Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/10/2000 | |||
| While driving on county road an animal ran out in front of vehicle, it swerved to avoid hitting the animal. road was wet. went into a ditch, and neither airbag deployed. *ak | |||
| 3 | 04/01/1997 | ||
| Brakes- excessive braking distance when brakes applied; engine coolant system- vehicle over headed caused vents on dashboard to pop; electrical system under hood- continuous check engine light expensive repair bills; engine- shakes like an earthquake, stalls while driving, scared will cause accident/death | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/20/2002 | |||
| Vehicle started shimmying violently while going 60mph. vehicle made a grinding noise in front end and grdually coasted to a stop. vehicle was towed to a garage, and t frame fell to the ground. dealer was not contacted. please provide moe information.*ak | |||
| Engine check light comes on, and the vehicle makes a vibrating/humming noise. also, vehicle does not shift into gear properly. dealer has seen vehicle, and can't find the cause of the problem.*ak | |||
| 01/17/1998 | 01/17/1998 | ||
| When driving consumer noticed a knocking sound coming from the front end of the vehicle, consumer is also having problem with leakage inside the vehicle. consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has attempted to correct the problem, problem still occurs. *ml | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 10 | 11/01/1997 | |
| This vehicle is garbage - both front window motors-replaced. transmission replaced, and is now acting up again. rear-end replaced, acting up, engine squeals, dealer can't hear it, burning anti-freeze smell upon warmup, temp gauge goes crazy, in 4wd vehicle does not want to turn, only wants to go straight, makings hard clunking noise if you attempt to turn. the yugo was a better vehicle! *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - SPINDLE | |||
| 10/01/2004 | 38037 | 2 | 09/25/2004 |
| I just purchased a 1997 kia sportage with 38,000 miles on it. in the two weeks since purchase i have already had it in the shop for repair twice. with such low miles on the vehicle i thought it was a good and safe purchase but now i am afraid i have made a mistake. the day after purchase the driver side window switch broke and i could not roll my window up. i took it in the shop to have a new one put in. on friday, october 1 the rear drive shaft gear box broke as i was going down the road with two of my children in the car. luckily i was driving slow and could stop right away. if i was driving down the highway at a fast speed and could not get over immediately the rear tires could have seised up causing serious injury or death to me and my children. someone should look into this problem and fix it right away before people loose their lives over a poorly manufactured suv.*ak | |||