Cruise Control problems of the 2006 Kia Motor Sportage

Five problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2006 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2006 Sportage.

1 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 12/30/2015

Right after christmas and before new year's eve I received a phone call from a lady stating she was a kia representative. My vehicle was part of the recall for the brake switch. About ten days after the call my brake lights would no longer go out even when the vehicle had been sitting still overnight. Than about 3-5 days later my esc off light came on and now always stay on when the car is being driven. This past weekend I sent a service request online for the brake switch issue to be fixed. I did bunch of research and found out that the brake switch was the one causing the other issues and still can cause more. On 2/1/16 a kia service employee called and left a message stating that the recall didn't apply to may car. Later on that same day my cruise control stopped working. From all the research I did the brake switch is the cause for all three problems I'm having now. What I don't understand is how can other 2006 kia Sportages who have had the same issue like me is covered but my car is not.

2 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 04/26/2014

As of Saturday my brake lights would not shut off, then I noticed while driving the electronic stability control light kept flashing on and off by itself. And the cruise control was not working properly as well. So I got online to investigate this and found there was a recall for this exact problem with my year and model car. But when I called kia they stated that my car was not part of the recall and that I would have to pay out of pocket for the repairs, even though my make model was recalled and my car was doing the same thing that was recalled.

3 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 08/20/2013

I was driving at 55 mph behind several other cars approaching a redlight. The cuise control was set and as the cars ahead of me began to brake, I did as well. The cruise control failed to disengage and I had to stomp on the brake pedal as I manually disengaged the cruise control to get the car to stop. The esc light was also illuminated. The car had the stop lamp recall done in November 2009.

4 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 11/02/2009

2006 kia Sportage. Consumer writes in regards to malfunction of airbag light. The consumer was informed the connections were bad, which caused the air bag light to illuminated. The cruise control stopped working, the esc light illuminated, and the radiator cover was broken.

5 Cruise Control problem

Failure Date: 06/19/2009

As of yet there has been no incident other than being notified that there is a safety recall on my vehicle and for over two months now the dealer and the manufacturer who I have also contacted claim that they can not get the necessary parts to replace the defective one. This safety recall is for a defective brake switch which can cause failure of the brakes lights, the car not to move out of park and the cruise control to not shut off when the brakes are applied.


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