2018 Kia Sportage

ACCORDING TO KIA WHICH THEY POSTED AT THEIR WEBSITE, ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WITHIN HECU MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CURRENT, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, HAD NO PARTS, AS OF 4/12/21 NO KIA DEALER HAS THIS PART. CALLED KIA, THEY SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO SHIP PARTS END OF APRIL. THEY HAVE NO CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, DESPITE I TOLD THEM I CAN RENT A CAR BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, THAT DECLINED. QUESTION IS, WHY THEY HAVEN'T INFORMED PUBLIC AND SEND THE HECU PARTS TO THEIR DEALERS SOONER? TAKING RISK TO DRIVE A CAR WHICH HAS POTENTIAL TO CUT FIRE SEEMS NOT SAFE AND DISPLAYS KIA NEGLIGENCE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2020 WITH 44K ON THE ODOMETER. THREE DAYS LATER I WAS ON A 3400 MILE ROAD TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED HEARING KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THEM LISTEN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. THE KNOCK WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 400 MILES THEN CAME BACK. I TOOK IT IN TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. I GOT TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE MOTOR BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED ALREADY. THE DAY AFTER I GOT HOME THE CAR DIED AT 30 MPH ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT. TOOK IT IN AND IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS TO FIND A BAD FUSE. THE CAR OVER THE NEXT 3 MONTHS POPPED 12 FUSES AND KEPT DYEING ON THE ROAD. THEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT NOT TURNING OVER. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A BAD FUEL PUMP AND STARTER AS WELL AS A BATTERY DRAIN THATS KILLED THREE BATTERIES. TOOK THE CAR TO KIA 9 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET LOOKED AT.7 OF THOSE TIMES THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE DRAIN BUT COULDNT FIND IT. THEN THEY FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE FUEL PUMP WAS SHORTING OUT AND CAUSING THE FUSE TO POP. THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020 ALONG WITH THE INJECTION PUMP. I WAS 50 MILES FROM END OF WARRANTY THE DAY AFTER I GET THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP IT WONT RUN FOR LONGER THEN 15 SECONDS. NOT GETTING FUEL.LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 45 MILES OUT OF TOWN. IM BACK TO SQUARE 1 BECAUSE HALF THE TIME MY CAR WONT START. THE MOTOR IS STILL KNOCKING AND HAS NO POWER WITH MY FUEL MILEAGE DROPPING DOWN TO 11MPG IT STARTED REVVING UP AND SPEED NOT CHANGING,NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY OR JUST NOT SHIFTING. MY NEW SHOP DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING FAST. IVE HAD THIS CAR 6 MONTHS AND AM STILL PAYING FOR IT AND I CANT EVEN DRIVE IT SAFELY. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 64,456 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A SCHOOL ZONE AND ENTERING THE SCHOOL LOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THERE WAS GREY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXIT HIS CHILD FROM THE VEHICLE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT IT THAT WAS WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

WHILE MERGING (ACCELERATING) ONTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF AND MY 2018 KIA SPORTAGE 2.4L ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE MERGE LANE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IT TO OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFER LOCATION AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE LIMITING THE VEHICLE POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WAS PUTTING OUT A TROUBLE CODE P1326 WHICH I UNDERSTAND FROM A CODE SEARCH MAY BE RELATED TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE VIBRATION ISSUES. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT (HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP) WHO ARE THE PARENT COMPANY OF KIA MOTORS HAVE A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE 2018 2.4L HYUNDAI ENGINES BUT NOT YET FOR THE KIA ENGINES, THOUGH THESE ENGINES ARE MANUFACTURED NEARLY IDENTICALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND BECAME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. A GLASS REPLACEMENT COMPANY WAS CALLED OUT TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO DUE TO THE MISALIGNMENT OF THE TRACKS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. PEAK KIA NORTH (1111 SOUTHGATE DR, WINDSOR, CO 80550 970-576-3100) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE OF $2,700 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO, I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN UNKNOWN ISSUE. I'LL BE DRIVING ALONG, STEADILY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE AND RPM GAUGE WILL REV UP AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. MY SPEED DOESN'T CHANGE, NO LIGHTS GO ON, JUST THE REV-ING SOUND AND THE GAUGE GOES UP. IT'S VERY ALARMING TO ME. I'VE CHECKED WITH KIA AND THEY'RE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT STATE THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL OR ALERT AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO SOLVE IT. DEALER SAID THEY HAD NEVER HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. ALSO REPORTED ACCELERATES SLOWLY WHEN SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG,

I HAVE A 2018 KIA SPORTAGE THAT HAS AIR VENTS PEELING. I WENT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND WAS HOPING THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THIS FIX, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE KIA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE VENTS PEELING IS BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE PRODUCT THAT I WAS USING. I HAVE DETAILED MY CARS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME...AND HAVE SWORN BY MEGUIAR'S SUPREME SHINE. I STILL DO, AND I AM CERTAIN IT IS CRAPPY VENT MATERIAL THAT KIA HAS. I CONTACTED MEGUIAR'S AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT ALL THEIR PRODUCTS ARE WATER BASED AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I HAVE USED THE SUPREME SHINE ON ALL THE RUBBER/PLASTIC MATERIAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE REST OF THE INTERIOR, EXCEPT THE AIR VENTS. SO, I CALLED KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND LISA ANSWERED... HOPING TO SEE IF THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIND THE SOLUTION. LISA SAID FOR ME TO GO TO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND HOPEFULLY GET THEM TO FIND A SOLUTION IN MY FAVOR. THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE WORST PRODUCT ON THE MARKET. THE WARRANTY THEY OFFER IS FAKE AND UNWORTHY.

MY 2018 KIA SPORT AGE AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES WOULD NOT START. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY. HOWEVER, KIA DEALERSHIP TESTING IT SHOWS THE BATTERY IS PERFECT. NOW I'M AT 34,000 MILES AND MY CAR HASS TO BE JUMPED TO START IT ABOUT SIX TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE HAD MY BATTERY TESTED SEVERAL TIMES. I KEEP BEING TOLD THE BATTERY'S FINE. AT FIRST IT WOULD JUST GO CLICK CLICK CLICK BUT WOULDN'T START. NOW IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD NO NOISE CLICKING WHEN I TRY TO START IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF. THIS IS FRUSTRATING THAT I BOUGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE A BRAND NEW CAR DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 11 MILES AND I HAVE THE MOST UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFETIME. WHENEVER I GO SOMEWHERE I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET SO THAT I CAN PLUG MY JUMPER BOX INTO JUST IN CASE. I HAVE MISSED APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE OF THIS, I HAVE MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF THIS. I'M READY TO LEAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND LET THE FINANCE COMPANY HAVE IT. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. SOMETHING IS DRAWING POWER OR THE ALTERNATOR IS NOT WORKING LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND POSSIBLE FRAYED WIRE OR SOMETHING THERE. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY STOCK AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. AND I HAVE MAINTAINED ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD BE DONE ON A CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHY I HAVE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT WON'T START AND THAT IS UNRELIABLE.