Three problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2016 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2016 Sportage.
As we were driving my niece home from school about a block from her house, the car started loosing power and when we pulled over to let her out, the car shut off on its own and would not start back on. We waited a while and tried to turn it back on, but it did not do anything. There were no messages or anything saying something was wrong.
Car just shutdown on me doing 75 in a 70. Mileage was not high and maintenance wasn't need according to the dashboard. Car was great then just out of nowhere shutdown due to faulty engine they keep saying .
I was driving 60mph on highway 225 when the oil light flashed on then off and then I had no control of the car. The whole car shut down and I was able to coast to an exit and into a business (donut time) in pasadena, TX. The brakes were not working. I thought I was going to crash into the business. I stopped short of being in an actual parking spot. I was fortunate there were no other cars around this time. A lady who worked there came out and asked what was going because she could see I did not stop or have control. I had the car towed to kia and turned in my service records. They claim it was not maintenanced and had sludge and to talk to my mechanic. I could have died and they are blaming me for their defect. I am still under warranty with 50441 miles. After looking it up, I saw others being denied as well with the same issue. My car has the theta ii engine and there is a class action in progress. I felt that I should share my situation and help in anyway because it is unsafe.