2002 KIA SPORTAGE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THERE IS A VERY STRONG RAW GAS SMELL THAT FILLS THE CABIN AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE UPON STARTING AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT REST AND RUNNING. FUEL TANK LEAKING. SEAM AREAS AND FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT AREA DUE TO CORROSION AND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING IT. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT, ALL I COULD DO IS SMELL RAW GAS.------------------------ I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, ANY AND ALL PARTS ATTACHED TO FUEL TANK. (VERY EXPENSIVE). ON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE FEBRUARY 2011, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SINCE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. IN FACT, UPON LEARNING OF MECHANICAL ISSUES I TRY TO HAVE THEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. (HOWEVER, I WAS GIVEN AN ORANGE TITLE. WHICH AT THE TIME, I DID NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANT.) YET, THE VEHICLE DROVE WITH JUST MINOR PROBLEMS, SUCH AS: BRAKES, TIMING BELT, FUEL FILTER, OIL CHANGES, ETC). THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND MOST DAMAGING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 117,500

VEHICLE RUNS HOT AND WILL NOT PASS THE SMOG TEST. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT THREE TIMES AND THE RADIATOR ONE TIME JUST RECENTLY. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWS THAT THE ENGINE COOLING COIL OR SYSTEM HAS A PROBLEM. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WILL NOT PASS THE SMOG AND I CANNOT GET IT REGISTERED!!!! *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE IS ENGINE HEATING, ENGINE OVER HEATING, ENGINE COOLING FAN ( FAN BLADES BRAKE OFF CUT INTO MY RADIATOR, CUT MY FUEL LINES, WATER HOSES, AIR INTAKE LINES. SINCE THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON I.E. MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3 THE CAR BASICALLY RUNS ON THREE CYLINDERS, WHICH COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH ENGINE HEATING BECAUSE THE FAN IS BELT DRIVEN, THUS LEADING TO OVER HEATING. THIS USUALLY LEAD TO COSTLY ENGINE REPAIRS, VEHICLE BECOMES DISABLED ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SINCE OWNING, MY 2002 KIA( PURCHASED IN JUNE 2005, 32728 MILES) I HAVE REPLACED 5 RADIATORS, 5 ENGINE COOLING FANS, TOWED 8 TIMES. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HAS BROKEN OFF AND CUT INTO MY RADIATOR IN 2005, 2009, 2010, AND 2011. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2007 AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER IN 2007 FOR THE RECALL. IT HAS BROKE OFF THREE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *TT

Mileage: 32,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DROVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAN BELT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD BEGIN TO SPEW OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A LOUD ROARING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

COOLANT GAUGE NOT READING OR REGISTERING THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE THEREFORE RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CLEARING AN INSPECTION. IT CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON EVEN IF COOLANT AND/OR THERMOSTAT, SENSORS,HARNESS WIRING WIRES AND OTHER THINGS/PARTS CONNECT TO IT HAS BEEN REPLACED OR CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS IT STILL GIVES A FALSE READING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. COOLANT THERMOSTAT NOT REACHING TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

COOLANT GAUGE NOT READING OR REGISTERING THERMOSTAT TEMPERATURE THEREFORE RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CLEARING AN INSPECTION. IT CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON EVEN IF COOLANT AND/OR THERMOSTAT, SENSORS,HARNESS WIRING WIRES AND OTHER THINGS/PARTS CONNECT TO IT HAS BEEN REPLACED OR CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS IT STILL GIVES A FALSE READING THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. COOLANT THERMOSTAT NOT REACHING TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE YESTERDAY, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE. I NOTICED ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE RADIATOR FAN HAD EXPLODED AND WAS MISSING ALL IT'S BLADES AND THE SHROUD WAS IN PIECES ALSO. ONE OF THE PIECES PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING OR HAVING ANY NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS. I DISCOVERED LAST NIGHT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT KIA MOTORS CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS NOTED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND I AM PAYING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I THINK MAYBE THE PROBLEM MAY BE PRESENT IN OTHER VEHICLES NOT "LISTED" IN THE RECALL. I FEEL LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY HEAD UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

2002 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING NOT BEING ABLE TO GET RECALL REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP HAVING MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. THE CONSUMER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE WORK SHE WAS HAVING DONE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

