9.3
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 73,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- new engine (1 reports)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Kia dealer.
Driving, normal conditions, engine would stall with no lights, no chimes like auto start/stop except I had to put in park and restart. Then while doing 20-25 accelerating on interstate rod knock starts. Then there was a sudden loud bang, smoking engine bay and every light is lit up and engine seized. Large cylinder sized hole in engine and oil pan. Kia has at dealership, but less than 12k miles and engine already gone... I'm worried I should just let them replace and trade it in and get a different car all together.
- Nathan B., ofallon, MO, US
Engine failure - Kia and the dealer took five weeks to ship a remanufactured engine (someone else's junk) that delivers lower fuel economy.
Update from Aug 23, 2021: Now we are flashing transmission programming to assist the fuel economy issue.
- MJ F., Perryville, MD, US
I have service records going back to the day that this car was BORN with oil changes, injectors, tires, all types of service records.. and this problem that the engine is rubbing the side of the cylinder or something like that. The dealer said there's no fix, just a new engine. I don't understand this at all!
- Chris L., Alvin, TX, US