1999 Kia Sportage Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND WHEN IT WOULD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

99 KIA SPORTAGE TIMING BELT SNAPPED BECAUSE OF A FREEZING VALVE, CAUSE HEAD TO WARP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WITH NO WARNING AND STALLED ON THE FREEWAY.*CN

4WD FAILURE, WILL ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN SLIP OUT . ON THIRD TRIP TO MY MECHANIC FOR THIS PROBLEM, HE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE 4WD HUBS. UPON TALKING TO THE KIA REP HE WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR WERE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE REP GAVE HIM NO SATISFACTION ON MY BEHALF. I WILL BE CALLING KIA AS WELL, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ACTIVATE THIS SERVICE BEFORE THE FACT AS I DO NOT EXPECT ANY SATISFACTION. *TR

4 WHEEL DRIVE HUBS WON'T ENGAGE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE STRAINS AS IF IT IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AND THE DISPLAY SHOWS IT IS ENGAGED.*AK

VEHICLE HAD DRIVESHAFT REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES DUE TO WEAR. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON WET ROAD CONDITION, WATER IS GETTING INTO THE SEAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES, BUT 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT ENGAGE. PH

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING HUBS ON MY '99 KIA SPORTAGE HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD A VACUUM LINE REPLACED AND THE ENTIRE FRONT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. LAST YEAR THEY WOULD NOT WORK DURING A SNOW STORM , CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET STUCK IN A SNOW DRIFT. HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER---AND THEY WERE WORKING. TEMPERATURES WERE WARMER WHEN THE DEALER LOOKED AT THEM. DURING RECENT SNOW STORM (12/5/03) HUBS ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT ENGAGE. INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, BUT THE REAR WHEELS SPIN IN THE SNOW. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WOULD LIKE KIA TO REPLACE WITH MANUAL LOCKING HUBS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *LA

WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE FOUR WHEEL IT DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS SLIDING IN SNOW. ALSO, ONLY BACK WHEELS WERE TURNING. *AK

4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE. *AK

4 WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SINCE THEN. ACCORDING TO DEALER,PART IS ON BACKORDER, NOT KNOWN WHEN WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK THE DEALER DENIED THE VEHCILE WAS ON RECALL BUT FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER LONG DELAY. *YH

WAS DRIVING IN SNOW WHEN 4WD LIGHT CAME TO INDICATE IT WAS ENGAGED, BUT 4WD WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND HAD IT REPAIRED. MECHANIC IS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT FOR A THIRD TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD DUE TO 4WD NOT WORKING. *SLC

WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS POWER...AND SPEED DROPPED.*AK

EVER SINCE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN GOING FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AND WILL CONTINUE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, NOISE WILL RANDOMLY DISAPPEAR. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES DEFECT. *AK

FRONT HUB WILL NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TWICE IN LIGHT SNOW 4-WHEEL DRIVE UNIT KICK OUT OF GEAR SPONTAENOUSLY. *AK THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICK OUT FORCED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN 180 DEGREES. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE, THE CONSUMER RENTED A VEHICLE, BUT HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE RENTAL VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *YH

4-WHEEL DRIVE GETS STUCK WHICH CAUSES CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE UNIT SEALS WENT BAD. CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPAIRED. BUT, CLAIMED THATSEALS WILL GO BAD AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL BEARING BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO BENT INWARDS/ SPARKS FLYING, AND FIRE STARTED. DRIVER STOPPED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF FROM THE AXLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IN AUGUST 1999, IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY "POPPED" OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE SHIFTER, WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED, SUDDENLY POPS INTO NEUTRAL UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TEST DRIVE AND RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A PRINTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSED GEARS TO MALFUNCTION. YH

TRANSMISSION WON'T KICK INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING OF SPEEDS OF 70 IT STAYS IN FIRST GEAR . RPM'S GO UP TO 6 AND WON'T KICK INTO GEAR.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION HAS DOWNSHIFTED AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND JERKED. IT TOOK BOTH FEET TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE. *AK