IllustrationBRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND SHUTTING OFF THE LIGHTS. HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS ON OFF DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURN ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS AND KEEP DOING IT UNTIL THEY GO OFF.. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. READ ONLINE THAT THERE'S A HISTORY OF THIS BUT NO RECALL.
2006 Kia Sportage
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2006 Kia Sportage do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 122.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Sportage years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
80–25K
1825–50K
2250–75K
1875–100K
19100–150K
8150K+
93 reports with mileage · 18 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports5 fire reports5 injury reports
Service Brakes complaints
5 reportsABS MODULE FAILURE. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT APPEARED TO LOOSE POWER. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP DUE TO THE FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE MAIN ROAD WE WERE ON.
DEALER DIAGNOSTICS CAME UP WITH CODES B1495 PODS, B1495 BTS & C1513 ABS AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STARTING & STAYED ON. HAD BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED PER RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO & KNOW HAVE A ABS CODE THAT COULD BE THE SWITCH AGAIN
RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS AND BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A LADY STATING SHE WAS A KIA REPRESENTATIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH. ABOUT TEN DAYS AFTER THE CALL MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NO LONGER GO OUT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING STILL OVERNIGHT. THAN ABOUT 3-5 DAYS LAT…
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RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS AND BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A LADY STATING SHE WAS A KIA REPRESENTATIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH. ABOUT TEN DAYS AFTER THE CALL MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NO LONGER GO OUT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING STILL OVERNIGHT. THAN ABOUT 3-5 DAYS LATER MY ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW ALWAYS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. THIS PAST WEEKEND I SENT A SERVICE REQUEST ONLINE FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH ISSUE TO BE FIXED. I DID BUNCH OF RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS THE ONE CAUSING THE OTHER ISSUES AND STILL CAN CAUSE MORE. ON 2/1/16 A KIA SERVICE EMPLOYEE CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE STATING THAT THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO MAY CAR. LATER ON THAT SAME DAY MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. FROM ALL THE RESEARCH I DID THE BRAKE SWITCH IS THE CAUSE FOR ALL THREE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING NOW. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW CAN OTHER 2006 KIA SPORTAGES WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE LIKE ME IS COVERED BUT MY CAR IS NOT.
AS OF SATURDAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THEN I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. SO I GOT ONLINE TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR. B…
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AS OF SATURDAY MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, THEN I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AS WELL. SO I GOT ONLINE TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR. BUT WHEN I CALLED KIA THEY STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN THOUGH MY MAKE MODEL WAS RECALLED AND MY CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING THAT WAS RECALLED. *JS
Official recalls
109V130000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch
Apr 17, 2009
HUYNDAI-KIA IS RECALLING 139,844 MY 2006-2007- SEDONA, SPORTAGE, SORENTO AND MY RONDO AND AMANTI VEHICLES. THE STOP LAMP SWITCH IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A STOP LAMP SWITCH MALFUNCTION MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION, MAY LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA'S CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-333-4542.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.