Engine Knocking Noise problems of the 2013 Kia Motor Sportage

My husband was returning home to oregon from the san francisco bay area and was driving 50 mph on the freeway when the car (2013 kia Sportage) began making loud knocking noises and immediately lost power. He was in the middle lane of the freeway when it lost power, making it incredibly unsafe and putting him in danger because the people behind him had to slam on their brakes to avoid rear-ending him. It was also very dangerous to try and move the car off of the freeway with other cars going by at 50+ mph. Fortunately, he was able to get the car off the freeway and pulled over whereupon the car died. He tried starting it again and it still had the very loud knocking noise and would not stay on. All of the warning lights on the dash lit up and the check engine light stayed on after he had turned the car off and then back on. After waiting for 3 hours for a tow, the car was finally towed to the closest dealer hilltop kia in richmond CA. My husband had to wait for close to a week to get the dealer to look at the car and once they did, they came back with an $11,000 estimate stating that the car needed the engine replaced, it was out of warranty because the 100,000 mile warranty only applied to the original owner, there was no recall on this car and kia would not replace the engine free of cost. We have learned that the engine in this car has a manufacturer's defect and that kia is not replacing these even though they know it's a defect of their own making. This has been incredibly stressful because the car only had 62,000 miles on it, and we kept up with all of the maintenance requirements. We still owe $3500 on a car that we can't even drive, the lowest we've been quoted to get it running again is $5000 which means that the cost of fixing it is equal to or more than the resale value of the car.

I was driving home on the highway at approximately 60-65 mph, when a loud knocking noise started from under the hood of the car. The car suddenly died and we were able to merge out of traffic. Once the car died the engine light turned on. The car has 106,000 miles. Prior to this incident it had been serviced regularly, had no lights on, no leakage and nothing to indicate there was or would be a problem with the engine. I called kia coorperate who claims this specific VIN was not part of the 2013 kia Sportage engine recalls. There are 42 pages of consumer complaints with this almost identical scenario. Kia should be ashamed of what they are doing to people. This is a huge safety hazard with the vehicle dying suddenly at fast speeds and a huge financial burden. I am being quoted more then the value of the car to replace it with a used engine. Which very clearly will also have issues as these engines are faulty.

My boyfriend and I were on my way to gatlinburg for my birthday weekend. Just made it into knoxville when my dashboard lights came on and the engine made a loud knocking noise and stopped. We barely made it to the side of the interstate (the left lane of I-75 in knoxville). My boyfriend stated that the engine just threw a rod. We waited 2 hours for a tow truck with tdot behind us for an hour and 1/2 for that. There was oil all over the road. We finally got towed to the kia closest to us. They ran my VIN and stated that isn't part of the recall because my engine isn't the gdi engine. So, even though 2013 kia Sportages are all having engine failure without warning in potentially dangerous situations for all of kia's customers, kia is doing nothing about it. My boyfriend works as a mechanic and submitted a PA and it was denied as well. If there are more than 100 customer's having issues with the same engine, then there should be a recall. This looks bad on kia, and it looks bad on the NHTSA for not issuing the recall due to safety. Had any of the numerous 250 complaints I have seen so far not been able to get out of the road, due to no warning, then I'm sure there would be a recall. But it shouldn't have to come to death before a recall is issued.

I was driving to missouri there was a knocking from my car, I tried pushing on the gas but it wouldn't let the gasket to the engine so it wouldn't let me continue driving. I had to pull over and my dad and brother came to tow it to my dads town mechanic he said the barrings went out on the crank shaft. I was in the interstate. I found out there is a recall #17v-224 (metal debris may have been generated from factory machining operations as part of the manufacturing of the engine crankshaft which may not have been completely removed from the crankshaft's oil passages during the cleaning process. In addition, the machining processes of the crankpins caused an uneven surface roughness. As a result, the metal debris and uneven surface roughness can restrict oil flow to the bearings, thereby increasing bearing temperatures causing premature bearing wear. A worn connecting rod bearing will produce a cyclic knocking noise from the engine and may also result in the illumination of the engine warning lamp and/or oil pressure lamp in the instrument panel. If the warnings are ignored and the vehicle is continued the crank shaft going out and it could start a fire. ) this is exactly what happened to my car. I know the VIN # and the recall number does not match. I don't understand from what I read that there is a recall but not for my vehicle even though it says 2011 to 2013 kia Sportage. My engine hass to be rebuilt the parts alone are $2800 then it cost the mechanic to fix my car so it's going to cost a little over or under 5000$ I only owe 4000$. If I would've known this I would've traded my car in for the new kia Sportage. I really hope that someone can get a hold of me about this I don't see why I have to spend 5000 when there was a recall on exactly what happened to my vehicle.

