Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 11/05/2012 | 49000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sportage. the contact stated that the while driving 40 mph, the cruise control failed. the contact stated that she attempted to turn the cruise control on but it would not activate and the electronic stability control light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in recall nhtsa campaign id number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting:brake lights:switch). the failure mileage was 49,000. pmb | |||
| 07/14/2012 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 07/14/2012 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 07/03/2008 | 11185 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 08/29/2011 | 70000 | ||
| 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 malfuntion causes the cruise control to fail/not shut of when you press the brake. i am concerned that peoples safety is at risk. | |||
| 05/09/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Esc liight and breaklights don't work, on prior recall list, dealer refuses to fix | |||
| 01/03/2009 | 24000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||