1996 Kia Sportage Engine Problems

Your engine oil became thick and sludgy, which required replacing the entire engine. Additionally, your fuel injection system failed and also had to be replaced. These failures suggest potential issues with oil maintenance intervals or fuel system contamination.

Your vehicle is stalling unexpectedly at any speed — on the freeway at 65 mph, at intersections, and while turning corners. The entire fuel system has been replaced along with other parts, but the stalling continues, suggesting the problem may be engine-related. Multiple visits to both the dealer and independent repair shops haven't identified the cause. The fix will likely require extensive engine diagnostics to pinpoint the underlying electrical or mechanical issue causing the stalls.

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. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS THE OIL THAT WAS BURNING, BUT ODOR STILL PERSISTED. LIFTED TRUNK FOR USAGE & NOTICED CARPET HAD BURNED. A FRIEND CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE & NOTICED A HOLE ON TOP OF MUFFLER. NOTIFIED DEALER & WAS CHARGED TO HAVE MUFFLER REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE STALLS.

CAR IS CONSTANTLY LEAKING OIL. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, REPLACED THE DRIVE LINES AND TWO SEALS,. MANUFACTURER TOLD OWNER THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT LEAK ANY MORE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE WILL START SHAKING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR PARK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE STALLING AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED JUST AS I WAS MAKING A TURN TO GO ONTO THE RAMP WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING.