1999 Kia Sportage Electrical system Problems

“Ecm not operable (check engine light reoccurring after service visits) going on 8 visis to the dealership for check engine light. 2 misdiagnosis , gas cap not tight enough, fuel canister valve. Purchased used 2 months ago, problem occurred 1 month after ownership. Have warranty with deductible. Have researched make and model history and fear that safety is a factor. First time owner of a 4wd and feel that what I thought was rough travel expected from a 4wd is something in the braking system, which seems to be common for this vehicle in my research. …”

“I have a 1999 Kia Sportage. On 23 april, 2003 I accelerated after stopping at a stop sign at an intersection and all of a sudden I heard a clunk sound coming from my transmission, my vehicle stalled in the middle of the intersection and the hold light and the check engine light came on. I was able to get the vehicle moving again after a few seconds and after checking things out in a local parking lot and not seeing anything wrong under the hood I took it to a local dealer to get fixed. The vehicle was put on the diagnostics machine and it showed the p0101 code. …”

“Dt: the vehicle takes about twenty minutes to start, it will turn over. The vehicle will stall in the middle of the road, and it will shake right before stalling.. Found recall 99v325000 for the electrical system wiring but Kia said my vehicle not included in the recall due to VIN. Took vehicle to two mechanic shops, and they could not find what was wrong with it. This started on april 15, 2005.”

“While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. Consumer contacted the manufacturer. Dealer informed consumer that this was not a recall pertaining to the information obtained from all data 2cmp01c1. The consumer's vehicle exhibited all the symptoms of the Kia recall 99v-32000. The consumer believes her vehicle's VIN should have been included in the stalling recall.”

“Vehicle does not want to start, however, the radio and power windows are still working so it is not a battery issue. Once the vehicle did start it would die when you started up from a stop at a traffic light and/or sometimes would simply die when put your foot on the gas pedal. I took it to a shop and they indicated it was a fuel pump issue. The following day after the fuel pump was repaired the vehicle did the same thing. The shop then indicating there had been a wiring recall so they changed out the wiring harness. …”