Car Stall problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

Kia installed ksds software update. After installation the malfunction as described in the recall notice occurred. I contacted kia and I am having difficulty with having them cover the extended warranty provided by the recall after the recall completion.

While driving vehicle and trying to pass a slow moving vehicle on a highway it stalled with no warning, I had to coast to a safe location where I could pull over. Car was towed to rally kia in palmdale CA. Would not start again after stalling while driving with no warning lights flashing . I was told by rally that engine seized and had to be replaced. Car is still at location service advisor is larry. Phone number 6613498017.

Driving down the interstate between 60-70 mph when the engine began to sputter just prior to stalling coasted to the shoulder. Upon visual investigation noticed fresh oil on the road under the car coming from the the bottom of the engine compartment . Called for a tow truck as we were 700+ miles away from home. As the vehicle was being loaded onto the tow truck noticed metal fragments on the road by the fresh oil. Vehicle was towed to citrus kia in ontario, CA,. We are currently waiting for our vehicle to be brought home to utah on a car hauler semi. The service dept at the dealership informed us of a recall on kia engines that we believe is the reason for our problem. Very upset that we were never informed of this problem or to go have it looked at.

While driving approximately 65mph on the highway, all vehicle warning lights came on and our 2012 kia Sportage lx stalled. Fortunately, the driver was able to avoid a collision while coasting to a roadside stop on a busy highway, but the vehicle could not be restarted. After leaving passengers stranded roadside on a Sunday evening, the vehicle was towed to a kia dealership that completed a diagnostic workup and determined that the 2. 4 l dohc mpi theta ii engine with 92,361 miles required replacement. Regular maintenance had been completed and the vehicle was in otherwise excellent condition. The kia warranty was not honored as we were not original owners and the extended warranty purchased from the kia dealership had just expired. The cost of a replacement engine was quoted to be $7,500 for the engine alone excluding labor which exceeded the value of the car prior to this incident. Per dealership recommendations, kia's corporate customer service was contacted to request reconsideration. Although the staff was very nice and committed to refile the warranty request for reconsideration and call us within 72 business hours, we were never contacted by kia with a final decision.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. After stopping the vehicle, the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine was defective 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 and engine cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 111,000.

The Hyundai 2. 4l engine (g4kc, g4ke, g4kg, g4kj) belongs to the theta/theta ii engine family. It is a 2. 4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with multi-point or direct injection depends on the generation and in which vehicle it is used. Like other engines, Hyundai shares this power unit with kia brand. The 2. 4l is very similar to the 2. 0l version of the same theta series, with slight differences due to the increased engine displacement and internal loads. The engine has aluminum open-deck cylinder block and aluminum cylinder head. The increased displacement was achieved by installing a new crankshaft with 97 mm stroke (two-liter engine has 86 mm stroke). The cylinder bore is also larger. In this case, the engine got new pistons with a diameter of 88 mm (instead of 86 mm pistons). The cylinder head has 4 valves per cylinder (16 valves total) and double overhead camshafts (dohc). The crankshaft drives the intake and exhaust camshafts by using a timing chain. The first theta engines use the continuously variable valve timing (cvvt) for intake timing only. The later generation, theta ii engine, is equipped with the variable valve timing system cvvt on both camshafts. There are not hydraulic lifters/tappets in the valvetrain of the 2. 4l engine; it uses shimless bucket lifters (clearance adjustment is required about every 60k miles). Most of Hyundai's and kia's 2. 4 engines are equipped with multi-point fuel injection (mfi or mpi). The newest engines, named as 2. 4 gdi, have direct injection.

I was driving the vehicle came to a stop at a red light , the vehicle had stalled on its own tried turning it back over and it would not do anything we had to push the vehicle out of the middle of an intersection unbelievable! the motor seized up for no reason and left me stranded now kia will not do anything about it the vehicle only has around 51,000-52,000 miles!.

