Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TSB-053 | 01/01/2010 | 10033673 | Kia: ecm upgrade-dtc p0130 and p0150 on 2.7l engine equipped. provides information related to a ecm software upgrade of some model year 2005-2006 vehicles equipped with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp illumi | 09/03/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 89000 | ||
| Wiring harness failure - dealer diagnosis - cracked, brittle, corrosion - lose of interior fan resulting in no heat, defrost, air conditioning. dealer states harness and fuse block replacement required. i have no heater or defrost - it was 22 degrees this morning - i drove 5 miles before windshield was clear. | |||
| 10/02/2010 | |||
| To case 10422342 and others hoping for resolution of this problem from this useless government database ... we submitted a couple of claims on the same situation (10358922 being the latest). the symptoms: car would be running and suddenly all shut off, including electrical. when the car stopped moving, we could turn off the key and turn it on again and it came back with no problem. at first it was when taking off from rest, but it finally started to occur while driving (read 10358922 for story). apparently because power shut off the obdii couldn't store any codes. kia tried to fix it (hq said to wiggle wires until it reproduced the problem). i drove the car for several hundred miles while data-logging, hoping to catch the phenomenon. finally after shutting down again with our daughter, i took it to kia and demanded that they discuss with hq, but they gave the same stupid answers. i finally told them to keep the car (my dealer did give us a loaner) until they could make it happen again, but to data-log every time to see if they could catch the problem. after nearly a month, they did record the event, and it was the ecu! it was shutting down all electrical after a thermal overload issue. at least that's what they said. signals became erratic and just shut down. ecu was replaced and haven't had the problem reoccur yet but it doesn't happen every week so we're skeptical. by the way, reporting these data on this database did nothing to resolve the problem, even with several similar situations occurring. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| My 2006 kia sportage will just stall. my radio and ac are usually on when this happens, also i have noticed i have had my food easing on the brake. the dealer can't find any reason to recreate or make this incident happen again. my ac and radio are also shutting off and then coming right back on for no reason. | |||
| 10/02/2010 | 33000 | ||
| 2006 kia sportage ex with v-6 has a habit of completely shutting down electrically, killing the engine and thus all lights, power assist to steering/brakes, etc. previously this occurred only when taking off from a stop (previously reported). this time our daughter was driving at highway speeds at night in the middle of utah when this occurred again. she was able to get it off the highway safely without incident in complete darkness and no power assists. car was running on cruise control so no driver function could have caused the incident. no warning such as engine stumble, flickering lights, etc,, it just shut off!!! once safely stopped, our daughter was able to restart the car and get to the destination without incident. dealer is aware of this problem but is unable to fix it. only has been taken to dealer for repairs. | |||
| 08/12/2009 | 72000 | 1 | |
| The electrical harness in my 2006 kia sportage had an electric melt down. at prox 72,000 miles. dealer could not find or fix the problem- factory rep came and rewired the harness by replacing the melted wiring. *tr | |||
| 05/02/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| My esc light kept coming on after about a half hour and my cruise control would shut off by itself or not come on at all. after a couple weeks, the cruise would no longer set at all. this began intermittently around 60,000 miles or so and became a full blown problem at around 92,000 miles. it turned out to be a defective stop lamp switch. there is currently a recall on this part, but just not for my 2006 kia sportage. i called the kia consumer line and was basically told too bad because even though this is a known sportage issue, my vehicle didn't make the date cut. this should have been under recall, but ended up costing me $100 for the warranty deductible! the actual bill was $161.00. how can kia get away with this? *tr | |||
| 06/10/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| My brake lights kept blowing. then i lost my cruise control. then my esc light kept coming on. then all my lights came on! it was a defective brake switch. which should have been under recall, but ended up costing me $157.14! *tr | |||
| 01/27/2008 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle loses power and cuts off as it is coming to stop. have taken for diagnosis, but technicians could not isolate. this is a potentially dangerous occurence, as it could happen at some point in the future when having to slow down on interstate or other heavy traffic situations. *cn | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 07/13/2007 | 13000 | 1 | 11/26/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked for approximately 45 minutes when it suddenly caught fire. the vehicle was towed to a shop and inspected. the repair shop stated that the failure was due to faulty wiring. the manufacturer stated that they would send an inspector to examine the vehicle. the vehicle currently remains at the shop. the current and failure mileages were 13,000. updated 01/11/08. *lj updated *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 07/18/2009 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sportage. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on july 18, 2009 and repaired according to recall# 09v130000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). after the repair she noticed that the vehicle would only shift in the reverse gear. after removing the key from the ignition, the engine will not turn off. lastly the vehicle smelled like burnt wires. the dealer concluded that the transmission needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. the vehicle was towed back to the garage. the mechanic concluded that the wiring harness had melted. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired.. the failure mileage was 60,000. the current mileage was 68,000. | |||