Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sportage

Two problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2018 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2018 Sportage.

1 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2019

Addendum to the complaint dated January through senator marco rubio office. I received a letter from NHTSA dot that the investigation is open as to the "software upgrade", should be labeled recall and into the "theta engine", see attached. As I write this, my disabled husband is in a tow truck with the driver because he went to the dollar general store, turned the corner onto a busy highway and the car limp mode light came on, car shut down dangerously slow. Luckily he was not rear-ended. This is pathetic for Kia Motors, kia America to get away with this. These vehicles need to be bought back. They have no clue what is really happening. We took our car in a couple of months ago to courtesy kia for an oil change. They said all was good. Clearly it is not ! kia did us, two disabled americans wrong. Soul 1st, scammed into going more in depth because soul was bad. . . Knowing there is a major defect. That is deceptive trade practice. Plain and simple and dealer's are complicit. Please get these cars off of the rode. It has been noted on forums that kia is putting used motors. Please do something. We are not safe, our grandchildren are not safe. States attorneys, attorney general's, senators, etc. Help all of us. We lost our home to toxic drywall , now this. Plant city. ♿.

2 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2019

Engine was updated regarding software , but engine shut down while in hwy operation at accelerating speeds and immediatly shut down reducing speed to 20 mph may cause fatal accident if trator trailer rear ends you during this occurace since one was coming up or traffic in general considering people don't react anymore. Dealers seam reluctant to reports these occurances.


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