Engine Clicking And Tapping Noises problems of the 2012 Kia Motor Sportage

As driving down the highway at 65 we noticed a abrupt loss of power followed shortly after by several warning lights and vehicle engine shitting off. After safetly pulling off side of road I popped the hood to look for any obvious issues non were found no smoke, smell of burning or hot, checked oil level which was fine. Got back in vehicle and it restarted fine but has a audible clickick noise, we decided to have the vehicle trailered home to prevent any forther damage. When this took place there were no active check engine lights or any info on temp guage that was out of the ordinary. The next day I checked the ool again and decided to start the vehicle once again started with no issie but has a audible click thst gets liuder with applied rpm. Went ahead and put in drive to check if yransmission was finctioning and appears to work in drive and recerse only moved a few feet then shit it off. We seen that kia has had several recalls over manufacturing drfects for engines thst cause these malfunctions but according to the dealer ours does not fall in that catagory.

Turned my car on and heard a weird ticking sound while it was idol. I decided to take it in to my mechanic. On the way to the mechanic, the sound started happening while accelerating. Once I reached 40 mph, the car stopped accelerating and stalled. I had to use the momentum and turn left into dirt parking lot to pull over since there was no pull over lane on the right side. My passenger and back windows do not work unless driver pushes buttons next to them to roll windows down.

So since I purchased the vehicle around this time last year the feeling while driving my kia was smooth no vibration or notice coming from the car, I havent had any kind of accidents or hit any pot holes, so now a year into having the kia and keeping all the fluids, brakes, and tires changed I noticed before getting it services and having those listed changed there is a feeling in the steering front end of what I say feels like the tires are going to fold up under the car. When turning the steering seems to feel really loose and I have to correct it out of the direction I just turn to make the vehicle to correctly drive forward. It has pulled to the right for a long time and this is one of the reasons I replaced the tires. Also there is a ticking noise coming from the engine and after learning about a recall with this kia that cause the engine to catch fire I called and the vehicle has already had this issue repaired but it is making that clicking or ticking sound still and the exhaust has moisture coming from it only on the right passenger side and the pipe it completely black from whatever it is putting out . .

I purchased this car in September of 2017 with only 40,000 on it & never had 1 issue with the car. However, on April 16th of 2020 I was on my way to work when I heard I ticking sound from the engine & 30 seconds later the car shut down. I was able to steer it off the highway on to the shoulder. I called for a tow & the car was taken to the mechanic shop & the engine had to be replaced due to a spun rod bearing. I was shocked & disappointed due the vehicle only had 84,647 miles on the odometer. The cost of the engine & a rental car was about $6,400 all together!!!.

The vehicle has 85447 miles. Driver was driving down the road when they heard a loud clanking noise followed by a complete failure and seizing of the lower engine mechanism. All this occurred in a few minuets time span. The car was in motion on a rural hwy when the engine seized. Car and driver were stranded on side of the hwy requiring the need to be towed. Upon research, I believe this is related to the current scv147 or 17v224000 recall. Kia motors recall line was contacted and they stated that this car is not listed as part of the recall listed above. The description of events of other drivers leads me to believe that this is similar in nature. I believe this should be researched further and the current recall should be expanded. The vehicle acts as if the lower bearing gave out prematurely.

Before this happened thought I heard a slight tapping sound like a rocker arm but didn't hear again day or two before as I would top a hill left my home. A couple of days later while driving on a city street in traffic engine died or shut off. Behind another car I had to turn out of my lane to avoid the rear-ending vehicle in front with no power steering struck a curb to my left oncoming lane coasted back on road crossed both lanes to the right finally coming to rest in small gravel lot of closed building. Put car in park and tried to start would not turn the engine over. I thought I damaged starter when I jumped curb. That night had towed to my home less than five mins away $90. 00 bought starter puton tested old one, no good. Probably from trying to start over and over. Finally got motor to turn over sounded ok. When for test drive then motor made large knocking noise, I shut off quickly, had towed to mechanic shop. They inspected and determined motor had internal damage. $52. 00 quote to replace motor 9,000. 00 generally speaking conversation over the phone . (weekend) Monday missed work no car. 27. 00 hourly 8 hours. I had car put on trailer carried home following weekend $60. 00. I bought this car new in 2012 had oil changed at first until kia stripped out my drain plug and didnt tell me. So did it myself from then on. Never had one issue with this car untill this in one day.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at driving 55 mph, when she noticed the oil light come on and saw smoke. When she pulled over and checked the hood she saw smoke and flames coming from underneath the hood. The contact quickly got her granddaughter out and quickly ran away from the vehicle. The vehicle exploded into flames. The vehicle made popping noises as it was on fire. The police and fire company came and put out the flames. A police report was filed and there were no injuries and the vehicle was towed by the city to an unknown location. The insurance company has yet to officially total the vehicle since the incident happened yesterday on a Sunday. The contact had learned of numerous reports from the internet of kia vehicles catching on fire. The dealer west herr kia (3565 southwestern blvd, orchard park, NY 14127 (716) 239-4859) offered to get her into a new vehicle. The manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The vehicle was purchased used on 07/2019. The failure mileage was 45,000.

My wife and I were on our way to park city, ut for a family get together and after we dropped off our stuff at the hotel we headed to heber city, ut. On our way, the car started making a ticking sound when the gas pedal was pushed. And then the car died, without any warning. The next day we went and had the car towed to a kia dealership and they determined that the engine had seized up and that I needed a new engine. I have had this car for 8 months, and it only has 108,000 miles on it. Kia refuses to take ownership of their defective product!.

My wife and I were on our way to park city, ut for a family trip and after we dropped off our stuff off at the hotel we headed to heber city, ut. On our way, the car started making a ticking sound when the gas was pushed. And then the car died. Without any warning or anything. It just died. We have not had any issues with this car. We have taken great care of this car. The next day we went and had the car towed to a kia dealership, and they determined that the engine had locked up and that I needed a new engine. I have had this car for 8 months, and it only has 108, 000 miles on it. This is insane.

I was driving with my daughter at 7:30 pm on santiago canyon road orange, CA. When I noticed a clicking sound and caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye of a light reflecting off the road. I instantly pulled over and told my daughter to get out. The car took about 3 to 4 minutes to totally go up in flames. I was never contacted about any potential problems with this car or anything about the kia sorrento we also own. Now I won't be driving that car either.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving approximately 45 mph, a popping noise was heard coming from the engine compartment. After stopping the vehicle, oil was discovered under the engine area. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.

While driving a ticking noise from engine, losing power, louder ticking, engine stops. Dangerous interstate. Bary made it to shoulder.

While driving a ticking noise and loss of power was occurring. Ticking became louder, engine stops while in the lane. Didn't quite make it completely into the shoulder. Was on interstate 40 leaving albuquerque. Called 911, they told me to stay in car. Trucks and traffic were to heavy to even get out until the highway patrolman arrived and he blocked traffic with his lights. He stated this was the worst place to possibly break down.

The contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard an abnormal rattling, clunking noise and observed smoke coming from the engine. The instrument panel indicators illuminated and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home and then to cooper kia (5056 commercial dr, yorkville, NY 13495, (315) 736-6660). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by cooper kia. The vehicle was then towed to fuccillo kia (3900 state st, schenectady, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800) where it was diagnosed that a rod went through the engine block. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but did not assist. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving up a hill at 45 mph, a clicking noise was heard and the engine suddenly stalled. Upon inspection, it was discovered that oil leaked from the engine and a part from the engine connecting rod was found on the ground. The vehicle was eventually towed to royal kia(4333 east speedway, tucson, az) where it was diagnosed that the engine was severely damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v907000 (engine). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 82,000.

Driving from arizona to vegas on highway 93 northbound , no prior problem, no warning suddenly heard a vibrating or ticking noise, car suddenly wouldn't excell and lost rpm, then I heard a few thumps and the check engine and battery light came on. I glided to a stop on side of freeway and car wouldn't start. Called tow. Smoke was coming from under hood. Had signs of leaking some fresh fluid. Was told engine seezed. Possibly but only 52,000 miles.

Engine started making loud clanging noises with a strong burnt oil smell while driving down the highway roughly 500 miles from home. Pulled over under power but had the car towed to a mechanic who declared the engine required replacement. We could not justify the $6k cost of replacement so junked the car with a local salvage yard that was not affiliated with the mechanic.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. While driving 60-65 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and lost power. The contact heard abnormal knocking and clunking noises, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. Additionally, while checking the fluids, the contact noticed that the oil level was low. The vehicle was towed to vandevere kia (328 w market st, akron, OH 44303, (330) 253-8800) where it was diagnosed that the engine assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 73,000.

I bought my Sportage used with 102000 miles on it. I drove it for 4 1/2 monhths [4100 miles]. I was on the highway when it started to stall. Then it started making a loud tapping noise. I had it towed to the kia dealer and the engine is no good. I need another one, but my VIN is not on the recall because it's a 2. 4l and only the 3. 0l for this model is recalled. Even though the 2. 4l in the sorento is on the recall list. I'm waiting to hear what I can do but they ought to give me an engine since it is recalled on other kias. At this point I'm railing because I spent $9000 for 4 months of use if they don't give me an engine.

