2013 Kia Sportage Service and Repair Manual

I have a Kia Sportage Ex 2013 and this motor vehicle has a fire and explotion in the road.

I HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND RIKASHADED OFF A GUARD RAIL FLEW ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WAS TBONES BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT INTO THE DITCH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL CAUSING BRUISING AND PROBLEMS WITH THE RODS IN MY BACK.

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 45 MPH, the daughter collided with another vehicle after the vehicle aggressively merged in front of her. The collision was at the front driver and passenger side of the vehicle. The contact added that the collision threw her daughter forward and backward, and the contact's daughter sustained neck, shoulder, and lower back injuries, and surgery on her neck was needed. A police report was filed. The ve

KIA SPORTAGE 2013 PLATE. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON APPROACH TO JUNCTION DESPITE PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL. RESULTED IN CRASH AND INJURIES SUSTAINED. MALFUNCTION OF ABILITY TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL BY APPLYING BRAKE IN ADDITION, ON ONE OCCASION. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. HAVE INFORMED MANUFACTURER. AWAITING INVESTIGATION OUTCOME. *TR

'TAKATA RECALL' GASOLINE SMELLS COMING FROM THE OIL DIPSTICK WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL I COULD SMELL GASOLINE INSIDE MY OIL , MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONED IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDER MY CARPORT.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN HWY 75 S THE CAR WAS ON CRUSE CONTROL , THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UP SO I TOOK THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF , THE CAR BEGAN TO KNOCK SO I WAS MAKING MY WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WHEN FLAMES AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR . OTHER DRIVERS BEGAN TO CALL 911 AND REPORTED MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. AT THIS TIME I HEARD A LOAD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE BLEW .I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE . POLICE , FIRE AND ROADSIDE ASSISTAN

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH MY KIA SPORTAGE WENT DEAD. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER THAT, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE KIA WAS TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED BY MECHANICS, WHO SAID THAT THE ROD BEARING WENT BAD AND IT SEIZED THE ENGINE. THE STARTER WAS ALSO FRIED IN THE PROCESS. KIA AGREED TO REPLACE THE PARTS BUT WOULD NOT AGREE TO PAY THE APPROXIMATELY $2500 LABOR COST. THE VEHICLE STILL SITS AT THE D

VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING USE

I was driving down a hill within miles of our home on route 50 with my teenage son in the passenger seat when my kia downshifted, and just quit working, and then we noticed smoke under the hood. We got it to the side of the road. When popping the hood we couldn't tell what was going on but there was a spark/fire that we extinguished with a soda I had. I did not have to call fire or police. Thank goodness there were no other cars around and we were not injured. It was around 10:30am and was pret

THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JULY 10TH. AS OF OCTOBER 29TH I AM STILL AWAITING ITS REPAIR.

ON JUNE 26, CAR PARKED IN SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE (UNDER HOOD) WHILE I WAS AT WORK.

AT 97,XXX MILES, THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS FAILED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE FAILURE RUPTURED THE OIL PAN, SPRAYING OIL ON THE ENGINE, EXHAUST HEADERS, AND THE ROAD. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS, NOISE, OR PERFORMANCE LOSS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE SEEMS SIMILAR TO OTHER FAILURES WITH KIA AND HYUNDAI ENGINES, HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE WAS NOT LISTED IN A NHTSA RECALL. KI

The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving 73 mph, she heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the roadway and saw smoke coming from under the hood. The contact opened the hood and saw fire around the engine. The contact stated that her boyfriend extinguished the fire with bottles of water she had in the vehicle. The police and fire department were called to the scene. A fire report was

DRIVING BACK FROM A SHORT RUN TO DO A GROCERY PICK A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE BURNING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FIREWALL. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A BIG BOOM. SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE HOOD. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD THERE WAS OIL LEAKING AND A SMALL FIRE. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.