2012 KIA SPORTAGE Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT LINKED HIS FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. RICART KIA (4255 S HAMILTON RD, #210, GROVEPORT, OH 43125) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

HI, ON 04/24/2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH MY KIA BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY AND LOST THE ACCELERATION, A LOT OF OIL WAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE KIA, AND A LOT OF SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE HOOD. I BROUGHT MY MECHANIC AND CONFIRMED ME THE ENGINE BLEW OUT DUE TO AN OIL LEAKING. I SEND THE SUV TO KIA DEALER IN CERRITOS, CA AS IT HAD AN OPEN RECALL DUE TO AN OIL PAN ISSUE. THEY JUST NOTIFIED ME THE DPSM MANAGER REVIEW MY CASE AND DECLINED REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THAT INFO WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY VICTOR REPRESENTATIVE AT KIA DEALER. AND I REQUESTED VIA EMAIL A REPORT OF THE REASON FROM THE REFUSAL TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. VICTOR DID NOT PROVIDED ME NO REPORT AND JUST TEXTED ME IT WAS DUE TO A CONNECTING ROD THAT WENT THROUGH AND BLOCK, AND IT WAS A LACK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CEASED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERGUSON KIA LOCATED AT 1501 N ELM PL, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS 85447 MILES. DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE FAILURE AND SEIZING OF THE LOWER ENGINE MECHANISM. ALL THIS OCCURRED IN A FEW MINUETS TIME SPAN. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A RURAL HWY WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED. CAR AND DRIVER WERE STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE HWY REQUIRING THE NEED TO BE TOWED. UPON RESEARCH, I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO THE CURRENT SCV147 OR 17V224000 RECALL. KIA MOTORS RECALL LINE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THIS CAR IS NOT LISTED AS PART OF THE RECALL LISTED ABOVE. THE DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS OF OTHER DRIVERS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SIMILAR IN NATURE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RESEARCHED FURTHER AND THE CURRENT RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. THE VEHICLE ACTS AS IF THE LOWER BEARING GAVE OUT PREMATURELY.

BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THOUGHT I HEARD A SLIGHT TAPPING SOUND LIKE A ROCKER ARM BUT DIDN'T HEAR AGAIN DAY OR TWO BEFORE AS I WOULD TOP A HILL LEFT MY HOME. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN TRAFFIC ENGINE DIED OR SHUT OFF. BEHIND ANOTHER CAR I HAD TO TURN OUT OF MY LANE TO AVOID THE REAR-ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT WITH NO POWER STEERING STRUCK A CURB TO MY LEFT ONCOMING LANE COASTED BACK ON ROAD CROSSED BOTH LANES TO THE RIGHT FINALLY COMING TO REST IN SMALL GRAVEL LOT OF CLOSED BUILDING. PUT CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START WOULD NOT TURN THE ENGINE OVER. I THOUGHT I DAMAGED STARTER WHEN I JUMPED CURB. THAT NIGHT HAD TOWED TO MY HOME LESS THAN FIVE MINS AWAY $90.00 BOUGHT STARTER PUTON TESTED OLD ONE, NO GOOD. PROBABLY FROM TRYING TO START OVER...

GOT A CALL FROM A GUY NAMED COLLOTO, KIA CORPORATE TODAY. HE SAID THAT THEY GOT MY COMPLAINT FROM NHTSA. AND THAT IF MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE GETS RECALLED I WOULD GET A CERTIFIED LETTER IN THE MAIL. THAT WAS IT. OK SO YOU GOT MY COMPLAINT. NOW WHAT?? I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP AND KIA CORPORATE. NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, POINTING FINGERS, GETTING THE RUN AROUND. ABSOLUTELY NO COMPASSION A NO RESOLUTIONS. KIA IS GETTING AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING MY CAR BECAUSE MY ENGINE (DOHC MPI THETA-LL)! KIA IS SAYING IT HAS TO BE GDI THETA LL. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO LET DOWN BY A COMPANY! THEY ABSOLUTELY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS CRIMINAL. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW! SHE IS ONLY 20 YEARS OLD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD SELL US A CAR THAT...

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM MECHANIC: ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE, VEHICLE DROVE INTO PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK, OPENED HOOD, GREY/GREEN SMOKE NOTICED, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP - WOULD NOT RESTART - HAD TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOT OVER TO PASS IN THE LEFT LANE AND AS SOON AS I GAVE IT GAS, MY CAR DIED AND I HAD TO COAST BACK OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WITH HELP FROM A BYSTANDER PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED THE NEXT DAY AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEMONTROND KIA LOCATED AT (14101 NORTH FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77090, (281) 872-3859) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE KEYFOB NEED TO REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A 2ND DIAGNOSIS WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V101000 (ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER TEMPE KIA (8005 S. AUTOPLEX LOOP. TEMPE AZ) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BEARING ROD FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

OUR 2012 KIA SPORTAGE EX 2.4L THETA II MPI ENGINE WITH 107K MILES STARTED KNOCKING AND JOLTING WHILE DRIVING. AFTER BEING ABLE TO GET HOME WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. KIA TELLS US IT HAS ROD BEARING ISSUES. KIA THEN EXPLAINS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND ROD BEARING FAILURES ARE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES THEY WON'T COVER IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE GDI. KIA CORPORATE NEEDS TO SEE THAT NOT JUST THERE GDI ENGINES ARE TRASH BUT SO ARE THE MPI. STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT KIA AND EXPAND YOUR RECALL TO ALL 2.4L THETA II ENGINES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND WITHOUT A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS COVERED WITH ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STERLING KIA LOCATED AT (125 SOUTHCITY PKWY, LAFAYETTE, LA 70503) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 02/15/2020,I NOTICED A KNOCKING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE,I MADE A A APPOINTMENT WITH FOLSOM LAKE KIA ON 02/16/2020 FOR 02/18/2020. EXPLAINED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT MY CONCERNS ABOUT ENGINE KNOCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, ONE TECH SAID SOUNDS LIKE ROD BEARINGS,WHERE I THOUGHT SOUNDED LIKE IDLER PULLEY JUST BEHIND ALTERNATOR. SO AFTER DROPPING OFF TECH SAID WE WILL CHECK NEXT DAY WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD, I RECEIVED A CALL ON THE 19TH SAYING IT WAS THE TENSIONER PULLEY, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY, SO I SAID REPLACE IT. THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS AND THAT THEY HAD A LOANER CAR FOR ME, SO BACK TO DEALERSHIP I GO (21 MILES EACH WAY), I GOT ANOTHER CALL ON THE 21ST WANTING ME TO COME BACK AND LISTEN TO ENGINE WITH THE BELT OFF ,DON'T KNOW WANT THAT HAS TO WITH IT. THEY SAID WE STILL HAVE TO ORDER PARTS, WILL...

MOTOR SEIZURE VALVE AND CAM SHAFT AFFECTED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT DRIVING 55 MPH, WHEN SHE NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT COME ON AND SAW SMOKE. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE HOOD SHE SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT QUICKLY GOT HER GRANDDAUGHTER OUT AND QUICKLY RAN AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE MADE POPPING NOISES AS IT WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE COMPANY CAME AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CITY TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS YET TO OFFICIALLY TOTAL THE VEHICLE SINCE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ON A SUNDAY. THE CONTACT HAD LEARNED OF NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM THE INTERNET OF KIA VEHICLES CATCHING ON FIRE. THE DEALER WEST HERR...

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NOTIFIED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STALLED AND ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. CHECKED EVERYTHING AND TRIED TO START AND IT TURNED RIGHT OVER. THEN WHILE DRIVING I STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCK THEN A BOOM AND THUD AND THE CAR SHUTOFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR A TOW. BUT NOW I HAVE A 4 INCH HOLE IN THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE AND KIA IS SAYING MY VEHICLES VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BOTH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS NEEDED A NEW ENGINE ($5000-7,000). THIS VEHICLE 73,000 MILES, OIL CHANGED AT EVERY 5000 MILES. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION OR REASONABLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE EXCEPT FOR MANUFACTURING. ONLY HAD THE 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALERSHIP TOLD US ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A NEW CAR FROM.

HI I CAME HOME ON LUNCH ONE AFTERNOON THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY FINE NO ISSUES WHAT'S SO EVER. ABOUT AN HOUR PASSED AND IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK TO WORK SO I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THEY CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN. IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY FUEL SO I THOUGHT I'LL CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP..THAT'S WHEN I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL PUMP FROM A POLARIS ARTTICAT SNOWMOBILE THAT WAS USED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHICH OK I THOUGHT WAS FUNNY AT THE TIME BUT FINDING A REPLACEMENT PART WAS A NIGHTMARE..I FINALLY FOUND A REPLACEMENT PART WHICH I JUST HAD TO GET A WHOLE NEW FUEL PUMP AND ASSEMBLY BUT WHEN IT DIDN'T START AFTER THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I TOOK IT TO VIP AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK THEY CALLED ME BACK THE NEXT DAY AND...

BLINKING ENGINE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO PARK CITY, UT FOR A FAMILY GET TOGETHER AND AFTER WE DROPPED OFF OUR STUFF AT THE HOTEL WE HEADED TO HEBER CITY, UT. ON OUR WAY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. AND THEN THE CAR DIED, WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS, AND IT ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. KIA REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!

ON SUNDAY (11/3) I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE (A CAR WE PURCHASED USED FROM KIA OF EAST HARTFORD, CT AND CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT) ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO POWER DOWN. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE CAR SEIZED UP, A LOUD BANG SOUNDED FROM UNDER THE CAR, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND OIL COVERED THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO OUR LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK SUFFERED A QUARTER-SIZED HOLE FROM SOMETHING BEING DISPELLED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS WAS DETERMINED, WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE AS A RECALL AND WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED (SEE BELOW). VIN #[XXX]. WE WERE TOLD BY THE KIA DEALERSHIP THAT WHATEVER CAUSED OUR...

SO HE STAR TO USED ALL THE OIL WITHOUT REASON THE DEALER CHECK THE MOTOR AD SAY THE MOTOR BURN THE OIL BUT HE CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SO 2 DAY AFTER I WAS RUNNING 80 KM WHEN THE CAR TURN ON ENGINE LIGHT IM PARKING AND TURN OFF THE CAR TOWING THE CAR DEALER SAY ENGINE BROKE DOWN BECAUSE WAS NO BREATHE, EL MECANICO DIJO QUE EL FLUJO DE MOTOR DE ACEITE A LOS COJINETES E LAS BIELAS SE DESGATASTARON Y POR ENDE FALLO EL MOTOR.

1/1/2020 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE KANSAS, HOURS FROM HOME. I HAD TO STOP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BECAUSE OF A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY THAT WAS DOWN TO 1 LANE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND HAD A TEMPORARY STOPLIGHT (INSTEAD OF A PILOT CAR). WHEN IT WAS FINALLY MY TURN TO GO, MY CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, VIOLENTLY SHAKING, AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS TURNED ON. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOWED ME TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT, THE RODS AND STUFF OROKEN, KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. I FINALLY GET IT TOWED BACK HOME 1/3/2020 (HOURS AWAY) AND DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. I FINALLY HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP 1/13/2020 AND THEY CONFIRM I NEED A NEW ENGINE, BUT CLAIM THE CURRENT RECALL NOR...

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TRAFFIC CONTROLLED INTERSECTION THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE DAY I ALMOST HAD A PROBLEM WITH HEATSTROKE WHILE WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK. (FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO COOL OFF WHILE WAITING). I AM GLAD IT HAPPENED THERE INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHILE BETWEEN TOWNS.

AUGUST 2019, I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING DRIVEN THE CAR FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED AND THE ENGINE BLEW AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $4000+ TO GET IT FIXED. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE LATE MARCH - EARLY APRIL 2019 AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY SORT OF RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN EARLY AUGUST THE RECALL WAS STILL NOT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR MAINTENANCE FOR AN ISSUE THAT WAS CLEARLY COMMON FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS WELL AS KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT (FRANKLIN, TN), BOTH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS NEEDED A NEW ENGINE ($5000-7,000). THIS VEHICLE AS 145,000 MILES, OIL CHANGED AT EVERY 5000 MILES. THERE IS NO EXPLANATION OR REASONABLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE EXCEPT FOR MANUFACTURING.

ROD BEARING WENT OUT STARTED KNOCKING THEY KNEW THEY HAD BEARING WEAR ISSUES WHY DIDN'T THEY RECALL ALL ENGINES

MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE IF A STREET LIGHT . I TOOK IT TO KIA SHOP THEY SAID THE ENGINE DIED WHICH BEFORE THAT I NEVER GOT WARNINGS . I KNOW KIA DOES HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE . THEY ARE COVERING THE ENGINE BUT I HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER 3,000 DOLLARS . I'M NOT SATISFIED BUT I NEED MY CAR .

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT , THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED ON ITS OWN TRIED TURNING IT BACK OVER AND IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION UNBELIEVABLE! THE MOTOR SEIZED UP FOR NO REASON AND LEFT ME STRANDED NOW KIA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS AROUND 51,000-52,000 MILES!

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO PARK CITY, UT FOR A FAMILY TRIP AND AFTER WE DROPPED OFF OUR STUFF OFF AT THE HOTEL WE HEADED TO HEBER CITY, UT. ON OUR WAY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN THE GAS WAS PUSHED. AND THEN THE CAR DIED. WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANYTHING. IT JUST DIED. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR. THE NEXT DAY WE WENT AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 8 MONTHS, AND IT ONLY HAS 108, 000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS INSANE.

TRAVELING ON BLACK FRIDAY IN 2019, THE ENGINE HICKUPED AS WE WERE PASSING A CAR. WITHIN TWO MILES, A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND STARTED, AND WITHIN A MILE, THE CAR QUIT RUNNING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. WE CONTACTED KIA WITH OUR VIN NUMBER, AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OF OTHER KIA MODELS WHERE THE ENGINE HAD DIED IN THE EXACT SAME FASHION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR. I NOTICED I WASN'T ACCELERATING AT THE SAME SPEED. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS HARDER AND THE INTERNAL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO MOST RECENTLY DID THE LAST OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP. THEY CALL ME AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN. THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR IF ITS "MY FAULT" SINCE ITS A 3RD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY.

MY ENGINE SEIZED AND STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING EARLIER THAT DAY WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS, LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, ETC. I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO GET IT HOME OR TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT DIED. WE PERFORM REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON OUR CAR AND THERE IS NO REASON IT SHOULD'VE DIED SO SOON. IT NEEDS A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE NOW. SIMILAR MODELS ARE ALREADY ON RECALL AND A PENDING LAWSUIT FOR SIMILAR MODELS BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO INCLUDE THE MPI ENGINE. ONLY TURBO AND GDI ARE INCLUDED, WHICH IS WRONG BECAUSE I'VE FOUND MANY REPORTS OF THIS ENGINE FAILING TOO. THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM HERE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE MY SPEED AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STOPPED. THE CAR WOULDN'T RESTART OR GO. AT THIS TIME 2 LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH, THE OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT. MY OIL HAD RECENTLY BEEN CHANGE 2 WEEKS PRIOR. ONCE TOWED TO A SHOP, THEY DETERMINED IT COULD BE ENGINE ISSUES BECAUSE THE CAR HAD POWER BUT WOULDN'T TURNOVER. I THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THERE COULD BE A BATTERY ISSUE. ONCE THE BATTERY WAS RULED OUT, I WAS CALLED 30 MINUTES LATER AND INFORMED MY ENGINE WAS LOCKED. AT 148, 000 MILES AND THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR, I HAD NOT PRIOR WARNINGS OF SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 80 MPH, NO NOISES,...

TRAVELING HOME ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER, SOME LOUDER NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND I LOST ALL POWER AND LOTS OF LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. I COULD IMMEDIATELY SMELL BURNING OIL AND NOTICED BLUE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A CIRCULAR PART SLIDING ON THE PAVEMENT BEHIND ME WHICH I KNEW WAS SOME PART FROM THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE ON THE EXHAUST AREA. I USED 10 OR 12 HANDFULS OF SNOW FROM THE DITCH TO THROW ON THE FIRE TO GET IT OUT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CITY AND HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. I KNOW THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I...

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL AND SAID THAT RECALL DID NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH IT NEEDS AN ENGINE.

