Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/28/2012 | 80000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 54675 | ||
| 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! | |||