1999 Kia Sportage Electrical System

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A LOSS OF CIRCUIT CONTINUITY. THERE IS A RECALL, #99V325000, PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS LISTED IN THE RECALL HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT: THE VEHICLE TAKES ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES TO START, IT WILL TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND IT WILL SHAKE RIGHT BEFORE STALLING.. FOUND RECALL 99V325000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING BUT KIA SAID MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO MECHANIC SHOPS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS STARTED ON APRIL 15, 2005. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STAY ON WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DIE. A FUSE KEPT BLOWING, OUT, BUT SHE WAS NOT SURE WHICH FUSE. SHE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR, AND HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS DEFINITELY ELECTRICAL. SHE STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT THE END OF AUGUST. THE CONTACT SAW RECALL 99V325000 ON THE INTERNET BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. SHE DID NOT TO A DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT PLANNED TO DO SO WHEN SHE FINISHED THIS CALL. SHE STILL WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT.*AK UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

MY 1999 KIA SPORTAGE WILL NOT START OCCASIONALLY. I LOOKED ON THE WEB TO FIND THE ERROR AND FOUND RECALL NUMBER 99V325000 THAT IS FOR AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING RECALL. I TOOK MY SPORTAGE INTO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THAT THE SPORTAGE OCCASSIONALLY WOULD NOT START, EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD WORK PERFECTLY. I HAD MY STARTER AND BATTERY TESTED BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BOTH CHECKED OUT FINE. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR 1 DAY THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT THEY COULD FIND IS THAT THE STARTER WIRE HAD LOST TENSION AND THAT MAY BE THE PROBLEM. I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STATED WHEN THEY PUT MY CAR ID NUMBER ONLY TWO RECALLS SHOWED ONE FOR EMISSIONS AND THE OTHER FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES. I CALLED THE KIA MANAUFACTURER HOTLINE AT 800.3333.4542 AND THEY STATED THE SAME. I THEN LOOKED ON THE NHTSA SITE TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I DO REMEMBER GETTING LETTERS REGARDING THE OTHER TWO RECALLS BUT NOT FOR THE WIRING RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ALL DATA 2CMP01C1. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXHIBITED ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE KIA RECALL 99V-32000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HER VEHICLE'S VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE STALLING RECALL. *NM

EMAIL REGARDING RECENT COMPLAINT SUBMITTED INVOLVING 1999 KIA SPORTAGE ODI# 10023549.*MR THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING THE WIRING HARNESS, NOW THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND SURGING. THE CONSUMER CAN NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR SO HE WANTS THE VEHICLE HE HAS TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *CB *JB

ECM NOT OPERABLE (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REOCCURRING AFTER SERVICE VISITS) GOING ON 8 VISIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. 2 MISDIAGNOSIS , GAS CAP NOT TIGHT ENOUGH, FUEL CANISTER VALVE. PURCHASED USED 2 MONTHS AGO, PROBLEM OCCURRED 1 MONTH AFTER OWNERSHIP. HAVE WARRANTY WITH DEDUCTIBLE. HAVE RESEARCHED MAKE AND MODEL HISTORY AND FEAR THAT SAFETY IS A FACTOR. FIRST TIME OWNER OF A 4WD AND FEEL THAT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ROUGH TRAVEL EXPECTED FROM A 4WD IS SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE IN MY RESEARCH. HAVE ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK , DOWN PMT $2000 AND TRADE IN OF $200, AS MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN MORE THAN UNPLEASANT. I RECIEVED "A SLAP IN THE FACE" OFFER WHICH WOULD HAVE COST ME $ 5000 A PENALTY FOR PURCHASING A VEHICLE ONLY 2 MONTHS PREVIOUS. WAS NOT AN AS IS SALE, AND I DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH DEDUCTIBLE. IN MY BOOK THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS PRACTICE SHOULD BE OUTLAWED.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE. ON 23 APRIL, 2003 I ACCELERATED AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A "CLUNK" SOUND COMING FROM MY TRANSMISSION, MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND THE "HOLD" LIGHT AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING AGAIN AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND AFTER CHECKING THINGS OUT IN A LOCAL PARKING LOT AND NOT SEEING ANYTHING WRONG UNDER THE HOOD I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET FIXED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE AND IT SHOWED THE P0101 CODE. THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS AROUND $500 AND MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THIS PROBLEM. KIA HAS A BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, SO THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. I CALLED KIA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH WAS VERY RUDE AND REFUSED TO LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME IT'S MY PROBLEM, THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THIS PROBLEM ISN'T A RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S NOT A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! ALSO, $500 IS A LOT OF MONEY ESPECIALLY WHEN WARRANTY'S DON'T COVER IT. EVERYBODY FROM THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND THE DEALER HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN, THUS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE FOLKS AT THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THAT ABOUT 95% OF THE PEOPLE THAT CALL IN WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ARE CALLING IN ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND STATED VEHICLE HAS RECALL 99V325000 ON WIRE HARNESS, AND HAS BEEN SERVICED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OR HAD SERVICED VEHICLE ON WIRE HARNESS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER , AND RECALL INFORMATION WAS CONFIRMED. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RELEASE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL ONLY VERBATIM BY PHONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH IN THE POURING RAIN A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASH. THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE ENGINE. RECALL NUMBER 9764 99 V 325 000. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. NLM

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL BECAUSE OF REPORTED FAILURE OF THIS WIRING HARNESS. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ENGINE CONTINUALLY LOSES POWER , CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

I SERVE ON THE NH LEMON LAW BOARD. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL (2 ON 10/24) KIA SPORTAGE CASES WITH STALLING PROBLEMS AT HIGHIAWAY SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A SAFETY RECALL (KIA RECALL S014) FOR A WIRING HARNESS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS RECALL STILL EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM. IN REVIEW OF THE KIA RECALL DOCUMENTS, I FEEL THE RECALL IS BEING DONE IMPROPERLY. THE STEPS TO "REPAIR" THE WIRING CONNECTOR ARE POOR AT BEST. TESTIMONY IN ONE CASE BY THE KIA FACTORY REP INDICATED THE RECALL WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. THIS WIRING CONNECTOR SHOULD BE REPLACED....NOT REPAIRED!! KIA CUSTOMERS ARE STILL DRIVING VEHICLES WITH A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY AFTER HAVING THE S014 RECALL PERFORMED. PLEASE REVIEW THIS RECALL AND KIA'S PROCEDURES. THEY ARE GROSSLY INADEQUATE!!!! YOU MAY CALL ME AT 1-800-493-4330 (WORK) OR E-MAIL AT [email protected]. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. NO CHANGE, STILL STALLS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!*AK

HAVE HARD TIME MAKE HORN GO OFF, MUST BE PERCICE LOCATION, WHICH IN A SERIOUS TIME MAY NOT BE PROPERLY LOCATED. *AK

A SHORT IN THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE. YH

FAILED TO ACCELERATE/ALMOST REAR ENDED/DEALER SAYS ONGOING KIA PROBLEM/ I OWNED A 97 THAT DID THE SAME STUFF/RPM ACCELERATION/SHAKING/FAILURE TO ACCEL/FOR SAFETY REASONS WITH THIS 99 MODEL I REFUSED TO TAKE IT HOME FROM DEALER AND TRADED IT/THE LEMON PROCESS WOULD DRAG ON WHILE I'M KILLED IN THIS THING.

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY, AFTER FIVE TRIES THE VEHICLE WILL START. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.