Complaint 2213360
2021 KIA SELTOS • POWER TRAIN • incident Jun 3, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2213360
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- SELTOS
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jun 3, 2026
- Date Received
- Jun 5, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
The car is available for inspection upon request. Safety was put at risk due to the cars potential to break down, or catch fire, due to high volumes of oil consumption and leakage from the piston rings. This was part of a recall campaign (#SC336 PISTON OIL RING), where we had two authorized Kia dealers inspect and claim the car "passed" their test. Recently, we had a catastrophic engine failure due to the piston rings, where we feel the fix was insufficient given the failure point (piston rings). There were no warnings or symptoms prior to failure, when driving at a low speed the car stalled and the oil pressure warning light came on briefly. After that, we parked the car immediately and had it towed for inspection. Our concern is the fix was allegedly implemented in July 2025, but there is no note in our maintenance record that the fix was even implemented.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.