# 1996 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `77373` · 1997-06-02 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
WHEN DRIVING ALONG VEHICLE WILL START SHAKING AND IT WILL JUST CUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HAS HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE OR PARK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN  SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE STALLING AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLED  JUST AS I WAS MAKING A TURN TO GO ONTO THE RAMP WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.  *AK
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