2011 Kia SPORTAGE problems and owner complaints

WE HAVE HAD OUR CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FIVE TIMES AND THE PROBLEMS ARE STILL NOT FIXED. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THAT IT WAS RANDOMLY HESITATING AND THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WE ALMOST WERE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR WOULD NOT GO PAST 40MPH WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED, WE TOOK IT IN AND WERE EVENTUALLY TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, AFTER MY HUSBAND PROVIDED A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS TO THE ALOHA KIA SERVICE DEPT. (ON OUR SECOND TRIP IN) EACH TIME WE HAVE HAD OUR CAR "FIXED" THE PROBLEMS HAVE RETURNED …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10452841 at NHTSA ↗

I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2011 KIA SPORTAGE NOT STARTING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I DIDN'T PUSH THE BRAKE AND PUSH CORRECTLY. BUT THIS BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AS TIME WENT ON. IN APRIL 2012, IT DIDN'T START 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THAT MORNING IT STARTED FOR THEM TO MOVE IT INTO THEIR GARAGE AND IT DIDN'T START AGAIN FOR THREE WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP NOR TECH SUPPORT HAD ANY IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, SO THEIR NEXT STEP WAS TO BEGIN REPLACING PARTS, FIRST THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE DASH, THEM SEVER…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461945 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES, ALL OIL CHANGES PERFORMED PER SPEC RECENTLY ADTER SWITCHING TO FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. ENGINE SEIZED. VERY SIMILAR TO HYUNDAI RECALL ISSUED 9/25/2015. SAME ENGINE MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME PLANT WITH A DIFFERENT NAME BADGE.

Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10875228 at NHTSA ↗

THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT UNDERNEATH. THE CAR THEN STARTED ITSELF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE BACK REAR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE REAR WINDOW WIPER STARTED GOING. AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES THE CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF. THE SMOKE WAS GETTING WORSE. THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON AND AGAIN THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DISCONNECTED MY CAR BATTERY ALONG WITH SPRAYING WATER ON THE FUSE PANEL TO GE…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10531503 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE CHANGING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB, I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD BURNED AND THAT THE WIRES GOING TO THE CONNECTOR WERE NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER DUE TO THE BURNING. I NOTICED WHEN BARELY GRABBING THE BACK OF THE BULB, THAT THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE MAIN LIGHT WOULD SPARK AND STARTED TO SMOKE CAUSING THE HEADLAMP ENCLOSURE TO FILL WITH SOOT AND SMOKE. SMALL SPARKS CAN BE SEEN WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE THE HEADLIGHT BULB ITSELF AS WELL AS WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST THE WIRES. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIRING HAS NO DEFECTS OR DAMAGE. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10583420 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LUNGED STOPPED AND LUNGED AGAIN. THE CAR DID NOT MOVE, BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE STILL ENGAGED. THE REVIEW CAMERA DID NOT TURN ON. I BACKED OUT AND PULLED BACK INTO MY SPOT, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PUT IT INTO REVERSE AGAIN, AND THE LUNGING OCCURRED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE REVERSE LIGHTS, AND THEY WERE NOT ON. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR REVVED TO A HIGH RPM, AND THEN ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE TIRES TO CHIRP. I A…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10526419 at NHTSA ↗

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ISSUE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK VEHICLE STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE IS TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. IN EUROPE WERE THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO SOLD KIA HAS ISSUED A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND KIA USA IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS DEFECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ON THE WEB OF OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. KIA WILL NOT FESS UP TO THIS DE…

Owner-reported narrative. 20 miles reported. Look up ODI 10425567 at NHTSA ↗

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING ON MY 2011 SPORTAGES CAUSES A PROBLEM DURING TRAVEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL CARS WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SIDE WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD BUT NORMALLY IT ONLY REQUIRES A SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT AND IT IS ACCOMPLISHED SO EASILY AND SEAMLESSLY THAT YOU DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2011 SPORTAGE IS IN HOW IT REACTS TO THESE SUBTLE STEERING WHEEL CORRECTIONS AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM IS NOT APPARENT IN CITY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AS YOU ARE DISTR…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10430329 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A 2011 KIA SPORTAGE MAR 2011 W/ 12 MILES ON IT. THE MPG RANGE ON THE WINDOW STICKER WAS 22 CITY/27 HIGHWAY (18 MIN/32 MAX). SHORTLY AFTER THE GAS MILEAGE WAS POOR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 500 MILES FIGURING THAT SHOULD BREAK IT IN AND HOPED THE GAS MILEAGE WOULD IMPROVE. IT DIDN'T, BUT GOT WORSE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER IN MAY, THE VEHICLE HAD 504 MILES ON IT AND WAS GETTING 12 MILES PER GALLON. DEALER RAN A FUEL CONSUMPTION TEST AND ECM UPGRADE STATING THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I DROVE IT ANOTHER 700 MILES BUT THE MILEAGE DI…

Owner-reported narrative. 504 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461944 at NHTSA ↗

SO I HAD PRETTY MUCH A FULL DAY OF DRIVING AND MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION 6 SPEED 2011 SPORTAGE, THAT UNTIL TODAY THE ONLY PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT SOMETIMES TO ME IT FELT LIKE WHEN I UP SHIFTED OR BEGAN TO GO INTO FIRST THAT IT WASN'T GOING ALL THE WAY INTO GEAR; AND AT TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY IT WASNT ACCELERATING NORMALLY AND MY GAS MILEAGE IS ABOUT 50M LESS PER TANK THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST 5 MO.(FINANCED TO BUY AS OF MARCH). ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY 1 PREVIOUS OWNER AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WORK HAD BEEN ON IT PRIOR TO THE DEALERSHIP WE A…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,080 miles reported. Look up ODI 11242177 at NHTSA ↗