One problem related to engine clicking and tapping noises has been reported for the 2014 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2014 Sportage.
Wife was driving home from work, 45min drive. 10min left in the drive, she started hearing a noise from the engine and loss of power. Luckily she was able to coast the way home, but after 2 mechanic opinions, it is a dead engine due to the ticking/clanking noise from the engine. First mechanic said piston issue (without diagnostics), second said metal shavings and the engine basically killed itself. I made sure this car had on-time oil changes and at 116k miles was just about to do a full sparkplug/100k mileage tune-up. When will kia understand that 2011-2013 models are not the only models effected by these engine issues?! we now are down a car, still owe on it, (I believe) at no fault to our own. Kia did send out an ecu update (feb15/19) that (per a kia dealership employee) warranties the engine for the life of the engine, but what about people who have already been effected with these issues?!.