1997 Kia Sportage Engine

KIA REFUSES TO INCLUDE MY 1997 SPORTAGE EX 4WD IN RECALL FOR 1997 KIA SPORTAGES EX 4WD. RECALL 1CMP005 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. ALSO NOT SURE THAT RECALL 2CMP014 ON WIRING HAS BEEN PERFORMED. MY MAIN CONCERN AND THE REFUSAL FROM KIA IS ON THE ECM. *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 99V325000; KIA ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE STALLED, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

KIA HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ITS 1998 SPORTAGE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 1997 SPORTAGE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR AS MY SPORTAGE AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO HER VEHICLE ALSO. I THINK THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 1997 SPORTAGES ALSO. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS EMMISIONS INSPECTIONS AND I DONT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

RECALL 99V325000 REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE ON VEHICLE, BUT REMEDY DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING SAME STALLING PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CONSUMER SAYS IT COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN VEHICLE STALLED ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. CALLED DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS AND ENGINE STALLED FOR NO REASON. IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR, BUT PROBLEM KEEPS ON OCCURRING. *AK

ENGINE STALLS

RECALL 99V325000 KIA/ENGINE STALLING; OWNER HAS MADE 4 APPOINTMENTS TO CORRECT RECALL CAMPAIGN, APPOINTMENTS WERE ALWAYS CANCELLED BECAUSE DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS OR ENOUGH PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. HAS BEEN TO DLR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE IS CUTTING OFF IN RIGHT TURNS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO, HAS SAID THE HAVE PERFORMED THE RECALL SERVICE, YET IT IS STILL CUTTING OFF AND IDLING LOW IN THE TURNS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK 6 TO 7 TIMES AND THEY DON'T BELIEVE ME AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA RECALL 99V325000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99V325000/ ENGINE STALLING. AFTER ONE WEEK OF REPAIRS THE REMEDY FAILED. *AK

RECALL 99V325/ ENGINE STALLING REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM , VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLAMP THAT HOLDS HOSE TO THERMOSTAT HOUSING WAS BAD CAUSING COOLANT LEAK SMELL IN THE ENGINE AREA. NLM

TTHE ENGINE HEAD BROKE. NLM

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, AND CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER WAS GIVE NAN APPOINTMENT FOR JUN 7, 2000. CAN NHTSA SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAYAT 55 MPH CAR HESITATES OR STALLS. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

I HAVE THIS CAR WORKED ON OVER THE 2 YEARS I OWN IT, KIA OFFERED NO HELP IS SOLVING THE PROBLEM. I CALLED KIA, ASK THE DEALER TO HELP, AGAIN NO HELP. THE FACTURE WARRANTY ENDED AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS FAILING EVERY TIME THEY REPLACED PARTS IN THE EMISIONS SYSTEM. I FEELI WAS FORCED INTO TRADING IT IN BECAUSE KIA WOULD NOT CALL ME BACK OR THE DEALER BACK. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE SOLD TO ANY OTHER PERSON BUT THE DEALER AND KIA ARE GOING TO PUT IT BACK ON THE ROAD NOING OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE SURE THID VEHICLE DOES NOT GET PUT BACK ON THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOME TIMES AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ON THIS PROBLEM. KIA WAS NO HELP IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. *AK

WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE LOT IT WAS IN NEED OF REPAIRS, FROM THE FIRST COMPLAINT AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD "OH THAT'S NORMAL FOR KIA" I HAVE TRAVELED BY TOW TRUCK MORE THAN IN MY NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TREATED AS BADLY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS BY KIA. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP AND FORCE KIA TO FACE UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. KIA HAS NEVER HAD TO FACE A JURY OR JUDGE IN A COURT OF LAW BECAUSE THEY SETTLE FOR LESS THAN MOST CONSUMERS HAVE PAID, I KNOW FOR I WILL BE FORCED TO SETTLE WITHOUT HELP . I REQUESTED ONLY TO GET WHAT I PAID MINUS MILEAGE YET IF I'M FORCED TO SETTLE MY LOSS WILL BE OVER $4,000. LIVES WILL BE LOST UNLESS WE ACT SOON

SINCE PURCHASED, VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS AT IDLE OR HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS BUT ATTEMPTED TO FIND PROBLEM, NEVER FIXED. NEW DEALER IN AREA HAD COMPANY REP INSPECT VEHICLE, DISASSEMBLED ENGINE COMPONENTS, REASSEMBLED. STOPPED PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, NOW IT HAS REOCCURRRED. CURIOUS IF OTHER KIA SPORTAGE OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR. DANGER COMES WHEN ENGINE CUTS OUT AT 70 MPH, WHICH HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. *AK

EXHAUST FUMES WERE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE,AND NOTICED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS HOT. DEALER REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND REROUTED WIRE. AFTER FOUR MONTHS, AND JUST BEING RELEASED AGAIN FROM DEALER, EXHAUST FUMES REAPPEARED. CONSUMER DID A 60 MPH DRIVE, AND DRIVER/PASSENGER, AND CHILD FELT SICK. WENT TO THE HOPSPITAL AND WERE TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH AND WHEN MAKING A TURN OR JUST DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING WIITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING. AND WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES SPEED OF 15 -50 MPH. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK