While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Consumer contacted the manufacturer. Dealer informed consumer that this was not a recall pertaining to the information obtained from all data 2cmp01c1. *ak the consumer's vehicle exhibited all the symptoms of the kia recall 99v-32000. The consumer believes her vehicle's VIN should have been included in the stalling recall.
1999 Kia Sportage electrical complaints
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While driving at 30 MPH vehicle stalled without warning. Vehicle was towed to the dealership, and technician determined that wiring and connectors failed.
Headlights randomly short out. A few months after I got the car. I brought the car back to dealership 3 times before the headlights would stay on. Things were ok for a while but on 02/06/04 headlights shorted out again. 02/07/04 headlights were back on. 02/09/04 headlights out. Brought car in to be serviced, and car was fixed. 02/12/04 headlights out again. Brought car to dealership 02/13/04. On 02/14/04 car was fixed. Headlights stay on. Very happy...at least for a week. 02/21/04 headlights out. Am afraid of car.
Email regarding recent complaint submitted involving 1999 kia sportage odi# 10023549.*mr the vehicle previously had a recall performed regarding the wiring harness, now the vehicle is stalling and surging. The consumer can not afford a new car so he wants the vehicle he has to be safe to drive. *cb
Ecm not operable (check engine light reoccurring after service visits) going on 8 visis to the dealership for check engine light. 2 misdiagnosis , gas cap not tight enough, fuel canister valve. Purchased used 2 months ago, problem occurred 1 month after ownership. Have warranty with deductible. Have researched make and model history and fear that safety is a factor. First time owner of a 4wd and feel that what I thought was rough travel expected from a 4wd is something in the braking system, which seems to be common for this vehicle in my research. Have asked for my money back , down pmt $2000 and trade in of $200, as my experience with the dealership has been more than unpleasant. I recieved "a slap in the face" offer which would have cost me $ 5000 a penalty for purchasing a vehicle only 2 months previous. Was not an as is sale, and I did purchase an extended warranty with deductible. In my book this type of business practice should be outlawed.
1999 kia sportage wiring harness, throttle body position, fuel pump replaced, etc.... Nar 07/28/2003.*mr
I have a 1999 kia sportage. On 23 april, 2003 I accelerated after stopping at a stop sign at an intersection and all of a sudden I heard a "clunk" sound coming from my transmission, my vehicle stalled in the middle of the intersection and the "hold" light and the "check engine" light came on. I was able to get the vehicle moving again after a few seconds and after checking things out in a local parking lot and not seeing anything wrong under the hood I took it to a local dealer to get fixed. The vehicle was put on the diagnostics machine and it showed the p0101 code. The fix for this problem is around $500 and my warranty doesn't cover this problem. Kia has a bulletin on how to fix this problem, so they are aware that this problem exists. I called kia about the problem and the person I spoke with was very rude and refused to listen to my complaint and told me it's my problem, there's nothing they can do and this problem isn't a recall because it's not a safety concern. I don't see how it's not a safety concern when my vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection! Also, $500 is a lot of money especially when warranty's don't cover it. Everybody from the warranty company and the dealer have all told me that this should be a safety concern, thus should be a recall. The folks at the warranty company said that about 95% of the people that call in with this type of vehicle are calling in about this type of problem. Thank you for your time.
We bought a 1999 kia in november of 1999. Since then we have had nothing but trouble with it. Every six months there is something gone wrong with it.
While driving at any speed and without warning vehicle will stall. Dealer has been notified, and stated vehicle has recall 99v325000 on wire harness, and has been serviced. However, consumer never received recall notice or had serviced vehicle on wire harness. Contacted manufacturer , and recall information was confirmed. Manufacturer will not release notification by mail only verbatim by phone.
While driving the vehicle at 15 MPH in the pouring rain a fire started in the front end of the vehicle under the dash. There is a recall regarding the engine. Recall number 9764 99 v 325 000. Took to dealer. They will not remedy the problem. Nlm
I purchased my kia sportage 4x4 brand new in july of 1999 since I day I drove it off the lot it has been a constant source of stress and frustration. Shortly after purchasing it the check engine light would continously come on and then the car would lurch and chug. Car was towed back to the dealership and it was kept there for apporoximately 2and a half weeks. It has also had problems where it wouldn't start due to corrosion on the starter clip . This has happened twice. I also had the windshield wipers stop working on the way home from work in a snow storm with my four year old son in the back. It also started making a loud rumbling noise that sounded like I was driving over speed bumps. This LED to them needing to replace the hubs, bearings, and axle shafts. Car only had approximately 33000 miles on it. At the same time I was told that the front brake pads and rotors were bad and needed to be replaced. This was at a cost of $400.00 to me. I have very strong safety concerns with this vehicle. I do not like having myself or my child in the vehicle for fear of what else is going to happen with it and will we survive to tell about it.