ENGINE HAD A STUTTER UPON A FEW DAYS OF PURCHASE MONTHS LATER CAR WOULD NOT START , WAS TOLD IT WAS TIMING BELT ? BOUGHT IT USED AND CHECKED RECALL , WAS TOLD NO RECALLS ? HOWEVER I DO BELIEVE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE , AND I WAS NOT INFORMED

THE OIL PAN IS LEAKING OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH UP A HILL AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR TEN MINUTES AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A DELAY AND HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 55 MPH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN MILES LATER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEVEN KIA (LOCATED AT 3340 S MAIN ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22801, (540) 437-9908) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA OF SOUTH AUSTIN (LOCATED AT 5306 SOUTH INTERSTATE 35 ROAD, AUSTIN, TX 78745, 512-444-6635) TO GET A REPLACEMENT OIL PAN BECAUSE THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL COMING FROM THE CAM BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A WITNESS OBSERVED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AND BOTH DEPARTMENTS FILED REPORTS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND REMAINED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

2012 KIA SPORTAGE EX PURCHASED JUNE 2019 WITH 69,974 MILES. THE ENGINE SEIZED UP SEPTEMBER 2019 WITH 72466 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH NO WARNING AT ALL; NO DASH LIGHTS, NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISING - NOTHING. ALL THAT WAS HEARD WAS A COUPLE RAPPING SOUNDS AND THEN A BIG THUD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER WE STRUGGLED TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED, WE TRIED TO RESTART IT AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO FIRE STARTED. FLUID LEVELS FINE (RADIATOR FULL; OIL FULL - THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 2492 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. DIAGNOSIS OF A SEIZED ENGINE WAS CONFIRMED BY A MECHANIC. THE KIA DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $6700 FOR A USED REPLACEMENT ENGINE WITH 109,000 MILES. ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC QUOTED ROUGHLY THE SAME FOR ANOTHER...

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A STREET WHEN SUDDENLY SLOWED (AS IF IT WANTED TO STALL) AND ENGINE LIGHT/ENGINE OIL PAN/BATTERY LIGHTS ALL CAME ON.. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND SLOWLY DROVE HOME (30 MILES) NO FASTER THAN 60MPH. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN 1 DAY LATER BEFORE IT WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP. KIA RECALL #SC174 NHTSA #19V101

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AT 7:30 PM ON SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD ORANGE, CA. WHEN I NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND AND CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE OF A LIGHT REFLECTING OFF THE ROAD. I INSTANTLY PULLED OVER AND TOLD MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT. THE CAR TOOK ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES TO TOTALLY GO UP IN FLAMES. I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE KIA SORRENTO WE ALSO OWN. NOW I WON'T BE DRIVING THAT CAR EITHER.

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, DEVELOPED A KNOCK IN THE MID OR LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE, STOPPED DRIVING CAR. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC (WHERE MY 18 YEAR OLD STEP DAUGHTER IS GOING TO COLLEGE). LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE FOR 2012 KIA SPORTAGES FOR ENGINE FAILURES AND WANTED THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A KIA DEALER FOR REPAIR. I TRAILERED THE CAR FOR ALMOST 200 MILES TO GET TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE LIVE IN WYOMING, BUT DEALER TOLD US THAT OUR CAR WASN'T EFFECTED BY THE SC147 RECALL, EVEN THOUGH EVERY SYMPTOM FROM THAT RECALL IS PRESENT IN THE CAR. KNOWING THAT KIA WASN'T GOING TO COVER, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY PREFERRED MECHANIC, WHO FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL FILTER, RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE ONLY ENGINE AVAILABLE IS NOT THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS THE...

JUST BOUGHT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER IN PUEBLO. WAS DRIVING TO AURORA WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. HAD TO TOW IT TO A DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED, AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13361451. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,600.

VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE WHILE DRIVING, HAD LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO KIA DEALER. UPON EVALUATION I WAS NOTIFIED THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS REQUIRED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63,964 MILES AND AS A SECOND OWNER, IT IS NOT A WARRANTED ITEM. ENGINE REPLACEMENT ESTIMATE IS $6390.00 PLUS TAX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BEARING ROD DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000.