2006 Kia Sportage: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Nov 5, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 240,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. The contact stated that the brake lights remained illuminated independently when the vehicle was turned off and stationary. In addition, the ESC warning indicator remained illuminated and the cruise control was not working. The contact also stated that in order to turn off the brake lights, he had to disconnect the vehicle's battery. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting), but the VIN was excluded. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

Filed Feb 3, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 122,000 miles · TN

Right after christmas and before new year's eve I received a phone call from a lady stating she was a kia representative. My vehicle was part of the recall for the brake switch. About ten days after the call my brake lights would no longer go out even when the vehicle had been sitting still overnight. Than about 3-5 days later my ESC off light came on and now always stay on when the car is being driven. This past weekend I sent a service request online for the brake switch issue to be fixed. I did bunch of research and found out that the brake switch was the one causing the other issues and still can cause more. On 2/1/16 a kia service employee called and left a message stating that the recall didn't apply to may car. Later on that same day my cruise control stopped working. From all the research I did the brake switch is the cause for all three problems I'm having now. What I don't understand is how can other 2006 kia sportages who have had the same issue like me is covered but my car is not.

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 68,000 miles · IN

I had kia inspect the air conditioner because it started working sporadically. I was informed by kia that they disconnected the unit to prevent the car from catching on fire. Verbatim: found blower motor bad and fried resistor and harness. Left unplugged to prevent fire from starting. This vehicle is well maintained and certainly should not have any air issues unless freon is needed. This vehicle is still under the 10 yr warranty, but it is just the power train. This issue is an issue that came straight off the manufacturing line and I am not sure how many vehicles have caught on fire, but I have read similar issues on this site. Kia should be held liable for manufacturing a 1 ton killing machine. If the car caught on fire, I could have been killed or some innocent bystander in my path. They unhooked the unit to preserve the engine, because that is still under warranty, not because they are concerned about the safety of the consumer. It is crazy that a recall hasn't been made yet. Also, my ESC light keeps popping on and off and according to the recall list 2006 kia sportages had a recall for the stability control lamp and I was informed my 2006 was not included in this recall. I had this fixed when I took my car in but the light still goes on and off, which is essentially a hazard if my brake lights are not illuminated or I cannot turn off my cruise control. Thank you for your time. Not an honorable company and does not stand behind their product.

Filed Aug 29, 2014 · Acceleration · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. While driving 10 MPH, the contact attempted to disengage the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to stop. The contact had to press the cruise control button and apply the brakes multiple times before the cruise control deactivated. The failure occurred ten times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Apr 28, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 122,524 miles · OH

As of saturday my brake lights would not shut off, then I noticed while driving the electronic stability control light kept flashing on and off by itself. And the cruise control was not working properly as well. So I got online to investigate this and found there was a recall for this exact problem with my year and model car. But when I called kia they stated that my car was not part of the recall and that I would have to pay out of pocket for the repairs, even though my make model was recalled and my car was doing the same thing that was recalled.

Filed Aug 21, 2013 · Acceleration · 112,000 miles · FL

I was driving at 55 MPH behind several other cars approaching a redlight. The cruise control was set and as the cars ahead of me began to brake, I did as well. The cruise control failed to disengage and I had to stomp on the brake pedal as I manually disengaged the cruise control to get the car to stop. The ESC light was also illuminated. The car had the stop lamp recall done in november 2009.

Filed Nov 19, 2012 · Acceleration, Airbags · CO

2006 kia sportage. Consumer writes in regards to malfunction of airbag light. *smd the consumer was informed the connections were bad, which caused the air bag light to illuminated. The cruise control stopped working, the ESC light illuminated, and the radiator cover was broken. The dealer agreed to fix the consumer's vehicle at no charge. Updated 01/07/13

Filed Apr 28, 2011 · Lights · 71,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. While the contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, the ESC off warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The cruise control would not engage and both rear brake lights failed to function. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they replaced the brake light switch. The failure continued to occur after the vehicle was repaired. The federal safety agency recall campaign number 09v130000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch) was related to the failure; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Filed Oct 3, 2010 · Brakes, Electrical · 33,000 miles · CO

2006 kia sportage ex with v-6 has a habit of completely shutting down electrically, killing the engine and thus all lights, power assist to steering/brakes, etc. Previously this occurred only when taking off from a stop (previously reported). This time our daughter was driving at highway speeds at night in the middle of utah when this occurred again. She was able to get it off the highway safely without incident in complete darkness and no power assists. Car was running on cruise control so no driver function could have caused the incident. No warning such as engine stumble, flickering lights, etc,, it just shut off!!! Once safely stopped, our daughter was able to restart the car and get to the destination without incident. Dealer is aware of this problem but is unable to fix it. Only has been taken to dealer for repairs.

Filed Aug 13, 2009 · Acceleration, Brakes · 42,000 miles · FL

As of yet there has been no incident other than being notified that there is a safety recall on my vehicle and for over two months now the dealer and the manufacturer who I have also contacted claim that they can not get the necessary parts to replace the defective one. This safety recall is for a defective brake switch which can cause failure of the brakes lights, the car not to move out of park and the cruise control to not shut off when the brakes are applied.

Filed Jul 21, 2009 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · WI

My ESC light kept coming on after about a half hour and my cruise control would shut off by itself or not come on at all. After a couple weeks, the cruise would no longer set at all. This began intermittently around 60,000 miles or so and became a full blown problem at around 92,000 miles. It turned out to be a defective stop lamp switch. There is currently a recall on this part, but just not for my 2006 kia sportage. I called the kia consumer line and was basically told "too bad" because even though this is a known sportage issue, my vehicle didn't make the date cut. This should have been under recall, but ended up costing me $100 for the warranty deductible! The actual bill was $161.00. How can kia get away with this?

Filed Jul 6, 2009 · Brakes, Electrical · 80,000 miles · TN

My brake lights kept blowing. Then I lost my cruise control. Then my ESC light kept coming on. Then all my lights came on! It was a defective brake switch. Which should have been under recall, but ended up costing me $157.14!