2012 Kia Sportage owner complaints

KIA notified me of a KSDS recall for my engine in July 2021. I went and had the recall software installed at a KIA dealership in August 2021. On October 10, 2021, as I was driving down the freeway, my car lost power and the engine light illuminated. (Due to the installation of the KSDS software recall) Took the car to Valley KIA of Fontana. They told me that my vehicle was not covered by any settlement agreement as I had the MPI engine type, not the GDI. They provided me with a verbal quote of $7,912 to replace my engine with a used engine. I need to understand what recourse I have as now, I have a car that will not go over 2000 RPMs and KIA is refusing to cover this as a defect. I ended up towing the car back to my home.

While driving on the highway, we heard a thump from our 2012 Kia sportage. When we got home, my husband checked the engine and he found we had no oil. We never had a check engine or oil light come on and never had an oil spot under our car. We took it to our Kia dealer and was told it needed a new engine. After reading other complaints about the same issue, I realize we were very lucky we were able to make it home with our car that night. Our Kia had less than 35,000 miles on it and we changed the oil regularly , so we just knew it would be under warranty. However, because my husband did some of the oil changes himself, they would not honor the warranty- he didn't have all of the receipts for the oil and filters since 2012. The receipts we could provide from businesses that did oil chang

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V750000 (Engine). The contact stated there was an abnormal knocking noise detected and the vehicle went into limp mode. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact that the rod bearing had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under an extended warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

It died when we turned it on but we didn’t think it started so we started it again and it was fine. Then 1 hour later we were driving and check engine light came on and it turned off then the car was dying. When I pulled over to let it cool down the car wouldn’t turn back on and when I checked under the hood there was oil all over the engine and the cap was there, it was smoking.

Knocking noise coming from engine, have taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic as well as Kia dealership service department (franklin, tn), both diagnosed the problem as needed a new engine ($5000-7,000). This vehicle as 145,000 miles, oil changed at every 5000 miles. There is no explanation or reasonable cause of engine failure except for manufacturing.

2102 Kia sportage 2.4l with the theta ii engine; engine failure with 74,000 miles. On march 10, 2018 driving from athens, georgia to orlando, florida on I-95 south. At approximately 2 pm in the afternoon, on a clear day, going 70 MPH in the left most lane of the interstate, the engine suddenly started shaking and knocking then seized and slowed to a crawl. Very carefully had to get over three lanes to the shoulder in heavy traffic.we had never seen an engine light, or any other warning come on in the car prior to that time. Regular maintenance and oil changes had been performed. This is the same engine that is under recall, but the VIN does not fall under the recall. 'in doing more research we have seen that there are a huge number of 2012 of Kia sportage and other Kia and hyund

My well-maintained Kia sportage engine spontaneously seized causing complete loss of the vehicle. After providing all maintenance records, Kia refused to replace the engine to spite it seizing for no reason.

Was driving down the road at about 20-25 MPH when the engine died without warning. After having it towed to a local shop, they determined there was an internal "catastrophic" engine failure. Had the car towed to the dealer where it was purchased, lee johnson Kia in kirkland, wa. They confirmed the first diagnosis of catastrophic engine failure. It appears the engine starved itself of oil and exactly matches all of the symptoms described in the current Kia "theta ii" engine recall campaign. The dealer agrees that it should be covered under the recall but Kia refuses to cover it. We have been without this vehicle since late may 2017. It has been sitting at the dealer ever since. Kia's reasoning for not covering the engine replacement was that the engine did not originate from the assembly fa

2012 Kia sportage lx 2.4l mpi engine with approximately 120k miles engine seized at moderate speed on the interstate. Car was well maintained bought second hand from brandon Kia in tampa, fl in july 2018 with approx. 92k miles. Engine seized on 14 dec 2020. Towed to local repair shop and analyzed as replace engine. We read about the Kia/Hyundai engine problems so went to local Kia dealer to inquire. The service rep said tow it in and they would analyze and if the seizure met the conditions, they would replace per Kia guidance. So we did this, and were told "sorry, your vehicle isn't covered." same run around as everyone else is experiencing with Kia. Kia needs to admit every theta ii engine they produced between 2011 and 2014 had a manufacturing flaw and just bite the bullet and

Rod bearing went out started knocking they knew they had bearing wear issues why didn't they recall all engines

Our 2012 Kia sportage broke down over a month ago after my wife and daughter had just got off the pa turnpike, they had stopped at a mall an hour from home after traveling all day. When they returned to the car from shopping, it wouldn't start. It was towed to gateway Kia of warrington at the advice of Kia corporation of america, because that was the closest dealership. After sitting there for almost five days and no call from them, and multiple inquiries by us, they finally told us that it was engine failure. They ran basic diagnostic tests and never went any further as far as looking into the engine. Because we were the second owner off a one year lease, we weren't eligible for the original 10 year/100,000 warranty. Our warranty was now 5 years/ 50,000 miles. Our car has 70,0000

I was driving the vehicle came to a stop at a red light , the vehicle had stalled on its own tried turning it back over and it would not do anything we had to push the vehicle out of the middle of an intersection unbelievable! The motor seized up for no reason and left me stranded now Kia will not do anything about it the vehicle only has around 51,000-52,000 miles!

As I pulled out of my driveway and began accelerating, my car began making a loud knocking noise in the front end. After pulling over and verifying the noise was coming from the motor, I took the car to my mechanic. He pulled the oil filter and cut it open. Confirming there were metal shavings in the oil filter. After calling our local Kia dealership, they confirmed there was a recall for the 2012 Kia sportages, but continued to tell me my VIN was not included in said recall. (I purchase my car used, after a one year lease, so the warranty was void for me.) I am confused as to why my issue was "verified" to be the same issue as the recall, but my engine (2.4 l vs. 2.0 l) was not included?!?!?! Something is not right. Now I am stuck with money remaining on my loan and a very large paperwei

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Kia sportage. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator with an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact initially took the vehicle to flood Ford of east greenwich (2545 s county trail, east greenwich, ri 02818) where they repaired the camshaft and other cylinders within the engine. Four years later, the contact stated that while his son was driving at highway speeds, he began to hear an abnormal ticking sound coming from the engine. The contact also stated that the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The vehicle then began to stall as the contact's son pulled the vehicle off to the shoulder of the highway. Due to the failure, the contact had

I was driving on the freeway when the vehicle wanted to stall and shut off. I was able to get it to the side of the highway and had it towed back home where my son checked the vehicle and said that there was no compression in the motor and to not drive it anymore until it is fixed.

My wife and I were on our way to park city, ut for a family trip and after we dropped off our stuff off at the hotel we headed to heber city, ut. On our way, the car started making a ticking sound when the gas was pushed. And then the car died. Without any warning or anything. It just died. We have not had any issues with this car. We have taken great care of this car. The next day we went and had the car towed to a Kia dealership, and they determined that the engine had locked up and that I needed a new engine. I have had this car for 8 months, and it only has 108, 000 miles on it. This is insane.

My vehicle stopped in the middle if a street light . I took it to Kia shop they said the engine died which before that I never got warnings . I know Kia does have problems with the engine . They are covering the engine but I have to pay for labor which is a little over 3,000 dollars . I'm not satisfied but I need my car .

I was driving on a city street when my vehicle begin to loose power. I was stopped at a red light and could not get up to speed to continue thru the intersection. I pulled over then had someone direct traffic as I cautiously pulled into the parking lot of a local business. After work I got aaa to tow vehicle to my home. The next day I had aaa tow vehicle to a local repair shop. I contacted Kia at that time and was told my vehicle was not included in the recall .I had several mechanics diagnose problem including my local Kia dealership for a fee. As I trailed behind my friend as he slowly drove vehicle from 1 shop to Kia, I noticed fire underneath the vehicle so we stopped and towed vehicle the rest of the way. Kia shop verified it to be engine failure and quoted me a repair fee of $7500

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The day I drove the car off the lot after purchasing (roughly 4 years ago) the low tire pressure sensor came on and I was unable to get it to go off. Mentioned it to the dealership whenever I went back for my first oil change and they told me they were able to “wake it up” whenever they checked the tire pressure. It continues to not accurately read if the tire pressure is low or not. A couple of months ago (summertime) my sunroof would not close. I finally got it to close completely after having to turn the car on and off multiple times and I have not risked trying it again since. The biggest issue I’m having now is about a month ago (November) I went to start my car and not only would the engine not turn over, but all the lights kept flickering as if the alternator was going out. I not on