2012 Kia Sportage Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000.

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT MY RESIDENCE. ALL DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. I PROCEEDED TO PULL THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AND IT CAME OFF OF THE DOOR. THIS SMALL PULLING ACTION AND THE DETACHMENT OF THE DOOR HANDLE CAUSED ME TO FALL ON MY REAR END. THE FALL CAUSED BRUISING TO MY BUTTOCKS AND BACK.

ON 11/09/2018 OUR SON WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER VISITING HIS FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL.HE CALLED AND SAID THE KIA HAD BEGAN SHAKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO HE IMMEDIATLY TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT .THE CAR MADE SOME LOUD NOISES AND COMPLETLY LOST POWER BEFORE HE COULD PARK IN A SPACE.THIS WAS AROUND MIDNIGHT AND HE IS A TEENAGER SO HE WAS REALLY UPSET .AS I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL WITH HIS DAD HE CALLED A FRIENDS PARENT TO PICK HIM UP .THE NEXT DAY WE HAD CAR TOWED TO KIA DEALER.THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID ENGINE WAS UNREPAIRABLE .AS SOON AS MY HUSBAND WAS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL WE WENT TO DEALER ON THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND GOT QUOTE OF OVER 5000.00 TO FIX WITH A NEW SHORT BLOCK ENGINE.OF COURSE OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS OF THIS ENGINE BUT WE FEEL CERTAIN THIS FAILURE IS THE RESULT OF KIAS FAULTY ENGINE.THIS CAR DID HAVE 144,000 MILES THAT WERE INTERSTATE COMMUTER MILES AND I HAD ALWAYS KEPT THE OIL CHANGED.PRIOR TO THIS THE ONLY THING REPAIRED WAS THE RADIO AND A NEW BATTERY.THERE WAS ZERO WARNING OF ANY APPROACHING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE.IT DID NOT USE OIL,DRIP ANY FLUIDS OR GIVE ANY INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG. FORTUNALTY THIS HAPPED LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC AND NOT TO ME DURING MY DAILY INTERSTATE COMMUTE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME STIFF AND HARD TO ACTUATE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A TOW TRUCK TOWED MY CAR TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SEIZED ENGINE. MY SPORTAGE HAD 86000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE SEIZURE. I AM NOW WAITING FOR PARTS TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. MY SPORTAGE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS MAY TAKE 60-90 DAYS! I WILL NEED TO PAY A $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL KIA SHOULD REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE FOR FREE AND ALSO PAY MY RENTAL CAR COST. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR KIA SPORTAGE AND OTHER KIA MODELS.

AT 100,000 MILES, A KNOCKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE 2012 KIA SPORTAGE BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT INDICATE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY MY VEHICLE WHICH IS AFFECTED BY THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT COVERED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A METAL CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE STATED THAT THE ENGINE THEN STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HYMAN BROS KIA (11901 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23113, (888) 473-0358) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V224000, I WAS DRIVING MY KIA ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE TOTALLY STOPPED.

I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, NOR NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM. OCT. 2018 WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR JUST STOPPED. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY BOTH SAID I HAD A ENGINE PROBLEM. CALLED KIA AND A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT STATED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF A THEIR RECALL. I NOTICED ONLINE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THEIR KIA SPORTAGE ENGINES. MY BIG PROBLEM IS I STILL OWE ON THIS VEHICLE.

I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR AROUND 6 YEARS AND 75K MILES. ENGINE QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE KIA 2012 SPORTAGE ON A HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING, AS USUAL. I FELT A BIT BUMP(?). SUDDENLY, GAS PEDDLE DID NOT FUNCTIONALLY WORK(IT WORKED PHYSICALLY PUSH AND RELEASE). THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON. I MOVED ON THE SIDE AND TURN IT OFF. AND THEN, I DID TRY BACK IT ON. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. FINALLY, I HAD THE SPORTAGE TOWED TO KIA SERVICE CENTER

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK ONE MORNING AND I HEARD A WEIRD FAINT KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM OUTSIDE MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE STRAIGHT TO ROYAL KIA IN TUCSON WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR 4 YEARS AGO AS A "CERTIFIED" USED CAR. AT 3P THAT AFTERNOON THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. IT HAS 78000 MILES ON IT. THEY CLAIM MY WARRENTY WAS "DEFAULTED" ON BECAUSE OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS I WAS LATE GETTING THE OIL CHANGED TWICE. I CALLED CORP KIA AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD AND INSINUATED THAT BECAUSE THE LATE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. I ALSO SPOKE WITH TGE GM OF ROYAL KIA AND HE INSISTED THE SAME THING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF MECHANICS AND THEY SAID NO WAY CAN THAT CAUSE AN ENGINE TO GO WITH THE LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE ALSO HAD EVERY SERVICE DONE ON THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. THE ONLY ISSUE WAS THE TWO LATE OIL CHANGES. I BROUGHT THE RECALL UP TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IT WASN'T THIS ENGINE. I SAY SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THAT IT REALLY WASN'T "WORTH IT". THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF ENGINE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. MAYBE ANOTHER CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE PURSUED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN TRAFFIC. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PISTON ROD WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 KIA SPORTAGE DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND SAW SMOKE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, THANKFULLY, AND ALL THE OIL BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE. ULTIMATELY WE HAD A HOLE IN OUR ENGINE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 2 YEARS BUT NOW IT IS RENDERED USELESS. SEEING THE RECALL, I IMMEDIATELY CALL KIA, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT OUR VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR AN ENGINE, ONE IS $8000 AND THE OTHER $12,000! HOW DO I KNOW THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN?? I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT, I STILL OWE ON IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. THIS WAS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. I'M BESIDE MYSELF.

2012 SPORTAGE LX WITH 75,560 MILES ON VEHICLE. I AM NOT THE PRIMARY OWNER BUT A SECONDARY OWNER SO KIA SAYS THE 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO ME. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND ON SUNDAY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO ROUND ROCK KIA (N AUSTIN TEXAS). KIA DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS A BAD/WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WHICH IS THE IDENTICAL CAUSE OF FAILURE AS "RECALL 17V224000" | "KIA'S RECALL NUMBER "SC147". THE RECALL IMPACTS 2012 SPORTAGE FAILING IN IDENTICAL WAYS BUT BECAUSE MY VIN IS SUPPOSEDLY OUTSIDE THE RECALL POOL THEY ARE SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED AND WANTING ME TO PAY 4,200 FOR A NEW ENGINE BLOCK. THE DETAILS OF THE RECALL EVEN MENTION THE ENGINE ROD "DURING MACHINING OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AND CRANKPINS, METAL SHAVINGS MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHIN THE CRANKSHAFT OIL PASSAGES, AND THE CRANKPINS THEMSELVES MAY BE TOO ROUGH ON THE EDGES. AS A RESULT, OIL MAY BE BLOCKED AND CAUSE THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS TO WEAR, WHICH WOULD THEN CAUSE THEM TO FAIL AND SEIZE THE WHOLE ENGINE."

ENGINE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND SAME AS CURRENT RECALL FOR WHICH MY VIN IS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED. REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS BEEN PERFORMED. 1 DAY AFTER MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE, ACCELERATED TO ENTER INTERSTATE. HEARD A POP THEN SEEN BLACK SMOKE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND POPPED THE HOOD ONLY TO FIND A SMALL ENGINE FIRE. VERY GLAD THIS WASN'T A VERY BUSY TIME ON THE ROAD AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE NOISE WAS SO EXCESSIVE THAT THE CONTACT CAREFULLY DROVE THE VEHICLE 45 MPH DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DOLAN KIA (9455 S VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511, (775) 825-1013) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ17003 (ENGINE), ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT'S FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB

I PARKED MY CAR TO UNLOAD GROCERIES. MY CAR WAS ON BUT IN PARK. I WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO UNLOAD THE. AT. THE DOOR WAS STILL LOCKED SO I WALKED BACK AROUND TO THE DRIVER SIDE UNLOCKED THE DOORS AND WALKED BACK AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN I STARTED UNLOADING MY GROCERIES, MY CAR STARTED ROLLING/ DRIVING AWAY. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AS THIS WAS HAPPENEING. AS I CHASED MY CAR I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY PASSENGER DOOR AND GET IT OPENED, THE CAR WAS STILL IN THE PARK. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED MY CAR WAS THE FRAMING OF A GARAGE. I HAVE MULTIPLE WITNESSES THAT SAW MY CAR IN PARK, AND WATCHED IT DRIVE AWAY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR ANY LONGER.

DRIVING FROM FLAGSTAFF AZ TO PHOENIX AZ ON HIGHWAY 17. THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO FLAGSTAFF AT A COST OF $390. THE DEALER THERE SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THEY ARE HAVING A HUGE RECALL ON KIA ENGINES BUT MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. IT WOULD COST 5-6 THOUSAND . I HAVE CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID "THIS CAR IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". I HAD THEM SEND MY COMPLAINT TO THEIR ESCALATION DEPT. AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THE SAME THING. I ASKED THEM TO SUBMIT IT TO A HIGHER SOURCE IF THERE IS ONE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING THEY CAN DO AND TO GIVE THEM 3-4 BUSINESS DAYS. THAT WAS ON 10/12/18. I CALLED THEM ON 10/19/18/ AND ONLY GOT VOICE MAILS

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO CRANKSHAFT BEARING FAILURE. CAR WAS MOVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT FAILED.

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 OUR LOSSES AND AVOID ANY FURTHER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES.

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 59 IN HOUSTON IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY OIL LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. AFTER IT FLASHED IT STOPPED AND THEN IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER I NOTICED IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING I BEGAN TO GET OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ONTO A SERVICE ROAD. BY THE TIME I GOT ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD THE TRUCK WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE OIL AND I HAD OIL ON MY DIP STICK. I HAD GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018.

PURCHASED 2012 KIA SPORTAGE 2 YEARS AGO FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT IS NOW 80,000. WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN ON A HWY THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE AND LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO SQUEEK IN SLOWLY TO THE NEAREST TOWN. KIA DEALERSHIP DETERMINED BLEW UP. NO WARNING. HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. KIA RECALLED THESE YEARS OF THE SPORTAGE BUT ONLY FOR THE GDI ENGINE. HOWEVER AFTER RESEARCH IT IS APPARENT THAT MANY OWNERS O THE DOHC HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ARE SAYING THE VIN IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD AT APPROX. 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN SPUTTERING AND MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND SEEMS TO BE LOSING POWER AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON.

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

DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AND ENGINE FAILED

WENT OUT TO GET IN MY CAR AND COME HOME AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD ROLL OVER BUT NOTHING. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE RADIATOR WITH A HOLE IN IT BUT WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO IT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. NO WORNING SIGNS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG . THE HEAT GAUGE NEVER MOVED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. NO LIGHTS NOTHING BEFORE LEAVING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MIN AND COMING OUT TO A CAR THAT WOULDN'T START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS STILL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT WITH THE IGNITION KEY. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. SUMMIT PLACE KIA EAST (44900 N GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN 48036) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,100.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR START TO RATTLE AND WHITE SMOKE START COMING OUT OF THE BACK OF MY CAR ... 3 WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY DASH AND MY CAR DRASTICALLY SLOWED CROW WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO AN EXIT. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!!! HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO KIA DEALERS..WHERE THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING MUCH THEY CAN DO CUZ THE CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY.. WAS NOT IN WARRANTY WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE ENGINE FAILED ... I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 YEAR 80 000 MILLIE'S AND IT'S NOT EVEN PAID OFF .... FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF FROM KIA ... DON'T BY ONE OF THEIR CARS!!!!! THEY ARE ALSO SAYING IT HARD TO FIND A ENGINE FOR MY CAR CUZ THEY ARE MOST OUT OF STOCK OR ON BACK ORDER ... NO WONDER ALL THESE CARS ARE DRYING !!!!

BEARING WEAR MAY RESULT IN ENGINE SEIZURE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHY "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON, THIS WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO HAVE MESSED UP SOMETHING WHILE CHECKING THE VEHICLE AND ARE SAYING THAT THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. AT FIRST IT SOUNDED LIKE MY CAR WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THEN CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO SMOKE AND FLUIDS WERE GOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED GOOD. BUT AS I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER 20 MINS THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE POPCORN POPPING. AT THAT POINT I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK GUY ASKED IF HE COULD CHECK THE OIL. WHEN HE DID HE FOUND SMALL METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP (WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE). TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT I JUST SERVICED MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTHING WAS WRONG AT THAT TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MY FACTORY MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES ON TIME AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH MY CAR. WHEN I CALLED A KIA REPRESENTATIVE THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID MY VIN HAS NO RECALLS FOR THE SC147. IT ONLY COVERED THE 2011-2013 KIA SPORTAGE 2.0L ENGINE NOT THE 2.4L ENGINE THAT I HAVE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES IT SOUNDS LIKE NOT ONLY SHOULD KIA BE RECALLING THE 2.0L ENGINE BUT ALSO THE 2.4L ENGINE. JUST BECAUSE THE 2.0L AND 2.4L ENGINES ARE BUILT BY TWO MANUFACTURERS AT TWO DIFFERENT FACILITIES DOESN'T MEAN CUSTOMERS WITH THE 2.4L ENGINE SHOULD BE IGNORED. KIA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND DO SOME INVESTIGATION WITH THE FACILITY THAT BUILT THE 2.4L ENGINE. THE 2.0L AND 2.4L ENGINES ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET STATUS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO ETA AT THIS TIME BECAUSE KIA HAS THE ENGINE BACKLOGGED. SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I WILL BE GETTING MY CAR BACK. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING.

AT ONLY 97,000 MILES OUR 2012 KIA ENGINE SEIZED AND THREW A ROD ONTO THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS 97 DEGREES OUT AND OUT 1 YO WAS STRANDED WITH US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS KIA AND HYUNDAI ENGINE. THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY KIA SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND THAT OURS WANT PRODUCED AT THE SAME PLACE. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THIS SAME ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN ISSUE OR A LARGER PRODUCTION ISSUE. I CANNOT EXPRESS THE ECONOMIC BIND THIS PUT OUR FAMILY IN AND KIA MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T CARE. THEY WERE EVEN RUDE AND DISMISSIVE ON THEIR CUSTOMER CARE LINE.

THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY. (THIS HAPPENED APROX 5 TIMES) THE ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT WOULD SOME TIMES BECOME ILLUMINATED. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED WITH THE ENGINES COVERED UNDER THE SC147 RECALL, BUT KIA SAYS THIS ENGINE IS NOT COVERED. IS ANYONE ELSE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE?

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT 70MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF THE FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND THEN I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE GAS OR BRAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE MY VIN. IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND ARE ALSO NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. LUCKILY I HAVE A WARRANTY, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER MY COST OF TOWING OR THE RENTAL CAR I NEED TO GET TO WORK, SO I STILL HAVE A LOT OF UNFORESEEN EXPENSES. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO KIA AND AM AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE.

MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE LX 2.4L (109,000 MILES) STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING EARLIER THIS WEEK. I TOOK IT IN FOR MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO EXAMINE IT. THEY SAID THE NOISE IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE, AND IT IS A SIGN OF INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. I STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE AND FOUND ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENGINE RECALL OF VARIOUS KIA'S, BUT MY TRIM IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. MY CAR IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS, AND YET I CANNOT GET IT FIXED. THE COST OF THE NEW/USED ENGINE WOULD BE MORE THAN THE TOTAL WORTH OF THE CAR.

FIST PROBLEM EVER WITH CAR BUT DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING TO WORK HAD TO PULL OVER LOST ALL ENGINE FUNCTION, IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T START, THANK GOD FOR TRIPLE A HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON IT THAT SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN A HALF HOUR AND I AM STILL WAITING ON A CALL BACK FROM THEM ALL DAY. KIA SERVICE SUCKS.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY..THE KIA DIED..GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER..I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP..HE COULD NOT BELIEVE AN ENGINE THAT CLEAN AND WELL MAINTAINED WOULD JUST SEIZE UP..KIA TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER..I HAD IT TOWED TO FERGUSON KIA IN BROKEN ARROW OKLAHOMA WHERE I BOUGHT IT..THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO FIND OUT WHY IT DID THAT. WELL THE DEALER SAID THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THEM TO TEAR MY ENGINE APART..THAT KIA SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL..EVEN THOUGH IT DID EXACTLY WHAT THE ENGINES DID THAT WERE RECALLED. A USED ENGINE WILL COST ME $5800..AND THAT HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT..AND IT IS A KIA ENGINE..THAT WILL PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING. I LOVED THIS CAR..I TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS CAR..I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF OTHER CARS WERE AROUND WHEN IT DIED..I HAD NO IDEA OF THESE PROBLEMS THE KIA'S WERE HAVING..THEY ARE DANGEROUS!

I WAS DRIVING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT SHOULDER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL ENGINE REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED UP. THE CAR HAS HAD OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ALL SERVICE RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS ON KIA'S BUT WHEN I CALLED KIA CORPORATE THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE AND REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $5,000. I AM PLANNING TO DONATE THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN REPAIR IT. I SEE SIMILAR ISSUES ON THIS MODEL ON YOUR WEBSITE. IF KIA RETROACTIVELY RECALLS THESE VEHICLES, I REQUEST THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE CAR.

OUR KIA 2012 SPORTAGE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY MAKE KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY . REVIEWING INFORMATION I EXPECT THE WORST . NEW MOTOR!!!!

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC THAT SAID THE ENGINE WAS BAD AND THE PARTS WERE RECALLED. WE WERE ABLE TO TOW THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP AND THEY HAD SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY THE STARTER. WE REPLACED THE STARTER AS WELL AS ANOTHER PART AND THE CAR STARTED. ONCE TAKEN FOR A DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN SHUT DOWN. WE AGAIN HAD TO TOW THE CAR. NOW IT WON'T START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PAT PECK KIA, 10611 BONEY AVE, D'LBERVILLE, MS 39540, 228-679-5200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD WAS FAULTY AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,200.

MY 17YR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE.HE SLOWED DOWN TO PULL OVER AND THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO TURN. HE SAID IT WAS HEAVY. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME AND CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED IT WAS ROD BEARINGS. I REMEMBERED A COUPLE YEARS AGO GETTING A LETTER FROM NHTSA AND KIA MENTIONING THEY WERE INVESTIGATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. I LOOKED UP AND IT SAID NO RECALLS ON MY CAR. THE CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL SAME YEAR AND EVERYTHING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 106 THOUSAND ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS RECEIVED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC SAID HAD MY SON KEPT DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY RURAL ROAD WITH A LOT OF CURVES. WE HAVE A LOT OF OILFIELD TRUCKS AND TRAFFIC WITH VEHICLES THAT CAN'T STOP FAST AND HAD MY SON BROKE DOWN ON A CURVE OR BOTTOM OF A HILL HE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I THINK THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED MORE. KIA SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE MY ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN A DIFFERENT FACILITY. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM AS THE RECALL SAME YEAR MODEL EVERYTHING.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET GOING 60MPH WHEN MY ENGINE JUST DIED. I COASTED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I TRIED TO TURN THE KEY BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAS TOWED TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND WE WERE TOLD THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND HE COULDN'T EVEN TURN IT OVER MANUALLY. WHEN LOOKING FOR A NEW ENGINE THERE WAS NOT 1 IN ALL OF THE US AVAILABLE!! HE MENTIONED THE RECALL REGARDING ENGINE FAILURE ON CERTAIN KIA SPORTAGES SO I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY SAID MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND MY WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED SO THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME AT ALL! I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE SAYING AND ESPECIALLY HOW TERRIBLE THEY TREATED ME. MY CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT AND THIS WAS NOT RIGHT. I INVESTIGATED THE RECALL AND FOUND IT WAS FOR THE ENGINES FAILING WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MINE. I ALSO FOUND A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS SAME SITUATION FOR OVER A YEAR NOW THAT ARE UNABLE TO EVEN PURCHASE ANOTHER ENGINE BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE DUE TO ALL THE ENGINES EXPLODING AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THEY TOO WERE NOT UNDER THE VIN RECALL BUT THEIR ENGINES WERE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. KIA IS DEFINITELY HIDING SOMETHING AND I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATE THIS! MY FAMILY COULD HAVE DIED AND SO COULD ALL OF THE OTHER FAMILY'S THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY CAR NOW SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY UNABLE TO DRIVE, UNABLE TO FIX AND UNABLE TO SELL YET I'M STILL HAVING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON IT. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN AND I HOPE SOMEONE GETS THESE LYING JERKS FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND ARE CONTINUING TO DO.

MY 2012 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT 141,000 MILES. THERE WAS METAL DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, I AM TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR ENGINE IS NOT IN THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERING THESE ENGINE FAILURES. HOWEVER, KIA HAS DISCONTINUED THE ENGINE AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS BACK ORDERED 5-6 MONTHS. I HAVE TO SPECULATE THAT THERE ARE MORE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURES OUT THERE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE LAWSUIT. I AM LODGING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE OVERALL AND THEY HAVE DECIDED THAT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE TOO LOW TO BOTHER WITH. WE WERE IN THE VEHICLE IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME THAT THE ENGINE FAILED...THANKFULLY, QUICK THINKING SAVED US FROM HAVING A WRECK AND WE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. MY SPORTAGE HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, ALL OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE RIGHT TIMES...THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO FAIL. $23,000 FOR A CAR THAT RAN FOR 141,000 MILES...SO DISAPPOINTED. AND THEY WANT $6500 TO DO THE REPAIRS AND I HAVE TO WAIT 5-6 MONTHS BECAUSE OF THE BACK ORDERED ENGINE! WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA...SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A HONDA CRV...MY SISTER'S HAS 250,000 MILES ON IT AND IT RUNS LIKE IT'S NEW!

I WAS IN THE ROAD SLOWLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO STOP IN A TOLL BRIDGE ABOUT 10 MILES AND SUDDENLY MY KIA SPORTAGE 2012 WAS DOWN AND A BIG NOISE I WAS REALLY SCARED. A BIG HOLE APPEARED UNDER THE CAR AND ALL OIL SCATTERED ON THE PAVEMENT. THE PISTON BROKE SO THE ENGINE. I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED DUE TO I STILL OWE THE VEHICLE AND TO FIX THE CAR THE COST IS $5,000.00 IN KIA OF YUMA ARIZONA. I OWE 6,000.00 PLUS 5,000.00 IT'S UNFAIR

I HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. TOOK IT TO KIA MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A PREMATURE CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE. KIA HAS A RECALL SC147 ON ENGINES FOR THIS REASON, BUT IS CLAIMING THAT MY ENGINE DOES NOT QUALIFY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MONTROSE KIA IN SHEFFIELD (5033 DETROIT RD, SHEFFIELD, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED METAL SHAVINGS AND THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY WELL-MAINTAINED KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY SEIZED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PROVIDING ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS, KIA REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TO SPITE IT SEIZING FOR NO REASON.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ENTIRELY. I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AND I COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE.

VEHICLE IN MOTION HIGHWAY SPEEDS FLAT SURFACE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF TOWED TO DEALER -- CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR ALL THE SUDDEN LOST ALL POWER. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HOWEVER WOULD TURN OVER. ELECTRIC WORKED BUT ENGINE MAKE LOUD NOISE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME, 2 HOURS AWAY, TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE BEARING WORE FROM THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP THE ENGINE. FOUND OUT VEHICLE HAS RECALL ON SOME 2012 SPORTAGE BUT NOT MINE WILL COST $5000 TO FIX

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE SIEZED UP AND DIED ON ME. I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN IT DIED ON ME AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY SO THAT I COULD GET OUT OF HARMS WAY IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC.