Engine Noise Problems of Kia Motor Sportage

On Sunday November 8th 2020, my daughter was driving the 2013 kia Sportage with a little over 66,000 miles on it. While driving on hwy. 174 in franklin county, georgia the car started making a sound and then died in the middle of the road. Oil was everywhere in the road. Fortunately, this was in a straight of way and not in a corner and no one was directly behind her. I had the car towed to a mechanic and he said the engine blew a rod through the block and it would need a new engine. Kia has recalled similar engines but because this was a dohc model engine it was not part of the recall. However, these engines are having the same problems as the recalled engine. These vehicles are not safe and something should be done. I scanned in a text from my mechanic and the kia mechanic who gave me a price for the new engine. Thank you.

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Engine seized! vehicle was being driven on a highway and oil, engine and battery light came on simultaneously. Oil was fine, car stopped, made noises and would not work thereafter.

I just received a notice of proposed class settlement regarding : engine seizure,engine stall,engine noise,or illumination of oil lamp that was diagnosed as requiring repair of engine. I am very concerned about this can you please look into the information that I have provided ASAP. Thanks, beverly schou.

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I was on the highway driving at approximately 65 mph. The car suddenly shut down and I had to pull over since the car was slowing down. I was able to take an exit and when I came to a complete stop the car would not start. It was making a noise in the engine like it wanted to start but it couldn't. I had to tow my car home.

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I was getting off of the interstate, approaching a stop sign on the off ramp, and my car shut off. I cranked it back up and immediately went to a mechanic. It began making a noise (only when I first pressed on the gas). The mechanic drove it and looked under the hood and quickly determined that there is a problem with the bottom end of my motor.

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I was driving the vehicle and out of nowhere the engine starting making a pinging sound and 5 minutes later the car just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. I had the car towed to my mechanic who advised that the motor was blown, 2 spun rod bearings and the engine seized.

Engine began making noise and shook violently for a brief period, developed a knock in the mid or lower part of the engine, stopped driving car. Took to local mechanic (where my 18 year old step daughter is going to college). Local mechanic found the recall notice for 2012 kia Sportages for engine failures and wanted the vehicle taken to a kia dealer for repair. I trailered the car for almost 200 miles to get to the kia dealership where we live in wyoming, but dealer told us that our car wasn't effected by the sc147 recall, even though every symptom from that recall is present in the car. Knowing that kia wasn't going to cover, took the vehicle to my preferred mechanic, who found a large amount of metal shavings in the oil filter, recommended a replacement engine. The only engine available is not the same configuration as the original, unless buying a used engine which would probably have the same issue, and they are not comfortable putting that different engine in the car. My only option now is to take the vehicle to a kia dealer, who won't honor any warranty or repair under a recall that this car "doesn't apply to". It is literally the exact same engine that they recalled in other kia models, the 2. 4l dohc theta 2, which was confirmed by my mechanic and kia customer car. Seeing there is a class action lawsuit out there for this exact reason, I guess that is my only option. Being the third kia my immediate family has owned, I can also promise this will be the last, as 90,000 miles on a car in this century is completely unacceptable, and kia should have to cover people who have had this loss.

Addendum # 2 from original complaint and response through senator marco rubio office. 1st addendum dated August 9 2019. Husband arrived at courtesy kia and as expected, no loaner vehicle. Finally I reached the sales manager and explained how disgusting it would be for a disabled man who is paying for a defective car and promised a loaner to have to call uber. He agreed to loan one under "test drive" guise. Friday 9,2019 heard nothing about our car. We called at 4:30. Fernando stated that they had it in back and did not know what was wrong with it. Saturday 10,2019. . 1:45, jenny the service advisor called and stated that our car was ready " we put a ksds wiring harness". No further explanation. Not even via email. The service ticket on states. . . Engine noise pass, put wiring harness jumper. I looked at the protocol on NHTSA site. It states clearly. The car must be hooked up to internet everyday and a 21 step procedure to check for engine noise. On the service ticket, mileage was identical in and out. How do you really test a car without driving it. This was a rush job on their part. . . Employees pretending to not know about this massive defect. The 26 page document attached speaks volumes. We asked for a photo of the wiring harness that was damaged. They refused, they also stated that it is being sent back to the manufacturer. Meanwhile. . . Two disabled persons get to drive in fear, live in fear and pay for a defective engine/car and was scammed by citrus kia, Kia Motors, kia America. Attorneys general, states attorneys, senators, please hold kia accountable. Please make them actually show up in front of congress ♿ plant city. . . . Per the document. Everyday doesn't mean , day and half.

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While driving into a parking lot, check engine and key light turned on. I pulled into a parking spot and turned the car off. Temperature gage was reading normal, I tried to turn the car back on and nothing but the battery operated systems turned on. I had it towed to the nearest shop where they started with replacing the starter; which appeared to be burnt. Once the new starter was installed, the mechanic tried to start the vehicle and, again, nothing from the engine - not one sound. They said the engine was seized. I then had the car towed to my local kia dealership. The dealership charged me $150 to do nothing more than try to start the car; which I already explained to them would not start due to the engine not responding. They said they couldn't investigate further than that to find out what caused the engine to fail and said I would have to appeal their decision by calling kia consumer affairs. Kia consumer affairs opened a claim and stated they will get back to me with a decision in 3-5 business days; however, I'm unsure how they will be able to make a sound decisions regarding replacing my engine without doing their due diligence to identify the root cause of the issue. I have always been on top of preventative maintenance for this vehicle, there has never before been any incidents that would lead me to believe this engine was on its way out. At 133k miles, there is no reason, other than internal defect caused during the manufacturing process; that could have caused this issue.

Takata recall im having loss power and has died on me three times in last few weeks and running out pinging noise and running rough it has about 85,000 miles on it and I kept up all the maintenance on this car.

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Son's 2011 kia Sportage lx, with 155,000 miles, would stall when coming to a stop, or idling. Car would intermittently restart. Car engine sounds awful, like particles grinding. Engine light was not on. Local mechanic said when they were working on it, the engine light came on, and the diagnosis reported mass air flow sensor issue. Upon further diagnosis, mechanic concluded new engine needed. We are sending the car to the kia dealership, for further evaluation. Nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000. Why wasn't our car's VIN included in this recall, which is "bearing wear may result in engine seizure?" is this why our engine needs to be replaced???? who do I contact for help?.

On may 18,2019 I was driving on I-10 westbound coming from tucson az headed to phoenix, az. At about 7:15 p. M. I heard strange sound from the car and so I pulled off to the side of the freeway. I saw smoke so my wife and I immediately got our 2 sons ages 23 months and 4 months out of the car. Two other vehicles stopped and the people said they saw smoke coming from our car and asked if we were o. K. The engine was on fire, I called 911 and the dispatcher alerted police and fire department. Our lives were put in serious danger. The car was towed to the dealership( camelback kia in phoenix,az and they told us they could out a new motor in the car for $8,600 plus tax. This is not acceptable. We started researching and found out there was recalls on hundreds maybe thousands of 2012 kia Sportages because the engines caught on fire. We were never told this prior to our car catching on fire. I feel the dealership intentionally misled us about the safety of the car and put our family in serious danger.

Several times while driving, no matter if I'm in eco mode or sports mode, my rpms spike, and my engine sounds as though I hit the accelerator very hard. This typically happens whenever I'm stopped at a red light or stop sign and and lightly hit the accelerator to begin moving again. I took my car in (because I received a recall letter for this very issue) and the kia service department essentially said there was nothing they could do, and when they took my car out to re-create the issue, nothing happened. I've been provided with a case number, but they told me that no action was taken. My rpms continue to occasionally spike, and it's very concerning that kia is unable to resolve this problem.

My daughter was driving the car on the highway and suddenly felt vibration and heard a loud engine noise. The engine light went on immediately. She quickly pulled off the road/turned off the car, worried it would catch fire. Oil changes have been done every 3,000 miles with documentation. She had an oil change 7-23-18. The engine ceased working on 7-26-18 while driving on the highway. The car had 55k miles on it and never had any problems as it was well-maintained. The engine prematurely ceased. Car was towed to a mechanic in palestine, TX who said the car was recalled for engine failure and recommended having it towed to kia in tyler, TX. Kia is saying that my daughter's car is not covered by this recall and the engine no longer works. This car was in pristine condition and the make and year is listed as a recall for engine failure! the mechanic at kia said there was oil in the car. A well maintained engine should not die at 55k miles! I want this investigated please as soon as possible. My car is sitting at the dealership in tyler, TX. My daughter should have had many many more years of use with this car and now has no way to get to college! I feel kia does not want to take responsibility for their faulty engine. Please help. Kia tech case number is 12009982 to pull up the details and pictures.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 kia sport. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph and the engine made a noise and the whole panel illuminated. The vehicle towed to the dealer evans kia 4580 washington rd, evans, GA 30809 (706) 305-4000 and they stated the engine froze up. The contact ended up trading the car in for an upgrade order to get back home. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 130,000. Tf.

My 17yr old son was driving the car when it started making a noise and wouldn't accelerate. He slowed down to pull over and the steering wheel didn't want to turn. He said it was heavy. We had the car towed home and checked out by a mechanic who stated it was rod bearings. I remembered a couple years ago getting a letter from NHTSA and kia mentioning they were investigating a problem with the engine. I looked up and it said no recalls on my car. The car has the exact same problem as the recall same year and everything. The car only has 106 thousand on it and has always received all scheduled maintenance. The mechanic said had my son kept driving the car the engine would have seized which could have caused a serious accident. My son was driving on a busy rural road with a lot of curves. We have a lot of oilfield trucks and traffic with vehicles that can't stop fast and had my son broke down on a curve or bottom of a hill he could have been seriously injured or worse. I think the recall needs to be investigated more. Kia said my vehicle was not included in the recall because my engine was manufactured in a different facility. My car has the exact problem as the recall same year model everything.

105,000 miles vehicle started to make lower engine noise as (metal chain noise) notified dealer about this issue. 2. 4 engine recall and vehicle is not listed for the engine recall. Vehicle is still making noise 176,000.

Engine makes noise, surges and jerks continaully.

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Vehicle experiences continued engine noise, unable to rectify.

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