1999 Kia Sportage Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,390. UPDATED 02/03/2014 *LJ UPDATED 02/24/14*LJ

KEYWAY ON CRANKSHAFT WHERE TIMING GEAR ATTACHES WEARS OUT PREMATURELY AND CAN RESULT IN HAVING TO REPLACE ENGINE! I HAVE REPLACE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, FUEL FILTER, AND KNOCK SENSOR ALSO THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED AS THERE APPEARED TO BE A TIMING ISSUE COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM SO TOOK TO KIA DEALER TO FIND THE KEYWAY ON CRANKSHAFT TO BE SO WORN YOU COULD ALMOST TURN GEAR ALL THE WAY AROUND! IN ALL THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON VEHICLES THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER SEEN THIS AND IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT! *TR

1999 KIA SPORTAGE HAS HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 1999. WHILE TRAVELING ON NJ TURNPIKE, WHAT WE BELIEVED WAS THE TIMING BELT YET AGAIN WAS THE CRANK SHAFT AT THE HARMONIC BALANCE (WHICH HOLDS THE TIMING BELT IN PLACE) COMPLETELY SNAPPED INTO TWO PIECES INSIDE THE ENGINE. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WHO ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A NORMAL THING AND WAS IN NO WAY DUE TO SOMETHING WE COULD HAVE DONE. I WAS TOLD BY MY KIA DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED LAST YEAR AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT IN THE KIA. THE FIRST THREE TIMES THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED THE WARRANTY COVERED. NOW I AM TOLD I MUST PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE. BE ADVISED THAT EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS GOING 55 M.P.H. OR OVER. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THAT KIA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY COLLISION OR ANY OTHER EVENT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE FOR THIS TO OCCUR. WE ARE JUST LUCKY THAT WE HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT OR KILLED IN THIS CAR!*JB

I AM THE OWNER OF A 99 KIA SPORTAGE WITH ONLY 60043 MILES. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 40 MPH, LUCKILY, IT DID NOT STALLED AT 75 MPH WHILE I WAS TAKING ONE OF MY DAILY TRIPS TO OK CITY BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE CRANKSHAFT SHEARED OFF FLUSH WITH THE ENGINE HOUSING LEAVING THE MAIN AND TIMING BELT PULLEYS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ENGINE. AS CONSEQUENT, THE ENGINE STALLED LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. CONTACTED THE KIA DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPOSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS THE KIND OF SAFE PRODUCT THAT MAKES KIA CUSTOMERS NOT TO BE REPEAT CUSTOMERS.

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 99V325000. THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE C123 AND C124 CONNECTORS CAN BE PUT UNDER TENSION BY MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THUS PULLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS, AND LOOSENING THEM . THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CIRCUIT CONTINUITY. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2001, RATTLING AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY SINCE (ENGINE LIGHT ON - DIAGNOSTIC SAYS CONVERTER), RETURN TO DEALER APPROXIMATELY. 2 MONTHS LATER, THEY VERIFIED EVERYTHING WAS OK, WOULD NOT PASS SMOG THE NEXT YEAR, RETURNED TO DEALER THEY SAY IT IS THE CONVERTER AGAIN, WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE AGAIN. CAR RUNS WITH NO POWER AND IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES SITTING VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE BELT AND PULLEYS FAIL EVERY 3 MONTHS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

1999 KIA SPORTAGE 4DR ECM TROUBLE CODE 171 - LEFT BANK LEAN. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK AND IS NOT ABLE TO FIX. *AK

DURING VEHICLE OPERATION EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN.*AK

99 KIA SPORTAGE SURGES WHEN STARTING AND IDLES SO ROUGH WHEN STOPPED THAT YOU THINK THE CAR WILL DIE, HAS DIED A FEW TIMES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE TO REPAIR. ALL RECALL WORK WAS DONE, INCLUDING THE WIRING HARNESS FIX SC014, BUT THERE WAS NO SYMPTOM OF PROBLEM THEN. EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND CONTINUALLY FINDING PROBLEM WITH CAR. ALSO TAIL PIPE RECENTLY BROKE OFF HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NOW HAVE A SPREADSHEET OF THE PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS. WOULD LIKE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF I KNEW WHAT IT WAS. HAD MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS REPLACED AS WELL AS A TUNE UP. ALSO THE EXHAUST SMELLS BAD. ENGINE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH PICK UP ON SMALL HILLS EITHER. *NLM

EXHAUST IS SUCKED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE REAR VINYL WINDOW RELEASES FROM THE TRACK THAT IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP IT SECURED AND CLOSED. THE EXHAUST CAUSES ILLNESS AND HEADACHES. THE DESIGN OF THE WINDOW AND EXHAUST PIPE DO NOT ALLOW FOR AN EXHAUST FREE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *JB

SMELL OF EXHAUST COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AGAIN. HAS BEEN IN SHOP NUMBER OF TIMES, CHECK ENGINE CAME ON 50 MILES AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.RUNS VERY BAD, SAME AS BEFORE REPAIRS. HAS BEEN OUT OF WARRNETY FOR WHILE, PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

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

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

UPON STARTING VEHICLE A SMELL CAME FROM EXHAUST. WHILE DRIVING SMELL INTENSIFIED. TOOK TO DEALER. MECHANIC STATED SMELL WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE EXHAUST FUME WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE MUFFLER AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. ANOTHER CENTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BAD ODOR FROM O2 SENSOR, CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR EMISSION PROBLEMS. *YH

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

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

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. I LIVE IN A TOWN WHERE 5-6 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE TRAIN. I HAVE TO CROSS THE TRACKS TO GO TO WORK AND I'M AFRAID ONE DAY THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN TO ME IF I CAN' T GET THIS PROBLEM REMEDIED. *AK

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL THAT COMES FROM BACK SEAT THAT CAN DISRUPT THE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED E-MAIL FROM MANUFACTURER. MR

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

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

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