2013 Kia Sportage complaints

TAKATA RECALL AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF NO WHERE THE VEHICLE IDLED DOWN AND THEN STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT KEPT STALLING OUT. I THEN GOT IT TOWED TO KIA AND THEY FOUND METAL FRAGMENTS INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS ENGINE ONLY HAS ABOUT 76000 MILES ON IT. DONT KNOW HOW THIS WOULD EVEN HAPPEN BUT I WAS DOING 35 MPH WHEN IT DECIDED TO STALL ON ME WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AT A BUSY INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A DRIVE-THRU AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

ABRUPT CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE- I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-80 HEADING WESTBOUND IN WYOMING AT APPROXIMATELY MILEPOST 77. THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND AND THEN A LARGE SHORT PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE. THE CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND THE OIL, ENGINE, AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE NORMAL RANGE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE AND THAT ENGINE OIL HAD SPRAYED OVER VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CAR. I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OIL LOSS. I WAS IN A REMOTE LOCATION WITH POOR CELL PHONE RECEPTION. I HAD TO CLIMB UP A NEARBY HILL TO CONTACT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOWN TO SPEND THE NIGHT. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. AFTER THE KIA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY WITH FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. I ALSO CHECKED THE OIL AND FUEL LEVELS BEFORE I LEFT ON MY TRIP 4 DAYS EARLIER AND THEY WERE ALL AT NORMAL LEVELS AND THE OIL WAS A NORMAL COLOR.

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING RATTLING NOISE AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES AND ONLY HAS 83000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE WITH 68000 MILES FOR $6300. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR ENGINES BUT THIS ONE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO BE THE SAME AS THE RECALL.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 20, CAR BEGAN KNOCKING. PULLED OVER TO A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE OIL (HAD ENOUGH OIL) AND ADD MORE, JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE. GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAR BEGAN KNOCKING LOUDER THEN WITHOUT WARNING CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. TOWED IT TO A LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE BEARINGS WERE BAD AND DECLINED TO HELP. CAR HAS 110000 MILES AND GETS ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ROD BEARINGS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,601.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH MY RPM DROPPED TO 0, CHECK ENGINE, OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 35 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. STATE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE WITHIN A HALF HOUR, SETTING UP FLARES, AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT IT WAS IN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. MY 2.4L ENGINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AS KIA SO QUICKLY INFORMED ME WHEN I TRIED TO GET ASSISTANCE, AND MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED EXACTLY 3 MONTHS 22 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. KIA HAS OFFERED NO HELP WHATSOEVER, IF THEY RETURN MY CALLS, SO I AM NOW EXPECTED TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT, OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. CAR WAS MAINTAINED, ROUTINE OIL CHANGES, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. MECHANIC HAS STATED FINDING A USED ENGINE TO FIT MY MODEL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH ALL SPORTAGE MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE DEALER (TRANSITOWNE KIA, 3160 TRANSIT RD, WEST SENECA, NY 14224, (716) 668-3700) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK. SOUNDED LIKE A WOOD PECKER UNDER THE HOOD. THE OIL WAS CHECKED AND WAS AT THE FULL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAS A BAD BEARING. KIA DECLINED TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR. IT IS A 2013 WITH 108,000 MILES. IT IS A 2.4 LITER ENGINE THAT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (EVANS KIA (4580 WASHINGTON RD, EVANS, GA 30809, (706) 305-4000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FROZE UP. THE CONTACT ENDED UP TRADING THE CAR IN FOR AN UPGRADE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY FELT VIBRATION AND HEARD A LOUD ENGINE NOISE. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IMMEDIATELY. SHE QUICKLY PULLED OFF THE ROAD/TURNED OFF THE CAR, WORRIED IT WOULD CATCH FIRE. OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES WITH DOCUMENTATION. SHE HAD AN OIL CHANGE 7-23-18. THE ENGINE CEASED WORKING ON 7-26-18 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR HAD 55K MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS AS IT WAS WELL-MAINTAINED. THE ENGINE PREMATURELY CEASED. CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN PALESTINE, TX WHO SAID THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED HAVING IT TOWED TO KIA IN TYLER, TX. KIA IS SAYING THAT MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THIS RECALL AND THE ENGINE NO LONGER WORKS. THIS CAR WAS IN PRISTINE CONDITION AND THE MAKE AND YEAR IS LISTED AS A RECALL FOR ENGINE FAILURE! THE MECHANIC AT KIA SAID THERE WAS OIL IN THE CAR. A WELL MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD NOT DIE AT 55K MILES! I WANT THIS INVESTIGATED PLEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TX. MY DAUGHTER SHOULD HAVE HAD MANY MANY MORE YEARS OF USE WITH THIS CAR AND NOW HAS NO WAY TO GET TO COLLEGE! I FEEL KIA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINE. PLEASE HELP. KIA TECH CASE NUMBER IS 12009982 TO PULL UP THE DETAILS AND PICTURES.