OUR 2002 KIA SPORTAGE WAS DUE FOR A NEW TIMING BELT SO WE HAD IT REPLACED, SUBSEQUENTLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FAN BLADE AND HAD IT REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS LATER THE FAN BLADE CAME OFF AND WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP, SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR ASSESSMENT WAS THAT IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT BUT THAT THE FAN CLUTCH LET GO, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FAN BLADE, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY HADN'T TOUCHED THE FAN CLUTCH WHEN THEY REPLACED THE BLADE. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE PERSONNEL AND ASKING ABOUT THE PROCEDURE TO REPLACE THE BLADE I WAS FINALLY TOLD, "IT WAS DONE BY MAGIC". CONTACTED THE KIA REPRESENTATIVE WHO SAID HE'D LOOK INTO IT, BUT TO DATE HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM HIM, ONLY THE DEALERSHIP WHO WANTED ME TO GET THE CAR OFF THEIR LOT. THEY WERE WILLING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3000, BUT FORTUNATELY I HAD ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND GOT IT DONE FOR HALF THE PRICE. WOULDN'T DO BUSINESS WITH THIS DEALER AGAIN AFTER BEING TREATED THIS WAY, AND TO THINK WE'D PURCHASED 4 VEHICLES FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

2002 KIA SPORTAGE. DEALER AND KIA ADMITTED THE CAR HAD THE PART RECALLED. THE PLASTIC FAN BROKE AND PIECES WENT INTO THE RADIATOR AND HOSES. THE DEALER GAVE ME A PRICE OF 660 DOLLARS TO FIX THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY SAID I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES SINCE THEY SENT OUT A REPAIR NOTICE APPROX 3 YEARS AGO WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED. I HAD TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID THAT IF THE PART WAS RECALLED AND CAUSED THE DAMAGE THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT. THEY WERE GONNA CONTACT THE DEALER SO WHEN I CALLED AGAIN THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T PAY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

2002 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE INCURRED AN EXPENSE TO REMEDY THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MAILED THE REPAIR RECEIPT ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE FAN BROKE AND HAD TO STOP AT THE FIRST REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FAN BLADE BLEW INTO PIECES. HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, ANTIFREEZE RESERVE TANK, ALL THREE SERPENTINE BELTS, AIR INTAKE, AND THE INTAKE HOSE HIMSELF, TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. HE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V161000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM: FAN) AND PETITIONED FOR REIMBURSEMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER ADVISED HE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNTIL HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. HE SOON NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE BECAME UNUSUALLY WARM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BELT UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER REPAIRS, HE CONTINUED TO SMELL BURNING ANTIFREEZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,835 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,838.

Mileage: 65,838

I HAVE A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE IT HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND I WAS DRIVING IT CAME UP ON A RED LIGHT AND THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T DISENGAGE THE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN BUT THE CLUTCH WOULDN'T RELEASE SO I DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP THERE WAS ALOT OF CARS COMING AND THEY BARELY MISSED T-BONING ME THERE WHERE KIDS ALSO PLAYING ON THE SIDE WALK I HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OF AND COAST TO A STOP THE GEAR SHIFT WOULDN'T COME OUT OF GEAR AS LONG AS THE ENGINE WAS TURNING OVER. IT WILL START AND RUN ALL DAY AS LONG AS ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND IT HAS SAT FOR TWO YEARS NOW ( I DEPLOYED FOR 15 MONTHS THAT'S WHY ITS SAT SO LONG) I REPLACED THE SLAVE AND MASTER CYLINDER AND IT HASN'T CHANGED ANYTHING I WAS IN A PARTS STORE AND HEARD ANOTHER GUY TALKING ABOUT HIS 2002 SPORTAGE IT DONE THE SAME THING AND HE REAR ENDED SOMEONE TOTALING IT. ITS IN A JUNKYARD NOW AND I HAVE TALKED TO COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONE GUY PAID THE DEALERSHIP 1700$ TO FIX HIS THEN THE PROBLEM CAME BAD A WEEK LATER. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO BE FIXED. THE LAST PROBLEM I HAD WITH IT WAS THE FAN EXPLODED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND CUT MY RADIATOR THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAN BUT JUST CRIMPED MY RADIATOR I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH KIA I CALLED AND THE GUY HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM SO IM NOT THE ONLY ONE IM SURE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

PRIOR,AT 97K THE REAR WAS MAKING NOISE. BROUGHT TO DEALER,THEY SAID REAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE I HAD NO RECEIPTS FROM A GARAGE STATING THE OIL WAS REPLACED,IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $900. TO REPLACE REAR AND AXLE. PART CHANGERS.HAD REAR REBUILT $400. RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT 100K. AFTER OVER YEARS,COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. VACUUM HUB WAS REPLACED TO MANUAL. FUEL SMELL, WAS RUBBER RETURN LINE FROM FUEL PSI REGULATOR TO METAL RETURN LINE LEAKING. KEPT UP ON ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE NEW,A RELIABLE CAR WITH ORIGINAL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, AT 222K. *TR

Mileage: 97,766

MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE SURGES FORWARD WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHILE AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 20

FAN BLADES ON 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

2005 KIA SPORTAGE HAS A FAULTY HARMONIC BALANCER. *NJ

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE: 2002 KIA SPORTAGE 4 DR. 4X4; PURCHASED BRAND NEW & PD. IN FULL. IN 2008, WE LEFT AN AMUSEMENT PARK, HOT DAY. 4 PASSENGERS INCLUDING 1 BABY. UPON GOING HOME NEEDED TO RUN A/C. I <DRIVER> NOTICED THE TEMP. GAUGE GOING FROM APPROX. MIDRANGE TEMP. TO HOT. A/C WAS SHUT OFF & WE ROLLED DOWN WINDOWS & MADE IT HOME. TOOK VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED OUT & WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLING FAN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE TECH. SAID THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK VEHICLE TO KIA DEALERSHIP WHO CLAIMED AFTER APPROX. 30 - 40 MINS, IN HIS CARE, THAT THE RECALLED COOLING FAN PROBLEM WAS NOW REPLACED @ NO CHARGE TO ME. I AM NOW FINDING OUT THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NOT DONE DUE TO ANOTHER, SEPARATE TECHNICIAN. 2 TECH'S INVOLVED. 1ST TECH TOLD ME OF RECALL; 2ND TECH SAID RECALLED ITEM WAS NOT REPLACED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? PLEASE TELL ME. I NEED YOUR ADVICE. I AWAIT YOUR REPLY AS TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, RUNNING HOT AND STEAM AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CLUTCH FAN FRAGMENTED AND BROKE AND WENT INTO THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED, THE TIMING BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THE HEAD RESURFACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A SAFETY RECALL 07V161000 - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. KG UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

Mileage: 98,000

NY KIA SPORTAGE 2002 4D4X4 COOLING FAN BLEW APART TAKING OUT THE RADIATOR AND OTHER PARTS. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART FOUND RECALL ON THE INTERNET. CALLED KIA 18003334542 ARGUED WITH THEM FOR A WEEK THEY FINALLY AGREED TO FIX THE DAMAGE. IT WAS TO BE DONE MONDAY THAT'S WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PARTS. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR AS MINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 77,400

I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP TWICE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR DUE TO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND GOING OFF SPORADICALLY. MY MECHANIC HAS, BOTH TIMES, HOOKED IT UP TO ALL HIS MACHINERY TO CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT BOTH TIMES, FOUND NOTHING. NOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT JUST HAPPENED... I HAD AN INCIDENT HAPPEN WITH MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE THIS EVENING 8/6/08. THE COOLING FAN BROKE APART AN SEVERED MY POWER STEERING HOSE SPRAYING OIL ALL OVER MY CAR CAUSING IT TO SMOKE AND MY POWER STEERING TO GO OUT. THIS IS WHAT MY HUSBAND SAYS HAPPENED ANYWAY. I WAS STRANDED 30 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC. UPON RETURNING HOME I RESEARCHED THE NET FOR MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM IN 2007. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND WOULD HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FIXED HAD I KNOWN. I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TONIGHT, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *TR

DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC LAST WEEK AND CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CAR WAS NOT SMOKING, THERMOSTAT WAS NOT SHOWING OVERHEATING. I TRIED TO MAKE IT TO THE OFF RAMP LESS THAN 1.5 MILES. DEALER SAYS THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A HOLE IN IT AND THE HEAD HAS TO BE REBUILT AND THEY SAY THAT I MUST REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AND PULLEY'S . I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS A BAD THERMOSTAT. THE HEAD ASSEMBLY, CYLINDER HEAD, SPARK PLUGS, HOSES WERE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE REPLACED THE TIMING BELT, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND AS OF MAY 15 2008 A NEW FAN CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOWS ANY SIGNS OF OVERHEATING ON ANY GAUGES, AND DOES NOT SMOKE. YOU CAN ONLY HERE THE SOUND OF BOILING WATER IN THE RADIATOR. HOW DO YOU DIAGNOSE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS THAT CAN DO OVER $4000 DAMAGE TO A MOTOR WITH 55K MILES AND 5 YEARS OLD . CASE NUMBER --K14040462. *TR

Mileage: 55,579

CAR OVERHEATED ON HIGHWAY AND STALLED. CALLED 911 FOR HELP. GOT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. OUTCOME ENGINE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I STARTED TAKING MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE TO THE DEALER AND IT HAD A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BACK. I TOOK IT IN AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE MUFFLER AND IT WAS LOOSE SO HE KICKED IT WITH HIS FOOT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I GOT A NEW MUFFLER AND IT STILL MADE THE NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP AND IT WAS THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME OVER 2500. I HAD TO HAVE A NEW DIFFERENTIAL PUT IN AND IT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR. IF THE TECH WOULD HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY.I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL CARS IN MY LIFE AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ANY OF THEM. I FEEL LIKE THE KIA PEOPLE SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY TIME AND MONEY!!! *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE ROARED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,846 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SHUT OFF. HE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN DISINTEGRATED. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07V161000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN) WAS FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FAN. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DAMAGED RADIATOR CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE FAN SHOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM HOME, 96 DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND HEARD LOUD NOISE. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OF. -PICKED UP PIECES OF WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE FAN BLADE FROM MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. AFTER LOOKING INSIDE THE HOOD DISCOVERED LARGE HOLES IN RADIATOR-SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED VEHICLES FOR REPAIR OF FAN, BLADES,CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND RADIATOR-VEHICLE STILL NOT OPERABLE. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM KIA 2 WEEKS LATER. VEHICLE THEN TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE HEAD ASSEMBLY BECAME WARPED DUE TO THE RADIATOR BEING DAMAGED BY THE FAULTY FAN. KIA MOTORS CLAIMED CASE WA S CLOSED, NO RESOLUTION RECEIVED. VEHICLE REMAINED INOPERABLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

Mileage: 105,537

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE ENGINE COOLING FAN HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. CONSUMER IS SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THIS MATTER . *MC THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO HIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL REGARDING THE ENGINE FAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE BEGAN WHEN THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAN TO CRACK AND STRIKE THE RADIATOR. THE HEAT ALSO CAUSED THE HEAD OF THE VALVES TO WARP. THE FAN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE RECALL NUMBER THAT WAS REFERENCED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

Mileage: 66,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V161000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE KIA DEALER IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW APPOINTMENTS UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 50,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.

CRACKED COOLING FAN MADE THE VEHICLE STOP RUNNING. *AK

Mileage: 50

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V161000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: FANS). THE LETTER STATED THAT IF THE BELT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEN THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR FEE OF $100 PER HOUR. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 71,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. THE BLADES ON HIS COOLING FAN BEGAN TO COME OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO; RECENTLY A SAFETY RECALL (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: COOLING SYSTEM FAN - 07V161000) WAS RECIEVED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 93,314. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.

2002 KIA SPORTAGE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FAN WAS BROKEN BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT. ONE OF THE BLADES WENT THROUGH THE RADIATOR AND SHOULD KIA PAY FOR IT**CC *TR

2002 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE COOLING FAN BUSTED INTO PIECES AND ONE OF THE BLADES SHOT THROUGH MY RADIATOR. I CONTACTED KIA AND THEY RAN MY VIN NUMBER THROUGH THEIR SYSTEMS AND IT IS NOT PART OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 07V161000, EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AS IT SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAN BLADE WAS IN 5 PIECES. THE PIECES HAD GONE INTO THE RADIATOR AND BROKE THE FAN SHROUD. STEAM WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOLES IN THE RADIATOR. *TR

Mileage: 78,495

2002 KIA SPORTAGE 35K MI. NOTICED DIFFERENT ENGINE SOUND, FOUND THAT LARGE CRACKS HAD FORMED BETWEEN EACH FAN BLADE, MAIN BLADE DRIVEN BY ENGINE. CHECKED INTERNET FOUND THAT OTHERS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS INCLUDING BREAKING AND RADIATOR DESTRUCTION. PLAN TO GET FAN FROM DEAL AND INSTALL ALSO ASK ABOUT KIA PARTS BULLETIN 1500-0002 WHICH CONCERNS THIS FAN BLADE. *NM

WHEN CHECKING OIL LEVEL ON AUGUST 13,2006, I NOTICED CRACKS BETWEEN EACH BLADE ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE CRACKS WERE FOUND TO GO FROM FRONT TO BACK ON 6 BLADES. I REMOVED THE FAN, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A BULLETIN. I WAS TOLD NO. BOUGHT NEW FAN AND INSTALLED MYSELF. *JB

Mileage: 110,500

FAN BLADE CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *JB

Mileage: 29,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN AT 5 MPH, A LOUD THUD WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME THE REMAINING TWO MILES WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE FAN BLADES WERE SCATTERED ACROSS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND SOME WERE CAUGHT IN THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER WHERE THE FAN WAS REPLACED AND THE DAMAGED WIRING TO THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 30,980

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RADIATOR FAN FRACTURED TO PIECES WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH. A NOISE WAS HEARD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED. 4 FAN BLADES WERE FRACTURED AND ONE OF THE BLADES HAD FLOWN INTO THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE INCIDENT ON 08/07/06.

Mileage: 66,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM 5 TO 65 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, ALL DASH LIGHTS DIMED COMPLETELY. THE HORN WAS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE UP AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS APPREHENSIVE TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. BASED ON THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS ACCEPTED FOR INSPECTION.

Mileage: 93,000

IN SEPTEMBER 04, MY 2002 KIA SPORTAGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR COIL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STALL SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATION. STILL CONTINUE TO GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, (MISFIRES) I AM NOW HAVING TROUBLE WITH POWER OF ENGINE, TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING AFTER SHIFTING. AFTER ACCELERATION CAR SHAKES AND STALLS, WON'T RESTART FOR QUITE SOME TIME. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH A SCRAPPING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE RADIATOR FAN WAS SCRAPPING AGAINST THE FAN CASING. THERE WAS A STRESS FRACTURE IN THE CENTER OF THE FAN BLADES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 63,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE MODULE RESET. THIS REMEDY WORKED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATES AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT. ALSO, THE GAS TANK HAD A LEAK IN THE GAS LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GAS LINE, HOWEVER A GAS ODOR STILL EXIST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 2/28/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE 2 DOOR. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FOR OUR SON THINKING IT WOULD BE A FUN LITTLE CAR FOR HIM. 36,000 MILES LATER IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 15 TIMES FOR VARIOUS THINGS SUCH AS AIR BAG NEEDING REPAIRED TO ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM EXPLODING ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESSERT AND ME ALONE FOR 6 HOURS BEFORE I COULD GET HELP. THIS SUV IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT IS NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SONS OR IN FACT ANYONE THAT IS IN IT WHEN IT IS ON THE ROADS SAFETY. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

HEAT SHIELD BROKE AWAY, MUFFLER AFFECTED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT DUE TO HEAT SHIELD. MY MOM CONTACTED THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN RENO, NV REGARDING THE ISSUE. THE PERSON SHE SPOKE WITH STATED MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE (WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AND IN CA AND THE RATTLE GOT SO BAD I HAD A LICENSED MECHANIC WIRE IT TOGETHER) HE SAYS IT IS NOW NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY MOM ASKED THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO SHE SHOULD CONTACT, SUCH AS, KIA MOTOR AMERICA, AS A POSSIBLE ASSEMBLY LINE ISSUE. HE STATED TO HER (AND SHE HAS A COMPLAINT FOR FILED OUT AS WELL THROUGH NHTSA TODAY) "THE DEALERSHIP." MY CONCERN IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERNS OVER A "DEALERSHIP" TURNING IN SAFETY ISSUES TO THE PROPER AUTHORITY, LET ALONE MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED REGARDLESS OF WHO TOUCHED IT AS I WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE. THE MUFFLER HAD TO BE WIRED OR IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD BREAKING AWAY AND DAMAGING THE MUFFLER SYSTEM. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND HER SAFETY COMES FIRST!

Mileage: 32,632

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE SEIZED, AND THEN VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURRED, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *TT

Mileage: 52,000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR MORE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRES. AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO OIL DRIPPING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 59,500

THE LEFT FRONT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES FOR OTHER DEFECTS. NO SERVICE FOR THE BRAKES. *AK THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING IN THE SHOCK ARMS, A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, RATTLING IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO ROTTED SOCKETS, WHEEL BEARINGS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE, PULLING TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON POSSIBLY DUE TO A SMALL LEAK OR A LOOSE GAS CAP, TRANSMISSION HANG UP WHEN COLD, BAD FRONT BRAKES, CRACK IN DASH, CUP HOLDER WAS BROKEN, TAILPIPE RUSTED AND FELL OFF, WHEN THE HEATER AND DEFROST WAS ON THE A/C WOULD COME ON, THE CONSUMER WOULD GET SHOCK WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, INTERMITTENTLY BOTH REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, AND THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WAS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE. (THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN GOING UP HILL) *SC *JB

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING THREE BLADES OF THE FAN BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED.*AK THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE FAN, RADIATOR AND FAN SHROUDS. *NM

Mileage: 41,334

AFTER JUST PULLING OUT FROM A DRIVE THROUGH MY COOLING SYSTEM FAN(S) BROKE APART PUTTING A HOLE IN MY RADIATOR AND CAUSING THE LOSS OF ALL MY ANTIFREEZE.AT SPEEDWAY KIA THERE WAS A 2002 SPORTAGE FOR SALE AND UPON INSPECTION 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE FAN. KIA IS REPAIRING MINE UNDER THE WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 35,941

PLASTIC FAN BLADES BROKE OFF COOLING FAN AND STRUCK RADIATOR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY FATIGUE AS THE PLASTIC BLADES ARE CONNECTED TO METAL. WE HAVE TWO VEHICLES BOUGHT AT SAME TIME AND OTHER VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM. BOTH FAN BLADES REPLACED. THIS FAILURE COULD HURT SOMEONE WORKING ON VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 19,900

SINCE MARCH 27, 2003 MY NEW KIA SPORTAGE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR THE SHAKING AND ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. I WILL LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COME ON AFTER THEY SAY THEY HAVE FIXED IT.

