2002 Kia Sportage: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 10, 2007 · Electrical · 58,909 miles · PA

2002 kia sportage, in february '07 while driving the radio went out, & with the dash board lights failing. Pulled over, turned car off. Attempted v to restart, the car did not start. Had car towed & manually checked battery thinking that was the problem. Next day car started up immediately, and taken to dealership for further check-up. The dealership charged me $248 for the diagnostic test & then placement of a new battery, which was said to be the cause. Weeks later on march 31 car did the same with the radio and the dashboard lights. The car jerked about 30 miles. When I would pull over to the side of the road it seemed to regain its strength, but once I continued to drive ,it started to jerk again, with the oil odometer went up/down! Took car to dealership, it jerked in there. When the service workers went to the car, I was told, no problems driving the car, & the diagnostic test showed nothing was wrong. The car stayed at the dealership saturday-thursday, with no problems. The service manager asked if she could drive it home. She said the car drove fine and put 40 miles on car. It was fine on thursday when I picked it up. Drove saturday and car had same problems. Headlights & dashboard lights went out. At 5 am this was scary & unsafe, some cars didn't see me, even with the hazards on. With radio out & car jerking all the way home. On monday, went to leave and car did not start. Towed to kia for the 3rd time in a month. Car started, but some 2001 & 2002 sportage models had a main engine wiring tear and "the whole harnessed had to be ordered . It will take about 6 hours to install . It would be in on wednesday april 11, 2007. This was the 3rd time in a month the car had been in the shop, I paid for a battery & the problem persisted. I it was a cop-out for the actual problem. Was inconvenienced without a car & a hard time getting a loaner. Did not have a car for over 7 days. I want fair treatment on a car that I' was paying ample amount of money.

Filed Aug 8, 2006 · Engine · 30,980 miles · GA

Dt*: the contact stated while accelerating through the intersection from a stop sign at 5 MPH, a loud thud was heard and the vehicle jerked forward. The vehicle was driven home the remaining two miles with the hazard lights illuminated. Upon inspection of the engine, the fan blades were scattered across the engine compartment, and some were caught in the wiring. The vehicle was towed to a service dealer where the fan was replaced and the damaged wiring to the air conditioning was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified.

Filed Sep 12, 2005 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · FL

Dt: the caller said h transmission shifts gears without warning. It jerked and shook when shifting gears. It happened when decelerating. Brought vehicle dealer 5 times, but they could not find whats wrong with it. The check engine light was on all the time except when he took it to the dealer. The last time he had it to dealer the light went off for about 3 weeks, and yesterday the light was back on. Dealer said they will try to get someone from the manufacturer to look at the vehicle, but no one has come yet. Dealer did a diagnostic, and fixed what it showed, but the light on the dashboard came back on after 30 miles of driving.

Filed Aug 22, 2004 · Airbags, Steering · AL · crash · 1 injury

While driving on a straight stretch of highway my daughter felt her car jerk to the right. She attempted to turn into the jerk and was not able to control anything on the car. It began to rock despite her efforts and then immediately rolled over multiple times. The front end of her kia sportage sustained considerable damage, the airbags did not deploy and she suffered almost complete loss of use of her left arm. She is still undergoing treatment and therapy for the injury and also will probably have to have further surgery. There were witnesses behind her that reported that the car was going straight, did not run off the road just began to flip. She did not lose conscience, did not look away from the road. Also the driving conditions were normal and she was going 5 miles under the speed limit. We requested that the insurance company investigate but they stated they do not do investigations. We really believe that there was a steering malfunction as well as failure on the airbags.

Filed Oct 24, 2003 · Brakes · IL

Problems with brakes sticking, windows locked up, calipers cracked.*mr two months after purchase, mechanic was informed that the brakes felt like they were sticking or pulling when at a stop or light. The cd player was inoperable. Consumer was told a new agent that was being used on her vehicle made the noise and it would go away in a couple of months. June 3, 2003, windows locked up, couldn't roll up, motor burned out. June 7,2003, vehicle suddenly jerked. There was a noise followed by sparks nd clanking metal sounds. Consumer realized she had no brakes and had to pull the emergency brake to stop. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. The caliper had cracked and broken causing the pads to shatter along with the rotors to fall out of the bottom of the vehicle. They claimed this failure was due to her negligence. Consumer questioned that if on a repair bill it stated "30% brakes remaining," why would they not replace them. Consumer was billed $175. For the rental car, $700. For service and tow, $875. Total. Consumer was informed if the matter was taken to court the discount of 30% would be dropped and the total to be paid would be $1200. Consumer asked for compensation for time and trouble, loan caught up, vehicle repaired at no cost to her and rental charges dropped.

Filed Sep 12, 2003 · Brakes, Suspension · 3,000 miles · IL

When the brake pedal is depressed, they fail to stop the vehicle due to the rotors warping. This results in extended stopping distance. Also, the 5 speed standard transmission would not go into second gear and needed replacement. The rear end also makes a popping/clucking noise and the vehicle will jerk forward hard when the noise occurs. The cause of the failures is undetermined.