1998 KIA SPORTAGE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

RECALL 99V325000 CONCERNING STALLING. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT INTERFERED WITH PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRS DONE, BUT SYMPTOMS RETURNED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, SMOKED AND WAS OVERHEATING. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IGNITION COILS CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL CLIPS BROKE. OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK FELL OFF. VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL PARTS ON RECALL BEFORE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED IT AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THOSE RECALLED PARTS WERE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL KICK IN INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK CONSUMER ADDS THE CATALYST HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN OIL LEAK AND FRONT END WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES. *TT

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO HAVE VARIOUS PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER HAS TRIED ALL TYPES OF REMEDIES BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT START. AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED AND SHUTDOWN VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AFTER ROUTINE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WIPERS WERE NOT CLEARING WINDSHIELD, WINDOWS GO UP SLOWLY, 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE,VEHICLE WAS LOOSING POWER STEERING, DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BELT,AIR CONDITION WAS INOPERATIVE,WHEEL BEARING WERE LOOSE,WEATHERSTRIP WAS REPLACED,THE ENGINE BOGGS DOWN WHILE DRIVING, FRONT BRAKES WERE NOISY.*SLC

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING, WHILE DRIVING, AND STARTING OFF FROM A STOP, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD THERE WAS A DIFFERENT CAUSE EACH TIME.*JB

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO HAVE VARIOUS PARTS REPAIRED AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DEALER HAS TRIED ALL TYPES OF REMEDIES BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

VEHICLE STALLS AND BACKFIRES. DEALER AWARE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE HESITIATES- SEEMS TO STAY IN LOWERE GEAR UNTIL WARM- SHOP PUT IN OIL TREATMENT TO HELP- STILL DOES THIS TO THIS DATE 4/13/01. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAUSES IT TO COME BACK ON. AND THEY INSIST THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I TOOK IT TO DO ALL THE RECALLS AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE DONE THEM. I CAN ONLY TAKE THEIR WORD. I HAVE TAKEN IT 2XS AND PROBLEM STILL EXSISTS. I HAD ASKED TO SEE IF IT HAD A SHORT BUT WAS TOLD NO. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND FLUID LEAKAGE PROBLEMS, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 99V325, CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER STATED ANYTHING REGARDING THE RECALLS, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL REPAIR BE COMPLETED, HOWEVER DEALER IS STATING THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER AND NO RECALL REPAIRS WILL BE COMPLETED. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR SURGING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ON. *SLC

VEHICLE HAS STALLED MANY TIMES AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESTART, SEVERAL TIMES THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, POSSIBLY AN ENGINE FAILURE. *SLC

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN APRIL 2000. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN SIX TIMES TO GET THE REPAIR COMPLETE. AT THIS TIME THE LIGHT IS OFF. THE LAST REPAIR WAS MADE ON OCT. 9, 2000. THE DEALERS KEEPS REPLACING THE SAME PART. I THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSES A POWER SURGE THAT THEN DAMAGES THE TPS MODULE.

IM NOT HAPPY THAT I BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND IT AVERAGES GOING INTO THE SHOP EVERY 6-8 WEEKS. I CANT AFFORD THIS. IM TO ARRANGE MY OWN TRANSPORTATION WHILE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, ITS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES FOR THE ENGINE LITE, WHEN WORK IS DONE THEY DON'T CALL AND TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG AND IT CAN BE PICKED UP, LAST TIME THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THEY DIDNT CALL FOR OVER A WEEK TO TELL ME TO COME GET IT, I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER AND LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES AND THEY STILL HAVENT CALLED. I WIL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN OR BUY FROM ANY RIZZA. I FEEL LIKE I BOUGHT JUNK, I WANT MY MONEY BACK, TAKE THE CAR. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE PROCESS AT WEBSITE 100% I HATE KIA. THANK YOUL

