My 2002 kia sportage surges forward while stopped at a traffic signal. this has been an on-going problem since i purchased the vehicle in 2002. also, the vehicle stalls on a regular basis, while at speeds in excess of 40 mph. *tr
I have a 2002 kia sportage it has 80,000 miles on it and i was driving it came up on a red light and the clutch wouldn't disengage the pedal would go down but the clutch wouldn't release so i drove through a red light with no ability to stop there was alot of cars coming and they barely missed t-boning me there where kids also playing on the side walk i had to shut the engine of and coast to a stop the gear shift wouldn't come out of gear as long as the engine was turning over. it will start and run all day as long as its in neutral. i had to have the vehicle towed and it has sat for two years now ( i deployed for 15 months that's why its sat so long) i replaced the slave and master cylinder and it hasn't changed anything i was in a parts store and heard another guy talking about his 2002 sportage it done the same thing and he rear ended someone totaling it. its in a junkyard now and i have talked to countless others who have had this problem one guy paid the dealership 1700$ to fix his then the problem came bad a week later. i just want my car to be fixed. the last problem i had with it was the fan exploded when i was driving down the road and cut my radiator the dealer replaced the fan but just crimped my radiator i am very dissatisfied with kia i called and the guy hung up on me when i explained my problem so im not the only one im sure. *tr
While driving at normal speed vehicle experience a sudden acceleration. dealer had inspected vehicle four times, and problem still occurring.*ak