2007 Kia Sportage Driver assistance Problems

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 YEARS AND I HAVE CONTACTED AND GONE TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO SATISFACTION. WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON, CAR SOMETIMES STALLS AND THERE IS A HIGH PITCH SQUEAL NEAR RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. I HAVE READ AND PRINTED MANY REPORTS FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS WHERE CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING SAME THING HAPPENS TO THEM. I ALSO HAVE VIDEO THAT I TOOK THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK TO DOCUMENT WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE TRYING TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AT A DEALERSHIP BY SPRAYING WATER ON IT DOES NOT HELP. I SHOWED A CO-WORKER THE VIDEO THIS MORNING AND HE SAID FOR ME TO KEEP IT BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, PERHAPS THIS WILL HELP THE LAWSUIT. I REPORTED THIS ORIGINALLY IN 2017 BUT HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THE RAIN. THIS MORNING WAS THE MOST RECENT AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS CAR. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING GETS ADDRESSED???

NHTSA ID

11115322

Incident

Aug 2, 2018

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS ALL DESCRIBED BY THE 2013 RECALL. THE BRAKE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE HAD THE CRUISE FAIL TO TURN OFF, THE ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BREAK WITH THE IGNITION OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE BREAK TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM WHICH IS CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT ESC OFF LIGHT WARNING TO RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE. IT WILL GO QUITE A TIME WITHOUT IT ON THEN RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF AND THEN STAY AND THEN REPEAT THE SAME TYPE PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTS OF THE INITIAL RECALL. I HAVE REPORTED THESE ISSUES TO KIA IN WHICH I CALLED THE KIA US CORPORATE LINE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IT STILL CONTINUES DESPITE REGULAR SERVICE AND PROPER VEHICLE CARE. THE VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR IN MOVEMENT. IN MANY CASES THE ESC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, OR RIGHT AFTER ACCELERATING OR BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SOMETIMES THAT WORKS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. IF IT WORKS AT TIMES, AS SOON AS I MOVE THE SHIFTER AWAY FROM PARK IT ILLUMINATES THE ESC OFF LIGHT. IT IS INTERMITTENT THOUGH AND CAN BE HARD TO CATCH. WHEN IT HAPPENS THOUGH IT DOES SO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. MECHANICS CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT EXCEPT EXPRESSING IT IS EXACTLY THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AS MY VIN DIDN'T SHOT UP. HOWEVER THE KIA OFFICE TOLD ME THE CARS VIN WAS REGISTERED AS SPORTAGE WITHOUT AC EVEN THOUGHT IT HAS AC AND HAS SINCE MANUFACTURE. THE ISSUES NEED ATTENTION. I WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT I COULD NEVER REPRODUCE IT. I'VE ONLY CAUGHT IT ONCE AT NIGHT AS I CAN SEE THE REFLECTIONS OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEHIND ME. VARIOUS SPEEDS.

NHTSA ID

10971774

Incident

Apr 11, 2017

Mileage

119,570 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE BUTTON IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,163.

NHTSA ID

10839226

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

132,163 mi

MY SUV WAS IN MOTION AND THE ABS, ESC AND THE DIAGRAM OF THE WHOLE DRIVE TRAIN LIT UP. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME.

NHTSA ID

10790084

Incident

Nov 11, 2015

Mileage

53,023 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10762335

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10622564

Incident

Jul 31, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

I STOPPED BEHIND A SUV IN THE TURNING LANE, WAITING ON LIGHT CHANGE WHEN FOR NO REASON, THE KIA SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. TOTAL AMT OF DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS WAS $8,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472606

Incident

Jan 28, 2012

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,684.

NHTSA ID

10470582

Incident

Aug 14, 2012

Mileage

94,684 mi

HI! I JUST TOOK MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TODAY, JULY 14, 2012 AND INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE BURNT OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND OUT THAT KIA RECALLED 2007 SPORTAGE IN 2009 BECAUSE OF EXTERNAL BREAK LIGHTING ISSUES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL BY THE KIA DEALER WHATSOEVER AND HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR THREE YEARS. I AM COMPLETELY BESIDE MYSELF THAT I DROVE A CAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH A MAJOR SAFETY RECALL. AT THIS POINT, I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I GUESS I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT IS NOT RIGHT TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS. IT IS NEGLIGENT AND IRRESPONSIBLE TO SELL A CAR TO SOMEONE IF IT HAS A SAFETY RECALL AND NOT TO NOTIFY OR WARN THEM ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465670

Incident

Jul 14, 2012

THE ESC (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT IN MY CAR IS ILLUMINATING WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE BULBS (ALL OTHER TAIL LAMPS WORK...BLINKERS, FLASHERS & BACK-UP LIGHTS). I LOOKED UP ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT KIA HAD ISSUED A RECALL "EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS: SWITCH" ANNOUNCED ON 4/17/2009 FOR THIS VERY THING. I CONTACTED KIA MOTORS DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP. THE RESPONDED ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT WAS MY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL. I WOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE EXPENSE. HOW DO I KNOW ONCE IT'S FIXED IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS: 1) DRIVING WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND BEING UNAWARE; 2) THE ESC MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL/NOT SHUT OF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. I AM CONCERNED THAT PEOPLES SAFETY IS AT RISK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10445216

Incident

Jan 21, 2012

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO KIA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR ESC LIGHT STAYING ON. FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS OK, NEXT 2 TIMES THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. WORKS FOR A WHILE THEN MALFUNCTIONS AGAIN. ESC LIGHT STAYS ON, CRUISE WILL NOT WORK, AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON. VEHICLE NOW HAS 71000 MILES AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB, LOCATED A RECALL ON THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM, 09V130000 IS THE NUMBER. CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THIS VIN # IS NOT IN THE RECALL, YET ITS THE SAME EXACT COMPLAINT AS THE RECALL. RECALL SAID IT CAN LEAD TO A CRASH. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10438945

Incident

Jul 3, 2008

Mileage

11,185 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH KIA MOTORS AMERICA. THEY WERE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 'STOP LAMP SWITCH' IN 2009 FOR CERTAIN KIA MODELS INCLUDING MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED IN JUNE OF 2009 FOR THIS ISSUE. SINCE THEN THE "WARRANTY" EXPIRED ON THE PART AND IT IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN (I HAVE NO FUNCTIONAL BRAKE LIGHTS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY MUST CHARGE ME THE FULL $160.00 TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, THERE IS A BACK ORDER ON THE PART, SO I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR LEGALLY FOR AT LEAST A WEEK UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. THIS IS CONCERNING, WHY IS THE STOP LAMP SWITCH CONTINUING TO FAIL? OBVIOUSLY SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM - THE RECALL SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED! I CONTACTED KIA MOTORS DIRECTLY TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP. THE RESPONDED ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT WAS MY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE EXPENSE. HOW DO I KNOW ONCE IT'S FIXED IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE SEEMS TO BE MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS: 1) DRIVING WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND BEING UNAWARE; 2) THE ESC MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL/NOT SHUT OF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE. I AM CONCERNED THAT PEOPLES SAFETY IS AT RISK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10422395

Incident

Aug 29, 2011

Mileage

70,000 mi

ESC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK, ON PRIOR RECALL LIST, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329734

Incident

May 9, 2010

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 25 MPH THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAS STILL MOVING WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILED AND CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500. UPDATED 7/9/09 *CN UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10274001

Incident

Jun 10, 2009

Mileage

13,500 mi

2007 KIA SPORTAGE ACCELERATOR ON THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGAGED AT FULL THROTTLE AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE. *NJ (LAWYER WRTOE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER.)*JB

NHTSA ID

10260130

Incident

Nov 27, 2008

ABS AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND STARTED SQUEALING. VERY COLD WEATHER (10 DEGREES) OUTSIDE. HAPPENED WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253718

Incident

Jan 3, 2009

Mileage

24,000 mi