2001 Kia Sportage SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2001 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER STATES REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED BRAKE WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE 12 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER, THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE WEATHER AND SALT AND ALSO NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THE ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS AND DRUMS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A LEAK.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

ON JULY 7TH, MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARRIS KIA IN LANSDALE BECAUSE THE 2001 KIA SPORTAGE WAS VIBRATING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AFTER ONLY 19,000 MILES. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, ROTORS SHOULD LAST 60,000 MILES. KIA HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM, THESE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED EVERY 12,000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MARCH 2002, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN SEPTEMBER 2002 THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD A MAJOR LEAK. A MONTH LATER THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, THIS TIME THE CONSUMER THE DEALER CALLED IT INTERMEDIATE PEDAL DROP WHERE AT TIMES THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED TO TRANSFER THE FLUID BETWEEN THE CYLINDERS TO PROVIDE BRAKING TO THE SYSTEM, THE DEALER DENIED ANYTHING WAS WRONG. *AK *JB

BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR OUT WITHOUT EXCESSIVE USE. HAD IT REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2000 MILES.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH FRONT BRAKES. HAS HAD THEM REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK DEALER FOUND ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS. *TT

THERE IS A DUST COMING FROM BRAKE PADS, WHICH IN TURN, WILL RESULT IN CONSUMER REPLACING BRAKE PADS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONSULTED,AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL". PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND BRAKES APPEARED TO BE WORKING FINE. BUT, AS THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP PEDAL WAS HARD, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK