general problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Sportage

Kia issue a recall for my vehicle. Visited the dealership as instructed and the replacement part was not available. After a month and a half, they still don't know when they will receive the part. Driving a car with a safety recall (fire possible) is not ideal.

My 2011 kia Sportage had a recall #23v65200. On [xxx] my radio started smoking and my headlights would not shut off even with car off and keys out. You had to unplug cable from battery for lights to go off and not run battery down. I called kia in bloomington indiana they said to not drive and call customer service to have towed. I called on [xxx] and talked to a lady, she was very rude and dismissive. Said they would not tow due to my kia being a 2011 it was to old and they would only tow if above 2015. She then said I had to pay and only if the lights and smoke was because of recall they would pay. But I did not know or have extra money for this and nowhere in our papers about recall does it say it had to be a certain year to tow, only to stop driving and call. So my disabled husband drove it to the dealership in bloomington on [xxx] and dropped off even though they were at risk. I did not hear anything from kia and called to make sure they received auto. They had said they found my car and did not know it was there on June 19th. My husband told a person there he dropped it off and I guess they didn't get messages. After having my car and me telling them what had happened they then said they fixed recall but would have to run a diagnostic for them to see if the other problems were because of it. Bloomington then said they could not say it was not because of the recall this happened they did not know. So they sent my car to headquarters to engineers is what bloomington told me. Did not hear from them again until July 19th stating again they were not sure. And we had to pay for diagnostic check of 195. 00. On Aug 6th they messaged us and said they found issues but it was not because of recall. And we would have to pay roughly 2500. 00 to fix, yet they stated my washer fluid was fine when in fact it is not hooked up, line broke. How is that? I said I was going to talk with someone and get back with them. My car is still there. Not once did they offer information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information.

The instrument cluster lights and gages stop working, service engine light stays on. The stereo and heating lights work until you turn on the headlights, then all lights go out. There has been thousands of posts looking for a solution to this problem and yet no definite fix for it.

I had the check engine light come on my kia around September 2023. It stayed on and did not flash or anything. I had a hard time accelerating in car. I took it to get fixed on December 19,2023. They said it was the electronic wastegate actuator and I got it replaced. A month after that I was on the high way and all of my car lights came on the dashboard and a cloud of black smoke came out the exhaust pipe. I pulled over and got my car towed to dealership. They told me this time it was the engine. My car was held for 1 month to fix the engine. I have spent so much money in this car and I think this recall has alot to do with my issues with it.

Kia still doesn't have a remedy for the recall. It is 2024. I am still at risk.

A combination of the risk of fire with the electrical component and lack of resolution to repair said recall and a faulty engine has left me in a bind. Due to the recall and its lack of resolution I am unable to get the engine repaired because the recall has left the repair shops unwilling to take the risk of fire while repairing the vehicle.

My complaint is in regard to your safety recall, 23v652. I received a letter notice stating my 2011 kia Sportage is unsafe to drive. It may start a fire in the hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu) whether the car is parked and not being used or while driving. I consider the time for this recall to be unacceptable and would like immediate attention to fix my car.

My a/c didn't work, then I noticed that none of the interior lights worked either when I took it to the repair shop. After many tests, they sent my car to a kia dealership where they diagnosed the problem as the main wiring assembly needed to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sportage. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel and the radio became inoperable. The contact also stated the ignition system stopped working as intended, and the vehicle had to be started manually with the key. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v652000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the local dealer was contacted several times and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the cabin started filling up with white smoke and she could smell a burning plastic odor. The contact continued driving to her destination. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact attempted to place the vehicle into park(p) and the shift knob failed to move to park(p). The contact was able to shift to drive (d), neutral(n), and reverse(r). The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who took the console apart and was able to get the knob from being stuck. The vehicle had not been taken to a dealer to be diagnosed for the burning odor. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

The check engine light blinked and I lost power as I was driving. They replaced my engine and now I have 6 lights on my dash.

Something is wrong with the output on the ecu/ecm. At first, my car would just randomly turn off and not start. This happened in the street at a red light, in parking lots and pulling into gas stations. Now the car does not turn on at all. I have a push to start so it clicks and tries to turn on. I took it to a mechanic and was first told it was the fuel pump, that was replaced but wasn't the issue. The vehicle was taken to a kia dealership who ran a test and showed the ecu/ecm was not giving enough output to tell the car to engage and start.

On interstate the cruise comes on by itself and hitting the brakes, turning to cruise off does not shut it off. It keeps excelerating 10 miles at a time. Happened 4 times. Traveling 72 mph, turn onto exit car will not slow down, keeps excelerating. . Car is dangerous dealer says never happened as the computer says cruise and brake never used.

My knob that turns the fan on or off quit working and it turns out that it was melted all the way inside and it was melted from the sparks that were occurring inside where they couldn't be seen.

The rear lights are turned on for night driving they all blink randomly as well as rear license plate light.

Tl-the contact owns 2011 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the transmission gear shift is stuck and will not move . The contact had to hit the gear shift button in order for it to work. The radio went bad and will not work. The key was stuck in the ignition. The contact had to hit the key with a screw driver in order for it to loosen up. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware. The failure mileage was 168,128. Jw.

My car's shift button suddenly became stuck in the handle and I cannot "park" my car or turn off the key. I drove it to college, as I was stopped in the parking lot, with my foot on the brake, and pressed the button to put the car in park. The button pushed in and became "stuck or locked" in the handle. The car wouldn't do anything but go into n or d but nothing else. After pushing the shift lock button, I was able to get the car into park "kinda". The key won't turn past axl mode, therefore the keys are stuck in the ignition and the battery becomes drained. Because I don't believe the car is fully in p, I set the park break and unhook the battery.

While driving car just dies in the middle of traffic going like 45mph coast off the road. No check engine light has fuel engine will turn over but not start. Had it towed to the kia dealer July 17,2017 was told it could be one of two things the factory security system or the ecm so the dealer changed out the security system the problem still exist so ecm is next was told sorry there are no ecm,s for your vehicle in the us. Will have to check with the manufacture couple days later they tell me it has to be built there are none in stock and the earliest we will get one would be Aug. 23,2017. Today Aug. 24,2017 called to check on the status of the part and got a new date (a promise date) of sept. 2,2017 but that's not guaranteed ????? this car just dying while going down the road in the middle of traffic is a safety concern and no parts available for over a month makes me wonder how many other people have experienced this same issue. My car has only 63000 miles on it. Thanks for looking into this issue and all issues helping the consumers when the manufactures won't. Thanks again.

2011 kia Sportage at times won't start but all lights and radio and electrical stuff work. Had new battery put in and checked out it is not battery. It is doing this more and more and I have to let it set for long periods of time then it will start. It can't be boosted off either when this happens. It started and has never stopped. Please help.

As time wait on engine deteriorated the car would stop and not move , even while driving. Break lights go out every 3 months got a ticket because of it. Then radio burnt out , after those issue . I got the car brand new , all ways got oil changes as well as the tune ups. Took issue to kia and they kept saying everything was fine . After they worked on issues the bill was over 1000 . After all the work done there is still problems with the car. See on credit karma my car has 5 recalls . I need a letter stating the recalls on my vehicle, because kia has not helped with the problems on the car and I can't afford getting more work done on the car. After showing them this app they still won't work on it with out a letter. Really need help thanks you.

Affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and causing the electronic stability control (esc) malfunction light to illuminate. Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Kia will send an interim notification to owners in may 2013.

The vehicle intermittently does not start due to a faulty break sensor safety switch.

The stop lamp switch in this vehicle intermittently malfunctions. The malfunctioning stop lamp switch has caused the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed. Additionally, the malfunctioning stop lamp switch has resulted in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature. Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash.

When I placed the vehicle in reverse, it felt like the car lunged stopped and lunged again. The car did not move, because the brakes were still engaged. The review camera did not turn on. I backed out and pulled back into my spot, put the car in park, put it into reverse again, and the lunging occurred again. I checked the reverse lights, and they were not on. I proceeded to drive to my destination. While driving at 40 mph, I attempted to accelerate, the car revved to a high rpm, and then engaged the transmission causing the tires to chirp. I attempted several times to accelerate to proper speeds, and the high rev prior to engaging the transmission occurred every time. I noticed the gear indicator on the odometer display was missing. When I got to my destination, I turned off the vehicle. Then I turned it back on, and the vehicle was operating normally. Camera, reverse lights, and gear indicator was working. I started driving and attempted a passing acceleration, with no issues. I did not take it to the dealer, because the vehicle is not having the problem at this time.

Push button start would not engage - car was in park- after getting shifter to move - car started - took it to dealer replaced brake light switch - I see where uk has recalled 25k vehicles for this same problem including Sportage NHTSA should also issue a recall on this module while waiting another consumer reported same problem but had a recall on theirs.

The car was not running and smoke started to come out from under the dash on the drivers side. I popped the hood and there was no smoke present underneath. The car then started itself with no key in the ignition. The back rear lights came on and the rear window wiper started going. After about five minutes the car shut itself off. The smoke was getting worse. The radio was turned on and again there was no key in the ignition. I had to call the fire department and they disconnected my car battery along with spraying water on the fuse panel to get it to stop smoking. At that time I was told there was a short in the fuse panel which started the incident. I was told by the tow company that my vehicle was the fourth kia Sportage that they had to tow for the exact same reason, a short in the fuse panel.

I began having issues with my 2011 kia Sportage not starting. At first I thought I didn't push the brake and push correctly. But this became more and more frequent as time went on. In April 2012, it didn't start 3 times in one day. I took it in to the dealer the next day and that morning it started for them to move it into their garage and it didn't start again for three weeks. The dealership nor tech support had any idea of what the problem was, so their next step was to begin replacing parts, first the fuse box under the dash, them several different computer parts. They ended replacing 5 different parts in the car before they got it started. When I asked what caused the problem, they said they didn't know and would be turning all the "replaced" parts over to the technical support dept to investigate the parts. I asked if they would let me know what the problem was when the tech folks completed their investigation. The service mgr told me that they would not ever be notified by kia tech about what caused the problem. I asked why, they said that kia just never tells them. So if the problem happens again, they have no way of identifying the issue for me or any other customer. I have no faith in Kia Motors nor their dealerships.

Check engine is on light. No power when you apply the gas pedal. This is the 3rd time the car is at the dealership for the same problem. Previously dealership scanned for codes. Codes that where present indicated turbo boot control/position sensor and adjusted ewga rod. B.

Engine light is on and no power when you apply gas pedal. Dealer pulled codes for ob2 and found p2562 turbo boot control/position sensor. Rest both adpat values. After resting and rebooting ecm drivers windows would not go up. Asked dealer if car was safe to driver. Dealer stated yes and said the only problem was the window. After pulling out on to a major busy 6 lane highway I discover I had no turns signals. Pulled car off the road and checked to is what other lights where not working. I discovered I had no day time running lights, headlights, fog lights and power door locks did not work. Dealer states bad bcm and replaced it.