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I was driving as normal, on my way home. The car started to make a fluttering noise so I thought it could be my rotors. However, the car began to make a squeaking noise in the form of chirps and got louder as I tried to accelerate. I came to a stop at construction and when I went to go forward the car would not go over 2000 RPM. I pulled over and turned the car off. When I started it, it made a horrible screeching noise. Sounded like a belt flapping around and something else made the noise. I took it to a mechanic and he identified metal flakes in the oil. The engine is confirmed to have failed. The breaking of the engine is not to user error as I have kept it very well maintained and had frequent oil change/ tune ups. The incident was out of the blue and would not have been able to identify the issue prior to the engine failing. Had I been on the highway this could have caused a serious accident, thankfully I was on a local mountain road.
Driving back from a short run to do a grocery pick a fire started in the engine compartment of the vehicle burning on the passenger side between the engine and the firewall.
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.
The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle however, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was towed to benny boyd lampasas Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram located at 601 N. key ave, lampasas, tx 76550, and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17V224000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 227,077.
After 118,000 miles on a well maintained vehicle the 2.4 liter engine in my 2013 Kia Sportage seized. I was traveling at approximately 25 mph on my way to my mechanic because my check engine light came on when my motor seized and I came to an abrupt stop.
- Oaklyn, NJ, USA
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Traveling on highway heard noise and engine died. Mechanic said engine threw a rod probably because of bad bearings. He said they've seen this same thing in other Kia Sportages..
My car stopped while driving on the freeway (very frightening). The battery and oil light came on, so I thought it was my battery. I requested a jump and the roadside service person told me that it was not my battery and that I should request a tow. Eventually my car was towed to a Kia dealership. The dealership told me that my engine seized but my engine type did not fall under the warranty or recall.
Approximately 2.5 hours into a long highway drive, the vehicle engine began to make additional, unusual noise when travelling up standard hill grades, as if it was having to work harder than normal for a hill of that size. Previous drives along this route, or on any other route, no additional noises were heard. Shortly after attempting to "take it easy" on a few more hills, the check engine light and other instrument panel lights came on. We immediately turned on the hazard lights and pulled over, and then turned off the engine. We opened the hood and checked the oil level, which was normal. We inspected for debris, loose connections, signs of distress, or other indications of a problem, and found none. We attempted to start the vehicle again, and it would start and then immediately die. Further attempts, even while pressing the gas pedal to try and keep the engine going, we're unsuccessful. Vehicle was towed to a Kia dealership, and after diagnosis, we were informed that the engine had seized. Vehicle was at approximately 110,000 miles, and had always been serviced at the same authorized Kia service center we purchased it from. There were no prior signs of issues, nor any indication that an engine failure was imminent prior to the event.
While driving on interstate car started to loose speed and slight jerking I pulled over to side of road. Car would not restart. Someone gave me a jump start I was able to drive about 1 mile than car stopped started to smoke than it had to be towed the car will not do anything just sitting in driveway
I was driving 65mph on the highway during rush hour traffic. My car seemed to be loosing speed. I noticed my dash board had all the warning lights on. I was able to get over three lanes of traffic by coasting my car off the road before it died. I had aaa tow my car to dobbs. They told me it was a bearing rod and I needed engine work. I had it towed to Kia where all the maintenance was done on the car. They told me it was the engine also.
Driving to work I heard a knocking in the engine. The car stalled all the lights on the dash came on. A rod had broken. Took to local Kia dealer and was told this is a common, frequent problem with this engine and while many other Kia engines were recalled for some reason mine was note. There are many other complaints of the exact same thing happening with this car. I feel this engine should be recalled also.
The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was and abnormal rattling sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer however, a diagnostic test was not performed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
I was driving at about 40mph with my 16 month old in the car and heard a dull knocking noice. As I approached a stop light my car stalled and the engine light came on. I turned my engine over again and it started up with the same knocking noice that got louder as I accelerated. I made it up the road to advanced auto who told me I needed it towed as it was likely my engine seizing. Had it towed to my independent mechanic who confirmed a rod had come loose due to bad bearings and that I need a completely new engine. Kia has told me that as a 2nd owner on a non transferable 10yr 100K mike warranty I am not covered also that my VIN is not part of the SC147 recall although the same motor in other models of the same years had been recalled along with the other 300ish reports on here. 88K miles regular oil changes maintenance and inspections still owe on my loan and now have to come up with 7K to repair my now 7yr old car.
The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, a tapping sound emerged from the engine compartment, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (bev smith Kia of fort pierce, 5655 S us hwy 1, ft pierce, fl 34982), where it was determined that total engine failure was experienced and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 85,000.
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.
The car stopped working without warning in the middle of the road. No lights, smoke etc...it just shot off and did not start again. We were lucky it was a Sunday, traffic was light, and no other cars were immediately behind. I towed it to a mechanic and was told the engine stalled. The car has 79 K miles and has had oil changes as it should. I am being told by Kia this is not part of the existing engine recall, that I am a second owner (I bought it with 23,000 miles in 2016 as a certified pre-owned), yet what happened to my car is the same as described by other Kia owners whose cars were under recall.
Bought the Kia Sportage in December 2018, 2 weeks after car started running hot, check coolant was a little low put coolant in still gauge kept going up to hot especially if at stop light or in slow traffic. Had some medical issues so wasn't driving car much so and it was cold out so didn't use ac. By may the car is overheating constantly, too to nally Kia. They added coolant, evacuation and recharge ac. $338.15. Next day car overheating, totally frustrated. Call maxcare plan, they wanted me to take back to dealer couldn't had to move and surgery scheduled, they wouldn't come pick up car. Car sat for 6 weeks it would get started but not driven. After 6 weeks, I drove it still overheating check engine light came on, took T to carmax, that was a waste of time they kept quoting prices but didn't look at the car. I left took back to nalley Kia they said I had an oil leak, iasked where and if that's why still overheating they couldn't give answer zo I left. Had my 2nd surgery drove car to savannah car overheated on ride down kept putting coolant, got a mobile mechanic that showed me it was my coils that cause the misfire cylinder 3 P 0303, airflow. He checked it out changed plugs, wires, coils and thermostat. $545 approximately. The car ran well for 2days then overheated he came and realized that the fan wasn't coming on at all. The fan is broken. He test to see if power was going to fan, it was.
As driving vehicle stalled out. When I towed to mechanic, they told me engine seized and locked. I was searching on line looks like Kia has lot of problems with these engine and they are not safe.
We were driving down hwy 75 S the car was on cruse control, the engine began to rev up so I took the cruise control off, the car began to knock so I was making my way to the edge of the road when flames and smoke began coming from the rear of the car. Other drivers began to call 911 and reported my car was on fire. At this time I heard a load noise from the engine and the engine blew.I was able to make it to the side of the road and turned off the engine. Police, fire and roadside assistance all showed up. My Kia and the year are among the recall engine but my VIN number is not, so Kia consumer will not do anything to help me. I have done my research on here and have seen many other Kia engines on here the same as mine that have done the same exact thing but not been in the recall. It is time Kia steps up and does something about this.there was only 92 thousand miles on my engine all oil changes were good new air filter just installed and tires just rotated, I took very good care of my car it was not abused. But Kia is offering nothing to help. They did state that they will send it further up the chain. That could take weeks.
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- Black Hawk, CO, USA