RATTLE/VIBRATIN COMING FROM UNDER CAR. CONVERTOR REPLACED WITH NO RESULTS. TOLD CONVERTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE RATTLE /VIBRATION HAPPENS EVERY TIME I SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR TO HIGH GEAR OR VISA-VERSA. THEY WILL NOT DO TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RESONANCE(SP?) IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THIS NOISE IS NORMAL.

Mileage: 1,716

RATTLE/VIBRATIN COMING FROM UNDER CAR. CONVERTOR REPLACED WITH NO RESULTS. TOLD CONVERTORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE RATTLE /VIBRATION HAPPENS EVERY TIME I SHIFT FROM LOW GEAR TO HIGH GEAR OR VISA-VERSA. THEY WILL NOT DO TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE RESONANCE(SP?) IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THIS NOISE IS NORMAL.

Mileage: 1,716

BEEN HAVING AIR CONDITION ISSUES SINCE 12/02 THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE AC PROBLEM HAS BEEN LONG AND ON GOING. THERE IS LIKE A FOG COMING OUT OF IT ONCE IT HAS BEEN ON AND THEN YOU HIT THE AC BUTTON OFF AND SOME WHITE FLAKES COME OUT OF IT. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED IN IT. IT WAS MAKING MOISTURE UNDER MY DASHBROAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. STILL WAITING FOR THAT TO BE DONE. APPARENTLY THEY PUT THE CAR UP ON RACKS UPED THE RPMS AND SAY THAT WHERE THE PRESSURE SHOULD BE AT IS NOT. IT EXCEEDS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WAITING FOR THOSE PARTS TO COME IN. HAD ISSUES WITH EXHAUST HAD ENTIRE NEW EXHAUST PUT ON THE CAR THROUGH OUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST 03. WAS DONE IN PIECES BECAUSE INSTEAD OF CHECKING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THEY SAW ONE PROBLEM FIXED THAT AND TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETE. WELL THE NOISE CONTINUED TOOK IT BACK AND UNDER THE HEAT MANAFOLD THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBELM. NEEDLESS TO SAY ONCE A WEEK FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST EXPECT FOR THE WEEK I WAS ON VACATION. HAVE HAD POWER WINDOW ISSUES WITH TWO WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FIRST TIME SO SENT ME ON MY WAY AND HAD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THEY COULD WITNESS THE PROBLEM. CUP HOLDER HAS BROKEN, DOME LIGHT, LATCH ON BACK SEAT REPLACED. FAN CRACKED IN 3 SPOTS. BELTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER A 30000 MILE CHECKUP AND POWER FLUSH TURN ON THE CAR AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. WAS TOLD THAT BELTS WERE LOOSE. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED TWICE ONE WIHT EACH SERVICE THAT WAS DONE. $600 SERVICE. THEY TOOK IT BACK AND TIGHTENED THEM SO THEY SAID. NEXT DAY NOISE AGAIN FROM THEM. TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

Mileage: 16,000

BEEN HAVING AIR CONDITION ISSUES SINCE 12/02 THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. THE AC PROBLEM HAS BEEN LONG AND ON GOING. THERE IS LIKE A FOG COMING OUT OF IT ONCE IT HAS BEEN ON AND THEN YOU HIT THE AC BUTTON OFF AND SOME WHITE FLAKES COME OUT OF IT. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED IN IT. IT WAS MAKING MOISTURE UNDER MY DASHBROAD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. STILL WAITING FOR THAT TO BE DONE. APPARENTLY THEY PUT THE CAR UP ON RACKS UPED THE RPMS AND SAY THAT WHERE THE PRESSURE SHOULD BE AT IS NOT. IT EXCEEDS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WAITING FOR THOSE PARTS TO COME IN. HAD ISSUES WITH EXHAUST HAD ENTIRE NEW EXHAUST PUT ON THE CAR THROUGH OUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST 03. WAS DONE IN PIECES BECAUSE INSTEAD OF CHECKING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THEY SAW ONE PROBLEM FIXED THAT AND TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETE. WELL THE NOISE CONTINUED TOOK IT BACK AND UNDER THE HEAT MANAFOLD THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBELM. NEEDLESS TO SAY ONCE A WEEK FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST EXPECT FOR THE WEEK I WAS ON VACATION. HAVE HAD POWER WINDOW ISSUES WITH TWO WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FIRST TIME SO SENT ME ON MY WAY AND HAD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THEY COULD WITNESS THE PROBLEM. CUP HOLDER HAS BROKEN, DOME LIGHT, LATCH ON BACK SEAT REPLACED. FAN CRACKED IN 3 SPOTS. BELTS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER A 30000 MILE CHECKUP AND POWER FLUSH TURN ON THE CAR AND LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. WAS TOLD THAT BELTS WERE LOOSE. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED TWICE ONE WIHT EACH SERVICE THAT WAS DONE. $600 SERVICE. THEY TOOK IT BACK AND TIGHTENED THEM SO THEY SAID. NEXT DAY NOISE AGAIN FROM THEM. TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER THEY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED.

