Takata recall the sales man at a better way wholesale autos inc423 rubber avenaugatuckct06770 refused to show the car fax and stated that it was clean only having oil changes listed. yesterday kia mechanic stated the car is not to be driven since it is a deathtrap and the back end can fall off at any time. called the dealer 5 times, spoke with 10 people without getting a hold of tj sales mgr.
As i'm going down the road it just fades out, no warning or chugging,i have to move to the side of the road and turn the car off and restart it, then it's ok(?) so to speak..it's only happened twice and i was on a back road home both times. but what if i'm on the freeway and trying to pass a semi and it does this, i could be killed or injured...what could possible be going on? thank you for your time on this matter...(xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
On 9/28/2018 while driving on the highway my sunroof in my 2016 kia sportage exploded . there was no reason for this to occur.
Sunroof exploded on i10 freeway at 65 mph car behind got glass fragments
Signal lights: while merging onto freeway/changing lanes, near rear end collisions and side swipes have occurred numerous of times. i have contributed the incidents to the location of the signal lights on both front and rear. rear signal lights are not positioned in traditional location (i.e. conjunction with brake lights). instead, rear signals are located on the bumper far below brake lights. these lights are strips not standard size and, thereby, possibly not seen by drivers who are used to seeing them in traditional locals on other vehicles. additionally, the front signal lights are located immediately adjacent to the grill. as this kia model has no signal indicators to the outermost portion of the vehicle i.e. side mounted mirrors with signals, other motorists have no indication that a lane change/turn is commencing. photos provided show view from a toyota which has a low profile. one photo is from the kia sportage 2016 which has a higher profile in regards to the normal line of sight to traditional signal light locations. i have returned to the kia dealership and contacted several others and we were all amazed to learn that all kia sportage models of this year share this unique characteristic. other models have signal lights in traditional locals and include signals mounted on the side view mirrors alerting motorists without obscurity that a lane change/turn is imminent. we purchased this vehicle in march this year and my wife and i have experienced countless of near misses. finally, i decided to check to see if my signals were working properly and that is when i discovered the unique characteristic of this kia model. i did contact kia and they said that they would pass it on to their design team. case number is 12346548. now that my wife and i are aware we take extreme caution, but less experienced motorists are still at risk. thank you.
I have been having issues with my engine dying/stalling randomly while driving with the car in motion and slowing down with no signs or indications of an issue atleast 6 times since having the vehicle which i haven't had for a year yet. two times i was almost involved in an accident when this problem occurred, i had taken the car to the service center and was told "could not verify customers concern scanned with kids no codes found test drove vehicle and vehicle drove and sounded fine at this time with no issues recommend having towed next time it stalls" and that it could be anything and the car could be there for hours, my fear is they will just replace random parts they think could be the issue and it will still occur and next time i could be involved in a serious accident, i do not feel safe in this vehicle so i had to purchase a new one the same day as the salesman moved the car over to my new one i had stalled on him