While driving around 50 mph on the highway all lights on the dash came on and vehicle stalled. Was able to coast safely off the road but upon starting the vehicle there was a knocking noise in the motor. Drove it on home which was less than 1 mile.

The vehicle was in motion on a highway and suddenly there was a loud banging sound. The oil, brake and engine light came on simultaneously. I pulled to the side of the road and turned the car off. I tried to turn the car back on but it just made a loud noise and would not turn on.

While driving to work using city streets I heard a very faint and intermittent knocking sound when I would press on the accelerator. The same thing happened on the way home. So as my husband and I are leaving to go to the gym(2. 5 miles away) I told him the car is making a noise. The knocking was a little louder and steadier. Coming home the knocking was super loud and when I made my turn the car didn't have much power. L pulled into the carport and left the engine on so we could investigate and it was definitely coming from the engine. No engine light or oil light ever came on. I turned it off and had it towed to the royal kia dealership the next day. On Monday. The service rep called and said the engine seized due to the rod bearings failing. It would be $9600 to put in a used engine. I have 88,300 miles on it. The next day I left a message questioning if this would be covered by the powertrain warranty. He called back and stated that he "realized" late last night that it was covered by the warranty so kia will be replacing the engine with a brand new one at no cost.

As I was driving at approximately 40 mph the car began to shake and make a knocking sound. I had to stop at a red light and the shaking of the vehicle continued. As I approached a very busy intersection the engine stop and I was no longer able to accelerate or maintain speed. I managed to make a right turn and coast into an empty lot just far enough that the car was not sticking out into the street. At that time I contacted kia and they sent a tow truck from a towing company unknown to me to have it towed to the closest kia dealership.

I was driving on the highway between 70-75 mph when the motor failed. No lights came on, no warning until after it blew. There was a knocking sound about 10-15 second before I felt the engine gave out--I felt it under my foot in the pedal. I lost power immediately, I could steer but had no acceleration. I was extremely lucky to get the car out of traffic and to the side of the road. When it was towed to my mechanic, who have just completed an oil change a couple weeks previous, he stated the motor blew. He stated this him surprise because there was nothing wrong with it when he completed the oil change. I became aware of the motor recalls through a dealership mechanic that thought he could help and was shocked to read the exact things happened to many others. I attempted to work this out with kia and was inform my VIN was not covered under the recall. They refused to offer any assistance in resolving this. I am very lucky that this did not cause harm to myself or anyone else as this was a busy highway I was on, the results could have been catastrophic.

The contact owns a 2013 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was a knocking sound coming from the engine which got progressively worse. A loud boom was heard and the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to royal kia located at 4333 e. Speedway blvd, tucson, az 85712, where it was diagnosed and the contact informed that the engine ceased. Metal shavings were found in the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

I was driving home on the freeway when I began hearing a loud knocking noise coming from engine. I noticed that it became difficult for me to accelerate and felt as if the engine was going to break down on me right on the freeway. I drove it home but the noise got louder. No check engine light illuminated to signal a problem with the engine at all. I was able to research the problem and associated it with a recall #sc147 however our VIN was not under this recall however I believe that it definitely should be! we took it to the kia dealership which found that the noise was coming from the lower end crankshaft bearing and would require a brand new engine and would cost $6000-$9000 to repair. This is exactly what was described in the recall that I mentioned but does not for some reason relate to this recall. We are the first owners, have had the car for 7 years, get regular service on the car and only have 129,000 miles on it. We will not be repairing this vehicle.

While driving down the street, my husband and I noticed a loud knocking noise coming from our kia that was exacerbated by him accelerating. We immediately stopped the car and noticed that hot oil was splashing up on the engine. This kia Sportage is a 2013 and only has 90,000 miles. We towed the car to the kia dealership and they said that we blew a rod. This is totally unacceptable considering how old the car is and less than 100,000 miles. Kia is known to have engine issues with the 2011-2014 Sportage engines. I believe this should be investigated and should be covered by kia warranty.