ENGINE CEASED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY

ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE AND ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN OFF THE CAR FOR SAFETY.

ENGINE LOST POWER AND MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH BROUGHT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC IN AREA AND HE FOUND METAL PARTICLES AND WORN BEARINGS IN LOWER ENGINE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE AT OWN EXPENSE

JUST WATCHED A NEWS RELEASE ON NBC INDICATING THE POSSIBLITY OF A FIRE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS DRAGGING ITS FEET ON A RECALL. ENDANGERING MY FAMILY. PLEASE DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE MORE SERIOUS TRAGIDIES OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (WESTSIDE KIA, 23005 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450, (888) 284-4718) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING 65 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. HEAR A POPPING LIKE SOUND AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING. NO POWER, NO FLASHERS. ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENCE. HOWEVER THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT WERE DURING RUSH HOUR.

METAL IN MY MOTOR. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED 800 MILES AGO AND KIA, THE FOX KIA DEALERSHIP, NOR THE WARRANTY COMPANY, PROTECTIVE ASSET PROTECTION WILL DO ANYTHING FOR ME. IVE HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 2.5 YR.

ENGINE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIVATE MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AND IT WAS NOT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. HE HAS SEEN THREE KIA VEHICLES WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. CONTACTED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC CONFIRMED A ROD HAD BEEN THROWN AND NEEDED NEW ENGINE. MECHANIC ALSO CONFIRMED OIL WAS CLEAN AND FULL. I FAXED ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO DEALERSHIP. AREA DISTRICT MANAGER REFUSED GOODWILL TOWARDS COST OF ENGINE. I NEVER SPOKE TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER. I WAS TOLD MY ONLY OTHER OPTION WAS TO CONTACT KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TO HAVE MY COMPLAINT ESCALATED IN THE SYSTEM. MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY ENGINE HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL KIA SPORTAGES. KIA IS MAKING MONEY OFF OF ITS OWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 108,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW. THERE ARE HUNDREDS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG FOR THE RECALL TO BE EXPANDED. IT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR OVER A YEAR BY THE NHTSA.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING A DANGEROUS LEFT TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE PERSISTED AFTER THIS LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST KIA DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE BEARING FAILURE. KIA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL (SC-147) FOR ENGINES DEMONSTRATING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID NOT EXTEND TO THE ENGINE IN OUR 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 109,856 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND WAS IN OVERALL GOOD SHAPE AND MECHANICALLY SOUND.

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE LESS THAN 1 YEAR. I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT 3 BATTERIES DUE TO SOMETHING CONTINUOUSLY DRAINING BATTERY POWER CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO START. UPON TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING, I AM TOLD BATTERY/ALTERNATOR OPERATES FINE AND THEY WILL CHARGE ABOUT 85/HOUR TO TEST FUSES TO SEE WHAT ELSE COULD BE THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 3/23/3018, MY RADIO SHORTED OUT. IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL, CANNOT USE RADIO AT ALL NOR BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY CONTROL. NOW THE ODOMETER RESETS TO 0 EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR ON, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS DON'T WORK AND TPM STAYS LIT NO MATTER WHAT THE ACTUAL TPM IS. . I AM SO FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT AS THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE TO ME, I'M PAYING A NOTE ON A CAR THAT SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART.

ROD BEARING FAILED AT 94,000. CAR WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HWY WHEN ENGINE SEIZED.

MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE LIGHT ALARMED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ENGINE AND CAR BEGAN RATTLING, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR THAT I USE OCCASIONALLY AND NORMALLY SHE WOULD BE DRIVING WITH OUR TWO BOYS IN THE BACK. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED WITH NO ISSUES AT ALL UNTIL TODAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SOON INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. AS I DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM HE INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL FOR 2013 KIA SPORTAGES WITH THE SAME ISSUES HAPPENED LAST YEAR. I CONTACTED KIA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT DID SOUND SIMILAR. I AM VERY CONFUSED AT HOW THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL WITH KIA NOT HAVING TO OWN THEIR MISTAKE.

ENGINE HAS 94000 MILES, AND STARTED MAKING AN AWFUL KNOCKING SOUND. PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION AND WAS TOLD ENGINE FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THIS KIA NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT ENGINE RECALL, AND MY RESPONSIBILITY TO COVER IT, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE COVERED? ENGINE ALWAYS MAINTAINED LIKE IT SHOULD BE AND NO PREVIOUS ISSUES UNTIL THIS. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE STARTS CHEWING ITSELF APART. LUCKILY THERE WAS SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO STOP BEFORE IT SEIZED UP ON THE HIGHWAY.

2013 KIA SORENTO ENGINE RECALL: I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO VISIT FAMILY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM MY CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE A WOODPECKER AND IT HAPPENED EACH TIME I HIT THE GAS. WHEN I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY TO MERGE OVER TO THE RIGHT TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN I LOST POWER, THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T RESPOND. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TRAFFIC AND COAST TO A STOP ON THE OFF RAMP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK OIL LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THEN SHUT OFF MY CAR, PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR AGAIN IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE FREEWAY OFF RAMP AN HOUR LATER. I KEEP UP WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO MY CAR AT 107,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS TOWED TO TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY, SOME PART IN THE MIDDLE...I DRIVE THIS ROAD TO VISIT FAMILY OFTEN AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANOTHER POINT IN MY JOURNEY I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. SOMETIMES ON THIS FREEWAY THERE ARE LITTLE TO NO SHOULDERS, BLIND CORNERS, AND VERY DARK AT NIGHT WITH HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING AN UPHILL SECTION I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I LOST ALL POWER AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IS FAST.

THIS WEEK I HEARD A NOISE IN MY CAR, BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE MOTOR. INTERNET SHOWS MANY RECALLS, I CALLED KIA AND WAS TOLD MY CAR NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I FILED A CLAIM WITH THEM FILE/CASE # 12719646 AND CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER. PERFORMANCE KIA, MOOSIC PA. TOOK CAR FOR EVALUATION. THEY PREFORMED TEST AND RESULT. ENGINE HAS INTERNAL BEARING FAILURE. THEY CONTACTED KIA TO SEE IF QUALIFIES FOR REPLACEMENT AFTER LOSING 3 HOURS OF WORK WAITING THEY WERE NOT APPROVED TO REPLACE AT TIME. HAVING NO OTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION I LEFT WITH VEHICLE AND AN ESTIMATE OF $4836.27. CALLED KIA IT IS UNDER REVIEW. NEXT MORNING CALLED KIA AGAIN STILL UNDER REVIEW IN HANDS OF DM OVER SERVICE.CALLED DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE. HE CONTACTED DM FOR UPDATE WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT DENIED BY KIA. OUT OF POCKET. CAR HAS 86000 MILES. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. INTERNET CLAIMS MY MOTOR NOT COVERED ALTHOUGH MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE WITH THE 2.4 MOTOR. NOT SURE WHY THIS IS NOT COVERED. COMING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT MOTOR DIED. ABLE TO RESTART AND MAKE IT REST OF WAY HOME SO I DON'T HAVE TOWING BILL ON TOP OF OTHER EXPENSE.NEW RECALLS JUST LAST YEAR AFTER WE MADE THIS PURCHASE.I PURCHASED THIS AFTER OWNING A 03 SANTA FE WITH 200,000 TO HAVE SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. OBVIOUS FAILURE IN MOTOR ISSUES AS PARTS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND. RESEARCH MANY RECALLS ON KIA AND HYUNDAI VEHICLES WITH 2.0 & 2.4 MOTORS

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING FROM ATLANTA TO HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA THUS WEEKEND(4/21/18). ABOUT 2 HOURS INTO OUR TRIP THE CAR STALLED OUT. WE PULLED OVER AND IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP. THEN AS WE WERE ABOUT 20 MINUTES FROM OUR FINAL DESTINATION, THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN SEIZED. WE WERE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP THAT TOLD US THAT A ROD WAS THROWN AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE.. BECAUSE I AM A SECOND OWNER THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. I HAVE READ PEOPLE USING THE EXACT SAME WORD 'SLUDGE' IN THE ENGINE OVER AND OVER. I BELIEVE KIA IS HIDING A PROBLEM AND IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. A 2013 SPORTAGE WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF ENGINE PROBLEM. IT HAS BASICALLY TOTALED THE CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS $6000 TO REPLACE. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO FIX IT YET AS WE ARE LOOKING INTO OUR OPTIONS.

I HEARD A LIGHT TICKING NOISE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN DRIVING THROUGH APARTMENT COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE AND WORK AT. I WENT TO GET IN LAST NIGHT TO GO TO STORE AND WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IT WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS TO MECHANICS THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS TOLD OF A POSSIBLE RECALL.

WE BELIEVE ITS PART OF KNOWN RECALL "SC147", IN WHICH KIA IS AWARE OF THETA ENGINE FAILURE ROD KNOCK. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, STOPPED TO FILL TANK AND KNOCKING BEGAN, DROPPED IT OFF AT NEAREST KIA DEALER. NEXT DAY WENT IN FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AND KIA MOTORS AMERICA, NOT THR DEALER, DENIED WARRANTY BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN PUERTO RICO AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT SEE VIN # WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WARRANTY. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, PR IS RECOGNIZED AS UNITED STATES BOTH THROUGH THE CONSTITUTION AND JURISPRUDENCE UNDER THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. KIA MOTORS AMERICA CAN CONFIRM VIA PEPE ABAD KIA OR MOTOR AMBAR OF PR THAT WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY TERMS.

ME AND 4 OF MY FRIENDS (ALL OF US ARE UNDER 19) ARE RETURNING FROM A WEDDING IN THE DALLAS AREA ON A STORMY EVENING. WE ARE NOT FROM THE DALLAS AREA SO THE DRIVE WAS STRESSFUL ENOUGH. IM GOING ABOUT 65 MPH THEN MY CAR'S ACCELERATION STOPS WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK OIL LIGHTS COME ON WHILE WE ARE ON AN OVERPASS SO I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER IN A LITTLE SPOT IN BETWEEN AN EXIT RAMP AND THE FREEWAY, AND LUCKILY WE MADE IT THERE OR ELSE WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL WRECK. WE WERE THEN FORCED TO SIT THERE FOR OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF IN THE DARK WITHOUT ANY EMERGENCY LIGHTS SINCE OUR BATTERY DIED ALSO ABOUT 10 MINUTES IN, AND ALL OF US KNOW SOMEONE COULD EASILY NOT SEE US AND HIT US. THE DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD US THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN, WHICH IS ODD BECAUSE OUR CAR HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. THEN WE FIND OUT THE 2.0 LITER ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, AND I SEE NO REASON WHY THE 2.4 LITER ENGINES SHOULDN'T ALSO BE RECALLED BECAUSE WE HAD THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AND IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE ENDED A LOT WORSE THAN IT DID.

