general problems of the 2014 Kia Motor Sorento - part 2

Driving down the highway my car died out of nowhere. It would not start again afterwards. All power shuts off and I am able to coast to a stop. This has happened a few times but becoming more frequent but still random.

On 7/5/2014 9:00 a. M. I place the key in the ignition, turned the key but the car would not turn over to start. I have been experiencing acceleration issue also.

Last week while on the highway going about 65mph my check engine light came on(stayed on) and my vehicle started knocking. I went home parked it for the night and called the dealership the next morning. The dealership said as long as the check engine light was solid (not flashing) it was safe to drive the 30 min to bring it to them. They called today to state the engine is blown due to metal shavings in the engine and oil. I am lucky the car even made it there, since the engine has "blown" since they have had it!!!! I have kept up having oil changed regularly, and I do have receipts. They are saying my I need a whole new engine and it is not covered and my warranty is expired even though I received a letter in the past stating the warranty was extended to 120,000 miles!! they say they have no record of the letter, so it must be fake!!. I dont know what I'm going to do I used all of my savings to buy this car for $22,000 just three years ago!!!!! it currently only has 79k miles on it!!.

Car does perfectly fine for two weeks then runs through radiator fluid and oil like it's crazy has not thrown a check engine light has had multiple maintenance is fixes we have literally almost had a severe accident because the car started to smoke and had the radiator cap almost explode off of it . And it literally was driving on a normal speed going about 75 mph-80mph, on the highway when suddenly it goes to a complete and utter 20 mph with her to the floor this car has been nothing but trouble it's been taken care of it's barely driven from our time of purchase. And the amount of certified veteran kia. Mechanics all having no idea what's wrong because when they think they know what the fixlast but a week or two been paying for a rental car for almost a year now while still paying my payment on a kia that cuomo has no recall� and almost killed my entire family on the I 40 in eastern north carolina in the dark as well when it was an icy stormy road that I just been cleared we could've died and god knows what we could've done to others the road was safe take it into multiple kia certified mechanics that your mechanics mom and pop mechanics two dealerships and nobody can figure out the problem this is the most disgusting thing that has ever happened to my family I have a car that has been sitting at a mechanic shop all over eastern north carolina forever year now or in my driveway that I just pay on and pay a mechanic bills for because nobody can figure out why it over he eats why the speed why I almost catches on fire and white and black system break or the brake system and speed system is completely haywire. My family's or my wife dream vehicle is been our nightmare. I have plenty of bills I can upload here the date below is the date that I've been paying for to sit in my driveway and for it to be looked at mechanics for them to fix some thing and nothing be resolved.

2014 Sorento engine was replaced 9/2017@ shawnee mission kia per recall sc147. Before replacement, there were no catalytic converter issues. After since 3/2018, it had four (4) catalytic converter failures in ten (10) months & 4 replacements @4 different shops latest 2/2019. All shops said they failed due to extreme overheating which could also cause a fire. 3rd shop also noted �excessive blow-by�, said it's not normal for a new engine with 20,000 miles on it -- which my replacement engine should be if it was correctly replaced with a new properly functioning engine in 9/2017 (car had @140k. Then) all 4 happened while driving, twice on highway, twice on city streets. 1st time, out of town, on highway. All very dangerous sudden loss power/speed and stalling. Scary. Very stressed, not knowing when & where may happen next, with strong possibility of accident, fire, or both. Tried to talk to dealership about failures being caused by the engine replacement, but without even checking car, they said impossible. Research shows otherwise: (NHTSA ,center for auto safety, a lawsuit case: 1:18-cv-02716 filed: 04/16/18 in the united states district court for the northern district of illinois (not mine), kia tech service bulletins. . . Now there's a new 2/2019 recall for my car for high pressure fuel pipe, due to replacement engine work not done properly. & soul's just recalled for catalytic conv. Failure due to overheating-even though engines are different, I believe my car should be likewise recalled. Kia has history of denying wrong, & then very slowly doing ever expanding recalls. I cant afford to wait. Couldnt afford dealer prices;still,4 failures at indep shops cost me thousands in cat conv. Replacements,towing,rental cars,lost income, meals & lodging when stranded out of town& I'm still making car payments. I'm requesting reimbursement from kia& a car thats actually safe.

I picked up the car on April 28th from monroeville kia for some warranty work on the oil pan and timing belt cover. About an hour later, the car started smoking and I could smell oil burning. I was advised by the dealership to bring the vehicle back to them. I turned around and started heading back there. I made it about a mile when the gas pedal went to the floor and completely lost power and the engine light came on. I put my flashers on and coasted to the side of the road. When the car came to a stop, I noticed flames creeping up between the hood and the windshield. I put the car in park, shut the car off and removed the keys, and got out of the car. Within 30 seconds or so the car was completely engulfed in flames. I had already started calling 911 to report the fire. The police and fire department showed up within 6 minutes, but the car was completely engulfed in flames. The car was on the side of a main road. The car was towed as per my car insurance company and they were sending and investigator to look to determine a cause. The car was a complete loss, including everything inside the vehicle. This included kids sports equipment, toys, car seats, clothes, bowling equipment, etc. The only thing they have been able to determine in 3. 5 weeks is that the fire started in the engine compartment. I'm unsure if this has anything to do with the current recall of 17v224000 dealing with the motor at this time. I'm awaiting word from Kia Motors inc. About any investigation they may want to do.

I took my car to the franklin kia for a recall and the guy asked me what was out there for and I told them for the recall and he asked me what else is going on with the car and I told him my airbag light was on my cd player work sometimes sometimes it didn't and my speak button work and sometime it didn't none of those things work now the light is still on he told me there's nothing they could do I would have to pay for it.

Tried to excellerate to make left turn, gas pedal went to floor, no responce for 4 seconds then took off. This has happened 7 times in the week I started keeping a log. It happens at slow speed either trying to excellerate straight rn. Tuor starting a left.