I was driving on a city street at about 35mph when all of a sudden I heard a loud knocking noise coming from the engine and then a pull on my steering I then lost control of my vehicle. I was very lucky as there was not much traffic coming and was able to get my car onto a side street where I was then illegally parked. I turned the car off waited about 20mins then started it again and the noise was much louder. I had to have my car towed to a local mechanic who then diagnosed the problem to be that my engine had seized. My car has always had its service every 3months or 3000 miles. There was no warning signs of any problems with my vehicle. I then had my vehicle towed to the dealer where they had their mechanics diagnose the car only to find they confirmed that yes my engine had seized. With only 69,900 miles and no warning what so ever that this could and would have happened.

My 2013 kia Sportage with 96,807 miles stalled while driving on a very busy, fast-moving street. The car began to stutter, lose acceleration, and a knocking sound started to come from the engine. Had the vehicle towed to my mechanic who diagnosed the issue as severe engine knocking which led the to the engine stalling. Per the diagnosis from my mechanic, upon tear down of engine the main bearings had spun causing excessive play on the pistons allowing them to hit on the engine wall causing the knocking. During this process, we learned the gdi engines were recalled but the theta engines were not, for some reason. Even though the issues are the same. We also learned the theta engines for replacement are impossible to find because (1) the engines were discontinued and (2) the issue is common and so many people are needing new engines. We had to replace the engine, which cost $7,000 (due to the mechanic finding only one used engine available for replacement - at the cost of over $5,000 for the engine alone). The car runs normal now, but we are obviously concerned the replacement engine will have the same issue and fail, given how often this is occurring with these engines. Kia needs to acknowledge this issue with the theta engines, and reimburse customers who have no other choice but to fix their car. We diligently serviced our vehicle with timely oil changes, and have the documentation to back it up. Cars stalling while driving is a safety concern, and cannot be stated any other way.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Sportage. While driving, the vehicle stalled without warning, but was able to restart. The contact stated that the failure recurred while traveling up a hill. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the contact's residence. The contact also heard a knocking noise coming from the engine. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

Was driving my car and got a loud knocking noise coming from the engine. There was no warning lights or anything that would make me think anything was wrong till the knocking noise. I brought the car to the dealer and was told I needed a new engine. I had all the regular service done at that dealer. They have had my car for a month now and I still haven't got it back yet. Paying for a rental out of pocket.

While getting off the highway the car started making a rattling, knocking sound, it was a scary sound so I drove it to firestone to see what was wrong. Apparently I need a new engine on a car that has 81k miles. The vehicle has had routine maintenance since purchased. Some 2013 Sportages with the same issue and same motor have been recalled mine has not. Time to see if kia stands behind the product.

The engine has a loud knocking sound. I turned on my vehicle and when I pressed on the gas I heard a loud knocking sound. I have always been diligent about getting my regular oil changes and services for and have service records for it so thought this was odd. I took it to the kia dealer and was advised it needed a new engine and would cost about $7200, a lot more than what the vehicle is worth. The service department advisor checked the VIN on my kia because he said kia Sportages had a recall for this same problem, but found out my kia was not part of that recall. After further research, I have found many kia Sportage owners are facing the same issue with the same engine that kia recalled on some kia Sportages, but not on others. Kia needs to take responsibility for all kia Sportages that were sold defective not just some of them.

I was driving on a straight, open 4 lane, divided highway with no problems. All of a sudden the engine started making a knocking noise. The knocking sound got louder so I pulled off the highway and into a gas station parking lot. When I tried to restart it, the engine did not sound like it was running properly. In doing research after having the vehicle towed to my house, I read about kia Sportage 2013 recalls for bearings causing engine failure. Checking my VIN showed that there were no recalls on my vehicle but I think it might be possible that my engine was one of those affected by the recall mentioned above.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Sportage. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle sputtered and stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and noticed a knocking sound in the engine. The vehicle was taken to tyler kia (located at 1810 s 11th st, niles, mi 49120, (269) 683-1710) where it was diagnosed 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 notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

~tl the contact owns a 2013 kia Sportage. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact heard a knocking sound within the engine compartment. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling), but the VIN was not included. The contact stated that the repair would be covered under warranty and that the dealer agreed to replace the short block within the engine. The contact stated that the dealer wanted to replace the engine with a rebuilt engine instead of a brand new one. The contact was concerned that the same engine block would be added to the rebuilt engine using the same contaminated oil that caused the previous engine failure. The contact was referred to the state attorney general's office. The contact was also referred to the kia manufacturer at 800-333-4542 to discuss the nature of the recall repair in its entirety. The failure mileage was 68,000.