TAKATA RECALL" FUEL CAN NOT GET 25MPG COMBINED OR 21 CITY NEVER 30 LISTED ON HIGHWAY 15 TO 17 CITY 19 ON THE HIGHWAY THE MOST. I RETURNED A KIA SORRENTO AFTER FEW MONTHS IN 2013 A NEW SORRENTO FOR THE POOR GAS NOT LIVING TO THE FUEL EPA I WAS INFORM THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE 5000,TO 10000 TO GET BETTER MPG I HAD THE SORRENTO FOR 15000 MILES AND NOW THE SPORTAGE HAVE 18000 AND THE MPG IT IS SO BAD. THE AIR CONDITION ALSO VERY LOW FLOW

I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND RIKASHADED OFF A GUARD RAIL FLEW ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WAS TBONES BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE DITCH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL CAUSING BRUISING AND PROBLEMS WITH THE RODS IN MY BACK.

2013 KIA SPORTAGE BOUGHT USED OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR WITH ONLY 5024 MILES AT 1 YEAR OLD IN OCTOBER OF 2014. WHEN BOUGHT USED, THERE IS A 5YR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY(AS OPPOSED TO THE 10/100 WHEN BOUGHT NEW).THIS 5/60 WARRANTY BEGINS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHICH HAPPENED TO BE 11/6/2012. ON 12/28/17 WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF STATE, I WAS ABOUT 200 MILES INTO A 220 MILE TRIP WHEN THE ENGINE SEIZED WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING A MAIN ROUTE AT ROUGHLY 50 MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL MOTOR POWER, SLOWED & CAME TO A CRAWL (IN TRAFFIC). I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE REARENDED AS I SAFELY PULLED OVER & COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE KNOCKING SOUNDS COMING FROM MY MOTOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY MOVE WHILE GIVEN AMPLE GAS. I CALLED KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE SENDING A FREE TOW TRUCK AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 52 DAYS PRIOR, BUT FOR $80+ THEY'D SEND A TOW TRUCK RIGHT AWAY. (PS: I HAVE NEVER USED KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PRIOR TO THIS CALL - THANKS KIA) I TURNED THAT OFFER DOWN STATING I HAD AAA. AAA TOWED THE KIA TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ONLY 4 MILES AWAY, KIA OF SUSSEX IN NJ. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE HESITANT SVC MGR "CONFIRMED" THAT THE MOTOR WAS SEIZED-HE DID NOT POP THE HOOD, ONLY TURNED THE KEY. THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO REPAIR BECAUSE WE WEREN'T FROM NJ. SO WE PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME TO CNY. WE'VE SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO KIA MOTORS AMERICA TWICE & THEY'VE DENIED OUR CLAIM TWICE DES

MY CAR WAS SMELLING OUT FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NO ONE COULD FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR. TODAY MY ENGINE SEIZED AND MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. WHILE THE CAR WAS THERE THE MECHANICS LOOKS AT THE ENGINE AND COULD FIND AN ISSUE AND THEN THEY DRAINED THE OIL AND FOUND METAL PIECES MIXED IN. I THEN LOOKED THIS UP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND KIA DID RECALL 2011-2013 KIA SPORTAGES FOR FAULTY ENGINE BUILDING WHICH CAUSES METAL PIECES TO CLOG YOUR OIL FLOW AND SEIZE YOUR ENGINE. SINCE MY CAR IS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE I CALLED KIA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD FIX IT SINCE THE RECALL BUT THEY SAID MY VIN DOESN'T MATCH THE RECALL AND WON'T ASSIST ME.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 IN PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA, I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND AS I WAS TURNING LEFT OFF THE INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LOUD BAGIG FROM THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE OIL AND ALL WAS GOOD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY OF COURSE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, SO THEY SAID. I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE AND I NOTICED THERE ARE SOME 2013 KIA SPORTAGE RECALLS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. I'M JUST WONDERING IF MY VIN WILL EVER BE PART OF A RECALL.

ENGINE THREW A ROD AT 124000 MILES. ISSUE IS SAME AS RECALLED 2013 2.0 ENGINES.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT END BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME ONE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL SC147, HOWEVER, MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND ALL MAINTENANCE SUGGESTED WAS ALWAYS PROMPTLY PERFORMED. THIS $7,000 SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KIA.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. WE JUST BARELY MADE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. WE HAD RECEIVED A ENGINE RECALL BUT WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALER WERE TOLD OUR VIN. NUMBER WASN'T EFFECTED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 5000 MILES FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SYRACUSE NY. THERE WAS 58000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN.

SIMILAR ISSUE AS SP147 FOR KIA. SPORTAGE HAS SIMILAR ENGINE AND THE SAME ISSUE. MY ENGINE IS BLOWN AND HAS SOME METAL SHAVINGS. IT STALLED, WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY SAID CODE WAS FOR THE OIL CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED BUT STILL WOULD NOT RUN. REMOVED ENGINE COVER AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS AND ENGINE BAD. ENGINE IS MAINTAINED, DEALERSHIP DID OIL CHANGE A WHILE AGO AND FOUND NOTHING.

ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 24, 2017 CHRISTMAS EVE WE WERE DRIVING ON 95 SOUTH RETURNING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND I WAS ON THE EXPRESS LANE AND ALL THE SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND THE CAR STOP SPEEDING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE WHERE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF, A ROADE RANGER CAME TO ASSIST US, HE CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT I JUST BOUGHT THE BATTERY THEN GAS/OIL NOTHING. WE ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC IN HALLANDALE BEACH, WHERE THEY TOLD US IS AN ENGINE ISSUE. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECENT RECALL OF ENGINE FAIL. ITS NOW BEEN 3 WEEKS AND WE DONT HAVE A CAR

TRUNK LATCH NOT WORKING. ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN IN MY KIA FORTE. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED I AM TICKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YOUNG KIA (308 MAIN ST, LAYTON, UT 84041) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE, BUT THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. *TT

I HAVE A 2013 SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING ON A PARKWAY THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AVOID A POSSIBLY FATAL CAR ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND I IN THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND THEN THE YONKERS KIA DEALERSHIP AS THE GARAGE ADVISED ME OF RECALL #SC147. I HAD OPENED CASE# 12520876 WITH KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 10/20/20217. SINCE THEN I HAVE GOTTEN NOTHING BUT EXCUSES AND DELAYS THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF IT CAN BE COVERED UNDER THIS WARRANTY AND HAVING IT ESCALATED TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. ITS NOW OVER A WEEK WITHOUT MY CAR AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RESPONSE ON MY REPAIR FROM THEM.

WE WERE DRIVING ON A PARKWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LAMP, AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SIMULTANEOUSLY MY HUSBAND (THE DRIVER) REPORTED THAT THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE GARAGE IT WAS TOWED TO REPORTED THAT THEY COULD GET THE CAR TO START BUT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE BEARINGS AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL SHORTLY AFTER. THIS DESCRIPTION MATCHES A RECENT RECALL, BUT ON SPORTAGES ONLY THE 2.0L TURBO ENGINE WAS INCLUDED, AND WE HAVE THE 2.4L ENGINE. THIS ENGINE WAS RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS, HOWEVER.

MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE HAS ENGINE FAILURE AT 60100 MILES. STALLED ON FREEWAY TWICE TRYING TO GET IT HOME AFTER HEARING A SOUND IN ENGINE. FOR SOME REASON MY KIA VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIA ENGINE RECALL AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS TO GET REPAIRED.

A/C BEGAN TO BLOW WARM AIR WHILE DRIVING. OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. 3 TIMES THE REFRIGERANT WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER TO BE LOW AND THE SYSTEM RECHARGED. 3 TIMES DYE WAS ADDED TO THE SYSTEM AND NO LEAK WAS FOUND UNDER BLACK LIGHT. THE SYSTEM IS BELIEVED TO BE A CLOSED SYSTEM AND THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE REFRIGERANT USED IN THE SYSTEM IS SLOWLY VENTING INTO THE AIR DUCT SYSTEM AND EXPOSING THE OCCUPANTS TO A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS PRODUCT.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, THEN WENT OFF, THEN STARTING HEARING NOISES IN THE ENGINE. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY OIL WAS LOW. I TOLD THEM I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES SO I WAS NOT SURE WHY. THEY SAID AS A RESULT I HAVE ENGINE FAILURE. UNTIL THIS INCIDENT I HAVE NEVER WITH MY CAR AND PROBLEM ESCALATED VERY QUICKLY. I TOOK MY CAR CAUSE I WANTED TO GET A 2ND OPINION BUT DID NOT GET VERY FAR BC THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BUT ALL OF THE SYPTOMS DESCRIBED ARE WHAT I EXPERIENCED. I WANT KIA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND LITTERALY HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS MAJOR PROBLEM.

MOTOR WENT ON ON SPORTAGE 2.4 LITER ENGINE LAST NIGHT AT WAL-MART HAD TO HAVE SUV TOWED TO JT'S KIA IN COLA SC. THEY TOLD MY DAUGHTER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL LIST. RIGHT BEFORE WE PULLED INTO THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT (LEESVILLE SC) THE CAR STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. A MECHANIC CAME UP TO MY DAUGHTER & TOLD HER IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR IS OUT OF OIL OR WATER HE CKED BOTH OF THESE THINGS & THEY WERE FINE. HE SAID ITS YOUR MOTOR OR TIMING OR SPARK PLUG WIRE. I CALLED KIA ROADSIDE ASST & THEY TOLD ME MY DAUGHTER THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CUSTOMER MECHANIC @ WAL-MART TOLD MY DAUGHTER HE WASN'T TOUCHING ANYTHING ELSE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT ITS MORE THAN LIKELY THE MOTOR.

JUST BEFORE REACHING TRYON, NC, COMING FROM CHARLESTON, SC, WE BEGAN TO HEAR A DISTINCT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER THAN AROUND 55 MPH. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE FAILED AND WE WERE ABLE TO JUST PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST YARDS FROM WHERE THE SHOULDER ENDED, AND WE ALMOST HIT A STATIONARY VEHICLE JUST IN FRONT OF US ON THE SHOULDER. WE WERE TRYING TO EVACUATE FROM THE HURRICANE WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD GRANDDAUGHTER.. AFTER THE ENGINE HAD COOLED, WE CHECKED AND MADE SURE THAT MY OIL WAS OVER HALF FULL, AND IT WAS. A RENTAL PLACE STAYED OPEN A FEW EXTRA HOURS FOR US, AND WE MANAGED TO GET TO OUR DESTINATION THREE HOURS AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT, BECAUSE WE WERE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOMEWHERE THAT ALLOWED DOGS. ON MONDAY, WE FOUND OUT FROM THE MECHANIC THE CAR HAD EVENTUALLY BEEN TOWED TO THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. THE MECHANIC LET US KNOW THAT THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH OUR MAKE AND MODEL, AND THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUED FOR SAFETY MEASURES. WHILE IN ASSEMBLY THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING ERROR WHICH WOULD NOT BE NOTICED UNLESS THE DRIVER WAS GOING LONG DISTANCE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE TINY METAL SHAVINGS WITHIN THE ENGINE THAT BLOCKED THE OIL FROM PROPERLY CIRCULATING THROUGH THE ROD BEARINGS TO CRITICAL PARTS OF THE ENGINE. WE CONTACTED CORPORATE, AND THEY TOLD US OUR CAR WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ASSEMBLED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN THE ONES RECALLED. THEY THEN TOLD US I H

2013 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE FAILURE IN JUNE OF 2017. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EASTBOUND AT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 BEAR BLYTHE, AZ IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING FAILED. I ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BUT SPUN OUT INTO THE INTERSTATE MEDIAN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN AVONDALE, AZ. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. KIA DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ENGINE CLAIMING IT IS NOT PART OF THE KIA ENGINE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SC147. KIA CLAIMS THE ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN KOREA SO IT IS NOT INCLUDED. HOWEVER, THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 OTHER "NOT COVERED" SPORTAGE'S PARKED IN SERVICE LOT AWAITING REPAIR. SERVICE MANAGER REPORTED TO ME THAT KIA IS DENYING THE COVERAGE WHEN HE "KNOWS" THE ENGINE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.