10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1996 Kia Sportage engine problems

engine problem

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1996 Kia Sportage Owner Comments

problem #2

Nov 101999

(reported on)

Sportage

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle accelerates automatically at 35mmph and higher, and then it will decelerate. Dealer has replaced engine harness, and problem still exists. Manufacturer has been notified.

- Pleasantville, CA, USA

problem #1

Apr 221999

Sportage 4WD

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Help!! I have tried for 6 weeks now to contact Kia with little success, after a month of trying a factory tech finally came out to look at my car and did confirm some of the problems, including the random accelration, he promised to contact me within 4 days and it has now been 3 weeks, I have left messages and faxes with their Consumer Affairs dept and as of yet have received no response. These are some of the problems I have had: Transmission replaced 3 times, 4 trans has problems, rear shocks broken - manuf. Refuses to repair, seatbelt randomly disengaged, front right door continually jammed, catalytic converter came loose, engine randomly reves and accelerates, engine would not idle at all, engine idles roughly, motor fan broke loose and embedded in radiator, power mirrors switch defective, dome light inoperative, left rear door very stiff, hub caps falling off, wind shield motor defective, antilock brake sensor defective, right rear window defective, ect....

- Fontana, CA, USA

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