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2021 KIA SELTOS — ENGINE

1 injured · 2185746 · 2026-03-12

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SELTOS
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

I made a turn onto a highway. I got up to 45 mph after my turn and my car stalled. It felt like a was reared ended, my car came to just about a complete stop. It then began to shake and would not accelerate past 5mph to get me over to the side of the road. The check engine light came on. On 2/28/2026 my engine came on, I took it to Kia and they replaced my spark plugs, I got my vehicle back on 3/10/2026. At the beginning on 2026, Kia had my car for over a month for the same engine issues but said nothing is wrong with the vehicle. Back in December 2024 I had this exact issue of the car jolting and stalling. Kia said it was the transmission. I paid to have that replaced but it seems the vehicle is still having all of the same issues. My life was put at risk driving this 2021 Kia Seltos. I am very lucky that the cars around me were paying attention and did not crash into my car that came to a complete stop with vehicles going 65+ around me. Others lives could have been at risk had they crashed into my car. My car is once again back at Kia, with the engine light on again.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11723933
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown