What 380 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Kia Sportage Phev

ON 12-23-2020, WE WERE COMING BACK HOME AFTER DOING SOME GROCERY SHOPPING, I WAS DOING 70 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THEN SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND CAR STALL AFTER THAT WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, WHICH WAS PRETTY SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A FAT HIGHWAY AND HAVING A TODDLER IN THE BACK, ALL 3 LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH (OIL, BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE). CAR DIDN'T WANT TO START AFTER THAT, SO I CALLED A FRIEND TO HELP US GET HOME SINCE IT WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE. HOWEVER, THE CAR STARTED AN HOUR LATER BUT DIDN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 5 SECONDS AND STALLED AGAIN. I HAVE IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. HE INSPECTED AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. HE DROVE IT FOR TWO DAYS AND NOTHING. TWO WEEKS LATER AFTER GOING ON A TRIP I STARTED HEARING THIS TAPPING NOISE AT 2000 RPM, WHICH IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR ISN'T LEAKING ANY OIL, AND IT HAS ONLY 99K MILES, BEEN CHANGING OIL ON TIME, AND ALL NECESSARY FILTERS. AT THE MOMENT OF WRITING THIS COMPLAIN, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

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PISTON ROD BROKE THROUGH THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 88,400 MILES. NOT UNDER WARRANTY PER KIA. 2ND OWNER. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A KIA DEALER. 2ND HAND MARKET FOR THIS TYPE ENGINE IS NOT AVAILABLE. PER KIA, NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THESE VEHICLES. *LN VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.*JB

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ON 4/18/2019 I WAS DRIVING ON A NARROW 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $8,800. THE ENGINE HAD 83,000 MILES ON IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE OIL WAS DRAINED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT METAL SHAVING WAS FOUND IN THE OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, MY CAR JUST SLOW DOWN AND WOULDN'T GO FAST ANYMORE I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START UP ANYMORE IT JUST DIED ON ME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AAA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S AN ENGINE FAILURE. I WENT INTO KIA DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM ABOUT THE I WAS HAVING WITH THE VEHICLE I ASKED IF MY VEHICLE IS UNDER AN ENGINE RECALL? THEY TOLD ME NO.

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ENGINE FAILED AT APP. 114,770 MILES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED WITH SLIGHT TAPPING SOUND, PROGRESSED TO LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, PROGRESSED TO SOUNDING LIKE BOWLING BALL ROLLING AROUND IN ENGINE IN A MATTER OF A FEW MILES NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE DEALER - NEVER HAD A WARNING LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE FOR MANY 2013 SPORTAGES BUT NOT MY CAR DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE ON SPORTAGES 10 TIMES A WEEK

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AROUND THANKSGIVING I NOTICED A KNOCKING/ RATTLING/ CLANKING SOUND UNDER MY HOOD IN THE ENGINE AREA, WHICH OCCASIONALLY INCREASED/DECREASED WHEN THE RPMS MOVED. DUE TO COVID AND NOT TRAVELING I DIDNT DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I WENT TO THE STORE ON 11/30 AND THE SOUND WAS LOUDER AND MORE STARTLING. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK IT WHEN HE GOT HOME. WE NOTICED RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT MY VIN NEVER REGISTERED. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND ASKED ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ASAP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR 12/1. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO MY APPOINTMENT THE SOUND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE - THEN ALL LIGHTS WENT ON IN THE DASH AND THE GAS STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS LIKE MY VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. I WAITED OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK; ON THE SHOULDER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR. IT WAS DROPPED AT THE DEALER AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON A REPORT AS TO WHATS WRONG. WE BELIEVE IT FALLS IN LINE WITH THE CURRENT RECALLS.

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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN HAD IT HAULED HOME THEN HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT HE SAID MY MOTOR WAS SEIZED LOCK UP HE PULL MY OUL PAN IT IS FULL OF METAL IT HAS 125000 MILES I CALLED KIA ITS NOT IN TJE RECALL IT HAS THE 2.4L ENGINE HOW CAN 1 BE ON RECALL NOT TJE OTHER THEY TELL ME THEY CANT HELP ME

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I WAS DRIVING TO MISSOURI THERE WAS A KNOCKING FROM MY CAR, I TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS BUT IT WOULDN'T LET THE GASKET TO THE ENGINE SO IT WOULDN'T LET ME CONTINUE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND MY DAD AND BROTHER CAME TO TOW IT TO MY DADS TOWN MECHANIC HE SAID THE BARRINGS WENT OUT ON THE CRANK SHAFT. I WAS IN THE INTERSTATE. I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL #17V-224 (METAL DEBRIS MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED FROM FACTORY MACHINING OPERATIONS AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT WHICH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT'S OIL PASSAGES DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS. IN ADDITION, THE MACHINING PROCESSES OF THE CRANKPINS CAUSED AN UNEVEN SURFACE ROUGHNESS. AS A RESULT, THE METAL DEBRIS AND UNEVEN SURFACE ROUGHNESS CAN RESTRICT OIL FLOW TO THE BEARINGS, THEREBY INCREASING BEARING TEMPERATURES CAUSING PREMATURE BEARING WEAR. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WILL PRODUCE A CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE WARNING LAMP AND/OR OIL PRESSURE LAMP IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IF THE WARNINGS ARE IGNORED AND THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED THE CRANK SHAFT GOING OUT AND IT COULD START A FIRE.) THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I KNOW THE VIN # AND THE RECALL NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND FROM WHAT I READ THAT THERE IS A RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT SAYS 2011 TO 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. MY ENGINE HASS TO BE REBUILT THE PARTS ALONE ARE $2800 THEN IT COST THE MECHANIC TO FIX MY CAR SO IT'S GOING TO COST A LITTLE OVER OR UNDER 5000$ I ONLY OWE 4000$. IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN THIS I WOULD'VE TRADED MY CAR IN FOR THE NEW KIA SPORTAGE. I REALLY HOPE THAT SOMEONE CAN GET A HOLD OF ME ABOUT THIS I DON'T SEE WHY I HAVE TO SPEND 5000 WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE.

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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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DRIVING TYPICAL ROUTE ON FREEWAY. CAR STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. BECAME SLOW TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK THE NEAREST OFF RAMP. CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR DIED. ENGINE SEIZED. OIL AND BITS METAL COVERED THE INSIDE OF HOOD. MECHANIC SAID SOMETHING INSIDE THE ENGINE BROKE APART AND BUSTED A HOLE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. OIL LEVEL ON DIPSTICK WAS NORMAL PREVIOUSLY AND AFTER INCIDENT.

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ON 10/19/2020 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON AN OREGON STATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASH ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. MY CAR STARTED, BUT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES AT LOW SPEED BEFORE IT STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND. I STOPPED AGAIN AND WAS STRANDED WITHOUT CELL SERVICE AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE. A FEW HOURS LATER I WAS TOWED INTO THE NEAREST TOWN. THEY COULDN'T HELP ME, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALER (APPROX 200 MILES). THEY TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $7,212. THE KENDALL KIA DEALER IN NAMPA, IDAHO AND KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAVE BOTH TOLD ME THAT NONE OF THE COST WOULD BE COVERED; I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY. THE ODOMETER READING WAS 85,246 MILES AND IT HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

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WAS DRIVING WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING/RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. ATTEMPTED TO PRESS IN GAS BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ROLLED TO A STOP AND DIED. WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT A DAY, THEN WOULD START FOR A MINUTE THEN DIE. ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE BATTERY WAS NEW AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT LEAST TWO DAYS BEFORE. ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER BEEN ON BEFORE

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WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED. WAS ABLE TO COAST SAFELY OFF THE ROAD BUT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE MOTOR. DROVE IT ON HOME WHICH WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE.

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AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND MAKE A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED. AS I APPROACHED A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION THE ENGINE STOP AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. I MANAGED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND COAST INTO AN EMPTY LOT JUST FAR ENOUGH THAT THE CAR WAS NOT STICKING OUT INTO THE STREET. AT THAT TIME I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK FROM A TOWING COMPANY UNKNOWN TO ME TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST KIA DEALERSHIP.

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THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE OIL, BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON BUT IT JUST MADE A LOUD NOISE AND WOULD NOT TURN ON

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA OF IRVINE (45 OLDFIELD, IRVINE, CA 92618) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREE THE ENGINE HAD A SMALL PULL ON IT. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT HOWEVER JUST A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED. ON THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE WAY. I WAS GOING TO FREEWAY SPEED LIMIT(70) MAYBE 5/6 OVER. IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST MOMENTS EVER, I HAD TIME TO AT LEAST PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY BUT I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. ALSO YES I DID GET MY REGULAR TUNE UPS AS WELL AS OIL CHANGE EVERY 3 MONTHS. THIS CAR WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I LOVE HOW THE ENGINES BEFORE THIS ONE WERE RECALLED BUT THERE'S SO ANY COMPLAINTS ON THERE CURRENT ENGINE AND THEY WON'T RECALL THEM.

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NO CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHT DISPLAYED. ENGINE HAS 183,936 MILES. ENGINE STARTED RATTLING WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECT DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A DOCUMENT STATING THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

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WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE, METAL-ON-MENTAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AT FIRST IT WAS A LITTLE NOISE AND AS I KEPT DRIVING IT GOT MORE PERSISTENT SO I PULLED OVER BEFORE ANYTHING COULD GET WORSE. TOOK IT IN TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID METAL GOT MIXED IN THE OIL AND CAUSED DAMAGE INTERNALLY WITHIN THE ENGINE. SO NOW IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ONE.

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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.

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WHILE DRIVING TO WORK USING CITY STREETS I HEARD A VERY FAINT AND INTERMITTENT KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY HOME. SO AS MY HUSBAND AND I ARE LEAVING TO GO TO THE GYM(2.5 MILES AWAY) I TOLD HIM THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE. THE KNOCKING WAS A LITTLE LOUDER AND STEADIER. COMING HOME THE KNOCKING WAS SUPER LOUD AND WHEN I MADE MY TURN THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE MUCH POWER. L PULLED INTO THE CARPORT AND LEFT THE ENGINE ON SO WE COULD INVESTIGATE AND IT WAS DEFINITELY COMING FROM THE ENGINE. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. I TURNED IT OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE ROYAL KIA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. ON MONDAY. THE SERVICE REP CALLED AND SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO THE ROD BEARINGS FAILING. IT WOULD BE $9600 TO PUT IN A USED ENGINE. I HAVE 88,300 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY I LEFT A MESSAGE QUESTIONING IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. HE CALLED BACK AND STATED THAT HE "REALIZED" LATE LAST NIGHT THAT IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO KIA WILL BE REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A BRAND NEW ONE AT NO COST.

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I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR AND MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE WHO SAID THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I THEN TOWED IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND DISCUSSED WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS THE ISSUE. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE 'IN GOOD FAITH' STATING THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING RECALLED IN OVER 1 MILLION VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE BUT MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL SOLELY DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTOR THAT IS USED ON MY ENGINE(I HAVE AN MFI INSTEAD OF A GDI) AND NOTED THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE SAME EXACT ENGINE IN MANY OF THE VEHICLES. AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR AND PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THE TOWS AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS RELATING TO REPLACING MY ENGINE KIA HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT AND ALSO REFUSED TO PROVIDE MY ENGINE WITH THE LIFETIME WARRANTY AND KNOCK DETECTION SENSOR THAT THE GDI MODELS ARE RECEIVING AND REPLACED MY SHORT BLOCK WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THIS HAS NOW BECAME A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND KIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE THETA 2 MFI MOTORS AS WELL.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE CAR LOST POWER AT ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT I THREW A ROD AND THAT IT CRACKED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF KIA SPORT AGE ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BUT THE BEARINGS CAME LOOSE AND IT THREW A ROD JUST LIKE THE OTHER 2013 KIA SPORTAGES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED

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