Mileage: 16,000

2002 KIA SPORTAGE.*MR (NAR) FIRST OIL CHANGE, FILTER REPLACEMENT, LUBE, RATTLING NOISE UNDER STEERING WHEEL, SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE RESIDUE ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. *CB

Mileage: 2,380

ENGINE LIGHT/FAN RELAY AR SHOOK UPON BEING TURNED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS PRIOR TO ENGING LIGHT COMING ON. CAR TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS SCAN SHOWED RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRE #301 & #1. FOUND WATER AND CORROSION ON PLUGS AND WIRE ARCING. INGINITION WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. CAR RETURNED A DAY AND HALF AFTER TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR ANOTHER 2 DAYS WHEREAS I COMPLAINED AND AFTER A MOMENT OF BEING PUT ON HOLD WAS TOLD CAR WAS REPAIRED AND I COULD COME PICK IT UP. AFTER I PICKED UP CAR NOTICED HEAT IN CAR WAS NOT OPERATING ALTHOUGH OPERATIONAL WHEN CAR TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER TO REPAIR HEATING SYSTEM. DEALER FOUND FAN RELAY BURNT. LEFT CAR AT DEALER ENTIRE DAY, PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED. PICKED UP VEHICLE W/O REPAIR BEING DONE. THEN NOTED ALL POWER WINDOWS NOT OPERATIONAL. CALLED DEALER AND CORPORATE HEADQUATERS TO COMPLAIN OF ISSUES AND NEED FOR PROPER WORKING VEHICLE. SINCE THEN REPEATED CALLS TO DEALER HAVE NOT PROVIDED POSITIVE RESULTS. DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY STATED THAT PART WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE WHEN IN FACT WRONG PART WAS REPEATEDLY BEING ORDERED INCORRECTLY AS STATED BY CORPORATE HOUSE. CORPORATE HOUSE IMPLORED UPON DEALER TO LOCATE LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL ISSUE RESOLVED. NO LOANER VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY ME AS OF YET. CAR STILL HAS NO HEAT OR OPERATIONAL WINDOWS. PURCHASING A PORTABLE CAR HEATER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS WINTER AND THE TEMPERTURE HAS FALLEN DRAMATICALLYAND IS GOING TO DROP EVEN FURTHER. NOT HAVING OPERATIONAL WINDOW INCONVENIECE SINCE I MUST PAY A TOLL EVERYDAY AND MUST OPEN MY DOOR IN ORDER TO PAY TOLL OPERATOR.*AK

Mileage: 7,685

MY RADIATOR FAN MOTOR LITERALLY BLEW UP. ALL THE FAN BLADES FELL OFF AND CAUSED MY TEMPERATURE TO RISE, AFTER IT THE TEMP. ROSE THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS CRACKED MY RADIATOR AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE AS WELL. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY KIA SPORTAGE NEW. MY REAR WINDOWS DID NOT WORK, MY A/C HAS MADE NOISES SINCE DAY 1, THE CAPS KEEP FALLING OFF MY WHEELS, THE ALIGNMENT WAS OUT SO THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT ON THE TIE ROD'S, THE KNOB ON THE REAR SEAT WAS BROKEN, I HAVE BEEN RAN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS BEING OUT OF ADJUSTMENT (REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES), VEHICLE DOES NOT LIKE TO GO INTO REVERSE IN THE MORNINGS (5 SPEED), I'VE HAD WIRES HANGING FROM UNDER MY DASH WHEN PURCHASED, WHEN IT RAINS MY FEET GET WET INSIDE THE VEHICLE . I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HOOD NOT LINING UP CORRECTLY AS WELL.

