2000 Kia Sportage: windshield wiper failure

Filed Jun 27, 2013 · Airbags, Visibility · 179,000 miles · WA · crash · 1 injury

On april 12, 2013 I got into my 2000 kia sportage to go to work. As soon as I got into the car I hit the windshield wipers to get the dew off of the windshield and instead of just going once they went off extremely fast with out stopping for about 45 seconds. Once I got them turned off I went up the road and turned to head to work via the back roads. I drove about 1 miles when out of the blue my windshield wipers started going off again then a second later I heard a loud bang and 2 of my airbags had deployed and I felt a throbbing pain in my right shin. The passenger airbag and the lower airbag on the driver side deployed. My car was the only car involved and has a clear carfax. The road I was driving on was smooth and I did not hit anything. The car had to be towed back to my house where it sits.

Filed Nov 10, 2008 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 kia sportage. Since purchasing the vehicle, the contact has paid for numerous repairs. Before driving the vehicle off the lot, she noticed a large puddle of oil underneath the vehicle. The dealer repaired the failure. The following week, while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to shake severely. The dealer rotated the tires, but the shaking persisted. Thirdly, a tire blew out and had to be changed. In addition, the vehicle began leaking transmission fluid and a new transmission line was installed. Lastly, the windshield wiper motor stopped working and the entire driver's side glass caved in on the contact, but did not break. There were no injuries. Currently, the glass will not roll up or down. The failure mileage was 86,000. Updated 1/5/09 *cn the gas tank was falling apart. A shield was needed to rectify the problem. The drivers window was inoperative. The radiator was leaking. The vehicle was out of alignment. The vehicle would not start. The consumer discovered the cable had melted. Updated 01/09/09

Filed Mar 14, 2004 · Visibility · 70,000 miles · TN

Our rear windshield wiper has never worked properly and as of march 1, 2004 our front wipers no longer work either. We had no warning that this was about to happen either and the car is no longer under warrantee. As it appears...the wiper motor is to blame in the front and possibly a wiper switch in the rear. Any help would be great since we bought the car used over 2 years ago and now have no warranty.

Filed Oct 21, 2003 · Visibility · CO

Windshield wipers stopped working with no warning. The cause of the failure wasn not identified to the consumer. Dealership replaced the windshield wiper motor.

Filed Oct 1, 2003 · Electrical · NY

Vehicle has been to the dealer for several problems, some of which was covered under the warranty. But I think that a car that I got in 2000 should not give me such major problems. Now, I was driving it and the lights started to flash, horn started to blow, windshield wipers came on by themselves in a frenzy and then the whole car shut off. When I lifted up the hood, something smelled to be burning, I believe the wiring is bad and it shorted out the whole car. The mechanic said no offense but kia is not a very good build car at all. It has too many problems.

Filed Mar 15, 2003 · Visibility · 9,956 miles · MA

Windshield wipers not working, arm broke off wiper motor during heavy rain.

Filed Aug 27, 2002 · Brakes, Engine · NJ

Engine stalls in traffic and loses power.took to dealer, hey cleaned engine, and problem reoccurred.*ak consumer stated the brakes were replaced after 2 months of owning vehicle, 2 oxygen sensors sensors were replaced, the thermostat was replaced, defroster was defective, the exhaust systems was replaced, and the windshield wiper flew off.