1999 Kia Sportage complaints

HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES TWICE, ONLY HAS 20K REPLACED 1ST AT 9990. *AK

THE CAR STALLS BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH. I LOSE 10 TO 15 MPH AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE! NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WARRANTY PART REPLACED TWICE, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T CARE IF I DIED IN THE CAR!

#2 CYLINDER MISFIRED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. NLM

I HAVE REPLACED MY ROTORS 4 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN GROUND DOWN 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS I HAD 2852 MILES ON MY CAR.

1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, AND THEN IT STALLED. MECHANIC CLAIMED CHEAP GAS WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. ON 08-22 VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH TOLL PLAZA AND I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING VEHICLE, ONCE VEHICLE STOPPED IT STALLED AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. 2 DAYS LATER VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, AND THE SAME INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER CONTACTED AND CLAIMS PROBLEM WITH PRESSURE FROM GAS CAP. THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED SEEMS RIDICULOUS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM WITH ACCELLERATION CONTINUES AND I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANY REASONABLE INFORMATION AS TO WHY. I TRULY DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALL USINGF THE SAME GAS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE RECALL WORK FOR RECALL 99V325000 WAS PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE WORK AND THAT THIS IS WHY THE ACCELLERATION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I NOTICED IN THE LISTING OF COMPLAINTS AT LEAST 7 CONSUMERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED MY PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS.

OIL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED ,CAUSING ENGINE TO BLOW. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE. ALSO, CAMSHAFT/PULLEY SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHEN RPMS REVVED UP TO 6000 & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD STOP. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END, ALSO, UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL OR WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. PROBLEM FELT LIKE STICKY CALIPERS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO THE DRIVESHAFT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND FUEL LINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF GASOLINE MILES AWAY, AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST SHE WAS GOING. CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL FOR NO REASON. HAD NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE INCIDENT HAPPENED. HAD BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIRS, BUT STALLING PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING, FROM A STOP TO NORMAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. TOOK IT IN 5 TIMES STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. SHOCKS RATTLE WITH EVERY BUMP JUST LIKE A 15 YEAR OLD CAR. BATTERY GOES DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR.

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING. WINDSHIELD WIPER NEVER STARTED WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL CONSUMER TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED A MONTH AFTER CONSUMER HAD THE CAR. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL FISHTAIL NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 99V325 000/ENGINE STALLING: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH STALLING WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT RESTART. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. VEHICLE REMAINED IN DEALER'S SHOP AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

I BOUGHT THE KIA LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS/PARTS REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES BECAME BAD, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING DOWN BECAUSE I WAS TOO HARD ON THEM. I HAVE DRIVEN A FORD PICKUP AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL I REPLACED THEM AT 35, 000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, I RECENTLY TOOK IT FOR AN AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION AND THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES AND APPARENTLY THEY HAD TAKEN THEIR KIAS FOR BRAKE WORK BEFORE. ONE OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE COUPLE THAT IT HAD BEEN 13,000 SINCE THE LAST BRAKE WORK. THE MALE STATED THAT HE HAS OWNS ANOTHER CAR WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT HAS ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THEY ARE USING DEFECTED OR CHEAP BRAKE PADS OR SOMETHING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I OWNED A KIA SOPHIA BEFORE TRADING IT IN FOR THE SPORTAGE AND THE SOPHIA HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS TOO.*AK

VEHICLE SPORADICALLY JUMPS FORWARD/ STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN AUGUST 1999, IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY "POPPED" OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFTER, WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED, SUDDENLY POPS INTO NEUTRAL UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TEST DRIVE AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PRINTER. *AK

THROTTLE: CAR INTERMITTENTLY JERKS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. SERVICE PERSON AT DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PRESENT AND EXPERIENCED THIS AND SAID THROTTLE HAS PROBLEMS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE UNRESOLVED. TECHNICIAN SAYS HE CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. THIS JERKING OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AND AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. THIS IS DANGEROUS ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER AND CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TAILGATE ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST TWO TIMES - IT FAILS TO SHUT PROPERLY - WHICH ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE. THE TAILGATE HAS TO BE SHUT THREE OR MORE TIMES BEFORE FINALLY CLOSING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. SAME PROBLEM - NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY - WITH PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOORS. DURING THE WINTER, INSIDE OF WINDOWS STAYED "FOGGED UP" PREVENTING A CLEAR VIEW OF TRAFFIC. DEFROST FAILED TO CLEAR MOISTURE INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EXHAUST LEAKAGE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. DEALER INFORMED CONSUME R THAT NOTHING COLUD BE DONE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER HAVING RECALL 99V325000 REPAIRS WORK DONE. VEHICLE WAS JUST REPAIRED AGAIN & STALLED A FEW DAYS LATER. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY PROBLEM CAN'T BE RESOLVED. *AK *ML

THERE IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE DUST ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND NOW THE CAR IS SQUEAKING. IT SEEMS THAT ALL THE VEHICLES I SEE OF THIS TYPE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE BRAKE PADS MUST BE DEFECTIVE TO WEAR OUT SO FAST. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY FACTOR DUE TO THIS MATTER.*AK

THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED EXTENSIONS TO FIT PROPERLY AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE IT. YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING,CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

KIA MOTORS RECALL NOTICE, DEALER WILL NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD MORE THEN ONCE. FRONT BRAKES WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES PADS. *AK

AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN STALLING EVER SINCE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE AUTOMOBILE. MECHANIC KEEPS SAYING THAT THEY ARE FIXING THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE FROM STALLING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER REPEATEDLY FOR THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS OTHERS (AIR FLOW WIRING, AIR CONDITIONING, OIL LEAK, DOME LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, THERMOSTAT) *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT REST PROPERLY, CAUSING WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND RESULTING IN POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL STOP OPERATING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

FAN BELT FAILED. NLM

I HAVE A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE WHICH HAS A CONVERTIBLE TOP ON THE BACK PART. WHEN THE INSIDE AIR FLOW BUTTON IS ON IT CAUSES THE TOP TO FLAP SO HARD THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. IT ALSO SO CAUSE SUCH A VIBRATION THAT IT HURTS YOUR EARS . BUT YOU DONOT ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE THE INSIDE AIR FLOW ON FOR THIS HAPPEN. WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 65 OR 70 IT WILL DO IT ANY WAY. THERE IS KNOW WAY YOU CAN TRAVEL AT ALL WITH THE INSIDE AIR FLOW BUTTON IN UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO CRAZY. PLUS THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE IS ALSO A NIGHTMARE I DO BELIVE IT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL . I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY TRIED TO ACT AS IF THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BUT TODAY I TOOK IT IN AND THEY ADMITED THEIR HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TOP BUT I DONOT THINK THE DEALER EVEN THINKS THIS WILL WORK. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MANUFACTURER NEVER NOTIFIED CONSUMER OF TWO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXHAUST SYSTEM SMELLS OF AMONIA. *MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1.) DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT; 2.) FRONT AXLE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE MAKING A FULL LEFT TURN/ REPLACED BY DEALER, AND 3.) FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BUBBLE ON TIRE. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER OF 1999, THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH AFTERWARDS, AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AGAIN. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMTION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED GEARS TO MALFUNCTION. YH

WAS GOING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN VEHICLE STALLED OUT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. STALLING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. ALSO, WOULD MAKE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE ENGINE STALLING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT UNTIL JUNE 13, 2000. PLEASE GIVE AND FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION WON'T KICK INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING OF SPEEDS OF 70 IT STAYS IN FIRST GEAR . RPM'S GO UP TO 6 AND WON'T KICK INTO GEAR.

CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF OCTOBER RECALL (98V222000) OF THE SHAFT COUPLING PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMIDATE HER UNTIL THE NEXT MONTH (3-15-00) DUE TO OTHER VEHICLES AWAITING REPAIR. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT A WEEK AGO TO REPAIR ENGINE STALLING. BUT, DEALER CALLED TO CANCEL APPOINTMENT BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. IT WOULD BE TWO MONTHS WAITING BEFORE NEXT APPOINTMENT WOULD BE ISSUED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME OFF SIDE OF WINDSHIELD DURING RAIN MAKING VISIBILITY DIFFICULT AS WELL AS TEARING THE PAINT OFF THE SIDE OF THE DOOR. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND BECAME SICK. HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 HIT A SLICK SPOT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HIT SIDE OF A BRIDGE AND SLID ACROSS THE BRIDGE. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG CAME OUT A LITTLE, BUT DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 99V222000/ANTI- LOCK BRAKES. TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS LOCKING UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL., AND GEAR WILL GO INTO OVERDRIVE, AND THEN VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. *AK

WHENEVER ABS ENGAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED CLOSER TO THE FLOOR WHILE PULSATING. ALSO , UNNECESSARY NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. BRAKES PULLED TO THE LEFT, BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, THERE WAS A SPACE BETWEEN THE WINDOW AND TRACK/ WINDSHIELD WASHER DIDN'T WORK. CONSUMER HAD A BLOWOUT, THE BACK TIRES SPLIT IN HALF. CAR WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BATTERY AND STARTER REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY KIA THAT POOR CONNECTIONS IN THE FUEL INJECTION WIRE HARNESS CIRCUIT COULD BE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *AK *ML

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD MAKE SQUEALING & SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER HUBS WERE LOOSENED & NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS WERE BAD. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V325000 AND MFR RECALL 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK