Kia Motor Sportage 2008

Model Sportage made in 2008 by Kia Motor got 6 consumer complains as well as 6 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system and equipment.

Model 2008

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TSB-07507/01/201010034511Kia: combined tsb/service action-ecm upgrade-mil o with dtc p0130/p0150. provides information related to an ecm/ecu/pcm software upgrade of some model vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp i11/22/2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE
TSB-07507/01/201010034511Kia: combined tsb/service action-ecm upgrade-mil o with dtc p0130/p0150. provides information related to an ecm/ecu/pcm software upgrade of some model vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp i11/22/2010
EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS
TSB-02205/01/200910030290Kia: load carrying capacity label requirements and instructions to comply with fmvss 110. providing information for the new requirements related to load carrying capacity (lcc) when certain accessories are added to a completed vehicle pri009/18/2009
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)
TSB-07507/01/201010034511Kia: combined tsb/service action-ecm upgrade-mil o with dtc p0130/p0150. provides information related to an ecm/ecu/pcm software upgrade of some model vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp i11/22/2010
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
SC-08409/01/201010034495Kia: application of additional anticorrosion treatment for rear floor members. provides information relating to certain vehicles for procedure to apply additional anticorrosion protection to the rear floor side and cross members. *pe11/19/2010
TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TSB-02707/01/201010034644Kia: tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) receiver upgrade; change of tpms software (sa049). some vehicles have low line tire pressure monitoring system (tpms). some vehicles may experience illumination of the tpms warning lamp indicati12/14/2010

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY
01/01/19011
 2008 kia sportage had problems from day one. consumer had problem with check engine light and vehicle would not start. *nj
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
01/01/19011
 2008 kia sportage had problems from day one. consumer had problem with check engine light and vehicle would not start. *nj
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM
03/04/2008221
 Check engine light came on from day one. almost always when tank of gas was at the 3/4 mark. compressor makes loud noise after idling a while, and transmission slips and does not change properly. *tr
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
07/13/20081
 I was recently injured when using a 2008 kia sportage. as i was opening the back door, the ring finger on my left hand was caught in the latch, below the exterior metal portion where you push the door shut. the end of that finger was crushed in the lock hidden under the latch. it bled profusely and hurt terribly. it continued to bleed, and was horrifically bruised, although i had it in ice for over an hour. the injury kept me up during the night, and continued to hurt, any time the finger touched anything. we re-bandaged it, always putting neosporin on it, throughout the following weeks. the use of my hand was greatly limited for that week and well into the third week after the incident. i was terribly inconvenienced when trying to type, of course. the injury continues to cause pain off and on, nearly four weeks later. during the first week, i did not sleep through a single night without being awakened by the sharp pain caused when the finger brushed against something. it continues to hurt, however, when the hand is used for normal activities such as gripping the steering wheel to make a sharp turn, picking items up at the grocery store, washing my hair, or when i inadvertently strike my hand, even lightly, so that the tip of my hand strikes a surface. it continues to cause pain throughout the day and sometimes even now during the night. other users of vehicles with mechanisms such as this should be warned of the injury they can cause. rental customers, especially, should be warned of this potential danger. *tr
POWER TRAIN
05/14/201024900
 Accelerated after a stop sign and the transmission felt like it as struggling to switch gears. like it was slipping.
POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
03/04/2008221
 Check engine light came on from day one. almost always when tank of gas was at the 3/4 mark. compressor makes loud noise after idling a while, and transmission slips and does not change properly. *tr