1999 Kia Sportage Powertrain (other) Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED STRONG FUEL FUMES ON THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT FAILED THREE TIMES AND WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. THE DRIVE TRAIN FAILED ONCE AND WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. THE CRANK SHAFT WAS ALSO REPLACED ONCE. THE CONTACT ALSO WAS EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN WHICH THE GEARS SLIPPED RANDOMLY AND WERE SLOW TO CHANGE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SEALS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FUEL LEAK CONTINUED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 333,000.

NHTSA ID

10778236

Incident

Oct 6, 2014

Mileage

333,000 mi

REAR FRAME OF MY 1999 KIA SPORTAGE ROTTED, AND CAUSING THE WHOLE REAREND TO SHIFT SEVERELY. AT 30MPH. CAUSING ME TO PARK MY SPORTAGE. REST OF THE FRAME IN GOOD SHAPE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557195

Incident

Dec 20, 2013

Mileage

161,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10426954

Incident

Jul 12, 2011

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

NHTSA ID

10219125

Incident

Jan 1, 2008

I HAVE A 1999 KIA SPORTAGE WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT AS OF JULY 5, 2006. IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 I STARTED NOTICING A REALLY STRONG FUEL SMELL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT IN AROUND THANKSGIVING TO FIND OUT THAT THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $1,000 FOR THIS REPAIR. ALSO, IN MAY OF 2006 POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ALL OVER MY GARAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN SUMMER STORAGE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT IS DUE TO THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE DAMPING PIPE RUSTING OUT. THIS CAR HAS ALSO ALREADY HAVE TO GET NEW FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (RUSTED/WARPED) AS WELL AS A NEW EXHAUST PIPE SINCE THE PREVIOUSLY ONE RUSTED OFF THE MUFFLER. WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS ONE OF THE BEARINGS WENT BAD AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE WHOLE FRONT AXLE UNIT. THIS CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND WITH LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT BASICALLY MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. I AM REPORTING THIS TO YOU AFTER READING ON WWW.KIA.COM TECHNICAL/OWNERS SECTION ABOUT A "SERVICE CAMPAIGN" FOR THE LEAKING FUEL TANKS IN MAY 2006. NOBODY HAS NOTIFIED ME AND I JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO MYSELF AS I WAS RESEARCHING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM SINCE THAT STARTED LEAKING IN MAY 2006. *JB

NHTSA ID

10161481

Incident

Nov 21, 2005

Mileage

28,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10103975

Incident

Dec 15, 2004

Mileage

67,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10083276

Incident

Jul 17, 2001

Mileage

30,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10049329

Incident

Dec 5, 2003

Mileage

52,000 mi

WE BOUGHT A 1999 KIA IN NOVEMBER OF 1999. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. EVERY SIX MONTHS THERE IS SOMETHING GONE WRONG WITH IT.

NHTSA ID

10000887

Incident

Nov 21, 1999

CONSUMER STATES THAT WIPERS DO NOT STAY ON WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LEAKS WATER AND AIR. *TT

NHTSA ID

564571

Incident

Apr 3, 2000

FRONT BEARINGS WERE DISENTERGRATED, CAUSING TIRES TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPLACED BEARINGS AND HUB. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

888386

Incident

May 1, 2001

MANY SAFETY PROBLEMS PLEASE HELP. VEHICLE HAS STALLED 4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. 4 WHEEL DRIVE INOPERABLE DURING SEVERE SNOWSTORM. BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACE TWICE NOW BOTH TIMES SUBZERO WEATHER. THE STARTER WAS REWIRED ONCE AND THEN REPLACE TWICE, EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED.CATALYTIC CONVERTOR REPLACED ONCE SO FAR. DRIVER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE OFF AT 55 MPH DURING RAINSTORMSPARE TIRE RELEASE REPLACED TWO TIMES NOW FIRST TIME COULDN'T OPEN IT, SECOND TIME IT WOULDN'T SHUT. WATER COMING IN FROM SOMEWHERE RUNNING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE GLOVE BOX DEALER DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. MUFFLER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BATTERY AFTER ALL THE STARTER PROBLEMS. I HPE SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING WITH THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOME MAJOR TRADGEDIES OCCUR, I ALREADY SAW AT LEAST ONE FATALITY ON THE COMPLAINT BOARD WHILE SKIMMING OVER IT. I HAVE CALLED THE DISTRICT MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD I WAS THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH HIM HE HUNG UP ON ME. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM NOT SURE HOW SAFE THIS VEHICLE REALLY IS

NHTSA ID

742576

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

NHTSA ID

879404

Incident

Dec 30, 2000

4-WD NOT WORKING, HUBS NOT LOCKING. ENGINE IS STRAINING AS IF IN 4WD, INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT, LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOU ARE SAFELY IN 4WD, BUT THE BACK TIRES ARE SPINNING AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOT TURNING. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE TRUCK AND ORDERED PARTS...THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO, AND DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN. KIA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE DEALER'S INQUIRY. THE WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS REPLACED TOOK A WEEK BECAUSE KIA SENT A FAULTY HARNESS AS A REPLACEMENT AND THE PART HAD TO BE REORDERED.*AK

NHTSA ID

739809

Incident

Dec 30, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

876867

Incident

Dec 7, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

874814

Incident

Nov 11, 2000

WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT END, ALSO, UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL OR WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. PROBLEM FELT LIKE STICKY CALIPERS. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT PROBLEM WAS LINKED TO THE DRIVESHAFT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

867918

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE, AND FUEL LINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF GASOLINE MILES AWAY, AND VEHICLE JUST STOPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAST SHE WAS GOING. CONSUMER FELT THAT VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

867856

Incident

Jun 12, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1.) DEALER REPLACED PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT; 2.) FRONT AXLE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK WHILE MAKING A FULL LEFT TURN/ REPLACED BY DEALER, AND 3.) FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BUBBLE ON TIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

859441

Incident

Jan 20, 2000

WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD MAKE SQUEALING & SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER HUBS WERE LOOSENED & NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. ALSO, BRAKE ROTORS WERE BAD. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

NHTSA ID

857835

A SHORT IN THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE. YH

NHTSA ID

549116

DEFECTIVE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WILL NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE "ON THE FLY". NLM

NHTSA ID

546339

Incident

Mar 3, 1999

WHEN DRIVING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE COMES ON AND OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FLY OFF THE ROAD. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A SEAL FOR THE HUB. *AK

NHTSA ID

833457