Kia Motor Sportage 2010

Model Sportage made in 2010 by Kia Motor got 6 consumer complains as well as 5 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to exterior lighting and unknown or other. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling and equipment adaptive.

Model 2010

Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
TSB-07811/01/201010037347Ready05/20/2011
TSB-07811/01/201010037347Kia: there is a procedure to reset the electronic throttle control value. *rm05/20/2011
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE
TSB-07811/01/201010037347Ready05/20/2011
TSB-07811/01/201010037347Kia: there is a procedure to reset the electronic throttle control value. *rm05/20/2011
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
SC-08409/01/201010034495Kia: application of additional anticorrosion treatment for rear floor members. provides information relating to certain vehicles for procedure to apply additional anticorrosion protection to the rear floor side and cross members. *pe11/19/2010

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
05/15/20111100
 Tl- the contact owns a 2011 kia sportage (n/a). the contact stated the driver and passenger side turn signal lights are extremely small making it difficult for other drivers to see when the signal light flashes. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 1,100. ds
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
10/01/2010400
 The headrest position in new vehicles has caused thoracic outlet syndrome in this driver who is 5'4. my cervical spine is forced out of alignment with my thoracic and lumbar spine. after driving four or five hours which i do for work, i experience neck and shoulder pain. arm and hand tingling/numbness and pain is so severe that it has interfered with the performance of my job. i can promise you that if i experienced a rear-end collision, i would suffer a closed head injury as my head and not my neck rests directly against the headrest. i'd rather take my chances with whiplash. just as all drivers don't have the same leg lengths, neither do all drivers have the same torso length. there will be many, many, many more severe injuries in shorter people. just watch the data, which will speak volumes. there are injuries now without collision. there is no adjustment available to lower the headrest to its intended position, against the neck. the only alternative is to remove it completely.