Engine Knocking Noise Problems of Kia Motor Sorento - part 2

I was accelerating on to a on ramp to interstate 405 when he engine light started to blink and car losing power at the same time. The car also proceeded to make an engine knocking noise and I exited the highway to get off and got it towed . The car has 51, 800 miles and I am original owe we and have had regular oil changes and maintenance .

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Car started making knocking noises from engine and got louder as my husband accelerated. Car then hesitated to accelerated and eventually stalled. This is dangerous!.

I have a 2013 kia Sorento. While driving down a city road the car only moving 45 mph every light on the dash started to blink, steering wheel began to become difficult to turn and car eventually stalled on side of road. Car had to be towed to home and then towed to kia dealer of stonecrest in lithonia,GA. The car was given a diagnostic that for it to run the alternator needed to be replaced. Alternator was replaced at a cost of 1,056. 00. Drove vehicle home and drove onto highway later that evening where I heard knocking noises, sensor lights flashed. The car began to smoke and steering wheel locked. I was alone on busy highway at night in between exits and my husband and the tow truck struggled with pinpointing my location. This was very scary with cars driving at 70+ mph past me and my hazard lights were losing power. Had to have car towed once again. Kia now says the engine needs replaced and asking for 6,000. Kia has history of engine recalls but claim my VIN is not included in recall so they will not replace. Vehicle only has 100,000 miles and has had consistent oil changes. Now I'm stuck with a pricey repair on a vehicle that is not paid off. This situation is dangerous and appears to be a common trend with kia vehicles.

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In motion while passing another vehicle my 2014 kia Sorento lost acceleration. When I got back in the lane on a two lane road, with my foot on the gas the car continued to decline in speed. I was not able to accelerate to continue to pass the car at which point an oncoming car was approaching, I had to coast the car to get back into my lane and eventually off the road, very scary ordeal, with the loss of power I was not sure if I was going to be able to get out of the way of the oncoming car. Once I was able to get to a safe location off the road, the car cut off. I attempted to restart the car once, nothing, twice the car started then quickly died after another moment I again tried to start the car, it started and remained started. I was able to slowly drive under 40 to an open location, at this time a knocking sound came from the engine. I did not take the chance on driving it any longer as I did not know what was going to happen. I had to call the freeway assist to tow me off the freeway road where I sat in an open unmanned field to wait for another tow truck. The whole ordeal was very scary as I am a female and alone during this incident.

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Driving highway engine make loud knocking sound and car stop running. After cool down, I was able to start but making loud knocking sound.

Tl- the contact owns a 2014 kia Sorento. The contact stated that after changing the engine oil a harsh loud knocking noise was present coming from the engine the next day. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer dar cars kia(4700 branch Ave marlo heights MD) who diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 17v224000(engine). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 141,000. Jft.

I was driving home from work on a county highway when all of sudden the engine started making a loud knocking noise and was losing power. I was thankfully able to pull over to a gas station where the car stalled out. My husband met me and we had the car towed to a mechanic who has told us that the engine needs to be replaced. I have called kia and got the "run around" saying that it's out of warranty and nothing can be done. Research online has shown that this has been a known issue with this particular engine for years. Luckily I was able to pull over safely but if this had happened on the interstate traveling 70mph who knows what could have happened.

Driving down the road and all of a sudden our kia started making a knocking sound in the engine. We slowed down and started to pull over when we hear pieces of our car breaking off and saw a huge cloud of white smoke. When we pulled over and got out of the car, the whole underneath of the engine was on fire. The engine was seizing and caused the bearing to punch a hole into the engine. The parts we hear flying off were actually pieces of the engine exterior, which caused sparks and ignited the fire when the engine oil started pouring out. This happened without warning and we have kept up on maintenance. Less than 100k miles. VIN is not part of engine recall, however it is clear upon little research that kia knows about this problem, they don't care, and they are doing little to fix it. It's obviously a huge safety issue, these are people's lives we're putting at stake and these cars need off the road. They are not safe. Please help the public do something about this.

Excessive oil consumption. The engine uses 1 quart of oil every 500 miles. Unable to maintain full oil, engine makes knocking noises when not at full level. Vehicle contains the theta engine included in previous recalls but has not failed yet. Dealer resistant to replace engine due to mileage over 100,000, out of warranty.

Vehicle started to make knocking sound when driving. They knocking got louder with acceleration. Took vehicle home and checked the engine and oil. Everything seemed ok but the knocking sound continued. Had vehicle towed to kia dealership and found out a rod in the engine went out causing the entire engine to go out and fail on the vehicle. This was addressed in a previous recall regarding the ecu, but it did not prevent the engine from going out.

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While my vehicle was in motion on the highway going over 70mph my engine shut off, my speedometer dropped from 70 to 40 causing the vehicle behind me to have to pull into on coming traffic (two lane road going down mountain) to avoid slamming into my vehicle. Prior to this oil, check engine, and four wheel drive lights all began to flash. Pulled over, shut off vehicle and vehicle started after some struggle. Drove with hazards all the way home. Before this my vehicle would lose power while driving. My rpms would drop and hitting the gas did nothing. Every time vehicle starts making knocking sound before rattling and stalling out. Vehicle has been in motion every single time it loses power, or the engine stalls out. Immediately purchased car fax to see all open recalls on my vehicle. This is one of the major ones. Entire replacement of engine. Kia refuses to replace my engine and only kept my vehicle in the shop for 56 minutes before telling me it was ready for pick up. When engine is acting up, removing my foot from the gas does not slow the vehicle. This vehicle is incredibly dangerous and unpredictable.

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Tl the contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the engine produced a loud knocking noise when the vehicle was started. Also, while driving 35-48 mph, a deer jumped out into the street. The contact swerved and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to fuccillo kia (3900 state st, schenectady, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800) where the mechanic stated that the contact should have the vehicle serviced at the dealer's collision shop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to have the body damage repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 50,000.

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Very disappointed in my kia Sorento. At 90000 miles it started making a knocking sound and when I took it in to get it checked out. I was told it had bearings wear and would need a new engine. After researching I found that there is a recall for this exact problem but the engine I have is not recalled. Hopefully you guys get more complaints on this because it's ridiculous that a car needs a new $6000 engine at 90,000 miles. I can't afford that I was recommending kia to friends and family and now since this happened I would never again buy or recommend a kia car ever.

Takata recall 1 month ago I picked my son up from school. . . As I was pulling out of the parking lot I was unable to accelerate by pushing the gas pedal. I coasted home going 8 miles per hour. I turned the vehicle off and let it sit for 2 days. When I got back in it everything was working fine. 2 weeks later I went to have my oil changed and was told there were metal shavings in my oil filter, there were 2 inches of sludge and the oil was black. I keep my vehicle serviced regularly because I commute to work. They changed my oil and I left. 10 minutes later I was on the side of the road. I was driving to the store and again I couldn't push the gas pedal to accelerate and a knocking sound appeared. As I tried to pull to the side of the road I look in my rear view mirror to see a white cloud of smoke coming from my car. So thick I couldn't see behind me. I coasted into a parking lot and at this point I had no control of the steering, gas pedal, or breaks. I finally rolled to a stop outnit in park and got out of my car. Every drop of oil they had put in my car was on the pavement. I called a tow truck and we found a huge hole in the oil pan where my engine had apparently thrown a rod. There are 6 recalls on the year make and model of my car but not specifically on my VIN. Everything that has gone wrong involves those recalls and kia isn't owning up to it. My brother works for true car and ran a report finding that there are recalls on my vehicle but kia is saying it is inaccurate. I have the report in my possession and they wouldn't allow me to send it to them for proof.

Engine recall. Lately I been heard a knocking noise under the hood of my vehicle also I heard knocking noice from the exhaust pipe when I start the car as well. It comes n goes I hear it once in a while mainly in the morning when I first start the car. I hear it any other time once in a while. N I see lately there leakage coming threw the exhaust pipe as well. I took it to my machanic n he advised me to report to the dealer since it can b a possible recall.

My wife and I have been driving this vehicle for over 2 years now. About two years ago, this banging noise started which felt like we hit something or an object the road (just one big bang noise). The second time it happened we took it the aaa and they serviced it and made some repairs to it and replaced some parts. The noise went away and now (Feb 2019), I am driving on the highway at 60 miles per hour and it came back and happened three times already. Upon researching the cause of this issue, I am here on this site trying to find answers for these issues. Now, I do not want our car to catch fire since I've read a few people were experiencing this horrifying predicament. What are we to do? will kia take care of this issue before something worse happened? it seems to be case with these recalls, something terrible has to happen.

My 20 year old son was driving his 2012 kia Sorento on the highway at approximately 60 mph when the engine started to make a knocking noise and lost acceleration (he was pressing the gas pedal, but it felt like it wasn't doing anything. ) the knocking noise continued and grew louder. We took the car to a nearby garage, and the mechanic who looked at it said the crank bearing was bad and the engine was shot. He said replacing it would $5,000 or more. He said repairing likely wouldn't be an option because he has seen other kias with the same problem, and the engines were full of metal pieces. After researching, I learned of the recall for 2012 kia Sorentos for this very reason, but my son's VIN isn't listed, and it obviously should be. This vehicle only has 86,000 miles and has been serviced regularly. It was my husband's vehicle before, so we know it has had regular maintenance since the beginning. Even though the vehicle has stayed in the same household, it is now in my son's name so the warranty doesn't apply. Please add this vehicle to the recall! I don't have anything in writing from the mechanic, but the vehicle is still there and I can get that if needed.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 30 mph, the engine made a knocking noise and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to jeff wyler springfield auto mall (937-783-7030, located at 1501 hillcrest Ave, springfield, OH 45504). The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was not provided.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Sorento. While operating the vehicle, a knocking noise was present coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 95,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 10-15 mph, there was an abnormally knocking sound in the engine. Without warning, the vehicle stalled and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to south shore kia (1128 sunrise hwy, copiague, NY 11726, (631) 991-3910) and they stated that a comprehensive investigation was necessary to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 12995434. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Restrict oil flow to the bearings causing bearing wear. A worn connecting rod bearing will produce a cyclic knocking noise from the engine. This issue happens when the car is on and driving in a city street and highway.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While driving various speeds, a knocking noise occurred coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was taken to napleton's mid rivers kia (located at 4955 veterans memorial pkwy, st peters, mo 63376, (636) 206-4284) for diagnostic testing, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where an oil consumption test was performed. The dealer stated that if the engine consumed oil, it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 12997040. The approximate failure mileage was 114,276.

Driving at approx 70 mph on the highway the engine began making a faint knocking sound which very quickly turned into a more rapid hectic knocking sound. As I was exiting the freeway the sound continued to intensify and the engine knocking then became extremely loud almost completely disabling the vehicle on the highway. This happened very quickly leaving me very little time to react to the problem. This was due to a connecting rod bearing failure.

On September 3, 2018, while driving our Sorento, there was a loud knocking noise that started under the hood. We pulled up the uvo information on the dash and it did not display any errors. Drove the car home and had to have the car towed the next morning to the nearest kia dealership. After having to provide 12 months of receipts for oil changes, kia agreed to cover the engine under their warranty. Waited months to get a new engine after being told 6 different dates that the engine would be in, we finally got our car back on January 16, 2019. After we picked up the car, we drove it home and the car hesitated and turned itself off and coasted. It turned itself back on and we drove it back to the dealer and here we are waiting for an update the next day. We have also had 5 different rental cars due to this. Our car is not part of a recall by the way.

While driving to tucson from mesa on interstate 10, my engine started making knocking noises and lost power , thereby stalling by the roadside. It has 89,000 miles on and has been meticulously maintained with regular oil changes. I towed it to my mechanic who said the vehicle had suffered a catastrophic engine failure with metal shavings from the failed bearing all visible on opening the valve cover. He suggested I contact kia to see if this engine was part of the recall SC 0147 which is a recall due to this kind of failure from a manufacturing defect. After investigating, kia denied my request stating this particular engine was not under recall and therefore could not have suffered this same defect. They refused to tell me when and where the engine was manufactured was manufactured, in my attempt to link the engine with those under recall, just stating it was not part of the recall. I therefore have to meet the cost of replacing a whole engine that my mechanic believes suffered the same manufacturing failures as the the ones recalled. This is not fair.

A knocking noise was heard from the engine and vehicle was taken in to repair because of recall. Dealership refused to correct the needed repair. Eventually, the noise increased in frequency and engine failed. My husband was driving the vehicle on the highway when engine failed and vehicle came to a complete stop.

I was driving down the street when the car began to make a low knocking noise then it began to slow down until it came to a complete stop, and wouldn't turn over anymore. I had to get it towed to the mechanic. The mechanic took a look at the car and said that it was the motor. I didn't get any warning other that while I was driving it began to make a knocking noise and lights went on my dash, then stopped. I called kia spoke to a representative, she said that my car didn't qualify. So I'm stuck with a car payment and no car.

I was driving to work yesterday morning (7/10/18) on route 15 in sussex county. My speed was approximately 65-70 miles per hour. I heard a knocking sound, which alarmed me. It went away, and came back, off and on, while driving, a sound that I have never heard before with this vehicle, ever. No lights came on, no indicators, etc. I contacted newton kia, where the vehicle was purchased, and was told that they couldn't fit me in until Friday. I made an appointment, but after doing this I decided to contact one closer to where I work, which is on rt. 10 in denville, NJ. Gateway kia. I brought the vehicle in and had them check out the noise. I was contacted and told that it was the engine, that it would cost $7100. 00. The way I was notified was as if I have $7100. 00 just sitting around, which I don't. The engine, the engine, no warning, no nothing. I picked up the vehicle, and drove it home, still hearing the knocking noise off and on. I attempted to go to work today, 7/11/18. The noise became worse about a block from my home. I turned around and came home, shut the car off, smoke came out from the engine area. Let me make something very clear to whomever reviews this information. I am not paying for this repair, kia is. First thing you are told that you are over your warranty. I just turned 102,000 miles, have had no prior issues. This happened out of the blue, no prior noise or problems. I am now driving a rental, I need to get to work, I need my Sorento fixed, and I am not paying for it. I am also going to be reimbursed for this rental. I, again, have had no prior issues with my vehicle. I am very upset about this, so what is going to be done about it.

The contact owns a 2015 kia Sorento. While driving 75 mph, there was a knocking noise coming from the engine and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to family kia of st. Augustine (2665 u. S. Highway 1 south, st augustine, FL 32086, (904) 808-0542) where it was diagnosed that the engine was destroyed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.

My car stalled out in the middle of the road while driving on a city street. I took it to the kia dealership certain it had to be the engine safety recall. They said it was not, blamed the issue on something else and charged me over $1,000 to fix it. I took the car home again. The next morning, it stalled again while driving in the middle of a main city road. I heard a knocking sound from the engine and then it died. Kia is putting my family's lives at risk.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. The contact stated there was abnormal knocking noise progressing and then the motor failed to function. The dealer crain kia of sherwood (5830 warden rd, sherwood, ar 72120, (501) 542-6042) diagnosed that the engine assembly needed to be replaced and that the vehicle was not included in the manufacturer recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, refused to provide a good will assistance to the vehicle owner due to high mileage and indicated that the vehicle would need to be repaired by the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Dyd.

As my husband and I were driving on the highway my car started to make a knocking sound, with no warning, no engine light, no oil light, absolutely no indicators something was wrong and then stalled.

Received a notice for an update took the vehicle in for service because we were going to California for x-mas and wanted to make sure that my car was in good working order. While driving the vehicle it went into limp mode and the engine was making a knocking noise the vehicle stopped all together on the interstate 10 going west bound. Placed a call to kia and arranged for a tow into the nearest kia dealership for a loaner so we could continue our trip. This happened on December 28, 2018 and to this date I still do not have my car. In the beginning they were waiting for part numbers. The part numbers were issued on 3/19/19 but there is not an estimated delivery date.

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There is a recall on 2012 kia Sorento engine but my VIN will not show up that there is a recall. My engine seized with only 69000+miles on it and just like all the other recalled vehicles. I was driving one day and my car suddenly shut down. No engine light or oil light. I had to get a jump to actually get my care started again. After the jump my engine started making a loud knocking sound. My care has never gave me any indication that there was any problems or any random sounds. Now I am either forced to pay over 5 grand for an engine for a car that I have only had for 2 years or buy a new car. I am also still making payments on this car.