1998 Kia Sportage Engine cooling Problems

“First time I brought the car back was because the engine light went on and I had a oil leakage in the engine. Car started to shake even after it was hot and made a weird noise in the engine. The motor rr window was not working and the brakes were making some weird noise. Brought to the dealer to fix and he sent it to Kia for repair, the Kia crew found the front caliper frozen, but the customer denied to fix it. So I brought it to a specialist to check double check the car. …”

“Check engine light came on in april 2000. I have taken the vehicle in six times to get the repair complete. At this time the light is off. The last repair was made on oct. 9, 2000. The dealers keeps replacing the same part. I think that it is something wrong with the electrical system that causes a power surge that then damages the tps module.”

“Engine light is on and dealership states that it is something else that causes it to come back on. And they insist that I pay for the repairs, and the problem still persists. I took it to do all the recalls and they claim to have done them. I can only take their word. I have taken it 2xs and problem still exsists. I had asked to see if it had a short but was told no. No safety defect.”

“First of all, my 1998 Kia Sportage has has several (like 4) recalls. When the recall came about the hubs on the 4x4, I took the vehicle in to have the work done. The next winter however, the 4x4 did not work. Thankfully the car was still under warranty and it was fixed under the warranty. Since that time, I have had to have no bearings put into the brakes, new rotators and brake pads twice. In dec., 2002, I had $500.00 worth of work done to replace the water pump, the timing belt and other belts that were squeaking. …”

“There is so many things wrong with Kia products and they should not even be allowed on the road. There is always something going wrong with them and I want my money back! No safety defect listed within summary.”