2012 KIA SPORTAGE Engine Problems

ENGINE IS LOCKED UP ACCORDING TO DEALER. OIL PAN LEAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN THEN DID NOT START AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MATTHEWS KIA OF CARTERSVILLE LOCATED AT 595 E MAIN ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120 (770) 386-8400 AND THEY TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE STARTER TO GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND GOT AN OIL CHANGE. IN ADDITION, IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE OIL CHANGE LOCATION AND THE MOTOR BURST INTO FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FRONT MOTOR COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD WAS DAMAGED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THE...

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR STALLED AND JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING SO I PULLED OFF AND GOT IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE WHOLE ENGINE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY 2011-2013 KIA SPORTAGE BUT OUR VIN ISN'T COVERED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS PURCHASED FROM A DIFFERENT WAREHOUSE THEY SAID. IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING BECAUSE OUR CAR IS THE RIGHT YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE RECALL. IT IT ISN'T COVERED EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENED THAT HAPPENED ON OTHER 2011-2013 KIA SPORTAGES. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND AM PREGNANT AND NOW MY HUSBAND AND I ARE AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO. WE'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND STILL OWE MONEY ON IT BUT NEED A WHOLE NEW ENGINE FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO WESTGATE KIA (10956 STAR RD, WAKE FOREST, NC 27587, (919) 263-3061) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND BURST THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13316136. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,942.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, OIL WAS DISCOVERED UNDER THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING A TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, LOSING POWER, LOUDER TICKING, ENGINE STOPS. DANGEROUS INTERSTATE. BARY MADE IT TO SHOULDER.

WHILE DRIVING A TICKING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER WAS OCCURRING. TICKING BECAME LOUDER, ENGINE STOPS WHILE IN THE LANE. DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT COMPLETELY INTO THE SHOULDER. WAS ON INTERSTATE 40 LEAVING ALBUQUERQUE. CALLED 911, THEY TOLD ME TO STAY IN CAR. TRUCKS AND TRAFFIC WERE TO HEAVY TO EVEN GET OUT UNTIL THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN ARRIVED AND HE BLOCKED TRAFFIC WITH HIS LIGHTS. HE STATED THIS WAS THE WORST PLACE TO POSSIBLY BREAK DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO FINNIN KIA (4355 DODGE ST, DUBUQUE, IA 52003) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING RODS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

2012 KIA SPORTAGE WITH DOHC ENGINE.WIFE WAS ON A BUSINESS HIGHWAY WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE MADE A RATTLE SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN THE MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND THEN IT STARTED LOOSE POWER.THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2012 KIA SPORTAGE WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE RECALL 17V224000 A MACHING ERROR IN THE BEARINGS WHICH WILL CAUSE ENGINE SEIZE AND POSSIBLE CRASH.ONLY 109426 MILES ON IT. SOUNDS LIKE POSSIBLY THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER ENGINE HAD.

PURCHASED DEC. 2018 USED. DROVE 10K MILES AND NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. HAD A WINDOW MOTOR REPAIRED IN JULY. PICKED CAR UP ON FRIDAY. ON MONDAY, KNOCKING SOUND STARTED OCCURRING IN ENGINE. ON TUESDAY, IT WAS WORSE SO DROVER STRAIGHT TO KIA DEALERSHIP. IT LOST POWER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY SO I GOT OVER TO THE RIGHT. MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EXIT BUT CAR DIED ON A MAJOR STREET IN FRONT OF DEALERSHIP. FINALLY GOT IT STARTED AND TURNED INTO PARKING LOT. TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED. THERE IS ONLY 106K MILES ON IT. BOUGHT FOR DAUGHTER THAT WILL START DRIVING IN SEPTEMBER. SPENT ALL MY SAVINGS. THEY SAID 3900 PLUS LABOR FOR USED MOTOR OR 6500 PLUS LABOR FOR NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED DICK HANNAH KIA (3400 NE AUTO MALL DR, VANCOUVER, WA 98662) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

2012 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT, WON'T START. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL BUT, THEN WAS INFORMED IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE VEHICLE NO LONGER BEING ON THE DEALER'S LOT.*JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO RATTLE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, LOSE SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY DAUGHTER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE MEDIAN AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVING AT THE VEHICLE, I CRANKED THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, VEHICLE IS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND, NO WARNING LIGHTS OTHER THAN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WATER TEMPERATURE IS GOOD. VEHICLE GAVE NO INDICATION THAT MOTOR FAILURE WAS IMMINENT DURING PREVIOUS DAY'S DRIVING. I DROVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP; WHERE THEIR DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 108,000 MILES, OIL CHANGES PERFORMED REGULARLY. INVESTIGATED RECALLS OF KIA MOTORS, ENGINE HAS RECALL FROM MANUFACTURER AND NHTSA. MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER: SC174; NHTSA: 19V101

