2017 Kia Sportage Complaint Log

STARTER STOPPED WORKING AFTER 80000 MILES. IT WAS THE ISSUE WITH SOLENOID BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER. MY SAFETY CONCERN WAS THAT I WAS ATE GAS STATION AT SAMS CLUB AND I WAS NOT ABLE RESTART THE CAR AFTER FUELING GAS.

FRONT DRIVER HANDLE DO NOT OPEN THE CAR. IF YOU LOCK THE CAR AND UNLOCK, YOU CAN NOT OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. I TRIED DOOR ADJUSTMENT AND DIDN'T WORK. IT COULD BE OPEN FROM INSIDE. THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD. IT IS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPEN FROM OUTSIDE.

2017 KIA SPORTAGE LX 2.4L BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN USING OIL. CAR NOW HAS A LITTLE OVER 22,000 MILES AND IS USING 1.4 QUARTS OF OIL DURING THE 5000 MILE DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGES WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASING NEW. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE AFTER PERFORMING 3 OIL CONSUMPTION TEST HOWEVER KIA CORPORATE CONSIDERS THE OIL USAGE NORMAL SO THEY ARE DECLINING TO FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THEIR "TECHNICIANS" DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. AN INTERNET SEARCH "KIA OIL CONSUMPTION" FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SAME RESPONSE FROM KIA.

MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND I AM NOT ABLE OPEN BOTH FRONT DOORS FROM OUTSIDE. IT IS MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH KIA QUALITY PRODUCT. SPECIALLY MY PASSENGER DOOR WAS NOT OPEN THAT OFTEN. THE ISSUE IS THAT AFTER LOCKING THE CAR AND THEN I TRY UNLOCK, THE DOOR IS UNLOCK BUT OUTSIDE HANDLE DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR. INSIDE HANDLE WORKS WITH NO PROBLEM. SINCE MY WARRANTY ENDED AT 60K, SO IT IS NOT COVER BUT I AM SURE MORE CARS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND SHOULD BE RECALL CREATED FOR THIS ISSUE,

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM NOTICED AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. CURRENTLY 56,600 MILES ON VEHICLE. 'PARTS ON ORDER' FOR THE FIRST PROBLEM LIKE THIS THEY HAVE SEEN.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY, SLIPPING GEARS BUT SEEMS TO RESOLVE ON IT'S OWN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. NOW ALSO INTERMITTENTLY ITS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AT ALL ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. AUTOMATIC TRANNY STUCK IN 4TH AND UNABLE TO MANUALLY SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY SHOWS ESP ON (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM) INDICATOR AND DBC ON (DOWNHILL BRAKE CONTROL) INDICATORS WHEN STUCK IN GEAR. SAFETY ISSUE AS UNABLE TO MOVE WITH NORMAL ACCELERATION, BUT SLOW CRAWL TO GET OUT OF ROADWAY. REAR SEATBELT WONT LATCH WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY.

TRANSMISSION STARTED EARLY UPSHIFTING AFTER 12K MILES. WHILE NOT APPARENTLY DANGEROUS, I FIND IT VERY ANNOYING.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT LAMP LENS IS TURNING YELLOW, VERY DISTORTED. *TR

THE SUNROOF / MOONROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING.

CAR BLEW UP IN DRIVEWAY AFTER NOT EVEN BEING DROVE FOR TWO DAYS ENGINE ENGULFED IN FLAMES

THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. PUTTING THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. LOW POWER. THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED. THEY REPLACE A SINGLE WIRE UNDER THE HOOD EACH TIME.. HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1.5 YEARS. THEY ARE NOT FIXING THE CAR, JUST PUTTING A BAND AID ON IT ,AND KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

2017 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND AIRBORNE MOLD WITHIN CABIN. *AS THE CONSUMER WAS GETTING SICK FROM THE SUBSTANCE FORMING ON THE DASHBOARD AND HAD TO RECIEVE MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM URGENT CARE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIP WITHOUT ANY ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL FIRE FIGHTERS ON SITE AT THE MOMENT ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

2017 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNHEALTHY AIRBORNE MOLD IN VEHICLES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REPAIRED THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL BECOMING SICK DUE TO THE DOOR PADS BEING MADE FROM THE SAME MATERIAL. THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ECM WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS *JS

CAR WON'T START FOR NO REASON AT ALL ON SOME OCCASIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO DETECTED FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED, AND WAS ABLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM SHORKEY KIA (12900 US-30, IRWIN, PA 15642, (724) 241-0176) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE AND FLOORMAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS CUT OFF IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN TRAFFIC WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT STARTED TO ROUGH IDLE AND THEN IT CUT OFF, IT TOOK A COUPLE OF TRIES TO RESTART THE CAR, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO DIRTY FUEL INJECTORS AND WAS CHARGED FOR FUEL INJECTOR CLEANING. YESTERDAY 2/13/19. I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING, WHEN I TURNED THE HEAT ON, THE CAR ROUGH IDLED AND CUT OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 20 SECONDS THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE HOME AT NIGHT WITHOUT TURNINNG ON THE HEAT FOR FEAR OF THE CAR CUTTING OFF.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY- DRIVING UNDER A UNDERPASS. THE SCREEN TO THE PANORAMIC ROOF WAS BACK BUT THE SUNROOF ITSELF WAS CLOSED- THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE GLASS TO THE MOVING PART OF THE SUNROOF SHATTERED FALLING INTO THE CAR. ALL THAT REMAINED WAS A SMALL GLASS OUTLINE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE ROOF.

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, NO MATTER IF I'M IN ECO MODE OR SPORTS MODE, MY RPMS SPIKE, AND MY ENGINE SOUNDS AS THOUGH I HIT THE ACCELERATOR VERY HARD. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHENEVER I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND AND LIGHTLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO BEGIN MOVING AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR IN (BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THIS VERY ISSUE) AND THE KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ESSENTIALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND WHEN THEY TOOK MY CAR OUT TO RE-CREATE THE ISSUE, NOTHING HAPPENED. I'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH A CASE NUMBER, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. MY RPMS CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY SPIKE, AND IT'S VERY CONCERNING THAT KIA IS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

MY BRAND NEW 2017 KIA SPORAGE EX VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A BUSY STREET AND ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ME BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE STOPPING. I WAS TERRIFIED. THE POLICE CAME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARAPAHOE KIA (9701 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

DECEMBER 2018 RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM KIA THAT THE COMPANY WAS CONDUCTING A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN TO PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON ALL 2016-2018 MY SPORTAGE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4L GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION AND 2.0L TURBOCHARGED ENGINES TO PROTECT THE ENGINE FROM EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE. UPDATE WAS TO BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE AND WOULD ONLY INVOLVE THE ADDITION OF NEWLY DEVELOPED COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THE ECU. ON JANUARY 3RD 2019 I HAD THE UPDATE COMPLETED AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN LEASED. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", RESTRICTING THE ENGINES RPM'S AND ACCELERATION. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED TO RETURN WITH THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT AN ADDITIONAL WIRE HARNESS WOULD NEED INSTALLED AND REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE DAY. JUST PRIOR TO LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT KIA WAS INSTRUCTING THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE ENTIRE ENGINE BE REPLACED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE ON HAD 5800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I HAVE BEEN WAITING IN EXCESS OF TWO MONTHS FOR THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP CAN GET NO FURTHER INFORMATION FROM KIA AS TO WHEN THE ENGINE WILL BE DELIVERED. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA 3 TIMES AND SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ENGINE DELIVERY. I WAS TOLD ON LAST CALL THAT A ELEVATED CASE MANAGER WAS ASSIGNED AND WAS GIVEN HIS DIRECT LINE. ON 3/5/2018 I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE CASE MANAGER AND LEFT I MESSAGE ON VOICEMAIL. I HAVE NOT BEEN RE-CONTACTED AS OF THIS WRITING. I AM ALSO STILL MAKING THE LEASE PAYMENT ON THE VEHICLE AND OBVIOUSLY INSURING THE VEHICLE.

INTERSTATE, WEATHER AFFECTED COLLISION WITH CABLE BARRIERS AT 70MPH. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH AN IMPACT SENSOR WAS DEFINITELY HIT. I AM LOOKING TO TAKE THIS CASE TO KIA AS WELL.

HAD MOTOR REPLACED ON 2017 KIA SPORTAGE WITH 65K ON IT. NEW MOTOR LASTED TO ABOUT 67K ON IT. BEEN WAITING ALMOST 2 MONTHS FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

FRONT GLASS OR THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS TOO LOW AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING CHINO HILLS FORD (909-203-5700, LOCATED AT 4480 CHINO HILLS PKWY, CHINO, CA 91710), BUT THEY STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR DROPS OUT OF GEAR, THE ENGINE REVS. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR THE CAR TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE AND YOU CAN CONTINUE DRIVEING. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.

MY KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD ON A SATURDAY NIGHT . (DEALERAHIP WAS CLOSED) FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING CALLED KIA DEALER. TOOK INTO DEALER . AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY INFORMED MY ENGINE WAS RUINED . HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT . AND BECAUSE I DIDNT TAKE IT INTO THEM OR A PROFESSIONAL TO CHANGE THE OIL(I HAD FAMILY DO IT) MY WARRENTY NO LONGER WILL COVER IT. FOUGHT THIS FOR WEEKS WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS.. AND GOT NOWHERE . DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE EXACT SAME THING WAS RECALLED IN THE 2015 KIA SPORTAGE .. JUST SEEMS IRONIC THE SAME THING HAPPEND TO MY 2017 SPORTAGE.

FUEL LINE SEEMS TO BE CLOGGED? WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T GO BUT THE RMP'S REV UP. SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL OR JUST NO GO. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHILE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THEN GIVING THE CAR GAS TO SPEED UP; NOT JUST AT STOP AND GO;

DEALING WITH OIL LOSS SINCE LAST YEAR, SINGLE OWNER NEW VEHICLE. FIRST TIME NO OIL TOWED TO FAYETTEVILLE NC KIA WHERE THEY SAID NOTHING WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED SOMEWHERE ELSE. I PAID FOR TOW AND REPAIR WHICH BASICALLY INVOLVED ADDING OIL JUMPING BATTERY IN MORNING. THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT A PART RECALL ON THE OIL PAN PER THE KIA FEMALE REPAIR REP AT PINEHURST KIA IN SOUTHERN PINES NC WHERE I HAD IT TOWED TO WHEN BATTERY DIED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. AGAIN THEY FOUND NO OIL BUT OIL SPLATTERED UNDERNEATH IN ENGINE AND SPOKE WITH KIA NATIONAL CONSUMER IN CA AT THAT TIME. THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, AND CHANGED OIL AND CALLED FOR PART. RETURNED 2 WEEKS LATER JUST TO HAVE OIL CHECKED AND AGAIN NO OIL. XALLED KIA NATIONAL AGAIN. WAS TOLD TO SELF MANAGE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM FAYETTEVILLE NC KIA MANAGER BY DEALING WITH HIM MYSELF. 2 MONTHS OF FAILED CONTACT ATTEMPTS ENSUED. LAST WEEK ON WAY BACK FROM UNC CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY WITH SON, BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN. CLOSE TO ACCIDENT. TOEED TO RONALD MACDONALD HOUSE 0.7 MI AWAY, AGAIN NO OIL. PUT OIL IN. ALSO SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL SOMETHING FRKM ENGINE FOR SOME TIME. NEXT MORNING PAID TO TOW TO UNIVERSITY KIA CHAPEL HILL. FOUND OUT MY CASE # HAD BEEN ERRONEOUSLY CLOSED. NOW DEALING WITH CASE MANAGER TAMMY WHO I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT. CASE NUMBER NOW IS 12908741. A NEW CAR OBVIOUSLY ACTS THIS WAY WHEN THERE IS A BIG ISSUE AND NOBODY AT KIA WOULD HELP ME. NOW I SIT AT MY SONS BEDSIDE WITH A DEAD 2017 KIA SPORTAGE AT UNIVERSITY KIA WHERE BRANDON IS TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER ALL PAST RECEIPTS. MY SON WAS DX'D LAST MONTH AND NO I DO NOT KNOW WHERE EACH RECEIPT IS, I HAVE BEEN AT THE HOSPITAL MORE THAN AT HOME. I HAVE HAD TO APPLY FOR FMLA FROM MY JOB AS WELL. I EXPECT AN HAVE READ OF MANY ISSUES WITH KIA AND THIS OIL ISSUE AS WELL AS PAST RECALLS. RENTED CAR 10 23 18

ON SAT MORNING MY SUV CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED IN INDIANAPOLIS ON HARDING ST. NEAR THE INTERSTATE EXIT. WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CAR THEN FLAMES. I GOT MY KIDS AND DOGS OUT. THEN I REALIZED OUR MEDICATIONS WERE IN THERE. I THEN WENT BACK TO TRY TO GRAB THE BAG. I COULDN'T BECAUSE OF HOW FAST IT WENT UP. IN THE PROCESS I ENDED WITH TWO SMALL BURNS AND A SLIGHT ABRASION. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE SUV HAS BEEN MAINTENANCE AND GIVEN ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. IN FACT IN JUNE IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE.AND 15000 MILE MAINTENANCE. CURRENTLY IT SUSPECTED THAT THIS WAS ELECTRIC FIRE. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO OF SOMEONE THAT WAS PASSING BY. THE SUV WAS TOWED BY THE INDIANAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THEIR LOT WERE IT IS CURRENTLY.

Engine has slowed itself for years, even while pressing gas pedal, the mph and engine would sound like it revved up then go dark on me while coming to an uncontrolled stop.

FOR THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS MY CAR HAS BEEN RANDOMLY ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN, DUE TO THIS I WAS RECENTLY (AUG 14, 2018) IN AN AT FAULT ACCIDENT. I HAVE CALLED MY DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES INQUIRING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS AND THERE HAVEN'T BEEN. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (AUG 18, 2018) HAVING THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PIN POINT THE ISSUE.

I NOTICE ENGINE LITE ON DASH LIT UP. I ONLY HAVE 6641 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY KIA TO MY DEALER TO HAVE THIS ITEM CHECKED OUT ON 9 AUG 18. I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT THE TIME ON CITU STREET.

TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY DISENGAGE AND ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE TO 4500 RPM OR HIGHER. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. THIS HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO PAUSE WHEN SWITCHING LANES, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR.

EL VEHCULO KIA SPORTAGE 2017 SE INCENDI DE UN MOMENTO A OTRO, ESTABA PARADO ENCENDIDO EL MOTOR Y EMPEZ A SALIR HUMO DEL MOTOR Y SE INCENDI MUY RPIDO , EN MENOS DE 3 MINUTOS . SUCEDI EN CALI , COLOMBIA,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE OTHER DRIVER'S INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY SPORTAGE ACCELERATES RANDOMLY AND OFTEN WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT I'VE TAKEN IT TO KIA AND THE CONTACTED THE KIA NORTH AMERICA A CASE WAS FILED THEY WON'T SEEM TO CARE IF ITS FIXED BC THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, RESULTING IN MY SUV BEING TOTALED. I WAS STATIONARY IN THE DOUBLE TURNING LANE OF A CITY STREET. THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS PUSHED NEARLY INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM END TO END, HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS DOING ABOUT 45-50MPH AND HER AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY ALTHOUGH SHE HAD SIDE IMPACT/DAMAGE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I HAVE A CONCUSSION RESULTING IN MEMORY LOSS AND PAINFUL SWELLING BEHIND MY EYE. I AM ALSO BEING TREATED FOR MULTIPLE BACK INJURIES. MY 17M OLD WAS IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL BUT WAS IN HIS REAR FACING CAR SEAT, NOT YET SHOWING ANY SIGNS OF INJURY.

I HIT A SMALL DEER AT 73MPH TOTALED MY KIA HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE HOOD CAME UP AND BUSTED MY WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED GLASS TO GET IN MY EYES. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT KNOCKED THE BATTERY OUT AND BUSTER THE RADIATOR, HADN'T MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT YET.

I HAVE A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE SX TURBO MY CAR HAS NOT RUN RIGHT EVER SINCE I LEASED IT. THERE WERE TIMES WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WASN'T GOING TO START, CRANKING, BUT NOT TURNING OVER. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR IS ABOUT TO BREAK. AND THEN I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY SPARK PLUGS. THE SPARK PLUG ON CYLINDER 3 HAS BURNT OUT AND CAUSED MISFIRES IN MY ENGINE 3 TIMES NOW, STARTING AS SOON AS 9,000 MILES. BEFORE, THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO BLAMED IT ON POOR GASOLINE OR TOO MUCH OIL IN MY VEHICLE AND NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE AFTER BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE OF THE MISFIRING I WAS EXPERIENCING. THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO SUMMIT PLACE KIA, THEY PUT ME BACK INTO A FAULTY VEHICLE WITHOUT FIXING ANYTHING. MY CAR THEN FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MISFIRING AND NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY AND TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. MY CAR STARTED MISFIRING AGAIN, AND SUMMIT PLACE KIA REPLACED THE CYLINDER 3 SPARK PLUG AND BLAMED THE ISSUE ON "TOO MUCH OIL." NOW MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FOURTH TIME AFTER FAILING AGAIN WHILE DRIVING, SEVERELY MISFIRING, CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR DRIVE WELL AT ALL WHILE DRIVING IT. KIA MOTORS, INC. AND FELDMAN KIA IN NOVI HAVE DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK OF MY ENGINE, STILL NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON OR CAUSING THE 3RD CYLINDER SPARK PLUG TO BURN OUT. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT SIMPLY REPLACING THE SHORT BLOCK WILL FIX THIS, UNLESS THEY KNOW SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BEING DISCLOSED TO ME. I FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING INHERENTLY WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE OF THIS CAR, AND THIS PROBLEM WILL AFFECT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF ROUGH IDLE, BURNT OIL AND DRIVE-ABILITY ISSUES STARTING AT 7128 MILES, 16066 MILES, 21000 MILES,22711 MILES & 29356 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED (SHORT BLOCK WE WERE TOLD), THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM (BAS) & THE FORWARD & REAR COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM ARE INTERMITTENT IN THEIR OPERATION. RANDOMLY WHEN SITTING STILL THE SENSORS WILL ALERT OR WHEN CROSS TRAFFIC (FRONT OR REAR) THE SENSORS FAIL TO DETECT. THIS WAS A DEFINITE CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR SINCE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING DECLARED IT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. THIS RANDOM BEHAVIOR OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.. ATTACHED IS A CAR FAX REPORT OF OUR VEHICLE REFLECTING THE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE LEFT INSTEAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KIA OF DULUTH, 1701 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55806, (866) 722-4542), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TT

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM THE VEHICLE WILL START TO MOVE AND THEN THE ENGINE RPMS WILL DROP TO IDLE. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. IT SEEMS TO TAKE FROM THREE TO FIVE SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PUSHED. THIS SEEMS IT COULD HAPPEN IN ANY LOCATION USUALLY FROM A STOP POSITION. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME BACKING UP MY DRIVEWAY BUT ALSO ON A CITY STREET WHEN I WAS STARTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY. GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, CAR DECELERATES, TACHOMETER GOES DOWN TO ZERO. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE YOU MUST REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL, THEN REATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON STRAIGHT ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND WHILE TURNING AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS IE: FROM 15-70 MPH. I CANNOT PREDICT NOR CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. SOMETIMES I DRIVE FOR WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENS, THEN IT CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE SAME DAY, SAME DRIVE. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN ONE HOUR. I'M CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT GET REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE NOT NOTICING THAT I'M DECELERATING WITHOUT BRAKING. NO ERROR CODES APPEAR. KIA SERVICE CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LEFT ON MY LEASE AND JUST UNDER 21,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR. KIA SERVICE BEING VERY PATRONIZING ABOUT THE PROBLEM!

