Failed weather strip causing leakage into front door. Mjs
1998 Kia Sportage transmission complaints
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When traveling at 25 MPH and upon attempting to accelerate there is hesitation upon acceleration, vehicle does not increase speed. Please provide any further details.
Wheel bearings had completely rusted out. Was informed by mechanic water got into seals & were not sealing. This also affected 4-whel drive locking hubs.
While driving at 55 MPH to 70 MPH engine check light came on. Vehicle shut down, causing loss of power. Also, when putting vehicle into reverse, vehicle shut down. Consumer almost hit another vehicle due to brakes failing. Consumer had to use the emergency brake to stop vehicle.
The 4-wheel drive system failed to engage due to a bad seal, the seal causes the vacuum not to engage properly.
The dealer knew the bearings was bad at 19500 miles and they told my wife if they started grinding to bring back the vehicle but there was no warning all at once it pulled to the left and started grinding now they are telling me that kiais working on new bearings and hubs they can`t get parts they have to get the parts the kia rep. Now I have to wait for him and they would not give us a loaner they said it was not the dealers responsiblity so I had to rent a car I could say more but that is enough for now.
The 4- wheel drive fails to work properly. Vehicle also makes hideous noises & the steering wheel shakes very badly. Took the vehicle back to the dealer numerous times to solve the problem. Noises and vibrations are getting worse.
Transmission will abruptley shift into to a low gear on its own at 65 MPH. Manufaturer has ben contacted.
There are many of problems with this vehicle as of today ther are only 1700 mile on the vehicleas where mor than 1/2 those miles are from going back and forth to the service dept as it is an 80 mile trip to the service dept. As for kia they are totally ignorant as they do not ever return any of my phone calls. This suvis a lemon if I ever saw one . You would thin. No safet defect (s) listed in the summary.
Wheel bearing and hubs cracked, causing the metal to grind when making a right turn. Also when applying the brakes, pedal goes to the floor, cause unknown. Was advised by midas not to drive vehicle- wheele could come off.
After being stuck in a snow storm consumer discovered that vehicle did not have 4-wheel drive, eventhough the system was engaged in 4-wheel drive. The dealer/manufacturer are aware of the problem. The problem has not been corrected.
The hubs were cracked and wheel bearing was gone, causing a total loss of brakes which resulted in an accident. Kia has done nothing to help. *ak
While trying to shift gears, gears stick in between shifting. Dealer has been contacted.
Front windshield has air leaks & at high speeds the wind is annoying. The front passenger seat belt locks into place as soon as the passenger clamps into place. One doesn't have to press brake peddle for it to tighten around person. When driving and particularly engaging the clutch to down shift the gear linkage disengages and the gears can't be located especially in second, third or fourth gears and because of such has almost caused three crashes. We had this checked by the dealer and they said they found nothing wrong with the gear shifting mechanism. I beg to differ because I drive that car every day and I've driven many manual shift transmissions cars and I believe that after driving for sometime (I.e., one to two hours) the transmission heats up and causes problems with gear selection.
Shift-0n-the-fly is hard to shift. Takes all 150 pounds of me at times to pull it back. Dealer says it is normal. "on snow covered road it goes better in 2wd. Upon shifting into 4hi or 4low rear end comes out with any gas. I have had nothing but problems with my kia. Kia needs to get on the ball and take a note of what they are producing.
Back hatch loose causing interior lights to malfunction and theft alarm system to fail, since purchase.
I feel that the kia sportage is a poorly made vehcle and should be bought back from all owners.
Was told able to shift into 4-d up to speeds of 50mph. Have not been able to do so/ indicator light stays on long after shifted out of 4-wd.
Transmission could switch to reverse by itself on low temperture or cold weather and the tires move side by side.
The car indicates the four wheel drive system is engaged even though the four wheel drive hubs failed, unable to have repair due lack of parts.
Four wheel drive locks up wheels causing poor control.
Eventhough the 4- wheel drive light indicates that the system is engaged, it is not engaging in 4-wheel drive. The cold weather causes the seals in the vacumm to shrink. The manufacture/dealer acknowledge that this is a prolbem.
Consumer is not able to get the vehicle out of park. The dealer told him to put a screw driver in the gear lever to get vehicle out of park. The dealer has wires at the shift lock.
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