Kia Sportage battery drain problems

Filed Jan 21, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · NC

Battery died, fob didnt work 2 times had to hv towed, right front light seems as it has a short, overheated out of nowhere, now all headlights and backlight including brake light no longer work. Very unsafe and unable to drive. Everything in the recall has happened except for catching on fire. The tow hitch, I dont have one so it wasnt completed in the recall. This is unsafe and very dangerous. Per nhsta which I have filed complaint advised that this has nothing to do with my warranty. I have a brand new vehicle that I can no longer drive and taking uber due to these issues. I need help and agent advise nothing can be done bc the recall has been repaired, but it was a fail and now I hv to take the hit for it.

Filed Dec 13, 2024 · Driver assistance, Electrical · GA

which disables the backup camera, Tge The entire infotainment screen is blank, therefore, I am unable to view objects on camera in reverse. This has been an ongoing issue since purchasing the vehicle. Last week, Kia's service department said the blank screen was due to a dead battery which was replaced, but the issue persists. This is a safety concern that needs to be taken seriously and investigated properly besides blaming it on the battery or test driving the vehicle for a couple of minutes and stating they’re unable to duplicate the problem.

Filed Jan 5, 2023 · NY

The battery dead without unannounced. I turn the vehicle off and later did not turn it on. I was on a cold night. The vehicle was stopped and turned off when I tried to turn it on again; did not turn it on.

Filed Nov 4, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 44,000 miles · MT

I bought this car in may of 2020 with 44k on the odometer. Three days later I was on a 3400 mile road trip on the highway when I started hearing knocking from the engine bay. I took it in and had them listen. They told me it was completely normal. The knock went away for about 400 miles then came back. I took it in to 4 different dealerships. I got told there had been a recall on the motor but that it had been fixed already. The day after I got home the car died at 30 MPH on the way home from work and left me in the middle of a very busy intersection almost causing me to get hit. Took it in and it took them 4 days to find a bad fuse. The car over the next 3 months popped 12 fuses and kept dyeing on the road. Then I started having problems with it not turning over. Took it to a different dealership and they found a bad fuel pump and starter as well as a battery drain thats killed three batteries. Took the car to kia 9 different times to get looked at.7 of those times they said there was nothing wrong with it. They said they knew about the drain but couldnt find it. Then they finally figured out the fuel pump was shorting out and causing the fuse to pop. They supposedly replaced the fuel pump in september of 2020 along with the injection pump. I was 50 miles from end of warranty the day after I get the car out of the shop it wont run for longer then 15 seconds. Not getting fuel.left me stranded on the side of the road 45 miles out of town. Im back to square 1 because half the time my car wont start. The motor is still knocking and has no power with my fuel mileage dropping down to 11mpg it started revving up and speed not changing,not shifting correctly or just not shifting. My new shop discovered the transmission is failing fast. Ive had this car 6 months and am still paying for it and I cant even drive it safely. Complete transmission failure at 64,456 miles.

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 Oct 26, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 63,000 miles · NC

Dealing with oil loss since last year, single owner new vehicle. First time no oil towed to fayetteville nc kia where they said nothing was covered under warranty because I had the oil changed somewhere else. I paid for tow and repair which basically involved adding oil jumping battery in morning. They should have known about a part recall on the oil pan per the kia female repair rep at pinehurst kia in southern pines nc where I had it towed to when battery died a couple of days later. Again they found no oil but oil splattered underneath in engine and spoke with kia national consumer in ca at that time. They confirmed the issue, and changed oil and called for part. Returned 2 weeks later just to have oil checked and again no oil. Xalled kia national again. Was told to self manage for reimbursement from fayetteville nc kia manager by dealing with him myself. 2 months of failed contact attempts ensued. Last week on way back from unc children's oncology with son, brakes and steering locked up again. Close to accident. Toeed to ronald macdonald house 0.7 mi away, again no oil. Put oil in. Also smoke and smell of burning electrical something frkm engine for some time. Next morning paid to tow to university kia chapel hill. Found out my case # had been erroneously closed. Now dealing with case manager tammy who I havent been able to contact. Case number now is 12908741. A new car obviously acts this way when there is a big issue and nobody at kia would help me. Now I sit at my sons bedside with a dead 2017 kia sportage at university kia where brandon is trying to put together all past receipts. My son was dx'd last month and no I do not know where each receipt is, I have been at the hospital more than at home. I have had to apply for fmla from my job as well. I expect an have read of many issues with kia and this oil issue as well as past recalls. Rented car 10 23 18

Filed Mar 21, 2018 · Engine · 48,000 miles · AR

Me and 4 of my friends (all of us are under 19) are returning from a wedding in the dallas area on a stormy evening. We are not from the dallas area so the drive was stressful enough. Im going about 65 MPH then my car's acceleration stops working and the check engine and check oil lights come on while we are on an overpass so I am forced to pull over in a little spot in between an exit ramp and the freeway, and luckily we made it there or else we probably would have caused a fatal wreck. We were then forced to sit there for over an hour and a half in the dark without any emergency lights since our battery died also about 10 minutes in, and all of us know someone could easily not see us and hit us. The dealership then told us that the engine was blown, which is odd because our car has under 50,000 miles. Then we find out the 2.0 liter engines have been recalled, and I see no reason why the 2.4 liter engines shouldn't also be recalled because we had the exact same failure and it very well could have ended a lot worse than it did.

Filed Mar 29, 2017 · Engine · 59,000 miles · NJ

1st incident engine stalled while driving, noticed RPM's were running to high and automatic trans shifted only when backing off accelerator petal and a "paap" sound was emitted from the engine, engine turned over but failed to start before battery died after 3 turnover, dealer replaced the battery and found no other issues, customer was charged $180.00. But, "over the next 14 days driver noticed engine momentary ran erratically without any pattern, then about 13 days a clacking sound began, and became increasingly louder, vehicle stalled twice when releasing the accelerator petal, after the 2nd stall the check engine light came on, a code p0014 was noted, engine restarted but was making loud clacking sounds, towed to another dealer, stated connecting rod bearing failure resulted in clogging the oil control valve starving the top of the engine of oil. Dealer also stated the timing chain had jumped. Covered by kia warranty a new engine is to be installed at no charge, were hoping, failure occurred at 59,000 miles, oil was changed at regular intervals..

Filed Nov 13, 2013 · Body, Electrical · 90,000 miles · PA · fire

This will be 1 of 3 part statement... About a week ago (give or take a few days), a couple of my mother's 2008 kia sportage's dash lights came on. The ABS light, the ESC light, and I think one other (possibly the traction control light but mind you this is not my car and I am not that familiar with her dash). She was told that there was a recall for a part that was causing one of the lights to come on (I believe the ESC light). She took the car to get the part replaced, however, the lights did not go off. I have wheel hubs on my SUV crossover and I told her that when my wheel bearing/sensor starts going bad that is when my light comes on. Well a couple days later, her driver side wheel bearing started to roar, so we figured that the ABS light was on due to that. She took it back to the kia dealership shop and they replaced the bearing and although the ride was quieter due to the new bearing replacement, the ABS light and other lights did not go off. The mechanic told her that she does not have a wheel hub with sensor and bearing in the hub but that all of her parts were separate. He said that the light may be on due the sensor may have debris from the wheel bearing going bad or possibly the sensor is going bad itself. I planned on pulling and cleaning the sensor for her in the upcoming weekend. Well before the weekend, she went shopping at the grocery store and when she came out, the vehicle would not start. The battery was dead. We call a tow truck driver who came and gave it a quick jump and said she must have left her lights on. She drove home, pulled in driveway and I told her to leave it run a bit to charge the battery back up. She did so and then after about 10 minutes, shut it off and immediately started it again to ensure the battery was charged. Later that day, it would not start again...battery dead again. (continued in next post) 2 of 3...

Filed Nov 13, 2013 · Body, Electrical · 90,000 miles · PA · fire

This is part 2 of 3... We got a new battery installed at advanced auto. Car ran fine. The next morning , she started the car and then went into the house. My niece was there and said she heard a pop and look outside to see the car on fire. The whole front end including the passenger compartment was burnt to a crisp. I believe what happened was a faulty part in the ABS (causing the light to come on) was shorting or something and that kept draining the battery. With the battery low, the battery would die before enough heat could build up, however, with the new battery, it could continue to pull power and heat up whatever faulty part was shorting out and then got hot enough to blow and cause fire. (continued in next post) 3 of 3...