2007 Kia Sportage owner complaints

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. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. The contact stated that the headlights were extremely dim. The lights had to be placed in a high beam setting in order to see anything. The contact mentioned that the failure was a very serious safety concern because the visibility was impaired while operating the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that the light bulb wattage needed to be increased and replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

Takata recall; can pull car into park or drive without applying brake. Took to pelham Kia to be fixed due to recall but they never fixed it. Desperately need fixed.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 MPH, he felt a strong vibration in the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 61,000.

Steering wheel jammed in cold weather specially in morning, very hard to turn

When driving through a puddle of standing water in october 2012, a 'splash' of water entered the engine compartment caused the engine in my 2007 Kia sportage to stall, resulting in the loss of power assist to both steering and brakes. This occurred several times in 2012 and 2013. But, in 2014, it has happened much more often. Enough to force me to take my sportage into a Kia dealership to see if they could diagnose the problem. They tried to recreate the problem using a hose, since they did not wish to have their employees try to drive it in actual rain. They were not successful in making the car stall. Therefore, I was told that there is no problem with the engine. Recently, I have learned that the ignition coil is what is getting wet and stalling the car. If Kia is willing to repl

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. While driving various speeds on wet road surfaces, the steering wheel locked and the battery and other unknown warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to bob king Kia (1725 link rd, winston-salem, nc 27103 (336) 724-3866) where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.

2007 Kia sportage. Consumer states that rear brakes failed due to rear caliper slides being corroded with brake dust. Also, the tires were severely worn. *kb the rear calipers failed to release completely. Kia refused to honor the warranty because they stated the consumer did not have slides cleaned to assure they were not sticking. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle violently jerked and vibrated. The contact stated that the electrical system controller failed. The ESC off light illuminated and the dealer stated that the ABS failed. General maintenance repairs were made on the vehicle. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 700.

All wheel brake parts were replaced except for brake lines. Within two weeks the brakes at the drivers side front and passenger side rear froze and the car would not move even in neutral? The only way to get those wheels brakes to release was to open the individual bleeder and push it by hand using only the emergancy brake to stop it in the garage. Jacked up in the rear the passenger side rear would lock up when the brake pedal was pushed. Once bleeder opened wheel would turn but lock up when pedal once again pushed. The Kia forum online reports this happening on various Kia and huyandia vehicles over several years and models! The vehicle locked up while stationary at a stop light! The only reported fix on the forum was replacement of a leaking master cyclinder into the brake booster. I re

Drivine on road approx speed 35 miles per hour and experienced burning smell. The temperature gauge immediately went from the middle of the gauge to hot. I pulled out of the road as soon as this happened and the steering wheel locked up. I exited the vehicle immediately as there were large billows of smoke coming from the engine . There was fire under the right front side of the vehicle. I called 911 who sent the local fire department. The car was completely in flames within 2 minutes and it took the fire department approximately 10 minutes to arrive and put out the flames. The flames were present to the back seat and the only portion of the vehicle intact was the rear of the vehicle. *tr

In march 2013 I had casey Kia install a refurbished engine to replace my bad engine because the mileage had surpassed the warranty. Out of pocket I spent about 3300.00. I drove this car for another six months to which I had no known issues until on november 19, 2013. It started binding and hard shifting from 2-3 gear. Fluid was also on radiator. Casey also installed radiator at the time the engine was installed. They said in their report they replaced all fluids and replaced filters. Come to find out when I took this vehicle to ammoco transmission on november, 19, 2013 that not only was the transmission bad but radiator was bad..no engine light was on at any time. They did a complete 100 point system check come to find out casey Kia installed engine incorrectly leaving the engine lig

2007 Kia sportage hydroplaned, skidded off the road and flipped 2-3 times, landing on its wheels. The car was damaged on all sides, front and rear. The car is equipped with 8 air bags and not one deployed. The driver door opened and was mangled during the occurrence. This is a serious safety issue with this vehicle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. On september 12, 2007, while driving 30 MPH, the contact veered to the right and struck a parked vehicle. She then overcorrected to the left and her vehicle rolled over, slid to the opposite side of the street, and struck another parked vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. She suffered a head injury, which she is currently seeing a doctor for due to headaches. She stated that her entire body is sore and she can barely turn her neck. The vehicle is still being inspected. A police report is available. The current and failure mileages were 1,500.

Tl* the contact called on behalf of a client who owned a 2007 Kia sportage. While the client was traveling 40 MPH on a two lane road, an oncoming vehicle making a left turn was rear ended by another vehicle. As a result, the vehicle that was rear ended was pushed head on into the client's vehicle. The contact stated that the client's vehicle also rolled over several times. The air bags deployed as intended. The client was ejected from the vehicle. The contact stated that the client was wearing the lap and shoulder seat belts at the time, but they failed to work as intended. The client sustained injuries to the left arm and was transported by ambulance to seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The driver's spouse sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention. T

My 07 sportage had developed a mysterious creak noise when accelerating from a stop and going over batches and bumps(which I ignored). This progressed into a rather loud clunk going over bumps that you could also feel in the floorboards. This prompted me to take a look see as to the source of the noise. Turns out, the source of the noise was due to the rear chassis crossmember that mounts the upper trailing arms for the rear axle assembly had rotten clean through and the mounting arm on the right side had broken free. Here you can see the remnants of the crossmember and mounting bracket still bolted to the rear axle assembly; the damage was across the entire crossmember including the fuel tank mount and note the left side trailing arm mount was not too far away from breaking off as well

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle engine exhibited an unusual increase in engine rpms. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and informed the contact that the clog injector failed due to diesel fuel being used in the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred within 500 miles. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer but not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,015.

My SUV was in motion and the ABS, ESC and the diagram of the whole drive train lit up. I was backing out of my driveway when all of these lights came on at the same time.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Kia sportage. While driving 70 MPH the wheels locked , and then the vehicle slid off-road. While sliding the vehicle turned 360 degrees and spinned into a guard-rail and then into several trees. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. The insurance company was investigating the cause of the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 54000.