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2016 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1671477
Internal NHTSA #	11331986
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2016
File date	19/06/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The problem started a couple of months after purchasing my car, everytime we would go get a oil change the service facility would tell us that our oil was low and we didnt see how when we would ha e it changed regularly so we was loosing oil and didnt know where back it was leaking on the ground and it wasnt visible when you would look under the hood she we took it to kia and they stated that they didnt see anything wrong, if the problem continue to bring it back and they would do a diagnostic on the vehicle to get to the problem so i called kia corporate office they told be that they would write out a incident report and take it to kia i informed them that i did that and corporate basically said to follow the shop recommendations cause my vehicle didnt have a active recall on it so i reached out to nhtsa to report the issues i have had and to also let someone else no i have had issues the vehicle was having and not even a month later the car started jurking and brought it back to kia and then then again said that it wasnt nothing they can do it wasnt a recall on the vehicle so last week i was driving the vehicle on my way to work the car stalled and completely died in the middle of the highway stopping traffic i had help safely get it to the side of the road and it wouldn't crank so i had to have it towed home then called kia and spoke to a service and and they stated there there was a bulletin out for my vehicle, i was told it was the camshaft, timing and something to do with the oil canister, i dont see why the vehicle haven't been recalled if they know there are issues with them this is a 2016 vehicle it is fairly new and it has so may issues
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	145000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCDONOUGH, GA
VIN pattern	KNDPB3AC8G7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SPORTAGE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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