Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Kia Motor Sorento - part 1

Unknown. I was driving on the highway and the engine just shut off. When I tried to start it I could not. Tried to jumpstart but still would not start. I had it towed to my mechanic and he advised that the engine seized and there is a recall for this. Recall #SC 147.

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Car was sounding funny. Had recently did oil change about a week ago. I took car to kia and they said I had recalls that needed to be done. Kia did all the recalls on my car and installed knock system. They called me to pick up car and the car shut off of them. Called kia and they first approved the dealer to purchase the new engine. They then sent an email denying the purchase of a new engine. This has been going on for several weeks. They are saying engine had failed when car went to dealer but why would they perform work on a car's engine that already failed. They are refusing to fix car.

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My car stalled as I started to drive. As I started to park again it shut down. I waited a few minutes and it started again. My intention is to get it to the dealership ASAP.

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My engine seized. There were no warning lights prior. I was driving on the highway and my engine lost power vehicle shut down and engine light and battery light came on. No prior warning lights were on the car.

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While driving last night, my vehicle turned off. Pulled over it would restart but then shut off. Let it sit for a couple minutes restarted and was able to go 1 mile then shut off again. After that let it sit again and restarted and went 1/2 mile before it shut off again. Then wouldn't start again. There's fuel in it, all lighting worked. Battery light and engine light came on.

I purchased this vehicle less than 2 months go. I was driving on the highway and came to a red light. The car jerked and did not want to move when the light turned green. I came to a second red light and the light turned green as I press the gas the car shut off in the middle of heavy traffic. I could not get the car to crank again. I finally got help from someone who help push the car to a near parking lot.

I was driving on the highway i95 south in south carolina almost to the georgia border doing 70 mph in the middle lane when my engine shut down without a warning while passing another vehicle on the right. I had no warning from my instrument panel and there was no indication of lack of power on accelerating prior to the engine shutting down. I was barely was able to get my car to the side of the highway without getting into an accident. The engine would not turn over at all and I had towed my car to the nearest repair shop and I found out that the engine seized up. The engine oil was replaced three weeks ago and the car was driving great without a problem until now.

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Hello , I was driving my 2016 kia Sorento and my car engine just shut off and stopped while driving. This needs to be readdress and made sure all kia Sorento do not have the same problem. It was very scary while driving on a highway and this happening.

Was driving on the freeway and heard a sound as if I had ran over a piece of plastic. All of the lights on the dashboard came on and the car just shut off. I was able to get off the freeway safely before the car shut down again, after that the car wouldn't start anymore.

Was on the freeway going about 60 miles all of a sudden the car completely shuts down without any warning. All of the lights on the dashboard came on. Had the car towed to a repair shop and was told the engine blow. On 9/17/20 had the car towed to a kia dealer where it had been for the last 3 months now going on 4 months.

Heading to a family event, we were on the highway and the kia suddenly shut down with no warning. We had to get over two lanes going 60 mph, traffic was moving and we had to make a sudden exit off the road and were almost rear ended in the process. Once we got over we coasted off and parked in the nearest parking lot. We discovered there was little to no oil on the dipstick, there was no oil light warning, no engine light or any other signs it was low on oil. The oil has been changed regularly. We brought it into the shop and was told it needed a new engine. Now my 2015 kia Sorento needs an engine replacement that I cannot afford and since I purchased it used it is no longer under the kia warranty. I'm making payments on a vehicle that I can't drive and I see no reason that the oil should have been low, especially without any warning light. As of today the vehicle starts with knocking, but dies frequently with no warning. There is still no engine light on.

Unfortunately while driving my vehicle on the highway it shut off abruptly.

I purchased the vehicle in 2017 with 60,000 miles. The truck just hit 100,000 miles not to long ago. While leaving the bank, I accelerated, and while doing so the truck just shut off on me, no warning lights and it did not overheat. I managed to get to the side of the road (thank god because it was a busy road and I had my two kids with me) and tried to start the car again and nothing. I had the car towed to the dealership that I bought it from where they stated the engine was locked. I still owed money on the car, so I had to get a brand new car with my negative equity and am now stuck with extremely high payment. After the incident I researched about the kia Sorento s and see that many people have this same problem. I had routine oil changes, but because they weren't at the dealership they stated there was nothing they could do. Something has to be done about this. Me and my children could have been involved in a very serious accident by the truck just shutting down. I would like to open a small claims case, as I was put in a bad predicament.

Days previous to event was getting warning alerts on different problems. Called dealership when warning alerts continued happening. On day of event was driving on major route, when power steering became difficult as I pulled over the entire car shut down. No lights, no braking, no hazard lights to engage all systems down.

See all problems of the 2019 Kia Motor Sorento 🔎.

While driving on the interstate my SUV loose excelarate and engines light and oil pan light came on I pulled over and engine shut down try turning SUV over and it did not turn over I had it towed and machanic said the engine is freeze up.

Motor locked up with 85000 miles. Entering interstate on a on ramp at 55 miles per hour and car just shut off and mechanic said motor is locked up. There was metal in the oil.

Was driving from work to home. (approximately a 10 mile trip. ) there was no indication of engine trouble or any warning lights on at all. About half way my car began to rumble and not shift. Now an engine light indicates along with an oil pressure gauge. As I find a safe place to pull over my car shuts down. There was no prior indication that my car needed oil or service.

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2015 kia Sorento awd engine seized. I was driving and without and warning the car shut down and wont start. I found out this is not new. Now I have to find out how to continue to take care of my wife and kids without a car. I've seen so many complaints about the engine I have and there has been no investigation and this is a dangerous situation recalls for the same thing have been sent out but not for the 2015 kia Sorento. I really hope some one does something about this. I was on a busy road slowing down for a red light and car shut off almost hitting the car in front of me. Again no warnings. I also smelled smoke like wires burning.

On October 10 2019 my wife was driving the kids to school in our 2017 kia Sorento and before she could get out of the neighborhood the car started to jerk uncontrollably and lost all acceleration before it cut off. She then tried to restart the car several time but was unsuccessfully it it starting back up before it stalled out. After the car was left alone for a while I went out to the car and it started back up and seemed like it drove fine. We did not take it to the dealership that time. After that my wife said that she felt the vehicle was not driving like it should. She said that you basically had to floor it for it to get up to cruising speed. Approximately 6 weeks later my wife started to have more problems with the vehicle. She stated that the acceleration problem was very noticeable and was scaried that it was going to stall out again before she could get home that day. She was able to get home safe that time. Later on that day she had to go back out and she said that it started up fine and drove fine until with out warning it just shut off while she was driving in the middle of business intersection. The car started up just fine once it shut off and my wife drove it to a nearby parking lot where it sat until it was towed to the dealership. The dealership has had the vehicle about 3 weeks now and are unable replicate the problem. The dealership said that they have done everything possible to see if there was a problem with the car. Since they cannot replicate the problem and there is no codes then they think that the vehicle is fine. Sin e the car cut off on my wife twice in six weeks she is scared to drive the car in fear that it will shut off on her again. This is a major safety concern that needs to be addressed by kia. I am not the only one complaining about this problem with this car this could have very easily resulted in a major accident.

Today as I changed lanes coming to a red light my car just shut off with no indication. I went to press the gas to go and looked down when I wouldn't move and the battery and oil light was illuminated. I had to put it in park and tried cranking it several times before it cranked backed up. Just had a clockspring for airbag replaced just days ago and now the airbag light is back on. This is seriously dangerous and I am now scared of my car as it could stall out anywhere and cause a wreck. This is definitely a safety issue!!!.

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Last July my husband had changed my brakes and then went for a test drive just to make sure everything was working properly. Well, the engine shut off in the middle of driving. Called kia and had it towed there(unreimbursed) replaced engine told them that sometimes the transmission would hesitate to shift into gear. Kia said nothing was wrong. Now, a year later still trans problem. Took to master mechanic that has a trans shop and that has been in business for over 40 years. He said it needed a software update from kia for a hard transmissikn shift. Called kia they said they had to "research problem", but had never heard of this happening. Also, my car shuts off if I have to do a hard brake even after my engine being replaced. Also, my gas lid wont open, my mirrors had stopped moving and my windows all stopped working. Having major electrical problem with fuse box. Apparently something is not grounded correctly kia and is shorting out all my fuses. But I have to pay all this money to have a car that is barely that old have so many problems. If I could sue them for damages under lemon law I would. Very upset and scared to drive car and I have a ten year that is always in the car with me. Please investigate.

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Heading home on the highway and it shut down and I coasted it off the road. We discovered there was no oil in it but had no oil light warning or any other signs it was low on oil. The oil had been changed a few months before and was due to be changed in a couple of weeks. Now my kia needs an engine replacement that I can't afford and since I purchased it used it is no longer under the kia warranty. I'm making payments on a vehicle that I can't drive and I see no reason that the oil should have been empty especially with no warning light.

Driving on the highway and the car just shut down, no warning lights or odd sounds kia dealer said they engine locked up.

