Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sportage. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled on the highway. the contact had to immediately exit the highway. the contact waited a few minutes, restarted the vehicle, and the engine began to produce smoke. the vehicle also leaked oil and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's home and then towed to kia of augusta (1770 gordon hwy, augusta, ga 30904, (706) 312-9200) where it was diagnosed that the third rod arm of the crankshaft was fractured. as a result, the rod arm knocked a whole in the engine, which caused the oil leak. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and two complaints were filed with kia corporate. the failure mileage was 108,000.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of his daughter who owns a 2013 kia sportage. while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the driver was unable to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the contact was informed that the engine seized. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine cooling). the dealer (westside kia, 23005 katy fwy, katy, tx 77450, (888) 284-4718) was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
We experience an intermittent raw gasoline smell in the interior cabin of the vehicle. this problem started a few weeks after purchasing the vehicle and has persisted ever since despite 3 repair attempts at kia dealerships (22aug2012, 07jan2013, 30jan2013). because it is intermittent (occurring once or twice every couple weeks) and without an obvious pattern, the dealerships have been unable to reproduce the smell on the days we've brought the vehicle in. on the 3rd repair visit (30jan2013), the technician was "unable to verify smell, but inspected and found fuel around intake at the fuel injector bases." they replaced o-rings to attempt to fix the issue. for a week or so we thought the issue was fixed, but since the 3rd visit have on at least four occasions noticed a prominent raw gasoline smell in the cabin. the closest to a pattern that we've noticed is that on days when the smell occurs, it is strongest and most obvious when the vehicle is idling with the heater/ac fan on. we also think, but are not sure, that there may be a correlation with days involving precipitation (snow/rain). *tr