Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sorento

My engine needs worked on as of 02/2021, there's some ticking noise coming from my engine even though I keep the oil changed like the car requires every 3-5 months since I have high mileage. I made this request to check for recalls on my vehicle(make model & year) I bought the car February 2019. My left parking light stopped working almost a year ago so I think it could be electrical.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While the vehicle was idling at a red light, it stalled and could not be restarted. When the contact attempted to restart the engine, it made a ticking sound, but did not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that there was no oil in the vehicle even though the oil was changed recently. There was no warning indicator illuminated regarding an oil shortage. The mechanic also stated that there were no engine leaks; however, the engine needed to be replaced. The contact went back to the shop that performed the recent oil change, but they had incomplete records of the oil change, even with the contact having a receipt. The dealer (grieco kia of delray beach, 2255 s federal hwy, delray beach, FL 33483, (866) 858-7513) was contacted and stated that there was an unknown engine recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 117,000.

~the vehicle was guided into a gas station. The vehicle was able to restart after a couple of hours with a cable jump start. The engine made clicking noises but was able to be driven home. The next day the vehicle started off fine but the engine shut off again with the lights on the dashboard illuminating. The vehicle started clicking but was able to be driven home at only 10 mph. The contact called the dealer viva kia bassett place, 5800 montana Ave, el paso, TX 79925 (915) 834-2300 who stated that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was called but the contact was not able to speak with their customer service department. The failure mileage was 77,500. Tf ## VIN passed ## kia sorrento 2012 ##.

I was driving home from work and noticed my Sorento was making a loud ticking sound and was struggling to change gears. I pulled over and immediately as I put my car in park, my check engine light flashed and car turned off. I had the car towed to a mechanic who confirmed the engine had seized. This description falls right in line with the engine recalls on 2012 Sorento's, but kia says my VIN is not part of the recall. The car has been well maintained and only has 80,989 miles on it. My mechanic reached out to kia to explain to them that the engine was in very good condition and should not have seized, and believed it was a faulty engine and they hung up on him.

June 23 driving on the freeway popping noisecoming from what sounded like under the car red engine symbol comes on in the lower left hand corner of dash immediately begin getting over second popping occurs within 10-15 seconds red oil lamp light comes on right hand side of dashboard smoking from vehicle happens immediately get to side of freeway attempt to turn off car restarts attempt again turns off immediately get out of car and run towards good samaritan who witnesses entire thing stops and stays with me entire time 911 called another vehicle pulls over as front of vehicle is fully engulfed in flames and attempts to extinguish fire but to no avail fire trucks and freeway roadside assistance come within 10 minutes of incident extinguish front of my vehicle vehicle towed in motion at beginning on freeway pulled over and got out on side of freeway NHTSA recall number17v224 may and October 2017 just had 105,000 mile maintenance done at rally kia on June 11 could not upload pictures said file must be one of the types specified above. Am I able to send them via another way?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, a ticking noise emerging from the engine compartment started and every time the gas pedal was depressed, it worsen. The vehicle was towed to the dealer bob sight independence kia 1700 s noland road, independence, mo 64055, the diagnosis was " engine failure " and needed replacement. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure, messages were left but they were not returned. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. Bp.

5/30/2017 I was driving and I was merging onto the freeway so I gave my car about half throttle and as soon as the car started to accelerate the engine stopped accelerating while my foot was still on the gas and all of the light went on on my dashboard and the engine completely shut off. The rpm's dropped completely but everything else stayed on, lights,steering,brakes,interior electronics, everything but the engine itself remained on. I went to start the car after I came to a complete stop and it make some weird ticking noises before it actually turned on and it idled, but as soon as I gave it some gas the engine shut off. Dealer said engine was seized and there was sludge in the oil, did not physically see this my self.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While operating the vehicle, a loud ticking noise was present coming from the engine and the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was towed to southwest kia of round rock, texas where it was diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.