DRIVING ON A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAY ON JULY 28, 2019, THE ENGINE OF OUR 2012 KIA SPORTAGE SUDDENLY STALLED. BROUGHT IT TO THE GARDEN GROVE KIA DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND MET THEIR SERVICE ADVISOR MARTHA GUDINO. SHE PROMISED THAT THE DEALER WOULD LET US KNOW BY 2P WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. SHE DIDN'T CALL UNTIL AFTER 4P WITH BAD NEWS: A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED FOR THE PRINCELY SUM OF $9,087.60 PLUS TAX! IN HINDSIGHT, WE NOW KNOW THAT MARTHA WAS PROBABLY HUDDLING WITH MANAGEMENT ON A STRATEGY OF DISINFORMATION. NOT ONLY DID SHE NOT MENTION THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK RECALL ON THIS MODEL BUT SHE SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE ONGOING CLASS ACTION SUITS, THE CAR FIRE REPORTS, AND THE 21 ENGINE COMPLAINTS LODGED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, I, OF COURSE, MENTIONED THE CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED BY ANDREA SMOLEK...

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, CHECK ENGINE AND KEY LIGHT TURNED ON. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS READING NORMAL, I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND NOTHING BUT THE BATTERY OPERATED SYSTEMS TURNED ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP WHERE THEY STARTED WITH REPLACING THE STARTER; WHICH APPEARED TO BE BURNT. ONCE THE NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED, THE MECHANIC TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND, AGAIN, NOTHING FROM THE ENGINE - NOT ONE SOUND. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $150 TO DO NOTHING MORE THAN TRY TO START THE CAR; WHICH I ALREADY EXPLAINED TO THEM WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT RESPONDING. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T INVESTIGATE FURTHER THAN THAT TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE...

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO KIA OF VACAVILLE (LOCATED AT 651 ORANGE DR, VACAVILLE, CA 95687, (707) 392-4623) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A "GROWLING" SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE SPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND NOISES WERE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VANGUARD KIA OF ARLINGTON (1501 E INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TX 76018, (817) 375-2700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

CAR STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISE AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION). HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS, IT WAS CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. METAL SHAVING FOUND IN LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

CAR ONLY HAS 79,597 AND I'M HEARING KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE NOW RECEIVED MY RECALL IN THE MAIL

COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. IN A MATTER OF 2 DAYS WHEN FROM ENGINE KNOCKING TO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.

WITH 88,110 MILES ON THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. UPON STOPPING THE CAR, AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE CAR HAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, FOR $6800. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE COME TO LEARN, IT IS VERY COMMON AMONG THE 2012 KIA SPORTAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING, CLUNKING NOISE AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO COOPER KIA (5056 COMMERCIAL DR, YORKVILLE, NY 13495, (315) 736-6660). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY COOPER KIA. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO FUCCILLO KIA (3900 STATE ST, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENTIRE ENGINE FAILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO FUCCILLO KIA (3900 STATE ST, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY TEN MORE MILES BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE JUMPED AND BENT THE VALVES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO DORSCH FORD LINCOLN KIA (2641 EATON RD, GREEN BAY, WI 54311, (920) 469-3000). THE MANUFACTURER PROMISED TO REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR THE TOW AND THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT $9,100 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS...

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE OTHER 2012 KIA SPORTAGES UNDER THE ENGINE RECALL BUT OURS ISN'T EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE SEIZED AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF CAUSING US TO HAVE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN KNOCKING NOISE THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I WAS ON A CURVE IN A ROAD AND THIS WAS A DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE BROKEN DOWN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO KIA GATEWAY IN WARRINGTON, PA. AND WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. I ALSO HAVE MAINTAINTED THE CAR WITH PROPER OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP MORE THAN 100 MILES AWAY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED PHIL LONG KIA (1020 MOTOR CITY DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, (719) 425-2770) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17003 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT PASSED AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD BEARING FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED SANTA ANA KIA (1425 AUTO MALL DR SANTA ANA, CA 92705, (714) 384-3780) TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 57 FWY IN SO CALIFORNIA WITH MY WIFE I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE WHO WAS TRAVELING SLOWER THAN THE REST OF THE FWY (UNDER 55MPH). UPON DOING SO I STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. (PER MYSELF AND MY MECHANIC ITS TOASTED THE ROD BEARING). BEING A MECHANIC FOR 20 YRS I KNEW THAT SOUND WASNT GOOD. I PULLED ON THE SHOULDER TO VERIFY I HAD MOTOR OIL. AFTER CHECKING OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD. I CONTINUED TO EXIT THE FWY. MY CAR ONLY HAS 114K MILES. HOW DOES THE WATERPUMP LAST LONGER THAN THE MOTOR. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK I STARTED TO GOOGLE THIS ISSUE. AFTER WHAT I READ I CALLED KIA TO ONLY FIND OUT MY CAR WASNT PART OF THIS RECALL. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? IT IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM TO WHICH THERE IS A RECALL. CAR HAS...

ON JUNE 10,2019 I WAS EXITING OFF A RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT JUST STALLED. I PULLED SAFELY INTO A TURN LANE AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP. I DROVE IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND 5 DAYS LATER ON JUNE 15, 2019 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY IN THE PASSING LANE IT JUST DIED AGAIN. NO NOISES WERE MADE WITH EITHER STALL, NO KNOCKING, NO JERKING. ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER SAFELY, HOWEVER THIS TIME THE CAR DIDN'T START BACK UP. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD FAILED. I ASKED WHY, THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE...

THE ENGINE HAD A MAJOR MALFUNCTION AND NO LONGER RUNS THERE WAS MANY METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE OIL PAN. THIS HAPPENED WITH NO EARRING SIGNS KIA SAYS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE ENGINE I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE REGARDING THE ISSUE

2012 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIR 19V101. *JS

MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE STOPPED ABRUPTLY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF INTERSTATE 295 IN NJ. I WAS JUST BEFORE THE #20 EXIT. A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL DRAINED FROM UNDER MY CAR. I CALLED AAA AND HAD IT TOWED TO KIA IN CHERRY HILL NJ. I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY RUINED. IT WOULD COST ME $6000. FOR A NEW ENGINE. I HAD GONE TO KIA INITIALLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO5/15/19 BECAUSE I RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NU: 19V101 AND I WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING OIL INTO IT. AND IT DID NOT DRIVE WELL. THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE RECALL BUT CHECKED MY CAR AND SAID THAT THE OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND WAS ALLOVER THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR. INSIDE THE OIL WAS BADLY MUCKED UP AND HAD TO BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED OUT AND THEY...

AS I WAS TRAVELING FROM MY HOME TOWN TO THE AIRPORT IN ALT, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT. THEREFORE I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AN CALLED FOR A TOW. I WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. AT THE END OF MY VACATION, I PICKED UP VEHICLE AND DROVE BACK HOME. 3 WEEKS LATER, MY ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACING. TONIGHT, I CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO KIA FOR DIAGNOSIS. THIS VEHICLE IS AMONG THE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF THOSE RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURE BUT MY VIN IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED AT THIS...

THE BEARINGS WITHIN THE ENGINE HAVE WORN PREMATURELY AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY OUR GARAGE. THEY REFERRED US TO A NHTSA RECALL (17V22400) WHICH MATCHES THE SYSTEMS. MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE DATE OF VEHICLES BEING RECALLED BUT WHEN CALLED, THE DEALER IS CLAIMING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.THE ENGINE COULD BLOW AT ANY TIME.

ON MAY 18,2019 I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 WESTBOUND COMING FROM TUCSON AZ HEADED TO PHOENIX, AZ.AT ABOUT 7:15 P.M. I HEARD STRANGE SOUND FROM THE CAR AND SO I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I SAW SMOKE SO MY WIFE AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUR 2 SONS AGES 23 MONTHS AND 4 MONTHS OUT OF THE CAR. TWO OTHER VEHICLES STOPPED AND THE PEOPLE SAID THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM OUR CAR AND ASKED IF WE WERE O.K. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, I CALLED 911 AND THE DISPATCHER ALERTED POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. OUR LIVES WERE PUT IN SERIOUS DANGER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP( CAMELBACK KIA IN PHOENIX,AZ AND THEY TOLD US THEY COULD OUT A NEW MOTOR IN THE CAR FOR $8,600 PLUS TAX. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS RECALLS ON HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 45 MPH, A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE AND A PART FROM THE ENGINE CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO ROYAL KIA(4333 EAST SPEEDWAY, TUCSON, AZ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND CHANGE THE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE WITH 63000 MILES STARTED MAKING A LOUD RACKET AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. I HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO KIA WHO SAID THE SAME. HOWEVER THEY CLAIM ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT DUE TO THE RECALLED ENGINES. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY OIL CHANGED ON TIME AND HAVE MY RECORDS.

WHILE TRAVELING IN ID HEADING HOME TO UT (IN MOTION) ON AN INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE AT HWY US-20 W TO I-15 S, MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES, EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING INDICATORS. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKES. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES AND CALMING DOWN, I TRIED THE IGNITION AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND SINCE THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS AND I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BEFORE, I DECIDED TO PUSH ON KEEPING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRAFFIC AND GOING AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING SLOWLY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND SO I EXITED IMMEDIATELY AT THE NEAREST POCATELLO EXIT, TO FIND A KIA DEALERSHIP. NOW THE CAR WAS MAKING AN AWFUL...

I HAVE A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE 2.4 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. THE MOTOR NUMBER 3 ROD BROKE AND CAME THROUGH THE BLOCK. THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECENT ALL WHEEL DRIVE ONES THAT THEY RECALLED AND ARE FIXING. THEY SAID THIS ONE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL BUT IT'S THE EXACT SAME MOTOR THAT'S IN THE OTHERS THAT ARE RECALLED. HAD IT AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH FOR KIA DIRECT TO SAY IT'S NOT COVERED. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 114,000 MILES.

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS DRIVING SLOW WHEN I HEARD A NOISE & THE VEHICLE JUST STOP WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. BROUGHT TRUCK TO DEALER THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT BEARING IN THE ENGINE. ALSO STATED THAT THE COMPANY DON'T MAKE ENGINE ANYMORE FOR MY 7 YEAR OLD TRUCK. I ALSO FOUND A RECALL ON MY YEAR MAKE & MODEL THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ME AND THEY DIDN'T FOR WHAT WENT WRONG WITH MY TRUCK IS WHAT THE RECALL WAS ON. NOW THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A ENGINE WITH MORE MILEAGE AND NO WARRANTY. ITS AT THE DEALERS WON'T CRANK OR MOVE.

2 MONTHS AGO MY DAUGHTERS KIA DIED AT A STOP SIGN, IT WOULD START BUT NOT IDLE OR DRIVE. HAD IT TOWED TO MIDTOWN KIA HERE IN TULSA WHERE ALL, AND LOTS OF PROBLEMS, HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. GAVE THEM THE ISSUES AND PAID THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM A DEALER IN COLORADO BUT ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE AT LOCAL DEALER. TOOK A WEEK AND MY CALLING THEM TO BE TOLD THE STARTER WAS BAD AND IT WOULD TAKE $424 TO REPLACE IT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THE STARTER WORKED FINE WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN AND THE STARTER DOESN`T NEED TO BE WORKING TO PLUG IN THE OBD READER TO CHECK FOR FAULT CODES! HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK HOME, I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND HAVE PROPER TOOLS. I BORROWED AN OBD READER AND IT RETURNED FAULT CODE FOR CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, I REPLACED...

2012 KIA SPORTAGE 2.4 MPI, ENGINE STALLED ON ROAD, LOUD KNOCKING FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP STATS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REQUIRES NEW ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 111,000 MILES AND HAD FREQUENT OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES WITH FULL SYNTHETIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BONIFACE HIERS KIA (880 S APOLLO BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, (321) 951-9595) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FIRE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF A FIRE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A ROD FRACTURED WITHIN THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17003 (ENGINE) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE SEIZED IN THE VEHICLE. WE FIRST HAD IT TOWED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED, AND THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE OIL. WE CONTACTED GRAND KIA IN CO AND WERE ADVISED TO TOW THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WE DID. THEY ULTIMATELY AGREED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED DUE TO A FAULTY ROD BEARING, AND AGREED THAT OIL IN VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT OUR ONLY OPTION WAS TO REPLACE WITH A SHORT BLOCK ENGINE FOR OVER $6,000. WE WENT AHEAD WITH THE REPLACEMENT AND WERE ADVISED TO CONTACT KIA CORPORATE CONSUMER RELATIONS TO SEE IF THE REPAIR COULD BE REIMBURSED UPON THE REGIONAL MANAGER'S DISCRETION, WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY NOT APPROVED. UPON RECEIPT OF REPAIRED VEHICLE, WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS A 12 MONTH...

ENGINE STARTED MAKING LOUD CLANGING NOISES WITH A STRONG BURNT OIL SMELL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ROUGHLY 500 MILES FROM HOME. PULLED OVER UNDER POWER BUT HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DECLARED THE ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. WE COULD NOT JUSTIFY THE $6K COST OF REPLACEMENT SO JUNKED THE CAR WITH A LOCAL SALVAGE YARD THAT WAS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE MECHANIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS IN THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) PERTAINED TO THE FAILURE, BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB KING KIA (1725 LINK RD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *BF. WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AN LOSING SPEED. MANUFACTURER IS RECALLING THIS SAME ENGINE KNOCKING ON THIS MODEL AND MAKE BUT SALES DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

2012 KIA SPORTAGE SX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE ENGINE FAILURE. *AS *TR