WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE GARAGE DOOR FELL DOWN ONTO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON FOR A WEEK. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS JAMMED AND STUCK HALF WAY UP. FINALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A POUNDING NOISE, AND NO POWER WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY ESC LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS, THE CRUISE WOULD NO LONGER SET AT ALL. THIS BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 60,000 MILES OR SO AND BECAME A FULL BLOWN PROBLEM AT AROUND 92,000 MILES. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT JUST NOT FOR MY 2006 KIA SPORTAGE. I CALLED THE KIA CONSUMER LINE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD "TOO BAD" BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN SPORTAGE ISSUE, MY VEHICLE DIDN'T MAKE THE DATE CUT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER RECALL, BUT ENDED UP COSTING ME $100 FOR THE WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE! THE ACTUAL BILL WAS $161.00. HOW CAN KIA GET AWAY WITH THIS? *TR
