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2017 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION

1 injured · 1859519 · 2022-12-15

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the contact would experience illness and dizziness which required medical attention. No additional information was available. Also while operating the vehicle the engine oil light would continue to illuminate although oil was being added to the engine and the vehicle would experience jerking and hesitation while driving. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed an oil consumption test but no problem was found. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11497531
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown