2013 Kia SPORTAGE problems and owner complaints

MY 2013 SPORTAGE CONTINUES TO STALL/SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS IS VERY SCARY. HAD IT TOWED DEALERSHIP. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 68,587 miles reported. Look up ODI 10937403 at NHTSA ↗

1ST INCIDENT ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED RPM'S WERE RUNNING TO HIGH AND AUTOMATIC TRANS SHIFTED ONLY WHEN BACKING OFF ACCELERATOR PETAL AND A "PAAP" SOUND WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE, ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT FAILED TO START BEFORE BATTERY DIED AFTER 3 TURNOVER, DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND FOUND NO OTHER ISSUES, CUSTOMER WAS CHARGED $180.00. BUT, "OVER THE NEXT 14 DAYS DRIVER NOTICED ENGINE MOMENTARY RAN ERRATICALLY WITHOUT ANY PATTERN, THEN ABOUT 13 DAYS A CLACKING SOUND BEGAN, AND BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER, VEHICLE STALLED TWI…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10969408 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER AROUND 13/14K MILES, THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE EXTREME NOISES LIKE VERY LOUD SANDPAPER AGAINST METAL WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. AFTER THE CAR RAN A LITTLE BIT, THEY WOULD STOP BUT THEN IT PROGRESSED TO A CONSTANT EMBARASSING NOISE. I HAVE HAD IT BACK THREE TIMES IN WHICH THEY EITHER CLEANED OR SPRAYED THE ROTORS. THIS LAST VISIT THEY HAVE EVEN PUT A GRAPHITE BASE ON THEM. TWO WEEKS SINCE THEY DID THAT APPLICATION, HERE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY TELL ME THE BRAKES ARE STILL GOOD. THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME A GOODWI…

Owner-reported narrative. 14,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10587061 at NHTSA ↗

KIA SPORTAGE 2013 PLATE. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO JUNCTION DESPITE PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL. RESULTED IN CRASH AND INJURIES SUSTAINED. MALFUNCTION OF ABILITY TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKE IN ADDITION, ON ONE OCCASION. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. HAVE INFORMED MANUFACTURER. AWAITING INVESTIGATION OUTCOME. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10645000 at NHTSA ↗

CAR SHUTS DOWN RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, RANDOM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING AND STAY LIT AFTER STOPPED, BLUETOOTH WON'T CONNECT AND WON'T ALLOW YOU TO PRESS THE BUTTONS TO CONNECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. STARTED AT ABOUT 37,000 MILES, FEBRUARY 2017 AND IS CONTINUALLY HAPPENING RANDOMLY.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10978950 at NHTSA ↗

FROM PARK UNABLE TO TURN KEY TO START VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. AAA WAS ABLE TO START IT BY TURNING KEY AT SAME TIME TRYING TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL.

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10971870 at NHTSA ↗

2013 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE FAILURE IN JUNE OF 2017. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EASTBOUND AT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE 10 BEAR BLYTHE, AZ IN SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING FAILED. I ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BUT SPUN OUT INTO THE INTERSTATE MEDIAN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN AVONDALE, AZ. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. KIA DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR ENGINE CLAIMING IT IS NOT PART OF THE KIA ENGINE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN SC147. KIA CLAIMS THE ENGINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN KOREA SO…

Owner-reported narrative. 106,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11016229 at NHTSA ↗

WE EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT RAW GASOLINE SMELL IN THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND HAS PERSISTED EVER SINCE DESPITE 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT KIA DEALERSHIPS (22AUG2012, 07JAN2013, 30JAN2013). BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT (OCCURRING ONCE OR TWICE EVERY COUPLE WEEKS) AND WITHOUT AN OBVIOUS PATTERN, THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SMELL ON THE DAYS WE'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. ON THE 3RD REPAIR VISIT (30JAN2013), THE TECHNICIAN WAS "UNABLE TO VERIFY SMELL, BUT IN…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10499483 at NHTSA ↗

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 SAM…

Owner-reported narrative. 89,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11352894 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2013 KIA SPORTAGE HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND THE RIGHT FRON AXEL HAS BROKEN, ADDITIONALLY THEY THINK THE TRANSMISSION MAY BE BAD AND THEY SAY MY BREAK PADS, ROTERS AND TIRES ARE BAD. I PURCHASED TWO TIRES IN 2016 AND TWO IN 2017 AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES A YEAR. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR, TWICE THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED, THEY FIXED THAT AT NO COST BUT THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED TWICE AND COULD BE S…

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11207440 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED OAKES KIA (2900 BURLINGTON ST, NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO 64116, [phone removed]) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TOTAL ENGINE LOSS DUE TO METAL DEBRIS FOUND I…

Owner-reported narrative. 94,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11404808 at NHTSA ↗