2025 Kia SportageRecalls, problems, MPG & safety

“The cluster system of the vehicle lit up every warning system which prevented the running vehicle from being able to be put into drive. Safety was put at risk because I'm afraid this will happen while driving. I've seen this same concern on many Kia owner forums who describe the same issue possibly related to a faulty wiring harness. I had just purchased this vehicle that has 15,000 miles and there were no other symptoms up until this issue occurred. I had the code read and it was a generic U0001 CAM error (Controller Area Module). Kia has a recall on trailer harnesses right now and I believe this recall on faulty wiring harnesses needs to be expanded to other models and newer vehicles.”

“"2025 Kia Sportage unexpectedly applies braking when vehicles are traveling in adjacent lanes and are not in my path of travel. The event is intermittent and creates a safety concern because the vehicle decelerates when no collision risk exists. Vehicle was inspected by a Kia dealer, but the condition could not be duplicated during a road test." My safety and those around me is at risk. Going 70 mph on interstate highway is no time to randomly brake. No others have inspected the car. This appeared about 3 months ago. Dealers want shrug it off unless Kia pays for it but say that they must be able to physically reproduce the problem before they will ask Kia for payment.”

“While driving to work this morning, I experienced an unintended engine acceleration while at a stop sign. It was about 7:30am at the time of event, I had been driving for about 10 minutes up to that point. Prior to that, the vehicle had been in the garage all evening. The temperature outside was cool, but I had no heat or air turned on at the time of event. I was at a complete stop at a stop sign on the corner of Bertrand Rd and S Third St in Niles, Michigan. I was waiting for the cross traffic to go across, and while I sat there with my foot on the brake, the engine accelerated and the car started to lunge forward. I pressed harder against the brake pedal and felt some resistance, but was able to keep the car from going into the intersection. The acceleration ceased, and then I continued on to work with no further incidents. The vehicle mileage at time of this writing is 35,344 miles, and the incident location is about 15 miles from my workplace. There were also no warning lights visible on the car during the incident, and there were no floor mat obstructions that would have interfered with any pedals.”