Engine Rattling And Whining Sounds problems of the 2015 Kia Motor Sorento

My check engine light came on while driving. The car did not seem to be handling any different then normal, aside from a recent rattling sound on start up that would lessen after idling/running for a few minutes. I took it in to get the code read, and was given a code indicating the timing cam was off. Once I gets took it into the dealership it was determined I needed a new engine due to metal shavings found in my oil filter and pan. The oil was also noted to be very low, despite me having performed the oil changes at proper intervals. I since have learned about the engine recalls for the same year, but in the smaller 4 cylinder 2. 0 and 2. 4l engines. Upon learning about this and looking further into it, I had read that on several consumer websites that others with the same year and larger 3. 3l v6 engine as mine were having the same issue of engine failure due to metal shavings found despite also performing proper maintenance of the vehicle. So my issue is now I need a mew engine as have others, but it is not recognized as part of the issue with the smaller engine 2015 Sorento's.

I purchased my vehicle less than 2 years ago. I received regular oil changes on the vehicle, with the last one being 3 weeks ago. Last week, I heard a loud rattling noise coming from the engine, upon acceleration. The next day, when I tried to start it the noise got louder. I contacted my warranty company and the had it towed to a local repair shop. The repair shop stated that the oil was very dirty and contaminated with metal, an issue that kia has had with their engines. The paperwork from my last oil change is currently in my vehicle, but the warranty company stated that I need every maintainence record since I had the vehicle for them to move forward. Who keeps almost 2 years of oil changes? I contacted kia and told them the situation and how I only have the last oil change record, which she stated that's fine and that they probably won't even need them and they stated their had recalls on the engine sensors in this model that were supposed to alert you before the engine failure. They towed the vehicle to a kia dealership to handle to situation from there. The dealership called me, before even looking at the vehicle and asked for the maintenance records. He is supposed to look at the vehicle on Monday and we will see from there. My wuestion is that with all of the complaints about the faulty engines on these modeks, why has nothing been done about it? are you waiting for someone to be severely injured to do so? why are these vehicles still allowed to be purchased?.

When my wife and I started our family we were so happy to purchase the 2015 sorrento , 92,000 miles and 3 years later the engine locks up out of nowhere. I was going about 60 on the expressway and the engine started making a weird rattling noise less that 10 seconds later the car lost power steering the brakes were not very responsive. After a near death experience of trying to navigate to the safety of the emergency lane, I began to look up this issue. Kia had a recall on the engines from 2011-2014 for the same issue. Every post or review I read, the customers had experienced the same issue as my 2015. The people that had 2015 or newer who experienced these same issues was told that the best warranty in the business will not apply unless you have had all oil changes done at a kia dealership or have all receipts of maintenance done to the car. If they did have all receipts they were told because the oil changes were not done by kia the warranty will not apply. Catch 22? my 2005 expedition has 218,000 miles and still runs great. My 93 Cadillac sedan deville have 157,000 miles and stills runs great. But some how the non american car I purchased died in 3 years and 92,000 miles. As a high school teacher every student I come in contact with for the next 15 years will be scared away from this company. Im downtrodden because I know that the corporate entity called kia is going to fight tooth and nail to say there engine in the 2015 in not faulty and I almost died because they have faulty engines. I made sure to always change the oil in this car before the due date because it transported my wife and child. My family has had a lot of cars from all sorts of makes, never seen this happen to a car so quickly and without warning!.