2007 Kia Sportage Service and Repair Manual

Kia built the 2007 Sportage in LX and EX trim, with either the 2.0L four or the 2.7L V6 under the hood, and the factory numbers are not the same across those combinations or across adjacent model years. This service and repair manual is the one written for the 2007 car, so the specifications you work to are the ones Kia published for it.

Engines covered

• 2.0L inline-four — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 2.7L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sport utility

Trims covered

• EX
• LX

Known issues on the 2007 Sportage. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year, and both name the same component: the stop lamp switch, filed under exterior lighting, brake lights. The first campaign (09V130000) covered 139,844 vehicles across the 2006-2007 Sedona, Sportage and Sorento along with the Rondo and Amanti, where the stop lamp switch may malfunction; any of these malfunctions, alone or in combination, may lead to a crash. The second campaign (13V114000) returned to the same switch across several Kia lines, including the 2007-2011 Sportage, and describes failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control. Owners have filed 113 complaints against the 2007 Sportage, and Kia has issued 26 technical service bulletins for it.

Whether you are checking a stop lamp switch after either campaign or servicing the 2.0L four or the 2.7L V6 at its scheduled interval, the work stays on the OEM procedure and the specification Kia set for the 2007 Sportage.