The car was acting up, we thought it was overheating, because when the car cooled off it would start. On 7/04/2001 we were going down the road at 55 mph when it shut off. It would not start again. Took it to a mechanic.he said the fuel pump was bad. Replaced it. Took a trip to mass. Car died again. Told fuel relay was bad, replaced,08/10/2001. Coming home first time check engine light came on.took it to dealer.egr valve replaced about 08/21/2001. 09/25/2001 car dies take it to a mechanic, checks, fuel pump bad again. Very disturbing, I don't want dealers to work on it. Say I need an invoice# for work order before I can get fuel pump. Mechanic is friend Kia certified I trust him to fix the problem long term, not the dealer. If you weren't aware I moved to va.5 mnths ago.

- Amelia, VA, USA

Ongoing problem with battery failure; dealer notified, and replaced faulty battery on two occasions, and problem reoccurred. Also, and problem engine hesitation. Dealer notified. The consumer found out right after leasing the vehicle, that the radio was inoperable. The vehicle began squeeking in the rear end when turning. The heater malfunctioned. The left rear strut assembly failed causing knocking noise at right rear. The O-ring failed causeing the distributor leak and there was loss of power while driving.

- San Jose, CA, USA

I had the vehicle repaired for an emmissions problem (see defect info. #1)...7 days later the check engine light came on again. I took the vehicle back to the dealer and it was basically the same problem, except I was told it was due to the gas tank being overfilled. I don't see how this is possible since I've been driving the vehicle for only a year and the problem has just started. The problem concerns me because I don't know if fumes are building up which may cause a major safety hazard.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA