2012 Kia Sportage: won't start

Filed Jan 9, 2023 · Engine · WI

Vehicle has never had any issue. No noises, no misfiring, no warning lights. Drove vehicle home one say and parked it. Next day would not start. Had towed to Kia dealership.. They are stating that they put a starter in and now my timing chain is snapped and my valves are bent. Stating it is not their fault and now I need a new engine. I did have the Knock Sensor Detection System update installed 2 years ago. Now I don't have a vehicle because they are stating that this has nothing to do with NSDS recall and I cant afford to fix. What do I do now?

Filed Sep 24, 2022 · Engine · NM

Loss of power while traveling uphill on I25 at high speed (75 mph). Speed slowed to less than 30 mph while other vehicles passed at high speeds. Once on side of road, car would not start. Engine and battery lights remained on, but were not on prior to this event. Vehicle was towed to mechanic shop for evaluation, diagnosed with seized engine and due to high repair cost, is a total loss.

Filed Nov 8, 2020 · Engine · 144,157 miles · TX

I was on the highway driving at approximately 65 MPH. The car suddenly shut down and I had to pull over since the car was slowing down. I was able to take an exit and when I came to a complete stop the car would not start. It was making a noise in the engine like it wanted to start but it couldn't. I had to tow my car home.

Filed Nov 6, 2020 · Engine · 220,000 miles · CA

While driving vehicle and trying to pass a slow moving vehicle on a highway it stalled with no warning, I had to coast to a safe location where I could pull over. Car was towed to rally kia in palmdale ca. Would not start again after stalling while driving with no warning lights flashing . I was told by rally that engine seized and had to be replaced. Car is still at location service advisor is larry.phone number 6613498017

Filed Jul 1, 2020 · Engine · 118,000 miles · WI

Driving down the highway in our 2012 kia sportage with 118,000 miles on it, vehicle decelerated and we pulled over. Engine was still running, turned it off and would not start again. Kia now claims that our engine is not included in the recall for this issue and wants $7000 to fix it. This is bull crap. They have known problems with kia sportage engines in this time frame. They are picking and choosing what they want to fix and in the meantime trying to get money for a problem they know is going to happen and then claim the VIN number isn't included in the recall. They are crooks and taking advantage of people when they are fully aware there is problem with their manufacturing of the engine.

Filed May 17, 2020 · Engine · 103,543 miles · PA

Driving on a bridge ar 40 MPH where all the sudden the engine lost all power and locked up on a busy birdge. When this happen the car lost all engine power will not crank smoke was comeing from the starter. Car engine has proper oil,proper oil level. Had the car towed and the shop said the engine is locked up and that kia has a huge engine problem.

Filed Feb 9, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 90,000 miles · NH

Hi I came home on lunch one afternoon the car drove perfectly fine no issues what's so ever. About an hour passed and it was time to go back to work so I put the key in the ignition and they car never started again. It sounded to me like it wasn't getting any fuel so I thought I'll change the fuel pump..that's when I learned that there was a fuel pump from a polaris artticat snowmobile that was used by the manufacturer which ok I thought was funny at the time but finding a replacement part was a nightmare..I finally found a replacement part which I just had to get a whole new fuel pump and assembly but when it didn't start after that I didn't know what to do. I took it to vip and had them take a look they called me back the next day and said they had no clue what was wrong with it and that I needed to come grab it and bring it to the dealer where I bought it from. That's when I learned the engine somehow stopped getting compression and that blew up merchants said I needed a new engine that's $7,000 and when I went to find one that's when I found out it's discontinued gee wonder why so then I go to kia and tell them now I found out there's all these recalls out on kia sportages but my VIN# doesn't match now how does that work so now I'm out a car and $7,000 and still paying on a car I don't have any more. So how am I to fix a discontinued motor and a polaris artic cat snowmobile fuel pump. By the way I've had the car less than 2 years and only put 30,000 miles on it ridiculous.

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Engine · 97,000 miles · NY

Engine had a stutter upon a few days of purchase months later car would not start , was told it was timing belt ? Bought it used and checked recall , was told no recalls ? However I do believe something was wrong when I purchased this vehicle , and I was not informed

Filed Sep 29, 2019 · Engine · 98,000 miles · CO

Just bought from a private seller in pueblo. Was driving to aurora when the car stopped and would not start. Had to tow it to a dealer.

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · Engine · 123,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle was stalling while being driven then did not start at all. The vehicle was taken to the dealer matthews kia of cartersville located at 595 e main st, cartersville, ga 30120 (770) 386-8400 and they told the dealer that the vehicle needed a new motor. The dealer informed that the engine needed to be replaced and that there were no recalls for the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the starter to get the engine restarted and got an oil change. In addition, it was informed that the oil pan needed to be replaced. The vehicle drove a short distance from the oil change location and the motor burst into flames underneath the hood. The front motor compartment under the hood was damaged. The fire was extinguished by the contact. The fire department was called and filed a report. No police report was filed and there no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed back the used dealer (unknown dealer information). The failure mileage was 123,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2019 · Engine · DE

2012 kia sportage. Consumer writes in regards to engine safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the engine turns over but, won't start. The manufacturer and dealer were notified. The consumer was initially informed the vehicle would be repaired under recall but, then was informed it would not be covered due to the vehicle no longer being on the dealer's lot.

Filed Jul 30, 2019 · Engine · 133,433 miles · CA

While driving into a parking lot, check engine and key light turned on. I pulled into a parking spot and turned the car off. Temperature gage was reading normal, I tried to turn the car back on and nothing but the battery operated systems turned on. I had it towed to the nearest shop where they started with replacing the starter; which appeared to be burnt. Once the new starter was installed, the mechanic tried to start the vehicle and, again, nothing from the engine - not one sound. They said the engine was seized. I then had the car towed to my local kia dealership. The dealership charged me $150 to do nothing more than try to start the car; which I already explained to them would not start due to the engine not responding. They said they couldn't investigate further than that to find out what caused the engine to fail and said I would have to appeal their decision by calling kia consumer affairs. Kia consumer affairs opened a claim and stated they will get back to me with a decision in 3-5 business days; however, I'm unsure how they will be able to make a sound decisions regarding replacing my engine without doing their due diligence to identify the root cause of the issue. I have always been on top of preventative maintenance for this vehicle, there has never before been any incidents that would lead me to believe this engine was on its way out. At 133k miles, there is no reason, other than internal defect caused during the manufacturing process; that could have caused this issue.