2007 Kia Sportage

IT STARTED FEB 22ND, 2010 WHEN A SENSOR ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE AND I HAD POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. KIA OF REDDING REPLACED THE PUMP @ 59K MILES. THEN ON JULY 9TH, SAME THING HAPPENED AS STEERING LOCKED UP IN TRAFFIC IN EUREKA, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 175 MILES BACK TO REDDING KIA. HAD AROUND 73K MILES ON IT. CAR RETURNED AFTER FIXING SAME ISSUE FROM FEB. ON JULY 16TH. ON JULY 17TH AFTER LESS THAN 100 MILES, KIA POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AGAIN IN TRAFFIC IN REDDING. SAME PROBLEM FIXED AGAIN AND CAR RETURNED ON JULY 26TH. ON JULY 30TH, CAR MAKING WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING PUMP, BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT AND HAVE OIL CHANGED. MECHANIC "FIXED" THE NOISE, CHANGED OIL, SAID WAS GOOD TO GO. DROVE CAR LESS THAN 50 MILES AND AGAIN STEERING LOCKED UP ON CURVEY MOUNTAIN ROAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN 21 DAYS. CAR IS JUST AT 78K MILES NOW. *TR

HAD PROBLEM WITH KIA TMP TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE I THINK KIA DISCONNECTED IT, AND I PAID $587 FOR 4 NEW TIRES. TIRES WARRANTIED FOR 55,000 NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY IS UP. WENT TO TIRE KINGDOM NAPLES, FL WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200 FOR 2 TIRES AFTER A 32% PRO RATE. TIRES ARE NO GOOD TIRES ARE TOURING TEMPEST 22560R1678H FOR 2007 KIA SPORTAGE HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THEM????? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH IN A SNOW STORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME STUCK TO THE SNOW THAT FELL AND BUILT UP ON THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FAILED DUE TO A FAILED MOTOR AND THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE WIPER. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE NEXT YEAR WHILE OPERATING THROUGH ANOTHER SNOW STORM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE DEALER TIGHTENED A BOLT. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME. UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE WHEELS LOCKED , AND THEN THE VEHICLE SLID OFF-ROAD. WHILE SLIDING THE VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES AND SPINNED INTO A GUARD-RAIL AND THEN INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 25 MPH THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS STILL MOVING WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500. UPDATED 7/9/09 *CN UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON. I HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR THREE (3) TIMES THIS YEAR TWICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ONCE ONE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE SEAT A CERTAIN WAY SO THE LIGHT WON'T COME ON AND RECOGNIZE YOUR WEIGHT. I AM OVER 200 LBS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE SEAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE I AM SEATING IN IT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAVE READ ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS IN OTHER KIA MODELS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR