2007 Kia Sportage Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the rod bearings had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,943.

NHTSA ID

11648205

Incident

Mar 13, 2025

Mileage

148,943 mi

While driving on the interstate, kia caught on fire. We got off interstate at our stop and a car started honking. As we didn't know car engine was on fire. We pulled into a parking lot and got out. The fire department was called. No one has looked at it to see what happened. Fire dept stated vehicle probably can't be fixed. We see there was a recall on 2007 vehicles. This is a 2007.

NHTSA ID

11606550

Incident

Aug 1, 2024

Mileage

184,527 mi

MY ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE AUG 15 2017 FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. KIA HAS NOW GIVEN ME 8 DIFFERENT DATES FOR A NEW ENGINE.

NHTSA ID

11172114

Incident

Aug 15, 2017

Mileage

66,208 mi

I OWN A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE LX WITH 6,0259 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH WARRANTY, BUT OF COURSE THAT HAS EXPIRED. WHEN DRIVING IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THROUGH RAIN AND OVER PUDDLES OF WATER MY BATTERY LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WILL LOCK. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND NOT DUE TO REGULAR 'WEAR AND TEAR.' I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS OF OWNERS OF THIS SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE THAT HAVE ALSO HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DURING A RAIN STORM, WORRYING THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL AND LEAVE ME STRANDED.

NHTSA ID

10861690

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10730661

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

Mileage

165,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10644855

Incident

Oct 27, 2012

Mileage

69,000 mi

IN MARCH 2013 I HAD CASEY KIA INSTALL A REFURBISHED ENGINE TO REPLACE MY BAD ENGINE BECAUSE THE MILEAGE HAD SURPASSED THE WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET I SPENT ABOUT 3300.00. I DROVE THIS CAR FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS TO WHICH I HAD NO KNOWN ISSUES UNTIL ON NOVEMBER 19, 2013. IT STARTED BINDING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 2-3 GEAR. FLUID WAS ALSO ON RADIATOR. CASEY ALSO INSTALLED RADIATOR AT THE TIME THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. THEY SAID IN THEIR REPORT THEY REPLACED ALL FLUIDS AND REPLACED FILTERS. COME TO FIND OUT WHEN I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO AMMOCO TRANSMISSION ON NOVEMBER, 19, 2013 THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE TRANSMISSION BAD BUT RADIATOR WAS BAD..NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT ANY TIME. THEY DID A COMPLETE 100 POINT SYSTEM CHECK COME TO FIND OUT CASEY KIA INSTALLED ENGINE INCORRECTLY LEAVING THE ENGINE LIGHT COMPLETELY OFF SO THAT IF I HAD ANY ISSUES WHAT SO EVER THAT I WOULD BE FORCED TO PAY MORE OUT OF POCKET FOR INTENSIVE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. THIS CAR BECAME SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE THAT I WAS FORCED TO HAVE TO TRADE IT IN TO HALL HYUNDAI WHICH OF COURSE I GOT 1800.00 FOR A 10,000.00 VEHICLE. NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO GIVE UP MY FAVORITE VEHICLE I WAS FORCED INTO HAVING TO BUY A CAR I DID NOT LIKE AND DID NOT WANT..BECAUSE I NEEDED IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION DUE TO BEING MILITARY..I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE KIA CORPORATION WHICH THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. I HAVE COMPLETE REPORTS FROM AMMOCO AND THE FACT THAT I HAD TO REDO THE FLUIDS AND REDO THE OIL CHANGES AFTER IT CAME OUT OF CASEY KIA HANDS .THIS VEHICLE HAS ENGINE SEVERE TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD ISSUES AND IS NOT CERTIFIED PREOWNED..AND IF IS A LIE..THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME PLEASE DO I HAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE AND ITS NOT PRETTY..[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10553488

Incident

Nov 19, 2013

Mileage

115,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER, THE 'SPLASH' OF WATER THAT ENTERED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSED THE 'CHARGING' WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, THE ENGINE TO STALL, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST TO BOTH STEERING AND BRAKES. THIS HAD NEVER OCCURRED IN ALL MY PREVIOUS YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, BUT HAS RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE. I HAD VEHICLE SERVICED THIS WEEK AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS 'NORMAL' AND RELATED TO THE ALTERNATOR ON THE VEHICLE BEING MOUNTED 'LOW TO THE GROUND'. WELL, THE ALTERNATOR POSITION HAS NOT CHANGED, AND I HAD DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLES MANY TIMES OVER THE PREVIOUS SIX YEARS WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW OR A DEALERSHIP THAT SIMPLY WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, BUT LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING ASSIST COMPROMISES SAFE OPERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511361

Incident

Feb 11, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

DRIVINE ON ROAD APPROX SPEED 35 MILES PER HOUR AND EXPERIENCED BURNING SMELL. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE GAUGE TO HOT. I PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I EXITED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AS THERE WERE LARGE BILLOWS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE . THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED 911 WHO SENT THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES WITHIN 2 MINUTES AND IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO ARRIVE AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE PRESENT TO THE BACK SEAT AND THE ONLY PORTION OF THE VEHICLE INTACT WAS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441058

Incident

Dec 19, 2011

I DROVE FROM AVONDALE, ARIZONA TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOR A SUMMER STAY EXACTLY 6 WEEKS AGO, MY 2007 KIA SPORTAGE CONTINUES TO STALL AND TURN OFF WHILE IDLING OR IN TRAFFIC AFTER 1 MONTH AND 3 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE KIA REPAIR IT. I DECIDED TO DO A SEARCH ONLINE TONIGHT AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND EUREKA! THIS APPARENTLY IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH KIA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR CARS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND BEING UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED! IT'S BACK AT A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME IN A MONTH SINCE YESTERDAY 7/1/11! SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THERE HAVEN'T BEEN DEATHS ALREADY! MY CAR IS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE WITH A 6L ENGINE THAT I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007WITH 3,040 MILES ON IT IS STILL UNDER KIA'S ADVERTISED WARRENTY (THE VERY REASON I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE), I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL NOW AND HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I DROVE FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS FROM MAY 9TH TO MAY 12TH. 2 WEEKS LATER, (MAY 21ST) WITHOUT ANY OTHER INDICATIONS, IT BEGAN TO STALL AND SHUT OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE INITIAL ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS WHILE STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT COMING HOME FROM LUNCH OUT WITH A FRIEND NO ENGINE LIGHTS NO WARNING, IT STALLED AGAIN WHEN PULLING IN TO PARK AT HER HOUSE THAT SAME EVENING. I COULD JUST TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ENGINE RESTARTED BOTH TIMES BUT I ENDED THE OUTING AND WENT HOME WORRIED BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT OUT AT DUSK IN CHICAGO WITH A STALLED CAR. I CALLED EVERGREEN KIA THE NEXT MORNING MAY 23TH AND SPOKE WITH BRIAN BOZER EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM IT WAS PRESENTING AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE CAR IN. AT MY BROTHER'S SUGGESTION I THEN TOOK IT TO THE AUTO ZONE DOWN THE STREET AT 76TH AND STONEY ISLAND AND THE TECHNICIAN THERE USED A HANDHELD DIAGNOSTIC METER AND RECEIVED A CODE OF PO711, I TOOK THE RECEIPT WITH THE CODE FROM THE AUTO ZONE AND THE CAR IN AT 8AM ON MAY 23TH, IT STALLED ONCE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10410288

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

54,675 mi