2006 Kia Sportage

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2014 *JS

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. SO I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A TRANS. OK, I BOUGHT A USED TRANS BECAUSE THEY SAID I COULD"NT GET A NEW ONE. WELL AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT ON TO THE ROAD AFTER THEY INSTALLED THE TRANS IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME. WELL, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO RESET IT. WELL THAT WORKED. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD RESET IT WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT TO THEM AND THEY SAID NO. WELL WHY DID THEY RESET IT THE SECOND TIME AND NOT THE FIRST TIME? I THINK I BOUGHT A TRANS THAT I DID"NT NEED IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW I HAVE 174,441MILES ON MY CAR. AT THE TIME I GOT THE TRANS I HAD 146,740. NOW AT 27701 MILES LATER IT STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING THE VERY FIRST TIME. I THINK I GOT TAKEN. *TR

AFTER SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND KIA DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, AS I TURNED INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND I COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT. REPAIR ORDER STATED POSSIBLE SOLENOID FAILURE (CODE P0665) AND REPLACED BANK 2 INTAKE MANIFOLD TUNING VALVE SOLENOID.THIS WAS ON 10/2010. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BY US AS NEW. AGAIN, THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED WHILE DECELERATING AND/'OR TURNING (DEC. 21, 2011). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 3-4 WEEKS. CALLED KIA CONSUMER TELEPHONE NUMBER IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND THEY HAVE NO OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR KNOW HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND THEY SAID WE'RE OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE SHOULD TAKE IT TO OUR KIA DEALER IN OUR TOWN. CALLED THEM AND EARLIEST APPOINTMENT IS NEXT WEEK AS THEIR TECHNICIAN IS IN SCHOOL. THE WIFE AND I ARE WORRIED THAT WE MAY BE "REAR-ENDED" AS THIS HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AS WE WERE BRAKING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. *TR

VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC A DAY OR TWO LATER. THEY CLEARED CODE AND RESET THE SYSTEM. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC. THEY RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE BELT TENSION SENSOR AND THAT THIS HAD CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEACTIVATE. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO KIA BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE UNDER LIFETIME WARRANTY. KIA WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE I HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE BELT TENSION SENSOR - PART WAS ALMOST $400. MECHANIC SAID THAT ACCORDING TO KIA SPECIFICATIONS, IF THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT, THE ENTIRE SRS UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO TEST TO FIGURE OUT SPECIFICALLY WHICH PART IS FAULTY. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M NOT SURE IF MY AIRBAGS ARE WORKING OR NOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE JUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON, MOST LIKELY UNAWARE THAT THEIR AIRBAGS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT - MECHANIC AND KIA DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS A SENSOR. CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, DEALERSHIP WILL CHARGE ME OVER $400 TO "FIX" THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BUT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ON VARIOUS MODELS OF 2006 KIA'S. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST STATED TO ME THAT MY CAR MUST HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE "FIX" DID NOT WORK THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE MY FRONT SEATS FOR A COST OF OVER $1,200.00. KIA CANNOT GUARANTEE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY RESEARCHING THE INTERNET. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND NEEDS A RECALL. *TT

TO CASE 10422342 AND OTHERS HOPING FOR RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM FROM THIS USELESS GOVERNMENT DATABASE ... WE SUBMITTED A COUPLE OF CLAIMS ON THE SAME SITUATION (10358922 BEING THE LATEST). THE SYMPTOMS: CAR WOULD BE RUNNING AND SUDDENLY ALL SHUT OFF, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING, WE COULD TURN OFF THE KEY AND TURN IT ON AGAIN AND IT CAME BACK WITH NO PROBLEM. AT FIRST IT WAS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM REST, BUT IT FINALLY STARTED TO OCCUR WHILE DRIVING (READ 10358922 FOR STORY). APPARENTLY BECAUSE POWER SHUT OFF THE OBDII COULDN'T STORE ANY CODES. KIA TRIED TO FIX IT (HQ SAID TO WIGGLE WIRES UNTIL IT REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM). I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WHILE DATA-LOGGING, HOPING TO CATCH THE PHENOMENON. FINALLY AFTER SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN WITH OUR DAUGHTER, I TOOK IT TO KIA AND DEMANDED THAT THEY DISCUSS WITH HQ, BUT THEY GAVE THE SAME STUPID ANSWERS. I FINALLY TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE CAR (MY DEALER DID GIVE US A LOANER) UNTIL THEY COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT TO DATA-LOG EVERY TIME TO SEE IF THEY COULD CATCH THE PROBLEM. AFTER NEARLY A MONTH, THEY DID RECORD THE EVENT, AND IT WAS THE ECU! IT WAS SHUTTING DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL AFTER A THERMAL OVERLOAD ISSUE. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. SIGNALS BECAME ERRATIC AND JUST SHUT DOWN. ECU WAS REPLACED AND HAVEN'T HAD THE PROBLEM REOCCUR YET BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY WEEK SO WE'RE SKEPTICAL. BY THE WAY, REPORTING THESE DATA ON THIS DATABASE DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WITH SEVERAL SIMILAR SITUATIONS OCCURRING. *TR