2013 Kia Sportage Complaint Log

NO CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHT DISPLAYED. ENGINE HAS 183,936 MILES. ENGINE STARTED RATTLING WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECT DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A DOCUMENT STATING THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

ENGINE FAILED AT APP. 114,770 MILES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED WITH SLIGHT TAPPING SOUND, PROGRESSED TO LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, PROGRESSED TO SOUNDING LIKE BOWLING BALL ROLLING AROUND IN ENGINE IN A MATTER OF A FEW MILES NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER - NEVER HAD A WARNING LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR MANY 2013 SPORTAGES BUT NOT MY CAR DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE ON SPORTAGES 10 TIMES A WEEK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, MY CAR JUST SLOW DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FAST ANYMORE I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START UP ANYMORE IT JUST DIED ON ME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AAA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S AN ENGINE FAILURE. I WENT INTO KIA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE I WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE I ASKED IF MY VEHICLE IS UNDER AN ENGINE RECALL? THEY TOLD ME NO.

ENGINE SEIZED! VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY AND OIL, ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. OIL WAS FINE, CAR STOPPED, MADE NOISES AND WOULD NOT WORK THEREAFTER.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE OIL, BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BUT IT JUST MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT TURN ON

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK USING CITY STREETS I HEARD A VERY FAINT AND INTERMITTENT KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. SO AS MY HUSBAND AND I ARE LEAVING TO GO TO THE GYM(2.5 MILES AWAY) I TOLD HIM THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE. THE KNOCKING WAS A LITTLE LOUDER AND STEADIER. COMING HOME THE KNOCKING WAS SUPER LOUD AND WHEN I MADE MY TURN THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE MUCH POWER. L PULLED INTO THE CARPORT AND LEFT THE ENGINE ON SO WE COULD INVESTIGATE AND IT WAS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. I TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE ROYAL KIA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. ON MONDAY. THE SERVICE REP CALLED AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO THE ROD BEARINGS FAILING. IT WOULD BE $9600 TO PUT IN A USED ENGINE. I HAVE 88,300 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY I LEFT A MESSAGE QUESTIONING IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HE CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT HE "REALIZED" LATE LAST NIGHT THAT IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO KIA WILL BE REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A BRAND NEW ONE AT NO COST.

I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING DESPITE MY FOOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I LOST POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF ON THE DISPLAY DASH. THE ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER WHILE I WAS STILL IN MOTION. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I TRIED TURNING OVER THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE JUST CLANKED BUT DIDN'T START. I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DID NOT READ ANYTHING ABNORMAL. ONLY AFTER I PULLED OVER DID THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS STILL FULL. I LOOKED UNDER THE FRAME AND NOTICED DRIPPING OIL. I NOTICED PIECES OF METAL ON THE GROUND AND RETRIEVED THEM. (PHOTO 1) THEY APPEAR TO BE PISTON CONNECTING ROD PIECES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT IN PLACE FOR ISSUES RELATED TO CONNECTING ROD BEARING WEAR LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SEIZING INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH, DAMAGED PISTONS, AND A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK WITH THE ENGINES IN 2011-2019 KIA SPORTAGES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L OR 2.4L GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE.(ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE).I HAVE A 2013 2.4L. (RECALL NUMBER 17V224000. KIA'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS SC147) ALTHOUGH ACCORDING TO THE KIA WEBSITE, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO FREE INSPECTION AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED ENGINES, LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY REPAIRS, FREE INSTALLATION OF THE KNOCK SENSOR DETECTION SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE (FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL 17V-224), AS WELL AS GOODWILL COMPENSATION. THE OIL SPILLED OUT ONTO THE TOW TRUCK BED DURING THE TRIP TO MY HOUSE. I ASSESSED THE DAMAGE WITH MY DAD AND NOTICED THE HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. (PHOTO 2). WE REALIZED THE ROD BLEW THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CAR LOST POWER AT ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT I THREW A ROD AND THAT IT CRACKED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF KIA SPORT AGE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BUT THE BEARINGS CAME LOOSE AND IT THREW A ROD JUST LIKE THE OTHER 2013 KIA SPORTAGES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM USED CAR LOT WITH A NEW INSPECTION STICKER. VEHICLE HAD 83K MILES AT PURCHASE. VEHICLE ENGINE BLEW AT 84K MILES. DRIVING APPROX. 40MP AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. WOULDN'T RESTART. GARAGE SAID THE ENGINE IS BLOWN.

VEHICLE HAS 129265 MILES, IT HAS ALWAYS HAD SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES ONE DAY I COMMENTED TO MY HUSBAND THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RUNNING RIGHT, LACKING POWER. AS WE PULLED OUT FROM THE NEXT RED LIGHT CLIMBING A HILL I HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE.. WE DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND LOST MORE POWER AND A LOUD RAPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE., I PULLED OVER AND MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL WAS LOOKED CLEAR AND DID NOT SMELL BURNT, COOLANT LEVEL WAS IN NORMAL RANGE BUT NEAR LOW MARK, NO WARNING INDICATORS CAME ON THROUGH THIS EVENT. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER, I CALLED FOR A TOW, BY THE TIME MY SON GOT THERE ABOUT 90 MINUTES LATER THE CAR DID RESTART, THE RAPPING IN MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE.

WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE, METAL-ON-MENTAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AT FIRST IT WAS A LITTLE NOISE AND AS I KEPT DRIVING IT GOT MORE PERSISTENT SO I PULLED OVER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD GET WORSE. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID METAL GOT MIXED IN THE OIL AND CAUSED DAMAGE INTERNALLY WITHIN THE ENGINE. SO NOW IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ONE.

AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED. AS I APPROACHED A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STOP AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. I MANAGED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND COAST INTO AN EMPTY LOT JUST FAR ENOUGH THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STICKING OUT INTO THE STREET. AT THAT TIME I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK FROM A TOWING COMPANY UNKNOWN TO ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST KIA DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 70-75 MPH WHEN THE MOTOR FAILED. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, NO WARNING UNTIL AFTER IT BLEW. THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND ABOUT 10-15 SECOND BEFORE I FELT THE ENGINE GAVE OUT--I FELT IT UNDER MY FOOT IN THE PEDAL. I LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY, I COULD STEER BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC, WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED AN OIL CHANGE A COUPLE WEEKS PREVIOUS, HE STATED THE MOTOR BLEW. HE STATED THIS HIM SURPRISE BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN HE COMPLETED THE OIL CHANGE. I BECAME AWARE OF THE MOTOR RECALLS THROUGH A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT THOUGHT HE COULD HELP AND WAS SHOCKED TO READ THE EXACT THINGS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS. I ATTEMPTED TO WORK THIS OUT WITH KIA AND WAS INFORM MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THIS. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE HARM TO MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE AS THIS WAS A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAS ON, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE LOSS OF POWER AND OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, HAD TO ABANDON THE VEHICLE AND RUN TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED, A ROD PUSHED THROUGH THE BLOCK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPEN, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A BAD COLLISION. CONTACTED KIA, THEY WERE NO HELP, THE VEHICLE HAS LES THAN 70K MILES AND I'M A SECOND OWNER. KIA COULD NOT HAVE CARED LESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CEASED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. EARNHARDT KIA LOCATED AT 2121 EAST BELL RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85022, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,969.

AT 97,XXX MILES, THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS FAILED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE FAILURE RUPTURED THE OIL PAN, SPRAYING OIL ON THE ENGINE, EXHAUST HEADERS, AND THE ROAD. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, NOISE, OR PERFORMANCE LOSS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO OTHER FAILURES WITH KIA AND HYUNDAI ENGINES, HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE WAS NOT LISTED IN A NHTSA RECALL. KIA HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY THE FAILURE, STATING IT WAS NOT "DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT". THE ENGINE MODEL IS A 2.4L DOHC MPI THETA-II. OTHER THETA-II ENGINES HAVE BEEN RECALLED, JUST NOT THIS VERY SPECIFIC TYPE.

AT 72355 MILES ROD BEARING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH

I WAS DRIVING AS NORMAL, ON MY WAY HOME. THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A FLUTTERING NOISE SO I THOUGHT IT COULD BE MY ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FORM OF CHIRPS AND GOT LOUDER AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. I CAME TO A STOP AT CONSTRUCTION AND WHEN I WENT TO GO FORWARD THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 2000 RPM. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT, IT MADE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE. SOUNDED LIKE A BELT FLAPPING AROUND AND SOMETHING ELSE MADE THE NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE IDENTIFIED METAL FLAKES IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE IS CONFIRMED TO HAVE FAILED. THE BREAKING OF THE ENGINE IS NOT TO USER ERROR AS I HAVE KEPT IT VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAD FREQUENT OIL CHANGE/ TUNE UPS. THE INCIDENT WAS OUT OF THE BLUE AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILING. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THANKFULLY I WAS ON A LOCAL MOUNTAIN ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. A LOUD BOOM WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ROYAL KIA LOCATED AT 4333 E. SPEEDWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85712, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CEASED. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

DRIVING BACK FROM A SHORT RUN TO DO A GROCERY PICK A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE BURNING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FIREWALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I BEGAN HEARING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. I NOTICED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO ACCELERATE AND FELT AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ON ME RIGHT ON THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT HOME BUT THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO SIGNAL A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND ASSOCIATED IT WITH A RECALL #SC147 HOWEVER OUR VIN WAS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE! WE TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHICH FOUND THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE LOWER END CRANKSHAFT BEARING AND WOULD REQUIRE A BRAND NEW ENGINE AND WOULD COST $6000-$9000 TO REPAIR. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL THAT I MENTIONED BUT DOES NOT FOR SOME REASON RELATE TO THIS RECALL. WE ARE THE FIRST OWNERS, HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 7 YEARS, GET REGULAR SERVICE ON THE CAR AND ONLY HAVE 129,000 MILES ON IT. WE WILL NOT BE REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BENNY BOYD LAMPASAS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 601 N. KEY AVE, LAMPASAS, TX 76550, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 227,077.*DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREE THE ENGINE HAD A SMALL PULL ON IT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT HOWEVER JUST A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED. ON THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY. I WAS GOING TO FREEWAY SPEED LIMIT(70) MAYBE 5/6 OVER. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST MOMENTS EVER, I HAD TIME TO AT LEAST PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BUT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO YES I DID GET MY REGULAR TUNE UPS AS WELL AS OIL CHANGE EVERY 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I LOVE HOW THE ENGINES BEFORE THIS ONE WERE RECALLED BUT THERE'S SO ANY COMPLAINTS ON THERE CURRENT ENGINE AND THEY WON'T RECALL THEM.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM OUR KIA THAT WAS EXACERBATED BY HIM ACCELERATING. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT HOT OIL WAS SPLASHING UP ON THE ENGINE. THIS KIA SPORTAGE IS A 2013 AND ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES. WE TOWED THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT WE BLEW A ROD. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING HOW OLD THE CAR IS AND LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. KIA IS KNOWN TO HAVE ENGINE ISSUES WITH THE 2011-2014 SPORTAGE ENGINES. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY KIA WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER 118,000 MILES ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE THE 2.4 LITER ENGINE IN MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE SEIZED. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON MY WAY TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN MY MOTOR SEIZED AND I CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. *TR

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY HEARD NOISE AND ENGINE DIED. MECHANIC SAID ENGINE THREW A ROD PROBABLY BECAUSE OF BAD BEARINGS. HE SAID THEY'VE SEEN THIS SAME THING IN OTHER KIA SPORTAGES..

MY CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (VERY FRIGHTENING). THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY. I REQUESTED A JUMP AND THE ROADSIDE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT MY BATTERY AND THAT I SHOULD REQUEST A TOW. EVENTUALLY MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE SEIZED BUT MY ENGINE TYPE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY OR RECALL.

APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HOURS INTO A LONG HIGHWAY DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE ADDITIONAL, UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN TRAVELLING UP STANDARD HILL GRADES, AS IF IT WAS HAVING TO WORK HARDER THAN NORMAL FOR A HILL OF THAT SIZE. PREVIOUS DRIVES ALONG THIS ROUTE, OR ON ANY OTHER ROUTE, NO ADDITIONAL NOISES WERE HEARD. SHORTLY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO "TAKE IT EASY" ON A FEW MORE HILLS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED OVER, AND THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WE OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, WHICH WAS NORMAL. WE INSPECTED FOR DEBRIS, LOOSE CONNECTIONS, SIGNS OF DISTRESS, OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM, AND FOUND NONE. WE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, AND IT WOULD START AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. FURTHER ATTEMPTS, EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY AND KEEP THE ENGINE GOING, WE'RE UNSUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER DIAGNOSIS, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. VEHICLE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 110,000 MILES, AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE SAME AUTHORIZED KIA SERVICE CENTER WE PURCHASED IT FROM. THERE WERE NO PRIOR SIGNS OF ISSUES, NOR ANY INDICATION THAT AN ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MY CAR SEEMED TO BE LOOSING SPEED. I NOTICED MY DASH BOARD HAD ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BY COASTING MY CAR OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT DIED. I HAD AAA TOW MY CAR TO DOBBS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BEARING ROD AND I NEEDED ENGINE WORK. I HAD IT TOWED TO KIA WHERE ALL THE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE ON THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ENGINE ALSO.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE SPEED AND SLIGHT JERKING I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD . CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. SOMEONE GAVE ME A JUMP START I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 1 MILE THAN CAR STOPPED STARTED TO SMOKE THAN IT HAD TO BE TOWED THE CAR WILL NOT DO ANYTHING JUST SITTING IN DRIVEWAY

DRIVING TO WORK I HEARD A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR STALLED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. A ROD HAD BROKEN. TOOK TO LOCAL KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON, FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE AND WHILE MANY OTHER KIA ENGINES WERE RECALLED FOR SOME REASON MINE WAS NOTE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING WITH THIS CAR. I FEEL THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR AND HEARD A DULL KNOCKING NOICE. AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT MY CAR STALLED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED MY ENGINE OVER AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP WITH THE SAME KNOCKING NOICE THAT GOT LOUDER AS I ACCELERATED. I MADE IT UP THE ROAD TO ADVANCED AUTO WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED IT TOWED AS IT WAS LIKELY MY ENGINE SEIZING. HAD IT TOWED TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED A ROD HAD COME LOOSE DUE TO BAD BEARINGS AND THAT I NEED A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE. KIA HAS TOLD ME THAT AS A 2ND OWNER ON A NON TRANSFERABLE 10YR 100K MIKE WARRANTY I AM NOT COVERED ALSO THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE SC147 RECALL ALTHOUGH THE SAME MOTOR IN OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEARS HAD BEEN RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHER 300ISH REPORTS ON HERE. 88K MILES REGULAR OIL CHANGES MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS STILL OWE ON MY LOAN AND NOW HAVE TO COME UP WITH 7K TO REPAIR MY NOW 7YR OLD CAR.

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD. BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROD. MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHO SAID THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I THEN TOWED IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND DISCUSSED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS THE ISSUE. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE 'IN GOOD FAITH' STATING THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING RECALLED IN OVER 1 MILLION VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE BUT MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL SOLELY DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT IS USED ON MY ENGINE(I HAVE AN MFI INSTEAD OF A GDI) AND NOTED THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE SAME EXACT ENGINE IN MANY OF THE VEHICLES. AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR AND PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE TOWS AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS RELATING TO REPLACING MY ENGINE KIA HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT AND ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE MY ENGINE WITH THE LIFETIME WARRANTY AND KNOCK DETECTION SENSOR THAT THE GDI MODELS ARE RECEIVING AND REPLACED MY SHORT BLOCK WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THIS HAS NOW BECAME A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND KIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE THETA 2 MFI MOTORS AS WELL.

