1999 Kia Sportage Engine

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

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

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

OXYGEN SENSOR AND AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. NLM

FAN BELT FAILED. NLM

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

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

CONSUMER SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND BECAME SICK. HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

I HAVE SENT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL BOTH TO KIA AND HYUNDAI SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.I HAVE A 1999 SPORTAGE CONVERTIBLE VIN # [XXX], AFTER. NO SAFETY COMPLAINT. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

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!

I HAVE A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE WHICH HAS A CONVERTIBLE TOP ON THE BACK PART. WHEN THE INSIDE AIR FLOW BUTTON IS ON IT CAUSES THE TOP TO FLAP SO HARD THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE. IT ALSO SO CAUSE SUCH A VIBRATION THAT IT HURTS YOUR EARS . BUT YOU DONOT ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE THE INSIDE AIR FLOW ON FOR THIS HAPPEN. WHEN YOU GET UP TO ABOUT 65 OR 70 IT WILL DO IT ANY WAY. THERE IS KNOW WAY YOU CAN TRAVEL AT ALL WITH THE INSIDE AIR FLOW BUTTON IN UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO CRAZY. PLUS THE SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE IS ALSO A NIGHTMARE I DO BELIVE IT COULD CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL . I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY TRIED TO ACT AS IF THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BUT TODAY I TOOK IT IN AND THEY ADMITED THEIR HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE TOP BUT I DONOT THINK THE DEALER EVEN THINKS THIS WILL WORK. *AK

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

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING EXHAUST LEAKAGE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. DEALER INFORMED CONSUME R THAT NOTHING COLUD BE DONE. *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

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

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

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

EXHAUST SYSTEM SMELLS OF AMONIA. *MJS

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

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.