSIDE MY ENGINE BROKE AND SHATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE; WHEN I TOOK IT TO KIA, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED BUT MY ENGINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALLED. I HAVE WRITE TO KIA MOTORS USA, TO MY DEALER CITY KIA OF ORLANDO AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY IGNORED.

MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS WITH AN UPCOMING MOVE TO THE USA (MOVED AUGUST 2017).ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON JUNE 25 2017. ENGINE KNOCK STARTED ON JUNE 26. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN ENGLAND ON JULY 11. CAR WAS RULED INOPERABLE WITH ENGINE FAILURE ON JULY 12. WE WERE FORCED TO LEAVE OUR CAR IN ENGLAND DUE TO PARTS AVAILABILITY AND LACK OF ASSISTANCE FROM KIA. WE STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT PARTS AVAILABILITY NOR ARE WE IN POSSESSION OF OUR CAR. NEARING 3 MONTHS WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE HAS PUT US IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A TICKING NOISE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, THE NOISE GREW LOUDER, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (SAINT CLOUD KIA IN WAITE PARK, MINNESOTA). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A RECALL EVALUATION ON 08/31/17 TO LUPINTE KIA IN BROOKLYN PARK, MINNESOTA AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OK TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IS NOT WORKING. MY CAR WAS SMOKING BLACK AND WHITE EVERY TIME WE TURN ON THE CAR. KIA IN SALEM OREGON REVISED THE CAR AND SAID THAT "EVERYTHING WAS FINE" "RUNS PERFECT" . THE CAR CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND SMELLED BAD. THEY SAID THAT IS MY FAULT FOR NOT MAKING OIL CHANGES ON TIME. I DID SOME, MISSED ONE OR TWO. KIA REFUSE TO REPAIR MY CAR. KIA DOES NOT ANSWER MY PHONE CALL. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN MY GARAGE FOR 6 MOTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING 7 MPH, THE ENGINE INADVERTENTLY REVVED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER CHEST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 10/12/17*LJ UPDATED 10/12/2017*JS

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA RECALL 17V-224, KIA ENGINE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SC147 IN THE END OF MAY 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING THE RECALL WORK ON APPROXIMATELY JUNE 10, 2017. IT IS NOW AUGUST 11, 2017 AND THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND THE VEHICLE HAS SAT AS UNDRIVEABLE FOR 2 MONTHS. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE SAFETY RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE MUFFLER THAT EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED AN UNKNOWN LOCAL KIA DEALER LOCATED IN SALEM, OR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL WHEN NEEDED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2013 KIA SORENTO ON THE TURNER TURNPIKE IN OKLAHOMA GOING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON JULY 22, 2017 AND THE CAR ENGINE WENT OUT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO KIA AND THEY SAID THE LONG BLOCK WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND WE NEED TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES ON IT.

CAR HAS 45K MILES. TOTAL LOSS DUE TO ENGINE FIRE. OIL PAN FAILURE. CAUSE AND ORIGIN REPORT PENDING

WHEN BEGINNING A RIGHT-HAND TURN AFTER STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND IT TOOK TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT. THE CAR WAS FULLY WARMED-UP AND HAD 3/4 TANK OF GAS,THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 82 DEGREES AND HUMID..

ON JULY 11TH 2017, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN HIS 2013 KIA SORENTO ON INTERSTATE 35 GOING 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO GET TO THE REST STOP WHICH HE DID NOT MAKE IT THE ENGINE JUST DIED , NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, SO HE HAD TO PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK, THE KIA WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHICH UPON EXAMINATION OF THE CAR DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD REPLACE IT FOR $5000-6000 SINCE THEY ARE A GM DEALER WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALER WHO CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AND WOULD CHARGE US $5875 FOR A USED ENGINE WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS MORE THAN OUR...

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. KIA OF SLIDELL, LOUISIANA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR IN THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

ENGINE LOCKD UP MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STARTED. IT LOCKED UP STEERING AND GEAR SHIFT A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE IT STARTED THE NOISE. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP NOT COVERED BY RECALL BECAUSE MANUFACTURED IN DIFFERENT PLANT THAN OTHER SORENTOS WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING NORTH ON I-49 IN LOUISIANA WHEN OUR 2013 KIA SORENTO (APPROXIMATELY 86,000 MILES) BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING/KNOCKING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. WE TURNED OUR EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON FOR CAUTIONARY PURPOSES, BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OIL SPLATTER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE ENGINE AND OVER THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, FROM THE FRONT HOOD TO THE BACK WINDOW. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE ENGINE HAD FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE," AND...

THIS A CORRECTION TO POST ON JULY 9, 2017. OUR 2013 SORENTO HAS THE THETA II MPI (MULTI-POINT INJECTION) AND NOT THETA II GDI (GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION). NOW I KNOW WHY I HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL LETTER. I STILL HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE.

OUR KIA SORENTO HAD 46963 MILES. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS AND HAVE PUT 34K MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5K MILES. THE KIA SORENTO STOPPED RUNNING WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 55 MPH ON A TWO-LANE ROAD. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY A DUALLY PICK UP TOWING A LARGE BOAT. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP IN KINGSLAND, TX, THEY CUT THE SERPENTINE BELT, COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO TURN, TOLD US THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN AUSTIN, WHERE THEY HAD A TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PETE KIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2013 KIA SORENTO SHOULD BECOME A PART OF THE RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY INVOLVING KIA MOTORS. WE CHANGED OUR OIL AND NOTICED IT TO BE WHAT MY HUSBAND CALLED A BIT LUMPY. TOOK OUR CAR INTO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS A LEAK ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. WE PLANNED ON FIXING THIS THE FOLLOWING PAYDAY, BUT INSTEAD LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TO A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL AND THAT WAS IT THE CAR NEVER MOVED AGAIN. THE RODS WERE SHOT AND CAUSED MOTOR TO SEIZE. OUR LOCAL GARAGE, BENDING WRENCHES BELIEVES THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT OUR CLAIM. WE HAVE PAID FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE PLACED IN VEHICLE AND ARE HOPING TO BECOME A PART OF THIS RECALL AND BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WE HAVE ALL PAPERWORK FROM GARAGE AND ALSO KEPT THE OIL THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED FROM THE KIA...

KIA SORENTO 2013 88K MILES, GOING DOWN HIGHWAY, LOSS OF POWER, LIGHT CLUNKING NOISE. COASTED TO STOP. TOWED TO A SHOP. THEY SAID TIMING CHAIN NOT LUBRICATED, BROKE AND DESTROYED CYLINDER HEAD. CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT MOTOR BECAUSE OF A FREEZE ON SELLING THESE MOTORS. *TR

KIA RECALL: WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SEIZED UP ON MY 2013 KIA SORENTO WITH 78000 MILES ON IT. THE COMPANY THAT REBUILT THE ENGINE SAID IT WAS DUE TO A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. HOWEVER THE OIL WAS FULL AND CLEAN AND WAS 1000 MILES BELOW ITS NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. THE ENGINE DID NOT MAKE ANY NOISES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. KIA STATES THAT THE VIN # ON MY SORENTO IS NOT PART OF THE RECENT RECALL ON THEIR ENGINES THAT ARE FAILING IN THIS SAME MANNER. I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT (AT A VERY HEFTY PRICE) AND AM LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

THE VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES ON IT AND ALREADY NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. KIA WILL NOT REPLACE.

2013 SORENTO STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOOSE FAN BELT. THEN WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AND APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, SUV STALLED. WAS ABLE TO START SUV AGAIN AND CONTINUED HOME WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ROADSIDE ASST TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THE ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THEY ALSO SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR HAS BEEN ON THE DEALERS LOT FOR EIGHT MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE ENGINE..

ENGINE IS LOUD I WAS TOLD TO REPORT TO THE KIA DEALER IF THE ENGINE WAS GETTING MORE LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS LOUD FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN IF IT SEEMED TO GET MORE LOUD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT HAS SOLID LIFTERS AND THAT IS WHY IT IS LOUD. NOW IT HAS 99730 MILES AND SOME ENGINES ARE SEIZING UP. I ASKED IF THE RECALL WOULD BE IN FORCE IF I WENT OVER 100000 AND WAS TOLD TO PARK IT UNTIL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA FOR INSTRUCTIONS. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE AND PAYING PAYMENT'S ON, I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE KIA REP SAID TO HURRY WHEN I RECEIVE THE LETTER SO THE DEALERSHIP COULD GET ME SCHEDULED BUT HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE!...

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AND CAUGHT FIRE ON RURAL ROADS ABOUT 50MPH.THE DOG AND MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND MY S.O.'S QUICK THINKING...SNOW IN THE ENGINE HELPED EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A GAME WARDEN ARRIVED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE FREE OF COST.

MY CAR IS 2013 KIA SORENTO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR JAN, 2014. MY FAMILY EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALL 4 TIMES SO FAR. LAST ONE WAS YESTERDAY. MY WIFE DROVE AT DOWN HILL AND STOP TO MAKE RIGHT TURN. THAT MOMENT, ENGINE STOPPED. SHE SAID BREAK WORK PROPERLY. SO, ENGINE SEEMS STOP AFTER CAR FULLY STOPPED. BUT MY WIFE DIDN'T RECOGNIZED STOPPED ENGINE. WHEN SHE RELEASED BREAKS. CAR WENT DOWN TO MAIN ROAD. SHE PUSHED ACCEL BUT CAR DIDN'T GO AHEAD. IF THERE WERE ANY CAR COMING. SHE COULDN'T AVOID HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. THAN, SHE PUT ON PARKING AND START ENGINE AGAIN. I HAVE RECEIVED 1 TIME ENGINE MODULE RECALL SERVICE. AFTER THAT, ENGINE STALLED 2 TIMES. THIS IS OVER 30K CAR. BUT NEVER RELIABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THE COMPRESSION WENT TO ZERO AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN A DANGEROUS LOCATION NEXT TO A GUARDRAIL. THE ENGINE OIL FLOWED OUT OF THE ENGINE AND THERE WAS DARK SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE KIA WAS TOWED HOME AT MY EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD SERVICE THROUGH ITS' ENTIRE WARRANTY PERIOD WITH KIA DEALERSHIP. THEY MADE MAJOR REPAIRS AS WELL AS OIL CHANGES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 20K. KIA WILL NOT COVER THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WHICH IS NEEDED. THIS IS THE SAME PATTERN OF MECHANICAL FAILURE REGARDING ENGINE OIL PROBLEMS LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND COSTLY REPAIRS.