2012 Kia Sportage complaints

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 ENGINE TO FAIL AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO APPEAL THEIR DECISION BY CALLING KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS OPENED A CLAIM AND STATED THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME WITH A DECISION IN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS; HOWEVER, I'M UNSURE HOW THEY WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A SOUND DECISIONS REGARDING REPLACING MY ENGINE WITHOUT DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON TOP OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE, THERE HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN ANY INCIDENTS THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS ENGINE WAS ON ITS WAY OUT. AT 133K MILES, THERE IS NO REASON, OTHER THAN INTERNAL DEFECT CAUSED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED TH

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 INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE) AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOWING, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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 BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE WE ARE MOVING OUT OF STATE IN 5 DAYS. I WOULD HAVE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT THIS CAR WOULD BLOW THE MOTOR AT 114K MILES. QHEN THE SALESMEN AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP WROTE MY CREDIT SCORE ON A PIECE OF PAPER 60 POINTS LOWER THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY WAS I SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER INVESTIGATION/ CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR ALL KIA 2.4 THAT THROW A ROD BEARING AT SUCK LOW MILES. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AT THIS LOW OF MILAGE. THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT A KIA WAS THEY ARE WERE TO BE GOOD CARS. I WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. EVER

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 CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THEY COULD TELL IT'S BEEN MAINTAINED. WE HAD A SECOND MECHANIC GO TO THE SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION. HE THOUGHT MAYBE THE TIMING BELT. HOWEVER, HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS DEAD AND THE BELT WAS NOT THE CAUSE BECAUSE IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. KIA HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THESE ENGINE FAILURES, HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT FIX MY CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS EXACT SITUATION. MY CAR IS THE SAME MAKE,MODEL, YEAR AND FALLS WITHIN THE MILEAGE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND I JUST WANT THE CAR FIXED.

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 HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE OUT TO DO THIS. THEY WOULD ALSO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NOT BAD BUT THEY HAD THE ENGINE OUT. IT WAS CALLED A DEFUDGE ON THE ENGINE.THIS COST ME $1,600.00 BUT THEY GAVE ME A DEAL OF $1,300 BECAUSE I AM A NICE OLD LADY. AND THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME A BREAK.THE CAR WAS NOT GOOD, IT SPUTTERED, AND PUFFED OUT SMOKE AS DROVE. IT WOULD NOT START RIGHT, AND IN TOWN DRIVING IT WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER. I RETURNED TO KIA ON 5/21/19. THEY RECLEANED IT AGAIN. IT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND SPUTTER WHEN STATING UP. THE DAY BEFORE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON BUT THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. 6/6/19 AAAFLAT BED DELIVERED CAR TO KIA AND IT IS IMMOBILE. I AM 74 YEARS OLD I CALLED KIA BY 9:00AM I WAS TOLD TO CALL AAA AND THEY AR

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 TIME. WHAT DO I DO?

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 OF 2012 KIA SPORTAGES BECAUSE THE ENGINES CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE WERE NEVER TOLD THIS PRIOR TO OUR CAR CATCHING ON FIRE. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIP INTENTIONALLY MISLED US ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND PUT OUR FAMILY IN SERIOUS DANGER.

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 SQUEALING NOISE ALONG WITH THE KNOCKING. I WAS ABLE TO PUTTER TO THE POCATELLO KIA DEALER AND HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR SO THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. I THEN HAD TO FIND A RIDE BACK TO SALT LAKE. THE RESULT WAS "ROD FAILURE" ACCORDING TO THE TEST AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I BUY A MOTOR FOR APPROX $7000 AND DID NOT DISCLOSE THEY COULD START A SERVICE TICKET WITH THE TEST RESULT, SO ONE WEEK LATER A FRIEND HELPED ME TRAILER THE KIA BACK TO SALT LAKE, WE LEFT IT AT OUR FAMILY MECHANIC'S SHOP WHOM WE'VE USED FOR OTHER CARS AND STARTED THE SEARCH FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE ENGINE. HAD A JEGS ENGINE SHIPPED BUT JEGS SENT THE WRONG ENGINE AND NOW SA

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 THOSE AND STILL WOULDN`T RUN. CLEARED THE CODES AND GOT FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR CODE, REPLACED THAT AND STILL NO SUCCESS. CLEARED CODES AND GOT FAULTY VALVE TIMING SOLENOID CODE, REPLACED THOSE, CAR STARTED AND RAN 2 DAYS BEFORE ENGINE LOCKED UP. REPLACE OIL AND FILTER REGULARLY WITH MOBIL 1 SYNTHETIC, TOOK PROPER CARE OF VEHICLE AS REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS 180,000 MILES.

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.

ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD.. IT HAS COPPER METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. THIS IS PROBABLY FROM CRANK BEARINGS.

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. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO HAVE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, A RECALL WAS NOT FOUND TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY STILL AT THE DEALER AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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 OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE WORK. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOWED TO DAYTONA KIA SINCE WE ASSUMED THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER ANY ISSUES. THE TECHNICIAN AT DAYTONA KIA REPLACED AN AXEL THAT PER THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, WAS NOT RE-ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY WHEN GRAND KIA REPLACED OUR ENGINE. NEITHER GRAND KIA NOR CORPORATE KIA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE SO WE PAID OUT OF POCKED FOR ANOTHER REPAIR SO THAT WE COULD DRIVE HOME. SHORTLY AFTER, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A NEW NOISE, GIVEN GRAND KIA'S LACK OF HONORING THE ENGINE'S WARRANTY TO DATE WE DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR TO CUT OU

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL KNOCKING AND CLUNKING NOISES, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE CHECKING THE FLUIDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VANDEVERE KIA (328 W MARKET ST, AKRON, OH 44303, (330) 253-8800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD BEARING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REDDING KIA (418 E CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96002, (888) 778-5635) WHO ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROD BEARING FAILED. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE PROOF OF THE OIL CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM LITHIA FORD OF KLAMATH FALLS (2833 WASHBURN WAY, KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97603, (541) 205-4501) WHERE THEY DENIED PERFORMING THE OIL CHANGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

DRIVING UP HILL AT 106,701 MILES ON CAR AROUND 50 MPH AND LOUD SOUND STARTED WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE POWER DECREASED SUDDENLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO SAFE LOCATION BEFORE BEING DISABLED. TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND TOLD ENGINE HAD FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. TAKEN TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THERE "SOUNDED LIKE ROD KNOCK" WITH CODE P0301 INDICATIVE OF CYLINDER MISFIRE. REQUIRED ENGINE TO BE REBUILT. METAL DEBRIS FOUND ON EXHAUST CVVT SOLENOID WAS NOTED IN REPORT FROM MECHANIC. VERY FORTUNATE NO FIRE OR HARM TO SELF AND FAMILY. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF CAR. MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE NOT FULLY AVAILABLE, BUT ALL RECOMMENDED PM INCLUDING OIL WAS SELF PERFORMED (OIL EVERY 5000 MILES USING SYNTHETIC OIL AND TOP END FILTER). SHORT BLOCK, PANS, SHAFT ASSEMBLY, CVVT ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO VEGAS ON HIGHWAY 93 NORTHBOUND , NO PRIOR PROBLEM, NO WARNING SUDDENLY HEARD A VIBRATING OR TICKING NOISE, CAR SUDDENLY WOULDN'T EXCELL AND LOST RPM, THEN I HEARD A FEW THUMPS AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I GLIDED TO A STOP ON SIDE OF FREEWAY AND CAR WOULDN'T START. CALLED TOW. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. HAD SIGNS OF LEAKING SOME FRESH FLUID. WAS TOLD ENGINE SEEZED. POSSIBLY BUT ONLY 52,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A AWFUL KNOCKING NOISE. THEN THE DASH LIT UP WITH OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD TO CALL SOMEONE TO COME GET US.

ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 8, 2018 LEAVING GATLINBURG 2 HOURS OUT AT 10:40 ON THE INTERSTATE RETURNING TO MURFREESBORO, TN; KIARA CALL ME STATING HER TRUCK WAS MAKING A TICKING NOISE AND WAS LOSING POWER. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT IT HAD STALLED OUT AND DIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINS. IT THEN CRANK BACK UP AND SEEMED FINE BUT THE TICK NOISE WAS STILL THERE, SO SHE PROCEEDED ONWARD. SO THEN I GOT ANOTHER CALL FROM KIARA ABOUT 45 MIN TO AN HOUR LATER, JUST GETTING INTO COOKEVILLE, STATING THE TRUCK WAS NOW MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE ALONG WITH THE TICKING BUT SEEMED TO BE A BIT SLUGGISH EVERY SO OFTEN. UNSURE OF WHAT THE CASE MAY BE WITH THE TRUCK, I ADVISED HER TO PULL OVER AND CHECK THE OIL AND SEE IF IT MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL OIL PUT IN IT. SO SHE DID AND ADDED A LITTLE OIL TO SEE IF IT WOULD EITHER QUIET OR CEASE THE NOISE, IT DIDN'T. SO I THEN TOLD HER TO LEAVE THE TRUCK AT THE GAS STATION AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY. SO THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY I RENTED A TRUCK AND TRAILER FROM U-HAUL AND DECIDED TO GO PICK UP THE KIA SPORTAGE TO BRING IT BACK HOME. AFTER LISTENING WHILE LOADING IT UP, I COULD TELL IT WAS NOTHING GOOD GOING TO COME FROM THIS ORDEAL. DUE TO OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION WHEN WE GOT HOME THERE WAS NOTHING AT THAT TIME THAT COULD BE DONE PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE, SO WE LEFT IT PARKED ON THE PARKING LOT WHERE WE LIVE UNTIL WE HAD THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO GET THE VEHICLE PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. MY MOTHER, EUGENIE CALLED THE KIA CUSTOM

MY VEHICLE MAKES A TICKING/KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOSE. IT RUNS REALLY HARD AND IS SLUGGISH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. IT HAS ALSO STALLED AND TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN FROM TIME TO TIME. IT JERKS AS WELL, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. ALL OF THESE OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION.

ENGINE LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON ONLY 50,000 MILE LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR THREE HOURS HAD NO WARNING

I HAD BEEN HEARING A STRANGE NOISE WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKES SINCE AUGUST 2018, I HAD A LAY PERSON LOOK AT IT WHO STATED IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO KIA AS I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR 20 MORE MILES AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T THE BEARINGS AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH THE CAR. ON FEB. 20, 2019, 6 MONTHS LATER, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD UNDER THE HOOD AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO FALTER. I TRIED ACCELERATING AND THE KNOCKING INCREASED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FALLING. I HURRIED TO GET OVER AND OFF THE HIGHWAY AS THE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WAS ENGULFING THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT COMPLETELY DIED AS I ROLLED TO A STOP WITH SMOKE POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TOWED IT TO KIA WHO SAID THEY WOULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $145. THE TOW DRIVER GAVE ME A LEMON SIZED CHUNK OF METAL STATING IT LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF THE OIL PAN AS THE FLATBED WAS COVERED IN OIL. I HAD TO CALL KIA THE NEXT DAY TO GET A DIAGNOSIS. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T DO ONE BECAUSE JUST FROM LOOKING AT THE HOLE IN THE OIL PAN, THEY COULD TELL IT HAD BLOWN AN ENGINE ROD. I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A RECALL EVENT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT RECALLED THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HORNE KIA (480-725-5220, LOCATED AT 1465 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000.

ON THE WAY TO FLORIDA ON I-95 WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY I HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN WITHOUT MY VECHICLE SINCE 9/4/2018 AND KIA HAS PROMISED ME MULTIPLE DATES OF WHEN MY VEHICLE WILL BE FIXED AND IT HAS YET TO BE FIXED

PREMATURE BEARING WEAR IN ENGINE. BEARING BROKEN, HOLE IN THE ENGINE. CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED LEAKING OIL. HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BUT NOT FOR THIS SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. *DT

I BOUGHT MY SPORTAGE USED WITH 102000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FOR 4 1/2 MONHTHS [4100 MILES]. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED TO STALL. THEN IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING NOISE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER AND THE ENGINE IS NO GOOD. I NEED ANOTHER ONE, BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL BECAUSE IT'S A 2.4L AND ONLY THE 3.0L FOR THIS MODEL IS RECALLED. EVEN THOUGH THE 2.4L IN THE SORENTO IS ON THE RECALL LIST. I'M WAITING TO HEAR WHAT I CAN DO BUT THEY OUGHT TO GIVE ME AN ENGINE SINCE IT IS RECALLED ON OTHER KIAS. AT THIS POINT I'M RAILING BECAUSE I SPENT $9000 FOR 4 MONTHS OF USE IF THEY DON'T GIVE ME AN ENGINE.