Dealership replaced front/right and front/left brake rotors and brake pads twice, july 2000 at 15,000 miles and august 2001 at 28,000 miles. Front brake rotors continue to warp, resulting in excessive wear. *ak vehicle was leaking oil, dealer tightened drain plug. Vehicle would not start due to an internal starter failure. Evaporator drain hose was damaged and was causing water to leak on the floor.
Consumer experiencing problems with tires, no other information was given.
This vehicle has had a previous recall because of reported failure of this wiring harness.
While driving heard a noise, then steering was very hard to turn, and brakes went to the floor. Consumer had to use transmission to slow vehicledown.*ak 4 wheel drive failed. Wife of this vehicle's owner also has exact same vehicle, VIN [xxx] with 4 wheel drive failure, also consumer experienced power window failure and has experienced electrical problems ever since. *slc information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
The driver side wiper arm broke off during a rainstorm. (attorney for client)
4-wd not working, hubs not locking. Engine is straining as if in 4wd, indicator light is lit, leading you to believe you are safely in 4wd, but the back tires are spinning and the front tires are not turning. The dealer has checked the truck and ordered parts...that was 2 weeks ago, and dealer has no idea when the parts will be in. Kia has not responded to the dealer's inquiry. The wire harness that was replaced took a week because kia sent a faulty harness as a replacement and the part had to be reordered.
Front two doors leak in heavy rain on the top of the door frame, dealer can't find problem.
When vehicle is being driven engine continually loses power , cause unknown, dealer cannot identify problem. Please give any further details.
The master window switch failed due to faulty wire harness inside the left front door panel to the windows had melted.
I serve on the nh lemon law board. We have had several (2 on 10/24) kia sportage cases with stalling problems at highiaway speeds. This vehicle has had a safety recall (kia recall s014) for a wiring harness for the fuel system. Vehicles that have had this recall still exhibit the problem. In review of the kia recall documents, I feel the recall is being done improperly. The steps to "repair" the wiring connector are poor at best. Testimony in one case by the kia factory rep indicated the recall was done incorrectly. This wiring connector should be replaced....not repaired!! Kia customers are still driving vehicles with a false sense of security after having the s014 recall performed. Please review this recall and kia's procedures. They are grossly inadequate!!!! You may call me at 1‑800‑493‑4330 (work) or e-mail at [email protected].
Vehicle stalls at highway speeds. All recalls have been performed. No change, still stalls. Please investigate!
Windshielwipers would go so fast at times they flew off windshield, or so slow that they wouldn't hardly move, the driver side power window controls would not put down the back p[assenger side window, vehicle had a tendency to loose all power at 55 - 60 MPH, vehicle caught fire on 9/06/200 due to electrical reasons vehicle is totaled most likely, all interior wiring , dash assemlby shifter and radio comp needs replace ment as well as all the interior windshiel headliner etc.
Have hard time make horn go off, must be percice location, which in a serious time may not be properly located.
The ABS light goes on and off intermittently.
Not only has the proportional braking valve failed,but also engine temp sensor,causing transmission failure, engine light came on,and hold light for the trasmission come on, and now the power window gets stuck open. We smell a faint smell of wire insulation burning,but service dept. Said they couldnt do any thing until the brake light came on and stayed on. He said there was a short in the wiring harness.this makes twice.
Engine check light keptcoming on while driving. Taken vehicle to dealership & mechanic repaired it each time. Engine check light would come on again. Finally was informed the electrical system was the problem & no corrective solution was found.
A short in the electical system caused the battery to go dead and other electrical component failure. Yh
Failed to accelerate/almost rear ended/dealer says ongoing kia problem/ I owned a 97 that did the same stuff/RPM acceleration/shaking/failure to accel/for safety reasons with this 99 model I refused to take it home from dealer and traded it/the lemon process would drag on while I'm killed in this thing.
The vehicle will not start up right away, after five tries the vehicle will start. The dealer has attemped to repair the vehicle four times. The manufacturer has been notified.
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