Kia Sportage Fwd 2015

• Recall 188087 [USA]: An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
  Kia motors america (kia) is recalling certain 2016-2018 k900 and 2014-2016 sportage vehicles. The hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu) module could malfunction and cause an electrical short, which could result in an engine compartment fire.
  owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will install a new fuse for the hecu circuit board, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed september 22, 2022. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc227.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 130134 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
  Kia motors america (kia) is recalling certain 2011-2017 optima, 2012-2017 sorento and 2011-2018 sportage vehicles that previously received an engine replacement under recall number 17v-224, warranty, or the knock sensor detection system (ksds) product improvement campaign. The high pressure fuel pipe that connects to the fuel pump outlet may have been damaged, misaligned or improperly torqued during the engine replacement procedure, possibly causing a fuel leak.
  kia has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pipe, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began january 17, 2019. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc172.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2022044 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the brake hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu) could short circuit. Safety risk: a short circuit could create a fire risk, even while the vehicle is parked and turned off. Corrective actions: kia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer replace the abs multi-fuse. Kia recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors, and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed.

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• Recall 2019143 [Canada]: Engine
  Issue: kia canada is conducting a product improvement campaign that provides an update to the engine control module to detect potential problems before an engine fails. An engine failure may cause a sudden loss of power with an inability to restart. Safety risk: a sudden loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to update the software for the engine control module. Note: vehicles repaired under service campaign sc023 already have this software update.

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• Recall 2019098 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: when the engine was replaced under warranty or under kia's product improvement campaign sc023, the high pressure fuel pipe may not have been properly installed on the fuel pump outlet. A fuel leak could occur if the pipe was damaged, misaligned or improperly torqued during the recall repair. Safety risk: leaking fuel in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer for an inspection. If fuel leakage is detected, the fuel pipe will be replaced with a new one.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Hyundai and kia abs module fires investigation # AQ23002

  The office of defects investigation (odi) has received eight hyundai motor america (hyundai) and eight kia america, inc. (kia) part 573 recall reports between 2016 and 2023. The combined 16 safety recalls all involve the antilock braking system (abs) modules or hydraulic electronic control units (hecu) manufactured by the equipment supplier mando. The part 573 recall reports contain varying defect descriptions and differing remedy descriptions for the same or similar equipment supplied by mando. Safety recalls included in this audit query (aq) review include: hyundai recalls 20v-520, 20v-543, 21v-161, 21v-160, 21v-303, 22v-056, 22v-810, and 23v-651. Kia recalls 16v-815, 20v-518, 20v-519, 21v-137, 21v-331, 22v-051, 22v-800, and 23v-652 the purpose of this aq is to evaluate the timeliness and scoping of hyundai and kia’s defect decision making and adherence with reporting requirements; and understand the varying defect descriptions and remedies between these recalls.
  

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• Loss of motive power investigation # DP22003

  The office of defects investigation (odi) has received a petition on july 13, 2022, requesting a defect investigation into an alleged defect of the "oil drain pan assemblies" on the following 83 models/model year vehicles stated by the petitioner: 2006-2019 hyundai sonata, 2013-2018 hyundai santa fe sport, 2010-2012 and 2019-2020 hyundai santa fe, 2010-2015 and 2018-2019 hyundai tucson, 2011-2021 kia sportage 2005-2020 kia optima, 2011-2020 kia sorento, 2010-2013 kia forte, 2010-2013,kia forte coup, and 2007-2010 kia rondo vehicles equipped with the 1.6l t-gdi gamma, 2.4l theta ii gdi, 2.4l in-line gdi theta ii, kappa, and 3.8l v-shaped gdi lambda-ii engines. The petition also cites additional hyundai/kia vehicles that use similar drain pan assemblies as the above-mentioned vehicles as having drain pan assembly failures. The petitioner provided subject and peer vehicles information related to alleged engine failures. The petition itself can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11481745.According to the petition, the hyundai/kia vehicle owners have made allegations of oil leakage failures occurring at highway speeds, without malfunction, indicator lights, or the leakage associated with under-tightening an oil drain plug, or a plug or pan with damaged thread. The alleged defects are causing engines to seize and loss of motive power. A defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition. The petitioner identified a number of complaints received by nhtsa alleging complete engine failure from a variety of models stated above along with other models. The odi complaints cited in the petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under the following odi numbers: 11481745, 11433038, 11366918, 11431200, 11320689, 11245086, 11196311, 11114946, 11114946, 11097819.
  

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The contact owns a 2015 kia sportage. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start and was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with the engine needing to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that she was responsible for the cost of the repair since she had failed to complete a recall repair of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact she was responsible for the cost of the repair because she did not complete a product improvement campaign. The failure mileage was 43,000.

While driving on the highway at 60 mph the car without warnings turned off and i could not move the steering wheel easily or even hit the breaks. Luckely i was able to turn my emergency lights on which alerted the semi-truck behind me who slowed down and i was able to pull to the right lane and once i felt the car slowed down enough stepped on the emergency breaks. I attempted to turn on the car but no luck, there wasn't any warning signs. So i called my aaa to come check the batteries and/or fuel because i wasn't sure what was going on. While the aaa technichian was checking he discovered that there was no oil in the car, which was odd since i replaced the oil less than a month before and i still had 2000miles for my next service. I towed my car to shawnee mission kia, as soon as they checked my vin the service person stated that "my car is on the list for an engine recall" so he said they will inspect it and get back to me. 2 days later they came back stating that i failed to respond to an ecu software update which voids my warranty. Keep in mind i never got any recall letter, and even when they mentioned it i went on the kia website and inserted my vin and there was no recall reported. At which point decided to take it to another kia dealer hoping to deal with level minded people, they checked my vin# and said my car qualifies for a recall, and they will inspect and let me know. 2 days later they stated the same thing. Now i have been struggling to find a car, and not sure what i need to do to get my recall granted. I am a 2 time kia owner and this service have surely convinced me not to buy any kia any more. Any help is much appreciated.

Engine stalled, misfired while driving resulting in unrepairable engine damage. The engine stalled in the mid of the highway and could have led to an accident. The check engine light started to flash while i was driving. After the engine stalled, i had the car inspected by a repair shop called national tires and batteries in zanesville ohio and they informed me of a bulletin that was placed on the car that mentions the issue. I had the car towed to the nearest dealer and they inspected the car and confirmed that it was the same issue mentioned in the bulletin and began to replace the engine because it was still under warranty.

I was driving my sportage at 70 miles an hour on the freeway here in fort worth and the car died just shut off leaving me trying to control a car in the fast lane with no engine. It was hard steering and i got it over the three lanes of traffic to exit off the freeway. No power, no warning, no check engine light absolutely nothing. Died.. Once off freeway car would not crank, lightup, turned key nothing. At least i could get the car stopped by stomping on the brakes before i caused a major accident or someone from behind ran me over causing an accident. Scared the ever living daylights out of me and i'm a guy who really doesn't scare to easily. What if it had been my wife. Worse part is i was on my way to the emergency hospital because my wife had just been admitted for a horrible infectious cat bite that is possibly going to take her hand or her life because of raging infection in her body. So, had i not been able to man handle the car i could of been laying next to her or possibly in the morgue because of this incident of the engine seizing. Besides the fact that my safety was put in jeopardy so were all the others on this busy interstate. I had to literally cut people off that we going the speed limit with me going like 60, 50,40,30,20,10 then dead. There have been no recall notices for this vehicle. I have checked your website and kia's. Nothing which means we never got a recall notice. So, we were unaware of this potential critical accident waiting to happen. We towed to the dealer only to be told we didn't get a knock sensor detection system part put on the car. Well first of all we never got a recall notice cuz we are not listed. Second the knock sensor is just going to shut off the engine as the engine is seizing and still have the car die with no prior warning. Hyundai and kia new about this engine problem since 2012 and has continued to use this engine all the while not caring about the publics safety to the tune of over 630,000 and counting.

On 12/24/18 my 2015 kia sportage engine seized as i was entering the highway. The car was towed towed to the dealer. The dealer informed me that the engine needed to be replaced, but it could take a couple of months before they got a new engine. I did not get my car until mid august of 2019. When i got my car back it was consuming a lot of gas. I was not aware of the high fuel consumption until i took my car on a road trip about a month after i got my car and it was only giving me only about 200 miles for a full tank of gas on the highway. I informed the dealer of the issue, but they only asked why i had waited so long. I told them it was not apparent to me because i was only driving my car for errands. They would not check my car as it was not throwing any errors. I continued complaining and they finally did a diagnostic after which they told me i needed to replace the oxygen sensors. I had the oxygen sensors replaced, but car continued to consume too much gas. A few months later i received a recall notice for "high pressure fuel pipe may leak". I took the to the car to the dealer around late may or early june of 2021 and they conducted the recall repairs. I was also reimbursed for my out of pocket expenses for replacing oxygen sensors. After the recall repairs, my car still continued to consume too much gas. Towards the end of february 2021 the check engine light came on and i started smelling exhaust fumes inside my car. The dealer did a diagnostic on 3/8/21 and told me the catalytic converter failed, but it was out of warranty so i had to pay for the repairs. My car just reached 103k miles and has been having issues since the engine seized and was replaced. I'm on a fixed income and can't afford to pay for the repairs and now i have a car i can't drive because it has lost power and smells of exhaust fumes inside my car.

On 12/24/18 my 2015 kia sportage engine seized as i was entering the highway. The car was towed towed to the dealer. The dealer informed me that the engine needed to be replaced, but it could take a couple of months before they got a new engine. I did not get my car until mid august of 2019. When i got my car back it was consuming a lot of gas. I was not aware of the high fuel consumption until i took my car on a road trip about a month after i got my car and it was only giving me only about 200 miles for a full tank of gas on the highway. I informed the dealer of the issue, but they only asked why i had waited so long. I told them it was not apparent to me because i was only driving my car for errands. They would not check my car as it was not throwing any errors. I continued complaining and they finally did a diagnostic after which they told me i needed to replace the oxygen sensors. I had the oxygen sensors replaced, but car continued to consume too much gas. A few months later i received a recall notice for "high pressure fuel pipe may leak". I took the to the car to the dealer around late may or early june of 2021 and they conducted the recall repairs. I was also reimbursed for my out of pocket expenses for replacing oxygen sensors. After the recall repairs, my car still continued to consume too much gas. Towards the end of february 2021 the check engine light came on and i started smelling exhaust fumes inside my car. The dealer did a diagnostic on 3/8/21 and told me the catalytic converter failed, but it was out of warranty so i had to pay for the repairs. My car just reached 103k miles and has been having issues since the engine seized and was replaced. I'm on a fixed income and can't afford to pay for the repairs and now i have a car i can't drive because it has lost power and smells of exhaust fumes inside my car.

Notice that when the car is in motion or stationary, the vehicle shakes and then the engine seems to be normal again. This issue has been happening now for the past 4-5 months. I figured it had to do with the last recall that we had, but that clearly not the problem. I'm concerned that the car may shut down while i'm driving as this may cause and accident.

Notice that when the car is in motion or stationary, the vehicle shakes and then the engine seems to be normal again. This issue has been happening now for the past 4-5 months. I figured it had to do with the last recall that we had, but that clearly not the problem. I'm concerned that the car may shut down while i'm driving as this may cause and accident.

Engine uses approximately 1 quart of oil per month with minimal usage due to covid

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P1326 [16] Knock control, cylinder 1 - control limit reached
• P0442 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0455 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (gross leak)
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P0457 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected
• P0420 [2] Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
• P0171 [2] System too Lean (Bank 1)
• P0741 [1] Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off
• C2702 [1] C2702
• C1501 [1] Transfer Case Contact Plate "C" Encoder Circuit Failure
• P0263 [1] Cylinder 1 Contribution/Balance Fault
• P0266 [1] Cylinder 2 Contribution/Balance Fault
• P0269 [1] Cylinder 3 Contribution/Balance Fault
• P0272 [1] Cylinder 4 Contribution/Balance Fault
• P0014 [2] "B" Camshaft Position - Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance (Bank 1)