2000 KIA SPORTAGE Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

10 NHTSA complaints on file

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Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Issues in the 2000 KIA SPORTAGE

10 engine and engine coolingenginegasoline complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 KIA SPORTAGE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Complaints

#10033532 | August 11, 2003

WHEN APPLYING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER STATES OIL AND GAS MIXED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. *AK

#8011399 | June 10, 2002

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

#785817 | May 14, 2002

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

#785817 | January 10, 2002

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

#561796 | August 28, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED AND CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES TO HESITATE EVERY TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

#738263 | January 18, 2001

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IT RUNS ROUGH AND ALMOST STALLS. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, IT HESITATES AND BUCKS, HAS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT DOES HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. CAR HAS LOST POWER SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. *AK

#736318 | November 20, 2000

ONE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THESE DIFFRENT PROBELMS FIXED ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSEWENT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE WITHIN A HOUR OR SO OF TIME AFTER PICKING VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CURRENTLY HAVE A MAJOR ENGINE PROBELM THAT STILL EXISTS WITH A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SULFUR SMELL. VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ALONG ROADSIDE WITH 3 CHILDREN IN IT ON AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTER AND THEY WILL NOT REPURCHASE THIS VECHILE BACK NOR DO THEY ACKNOWLEDGE CURRENT ENGINE PROBELMS AND THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS VECHILE. I HAVE A TECHINICAL NO PARTIAL PARTY REPORT ABOUT THIS VECHILE AND THE ( MAUFACTURE WILL STILL NOT REPURCHASE THIS VECHILE FROM ME) I NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROBELMS THIS VECHILE HAS GIVEN ME AS OF THIS POINT ONLY OWNING THIS FOR 6 MONTHS WITH 4000 + MILES ON IT. *AK

#874703 | November 9, 2000 Fire

VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 40-50 MPH. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *AK *SLC

#555892 | November 1, 2000

HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. *SLC

#722227 | May 19, 2000

THIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME 1 WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT.(OCT 28, 1999) I CONTACTED KIA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTERS AND BOTH REPORT THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER I SEE SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU, SINCERELY NICHOLAS P. KALENICH. *AK

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