Engine Rattling And Whining Sounds problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sorento

I was driving on a busy street and my kia started making a rattling noise when I pressed on the gasand then my check engine light came on check battery life and the oil light and then it diedwhile I was driving.

My burgundy 2012 kia ex I purchased in 2017 has been giving me no problems I love the SUV until 6/18/2019 when I started up the SUV an there was a rattling noise in the engine which never happened before when the noise quieted down I proceeded on route 51 an gassing the vehicle the noise comes back an it sometimes feel like I'm going to break down an I dont want to have a accident I saw there are some recalls on this SUV that a clearly wasnt aware of an I just want to get this resolved.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While driving 20 mph, the contact approached a red light and the engine made an abnormal rattling sound. When the contact placed the vehicle into park and back into drive, the noise stopped and the check engine oil indicator illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 134,000.

2012 kia Sorento -similar to others, oil pressure light and check engine light came on. Rattling noise heard during acceleration. My mechanic informed me main rear seal blown. Called kia and learned my engine is not included in the current recall. After reading other reports, seems like kia may need to expand the recall to include other engines in the same time frame.

On 09/10/2017 while driving a 2012 kia Sorento down the highway I heard a rattling noise from the engine with a loud bang a few seconds later. There was smoke coming from under the hood. I researched and found that on 03/17/2017 kia announced a recall for 2012 Sorentos. Kia's recall: sc147: " bearing wear may result in engine seizure" this is on kia's and NHTSA's websites. [ NHTSA campaign # 17v224000 "machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine"] I contacted kia's customer service at 1800-333-4542 and bethany told that my 2012 kia Sorento was not eligible for the recall because the VIN # was not part of the recall. She said that I could take it to the dealer and they would check the other 2 recall though. When the vehicle was towed I looked under the vehicle to see oil pouring out from a 3 inch hole in the block, toward the rear of the vehicle, where the thrown rod broke the block. Oil is changed every three months and the vehicle has 120,129 miles on it. The cost of a used engine alone is near $3000, plus labor to install a motor that could do the same thing. I would like Kia Motors to replace the defective engine with a new engine at no cost.

I bought my kia new from the dealership with an extended warranty. It currently has 83000mi on it. When I start it, it is making a rattling noise coming from the engine that only last a few seconds. We took it to the dealer and they are saying it needs a new engine because there are shards of metal in the oil pan. The cost to replace is $6000. The engine light has not come on at any point while owning the SUV, nor has any other light. We have maintained oil changes at every 4000mi or less but we completed all oil changes and filter changes our self. The master mechanic stated that there was no sludge in the engine and the engine looked to be well taken care of. The extended warranty is not wanting to cover the cost of the repair. We are still waiting to see what the dealership is going to do.

Wife driving from NY to conn, vehicle losing power, extreme shaking, grinding/rattle noise, engine light came on, stayed on, then blinking on and off, vehicle really running bad at this time. Following day, engine light still on, need to pump gas peddle to get started. Idle very rough. 2012 kia Sorento with 38;000 miles. Very concerned that vehicle will shut off completely, as is common per numerous complaints, at speed on the highway. Will bring to dealership tomorrow, however, have been researching kia Sorento engine problems this afternoon and it does not look good. 1) dealership techs unable to duplicate problems. (common) 2) recall to replace ecm but customers not notified as deemed not a safety issue by kia. Really???? 3) throttle actuator failure part of problem but not widely known by consumers. (common) important for 2012-to 2014 owners. New york has lemon laws. If your vehicle is less than 2 years old or has less than 18,000 miles and you have had to take it back for repairs several times, there are attorneys who live for this type of thing. I am in this group and sent e-mail today to just those type of sharks. Be pro-active, not re-active. I plan on having plan b in place if I find myself going down the path of "we don,t know what is wrong, the computer says your car is fine, just because you need to rent a room at the dealership because you are there so much does not mean we don,t care". What we really mean is we really don,t care!! reality check. . Fyi check this out. . . . . . . . . . . Read more...