2001 Kia Sportage Electrical System Problems

I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 WEEKS AFTER I LEFT DEALER STARTED NOTICING A SMELL OF GAS THOUGH WAS. BECAUSE JUST PUT GAS IN .THEN WHEN TURNED ON HEAT SMELL WOULD GET WORSE ! A FEW DAYS AGO WENT TO FILL GAS AND A LOT GAS OVER.FILLED ONTO GROUND NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE SMELL GAS SO STRONG INSIDE CAR ITS. ACTUALLY UPSET MY STOMACH WHEN DRIVING THE. AT AND AFRAID GOING START FIRE ! ALSO LEAKAGE ON GROUND WHEN PARKED . I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM !! IT'S A 2001 KIA. ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT THINK SHOULD BE COVER. FROM COMPANY SINCE NOT ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM .

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHERE THE WIRES ARE MOUNTED CLOSE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DASH BOARD COMPONENTS ARE NOT READING/MOVING NEITHER IS THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT AND OVERDRIVE. I'VE LEARNED THROUGH BLOG POSTS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *KB

USED CAR DEALER SOLD A CAR WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 7/3/10. JULY 5, 2010, THEY FIXED THE BACK 2 WINDOWS CAUSING CAR ALARM TO GO OFF WHEN YOU GET IN AND WHEN YOU GET OUT, THEY DISABLED THE CAR ALARM NOW CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO BE ON ALL THE TIME, THE DOOR DON'T SOUND WHEN YOU OPEN IT, THE LOCKS DON'T WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD, DOOM LIGHT DON'T WORK SEAT BELT DON'T SOUND TO REMIND YOU TO PUT THEM ON. SHOULD YOU DRIVE A VEHICLE WHEN AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ALSO REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WINDOWS AND IN THE PROCESS, THE SECURITY ALARM INDEPENDENTLY SOUNDED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ALARM AND THEN DISCONNECTED THE FUSE. THE DEALER ALSO DISCONNECTED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR AND SEAT BELT ALARMS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DOOR LOCK ALSO WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WOULD NOT TAKE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE UNSAFE NATURE OF THE MANY FAILURES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,500.

I BOUGHT A KIA 2001 ON 7/13/2005 AND SINCE THEN I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 4 TIMES. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ONCE THE HOLD LIGHT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 34,500 MILES ON IT! THIS IS A 2001 4X4 SPORTAGE AND ITS VERY STRESSFUL .*JB

MY KIA SPORTAGE 4WD JUST RECENTLY TRIPPED 100,000 AND NOW EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE GOING WRONG. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE FIRST DAY IT STRUGGLED ONLY AT START OFF ACCELERATION AND UP HILLS. THE SECOND DAY IT STALLED WHILE BEING STARTED AND STRUGGLED AT ACCELERATION EVEN ON FLAT HIGHWAY. NOW, JUST 5 DAYS LATER, IT WON'T GO ABOVE 40MPH AND LOSES POWER WHEN YOU APPLY THE GAS PEDAL. THERE IS A STRONG BURNT RUBBER SMELL THAT WE'VE NOTICED FOR SOME TIME. THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED IT, THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. NOT ONLY IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT TODAY, THE HOLD LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK, THIS DEPICTS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PHONE CALL IN RETURN. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK, WHICH PUTS STRAIN ON MY FAMILY AND MY SELF. BEING PREGNANT, I NEED MY OWN VEHICLE.*AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN, THE CAR HIT BUMP AND THE LIGHTS WENT DIM, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPED WORKING, RADIO WENT OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM, AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF, THEN CAR REFUSED TO GO, ALMOST CAUSED WRECK. THIS WAS THE 2ND OCCURANCE, CONTACTED DEALER. THEY KEPT TRUCK FOR A WEEK AND STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TONIGHT(1-8-03) NO BUMP WAS HIT.

VEHICLE WILL HEAVILY JERK AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED.DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

WHILE DRIVING LOSS ALL POWER/DASH LIGHT, AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD ON HIGHWAY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO TURN ON. CONSUMER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT VEHICLE WAS INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED KIAS ROAD SIDE ASSISTANT, AND TECHNICIAN DISCONNECTED A WIRE FROM THE ELECTRICAL KYLAS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE KYLAS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS ADVISED TO KEEP THE KYLAS REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. *AK