1997 Kia Sportage complaints

STEERING IS LOCKING UP, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.

WIRING FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON.

WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING NOISE.

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE SURGES AND BUCKS. A HOLD LIGHT IS FLASHING WHICH MEANS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE.

WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE INDICATION LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT CAUSE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN NINE OCCASIONS, AND CONDITION CANNOT BE RESOLVED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN MAKING A TURN OR JUST DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

PROBLEM ARISES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS OR COASTING TO A STOP WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL RISE TO VERY HIGH LEVELS AND NOT RETURN TO IDLE CONDITIONS. PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.

AUTO LEAKING FLUID NEAR ENGINE. IN ADDITION, INTERMITTENT STALLING/ELECTRICAL DOOR AND WINDOW SWITCH FAILED, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONTAL COLLISION.

CONSUMER HAD A HOLE IN HER FUEL TANK.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH REAR HATCH DOOR NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND TAKEN TO DEALER. WORK WAS DONE, BUT NOT COMPLETED; CONDITION STILL OCCURS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF VEHICLE IDLING TOO HIGH. WHENEVER CONSUMER TAKES THE FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF BETWEEN 15-25 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECTTHE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF NOT HAVING ANY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO REPAIR THEM. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON THE PARTS. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE VEHICLE STARTS BUCKING. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES IN A MONTH. DEALER CLAIMS THE VEHICLE IS FIXED NOW. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 1997 KIA SPORTAGE AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS AND FUEL SYSTEMS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON AT ALL TIMES . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL.

ENGINE EXPERIENCES TROUBLE CONTINUOUSLY.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY , AND THE RESTRAINTS FAILED TO LOCK UP UPON IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

COMING TO A STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE CLUTCH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, LOST CONTROL, ENDED UP HITTING 3 TREES AND THEN A HOUSE HEAD-ON. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25-30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE NOT HIT, AND THAT IS WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ALARM FAILED.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AT ANY SPEED OVER 55MPH. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. SHE HAS HAD VEHICLE TOWED FOUR TIMES, AND THE OTHER TWO TIMES WERE NOT DOCUMENTED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE LEMON LAW IN HER STATE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LAW DID NOT APPLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DOCUMETATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ONLY AFTER VEHICLE HAS STALLED THAT IT WOULD NOT START FOR APPROX 5/10 MINUTES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OR STEPPING ON BRAKES THE ENGINE DIES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, IT JUST DIES OUT WHEN HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. THE VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP, BUT WILL DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. IN ADDITION, ENGINE DIES WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY OVER BUMPY ROADS/SLOWING AROUND CORFNERS. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PROBLEMS;. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS VERY HARD AND THERE IS VERY LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP SINCE JULY 9, 1997. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM, AND ELECTRIC SIDE MIRRORS BROKE, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM ADJUSTING THEM. *AK