2011 Kia Sportage Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE EX AWD. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY KNOCKING AND THEN MY ENGINE SEIZED. TOTALLY LOCKED UP. MY ENGINE IS A THETA II BUT IT'S THE MPI ENGINE. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL SO I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. I'M FINDING HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE FROM OWNERS WITH THE SAME ENGINE THAT I HAVE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THESE ENGINES? CANADA HAS ALREADY INCLUDED THEM IN ITS RECALL.

MY KNOB THAT TURNS THE FAN ON OR OFF QUIT WORKING AND IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS MELTED ALL THE WAY INSIDE AND IT WAS MELTED FROM THE SPARKS THAT WERE OCCURRING INSIDE WHERE THEY COULDN'T BE SEEN

RECALL NO. 13V114 HAS STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WITH NO PREDICABLE FREQUENCY, MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WILL SUDDENLY BE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE STEERING WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL BE INOPERATIVE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, BECAUSE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MALFUNCTIONING. I BELIEVE THIS CAN BE REPAIRED BY A REPLACEMENT STOP LAMP SWITCH, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. I DO NOT KNOW IF KIA HAS AN ALTERNATE SWITCH AVAILABLE TO INSTALL. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST EIGHT YEARS SINCE THIS RECALL STARTED. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON KIA TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED ON MY DAUGHTER'S CAR BUT I'D RATHER NOT PAY FOR IT MYSELF, BUT I WANT TO GET IT REPAIRED THIS YEAR. THANK YOU!

I HAVE A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM KIA ON 2019 THAT MY OIL PAN NEEDED REPLACED. THE LETTER STATED THAT IF LEFT UNFIXED IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALER THEY REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR STARTED TO FEEL AS IF IT WOULD NOT FULLY GO ON EXCELRATION. I CALLED THE KIA DEALER SEVERAL TIME. THEY NOTIFIED ME OF A KIA ENGINE RECALL HOWEVER TOLD ME THE VIN NUMBER DOESN'T QUALIFY. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I COULD SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE CAR BUT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $150 SERVICE FEE. I CANCELLED THE APPOINTMENT AND SCHEDULED WITH A PRIVATE MECHANIC DUE TO SERVICES MANGER TELLING ME I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FEES. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED WORKING THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE ENGINE STARTER BRI MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. THE CAR JUST STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO EXCELRATE . I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE IS STUCK AND WAS NOT WORTH REPLACING. MY HUSBAND AND I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FOLLOWED UP WITH KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY 30 DAYS LATER SENT A LETTER THAT THEY WILL REPLACE PART OF THE ENGINE BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE FEE AROUND $2200 PRETAX. I DON'T FEEL THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED APPROPRIATELY. I BELIEVE THE ENGINE FAILED AS PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL. THE CAR IS 2011 AND HAD A DEFECTIVE OIL PAIN UNTIL 2019. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE TO FAIL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT KIA HAS BEEN HONEST ABOUT THE RECALL OR FAIRLY HANDLING THE ISSUES.

PURCHASED VEHICLE AT A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2019. ON JUNE 12,2020, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE STATIONARY IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY RESIDENCE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE DIAGNOSED DEAD BATTERY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO REQUEST NEW BATTERY. THEY ARE STATING THAT THE CAR NOW NEEDS A NEW BATTERY AND A FUEL PUMP. I HAD NO ELECTRICAL OR FUEL RELATED BEFORE JUNE 12, 2020.

MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE IN USE. MY BRAKES WORKED BUT NOT MY GAS. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT. *TR *BF CONSUMER STATED METAL GOT CAUGHT IN THE ENGINE AND CONSUMER ENDED UP BUYING A NEW CAR.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A SUDDEN CLANKING NOISE OCCURRED BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BLAISE ALEXANDER KIA (2501 LYCOMING CREEK RD, WILLIAMSPORT, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO A FAULTY MOTOR ROD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *BF *TR

THE CAR SHUT OFF AT A RED LIGHT ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND AT AT STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS NO ADVANCED WARING

THE VEHICLE MUST BE JUMPED IN ORDER TO START IF IT HAS BEEN OFF FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS. THIS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2019. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR BOTH TEST FINE. IT WILL START IF IT'S BEEN DRIVEN MORE RECENTLY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, AS DOES THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, EVEN THOUGH NO ISSUES ARE DETECTED. *TR

KIA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TRANSAXLE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR DTC P0711, P0712 & P0713 HTTPS://STATIC.OEMDTC.COM/TSB/2012-043.PDF MY VEHICLE, WHEN STILL COLD EXPERIENCES ROUGH SHIFTING. VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO GEAR, UP THROUGH GEARS AND DOWN SHIFT HARD AS WELL, UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. AFTER THAT THE SHIFTING ISSUE GOES AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAD TROUBLE DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP IS CURRENTLY REPLACING TEMP SENSOR AS THE VEHICLE IS REPEATING THE ISSUE AND ALSO STORED CODE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALL RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING THE ENGINE SEIZING (WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL) WHICH DAMAGED THE TURBO (ALSO REPLACED AS PART OF THE ENGINE RECALL). ALSO, THE BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES (ONLY ONCE FOR FREE) DUE TO FAILURE (RELATED TO A RECALL ON THAT AS WELL). THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SEIZED ENGINE. I HAD NO INDICATIONS OF ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND KIA WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE RECALL.

SO I HAD PRETTY MUCH A FULL DAY OF DRIVING AND MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION 6 SPEED 2011 SPORTAGE, THAT UNTIL TODAY THE ONLY PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT SOMETIMES TO ME IT FELT LIKE WHEN I UP SHIFTED OR BEGAN TO GO INTO FIRST THAT IT WASN'T GOING ALL THE WAY INTO GEAR; AND AT TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY IT WASNT ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND MY GAS MILEAGE IS ABOUT 50M LESS PER TANK THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST 5 MO.(FINANCED TO BUY AS OF MARCH). ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY 1 PREVIOUS OWNER AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WORK HAD BEEN ON IT PRIOR TO THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE BUYING THROUGH. SO TODAY CAR USE IN TOWN RUNNING COMPLETELY NORMAL SINCE 11AM THEN SUDDENLY AROUND 6:30 STARTED MAKING ALL KINDS OF NOISE TO ME A KNOCKING SOUND PLUS AN ALMOST LIKE REVVING SOUND MIXED IN. WE CAME STRAIGHT TO A GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL WITH YELLOW DIPSTICK, AS WE ARE ALMOST DUE FOR A CHANGE, ADDED ABOUT A HALF A QUART AND STARTED IT AGAIN TO RUN THE OIL THRU AND SAME SOUNDS BUT LOUDER. WE THEN TURNED IT BACK OFF CALLED A MECHANIC FRIEND AND HE CAME AND SAID WITHOUT TAKING ANYTHING APART HE FELT IT COULD B A ROD. I THEN CALLED MY MOM TO COME PICK UP MY 3 YOUNG KIDS WITH ME TO TAKE THEM TO HER HOUSE OUT OF THE TX HEAT WHILE WE ATTEMPT DRIVING HOME. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AROUND 8:30 TO HEAD THE HALF MILE HOME AND VERY FAINTLY COULD HEAR STILL A KNOCKING AND ACCELERATED SLOWLY. IM MOT A CAR GENIUS OR ANYTHING BUT NOT KNOWING THE VEHICLES PERSONAL HISTORY PRIOR TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR I AM WORRIED TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY THE 40-50 MILE DISTANCE TO GET TO THE NEAREST KIA WORKSHOP. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY SOCCER MOM CAR UNTIL TODAY AND NOW IM AFRRAID TO DRIVE IT AFTER READING THE RECALLS. IS MY VEHICLE A PART OF ANY RECALL? MY CLUTCH IT NEW AND MY FUEL PUMP AS WELL ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP WE ARE BUYING THROUGH SO I KNOW IT ISNT THAT. JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND HAVE MY COMMUTE BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN...WHAT'S GOING ON??

TAKATA RECALL IM HAVING LOSS POWER AND HAS DIED ON ME THREE TIMES IN LAST FEW WEEKS AND RUNNING OUT PINGING NOISE AND RUNNING ROUGH IT HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT AND I KEPT UP ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR.

ON JUNE 18TH CAR WAS MAKING TICKING NOISE. CHECKED OIL, OIL FULL. NO DASH WARNING INDICATORS ON. DROVE TO WORK AND ON DRIVE HOME FROM WORK VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, ENGINE BEGAN MAKING NOISE, SOUNDING LIKE BOLTS TUMBLING IN A DRYER. MAXIMUM SPEED HOME 25MPH. LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND SAID WITHOUT TEARING MOTOR APART HE BELIEVED THE BEARING WAS GONE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT THERE TO BE DIAGNOSED. ON JULY 10TH THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS 0 PSI ON ALL FOUR CYLINDERS. REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENGINE. REPAIR QUOTE GIVEN WAS: SHORT BLOCK PLUS PARTS WAS $10,584.42 OR USED LONG BLOCK $6,558.24. ON 18TH RECEIVED IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL #19V101. DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BY TELLING ME THAT RECALL WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY AGREEMENT ON DATE OF PURCHASE 10-10-2017. WARRANTY WAS FOR 120 MONTHS OR 125,000 MILES. CAR HAS 125,235 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT.

WAS DRIVING IN CRUZE CRONTROL STEPPED ON THE GAS AND VEHICLE DIED. I PUSHED THE START BUTTON NOTHING BUT A WARNING SIGN ON DASH SCREEN THAT WOULD GO BLANK BEFORE I COULD SEE WHAT IT SAID. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND CHECK THE BATTERY CABLES THEY WERE ON TIGHT GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK PUSH THE BUTTON NOTHING SMELLED WIRES BURNING SEEN SMOKE TOP OF MY MOTORS ON FIRE. I WAS HEADING NORTH ON I-5 NEAR THE DUPONT EXIT.

SON'S 2011 KIA SPORTAGE LX, WITH 155,000 MILES, WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP, OR IDLING. CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RESTART. CAR ENGINE SOUNDS AWFUL, LIKE PARTICLES GRINDING. ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE DIAGNOSIS REPORTED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR ISSUE. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSIS, MECHANIC CONCLUDED NEW ENGINE NEEDED. WE ARE SENDING THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000. WHY WASN'T OUR CAR'S VIN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, WHICH IS "BEARING WEAR MAY RESULT IN ENGINE SEIZURE?" IS THIS WHY OUR ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED???? WHO DO I CONTACT FOR HELP?

THE REAR LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON FOR NIGHT DRIVING THEY ALL BLINK RANDOMLY AS WELL AS REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AMERICAN EAGLE AUTO (820 US HIGHWAY 1 N, WOODBRIDGE, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL PAN WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

KIA CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL (SC147) ON 2011 KIA SPORTAGES WHERE THE OIL PAN GASKET LEAKS AND CAN CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALL HOWEVER MY VIN DOESN'T APPEAR ON THE RECALL LIST. I WILL ATTACH THE REPAIR QUOTE ISSUED BY MY LOCAL DEALER. I CONTACTED KIA IN GOOD FAITH TO HAVE THEM REIMBURSE ME FOR SAID REPAIRS BUT THEY ARE REFUSING. THEIR RECALL IS NOT COMPLETE AND MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES ON IT. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING THE CAR BUT IF KIA HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A FIRE ISSUE WITH THE CAR, SHOULDN'T THEY FIX IT?

I HAVE AN OIL PAN LEAK THAT IS REFERRED TO IN THE INTERIM NOTICE SENT TO ME ( NHTSA RECALL # 19V101 )THAT THE DEALER DOESNT HAVE THE RECALL LISTED IN THERE SYSTEM YET & CANNOT FIX MY VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE.I NEED VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED BEFORE IT DOES MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE HOW DO I PROCEED TO GET THIS DONE PER THE RECALL?

ENGINE IS BROKE

WE WERE PARKED WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK ONLY TO HAVE THE SHIFTER BUTTON GET STUCK INSIDE THE SHIFTER PREVENTING US FROM TURNING THE CAR OFF. WE HAVE HAD TO PRY THE BUTTON OUT TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND IT GETS STUCK NOW WHEN PUSHED IN CAUSING IT TO STAY IN WHILE DRIVING POSING A HAZARD IF THE SHIFTER IS BUMPED OR MOVED WHILE IN MOTION. IT IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE AND SOMETIMES WE ARE UNABLE TO GET THE BUTTON TO PUSH IN ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE CAR.

ENGINE WAS SEIZED AT 109272 MILES. ENGINE NUMBER: G4KEAH41 IS A 2.4L 16 VALVE DOHC I4.. CAR WAS NOT TURNING OVER INITIALLY, BUT AFTER ABOUT 19 SECONDS WOULD START. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND IT NEEDED REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER AND THE DAY OF THE AUTO APPOINTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED AND FIXED THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. AFTER TOWING IT TO A REPAIR CENTER THEY SAID THAT TWO VALVES WERE COMPLETELY BLOWN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. TOWED IT TO A KIA DEALER (ARAPAHOE KIA) AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE ALSO NEEDED REPLACED. 7214.76 PLUS TOWING AND RENTAL CAR FEES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MONTHS OF IT BEING IN SHOPS. SOME OF THESE ENGINE ARE UNDER RECALL, BUT I WAS INFORMED MINE DIDN'T COUNT SO I MOVED ON... RECENT NEWS REPORTS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT MY ENGINE SHOULD BE PART OF THIS RECALL AND THAT'S WHY I'M REPORTING NOW. *TR

VEHICLE HAS PLASTIC BURNING SMELL FROM TIME TO TIME AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE TRACED AS OF YET. THE SMELL FREQUENTLY APPEARS AFTER CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND COMES AND GOES.WE LOOKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS BEFORE REPORTING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO HIT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT WORK AND THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO HIT THE KEY WITH A SCREWDRIVER IN ORDER FOR IT TO LOOSEN UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,128.

KIA HAS RECALLED SOME OF THE 2011-2012 KIA SPORTAGE LINE DUE TO AN OIL PAN LEAKAGE ISSUE. MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE SUFFERS FROM AN OIL PAN LEAK, AS REPORTED TO ME BY MY OIL CHANGE SHOP, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHEN I VIEW THE VIN REPORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA OF BEDFORD (18180 ROCKSIDE RD, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 735-400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

DURING A RETURN TRIP I SUDDENLY HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY AREA SO I PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE CAR FOR A QUICK CHECK AND WHILE THE NOISE PERSISTED I NEEDED TO FIND A SAFER LOCATION SO I DROVE OFF AND EVENTUALLY FOUND A SAFER PLACE TO PARK BUT THE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER AS THO A ROD WAS THROWN AND BY THE TIME I FOUND THIS PARKING SPOT THE CAR HAD LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AS A FEW HOURS PRIOR THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS.

THE CAR HAS AWD AND THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE COUPLING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ONLY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A SNOW STORM, THE CAR GOT STUCK TRYING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD FRONT WHEELS SPINNING WITH NO REAR WHEEL ASSIST. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CLOSE BUT YOU HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND DRIVE THE CAR WITH THAT EXPECTATION SO THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR NOT GAINING TRACTION WHEN NEEDED IS THERE.

I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE FOR OVER 5 YEARS ON MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE THAT ARE SAME ISSUES DESCRIBED FOR THE SC147 RECALL WITH THE BEARING WEAR ISSUE. IT'S EXTREMELY UNSETTLING TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AS THIS IS ONLY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT A HIGHER SPEED (ANYTHING OVER 60 MPH). I WILL BE DRIVING AT SPEED AND THE ENGINE FOR A SPLIT SECOND WITH STALL OUT AND SHOOT RIGHT BACK TO THE HIGH SPEED. THE CAR JOLTS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL FLICKER. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE PROBLEM INCREASES AND HAPPENS MORE ALONG THE ROUTE UNLESS YOU DROP DOWN TO 50. HOWEVER AFTER YOU CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE AND IF YOU SLOW DOWN IT IDLE'S VERY LOUD AND AS IF TO STALL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND REMAIN ON. ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT ALL PROBLEMS GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. FOR 5+ YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER HAVE THEY FOUND A PROBLEM. MY VIN IS NOT LISTED ON THIS RECALL BUT CAN IT BE THE SAME PROBLEM?

IVE BEEN LOSING OIL DUE TO A LEAK FROM OIL PAN, NOTICED AS OF 2/1/20 MY 2011 SPORTAGE HAS BEEN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AS WELL AS LOSS OF FUEL ECONOMY AND INCONSISTENT IDLE SOUNDS. CONTACTED KIA WITH THESE SYMPTOMS IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL 19V101000 THAT WAS ISSUED ON 2/15/2019 AND ASKED IF THAT WAS THE POSSIBLE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME MY VIN DIDN'T MATCH THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS AND SAID ID HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY ENGINE FAILURE REPAIR AND THAT MY RECALL WORK WAS UP TO DATE. HOWEVER I DO HAVE ALL MY RECALL REPAIR PAPERWORK AND THERES NOTHING IN THERE REGARDING THAT KIND OF RECALL.

I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME BEARING WEAR ISSUE THAT THE ENGINE RECALL IS FOR BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED WITHIN THE RECALL. I WILL BE DRIVING AT SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT FOR MAYBE 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND THEN PICK BACK UP AT THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELLING AT. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL IDLE EXTREMELY ROUGH UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUTOFF AND ALLOWED TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE BEING RESTARTED. I FEEL THIS IS THE EXACT COMPLAINT THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR BUT MY CAR IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THE RECALL IS VERY LIMITED IN IT'S SCOPE AND THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO FURTHER VIN NUMBERS.

MY ENGINE HAS METAL SHAVINGS COMING UP. SHOULD THIS BE A RECALL? I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD ALL KINDS OF NOISES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT FRACTURED HIS STERNUM AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

I ORIGINALLY BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR A NOISE COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN AREA WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SLACK IN THE CHAIN AT 1100 RPMS AND THE WORST BEING WITH THE ENGINE COLD. I HAVE HAD THE TIMING CHAIN AND GUIDES, A FEW SENSORS, AND CAMSHAFT PHASER REPLACED CHASING THIS NOISE AND A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS IN; MY MECHANIC NOW HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE IN THE LOWER PART OF MY THIRD CYLINDER. HE BELIEVES IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE 17V224000 CAMPAIGN BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC DOES A LOT OF OVER FLOW WORK FOR OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND I TEND TO BELIEVE HIM.

ENTERING EXPRESSWAY PROBLEM EXCELLERATING TO SAFELY ENTER HIGHWAY.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SMELLED SMOKE, AND THOUGHT I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM WHERE THE ENGINE IS LOCATED, THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WAS ON MY WAY TO GROCERY STORE. I CAME OUT OF STORE TO LEAVE AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CAR WILL NOT STAY RUNNING UNLESS YOU USE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 WEEKS AGO! IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. I HAVE GOTTEN THE RUN AROUND AS TO EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN WAS WAY OFF, AND THEY ALSO ORDERED OTHER PARTS KIA "APPROVED" BUT TRIED TO ORDER MORE PARTS THAT THEY THOUGHT WOULD HELP MY CAR SO THE MAN SAID BUT KIA DENIED THE REQUEST FOR THOSE. I DO NOT HAVE AN ITEMIZED LIST YET OF SPECIFICS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 67,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. YES, I HAVE THE 100,000 MILE LIMITED WARRANTY AND WILL FIGHT THEM TOOTH AND NAIL IF THEY ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ME A DIME FOR AN ENGINE PROBLEM. IT WAS ALWAYS IN THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN NEEDED. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF DANGEROUS KIA'S. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE TIMING CHAIN THAT GAVE OFF THE "FIRE" SMELL AND THERE WOULD BE A BIT OF SMOKE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO KIA AND GET SOME ANSWERS BUT I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND THERE AS WELL. I WANTED TO START THIS EARLY JUST IN CASE. I WILL FIND OUT ON MONDAY IF THE CAR IS FIXED, AND AT THAT TIME I SHOULD HAVE PAPERWORK TO SEND TO YOU. HELP! HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW IF THIS IS ONE OF THE OLD ENGINE RECALLS I SAW HAPPENED A FEW YEARS BACK THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT? OR IF THE 2011 LX SPORTAGE IS A FIRE HAZARD VEHICLE AS WELL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LANCASTER COUNTY MOTORS (5250 MAIN ST, EAST PETERSBURG, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V101000(ENGINE). APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE OWNER RECEIVED A NOTICE INDICATING THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

VISCOUS COUPLING FAIL AT 40 000 MILES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A YEAR FAIL AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A YEAR FAILED AGAIN NOW I NEED TO REPLACED IT AGAIN

BEARING PREMATURELY WORE OUT AND I HAVE TO GET A SHORT BLOCK MOTOR FOR $5405.00 AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP COUGHLIN IN NEWARK OHIO SO I HAD TO GET A NEW CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON AND IT NEVER SMOKED OR OVERHEATED.IT SHUT OFF IN IDLE AND DID IT SEVERAL TIMES. WE TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY NEVER MENTIONED A RECALL. I'VE BEEN ONLY OWNER. ALWAYS CHANGED OIL, IT NEVER GOT HOT OR MADE SOUNDS INDICATING A MOTOR WAS ABOUT TO BLOW AND NO TROUBLE LIGHT INDICATORS CAME ON.

HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. WILL BE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE DOESN'T PULL LIKE NORMAL JUST HAPPENS WHENEVER NO WARNING. DRIVING INTERSTATE OR COUNTY ROADS SPEEDS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 50-70MPH. THE RPM GOES DOWN TO 0 AND ENGINE WON'T RACE IF YOU GIVE IT GAS. IF I'M AT A RED LIGHT IT WILL NOTICEABLY SPUTTER. I USUALLY HAVE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN A QUICK FIX. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S A RECALL BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING IN THE MAIL.

MY SUNROOF SHATTERED OUT OF KNOW WHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. DURING EACH FAILURE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM BYSTANDERS AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCOTT KIA OF SPRINGFIELD (321 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA 19064, (610) 544-0100) WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON A SECOND ASSESSMENT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES WERE LOOSE IN THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLE THAT ANIMALS/RODENTS HAD EATEN AWAY AT THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE BURNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 12749312. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

ENGINE HEATINGS AND COOLING

MY CAR'S SHIFT BUTTON SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK IN THE HANDLE AND I CANNOT "PARK" MY CAR OR TURN OFF THE KEY. I DROVE IT TO COLLEGE, AS I WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND PRESSED THE BUTTON TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE BUTTON PUSHED IN AND BECAME "STUCK OR LOCKED" IN THE HANDLE. THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT GO INTO N OR D BUT NOTHING ELSE. AFTER PUSHING THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK "KINDA". THE KEY WON'T TURN PAST AXL MODE, THEREFORE THE KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY BECOMES DRAINED. BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAR IS FULLY IN P, I SET THE PARK BREAK AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY.

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 1 IN DELAWARE AT AROUND 60 MILES AN HOUR. ROUTE 1 IS A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPEED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE ENGINE AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD LOCKED. HE SAID THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING THE PROPER OIL FLOW TO IT.

THE ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH. I HEAR KNOCKS AND PINGS WHEN I TRY TO GO OVER 50. LOCAL CITY DRIVING THE ENGINE IS CALM. RECENTLY HAD NEW SPARK PLUGS PUT IN. GAS MILEAGE HAS REALLY NOT IMPROVED. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THIS ENGINE WILL SEIZE UP. I AM NOW READING ABOUT SC147. I CHECKED WITH MY LOCAL KIA DEALER AND THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 10TH TO DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS. THE LOCAL DEALER SEEMS TO NOT CARE WHICH WORRIES ME BEFORE EVEN TAKING THIS CAR IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND GLASS SHATTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MURRAY KIA IN CONSHOHOCKEN, PENNSYLVANIA TO BE EXAMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 12665943. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,010. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROL IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY ESPECIALLY UNDER 60 MPH. I BELIEVE IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT COMES FROM THE FACTORY SETTINGS. I ALSO HAVE SEEN THAT MANY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CITY KIA (9550 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS FAULTY AND A DEFECTIVE PART WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,665.