2008 Kia Sportage Engine Problems

Your car caught fire while parked. The vehicle was not involved in a crash before the fire started. This is a serious safety hazard that requires immediate professional inspection to determine the cause.

Your radiator fan began smoking while the car was parked at low speeds, then released white smoke followed by heavy black smoke and a loud pop. The hood melted shut and components around the radiator and battery were damaged by heat. The radiator also expelled all its coolant onto the ground. This appears to be a serious cooling system or electrical failure that requires inspection of the radiator, cooling fan, and related wiring.

Your 2008 Kia Sportage may experience a burning smell, difficulty moving forward or backward, and seized brakes. The check engine light will likely illuminate when this happens. The dealer diagnosed a faulty ABS hydraulic module that needs replacement to restore normal braking and driving function.

Your 2008 Kia Sportage caught fire while parked. The vehicle was a total loss. This is a serious defect that caused complete vehicle destruction and poses a significant safety risk.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEMS. KEEPS FAILING EMISSIONS INSPECTION

2008 KIA SPORTAGE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE CATCHING FIRE AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE VALUE OF VEHICLE AND DAMAGE TO THE HOME. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *JS

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STALLED, RESTARTED THAN STALLED AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. ON 6/25/14 THE SAME HAPPENED AGAIN (INTERMIT, RUNS ROUGH THEN STALLS OUT. *TR THIS TIME THE DEALER FOUND A PIN ON MASS AIR FLOW CONNECTOR WAS BAD AND THE REPLACED CLIP ASSEMBLY. TODAY, 06/28/2014 THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO LOANED ME ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES BECAUSE I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE KIA SPORTAGE 2008, HAS THE MODULES MISFIRE AND THE KIA SPORTAGE COMPLETELY TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS RANDOMLY, AND THE KIA DEPOT IN SANTA ANA, SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM ON THE VEHICLE, AND DECIDED NOT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE LONGER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM THAT COULD BE A FATAL HAZARD FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD BE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. KIA DEPOT HAS SO FAR NOT DONE ANYTHING AT ALL TO ASSIST ME FOR MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAD TWO DAYS TO GET THIS CAR OFF THERE LOT THERE AT KIA DEPOT SANTA ANA, OR THEY WOULD START CHARGING ME FOR KEEPING MY CAR THERE. *TR

I PURCHASED A KIA SPORTAGE 2008 AUG OF 2010 ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING I NOTICED THE ESC LIGHT THAT CAME ON, WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON THE ENGINE FORCES ITSELF TO DO MORE WORK, THE CAR WON'T GO MORE THEN 40MPH, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED, 2 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HERE WE ARE 1YR LATER AND IT'S STILL HAPPENING. THE DEALER I TAKE IT TO TELLS ME "THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS THIS TYPE OF CAR" AND KNOW THE BATTERY LIGHT IS COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME THE ECS LIGHT IS COMING ON. I HAVE AN APPT. TO GO TO THE DEALER BACK ON MONDAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M STILL GETTING NO ANSWERS. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SPORTAGE AT AN AUCTION. IT HAS SUSTAINED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE WIRING HARNESS AND / OR ABS PUMP. THIS IS THE LX MODEL WITH 2.7 V6 AUTOMATIC 4WD. I JUST SAW ANOTHER SPORTAGE 2010 MODEL THAT HAD A FIRE IN THE SAME ABS PUMP AREA AT AN AUCTION. THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED AS THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM .. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FROM DAY ONE. ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN TANK OF GAS WAS AT THE 3/4 MARK. COMPRESSOR MAKES LOUD NOISE AFTER IDLING A WHILE, AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOES NOT CHANGE PROPERLY. *TR

2008 KIA SPORTAGE HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *NJ