Vehicle was in motion on a street when suddenly slowed (as if it wanted to stall) and engine light/engine oil pan/battery lights all came on. . Turned car off then back on and slowly drove home (30 miles) no faster than 60mph. This happened again 1 day later before it was towed to my local kia dealership. Kia recall #sc174 NHTSA #19v101.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was stalling while being driven then did not start at all. The vehicle was taken to the dealer matthews kia of cartersville 595 e main st, cartersville, GA 30120 (770) 386-8400 and they told the dealer that the vehicle needed a new motor. They said that the engine needed to be replaced and that there were no recalls for the engine. . They did not even alert the contact of the NHTSA recall number: 19v-101000 (engine) on the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the starter to get the engine restarted and got an oil change. The contact stated that the oil change place stated that the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle drove a short distance from the oil change place and the motor burst into flames underneath the hood. The front motor compartment under the hood was damaged. The fire was put out by the contact. The fire department was called and filed a report. No police report was filed and there no injuries. The vehicle was towed back the used car dealer the contact bought the vehicle from. The failure mileage was 123,000. Tf.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was then towed to finnin kia (4355 Dodge st, dubuque, IA 52003) where it was diagnosed that the connecting rods failed and needed replacing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 81,000.

Tl-the contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2012 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at approximate 60 mph, there was a loud knocking coming from the engine, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drive to kia of vacaville located at 651 orange dr, vacaville, CA 95687, (707) 392-4623, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000. Ah.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

While driving along the interstate, the engine seized in the vehicle. We first had it towed to our neighborhood mechanic who confirmed that the engine had seized, and that there were metal shavings found in the oil. We contacted grand kia in CO and were advised to tow the vehicle in for diagnostic, which we did. They ultimately agreed that the engine had seized due to a faulty rod bearing, and agreed that oil in vehicle was recently replaced. The vehicle was out of warranty and we were advised that our only option was to replace with a short block engine for over $6,000. We went ahead with the replacement and were advised to contact kia corporate consumer relations to see if the repair could be reimbursed upon the regional manager's discretion, which was ultimately not approved. Upon receipt of repaired vehicle, we were told there was a 12 month or 12,000 mile warranty on the work. Approximately 3 months later, while driving, the vehicle stalled again and was towed to daytona kia since we assumed the warranty would cover any issues. The technician at daytona kia replaced an axel that per their professional opinion, was not re-assembled correctly when grand kia replaced our engine. Neither grand kia nor corporate kia took responsibility for this issue so we paid out of pocked for another repair so that we could drive home. Shortly after, the engine started to make a new noise, given grand kia's lack of honoring the engine's warranty to date we decided to sell the car to cut our losses and avoid any further out of pocket expenses.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that there was still power to the vehicle. The contact turned the vehicle off and attempted to restart it with the ignition key. On the third attempt, the vehicle restarted, but would not accelerate forward. Summit place kia east (44900 n gratiot Ave, clinton township, michigan 48036) was made aware of the failure and stated that there were no active recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,100.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had to coast the vehicle on a hill because it was unable to be driven. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for inspection and diagnostic testing. The dealer (butler kia, 4950 crater lake Ave, medford, or 97504, (541) 776-3088) stated that the vehicle was excluded from a manufacturer recall for the engine assembly. The contact was uncertain if the vehicle would be repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000.

My engine seized up at 79,000 miles despite the standard maintenance. I was driving home from work 25-50 mph consisting of 5 stoplights and 18 miles of driving. I was noticing a lack of power but otherwise no issues. I filled up the gas tank in hopes of driving it in to get serviced. I started the car back up at the gas station and the engine light turned on. I drove approximately . 5 miles and the car stalled never to start again. I got a tow to russ darrow kia and they told me my engine was completely shot. I then had to get my engine replaced.

The contact is an attorney whose client owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While the client's wife was driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (rick case kia sunrise 14500 w sunrise blvd, sunrise, FL 33323), but the failure could not be replicated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again and the failure recurred as the dealer drove the vehicle. It was diagnosed that the crankshaft and crank position sensors failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact spoke to the dealer who stated that if no warning indicators illuminated, they could not assist. The failure recurred once again. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine) and took the vehicle back to rick case kia for an engine inspection. The dealer performed an oil change, replaced the dipstick, and stated that the vehicle passed per kia's specifications. The failure had not recurred at the time of the complaint. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact should make an appointment with the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 59,918.