2007 Kia Sportage

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT OPERATING AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT STAYS ON. KIA HAS A RECALL SC098 (NTHSA NUMBER 13V114000) FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY INFORMED ME MY VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THAT RECALL, I SPOKE TO KIA AND THEY INFORMED ME THE SAME, YET MY CAR HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE THEY HAVE ALSO INFORMED ME THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THE RECALL HAS VERBIAGE OF HYDRAULICS. MY CONCERN IS KIA STATES I AM OUTSIDE THE RECALL WINDOW WITH THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AS STATED ON THE RECALL FROM 2013 AND EXPANDED AT LEAST ONCE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A MATERIAL DEFECT IN THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER CONNECTED TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THEY SAID THAT IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT MY AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE THE BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT YOU CAN BUY AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE!!! HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL WHEN IT IS A MATERIAL DEFECT AND IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE? I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE ISSUE OF THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON AND LITTLE DO THEY KNOW THAT IT'S LINKED TO THIS WHOLE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND FROM WHAT I FOUND THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE SAME MATERIAL DEFECT. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/15/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

STARTED EXPERIENCING TIMES WHEN I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING THE CAR. NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND TOLD IT EFFECTS BRAKE LIGHTS BUT MAY ALSO EFFECT SHIFTING. PART WAS REPLACED FOR THE 2009 RECALL. IN DECEMBER OF 2014 EXPERIENCED THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEM, MECHANIC SAID THAT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM AGAIN. I CHECKED KIA'S WEBSITE AND NOTICED A SECOND RECALL FOR THIS PART FROM 2013, BUT KIA SAID THEY ONLY HONOR THE ONE RECALL FROM 2009 SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER HAD PUT OUT A SECOND RECALL. IF SECOND RECALL ISSUED AND PROBLEM CAME BACK WHY WOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER REPLACE THE PART?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS CONTINUOUSLY RETRACTED WHILE LATCHED AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN PLACE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD THE OCCUPANT IN PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER IN OCTOBER 2012, A 'SPLASH' OF WATER ENTERED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED THE ENGINE IN MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE TO STALL, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN 2012 AND 2013. BUT, IN 2014, IT HAS HAPPENED MUCH MORE OFTEN. ENOUGH TO FORCE ME TO TAKE MY SPORTAGE INTO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY TRIED TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM USING A HOSE, SINCE THEY DID NOT WISH TO HAVE THEIR EMPLOYEES TRY TO DRIVE IT IN ACTUAL RAIN. THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING THE CAR STALL. THEREFORE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. RECENTLY, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE IGNITION COIL IS WHAT IS GETTING WET AND STALLING THE CAR. IF KIA IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL, IT DOES NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM. THE IGNITION COIL WILL STILL BE IN A VULNERABLE PLACE UNDER MY CAR. I WOULD EXPECT THE SAME TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE EVEN WITH A NEW IGNITION COIL. I CANNOT HAVE MY CAR STALL OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN WHILE GOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I REFUSE TO ENDANGER MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD, WITH A PROBLEM THAT KIA IS AWARE OF. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AT MY DISPOSAL. LOOKING AT INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT KIA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING BUT RECALL AND REPLACE THE IGNITION COIL. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FIND SEVERAL WEB SITES MENTIONING THIS DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY CHECKED THEIR DATABASES AND DID NOT FIND ANY SUCH PROBLEMS/RECALLS ABOUT STALLING OR IGNITION COILS. LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO GET A RESOLUTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT; THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY SHUT ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR , AND VARIOUS OTHER UNKNOWN SENSORS. THE DEALER ALSO MENTION THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS UP TO CODE AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND ON IF THE OCCUPANT WAS MOVING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,400.