The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward, slip gears and remain in fourth gear sporadically and without warning. The contact would have to turn the vehicle off and restart in order for the vehicle to perform normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, but the cause of failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 18,200 and the current mileage was 18,265.

- Shinneston, WV, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the shift lock malfunctioned. The contact stated that the failure was once corrected but recurred recently. The failure prevented the vehicle from being placed in park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was told that the shift lock pressure switch needed to be replaced. The contact was concerned because he stated that the dealer advised him that the part would most likely fail again. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Brackettville, TX, USA

Dealer claims they referred to previous service history. Check engine light was on. When depress gas pedal car does not responded. This is the same problem I had on July 13, 2011. Dealer scanned for codes. Did not state in work order which codes where present. Called Kia tech line. Adjust turbo, inspect and adjust ewga rod on turbo. Road tested. Cleared codes and road tested again ok. Car was out of commission from August 1, 2011 at roughly 8:00 am until August 4 2011 at 3:30 pm when dealer called and said car was ready for pickup. Consumer E-mailed invoice and tsb. 08/08/11

- Hummelstown, PA, USA