2013 Kia Sportage: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jan 9, 2025 · Brakes · 218,000 miles · CA · fire

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while at a stop light, smoke was present from the vents inside the cabin. Later, while attempting to park more smoke was coming from under the hood and the neighbor also witnessed flames coming from the front of the vehicle. No further information was available. The contact indicated that the fire self extinguished and no fire department was contacted. The cause of the fire was not determined and the vehicle was not yet towed away. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted. The contact was informed that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V652000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 218,000.

Filed Jan 29, 2024 · Engine · 83,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine made a tapping sound, and then the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. Additionally, there was engine oil leaking onto the ground while driving, with smoke coming from underneath the hood. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the lower bearing, push rod, and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that a Product Improvement Campaign to update the Engine Control Unit (ECU) software had previously been performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer denied the engine replacement due to the vehicle have a Salvage Title. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.

Filed Jul 6, 2023 · Engine · 151,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 100 MPH, there was a loud banging sound coming from the front of the vehicle, with white smoke coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact stated that while inspecting the vehicle, a huge hole was discovered under the engine which caused all the engine oil to leak out of the engine. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 151,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · MD · fire

While driving on the highway there was a 'pop' sound and then the smell of smoke. After pulling over to the side of the highway, roughly 20 seconds later, smoke was pouring out of the front of the vehicle and within a minute it was engulfed in flames.

Filed Feb 7, 2023 · Engine · IL · fire

My car caught on fire on the highway due to a kia recall and kia isn't willing to fix my car because i was unaware of the recall. I was on the highway driving my 9 month old baby to her fathers home and then i heard a rattling under the hood. all of a sudden my car stopped driving and it caught on fire thankfully I had my partner with me so he put out the fire. At the moment the KIA dealership has been brutally rude to the point that they've raised their voices at me and threaten to charge me more fees for my car being there because I was waiting to hear back from KIA. On top of everything i called the dealership that i bought the car from and has cursed me and sent me to hell because they did not go over the car fax with me or even advise me this vehicle had an open recall. he practically took my money, charged me and at the end of the service threw papers on the desk said here is your car fax and told me to have a nice day. I am getting no sympathy for my daughter being in the car and i don't know much about cars so thankfully i had someone with me who notice the fire, on top of my financial hardships right now because of my car being at KIA. I waited 3 weeks for KIA corp to tell me my engine has no warranty and there is nothing they can do to help please tell me you can help me with this if not a referral to someone who can.

Filed Sep 18, 2022 · Engine · CA

I was driving home from work on 08/29/2022 in lane #4 at 60 mph during 5:00 o'clock traffic .a I heard a small pop and lost all power. Smoke came from under the hood and the car was dead. Luckily there was no on in the HOV lane and I immediately pulled to the left. Oil was all over the road and the car. An oils slick like that is dangerous not only to the driver of the car but other motorists or motorcycle riders. Thank god my wife wasn't driving it. I had it towed to the KIA dealer and they notified me there was a known issue with this engine and I I didn't have the KSDS sensor updated and Kia would not do any repairs. I had never received any notifications about safety issues or a recall. Since this has happened I found out there was a class action lawsuit which I never knew about either. I now have a car that has a blown engine and Kia will do nothing to repair it even though it is a known common problem. I believe KIA should provide more support for their engine failures and the lack of notification to their consumers.

Filed Jul 23, 2021 · Engine · 137,000 miles · IL · fire

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 73 mph, she heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the roadway and saw smoke coming from under the hood. The contact opened the hood and saw fire around the engine. The contact stated that her boyfriend extinguished the fire with bottles of water she had in the vehicle. The police and fire department were called to the scene. A fire report was filed. The contact was not aware of a police report being filed. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to two independent mechanics and remained at the second location. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V907000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.

Filed Apr 13, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 200,010 miles · LA · fire

My 2013 kia sportage caught fire while on the interstate the gas pedal didnt work I pulled over and the car was smoking because it was on fire

Filed Dec 27, 2019 · Engine · 92,000 miles · GA · fire

We were driving down hwy 75 s the car was on cruse control , the engine began to rev up so I took the cruise control off , the car began to knock so I was making my way to the edge of the road when flames and smoke began coming from the rear of the car . Other drivers began to call 911 and reported my car was on fire. At this time I heard a load noise from the engine and the engine blew .I was able to make it to the side of the road and turned off the engine . Police , fire and roadside assistance all showed up . My kia and the year are among the recall engine but my VIN number is not , so kia consumer will not do anything to help me . I have done my research on here and have seen many other kia engines on here the same as mine that have done the same exact thing but not been in the recall . It is time kia steps up and does something about this .there was only 92 thousand miles on my engine all oil changes were good new air filter just installed and tires just rotated , I took very good care of my car it was not abused . But kia is offering nothing to help . They did state that they will send it further up the chain . That could take weeks .

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · NJ · fire

On june 26, car parked in shopping mall parking lot and car caught on fire (under hood) while I was at work.

Filed Aug 27, 2019 · Engine · 125,000 miles · TN

My wife was driving the car she went to pass someone on a county road and the car died. So she put the car in neutral to coast out of the way. Tried to start the car nothing, acted like bad battery. Tried boosting the car off same thing. Replaced battery same thing. Saw smoke coming from the car engine when cranking the engine while being boosted. The smoke was coming from the starter. Took the starter off, tried turning the crankshaft, couldn't turn the engine at all. Acted like the engine was locked up. Called tow-truck to take the car to the repair shop. Ford dealership where I bought the car, to be checked out. They said the engine was locked up also, said they removed the first and second piece oil pan. Removed center crank shaft main bearing cap, removed all four connecting rod bearing caps and found connecting rod #3 bearing seized to the crank shaft. The other bearings were in rough shape also. I have all the paper work proving that the oil was changed every 3 thousand miles. The car only had 125,000 miles on it. Dealership said that the engine needed to be replaced because there was shaving in the oil pan from the bearings and probably in the oil pump also. Had to pay the ford dealership $533.90 to tell me the engine was locked up. They said a new engine was $5000 not counting what it would cost to have it installed, they said the new engine had upgraded bearings. So they new there was a problem. Found some used engines for about $3000 dollars but scared that the same thing would happen again. Called kia dealership they said that there was a recall on the same year 2013 kia sportage ex as mine, with the same engine. But not on my VIN #. Looked on the internet there was a lot of the same 2013 kia sportage ex vehicles that they said had the same problems as mine and there VIN # were not covered also. Kia should fix the problem it they know there is a problem.

Filed Jun 29, 2019 · Engine · 100,900 miles · PA

Driving on the highway, started making weird ticking noise, started to lose acceleration, vehicle shut off and smoke coming from under the hood. Turner kia says that I no longer have the certified pre-owned warranty(I'm over by less than 1k miles) and wants $129 just to run diagnostics and from looking at this website, there have been many other people with the same issue. Why hasn't this been recalled!?