2014 Kia Sorento
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 987 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 23 Sorento model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 23 involved a crash and 46 involved a fire. 24 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideSep 25, 2023
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Borrego, 2014-2016 Cadenza, 2010-2013 Forte, Forte Koup, Sportage, 2015-2018 K900, 2011-2015 Optima, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, Soul, 2012-2017 Rio, 2011-2014 Sorento, and 2010-2011 Rondo vehicles. The Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire while parked or driving.
An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the HECU fuse, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed November 14, 2023. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2024 through June 18, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC284.
Campaign 23V652000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideMay 10, 2021
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Optima and 2014-2015 Sorento vehicles previously recalled under recall 20V-519. Brake fluid may leak inside the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), possibly resulting in an electrical short.
An electrical short in the HECU increases the risk of a fire while parked or driving.
Owners are advised to park outside and away from other vehicles and structures until the recall repair is completed. Dealers will install a new multi-fuse, and inspect the HECU for leaks, replacing the HECU if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 2, 2021. This recall supersedes previous NHTSA recall number 20V-519. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC212.
Campaign 21V331000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/modulePark outsideAug 27, 2020
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Optima and 2014-2015 Sorento vehicles. Brake fluid may leak inside the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU), possibly resulting in an electrical short.
If the HECU short circuits, there is an increased risk of an engine compartment fire.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the HECU for leaking brake fluid and replace the HECU if necessary, free of charge. Owners are advised to park outside and away from other vehicles and structures until the recall repair is completed. The recall began October 20, 2020. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC197.
Campaign 20V519000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsDec 19, 2018
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Optima, 2012-2017 Sorento and 2011-2018 Sportage vehicles that previously received an engine replacement under recall number 17V-224, warranty, or the Knock Sensor Detection System (KSDS) Product Improvement Campaign. The high pressure fuel pipe that connects to the fuel pump outlet may have been damaged, misaligned or improperly torqued during the engine replacement procedure, possibly causing a fuel leak.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Kia has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pipe, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 17, 2019. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC172.
Campaign 18V907000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, engineMar 31, 2017
Kia Motor Company (Kia) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Optima, 2012-2014 Sorento and 2011-2013 Sportage vehicles. Machining errors during the engine manufacturing process may cause premature bearing wear within the engine.
Bearing wear may result in the engine seizing, increasing the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the engine assembly, and replace the engine if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 20, 2017. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC147.
Campaign 17V224000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, axle assembly, axle shaftAug 13, 2013
Kia Motors Corp. is recalling certain model year 2014 front wheel drive Sorento vehicles manufactured January 7, 2013, through March 12, 2013; and equipped with 2.4 liter engines. Due to a manufacturing issue, the right front axle shaft may fracture.
A fractured front axle may result in a loss of power to the wheels. Additionally, if the vehicle is parked without the parking brake applied, it may roll away. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
Kia will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle shaft assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2013. Owners may contact Kia at 1-800-333-4542 . Kia's recall number is SC099.
Campaign 13V356000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Engine, Mar 3, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAR CARS KIA LOCATED AT (4700 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Engine, Mar 3, 2020
CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND COOLANT BACKED UP AND OVER FLOWED COOLANT RESERVOIR. ALSO BEING WINTER THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE HEATER. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR IDLING IN PARK. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO FROM NORMAL TEMP TO OVER HEATING TEMPS, BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SOUND OF BUBBLING IN THE RESERVOIR AND HEAVY COOLANT LEAKAGE. ME AND MY WIFE ALSO NOTICED A STRONG FOUL FUEL ODER EXSPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSHED AND FILLED THE RADIATOR WITH 50-50 MIX OF ANTIFREEZE AND IT CHANGED NONE OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE. HAD SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED AND A SCAN OF THE ENGINE OB2 MODULE AND CAME BACK WITH 0 CODES. RESEARCHED VEHICLE AND FOUND RECALL NUMBER SC147 ENGINE/ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
Engine, Mar 2, 2020
JANUARY 10, 2020 HAD THE RECALLS ON MY CAR CHECKED. NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHILE DRIVING HOME FEBRUARY 28, 2020, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOME. PULLED IN AND TURNED CAR OFF. CONTACT KIA WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING THAT THERE WAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE MOTOR. START THE CAR AND DRIVE 2 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE STARTED BLINKING, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR DIED AND NEVER HAS STARTED BACK. ASKED THE KIA DEALER IF THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR AND WAS TOLD NO. FIRST I WAS OUT A $300 TOWING BILL BECAUSE THEY NEVER EVER CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE RECALL, AND NOW I AM OUT ANOTHER $300 ON A RENTAL.
Engine, Mar 2, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO WEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RATTLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. 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 93,000.
Engine, Feb 28, 2020
2014 KIA SORENTO CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WON'T START BATTERY FULLY CHARGED. WHILE GOING OVER 50 CAR JUST LOST POWER. WON'T TURN OVER NOTHING HAD TO PAY FOR TOW TO DEALERSHIP TO WAIT AND SEE IF THEY EVEN KNOW. VERY UNSAFE WAS THIRD TIME HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING THIS TIME DEAD. CAR HAS LESS THEN 84,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY
Engine, Feb 26, 2020
MY 2014 KIA SORENTO RECENTLY HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SO I STARTED TO EXIT THE FREEWAY BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE MIDDLE LANE I HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH AND TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE WAS NORMAL. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE QUIT WORKING THE OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED 17 MILES AND 150 DOLLARS LATER I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED UP. THEY CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS AND SAID IT WAS HALF OF A QUART LOW. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND ALL OF THE MILES PUT ON IT ARE FREEWAY MILES DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK. THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING UP OIL LIKE CRAZY EVERYTIME I TOOK IT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OR REPLACED THE OIL MYSELF IT HAS BEEN LOW AND VERY BLACK. THE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON PER SPEC'S OF THE MANUFACTURER.
Engine, Feb 17, 2020
WAS DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY WHILE PASSING SLOWER MOVING VEHICLES. CAR SHUT OFF WHILE MOVING AT 60-65MPH WHILE OVERTAKING VEHICLES. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AS THE CAR HAD SHUTOFF COMPLETELY. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BEGIN THE STARTING PROCESS AT ALL. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SEMI-GRINDING NOISE AND CLICK. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND IS 'BLOWN'. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES.
Engine, Feb 11, 2020
THE ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING OIL VERY QUICKLY. WE HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND AROUND 5,000 MILES LATER, THERE WAS ZERO OIL LEFT IN THE CAR - THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT WAS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THEN LESS THAN 3,000 MILES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ADDED 4 QUARTS OF OIL TO IT AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT WAS LOW AGAIN AND THE OIL WAS VERY DARK.
Engine, Feb 1, 2020
THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING, KNOCKING, AND DECELERATING AS I TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Engine, Jan 28, 2020
THE ISSUE IS THE ENGINE IT'S BURNING THE OIL AND ONE OF THE RECALL THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE AND THATS THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE ROAD WHEN I SMELLED THE BURNING OIL. NOW MY MECHANICS SAYS THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE A ENGINE THAT ONLY IS 6 YRS OLD
Electrical system, Engine, Jan 26, 2020
TODAY I WAS DRIVING TO MY PARENTS HOUSE ON A LONG STRAIGHT AWAY HIGHWAY (55MPH SPEED LIMIT). I BEGAN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS SOON AS I GOT AROUND HIM MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I PROMPTLY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I CHECKED OIL LEVEL, WHICH WAS FINE. NO OBVIOUS OVER HEATING, SMOKE, OR LEAKS. I DECIDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS WERE STILL THERE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD ASIDE FROM ONE TINY CRANK NOISE THEN NOTHING. LUCKILY SOMEONE STOPPED AND WE GOT THE CAR STARTED BY JUMPING IT. WENT TO THE LOCAL PARTS STORE AND MY BATTERY, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR ALL CHECKED OUT OK. NO FURTHER LIGHTS OR ISSUES THE REST OF THE DAY. NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT LONG DISTANCE NOW. NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR BEFORE THIS.
Engine, Jan 10, 2020
2014 KIA SORENTO JUST QUIT WORKING. ME AND THE FAMILY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE GOING 70MPH AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD TICKING NOISE THEN JUST LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE SAFELY.
Engine, Jan 3, 2020
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH OIL FILTER LIGHT ONLY WEEKS AFTER OIL CHANGE AND KNOCKING SOUND BECAME CLEAR IN MY ENGINE AREA. VEHICLE HAS ALSO SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Engine, Jan 2, 2020
I HAVE TWO MAJOR SAFETY HAZARDS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE THAT I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 4 CHILDREN AND WIFE WHEN WE'RE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND OTHER FAST ROADS. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THE ELECTRICAL. IT FIRST STARTED BACK AROUND 40,000 MILES WHEN I TOOK MY KIA TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN NAPERVILLE, IL AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH LOW BEAMS WERE OUT, SO THEY REPLACE THEM. EVER SINCE, I'VE BEEN REPLACING THESE BULBS EVERY 3-6 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO USE HIGH BEAMS, SO I'M DRIVING IN PITCH BLACK. NOW, JUST 3MONTHS AGO, BOTH OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT, AT THE SAME TIME. THREE YEARS AGO MY BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. AT 57K MILES MY ENGINE WAS RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURES, AD WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I'VE EXPERIENCED STALLING, STUTTERING, KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAYS, AT RED LIGHTS, IN TRAFFIC. FURTHERMORE, IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 MY ENGINE OIL WAS COMPLETELY UNDETECTABLE ON THE DIP STICK WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 99,664 MILES. ALSO, BACK AT 64,977 MILES DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS LOW. WITH THESE CONCERNS, I TOOK MY KIA IN TODAY TO THE GERALD KIA NORTH AURORA, IL, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY MY BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. THE TECH MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT THE STALLING AND KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE IS BECAUSE MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT. HE CHECKED FOR LEAKS, AND DIDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT A JIFFY LUBE, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AT 99,664 MILES, IT WAS ALMOST DRY. AT TODAYS SERVICE, MILEAGE IS 102,554. THAT MEANS 5 QUARTS OF OIL BURNED UP IN 2,890 MILES OR MOST LIKELY WAY SOONER BECAUSE AFTER 1.5 MONTHS OF THE OIL CHANGE I STARTED EXPERIENCED STALLING, KNOCKING, STUTTERING IN THE ENGINE, SO THAT MUST HAVE BEEN AT ONLY 1000-1500 MILES. I PUT IN A CLAIM WITH KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BUT I'M NOT SATISFIED.
Engine, Jan 2, 2020
ENGINE OIL BURNOUT - WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF A FRESH OIL CHANGE THE OIL COMPLETELY BURNED OUT OF THE CRANK CASE / 2 OIL CHANGES PERFORMED WITHIN 3 WEEKS , NO OIL LEAKS OR SMOKE FROM EXHAUST , VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IMMEDIATELY HERD A KNOCK AND PULLED OVER AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF BEFORE ANY MAJOR DAMAGES COULD OCCUR
Service brakes, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 28, 2019
THE ENGINE PROBLEMS I STARTED EXPERIENCING 1.CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, 2. KNOCKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, LACK OF POWER LOW OIL PRESSURE, WHEN I PUT OIL IN THE CAR, SEEMS LIKE THE NEXT DAYS ITS LOW AGAIN,(EMPTY)I SPENT MANY DOLLARS ON OIL, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS SOMETIMES AT (KIA) BECAUSE I GET FREE OIL CHANGE, AND MOST AT JIFFY LUBE, HERE LATELY, THE OIL SEEMS TO BE BURNING MORE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING OFF AND ON , THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR IS IN MY GARAGE. 3. THE BACK BRAKES WENT OUT , SUDDENLY, COAT ME 500.00 DOLLARS. UNACCEPTABLE THE BRAKES COMPLETELY , WENT OUT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK BRAKES I WAS TOLD BY THE KIA DEALER AT EVERGREEN CHICAGO, 4. LOW MILEAGE, CHARCOAL CANISTER FELL OFF, THE BRACKETS BROKE OFF, BUT WE TIED IT BACK UP, GETTING LOW MILEAGE, I AM UPSET BECAUSE I AM PAYING FOR THIS CAR, MONTHLY, AND NOW I AM EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEM ,UNACCEPTABLE THESE CARS HAS HAD ENGINE RECALLS. FUEL RECALLS ETC. THE CHARCOAL CANISTER FELL OFF , FIRST I HAD IT WRAP UP, THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING .THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE STARTED NOV - DEC -2019
Electrical system, Engine, Dec 20, 2019, crash
ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO WARNING. COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD NO PRIOR ISSUES. THE ENGINE SEIZED AT 90,000 MILES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. WE HAVE THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND KIA HAS NOT COVERED THE REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE. WE WERE ADVISED WE NEED A NEW ENGINE.
Engine, Dec 12, 2019
MOTOR LOCKED UP WITH 85000 MILES. ENTERING INTERSTATE ON A ON RAMP AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF AND MECHANIC SAID MOTOR IS LOCKED UP. THERE WAS METAL IN THE OIL.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Dec 9, 2019
PURCHASED A USED 2014 KIA SORENTO SHOWING 106K MILES. TEST DRIVE WITH THE SALESMAN FOR ABOUT 6 MILES VARIOUS TYPES OF ROADS. VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE CAR, PERFORMED WELL. PURCHASED IT SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUST PRIOR TO THE USED CAR DEALER CLOSING. AFTER PAPERWORK AND PLATES DONE, DROVE IT TOWARD HOME. ABOUT 4 MILES FROM DEALER (INTERSTATE HIGHWAY) SAW THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE CLIMBING INTO THE HOT AREA. NO OTHER ERRORS OR LIGHTS CAME ON. LET OFF ON GAS TO PULL OVER AND TEMP GUAGE CAME DOWN TO NORMAL. CONTINUED WITH CAUTION THINKING THIS WAS A FAULTY GUAGE OR SENDER UNIT. LIMPED HOME SLOWLY. NOTICED GOING UP HILLS AND PULLING HARD TEMP WOULD CLIMB. LETTING OFF GAS TEMP WOULD DROP TO NORMAL. LONG STORY SHORT GOT THE CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE AND EXPERIENCED GARAGE. ENGINE COULDN'T BE REPAIRED ECONOMICALLY. DEALER DID OFFER MONEY BACK. AS MUCH AS I DIDN'T WANT TO, WOUND UP HAVING TO INSTALL ANOTHER USED LOW MILAGE V6 ENGINE. DURING THE MONTH IN THE GARAGE I HAD DONE MUCH RESEARCH & DIGGING & TALKING OFTEN WITH THE VERY EXPERIENCED MECHANIC IN CHARGE OF THE JOB. COOLANT WAS LOW AND ALL BUT TWO OF THE HEAD BOLTS WERE MORE THAN FINGER TIGHT !! HOW THIS ENGINE WAS RUNNING WAS BEYOND ME, IT WAS! DURING ALL THIS RESEARCH I READ OF MANY HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND LEAKS HAD BEEN REPORTED. THE THING THAT WAS REALLY CONCERNING WAS THE NUMBER OF ENGINE FIRES THAT HAD NO REAL CAUSE REPORTED AFTERWARDS. MY CONCERN IS IF I HAD CONTINUED DRIVING THIS CAR HARD, COULD A LEAKY HEAD GASKET CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD? I LEARNED FROM THE MECHANIC ALL THESE HEAD BOLTS STRIPPED THE THREADS FROM THE BLOCK. I ALSO LEARNED THERE IS ANOTHER 1.5 INCHES OF UNUSED THREADS INSIDE THE BLOCK! MY SUSPICION IS KIA SKIMPED ON THE LENGTH OF ALL THESE HEAD BOLTS TO SAVE A BUCK PUTTING THE RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AT THE CUSTOMERS RISK. IS MY SAFETY AT RISK? WHERE IS MY RECALL FOR THIS CAR ENGINE? 12/09/2019 DD.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Nov 10, 2019
POWER PORTS KEEP BLOWING FUSES, REAR HATCH QUIT OPENING, ENGINE SURGING, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SOMETIMES BOUNCES, WHITE CLOUD OF EXHAUST SOMETIMES, A/C DON'T BLOW COLD EVEN WHEN CHARGED
Engine, Nov 10, 2019
PURCHASED VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND ALREADY PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHILE ON HIGHWAY MY ENGINE BEGAN TO SEIZE AND I HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE CAREFULLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED THEN AGAIN AS PREPARING TO TURN ONTO MY STREET THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE ENGINE SEIZED AGAIN. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I CANNOT ACCELERATE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AS I HAD MY 2 YOUNG GIRLS IN THE CAR WITH ME THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND TURNED BACK ON AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY BUT THEN A LOUD CLICKING/RATTLING SOUND BEGAN AND HAS NOT STOPPED MAKING SOUND SINCE. AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WHICH I HAVE BEEN READING IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA.
Engine, Nov 7, 2019
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT HAS IGNITED 3 TIMES, BLINKING CONTINOUSLY, PLACING MY VEHICLE INTO LIMP HOME MODE. KIA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE KNOCK SENSOR OR ENGINE.
Steering, Suspension, Engine, Nov 2, 2019
MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE 91 FREEWAY IN LIGHT TRAFFIC AND CAME TO THE END OF THE FREEWAY WHICH BECOMES ARTESIA BLVD IN GARDENA, CA. WE WERE SITTING AT THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE FREEWAY AND WE HEARD THIS REALLY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE SO I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS OK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE LIKE THE ENGINE WAS BEING OPENED WITH A CAN OPENER AND THIS WAS WHILE IN MOTION ON SURFACE STREETS GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR. (THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT TO BEST DESCRIBE THE NOISE). WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT BECOMES MUCH WORSE AND THE CAR SHAKES SO WE PARKED IT AND TOWED HOME DUE TO THE TIME. I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER DUE TO IT BEING LATE AND THE WEEKEND. BUT A FRIEND OF MINE WHO'S A MECHANIC SAID IT'S DEFINITELY THE ENGINE AND HE'S LEANING TOWARDS THE BARRINGS AND PISTONS SOMEWHERE ALONG THOSE LINES. I HAVE KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON IT SINCE WE GOT IT LIKE CHANGING OF FLUIDS, OIL THINGS LIKE THAT SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ON 04/17/2019. WE HAVE HAD OTHER MINOR THINGS LIKE THE LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR YOU HAVE TO DO MANUALLY AND THE REAR HATCH DOESN'T LOCK AND YOU CAN OPEN IT EVEN WITH THE ALARM ON, SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS A LITTLE LOOSE AND PROBABLY HAS ISSUES ALSO. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ALSO. THERE'S ALL OF THE SAME YEAR SAME MODEL SAME ENGINE THAT ARE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT FROM WHAT WE'RE GATHERING OURS ISN'T. I AM NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING THIS BECAUSE WE'RE POSITIVE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE OTHER ONES RECALLED.
Steering, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 29, 2019
LOUD KNOCKIN/TICKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON. BACKUP CAMERA MALFUNCTION, LOOSE GRIP ON THE STEERING & AT TIMES,WHEEL DOES NOT TURN ON ITS OWN AFTER TURNING. OIL IS DIRTY & SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 10/28 WITH ABOUT 70K MILES. HERE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
Engine, Oct 24, 2019, fire
10/16/2019 I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I HEARD A LOUD THUNK OR BANG. MY CAR LOST POWER AND I PULLED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. AS I WAS STOPPING THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS FLASHED ON. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES, THE SMOKE HAD INCREASED AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE BEFORE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO SALVAGE WHERE INSURANCE CALLED IT A TOTAL LOSS