Vehicle experienced loss of power while accelerating on the highway and making a dangerous left turn across two lanes of traffic. A knocking noise coming from the engine persisted after this loss of power. The vehicle was immediately taken to the closest kia dealership the following day and diagnosed as having engine bearing failure. Kia currently has a recall (SC-147) for engines demonstrating this type of failure, but we were told that the recall did not extend to the engine in our 2013 kia Sportage. The vehicle currently has 109,856 miles on the engine and was in overall good shape and mechanically sound.

Engine has 94000 miles, and started making an awful knocking sound. Pulled into service station and was told engine full of metal shavings and the engine needs replaced. Kia customer service says this kia not covered by the recent engine recall, and my responsibility to cover it, even though it seems to be the same issue as those covered? engine always maintained like it should be and no previous issues until this. All of a sudden without any warning the engine starts chewing itself apart. Luckily there was somewhere close to stop before it seized up on the highway.

2013 kia Sportage bought used off the showroom floor with only 5024 miles at 1 year old in October of 2014. When bought used, there is a 5yr/60,000 mile warranty(as opposed to the 10/100 when bought new). This 5/60 warranty begins at the time of purchase of the original owner which happened to be 11/6/2012. On 12/28/17 while traveling out of state, I was about 200 miles into a 220 mile trip when the engine seized with only 56,000 miles. While traveling a main route at roughly 50 mph in moderate traffic, the vehicle lost all motor power, slowed & came to a crawl (in traffic). I was fortunate enough to not be rearended as I safely pulled over & coasted into a parking lot. There were knocking sounds coming from my motor and the vehicle would barely move while given ample gas. I called kia roadside assistance who informed me that they would not be sending a free tow truck as my warranty expired 52 days prior, but for $80+ they'd send a tow truck right away. (I have never used kia roadside assistance prior to this call - thanks kia) I turned that offer down stating I had aaa. Aaa towed the kia to the nearest dealership only 4 miles away, kia of sussex in NJ. The following day, the hesitant svc mgr "confirmed" that the motor was seized-he did not pop the hood, only turned the key. They were reluctant to repair because we weren't from NJ. So we paid out of pocket to have it towed home to cny. We've submitted a claim to Kia Motors America twice & they've denied our claim twice despite providing all of the oil change receipts that were done more than the manual suggested. Also, despite the fact that in March of 2017 a recall notice was submitted regarding this exact issue but when we called the dealer, they only stated it didn't apply to our VIN. Because it is 52 days out of warranty (with only 56k mi) they refuse to cover it. This is a lemon- we feel they're responsible.

Just before reaching tryon, nc, coming from charleston, SC, we began to hear a distinct knocking noise coming from under the hood, and were unable to accelerate any further than around 55 mph. Eventually the engine failed and we were able to just pull off to the side of the road just yards from where the shoulder ended, and we almost hit a stationary vehicle just in front of us on the shoulder. We were trying to evacuate from the hurricane with my 7 month old granddaughter. . After the engine had cooled, we checked and made sure that my oil was over half full, and it was. A rental place stayed open a few extra hours for us, and we managed to get to our destination three hours away from the incident, because we were in desperate need of somewhere that allowed dogs. On Monday, we found out from the mechanic the car had eventually been towed to that the engine was shot. The mechanic let us know that this was an extremely common issue with our make and model, and that we should have had a recall issued for safety measures. While in assembly there was a manufacturing error which would not be noticed unless the driver was going long distance on the highway. There were tiny metal shavings within the engine that blocked the oil from properly circulating through the rod bearings to critical parts of the engine. We contacted corporate, and they told us our car was not listed under the warranty because it was assembled in a different location than the ones recalled. They then told us I had a 60,000 mile warranty instead of a 100,000 mile, which was a flat out lie. We contacted our dealer and they confirmed we had a 100k. Now after collecting all of our service records, the dealership is trying to tell us they will not cover the 7,000 dollar cost because my oil was low, which is another flat out lie. I don't want to make any money off them, I just want my repairs covered.