2014 Kia Sportage Engine

I WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO COME HOME, I NOTICE SOMTHING WAS WRONG. I PUT MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. I HAD ASSISTANTS HELP ME PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. I GAVE THE CAR A FEW JUMPS STARTS BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING I WASN'T SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM.CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STARTED CUTTING OUT COMPLETELY. WHICH LEAD ME TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME. WEEKS LATER I RECECIVED A NOTICATION ABOUT A RECALL AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I NOTIFYED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THEY CANT DO NOTHING UNTILL THE SECOND LETTER, ITS BEEN 4 MONTHS NOW MY CAR STILL DOESNT WORK, I'M PAYING MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR THE VEHCILE.. TAKING PUBLIC BUSES TO GO TO WORK.IF National Highway Traffic Safety Administration REALLY CARED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IT SHOULDN'T TAKE THIS LONG TO GET THE JOB DONE.

Recall is still not available after months. I have no vehicle at the moment.

We were notified of this recall in February 2022. It's now August 2022. We called the dealer repeatedly and keep getting told the part is not available yet, try back in a couple weeks. Do we have to wait until the vehicle catches fire and burns down the house or worse yet, kills someone?

2014 Kia Sportage total engine failure. Vehicle briefly flashed oil pressure warning light and stalled traveling down the highway. When he vehicle was started again it had a loud engine knock. Vehicle was towed to dealership had diagnosed engine has excessive rod bearing clearance. Recommend Long block Engine replacement. $5732. Kia is denying warranty claim due to the vehicle not having a KSDS software update. Court documents show that a consumer need only go to the NHTSA website and enter their VIN number to find any open recalls including the KSDS update. My VIN shows 0 unrepaired. Kia still claims that the update was not performed and the lifetime warranty will not be honored. Being an owner since 2018, I have not been notified of a single recall, product improvement campaign, or legal settlement. Kia customer service has admitted to not having me in their system. I as a consumer had no way of knowing of any of the safety, or functional concerns of my vehicle. This same problem has been confirmed through the stories of hundreds of others. Kia needs to be held accountable. At the time of settlement, when determining the amount. The court based its numbers off of a 100% approval rating of class vehicles. Even at that time the approval rating was only at 15%. Disgusting. Most importantly, the KSDS software update does not prevent engine failure in any way. The defect is still there. Kia has not found a fix. The vehicles are still unsafe.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact opened the hood and noticed an abnormal burning odor. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed the oil was not entering the engine and an engine replacement was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number 22V051000 ( Service Brakes, Hydraulic).

I’ve owned an Optima and a Sportage. They’ve both left me in terrible situations financially. I liked my 2014 KIA Sportage. It was well maintained and a good vehicle. I really hadn’t ran into any issues with it. Until the day after Christmas 12/26/2021. There was no indication whatsoever that there was a mechanical failure to the engine about to happen. No warning lights. Nothing. As I was running about 80 mph on 71 Southbound I started to hear a “flapping” noise. Within 5 miles, and thank the Lord I was now on an exit ramp slowing down - the engine locked up!! After doing some research I quickly found out this is a predominant issue with KIA engines. The manufacturing was faulty and it causes premature wear of the crankshaft bearing and metal shavings wrecking havoc on the engine. Due to being a secondary owner it is not under warranty and because I did not receive any notification at all from the manufacturer that there was a product improvement order for the vehicle, KIA will not assist with any of the cost. I now have a vehicle that was running just fine the day before yesterday, that has 84,000 miles on it, maintained properly, that I still owe on that does not run and is going to cost me $6,500 to get fixed. There was a class action lawsuit with a 1.3 billion dollar settlement because KIA knew they were manufacturing junk engines but apparently I missed out on that and I am not eligible due to the product improvement, that I knew nothing about, was not completed. My VIN has 0 unrepaired recalls on the KIA and the NHTSA government websites. I don’t understand how it’s not a safety recall. I keep reminding myself that things could’ve been worse and I am leaning on my faith to help me remain as calm about the situation as possible.

Engine failure. Connecting rod bearings failed. Vehicle is available for inspection. Car went into Limp mode and would not go over twenty mph on the Highway. Has been inspected by mechanic and will be examined by dealership. Check engine light came on when issue arose.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, a knocking noise was present coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.

The bearings in the engine have gone bad. The motor is blown. The engine malfunctioned. It is available for inspection upon request. I was in the car with my husband and 8-month old. We were on a busy highway so it was risky to be in the middle of a highway. The problem has been confirmed by an independent service center. It has been inspected by a repair shop which is Whistler’s towing and Truck Repair. There were no symptoms of the problem prior to the failure that I know of. The engine oil pressure and tire pressure sign came on the day of the failure barely 2 minutes then the car came to a stop.

Engine ceased on interstate. Had to make abrupt stop. Took car into shop and found brass filings in the oil pan. Bearing on crank had ceased.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, he began to hear an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road but did not hear the abnormal noise anymore. The contact stated that he decided to continue driving, but the engine then seized shortly after. The contact was able to restart to the vehicle but continued to hear the abnormal noise getting louder. The contact was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that the engine needed to be replaced, due to not having the knock sensor software updated. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. During the failure a rattling noise was present coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine rods had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 73,000.

Was driving 50 mph on highway when a loud band and sudden loss of power came from engine. Veered car to breakdown lane. Engine oil all over road. Total loss of engine oil. A screw blew a hole in the engine (two private mechanics confirmed this). Car has now been sitting at Kia dealer for 3 weeks and they claim they cannot look at it for a month (must be a lot of blown engines in their lot?) Only 83,000 miles on car.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while moving from a complete stop, the vehicle loss motive power. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed and diagnosed with needing the rod bearings replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.

On highway, route 80, engine shut down, dash board was blinking like crazy. Had to pull over to side of road. After 30 min.’s got to restart the car and exit highway, at a low speed with all kinds of engine noise. Car towed to service center, and mechanic says engine failed, need to replace motor.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL FRAGMENTS BEING FOUND IN THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND LOST POWER CAR WOULDN'T REV PAST 1500 RPMS THEN MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING AND SEIZED. PURCHASED CAR ON 11 16 2020 PUT 2000 MILES ON IT HAS 122,000 MILES.

MY DASHBOARD 'ENGINE' LIGHT POPPED ON AND WITHIN MINUTES I DROVE IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE IMMEDIATELY SCANNED AND THE SCAN CODE READ, #POO14 AT THAT MOMENT MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE "THETA II" ENGINE WAS IN FACT RECALLED BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED EVER BY THE DEALERSHIP!!! AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN A 35MPH ZONE ON A CITY STREET. AFTER THE SCAN I BACKED IT OUT OF THE BAY TO PARK IT AND THEN THE MOTOR JUST "LOCKED UP & SEIZED" I IMMEDIATELY CALLED KIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT TOW. I THEN CALLED FUCILLO KIA WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND PRETTY MUCH GOT THE TYPICAL "BIG DEALER" RUN AROUND. I THEN CALLED SOMEONE WITH A BIGGER PAY GRADE THAT COULD POSSIBLY ADVISE ME WHAT TO DO HERE. THIS SUPERVISOR EXPLAINED THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO GET THE VEHICLE "IN HOUSE" TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE CO. BUT DID NOT HAVE TOWING ON MY POLICY. THEY WERE BAFFLED THAT KIA SAID IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP! MIND YOU THAT I IMMEDIATELY LOST MY PART TIME AND REALLY CANT AFFORD A HUGE TOWING BILL! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL THAT THIS IS ALL MY FAULT ! YOU WOULD THINK THAT MY 10YR/100,000MI WARRANTY SHOULD JUMP ON THIS. I PRESENTLY HAVE 64,857MI ON ODOMETER . PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT TO DO NEXT,

I NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE WHILE IDLING AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDER AND FASTER THEN AT FIRST THE NOISE STOPPED AS YOU WOULD DRIVE PAST 40 MPH OR SO AND WHILE BREAKING MY ENGINE WOULD KNOCK AND MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I FIRST NOTICED THIS EARLY MORNING HAD TO DRIVE TWO HOURS TO GET HOME WITH MY CHILDREN THEN AROUND NOON THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE PAST A HALF MILES BEFORE DYING. MY CAR WILL STILL START UP BUT WILL DIE IF DRIVEN. THIS HAPPEN VERY SUDDEN AN UNEXPECTED AS MY KIA IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR ENGINE STARTS REVVING HIGH. SO I START SLOWING DOWN AND ITS STILL REVVING HIGH. SO I PULL OVER WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND MY CAR DIES. I HAD MY CAR TOWED 51 MILES TO MY MECHANICS SHOP, AND FOUND OUT YESTERDAY THE ENGINE IS SHOT. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH, NOTHING WRONG UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. MY OIL WAS CHANGED A MONTH AND 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS.

NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE WHILE IDOLING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS LOSING POWER AND THE KNOCKING NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDERAND FASTER. WHILE BREAKING MY ENGINE WOULD KNOCK AND MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I HAVEN'T DROVE MY CAR IN 4 DAYS BECAUSE IT WAS ACTING THIS WAY ON BACK ROADS, NO WAY I'D TRUST IT ON A HIGHWAY. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES.

THE VEHICLE SEIZED RUNNING ON THE FREEWAY TUESDAY MARCH 12 AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES AND TOLD THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WAS DAMAGED. NO RECALL WAS SENT FROM 2017 AS I FOUND OUT LATER THERE WAS ONE. WAS DRIVING ON HWY280 WHEN AUTO STOPPED.

WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, 45MIN DRIVE. 10MIN LEFT IN THE DRIVE, SHE STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE WAY HOME, BUT AFTER 2 MECHANIC OPINIONS, IT IS A DEAD ENGINE DUE TO THE TICKING/CLANKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. FIRST MECHANIC SAID PISTON ISSUE (WITHOUT DIAGNOSTICS), SECOND SAID METAL SHAVINGS AND THE ENGINE BASICALLY KILLED ITSELF. I MADE SURE THIS CAR HAD ON-TIME OIL CHANGES AND AT 116K MILES WAS JUST ABOUT TO DO A FULL SPARKPLUG/100K MILEAGE TUNE-UP. WHEN WILL KIA UNDERSTAND THAT 2011-2013 MODELS ARE NOT THE ONLY MODELS EFFECTED BY THESE ENGINE ISSUES?! WE NOW ARE DOWN A CAR, STILL OWE ON IT, (I BELIEVE) AT NO FAULT TO OUR OWN. KIA DID SEND OUT AN ECU UPDATE (FEB15/19) THAT (PER A KIA DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE) WARRANTIES THE ENGINE FOR THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN EFFECTED WITH THESE ISSUES?!

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THEN STARTED CUTTING OUT. I PULLED OVER ON HIGHWAY SHOULDER. CAR WAS PUTTING. I TURNED CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I REPLACED BATTERY AND IT STILL WOULD NOT RESTART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, A LOUD SPUTTERING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A KIA DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.