2000 Kia Sportage SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I TOOK MY 2000 KIA SPORTAGE IN TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES REDONE. AS HE WAS OUT TESTING TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKES WORKED HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR END WAS MOVING AROUND QUITE A BIT. HE TAKES IT BACK TO THE SHOP TO LOOK UP UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED THAT THE CHASSIS WAS RUSTED AWAY SO BAD THAT THERE WAS S FIST SIZED HOLE IN IT. HE TOLD ME THIS NEEDED TO BE FIXED ASAP! THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO OWNS THE VEHICLE. ITS A SCARY THOUGHT TO KNOW THAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME MY CHASSIS CAN LITERALLY FALL APART ON ME. WE NEED THIS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS THAT IT ALREADY AS AND THE EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN OF THIS CHASSIS. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SPORTAGE. HI, I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT CATEGORY MY SITUATION FALLS INTO BUT I'M REALLY UPSET. MY WIFE AND I SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF OUR KIA. I THOUGHT IT WAS FROM A FAULTY GAS CAP WHICH I REPLACED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR IT'S NEXT OIL CHANGE I HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK AND THE SHIELD WERE CORRODING. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT KIA HAS HAD THIS ON GOING PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME AND THAT THE TANK WITH IT'S PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT KIA. FIRST I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND THERE IS. I THEN CONTACTED KIA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I DID JUST THAT.. I BROUGHT IT TO LOMAN FORD KIA IN WOODBRIDGE NJ. HERE'S WHERE IT GETS CONFUSING. I LEFT MY KIA THERE AND LATER ON THAT DAY THEY CALLED ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TANK AND SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT IT WASN'T COVERED. BEING VERY CONFUSED I SAID THAT I SPOKE TO KIA AND I WAS TOLD OF THE RECALL PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED WHICH WAS 100,000 MILES OR TEN YEARS. I HAVE 173,000 MILES. HE SAID THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED IF THE CAR IS IN WARRANTY. I TOLD HIM THATS A BUNCH OF CRAP. I SAID IT'S BEEN RECALLED BY THE DEALER AND THE DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FREE OF CHARGE REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY THATS THE PURPOSE OF A RECALL. HE AGAIN SAID IT'S NOT COVERED. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. VERY TRULY YOUR'S.. [XXX] FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. CLOSE WINDOW PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF UPDATED 05/20/08

DT: CONTACT STATED THE ROTORS WARPED EVERY 5,000-6,000 MILES, . THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THE SERVICE MECHANIC SAID THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE HOT AND WATER WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THE ROTORS WARPED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED BUYING ANOTHER BRAND OF ROTORS. *AK

BACK BRAKES LOOK UP AND THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT TWICE AND SALERNO DUANE CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM . I HAVE BEEN WITH OUT MY TRUCK AS OF 9/14/04 AND TODAY I HAD TOO PAY $95 TOO HAVE A MACHINE FIND THE PROBLEM THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOK INTO FURTHER WITH KIA I AM NOT THE FRIST ONE THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TOO.*AK

BETWEEN 1,500-2,000 MILES CONSUMER NOTICES A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES. *AK

MY CAR HAS ONLY THIRTY THOUSAND MILES AND THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS BROKEN. I SPOKE TO MANY AUTOMACHENICS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAVE HAPPEN TO THE CAR AT WITH ONLY 30K. KIA WILL FIX IT BUT ONLY IF I PAY FOR IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD CONDITION AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY WITH A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 30000. *AK

THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CALIPER AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *JB

BRAKES DEVELOPED PULSATION AND VIBRATION ON APPLICATION AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF SAME COMPONENTS. FOUR FAILUIRES EXPERIENCED IN 31,000 MILES AND 24 MONTHS OF DRIVING. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE BRAKE DESIGN.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE EHICLE. *AK

DEALER REPORTED THAT PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AT ROUTEEN 22,500MI. CHECK-UP. "PADS GONE, ROTORS SCORED AND BEYOND REPAIR."*AK

BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY LEAKING OUT, RIGHT NOW BRAKING DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED, BUT HAVE TO FILL UP RESERVOIR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. NLM

WHILE DRIVING THEIR WAS A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE BRAKE PADS REPLACE, AND WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PAD HAD FALLEN OFF THE SHOE AND DESTROYED THE ROTOR. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD ALSO FELL APART WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS REMOVING IT. TS

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY THERE IS A BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR WHEELS. DEALERSHP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

LEFT FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT EXCESSIVELY/ UNEVENLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED PADS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES IN JUST 32000 MILES WITH NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED BUT HAS OFFERED NO REASONABLE EXPLICATION FOR THE CONTINUED WEAR. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 22000 MILES INCLUDED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE DISCS HAD "EATEN" THEM. *AK

BRAKES LOCK UP, AND THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE GLIDES ALL OVER ROAD.*AK

BRAKE CALIPER ARM CRACKED, CAUSING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TO PREMATURELY WEAR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING 5MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH FAILED, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN STOP.*AK *SLC

BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT (TOLD BY DEALER) AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THEM THEY FOUND OUT THE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT ALSO. I ONLY HAVE 18000 MILES ON THE CAR!! THE PADS SHOULDN'T EVEN NEED REPLACEMENT, MUCH LESS THE ROTORS TOO!*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT ROTORS WENT OUT THREE TIMES. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHOOK A LOT.*AK