Complaint 2205698

2021 KIA SELTOS • ENGINE • incident May 11, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2205698
Make
KIA
Model
SELTOS
Model Year
2021
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
May 11, 2026
Date Received
May 12, 2026
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

This vehicle burns oil excessively. From everything I've seen says this should be under recall but the Kia dealership tells me it's not because it's over 60,000 miles and I'm the second owner. They offered to do a oil consumption test for $900. I've already read complaints about this engine locking up and people being seriously injured. I have to put oil in it every thousand miles or so. For a newer vehicle this is unacceptable and Kia should be taking care of this. This is absolutely going to get someone killed when their engine seizes. The transmission on this vehicle also has issues that have complaints littered through the message boards. KIA knows it's going to fail and get someone killed as well. They dont care as long as they get your money. Unacceptable.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.