1997 Kia Sportage Electrical system Problems

“My car will not get out of first gear. The Kia coproration field experts cannot figure out what is wrong with it, they say it's a wiring nightmare, they refuse to take it to irvine (Kia headquarters) because it is out of warranty. I believe they wiring harness recall of 1997 proves that the car has never been properly fixed, and I can't get any answers. My car has been at the mission bay Kia dealership since 12-1-02, and I'm still waiting to find out what's wrong with it.”

“While driving 34 MPH smoke came from under the hood. Consumer pulled over and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.”

“I have been having stalling problems for about 2weeks now, at first I thought it might be the battery; but I checked it out at autozone for free and the machine that detects how much power in the battery suggested that the battery was fine. The stalling problems started two weeks ago and I had to push-start the car about four times and then it decided to not start at all, I know its not the battery because it has been checked and it still has power.”

“I am concerned because the service engine soon light comes on periodically. When I call phil long ford, they tell me that happens with kias and they can't fix it unless the light is on at the time I bring it in. After oncce taking it down anyway and being refused repair because the engine light went off by the time I got down down the mountain pass, I gave up on that one. When I asked about any additional recalls last spring when I took the Kia in for a tailgate latch recall, phil long ford told me there were no others. …”

“Dt the vehicle revs up to almost 2000 RPM's, the vehicle jerked then stalled. This has been going on for about 5 years. The vehicle has been serviced, but it keeps happening. There has been a recall on the vehicle, but the dealership stated that the service computer indicated that the recall repair was already done.”