2011 Kia Sportage: won't start

Filed Jun 21, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · IL

Purchased vehicle at a reputable dealership in march 2019. On june 12,2020, vehicle would not start while stationary in the driveway of my residence. Roadside assistance diagnosed dead battery. Took vehicle to the kia dealership where I purchased the car to request new battery. They are stating that the car now needs a new battery and a fuel pump. I had no electrical or fuel related before june 12, 2020.

Filed May 12, 2020 · Engine · 109,272 miles · CO

Engine was seized at 109272 miles. Engine number: g4keah41 is a 2.4l 16 valve dohc i4.. Car was not turning over initially, but after about 19 seconds would start. After a few days the check engine light came on and was told the code was for the camshaft position sensor and it needed replaced. Two days later and the day of the auto appointment to get it checked and fixed the car wouldn't start at all. After towing it to a repair center they said that two valves were completely blown and the engine needed replaced. Towed it to a kia dealer (arapahoe kia) and they said the engine also needed replaced. 7214.76 plus towing and rental car fees for approximately 1.5 months of it being in shops. Some of these engine are under recall, but I was informed mine didn't count so I moved on... Recent news reports lead me to believe that my engine should be part of this recall and that's why I'm reporting now.

Filed Oct 27, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 67,000 miles · MA

Engine light came on, smelled smoke, and thought I saw smoke coming out from where the engine is located, this happened while I was driving home from work. I was on my way to grocery store. I came out of store to leave and car would not start. Car will not stay running unless you use gas pedal and brake at the same time. I was able to drive it to the dealership 3 weeks ago! It is still in the shop. I have gotten the run around as to exactly what the problem is, they said the timing chain was way off, and they also ordered other parts kia "approved" but tried to order more parts that they thought would help my car so the man said but kia denied the request for those. I do not have an itemized list yet of specifics. The car only had 67,000 miles on it when this happened. Yes, I have the 100,000 mile limited warranty and will fight them tooth and nail if they attempt to charge me a dime for an engine problem. It was always in the shop for routine maintenance when needed. I am concerned this is one of the vehicles even though it is not on your list of dangerous kia's. Dealership has told me it was probably the timing chain that gave off the "fire" smell and there would be a bit of smoke. I do not know if this is true. I have attempted to reach out to kia and get some answers but I am getting the runaround there as well. I wanted to start this early just in case. I will find out on monday if the car is fixed, and at that time I should have paperwork to send to you. Help! How are we supposed to know if this is one of the old engine recalls I saw happened a few years back that I was not informed about? Or if the 2011 lx sportage is a fire hazard vehicle as well?

Filed Dec 28, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 27,000 miles · TN

2011 kia sportage at times won't start but all lights and radio and electrical stuff work. Had new battery put in and checked out it is not battery. It is doing this more and more and I have to let it set for long periods of time then it will start. It can't be boosted off either when this happens. It started and has never stopped.please help.

Filed Mar 21, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 47,000 miles · AZ

The vehicle intermittently does not start due to a faulty brake sensor safety switch.

Filed Aug 10, 2013 · Driver assistance, Suspension · 10,000 miles · CA

Since buying this car 12/26/10 I have had a number of sensors and switches malfunction and needing replacement. Warning lights coming on and going off and dealer could not pull up codes to why they came on. I had problems where the car would not start. I'm having steering and suspension problems right now. Waiting on kia engineers to come inspect the car since dealer can't find or fix the problem. Car tends pulls to one side. Since brakes were replaced the car is hard to stop. I have had issues with the GPS. Gas gage sticking. The car at time hesitates when trying to get up to speed to get on the freeway, like it has no power. Right now I don't feel safe driving my car. The front end just feels unstable. All work done on my car is done thru the dealer. It seems my car is back at the dealer for one repair or another several times a year. Sometimes days at a time. Longest its been in the shop was 9 days. I was not expecting this many issues with a new car.

Filed Jun 16, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 7,800 miles · TX

I began having issues with my 2011 kia sportage not starting. At first I thought I didn't push the brake and push correctly. But this became more and more frequent as time went on. In april 2012, it didn't start 3 times in one day. I took it in to the dealer the next day and that morning it started for them to move it into their garage and it didn't start again for three weeks. The dealership nor tech support had any idea of what the problem was, so their next step was to begin replacing parts, first the fuse box under the dash, them several different computer parts. They ended replacing 5 different parts in the car before they got it started. When I asked what caused the problem, they said they didn't know and would be turning all the "replaced" parts over to the technical support dept to investigate the parts. I asked if they would let me know what the problem was when the tech folks completed their investigation. The service mgr told me that they would not ever be notified by kia tech about what caused the problem. I asked why, they said that kia just never tells them. So if the problem happens again, they have no way of identifying the issue for me or any other customer. I have no faith in kia motors nor their dealerships.