Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 113000 | ||
| I took my 2000 kia sportage in to my mechanic to have the brakes redone. as he was out testing to make sure the brakes worked he noticed that the rear end was moving around quite a bit. he takes it back to the shop to look up underneath and noticed that the chassis was rusted away so bad that there was s fist sized hole in it. he told me this needed to be fixed asap! this is a serious concern not only for me but for everyone else who owns the vehicle. its a scary thought to know that at any given time my chassis can literally fall apart on me. we need this to be recalled due to the amount of complaints that it already as and the extremely poor design of this chassis. | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 74680 | ||
| Some of the major problems include the following;fuel tank leak,heavy rust,frame rusted out.took it to a kia dealership&was told i needed to have the fuel pump,tank&sensor replaced.per the advisor at the kia dealership,my car did pass inspection in regards to theextended warrantyon the fuel tank.i was charged approx.$800 for the repairs due to it being only 1 yr past the time for kia to cover the the repair.i am under the mileage.the kia dealership gave me a list of additional repairs needed.one of them beingframe rusted out in rear requires immediate attentionthey did no explain any of this to me! my car started to jerk&shake while slowly stepping on the brakes as i prepared to stop at a red light,it was difficult to bring the car to a complete stop:'( it made a loud noise as if something had fallen of of my car.per the mechanic that i had to get my car towed to,i need to find a good welder to repair all of this rust asap.he stated that this is very unsafe and this causes me to have no control of my car.the kia dealership sold me $800 worth of work while knowing/not telling me that my car was unsafe to drive:( who does that?! i have had so many problems with this car:( i didn't list all of them. from little things to major. i feel so unsafe driving it.i only wish that people truly cared & tried to picture how they would feel if this had happened to them or their family/friends. i am currently laid off and searching for work .i have been laid off 2x within the past 2 yrs, first time was right after i purchased my condo. i'm trying to tell myself to just breathe and keep the faith. it is going to be a much more difficult road to face now without a car:'( i tried to explain my situation,safety/concern issues and hardship to kia customer care, but they will not help with anything nor will the dealership. toyota stepped up, what will it take for kia to?? | |||
| 07/11/2011 | |||
| I own a 2000 kia sportage and i have been smelling gas over the last couple of months. the dealership is telling me that my car is not on the recall list, do you have any suggestions? | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 129907 | ||
| The frame has almost completely rusted. the most unusual thing about this is that there is all most no rust on the body. two of the motors on the windows don | |||