2011 Kia Sportage Power Train

KIA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TRANSAXLE OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR DTC P0711, P0712 & P0713 HTTPS://STATIC.OEMDTC.COM/TSB/2012-043.PDF MY VEHICLE, WHEN STILL COLD EXPERIENCES ROUGH SHIFTING. VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO GEAR, UP THROUGH GEARS AND DOWN SHIFT HARD AS WELL, UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. AFTER THAT THE SHIFTING ISSUE GOES AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAD TROUBLE DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP IS CURRENTLY REPLACING TEMP SENSOR AS THE VEHICLE IS REPEATING THE ISSUE AND ALSO STORED CODE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE RECALL RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING THE ENGINE SEIZING (WHICH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL) WHICH DAMAGED THE TURBO (ALSO REPLACED AS PART OF THE ENGINE RECALL). ALSO, THE BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES (ONLY ONCE FOR FREE) DUE TO FAILURE (RELATED TO A RECALL ON THAT AS WELL). THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR HAS AWD AND THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE COUPLING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING LEAVING ONLY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN AND THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A SNOW STORM, THE CAR GOT STUCK TRYING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD FRONT WHEELS SPINNING WITH NO REAR WHEEL ASSIST. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC CLOSE BUT YOU HAVE THE EXPECTATION OF ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND DRIVE THE CAR WITH THAT EXPECTATION SO THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE CAR NOT GAINING TRACTION WHEN NEEDED IS THERE.

VISCOUS COUPLING FAIL AT 40 000 MILES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A YEAR FAIL AGAIN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER A YEAR FAILED AGAIN NOW I NEED TO REPLACED IT AGAIN

I WAS PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF MY WORK PLACE. THE TIME WAS BETWEEN 7:10AM TO7:15AM. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR TO GET MY PURSE AND OTHER BAG ON THE GROUND. I LEFT CAR ON CAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO A SONG. I WAS LOOKING FOR AN APP ON MY PHONE TO SEE WHAT SONG WAS PLAYING. I THEN WALKED AROUND TO OTHER SIDE TO GET A BOOK THAT WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT. I WALKED BACK TO DRIVER SIDE STOOD THERE A MINUTE OR TWO STILL SEARCHING FOR APP ON PHONE ALL SUDDEN MY CAR STARTING TO ROLL BACK. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BY TRYING TO GET IN CAR TOO FAST DOOR HIT ME KNOCK ME DOWN MY LEGS GOT CAUGHT UNDER DOOR FLIP ME COMPLETELY AROUND. THEN CRASH TO WALL OF THE GARAGE. MY BACK GOT INJURED. MY CAR TAIL GATE GOT DAMAGE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT COULD OF CAUSE THE CAR TO ROLL WHILE PARKED. THERE IS A LITTLE INCLINE IN THE GARAGE. CALLED KIA CONSUMER PROTECTION. THEY STATED NO RECALL RIGHT NOW PROBLEM. THE RECALL OF SOME SWITCH HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THEY WI. INVESTIGATE. PLEASE SEE IF ANY OTHER OWNER OF A SPORTAGE HAS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

MY SPORTAGE 2011 WAS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND DID NOT SHIFT BACK TO FIRST, SO I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 4TH AND NOW I DONT HAVE A SUBSTITUTE CAR SINCE A WHOLE WEEK I KNOW I GONNA TAKE FOR LONG. MY CAR WAS 23K MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND CLUTCH PEDAL LOST TENSION AND WENT TO FLOOR. LUCKILY WE WERE AT LOW MPH AND WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. SUCCESSFULLY WAS ABLE TO PLACE IN NEUTRAL. CAR STILL RUNNING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF WE WERE IN ANOTHER GEAR AT HIGHER RPM. KIA SHOULD ADDRESS THE CLUTCH CABLE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPOTRAGE.THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED LATER THAT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD, SLIP GEARS AND REMAIN IN FOURTH GEAR SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,265.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LOCK MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONCE CORRECTED BUT RECURRED RECENTLY. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING PLACED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFT LOCK PRESSURE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE PART WOULD MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.