Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Kia Cadenza has 14 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
14
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2014 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle independen... |
| Mar 9, 2025 | ENGINE | The engine started smoking and knocking really bad. Took it to the kia dealership and was told a pis... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | A few weeks ago we were driving into town and the car had a light turned on and the smoke was coming... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that the vehicle made abnormal sounds while ... |
| Nov 26, 2023 | ENGINE | The vehicle has been carefully maintained and received the 144,000-mileage thorough maintenance serv... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | ENGINE | There is a clatter at startup of the engine. I researched the issue and KIA has a service bulletin a... |
| Sep 25, 2023 | ENGINE | There is carbon building up on the intake. Which causes the engine to lose power. Even at 70 mph eng... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ENGINE | The engine failed. There was no warning lamp or message of the problem prior to the engine blowing u... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | ENGINE | I was driving my car at about 70 miles per hour then all of a sudden it went from 70 to like 40 and ... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Kia Cadenza. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, ... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | ENGINE | ON COLD START THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHICH IS COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. WHEN I LOOK... |
| Jan 5, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS TRAVELING ON CITY STREET AT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ENGINE HAS STALLED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WA... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | ENGINE | Engine, electrical, and powertrain is faulty on this 2014 KIA Cadenza and many other models of this ... |
| Mar 3, 2014 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, IF DONE IN A START, STOP, RESTART FASHION, IT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RE... |