vehicle started to smell of fuel, located a fuel leak on top of gas tank, leaking connector. Vehicle not drivable, extreme fire hazard

- Casa Grande, AZ, USA

We have not been able to get this vehicle to pass emissions, ive taken it to multiple kia locations and no one has been able to help. The engine light has been on and theyve changed the sensor as thats what repair shop suggested it may be, but still nothing. Then just out of the blue its stopped working. I took it to a smaller shop as i no longer trusted the kia dealership and the guy told me it was a recall as this is not an old car and it needed engine work. I contacted kia and they said yes there was an important sfety recall that we should of received a letter, suggested to call 18003334542 for a tow, but i have spoken to 6 people who i cant understand and have been able to get a tow to a kia dealership

- Platteville, CO, USA

I saw that Kia recalled the same year and model of this car for faulty engines which may catch fire due to engine malfunction, rod bearing failure and fuel leak but, only for the 2.4L engine. When technically speaking the 2.0L engine which is not recalled is nearly identical both internally and externally besides cubic inches. In fact when ordering parts for the 2.0L engine on Kia's sites and oem parts distributors, the part numbers are the same for the intake manifold, fuel delivery systems, internal bearings, the only variance in manufacturing and design are the crankshafts, camshafts and oil pumps due to the difference in displacement. Furthermore my car recently began leaking fuel from the fuel delivery tube going from the fuel pump to the rail which is the same part number as that on the 2.4 and same design and routing. Due to the close proximity of the exhaust the fuel could have ignited if not caught just the same as the complaints about the 2.4L which prompted the recall. However the 2.0L owners are not protected and are at the same risk.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

I was driving my car when I noticed a tapping sound as I accelerated from a stop light. I pulled over to check under the hood, but couldn't figure out what was wrong. I check all my fluid levels and everything was perfectly fine. I shut the hood and started it back up. The tapping was still there. I decided to turn back and head home. As I started to accelerate this time the sound grew to a hard pounding noise. Before I could even pull off the road my car completely shut down. I lost all power and my wheel locked up. I tried to start it again, nothing. I had to towed to my local mechanic and after a few hours it was declared as "catastrophic engine failure". keep in mind the car has only 61,000 miles on it! at this point I hadn't towed to Kia for inspection and they determined "complete engine failure". "something has come loose internally". this engine is a obvious defect.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

As I was driving down the road headed to the store the vehicle just died right there where I was at so I had to push the brake and move gear shifter to park, turn it off, turn it back on and then it was fine the rest of the way. I just bought this car from auto smart in longview tx on 10/22/2019 and when I got home I started looking up the VIN number to see if I could find any details like a car fax report and I came across this site and found that there are actually recalls on this vehicle that have not been fixed yet. The motor already sounds rough and it has 120K miles and the none of the adapters work (like to plug ur phone for charging)!or the radio. That company said they had another one order. Also the driver side window when U roll it up it will automatically roll right back down so U have to make sure U hold it up all the way to the end.

- Longview, TX, USA

Gas gauge does not keep an accurate reading. When I fill the tank up with gas one day and I drive to work 15 miles and the tank gauge will show below 3/4 of a tank.

- Brooklyn, WI, USA