2011 Kia Sportage Complaint Log

MY CAR STARTED GETTING BAD GAS MPG AND LOSS OF POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON REGARDING 2 BAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS. KIA DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THE SENSORS SIMPLY NEEDED REPLACED. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AND CAR PROBLEMS GOT WORSE. ENGINE MAKES TICKING NOISE WHEN RUNNING. KIA SERVICE HAD NO SOLUTION. AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MONTHS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD FORTUNATELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 50 TO 100 TIMES WHILE STOPPED AND WHILE MOVING IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER A DAY I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND TOLD THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED UP AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE ($4500+). I'VE ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND KIA CORPORATE WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE BUT THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME A REASON FOR THE FAILURE OR INVESTIGAE WHY THE CAR CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THEN DIED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD LOOK FOR A CAUSE IF I PAID THEM $1500 UP FRONT. BOTTOM LINE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR IS THE EXACT SAME AS DETAILED IN KIA RECALL SC147. KIA REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS, SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND I'M SIMPLY SCREWED. I'M NOT PAYING $4500+ FOR A NEW ENGINE WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN TELL ME WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE FIRST ONE. KIA SAYS MY CAR HAS MPI FUEL INJECTION AND THE RECALL SC147 ONLY COVERS CARS WITH GDI FUEL INJECTION. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT RECALL SC147 HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. DESPITE COMMUNICATION WITH HIGHEST LEVELS OF KIA AMERICA AND THE DEALERSHIP I'VE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT KIA WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. KIA STATED THAT MY CAR ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AND DIE AT 78,000 IS COMPLETELY ACCEPTABLE TO KIA.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NEW YEARS DAY, AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED TO A GARAGE, THEY TOLD US THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. WE THEN CALLED KIA USA AND THEY INFORMED US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP AND TO INFORM THE DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS THEY HAD FROM KIA USA. SO WE TOWED IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT HELPFUL, THEY HAVE TALKED DOWN TO MY WIFE, MAKING HER CRY, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE PREFERENCE FOR PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT THEIR CAR FROM THEM. WE DIDN'T BUY IT FROM THEM, SO APPARENTLY, IT'S ALRIGHT TO TREAT US LIKE WE ARE COMPLETE MORONS. WE ARE NOW DOWN A CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO EMPATHY AND COULD CARE LESS. WE NEED HELP.

MY CAR WITH 87,942 WELL MAINTAINED MILES ALL OF A SUDDEN BLEW THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT FIRE.RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS WITH THE SAME YEAR WITH CAM BEARINGS LETTING GO INTERNALLY.I'M STILL CURRENTLY PAYING ON THE VEHICLE.I GOT AHOLD OF KIA NATIONAL MOTORS AND THEY SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO HELP ME FIX PROBLEM OR GIVE DECENT TRADE IN VALUE,THAT WAS SIX MONTHS AGO.ONE OF MY CHILDREN NEEDS TO MAKE DOC.APPT. EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.I'M GETTING VERY PERTURBED WITH THE WHOLE SITUATION.THE COMPANY WON'T EVEN LET ME KNOW WHAT THERE DOING,I TOLD THEM JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE SO I CAN AT LEAST TAKE A LOSE" WITCH IS REAL CRAPPY" BUT I NEED TO GET A VEHICLE BUT THEY WILL NOT GET AHOLD OF ME

THERE CURRENTLY IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2011 KIA SPORTAGES WITH THE ENGINE BEARINGS PREMATURELY WEARING AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. I HAVE A 2011 SPORTAGE THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF THIS. TWICE, MY SPORTAGE HAS JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING IT. LUCKILY,HE WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR HELP. THERE IS NO INDICATOR THAT THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. AFTER TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND HIM LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM, HE TOLD ME THAT THIS LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL PROBLEM THAT KIA HAS ON THESE VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS MYSELF, THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER, SO, I WAS TOLD BY MY KIA SERVICE MANAGER THAT KIA MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. MY MECHANIC AND I ARE ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY CAR IS WHY THERE IS A RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE ENGINE IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE 126,700 MILES ON MY CAR AND I KNOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THEREFORE, I AM LOOKING AT THE RECALL AND WONDERING IF THERE ARE MORE CARS OUT THERE THAT ARE JUST SHUTTING OFF ON THEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I CAN DO AND WHY ISN'T MY VIN NUMBER INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL IF IT IS ALSO SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS.

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON A CITY STREET AT PROBABLY LESS THAN SPEED LIMIT. STREET BECOMES A DOWNWARD HILL WHEN DRIVING EAST , AT THE FIRST INTERSECTION THERE IS A STOPLIGHT. I KNOW THIS INTERSECTION WELL AS I DROVE THAT WAY TO WORK FOR 9 YEARS. I SAW LIGHT AT INTERSECTION WAS RED AND SAW VEHICLES STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. I STARTED BRAKING IN PREPARATION TO STOP AT APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM VEHICLES STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. MY BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH BRAKES FROZE OR WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT GO DOWN REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE I APPLIED. I SCREAMED ?WHY AREN?T THESE STOPPING?? REPEATEDLY AS I SAW AND FELT MY RIGHT FOOT ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I HIT A RED PICK UP IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY BUT I FELT I WAS INJURED. I IMMEDIATELY REACHED FOR MY PHONE AND CALLED 911. FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL ARRIVED QUICKLY AS THEY ARE CLOSE BY. THEY PLACED A COLLAR AROUND MY NECK AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO EXIT MY VEHICLE UNTIL EMS ARRIVED TO PUT ME IN AMBULANCE AND TAKE ME TO ER. POLICE OFFICER LATER CAME TO ER WITH MY VEHICLE DOCUMENTS. HE TOLD ME VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WOULD BE TAKEN TO POLICE IMPOUND LOT. HE SAID HE HAD TO GIVE ME A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR CARELESS DRIVING BECAUSE I HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HE SAID IT WAS THE LEAST VIOLATION HE COULD CITE ME FOR.VEHICLE TOWED TO COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT REMAINS STORED. I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH KIA ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE, PROVIDED PICTURES, COPY OF TRAFFIC TICKET AS REQUESTED, AND PICTURES OF MY SEVERELY BRUISED FOOT. I WAS INFORMED BY KIA REP TODAY THAT THEIR ENGINEERS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE IN PICTURES AND I WAS TICKETED FOR CARELESS DRIVING. THEY FOUND NO REASON TO EXAMINE BRAKES. I ASKED FOR COPY OF ENGINEERS REPORT BUT WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT PROVIDE THAT. *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I FEEL MY VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING BY IT SELF SOMETIMES IT JERKS WHEN I AM IN FREEWAYS I FEEL VIBRATING ENGINE WHEN IS STATIONARY IT'S THE SECOND TIME WHEN I STOPPED A RED LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE TURNED IT SELF WITHOUT WARNING I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED. THE FAILURE CAUSED GLASS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE PASSENGER AND MINOR IN THE BACK SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO EXIT THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (RODEO KIA, 10685 PAPAGO FWY, AVONDALE, AZ 85323) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT KIA'S FAULT; THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR SIX DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED PAPERWORK EXPLAINING WHY THE REPAIR WAS DENIED, AND THAT SOMEONE WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL HIM BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

KIA RECALL - SC 147. THIS RELATES TO THE KIA ENGINE SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIN SC147 REGARDING THE ENGINE. ON 7/14/2017 I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT IT JUST STOPS WHILE GOING 45MPH. LUCKILY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD TAPPING SOUND. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY RESIDENCE BUT WAS TOO AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL UNTIL I DID SOME RESEARCH. I CALLED KIA AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VIN WAS PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED MY PREFERRED DEALER AND THEY WEREN'T ALREADY BACK LOGGED REGARDING THIS RECALL. SUBSEQUENTLY, AFTER GETTING MY VEHICLE TOWED, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE BLEW UP EVEN BEFORE KIA COULD PERFORM THIS TEST. MY FEAR IS THAT MORE CARS WILL BE AFFECTED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS (INCLUDING MYSELF) THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICES ABOUT THIS RECALL. MANY DEALERS ARE NOT HANDLING THIS PROPERLY PER THE INTERIM NOTICES BY KIA (IE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO CUSTOMERS, ETC)

WHILE DRIVING CAR JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC GOING LIKE 45MPH COAST OFF THE ROAD. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS FUEL ENGINE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALER JULY 17,2017 WAS TOLD IT COULD BE ONE OF TWO THINGS THE FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM OR THE ECM SO THE DEALER CHANGED OUT THE SECURITY SYSTEM THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST SO ECM IS NEXT WAS TOLD SORRY THERE ARE NO ECM,S FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN THE US. WILL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURE COUPLE DAYS LATER THEY TELL ME IT HAS TO BE BUILT THERE ARE NONE IN STOCK AND THE EARLIEST WE WILL GET ONE WOULD BE AUG.23,2017. TODAY AUG.24,2017 CALLED TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE PART AND GOT A NEW DATE (A PROMISE DATE) OF SEPT.2,2017 BUT THAT'S NOT GUARANTEED ????? THIS CAR JUST DYING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR OVER A MONTH MAKES ME WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 63000 MILES ON IT. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AND ALL ISSUES HELPING THE CONSUMERS WHEN THE MANUFACTURES WON'T. THANKS AGAIN.

MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES RELATED TO RECALL SC147. I UNDERSTAND THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED RECENTLY, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW THE RECALL WHEN I RESEARCH IT. I'M WORRIED THAT I WILL BE DECLINED SERVICE SIMPLY BECAUSE MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW UP IN THE DATABASE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED? CAN YOU ADD MY VIN TO THAT LIST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JAMES WOOD HYUNDAI 2110 US-287 DECATUR, TX 76234) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE KIA MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

THE ENGINE BLEW UP IN MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. IT HAD JUST A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. I'M TOLD THAT IT IS NOT ONE OF THE ENGINES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE. I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK AND WAS STRANDED. I COULD HEAR A LOUD BANGING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK. SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN UP. I HAD TO HAVE IT TAKEN TO MY HOME ON A FLATBED.

ENGINE SEIZED WITH OUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WITH A FRIEND ON THE 10 FREEWAY IN SAN BERNADINO. WE HEARD A LARGE EXPLOSION AND GLASS STARTED COMING IN THE CAR FROM THE SUN ROOF AREA. APPARENTLY OUR SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED, HAVEN'T USED THE SUNROOF IN YEARS. LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND APPARENTLY IT'S A THING THAT HAPPENS TO THESE KIAS.

2011 KIA SPORTAGE - ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WITH TWO TODDLERS IN CAR. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AS I TURNED OFF A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MAINTENANCE RECORD. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN CHANGING OIL/SERVICING CAR. I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR/MODEL CAR HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DEAL WITH A PROBLEM AS SEVERE AS THIS IMMEDIATELY!

DUE TO KIA NOT APPLYING ENOUGH RUST PROTECTION/UNDERCOATING ON MY SPORTAGE. I AM EXPERIENCING RUST ALL UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TRYING TO GET THEM TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND BOTH HAVE REFUSED, EACH BLAMING THE OTHER FOR THE CAUSE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING MY SPORTAGE IN SNOW, ICE, WATER AND SALT IN MASSACHUSETTS. I HAVE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT MY CATALYIC CONVERTER WAS ALSO RUSTING TO THE POINT THAT THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING. I AM ALSO VERY SCARED THAT THERE IS SUSPENSION DAMAGE FROM THIS HAPPENING. I AM CONSTANTLY HEARING GROANS, SCREECHING AND WHINING NOISES WHILE TRAVELING IN MY SUV.

DUE TO THE INABILITY TO START MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE ONE DAY, IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD COME LOOSE RESULTING IN MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS IS VERY LONG (GASKETS, BOLTS, SPARK PLUGS, TIMING CHAIN, VALVES, CYLINDER HEAD, ETC.) AND IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING - IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST 2011 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE THEY HAVE REPAIRED WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, AND BELIEVES IT IS HAPPENING POSSIBLY DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN (AND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE FUTURE EVEN WITH THE BEST PARTS). THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED, SO THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT. *TR

I'M TRYING TO CHECK IF MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED CAUSE IT'S BEEN DRIVING REALLY WEIRD AND THEN I HEARD THAT 2011 KIA SPORTAGE WERE BEING RECALLED AND TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEMS

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T REDUCE TO LET ANOTHER DRIVER KNOW THAT YOU ARE STOPPING.

ONE DAY MY EX WIFE DROVE WHAT IS NOW MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE HOME, WHICH SHE SAID RAN FINE UP UNTIL THAT POINT. THE NEXT DAY SHE WENT OUT TO START IT AND FROM THE SOUND IT WAS MAKING THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE ENGINE WAS TURNING AND THE TOP HALF WAS NOT, WHICH WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT SLACK APPEARS TO BE PRESENT IN THE TIMING CHAIN UPON TAKING THE VALVE COVER OFF TO INSPECT. I AM SEEING HINTS OF ENGINE RECALLS ON THIS YEAR KIA ON THIS WEBSITE AND AM WORRIED THAT MY CAR MAY BE ONE OF AN UNIDENTIFIED BATCH OF CARS THAT HAVE HAD THAT PROBLEM, WHICH IF I CONTINUE TO FIX THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY CAR WOULD LIKELY REPEAT THE PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS IF THIS IS TRUE THE UNDERLING PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FIXED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER TWO YEARS AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIR COMPLETED YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISE ON THE KNEE THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2011 KIA SPORTAGE AT TIMES WON'T START BUT ALL LIGHTS AND RADIO AND ELECTRICAL STUFF WORK. HAD NEW BATTERY PUT IN AND CHECKED OUT IT IS NOT BATTERY. IT IS DOING THIS MORE AND MORE AND I HAVE TO LET IT SET FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME THEN IT WILL START. IT CAN'T BE BOOSTED OFF EITHER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT STARTED AND HAS NEVER STOPPED.PLEASE HELP.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER KIA SPORTAGE ON I-25 JUST NORTH OF CASTLE ROCK AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD GUNSHOT NOISE AND SHE NOTICED THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. SHE IS SURE THAT SHE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING STRIKE THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF INTERIOR SHADE WAS CLOSED SO GLASS DID NOT FALL DIRECTLY ON HER. SHE WAS SHOCKED AND SCARED. SHE WAS VERY UPSET THINKING ABOUT HOW IF THE SUNSHIELD HAD BEEN OPEN SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURIED. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT SEE ANY POINT WHERE ROAD MATTER HAD STRUCK AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE JUST EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THIS WAS NOT A HOT OR COLD DAY. IN COLORADO IN SEPTEMBER THE ROADS ARE AT THEIR BEST, WITHOUT SAND FROM THE WINTER SEASON. I REMOVED THE LOOSE GLASS AND TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1,200 TO $1,500 TO FIX. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OPENED A CLAIM FOR WARRANTY. THE KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO KIA WARRANTY THEY WERE 99.9% SURE IT WAS CAUSED BY A ROCK. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS BEYOND THE FACT IT EXPLODED. KIA DENIED THE WARRANTY CLAIM BASED IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEN CALLED ME AND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE RAILING SYSTEM TOO AND SO NOW IT WOULD BE $5,500 TO FIX. I WAS AWARE OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EXPLODING SUNROOFS IN KIAS LIKE MINE. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT FIXED AND NOW FIND MYSELF HAVING TO RENT A VEHICLE AS I ATTEMPT TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND MY WIFE IS AFRAID THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LOOK TO HAVE SAFETY OFFICIALS LOOK INTO THESE SITUATIONS. AFTER EDUCATING MYSELF MORE ABOUT THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF IS NOW THINNER AND NOT MADE WITH THE SAME STANDARDS AS IN THE PAST.

EVERYONE I KNOW THERE BLUETOOTH WILL NOT WORK. MOST IMPORTANT THE CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN ON EVERY TIME AND IT SAIDS THAT IS OXYGEN SENSOR IT GETS FIX WITH IN 7 MONTHS COMES BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS FIRST OWNER. I MAINTAINED MY CAR AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. STARTING JULY 2016, MY CAR ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN RANDOMLY AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR FREEWAY RAMP LIGHT. THIS WAS NOT EXPECTED. I WAS REALLY SHOCKED AND SCARED THAT SOMEONE WOULD REAR-END MY CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE THREE TIMES. THEY CAN'T FIX IT AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE CODE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW-UP ON. IT GOT WORSE AS I DROVE THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 60 MPH FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE ENGINE WOULD SEIZED. IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE EXPLODED. IT WAS SUPER SCARY AND UNSAFE. I FELT LIKE THE CAR COULD FREEZE AND POSSIBLY ROLL-OVER. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE AGAIN. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MAP SENSOR AND CHANGED IT. HOWEVER WITHIN A WEEK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS POINTING TO THE MAP SENSOR THAT THEY JUST CHANGED OUT. I SAW KIA SPORTAGE IS HAVING A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. YET THE ISSUES DESCRIBED ON THE RECALL WERE SO SIMILAR TO MY CAR'S ISSUES. I AM TRULY WORRIED THAT MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY PUSHES ME AROUND TO OTHER DEALERSHIP SERVICE WITHOUT FIXING THE ISSUES. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT'S NOT CAUSED BY MY FAULT BUT THE CAR'S MALFUNCTIONING POWER-TRAIN/ ENGINE/ OTHER ISSUES THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX EVEN IF THE WARRANTY IS STILL OPEN AND VALID. PLEASE HELP! (IF INVOICE DOCUMENTS ARE NEEDED, I CAN CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ONLY KEPT MY PAYMENT RECEIPT ON VISA CARD STATEMENT)

ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES, ALL OIL CHANGES PERFORMED PER SPEC RECENTLY ADTER SWITCHING TO FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. ENGINE SEIZED. VERY SIMILAR TO HYUNDAI RECALL ISSUED 9/25/2015. SAME ENGINE MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME PLANT WITH A DIFFERENT NAME BADGE.

VEHICLE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOT-GUN BLAST HIT THE SUNROOF AND THREW GLASS EVERYWHERE. NO REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED BUT IT JUST DID. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT DESCRIBE THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR KIA BUT IT WAS A KIA SORENTO, I AM WONDERING IF IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT PROBLEM WITH KIA'S IN GENERAL.

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

AS TIME WAIT ON ENGINE DETERIORATED THE CAR WOULD STOP AND NOT MOVE , EVEN WHILE DRIVING. BREAK LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY 3 MONTHS GOT A TICKET BECAUSE OF IT. THEN RADIO BURNT OUT , AFTER THOSE ISSUE . I GOT THE CAR BRAND NEW , ALL WAYS GOT OIL CHANGES AS WELL AS THE TUNE UPS. TOOK ISSUE TO KIA AND THEY KEPT SAYING EVERYTHING WAS FINE . AFTER THEY WORKED ON ISSUES THE BILL WAS OVER 1000 . AFTER ALL THE WORK DONE THERE IS STILL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. SEE ON CREDIT KARMA MY CAR HAS 5 RECALLS . I NEED A LETTER STATING THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, BECAUSE KIA HAS NOT HELPED WITH THE PROBLEMS ON THE CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD GETTING MORE WORK DONE ON THE CAR. AFTER SHOWING THEM THIS APP THEY STILL WON'T WORK ON IT WITH OUT A LETTER. REALLY NEED HELP THANKS YOU.