Mileage: 30,500

VEHICLE SHAKES AND THERE IS A SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED. *MR THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEMS REMAINED THE SAME. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECREASED SPEED FROM 45 MPH DOWN TO 5 MPH. *SCC *JB

I MIRROR ODI ID NUMBER 10010713 - FAILURE DATE MARCH 17, 2003 ALMOST TO A "T"!HE DIFFERENCES ARE...I HAVE BEEN BACK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 10 TIMES FOR THE SAME REPAIR. NOW 31,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED A RENTAL ONCE. SERVICE MANAGER AND SHOP FOREMAN HAVE DRIVEN CAR THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE REPAIR IS OK. FINE FOR A DAY OR SO, THEN HAPPENS AGAIN! SO...NEVER REALLY OK! THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE WITH THIS UNRESOLVABLE (TO DATE) PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND 4 YEAR CHILD HAVE BEEN PASSENGERS ALONE (AND WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE) WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE LAST TIME AN 18 WHEELER WAS RUNNING UP HER BACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VERY LIFE THREATENING. KIA MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSE HAS INITIALLY BEEN "I'M SORRY." WE CAN ONLY OFFER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. 10 TIMES IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO FIX A PROBLEM. I WANT A NEW VEHICLE OR TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND 'WASH' THE ENTIRE LOAN TO $0.00. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I WOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS OCCUR. LIKE OID ID NUMBER 10010713 STATES, "I JUST WANT A CAR THAT WORKS."*AK

Mileage: 31,600

RATTLE/VIBRATION FROM UNDER VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW AND VISA VERSA. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 4 TIMES. A NEW CONVERTER WAS PUT ON WITH NO RESULTS. ANOTHER CONVERTER WAS ORDERED (SO I WAS TOLD) NEVER HAPPENED. THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK WAS WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THE NOISE THAT I HEAR IS THE EXHAUST GASES FLOWING THROUGH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM!! I WAS TOLD THAT EVERY CAR MAKES A DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE SOUND DEPENDING UPON THE MAKER IE: ASIAN, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN!?!?!? A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH BBB. THIS IS A 2002 SPORTAGE BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2001. THE CAR HAS ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT.8AK

Mileage: 8,540

THE ENGINE BELTS MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. KIA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM PH *JB

PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT, AND WINDOWS ON KIA SPORTAGE. *MR ALSO PROBLEM WITH A CRACKED MOTOR HEAD. *TT *JB

I BOUGHT A KIA SPORTAGE IN APRIL 2002. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE KIA SERVICE CENTER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER, THE CAR SHAKES, THE RPMS GO TO 0 AND THE HEADER PIPE GLOWS RED HOT (LITERALLY), AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL LOSE 75% OF ITS POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS CAR HAS MAYBE 10,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE SERVICE CENTER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS (KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ON 10,000 MILES), THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HEAD PIPE, MUFFLER AND THE REST OF THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND SPARK PLUGS. UP TO THIS DATE, THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM AND EVEN AS I TYPE THIS, THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE SERVICE CENTER THE FOURTH TIME. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL VEHICLE THE THIRD TIME. BUT THIS TIME, THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A RENTAL OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BECAUSE TWO ARE OUT OF COMMISSION DUE TO ACCIDENTS AND ONE IS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO HOOK THE CAR UP TO A COMPUTER AND DRIVE IT NUMEROUS MILE TO RECORD DATA. I JUST WANT A CAR THAT WORKS. *JB

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULD KNOW WHERE I CAN GET MY VEHICLE TESTED FOR HEALTH ISSUES. I PURCHASED A 2002 KIA SPORTAGE AT THE END OF JANUARY 2002. I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX. IT HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR THAT IS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FINALLY GOT THEM TO GO FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME AND HAD THEM SMELL THE ODOR JUST LAST WEEK. I HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO GO FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ME SINCE MAY 2002. MY VEHICLE HAS 15000 MILES ON IT SO IT IS TO LATE FOR ME TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER THE OREGON LEMON LAW. I TRIED TO GO THROUGH THE ARBITRATION PROCESS BEFORE I HIT 12,000 MILES BUT THE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID I DID NOT HAVE A CASE BECAUSE I ONLY HAD SERVICE ORDERS FOR 2 OF THE 4 TIMES I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE ODOR. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WRITE UP A SERVICE ORDER FOR THE SMELL UNTIL THE 3RD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THEM. I AM HOPING THAT YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT THINK THAT THE SMELL IS VERY SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF TO BE SMELLING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE. THE BRAKES BUILD UP A BLACK DUST THAT IS VERY EXCESSIVE AROUND THE RIM OF MY FRONT TIRES WITHIN 6 MONTHS THEY WERE 30 PERCENT WARN. DT

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT WHEN LIGHT FLASHED ON IT INDICATED EMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*JB *TT

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD REVED UP WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB