2022 Kia Seltos UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Engine failure while driving. Car not accelerating. Check engine light came on. Pulled over, checked oil, found to be very low without evidence of leak. Oil should’ve not been that low, seemed to be burning up. Car towed to nearest auto shop for inspection/repair.

While at red lights, my car shuts off. It happened within the first year I had my car but Scott Kia in Springfield, PA 19064 said "we can't duplicate the problem" and did nothing. Now this has happened 3 times within 3 weeks. This morning, it took several minutes and many tries before it restarted; I had to put it in park and hit the start button many times before the engine restarted. A few times, the dashboard would light up, but then go off and engine didn't engage. There have not been any warning lights. I am taking it to my mechanic, then Kia, again. Prior to this, it would turn off in drive, then reverse. I did report this to Kia (not Springfield, the main Kia) but nothing was done.

I have called 2 dealers to schedule an appointment to get this major safety recall completed. Neither one is responsive. I called another and they told me that Kia put out a remedy, but that remedy was unsuccessful, so there is NO fix at the current time and KIA will notify me at a later time when another remedy is put out, then I'll have to call and schedule an appointment. This is my ONLY vehicle that I am paying a car note on. I HAVE to drive it while thinking about and risking it bursting into flames or causing me to crash. This is terrifying. I don't know what to do.

NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. I AM JUST REPORTING WHAT I CONSIDER A SAFETY HAZARD DRIVING CONDITION. The push buttons for hill control and all wheel lock are on the wrong side of the console for the shifter handle. They cannot be seen without taking eyes off of the road and leaning around the shifter handle. It's like this set-up was designed for foreign designed KIAS where the driver is on the opposite side from American drivers. There are empty button positions on the driver's side of the shifter console that can accommodate these control buttons and eliminate the AMERICAN driver from removing their eyes for an extended amount of time to see which buttons they need to use.

I purchased the vehicle for my daughter. Two times now she has had the power (to the steering, brakes...) and the engine fully shut off when she stopped at a traffic light. A message popped up on her screen that said "battery discharge warning." She was not able to get the car to restart for 20 min. A dangerous situation at a busy intersection. The first time she took the car into the dealer and they could not find any problems. The second time the dealer didn't ever call her back, so I though I would share the problem with the NHTSA. The problem first occurred on June 11th and then again in July.

The contact owns a 2022 Kia Seltos. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. Upon restart of the vehicle, the vehicle would enter into limp mode as the vehicle would fail to accelerate above 40 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not yet diagnosed. The contact made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer; however, each attempt was unsuccessful. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

Sunroof exploded while driving for no apparent reason. Shade was open but the actual sunroof was in closed position. Car has less than 3,000 Miles. Its brand new. I heard a terrible explosion suddenly and was startled. I was driving alone in the car. At first I thoght it was something near by. Then I looked up and saw that the entire sunroof was shattered, glass all over the passenger seat and flying into the rear seat. Part of the sunroof glass was still in tack, bowing outward. I was able to drive to the Auto Body Shop that KIA dealership recommended. They said they had never seen anything like this before and that it did not appear to be an obstacle that hit the sunroof from the outside, rather an explosion from within causing the glass to bow outward (what was left of the glass). My insurance company was notified and we are in process of ordering a new glass sunroof. I did some research on the web while at body shop and found out this kind of thing happened before to different models of KIA. The body shop applied some protective plastic to the top of car so I could drive it. They also noticed the glass had left scratches on top of the car and in the hatch back of car. I then drove to the KIA dealership where I had just purchased the car and talked with them. They told me to contact the service manager the next day and ask him to call a KIA REP to have that person inspect the car. The Auto Body Shop took 22 pictures of the car. I also filed a Police Report on-line. I am horrified by this experience and angry that this type of incident has apparently gone on for years with not only KIA cars but other cars with sunroofs exploding as well. I will keep pursing this with the KIA dealership and a KIA REP as well since why should my personal insurance company pay for this when KIA should take some responsibility. I am just glad that I was not injured physically.

wireless CarPlay suddenly disconnects leaving drivers unable to use the navigation system and audio including music, call, navigation instructions, maps, and other features. This is a potential hazard for drivers who depend of navigation systems in an unfamiliar environment. Also, propose a potential risk because the driver may be distracted trying to fix the connectivity issue while driving exposing them and other drivers near to a car crash. Software version affected SP2_22MY.USA.D2V.001.001.210215