Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

One day heard upper motor tapping sound. Assumed low in oil. We have had regular oil changes and were do for another shortly. We have never had to add fluids. Drove the car around the block to get oil warm. Checked oil . Found engine completely out if oil!! car does not leak. No engine indicator light came on. The vehicle has no problem telling me it needs air!! but a catastrophic engine failure that it doesn't indicate!! filled engine to manufactured specs. Engine has no power!! top of engine tapping bottom of engine knocking. Just finished paying for car with only 90k miles.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph loud popping noise occurred when the engine suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer suntrup kia(6263 s. Lindbergh blvd, st. Louis mo) who indicated that the engine had seized. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 66000. Jft.

The engine has a clicking sound all the time sounds luke its grinding metal.

After driving about 6 miles to a local store nearby and back home as I pulled my car into my parking spot black smoke started coming from the hood so I turned the car off waited until the smoke stopped and looked under the hood to see if I could tell what was smoking. Everything appeared fine and I made sure to check all of my fluid levels and oil which were all full. Later that day maybe 4 hours later I drove about 15 miles to my sisters house and again as I was parking my car the black smoke started again from under the hood. I proceeded to turn the car off and look under the hood again after the smoke cleared. Less than 5 minutes later the was a loud popping noise from under the hood and by the time I ran outside to see the entire front part of my car was engulfed in flames however the windows were up so the flames were contained inside the car and under the hood. The fire department came minutes later and put the fire out and I had to have the car towed due to the front tires melting from the fire. I had it towed back to the dealership where I'd purchased it only 5 months before and let them and financing company know. No one could explain why my car spontaneously combusted like a bomb while parked and turned off. I'm reporting this incident because I do not believe it was a freak accident I believe these vehicles should definitely be investigated before someone loses their life.

While driving about 40mph on a highway with a speed limit of 55 mph, the engine sized without any warning. The car would not accelerate and went about 1 mile and started making a clunking sound. Car was pulled over immediately and the all the warning lights came on and the car was inoperable. Cooper kia (5056 commercial dr. , yorkville NY) was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed. Referenced NHTSA campaign # 17v224000 (engine and cooling) as a possible solution. Advised that this engine was not in a recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure was about 115,000 miles.

While returning from my aunts funeral in kansas, making my way to georgia. The car began to slow down and stop, on the highway. Then it cut off, wouldn't start or move. There was this whining and clanking sound, white smoke and fire shot out from under the car, as I was told by a person that was passing by, he stopped to make sure that I got out of the car. It just got to 130,000 miles. Had it towed to a shop and was told that the engine was gone.

Started vehicle 7am. Shifted from p to r. Engine reved on its own. Shifted back to p. Observed clunk sound from transmission. Shifted back to r and observed clunk sound. Reversed to street. Shifted to d. Vehicle accelerated on its own without depression accelerator to 20 mph. Pulled over. Shifted to p. Turned off ignition. Restarted vehicle. Clunk sound or sudden acceleration not observed.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact was driving 50 mph when she heard a clicking sound coming from the engine as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the filter place in the engine was not up to standards and the engine would need to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 12,000.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. While the contact started the ignition,there was a loud clanking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The "tire pressure" warning indicator began to flash for forty- five to fifty seconds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to duplicate the problem. The clanking noise continued to occur intermittently. The failure mileage was approximately 65.