SAW THAT MY CAR WAS LEAKING OIL; TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT, THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING FROM SEVERAL AREAS AND THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE OIL PAN ITSELF. DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THAT SOME KIA SPORTAGES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS A 2013 NOT A 2012. THEY TOLD ME I WILL HAVE TO GET IT FIX MYSELF AND PAY FOR IT - KEEP THE RECEIPTS IN CASE IT IS EVER RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A TAPPING SOUND EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BEV SMITH KIA OF FORT PIERCE, 5655 S US HWY 1, FT PIERCE, FL 34982), WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 85,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN A PULL ON MY STEERING I THEN LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS VERY LUCKY AS THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC COMING AND WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR ONTO A SIDE STREET WHERE I WAS THEN ILLEGALLY PARKED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED ABOUT 20MINS THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE NOISE WAS MUCH LOUDER. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THAT MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD ITS SERVICE EVERY 3MONTHS OR 3000 MILES. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAD THEIR MECHANICS DIAGNOSE THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THEY CONFIRMED THAT YES MY ENGINE HAD SEIZED. WITH ONLY 69,900 MILES AND NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER THAT THIS COULD AND WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

THE CAR STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NO LIGHTS, SMOKE ETC...IT JUST SHOT OFF AND DID NOT START AGAIN. WE WERE LUCKY IT WAS A SUNDAY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, AND NO OTHER CARS WERE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND. I TOWED IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CAR HAS 79 K MILES AND HAS HAD OIL CHANGES AS IT SHOULD. I AM BEING TOLD BY KIA THIS IS NOT PART OF THE EXISTING ENGINE RECALL, THAT I AM A SECOND OWNER (I BOUGHT IT WITH 23,000 MILES IN 2016 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED), YET WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR IS THE SAME AS DESCRIBED BY OTHER KIA OWNERS WHOSE CARS WERE UNDER RECALL.

WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE TO START MY RIDE HOME AFTER CHRISTMAS, I NOTICED A TICKING SOUND THAT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 94 EAST AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I WAS DECELERATING INSTEAD. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR AN OFF RAMP AND PULLED OFF. AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP MY VEHICLE DIED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND GOT DIRECTIONS TO A REALLY NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP IN BALDWIN WI. NICEST PEOPLE HELPED ME THERE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DYING,. I HAD IT TOWED TO LUTHER KIA IN BLOOMONGTON MG. THERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. AT 149,000 MILES I WAS SURPRISED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT GAVE ME INDICSTION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE TICKING AN HOUR BEFORE. KIA WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY CLAIM OR RESPONSIBILITY. ON FURTHER CHECKING I FOUND THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN THE ENGINE TROUBLE. THE 2013 KIA SHORTAGE HAS HAD MANY OTHER INCIDENTS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ENGINE. MANY OF THE STORIES WE EXACTLY LIKE MINE. PEOPLE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE DIED. PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. 2013 KIA SHORTAGE OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SHAME IN KIA FOR NOT STEPPING UP AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, DEBRA. WISCONSIN

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HWY 75 S THE CAR WAS ON CRUSE CONTROL , THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP SO I TOOK THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF , THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK SO I WAS MAKING MY WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WHEN FLAMES AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR . OTHER DRIVERS BEGAN TO CALL 911 AND REPORTED MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. AT THIS TIME I HEARD A LOAD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BLEW .I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE . POLICE , FIRE AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ALL SHOWED UP . MY KIA AND THE YEAR ARE AMONG THE RECALL ENGINE BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT , SO KIA CONSUMER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME . I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON HERE AND HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER KIA ENGINES ON HERE THE SAME AS MINE THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME EXACT THING BUT NOT BEEN IN THE RECALL . IT IS TIME KIA STEPS UP AND DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS .THERE WAS ONLY 92 THOUSAND MILES ON MY ENGINE ALL OIL CHANGES WERE GOOD NEW AIR FILTER JUST INSTALLED AND TIRES JUST ROTATED , I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR IT WAS NOT ABUSED . BUT KIA IS OFFERING NOTHING TO HELP . THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WILL SEND IT FURTHER UP THE CHAIN . THAT COULD TAKE WEEKS .

AS DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED OUT. WHEN I TOWED TO MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME ENGINE SEIZED AND LOCKED. I WAS SEARCHING ON LINE LOOKS LIKE KIA HAS LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE ENGINE AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE.

DRIVERS SEAT BELT CLICKS BUT DOESN'T WANT TO LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS THEN TOWED TO BOB MOORE KIA NORTHWEST (7340 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73132, (405) 720-3800). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13445594. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED HEARING A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR. SOON AFTER THIS, THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. MY THREE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. IT WAS 10:00 PM WHICH MAKES THIS HIGHWAY MUCH MORE DANGEROUS AND WAS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS. WAS BARELY ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE (THANKFULLY I WAS ON THE RIGHT LANE). I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY KIA DEALER AND AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE THEY INFORMED BE THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ENGINE RECALL FOR 2013 KIA SPORTAGE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, THEY CLAIMED THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM NOW WAITING TO SEE IF THE WARRANTY COVERS THE DAMAGE. THEY WANT TO INSPECT THE ENGINE FIRST. TAKING THE ENGINE DOWN ALONE COSTS $1,000 IF THE WARRANTY REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS. MY QUESTION IS: WHY ISN'T KIA REPAIRING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM?? WHY ISN'T MY VIN PAR OF THE RECALL?? WE COULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES THAT DAY, INCLUDING MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY. KIA MUST BE FORCED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THESE FAULTY ENGINES BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. US, KIA CUSTOMERS, SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO COVER THE COST OURSELVES. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 75,000 MILES.

MY WIFE AND SEVEN YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE INTERSTATE GOING 65MPH IN HER 2013 KIA SPORTAGE 130,000 MILES BEFORE THE ENGINE SIEZED UP ON HER AVOIDING A COLLECTION WITH A SEMI. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAD ME TAKE THE VECHICAL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A GOOD WILL CHECK SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. DEALERSHIP CAME BACK AND TOLD ME I HAD PROPER MAINENTANCE RECORDS AND THERE WAS NO SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE HEADS. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDNT FIND ANY FAULT OF MY OWN FOR THE ENGINE SEIZING UP. THEY THEN TOLD ME THE DISTRICT MANAGER DENIED THE GOOD WILL BASED ON NO OTHER VECHICALS NOT HAVING THIS ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO MANY 2013 KIA SPORTAGES WITH FWD. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. KIA NEEDS TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES! NOT ONLY FOR THE VECHICAL FAILING BUT RISKING THE LIFE OF MY WIFE AND SON.

MY KIA SPORTAGE HAS 57102 MILES, I KNOW THE SPORTAGE 2011-2013 HAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE RECALL NUMBER: 17V224000 RECALL DATE: 03/31/2017. COMPONENT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MY CAR HAS STRONG NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN YOU START AND DRIVING BUT THE KIA SAID NO RECALLS.WHY?

THE VEHICLE KIA SPORTAGE 2013 BEGAN WITH A STRONG NOISE IN THE ENGINE, WE TAKE IT TO THE MECHANIC AND ON HAVING REMOVED THE LID OF THE CRANK, IT SAW METAL PARTICLES AND WE DECIDE TO STOP TO INVESTIGATE THE REASON AND VERIFY IN INTERNET A RECALL SC147 OF THE ENGINE

DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY CITY ROAD, CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. WENT TO PROCEED AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND NOTHING. THE CAR JUST QUIT & WOULD NOT RESTART. NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. MOTOR SEIZED. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SOMEONE WHO DID NOT REALIZE I WAS HAVING CAR ISSUES. HAD MY GRAND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THEY WERE FRIGHTENED BY PEOPLE HONKING AND YELLING AT ME AND BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY ROAD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BEARING WEAR CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.