RANDOMLY LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL. HAS HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY, ON SURFACE STREETS AND AT STOP SIGNS. THROTTLE GOES IMMEDIATELY INTO IDLE RPM (APPROXIMATELY 800-1000 RPM). LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY WHEN MANEUVERING IN TRAFFIC. ALMOST COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLES. KIA DEALERSHIP LOOKED FOR FAULT CODES IN COMPUTER BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY. NUMEROUS ENTRIES ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS. ACTIVE FAULT CODES GO INACTIVE AFTER 3 SUCCESSFUL RESTARTS. DEALER NOT ALLOWED TO LOOK AT INACTIVE CODES. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER 2-3 YEARS. KIA FACTORY SERVICE IS AWARE OF THIS. THEIR CASE # IS 2524267.

105,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE LOWER ENGINE NOISE AS (METAL CHAIN NOISE) NOTIFIED DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. 2.4 ENGINE RECALL AND VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED FOR THE ENGINE RECALL. VEHICLE IS STILL MAKING NOISE 176,000

BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE, ESC INOPERABLE, CRUISE CONTROL INOPERABLE, TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED 2 WARNING LIGHTS REMAIN LIGHTED. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEARNED THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ESC. I CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCKL LEVER INTO THE "REVERSE" POSITION. HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK LEVER. UPON RESEARCHING THAT ISSUE I LEARNED I COULD UTILIZE A MANUAL OVERRIDE TO SWITCH INTO GEAR. I DID THIS AND UPON DRIVING THE CAR HOME I REALIZED THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED AND THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING VIA OTHER DRIVERS.

WHILE ON VACATION IN LA WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR REPEATEDLY UNTIL WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOZONE AND THEY GOT A CODE FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. WE FOUND A DEALERSHIP AND TOOK THE CAR IN. THEY TOLD US THERE WAS A PAST CODE , BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CODE THEY GOT. AFTER SITTING ALL DAY WAITING FOR KIA CORPORATION TO TELL THEM WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT, WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK AND TOLD IT WAS A PIN TENSION THAT WAS LOOSE AND THEY FIX IT. NO CHARGE SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 2 MONTHS LATER AND THEY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET AN APPT. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEY GOT A CODE FOR THE THROTTLE POS SENSOR AND THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER ( MILEAGE IS 61000). THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS. NO LOANER CAR WAS OFFERED TO US AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. SOMEBODY WILL SURELY GET HURT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER PUSHING THE BUTTON WITHOUT ENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WE OWN THE CAR, 2011 KIA SPORTAGE SX T-GDI, FOR LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER WEEK WITH SOME ISSUES. LAST PROBLEM WE HAD WAS AN ACCELERATOR/SPEED CONTROL WHEN THE CAR WASN'T SHIFTING OR ACCELERATING OVER 25-30 MPH EVEN THE RPM WERE UP TO 6-7X1000, AND I WAS ABLE TO FLOOR THE PEDAL AND KEEP IT THERE, WAS NO SPEED RESPONSE. THE ONLY FIX WAS PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, BUT EVEN AFTER THAT IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO DO THE SAME PROCEDURE.I FINALLY GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY MORNING 11NOV14, PICK IT UP THURSDAY AFTERNOON 13NOV14, THEY SAID I HAD A BAD BATTERY THAT MIGHT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SO I END UP PAYING FOR A NEW BATTERY AND REPLACING IT, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE DEALERS REPLACED A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, AND I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT. NEXT MORNING ON FRIDAY, SAME ISSUE WITH THE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE IS DRIVING UNUSUAL AND ON TOP OF THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALERS IMMEDIATELY THEY SAID IF THE LIGHT IS NOT FLASHING ITS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY 17NOV14. SUNDAY DRIVING AROUND THE CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS ALL DAY LONG AND THAT EVENING COMING HOME AFTER FILLED UP THE TANK, AT ABOUT 25MPH SPEED CONTROL WAS GIVING ME A HARD TIME AND SHIFTING AT A VERY DELAYED TIMES OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TRIED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE SEIZED FIRST COUPLE TIMES, ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF STOPPING, AND WHEN ALREADY ENTERING THE INTERSECTION BEING SLIPPERY I WAS ABLE TO DO A SLIGHTLY LEFT SLIDING ON THE WET ROAD AFTER BRAKES FINALLY ENGAGED BUT WAS TO LATE TO AVOID THE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR WHICH HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. SAME PROBLEM, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE DEALER'S SERVICE SAID ITS GOOD TO GO! SAFE AND DRIVE-ABLE. *TR

STEP ON GAS, RPM GOES UP BUT NO ACCELERATION, AT TIMES CAN NOT GET OVER 35MPH. ON EVEN TERRAIN WITH CRUISE ENGAGED SPEED WILL DROP AND THEN REV BACK UP. THIS ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER X3 BUT WITH NO ENGINE CODES FIRED THEY CAN'T LOCATE THE PROBLEM. SAFETY CONCERNS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEEDS ON INTERSTATES AND COUNTY ROADS. SEVERAL CONSUMER FORUMS STATE COMMON CONCERNS RELATING TO POSSIBLE TURBO, TRANSMISSION AND/OR GAS LINE ISSUES. KIA NOT RESPONSIVE TO CONSUMER CONCERNS. *TR

SECOND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF 2.0 LITER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE IN LESS THAN 30,000 MILES SERVICE. *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

AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE PREVENTING THE SHIFTER FROM BEING MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION AND CAUSING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE THE STOP LAMPS DURING BRAKING OR INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. KIA WILL SEND AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS IN MAY 2013. *TR ***SPOKE TO OWNER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CRASH

THIS CAR IS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRAJECTORY UNDER PERFECT ROAD CONDITIONS OR ANY OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS. IT TENDS TO GO TO THE RIGHT, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT TOO MUCH "PLAY" IN THE STEERING. THE PLAY PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT ANGLE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRAJECTORY. *TR

WHILE CHANGING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB, I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD BURNED AND THAT THE WIRES GOING TO THE CONNECTOR WERE NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER DUE TO THE BURNING. I NOTICED WHEN BARELY GRABBING THE BACK OF THE BULB, THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE MAIN LIGHT WOULD SPARK AND STARTED TO SMOKE CAUSING THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURE TO FILL WITH SOOT AND SMOKE. SMALL SPARKS CAN BE SEEN WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE HEADLIGHT BULB ITSELF AS WELL AS WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST THE WIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HAS NO DEFECTS OR DAMAGE. *TT

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE SENSOR SAFETY SWITCH. *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

THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THIS VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH HAS RESULTED IN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE PUSH-BUTTON START FEATURE. FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE THE STOP LAMPS DURING BRAKING OR INABILITY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR

CAR PULLS TO RIGHT CONSTANTLY. A RATTLING NOISE IN FRONT OF CAR UNDERNEATH. WAS TAKEN TO KIA AND THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW RATTLE NOISE IS WORSE. *TR

WHEN I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LUNGED STOPPED AND LUNGED AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STILL ENGAGED. THE REVIEW CAMERA DID NOT TURN ON. I BACKED OUT AND PULLED BACK INTO MY SPOT, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT IT INTO REVERSE AGAIN, AND THE LUNGING OCCURRED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE REVERSE LIGHTS, AND THEY WERE NOT ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR REVVED TO A HIGH RPM, AND THEN ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TIRES TO CHIRP. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO ACCELERATE TO PROPER SPEEDS, AND THE HIGH REV PRIOR TO ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED EVERY TIME. I NOTICED THE GEAR INDICATOR ON THE ODOMETER DISPLAY WAS MISSING. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.CAMERA, REVERSE LIGHTS, AND GEAR INDICATOR WAS WORKING. I STARTED DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED A PASSING ACCELERATION, WITH NO ISSUES. I DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. *TR