2000 Kia Sportage complaints

KIA SPORTAGE WAS MAKING A METAL ON METAL BANGING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY WHILE NORMAL OPERTION IN 2 WHEEEL DRIVE. KIA DEALER FOUND ONE FRONT WHEEL HUB AND VACUMM LINE WERE LOCKED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. HUBS AND LINE WERE REPLACED HOWEVER THERE IS A NATIONAL STOCK OUTAGE ON UPDATE KIT FOR A RECALL BY KIA. ALREADY HAVE WAITED 3 WEEKS FOR PARTS. CAN NOT GET INFORMATION FROM KIA ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS ALSO ON WAITING LIST FOR PARTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AT BRENNER DEALERSHIP IN HARRISBURG, PA. CAN NOT USE 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL PARTS ARE INSTALLED.

THE SEATBELT ON MY 2000 KIA SPORTAGE ON THE DRIVERSIDE ALWAYS OPENS. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF I WAS EVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT TRUST THE SAFTEY BELT WILL HOLD ME IF I EVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. I WEIGH ONLY 125 LBS.*EA04007*

HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE 9X IN 2 YRS. ONLY 20 K MILES ON CAR.(2000 KIA SPORTAGE). 13 TIMES TOTAL FOR SERVICE . REPLACED ROTORS 3X AND NOW HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP YORK CHRYSLER KIA HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE LOOSE 3X. THEY TOLD US THEY NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. BUT IT HAPPENED 3X TO US. THE 4 WHEEEL DRIVE WENT OUT. THEY SAID IT HAPPENS SINCE THERE IS NO DIRT SHIELD ON THE LINKAGE. THEY INSTALLED A RETROFIT KIT TO PROTECT AGAINST THIS BUT ONLY DO IT IF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS. I THINK THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF HAVING A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. WITH OUR KIA THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLEY AFTER ONLYU 3206 MI. WE HAD THE CAR IN 3X AFTER THAT FOR BRAKE SQUEEL WHICH WAS EXCESSIVE. THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AT 10456 MILES. AT 12552 MILES THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT. AT 15882 MI THEY CHECKED AGAIN FOR BRAKE PULSATION AND BALANCED FRONT TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEM. SAID BRAKE AND ROTOR RUNOUT WELL WITHIN SPECS. AT 17488 HAD ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. NOT EVEN 2K MILES AFTER THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS WELL WITHIN SPECS. AT 20473 MILES BRAKE ROTOR WERE PULSING AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER TALKING WITH KIA (CASE #K129955) THEY AGREED TO MACHINE THE ROTORS AGAIN USING THE ON CAR LATHE TO GET A BETTER FINISH. AT 20783 COMPLAINED ABOUT BRAKE PULSING AGAIN. AND AM GOING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I THINK THERE IS AN UNDERLING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEH

THE SAFEGUARD KEEP FAILING ON KEY REMOTE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REPLACE THE SAFEGUARD AND IT KEEP ON FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING THEIR WAS A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACE, AND WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PAD HAD FALLEN OFF THE SHOE AND DESTROYED THE ROTOR. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD ALSO FELL APART WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS REMOVING IT. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HAD EXTENDED STOPPING, CONTACTED THE DEALER THE DEALER REPLACE THE ROTORS, CONSUMER STATES THAT LESS THAN 10,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. MR

MY RADIATOR CONTINUALLY LEAKS, WHEN I BROUGHT TO NEAREST DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTEE EVEN THOUGH IT HAS 5YR/60K ON POWER TRAIN AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT A CUSTOMER ON GOOD FAITH THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT (PRIDE DEALERSHIP, NO. ATTLEBORO, MA. -SERVICE MGR. RICHARD): WHEN I CALLED KIA - THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE RADIATOR EVEN WITH 40K MILES LIMITED WARRANTEE ON RADIATOR-NO MATTER WHAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING BECAUSE I USE AN INDEPENDANT SERVICE PERSON, MY HUSBAND, HE EXPLAINED IN DETAIL. THE PROBLEM BUT THEY TOLD HIM THEY WAS NOT ONE ELSE TO TALK TO AND IT WAS TO BAD, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL NO MATTER WHAT. I CAN NOT GO ON LONG DISTANCE BECAUSE IT LEAKS WHEN I USE THE HEAT/DEFROST/AC, OR WHEN THE TEMP. GOES UP AT ALL. I HAVE USED 2 ANTIFREEZE CONTAINERS. THE LOWER LEAKS AND IT IS GETTING HARDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR AND THE CAR IS PULLING AND BUKING BEFORE GETTING INTO GEAR. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. DT

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DUE TO LOST OF POWER. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE DRIVING 4-WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT FUNCTION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE EHICLE. *AK

POWER WINDOW MOTOR KEEPS GOING OUT. HAD THEM REPLACED.*AK

ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND LOSES POWER.TOOK TO DEALER, HEY CLEANED ENGINE, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNING VEHICLE, 2 OXYGEN SENSORS SENSORS WERE REPLACED, THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED, DEFROSTER WAS DEFECTIVE, THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS WAS REPLACED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TWICE. *YH

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIO. *SLC THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE REPLACED. *SCC

BRAKES DEVELOPED PULSATION AND VIBRATION ON APPLICATION AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF SAME COMPONENTS. FOUR FAILUIRES EXPERIENCED IN 31,000 MILES AND 24 MONTHS OF DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE BRAKE DESIGN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VE ON CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING CRUISE CONTROL WILL GET STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH OR LESS. MY CAR BUMPED A TREE AND I DID NOT EVEN FEEL IT HIT THE TREE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED DOWN THE STREET THE WINDOW SHATTERED, THAT WAS THE FIRST I EVEN REALIZED THAT I HAD BUMPED THE TREE.

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45-50MPH AND HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND STALLED. BENEATH THE HOOD COOOLING FAN BROKE AWAY FROM HOUSING AND WAS WEDGED BETWEEN A FITTED SPACE TO KEEP FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CHILD SEAT AT THE BACK SEAT CANNOT HOLD FIRMLY WITHOUT SWAYING TO THE SIDES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***762788

DEALER REPORTED THAT PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AT ROUTEEN 22,500MI. CHECK-UP. "PADS GONE, ROTORS SCORED AND BEYOND REPAIR."*AK

FUSE FOR POWER WINDOWS AND A/C BLOWER KEPT BLOWING OUT. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN. ELECTRICAL MOTOR ISN'T WORKING.DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SPINNED, AND HIT REAR OF THE OTHER VEHICLE, LANDING ON A MEDIUM IN THE ROAD. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.CONSUMER FELT IF THERE WAS A PASSENGER, HE/SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, ILLUMINATING THE DASH. VEHICLE REVS UP BEFORE CUTTING OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO EGR AND FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURES,DEALER REPLACED, ALSO THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DUE TO MAF CIRCUIT RANGE PROBLEM *YH

I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE OLD DEALER AT LEASE THREE TIMES; NEW DEALER THREE TIMES, THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK WITH KIA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HONOR THE WARRANTY. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM! I NOW HAVE 44,300 MILES ON IT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY LEAKING OUT, RIGHT NOW BRAKING DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED, BUT HAVE TO FILL UP RESERVOIR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. NLM

WHILE DRIVING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM BECAUSE CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15MPH WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE SLIPPING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 10MPH DRIVER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH A COLLISION OCCURRED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 25-30 MPH AND SAFETY RESTRAINT BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND DRIVER SUSTAINE DINJURIES. *AK

ELECTRICAL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN ALL ARE MALFUNCTIONED.

THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER FROM BEHIND AND HER DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF. NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT WATER AND AIRFLOW WAS ENTERING INSIDE THE VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED WEATHER STRIP, WHICH CAUSED PASSENGER DOOR TO ADJAR, ADJUSTED STRIKER AND DOOR STILL IS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *YD

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEELS. DEALERSHP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE ON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE EVEN THOUGH LIGHT INSIDE TURNED ON, SHOWING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF ENGINE STALLING AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *TT

POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHOCKS TO PASSENGERS WHENEVER THEY TOUCHED METAL OF DOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE CORRECTION WAS MADE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT ALIGN PROPERLY, IT CASUSES WATER LEAKAGES WHEN WASHING AND WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY; DEALER REPLACE THE WEATHER STRIPPING AND THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, BEEN IN /OUT OF DEALER BODY SHOP ON FOUR OCCASION AND THE DOOR STILL WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, NOT UNLESS YOU SLAM THE DOOR CLOSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

LEFT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT EXCESSIVELY/ UNEVENLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED PADS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

POWER LOCKS WOULD OPERATE ERRATICALLY, LOCKING / UNLOCKING BY ITSELF WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING/DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILLOCCURS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION . *AK

BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT (TOLD BY DEALER) AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THEM THEY FOUND OUT THE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALSO. I ONLY HAVE 18000 MILES ON THE CAR!! THE PADS SHOULDN'T EVEN NEED REPLACEMENT, MUCH LESS THE ROTORS TOO!*AK

CAR LOSES POWER WHILE IN MOTION, TAKEN TO DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS IN A TIME SPAN OF THREE MONTHS, EVERYTIME THEY SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS WRONG WITH IT, YET IT HAS BEEN THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE EVERYTIME. I HAVE BEEN IN ONE NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER GOING 70MPS, I HAD TO DRIVE OFF OF THE HWY SO THAT I WOULDN'T BE HIT FROM BEHIND, THEN MY HUSBAND HAS ALMOST BEEN IN ATLEAST 4 ACCIDENTS, WHEN THE CAR LOSES POWER WHILE TURNING ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION (CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD). DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, YET I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER THIS PAST FRIDAY, AND IT IS STILL STALLING OUT ON ME. IS IT GOING TO TAKE ME, OR ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, DYING IN THIS CAR TO SEE WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS? PLEASE HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED SAFTEY INSPECTION DUE TO LOOSE RIGHT FRONT BEARING, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HUBS WERE CORRODED DUE TO FAULTY INNER SEALS.*JB

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES IN JUST 32000 MILES WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED BUT HAS OFFERED NO REASONABLE EXPLICATION FOR THE CONTINUED WEAR. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 22000 MILES INCLUDED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE DISCS HAD "EATEN" THEM. *AK