THE CAR WAS RUNNING THEN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL ON A STREET. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THEN SHUT OFF. IT WOULD RESTART, IDLE FOR 10 SECONDS AND DIE.I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT ONLY HAD 20000 MILES.

I RECEIVED A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN LETTER FROM KIA MOTORS OF AMERICA INCORPORATED DATED DECEMBER 2ND 2018 THEY SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE ECU IN MY VEHICLE IT ALSO STATES KIA IS PROVIDING LIFETIME WARRANTY COVERAGE TO BOTH NEW AND USED VEHICLE OWNERS FOR ENGINE LONG BLOCK ASSEMBLY REPAIRS NEEDED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CONNECTING ROD BEARING DAMAGE UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN I DID TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THE ECU SENSOR UPDATE AND ASK THEM EXACTLY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AND THEY SAID THE ECU SENSOR WILL INDICATE TO THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING DAMAGE OR PROBLEMS AND TO BRING IT IN. IF IT FALLS UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE ENGINE COVERAGE THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE WHERE DAMAGE IS OCCURRING AS I'M DRIVING IT AND IT WILL WORSEN TO THE POINT THAT THE ECU SENSOR WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN THE DAMAGE IS SO BAD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS WILL THIS DAMAGE OCCUR IN 1 MONTH 1 YEAR 5 YEARS OR IS IT OCCURRING EACH AND EVERY TIME I CRANK IT UP. WHAT SPECIFIC DAMAGE IS OCCURRING TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS MANY COMPONENTS THIS INFORMATION I DO NOT KNOW WILL IT CATCH ON FIRE WILL IT STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WILL IT LEAVE ME STRANDED SOMEWHERE IF THE ISSUE CAN BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED WHY NOT MAKE ME THAT OFFER TO REPAIR THE ENGINE NOW REPLACE THE ENGINE NOW OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD BASED ON THE CONCERNS KIA HAVE ABOUT THE LONG ENGINE BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND THE CONNECTING RODS I AM A LAY PERSON WITH NO MECHANICAL EXPERTISE BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT THIS CAR HAS AN EXISTING PROBLEM THAT COULD BE HAZARDOUS I HAVE NOT ON THIS VEHICLE A FULL YEAR YET AN ENGINE PROBLEMS IS NOT SOMETHING A CONSUMER WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 60 MPH ON A FREEWAY, WE HEARD A LOAD "BANG" NOISE FROM THE ROOF ABOVE US. WE HAD NOT SEEN ANY PROJECTILE FLYING TOWARDS US PRIOR TO THE NOISE. WE FOUND OUT WHEN WE STOPPED TO LOOK THAT THE TINTED GLASS PIECE THAT STRETCHES ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE CAR AND IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE SUNROOF, HAD SHATTERED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE CAR FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. IT LOOKS LIKE A JAGGED CREVICE AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE.

NEWER MODEL KIA SPORTAGE VEHICLES HAVE LOW MOUNTED TURN SIGNALS THAT ARE SEPERATE FROM THE REST OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS PRESENTS TWO ISSUES: 1: THE LOW MOUNT MAKES IT HARDER TO SEE IN GENERAL 2: THE SEPARATION MAKES THE TURN SIGNAL NOT AS APPARENT WHEN THE SIGNAL IS USE. I BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE A HAZARD ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TURN SIGNAL.

MY CAR HAS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, WHEN TO DEALER TUESDAY AND THEY SCHEDULE ME AN APPOINTMENT A WEEK LATER ON TUESDAY, BUT MY CAR BREAKDOWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT ON HIGHWAY, RADIATOR OVERHEAT AND START LEAKING, DAMAGE SOME OTHER PARTS AND NOW DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO FIX MY CAR AND WANT ME TO PAY $2800.00. MY CAR WAS ON MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 TO 70MILE PER HOUR. KIA HAS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM I HAD ON KIA SORENTO 2017.