1999 KIA SPORTAGE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER RECALL WAS DONE, DEFECT STATED IN RECALL HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO FIX, CAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TS

9/30/02- PLEASE FIND THE ATTACHED EMAIL THAT I JUST SENT TO KIA RE; THIS CAR. THE FIRST TIME THESE PROBLEMS OCCURED WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. EVERYTIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DESCRIBED EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 15 MPH AND AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY WARNING. 9/30/02 MR

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED E-MAIL FROM MANUFACTURER. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE STALLS (ONE WAS FOR RECALL), BEFORE RECALL CAR STALLED ON ICE AND HIT FENCE, MOTOR BELTS ALWAYS IN NEED OF ADJUSTING AND ARE NOISY. *TT

I HAVE TO WARM MY CAR UP AT LEAST 35 MINUTES SO THAT IT WILL NOT STOP AT RAILCROSSINGS, STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. I F I DO NOT CONTINUE TO RUN MY HEATER IN THE CAR ON WARM THE PROBLEM WILL START AGAIN WHEN I MAKE A STOP OR SLOW DOWN. WHEN I LEAVE WORK IN THE AFTERNOON, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE THINGS I REPORTED. FRANKLY I DON'T THINK THEY EVEN DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF THE SERVICE AREA TO SEE IF THERE IS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM. I REALLY HATE HAVING TO PAY MONEY AND GET NO RESULTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TRYING A CAR I'VE ONLY HAD 29 MONTHS....

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY RECALL 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE DEFECT CORRECTED, SHE WAS INFORMED NO SERVICE WOULD BE PERFORMED UNTIL MECHANIC COULD VERIFY THAT VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE DOES STALL INTERMITTENTLY, BUT CANNOT LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE NOISY AT START. *YH

THE ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *YH

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR A FEW SECONDS, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $150.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS UNDER 3000 MILES AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS A FEE INVOLVED, ONCE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION HE THEN WENT BACK TO HAVE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS PERFORMED, CONSUMER STATES DEALERSHIP DID NOT GET TO VEHICLE UNTIL 4:00PM THAT EVENING IN WHICH VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT 9:00AM HOWEVER VEHICLE WAS NEVER WORKED ON AND SUBSEQUENTLY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THERE WERE NO RECALLS, HOWEVER CONSUMER LATER FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL, 99V325, DEALER WOULD NOT COMPLETE REPAIRS DUE TO VEHICLE NOT BEING PURCHASED THERE. WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE PULLED IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. *SLC

NO RECALL NOTICE #99V325000 WAS RECEIVED ON VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER NO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. LATER, FOUND THERE WAS RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE BACK. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER REPAIRS FOR ENGINE STALLING WILL NOT BE DONE DUE VEHICLE NOT PURCHASED AT THAT DEALER.*AK ABS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A DEER, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC

NEED BIGGER ENGINE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 0 TIRESIZE: ??)

MANY SAFETY PROBLEMS PLEASE HELP. VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. 4 WHEEL DRIVE INOPERABLE DURING SEVERE SNOWSTORM. BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACE TWICE NOW BOTH TIMES SUBZERO WEATHER. THE STARTER WAS REWIRED ONCE AND THEN REPLACE TWICE, EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED.CATALYTIC CONVERTOR REPLACED ONCE SO FAR. DRIVER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE OFF AT 55 MPH DURING RAINSTORMSPARE TIRE RELEASE REPLACED TWO TIMES NOW FIRST TIME COULDN'T OPEN IT, SECOND TIME IT WOULDN'T SHUT. WATER COMING IN FROM SOMEWHERE RUNNING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE GLOVE BOX DEALER DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. MUFFLER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BATTERY AFTER ALL THE STARTER PROBLEMS. I HPE SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOME MAJOR TRADGEDIES OCCUR,...

PERIODICALLY VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING CONSUMER INTO AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED DEFECT, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE REMEDY.*AK

THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. NLM

AFTER DRIVING THE KIA FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A ROTTEN EGG SMELL, SERVICE MANAGER EXPLANATION WAS THAT VEHICLE NEEDED "BREAKING IN", LATER OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM USING CHEAP FUEL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON BECAUSE OF LEFT OVER FUEL IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, NOT SURE WHY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED. *CJ

4-WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE, BOTH FRONT HUBS WERE REPLACED AND PASS OPERATION CABLE ADJUSTED, DEALER CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS IS FIXED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE ONCE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. *SLC

NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON .THIS IS ONE TIME ENGINE CHECK LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. OIL ALL OVER MOTOR. AROUND AREA OF DIP STICK.PRESSURE FROM MOTOR BLEW OUT DIP STICK HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR ON THESE CARS? ALSO HAVE HAD BRAKES REPLACED 5 TIMES. WIPER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. FOURWHEEL DRIVE HOSE REPLACED. WINDSHEILD REPLACED. EMISSONS REPLACED. ROTORS 5 TIMES. SEATS FRONT AND BACK 1 TIME EACH. SOFT TOP REPLACED 3 TIMES NEED REPLACED AGAIN.SMELLS LIKE SULFUR ALL THE TIME. WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN . FIRST I HAVE TO PAY 3000.00 FOR A NEW MOTOR AND PAY THIS ONE OFF.ASKED FOR HELP FROM KIA THEY SAID NO.THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MOTOR. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRENTY . DON'T BUY IT DOESN'T COVER BRAKES OR ROTORS OR HUBS.HAD HEADLIGHT SWITCH BY MOTOR REPLACED NO HEADLIGHTS THEY WOULD GO OFF WHEN I PUT THEM FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW...

RECALL 99V325000 WORK WAS CORRECTED. SINCE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT RECALL PROBLEM HAS FAILED AND WIRES WENT BAD. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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

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!

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NHTSA RECALL 99V325000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V32500/ ENGINE STALLING: DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WAITING FOR PART 6 DAYS, AND STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE IT. DEALER COULDN'T MAKE CONSUMER AN APPOINTMENT, OR GIVE A DATE AND TIME WHEN THEY WOULD EXPECT THE PART TO BE IN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CONSUMER TRIED TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL OFF THE ROAD. *AK

MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT BEFORE DRIVING CONSUMER HAD TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE FOR FEW MINUTES TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. NO OSAFETY ISSUE. *AK

CD PLAYER REPLACED ON 05/19/99 BECAUSE A CD WAS STUCK IN IT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE (PER KIA SERVICE CENTER), CD PLAYER WILL NOT ACCEPT CDS AND WILL EJECT THEM IMMEDIATELY SINCE 08/15/1999, NOT REPLACED DUE TO THE UNITS BEING ON "BACK ORDER" SINCE JULY OF 1999, SERVICE CENTER INVESTIGATED A POSSIBLE FLUID LEAK AND FOUND NO LEAK ON 11/11/99, SERVICE CENTER INVESTIGATED A HORRIBLE EXHAUST/CABRON MONOXIDE SMELL COMING INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE, FOUND NO PROBLEMS BUT THEY REPLACED THE CATALYST CONVERTER ANYWAY. ON 11/11/99 LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE HORRIBLE SMELL CAME BACK AGAIN 10 TIMES WORSE THAN ORIGINALLY, HAD TO WAIT AN ENTIRE WEEK TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THEY WERE "BOOKED UP." ON 11/17/99 RETURNED VEHICLE TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEC OF CONTINOUS EXHAUST/CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL IN CABIN CAUSING TERRIBLE HEADACHES. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE REPLACED SOME KIND OF A...

WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE GARAGE DOOR FELL DOWN ONTO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON FOR A WEEK. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS JAMMED AND STUCK HALF WAY UP. FINALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A POUNDING NOISE, AND NO POWER WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY CHIME. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD START ERRATICALLY. DOOR FRAME WOULD LEAK. CONVERTIBLE TOP DID NOT STAY CLOSED. VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AT 2000RPMS WHEN SLOWING DOWN & ALMOST STALL OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK