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spiritedfilly · 09-22-2007, 08:19 AM

Just to update, in case anyone else gets similar symptoms in their car.
Firestone, gave me my money back, and politely asked I not bring the car back. LOL. The third time I brought it back they could not find what was wrong and were guessing it was the computer.

I took it straight to the Kia dealership. Four days later...here's what they found. The battery cables were bad, the 02 sensor was bad, and two wiring harnesses were bad. So between parts and an estimated 12 hours of labor expected the quote was... $2500 to fix it!

And I already had an appointment to fix an oil leak and the AC, for an additional $1000.

So, obviously my little 99 Sportage with 154,000 miles on it was NOT worth $3500 worth of repairs. I drug it to CarMax, sold it to them for a whooping $250. Then I bought myself a Volvo.

Good luck Kia owners!

09-22-2007, 08:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
spiritedfilly Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3 Gallery: 0	Just to update, in case anyone else gets similar symptoms in their car. Firestone, gave me my money back, and politely asked I not bring the car back. LOL. The third time I brought it back they could not find what was wrong and were guessing it was the computer. I took it straight to the Kia dealership. Four days later...here's what they found. The battery cables were bad, the 02 sensor was bad, and two wiring harnesses were bad. So between parts and an estimated 12 hours of labor expected the quote was... $2500 to fix it! And I already had an appointment to fix an oil leak and the AC, for an additional $1000. So, obviously my little 99 Sportage with 154,000 miles on it was NOT worth $3500 worth of repairs. I drug it to CarMax, sold it to them for a whooping $250. Then I bought myself a Volvo. Good luck Kia owners!