This is my 4th time having to call a tow truck for my vehicle. I was reversing out of a parking space, and tried to put car in drive , car would not do anything. I tried again to put car in drive, would not budge. Could not take key out of ignition, could not move steering wheel. Later on tried to take keys out of ignition, it let me ,but would not start still. Had it towed to dealership, did not find anything but a dead battery. I bought a new battery. Picked car up. Drove to store about 10 miles from home, same thing happened again. Had it towed again. Same conclusion . Did not find anything again. Drove car home. I may drive my car once a week. The next time I drove my car again it stopped on me in the middle of traffic , with no warning , the car just shut down. Someone stopped and pushed me out the middle of street. Thank god. Had it towed again to kia dealership . Needless to say, they found nothing but a dead battery. Battery was less than 3 months old. Bought from kia. Made it home safely. 3 days later started car, turned on air, waited until cool inside . Car cut off even before leaving driveway. Could not believe it. This time it started right back up, to no avail, cut off again.

Was driving my kia and the engine light came on and the car shut down, no power at all. I didn't have time to get off of the road. The car is being towed to the dealership in the morning. I'm so disappointed / mad with kia manufacturer. I was driving in 6 lanes of traffic in downtown atlanta earlier, what would of happened if it would have stalled out on that busy interstate . . God is good. . . . . Do not buy a kia � repeat do not buy a kia �.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle shut down and all the instrument panel indicators, including the check engine indicator, illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine blew up and needed to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Engine shut off while car moving. No indication no lights across dash and lost all power.

Was driving down the interstate, the engine completely shut off, I had no signs of my car needing oil wasn't due for a oil change for another 1,000 miles, my engine light never flashed the car never jerked or nothing just shut off and would not testart, called the tow truck he advised me that my motor was locked up, upon pulling the oil stick out I didn't not have 1 drop of oil in my car, I had no smoke or anything coming from my car it is a 2015 kia Sorento however on the door it has a 2014 manufacturing date.

In December of 2018, my father in-law was driving the vehicle on the highway, and the entire vehicle shut down(engine, lights, steering, everything). We towed it to the dealership, and they stated that it was a faulty battery, and had us pay to replace it. When we took the old battery back to advance auto parts, they stated that the old battery was fine after testing it. In March of 2019, we started to hear a knock in the engine at or over 2000 rpm. We took the vehicle in to the dealership, and they stated that the vehicle had advanced bearing wear, and the engine would need to be replaced. They stated that as there was no recall, that we would be responsible for the replacement.

On 3/24/2019, our 2017 kia sorrento with 30k miles on completely shut down on the freeway. All lights went on and off, the car shook from side to side and the car shut down we lost steering and power brakes while we were going 70mph on the freeway. Luckily we were able to get to the side of the freeway. This happened 2 more times and then we had the car towed to a dealership for service. This could have easily caused a life threatening car accident and we no longer feel safe driving this kia. Now the service dealer is not able to replicate this incident which has happened to others we are reading about so then the dealership says, "no issue. " this car has been recalled for this exact issue (although not our VIN apparently). This is our first and last experience with the kia - very disappointing. We bought the top of the line kia because it was rated so highly for safety but now we are not even comfortable driving it. My children were in the car and lives could have been lost.

On 3/10/2019, I was out of town, driving on the highway when my car lost speed, engine light came on and car shut down and wouldn't start back up. Had to have car towed to near by shop and had to find a way back home, which was 2 hours away. On 3/11/2019, shop stated that my engine had froze. He could understand why engine froze because it had oil and I wasn't due for an oil change until another 800 miles. Shop owner informed me that he have had 3 other customers with the same make and year who car did the same thing. I have taken my car to kia on several occasions for evo systems reading problem with system and told them that I heard a knocking and shaking in my engine. I have read about several other case similar online. Clearly there is a problem with the engines in the 2015 kia Sorento that you all aren't willing to investigate or admit too.

I was driving my car home from work and it shut off on me as I was driving on a busy city street. I tried to start it and it just kept shutting off. I had someone hook up a computer on it and it said something was wrong with my camshaft timing. I had no warnings leading up to this. It just shut off in the middle of driving it.

I was driving my 2017 kia Sorento about 30mph early today going about 30mph when all of a sudden I heard a loud clunk from the rear end and the engine, all lighting, electrical, power steering and brakes just shut off. I was able to coast to a stop put the car in park. I then restarted it and it was fine. The dealer could find nothing wrong with it. This is very dangerous. What happens if I am going 70 mph and the car shuts down like this. Since the dealer could not duplicate the event there is no solution.

Suddenly developed a cyclic knocking in the engine especially at start up and initial acceleration. Was driving the vehicle on the interstate when engine seized and car shut down.

My wife was driving down the street when the car suddenly locked up(stopped) and the engine shut off. She noticed smoke coming from under the hood and then within minutes the engine was in complete flames. Prior to this there where never any signs of the car running or driving like there where going to be problems. I've never had any mechanical issues at all aside from this incident. This has come completely out of nowhere unexpectedly.