On Saturday December 8, 2018 leaving gatlinburg 2 hours out at 10:40 on the interstate returning to murfreesboro, TN; kiara call me stating her truck was making a ticking noise and was losing power. She went on to say that it had stalled out and died on the side of the road for about 10-15 mins. It then crank back up and seemed fine but the tick noise was still there, so she proceeded onward. So then I got another call from kiara about 45 min to an hour later, just getting into cookeville, stating the truck was now making a knocking noise along with the ticking but seemed to be a bit sluggish every so often. Unsure of what the case may be with the truck, I advised her to pull over and check the oil and see if it may need some additional oil put in it. So she did and added a little oil to see if it would either quiet or cease the noise, it didn't. So I then told her to leave the truck at the gas station and we'll figure out how to get it home the following day. So that following Monday I rented a truck and trailer from u-haul and decided to go pick up the kia Sportage to bring it back home. After listening while loading it up, I could tell it was nothing good going to come from this ordeal. Due to our financial situation when we got home there was nothing at that time that could be done pertaining to the vehicle, so we left it parked on the parking lot where we live until we had the necessary funds to get the vehicle properly diagnosed. My mother, eugenie called the kia customer service number on Jan. 16, 2019 to see if there were any recalls on the vehicle because of the issues that kiara was having, but she was told that kiara bass could call them back to file a complaint, and that would get the ball rolling, but the vehicle would need to be taken to the dealership to be diagnosed of the problems. The vehicle is not driveable due to fear of a breakdown on the road.

I was driving the vehicle on an interstate when I suddenly heard a popping sound and the battery and oil lights came on simultaneously. Then the engine shut off entirely. I was able to glide to the end of the exit ramp before the car came to a stop and I couldn't restart the engine.

Driving down the freeway at 80mph (speed limit in idaho), rpms started to rev over 6k, heard a ticking sound, then a very loud bang, followed by a big puff of black smoke, all in the span of around 20 seconds. Car died on the freeway, had to coast to get in emergency lane. Then the check engine light came on. There was no indication of engine issues until it was far too late. Thankful the cars behind me were paying attention or I would have been in an awful accident with an 18 wheeler. Mechanic found that engine had thrown a rod and put a hole in the engine block. 106k miles on the vehicle, did not expect to have engine failure this early. This VIN is not part of the current recall, I believe it should be, as it has been properly maintained and should not have failed on the freeway with no indication of problems until it was too late.

Cruising along at freeway speed, 75 mph, vehicle momentarily lost power as if it was going to stall or down shift. Upon resuming speed, heard a tapping noise and a loud bang, saw smoke coming out the back of the vehicle and objects tossed out. Saw a vehicle following in my lane, swerve as if avoiding an object but did not stop. Coasted to the side of the freeway, noticed a trail of oil. Upon parking, checked underneath the engine compartment, noticed oil dripping and metal pieces, and what appeared to be a hole in the oil pan. Vehicle was towed to a dealership and was told, a couple of days later, that the vehicle may be subject to a recall for similar defects. Doing an online query, I noticed that the 2. 4 engine for this model was not a part of the recall campaign, although other models with the 2. 4 engine were. Fortunately, it appears that no following vehicles were hit with any of the debris coming off the vehicle. Upon checking the side of the freeway, I picked up what appeared to be a piece of the engine's connecting rod. Had this piece hit a following vehicle, it could've resulted in property damage or unknown injuries to its occupants.

My partner was driving 50 mph to work on a local highway when suddenly the vehicle lost power. No indicator lights had come on. There was only a slight tapping sound from under the hood. She was able to drift the vehicle to the side off the road. When she tried to restart the vehicle it would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was purchased and a diagnostic test revealed a ceased up engine. The vehicle had periodical oil changes as required to keep a vehicle in good running order and at the time had oil in it. At no time was there any leaks or drips or signs on pavement where the vehicle was parked of any oil leakage. We were told the engine would need to be replaced.

Leaving a friend¿s house my car made a clicking sound. I continued to drive and the sound appeared to have gone away. Minutes later while driving 70 mph on I-85 n in atlanta my 2012 kia Sportage (without warning lights or any indication that anything was wrong) made a very loud noise and lost speed quickly. I put on my emergency flashers and moved across lanes until I could exit. When I got to the ramp the engine died and the check engine light came on. I was able to start the car again. It started off but died again. I tried it once again and it started. I put the car in neutral and pressed the gas so it wouldn¿t turn off. I threw it in drive and the car did begin to move but it never got over 20 mph despite the fact that I had the pedal pressed to the floor. Cars were honking their horn and passing me recklessly. I pulled into the parking lot of a pep boys center and called to have my car towed. It (and me) was towed back to gainesville, GA to the dealership at 11:00 pm . The same dealership where I bought and have had it serviced since I purchased it. Monday I went to the dealership to see what was wrong. The mechanic immediately told me that it was my engine after only having another mechanic start the car¿. It only ran for a short period of time. Maybe like 5-seconds he stated that the engine needed to be replaced. After further investigation I have since learned that this is indicative of the 2012 kia Sportage as well as a number of other kia models. I found numerous testimonials oniine where this happened to others. I also learned that there is a class action lawsuit against kia called the engine oil defect lawsuit where those involved in the suit share experiences eerily similar to mine. Kia of America and carriage kia have not been very cooperative in this matter.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator with an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact initially took the vehicle to flood Ford of east greenwich (2545 s county trail, east greenwich, ri 02818) where they repaired the camshaft and other cylinders within the engine. Four years later, the contact stated that while his son was driving at highway speeds, he began to hear an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine. The contact also stated that the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The vehicle then began to stall as the contact's son pulled the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The contact was provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.