Speed Control Linkage Problems of Kia Motor Sportage

Kia Motor Sportage owners have reported 6 problems related to speed control linkage (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the Sportage.

1 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1997 Kia Motor Sportage

Failure Date: 10/28/2001

While driving at 10-15 mph, front of the vehicle was hit and none of the air bags deployed. Contacted dealer. Consumer adds the brakes failed. The transmission failed. Experiencing problems with the accelerator.

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2 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1997 Kia Motor Sportage

Failure Date: 10/28/2001

While driving 10-15 mph and without warning, was involved in a head-on collision in which the air bags did not deploy, driver sustained major injuries. The transmission jammed and the accelerator stuck.

3 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1998 Kia Motor Sportage

Failure Date: 03/21/2000

When coming to stop vehicle suddenly accelerated without prior warning.

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4 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1996 Kia Motor Sportage

Failure Date: 04/22/1999

Help!! I have tried for 6 weeks now to contact kia with little success, after a month of trying a factory tech finally came out to look at my car and did confirm some of the problems, including the random accelration, he promised to contact me within 4 days and it has now been 3 weeks, I have left messages and faxes with their consumer affairs dept and as of yet have received no response. These are some of the problems I have had: transmission replaced 3 times, 4 trans has problems, rear shocks broken - manuf. Refuses to repair, seatbelt randomly disengaged, front right door continually jammed, catalytic converter came loose, engine randomly reves and accelerates, engine would not idle at all, engine idles roughly, motor fan broke loose and embedded in radiator, power mirrors switch defective, dome light inoperative, left rear door very stiff, hub caps falling off, wind shield motor defective, antilock brake sensor defective, right rear window defective, ect. . . .

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5 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1996 Kia Motor Sportage

Vehicle accelerates automatically at 35mmph and higher, and then it will decelerate. Dealer has replaced engine harness, and problem still exists. Manufacturer has been notified.

6 Speed Control Linkage problem of the 1999 Kia Motor Sportage

Was driving approximately 60mph when rpms revved up to 6000 & vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. When brakes were applied vehicle would stop. Problem was intermittent. Took vehicle to dealer & mechanic could not duplicate problem.

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Problem Category	Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems	80
Cruise Control problems	22
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems	11
Accelerator Pedal problems	9
Speed Control Cable problems	8
Speed Control Linkage problems	6
Accelerator Stuck problems	4
Fail To Accelerate problems	2