I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD MANY REPETITIVE PROBLEMS. CAR STALLS / LOSES POWER AT VARIOUS TIMES. DEALER SERVICED CAR MANY TIMES BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I ALMOST GOT KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN IT LOST POWER AS I WAS GETTING ON THE PARKWAY. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. HAS BEEN WORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES. BUT IS NOW BROKE AGAIN. ALARM DOESN'T SHUT OFF WHEN PUTTING KEY IN LOCK ON DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES BUT NOW BROKE AGAIN. I'M OUT OF THE WARRANTY AND STUCK WITH A LEMON. PLEASE HELP.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER TWICE AND ENGINE REPLACED ONCE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER STARTS UP VEHICLE IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN IT WILL STALL WITHOUT A WARNING. AT OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL STALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALER REPEATEDLY FOR REPAIRS. *AK *ML

PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, SERVICED VEHICLE DUE TO FAILURE. YH

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER RECALL 99V325000 THREE TIMES FOR STALLING. OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY. BEFORE RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN, LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS AND MOTOR SHUT DOWN. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL TAKE OFF. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON. ONCE WHILE COMING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. *AK

RECALL 99V325000, DEALER FIXED VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH . DLR IS GONTHER KIA, 954-797-1680. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V325000 CONCERNING ENGINE STALLING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V325000/ENGINE STALLING. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SIX WEEKS. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL # 99V325000 KIA/ENGINE STALLING; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALER IS NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. OWNER RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE ON FEB. 25, 2000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL 99V32500/ ENGINE STALLING REPAIRS, AND WASN'T ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL APRIL 13, 2000. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. DEALER INDICATED THAT PARTS HAVE YET TO BE RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK *ML

NHTSA RECALL/ MANUFACTURER'S 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. KIA DOES LITTLE TO ASSIST WITH CARS THAT HAVE CRONIC PROBLEMS.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

RECALL 99V325/ ENGINE STALLING. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE CONSUMER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER, DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY FAILURE. *MJS

I'VE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE PURCHASING IT, IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE SHOP FOR THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON 2 TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED 2 DAYS LATER , THEY THEN SAID IT WAS A HARNESS, THAT WAS REPLACED THEN I'VE TAKEN IT IN FOR TWO RECALLS ON THE BRAKES AND A HUB PROBLEM, I'M CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR HANDLES STICKING SO IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE, DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T GET IT TO HAPPEN WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP BUT IT OCCURES CONTINUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MY POSSESSION, BACK HATCH DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY UNLESS YOU SLAM IT SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG, ENGINE ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE IT IS BURNING AND NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY START...

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE STALLS. MOST OF THE TIME IT STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, THE ENGINE STUTTERS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE, AND HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION. *AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS (02 SENSOR, ENGINE HARNESS, TP SENSOR, ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR ASSEMBLY AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER), HOWEVER PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE . MJS

WHEN STOPPED THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND IF ON AN INCLINE, IT IS AS THOUGH IT WILL STALL BEFORE IT KICKS IN AND GOES. ALSO THE CAR ENGINE SMELLS LIKE SULFUR.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, AND THE ENGINE WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMS, AND DEALER STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, ENGINE IDLED AND THEN WOULD REV UP & DOWN. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *AK

THERE ARE MANY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS OF TODAY THER ARE ONLY 1700 MILE ON THE VEHICLEAS WHERE MOR THAN 1/2 THOSE MILES ARE FROM GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE SERVICE DEPT AS IT IS AN 80 MILE TRIP TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AS FOR KIA THEY ARE TOTALLY IGNORANT AS THEY DO NOT EVER RETURN ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS. THIS SUVIS A LEMON IF I EVER SAW ONE . YOU WOULD THIN. NO SAFET DEFECT (S) LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING AGAIN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN GAS IS APPLIED VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED START. ALSO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED ENGINE NOISE, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WILL BE ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE LEAKING OIL.

ENGINE IDLES TOO HIGH, CORRECTION OF WIRING HARNESS TO THROTTLE POSITION DID NOT RECTIFY HIGH IDLE.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER/MFR NOTIFIED AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CONDITION CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK *ML