Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/01/2004 | 2 | 05/15/2002 | |
| While driving on a straight stretch of highway my daughter felt her car jerk to the right. she attempted to turn into the jerk and was not able to control anything on the car. it began to rock despite her efforts and then immediately rolled over multiple times. the front end of her kia sportage sustained considerable damage, the airbags did not deploy and she suffered almost complete loss of use of her left arm. she is still undergoing treatment and therapy for the injury and also will probably have to have further surgery. there were witnesses behind her that reported that the car was going straight, did not run off the road just began to flip. she did not lose conscience, did not look away from the road. also the driving conditions were normal and she was going 5 miles under the speed limit. we requested that the insurance company investigate but they stated they do not do investigations. we really believe that there was a steering malfunction as well as failure on the airbags. *jb | |||
| 12/22/2002 | 27000 | 1 | 10/15/2001 |
| The steering box in my 2002 kia sportage suddenly become inoperable and would not permit the car to be steered to the right. it happened while i was driving and i nearly had an accident before i could get it stopped. | |||
| 07/20/2002 | 07/01/2002 | ||
| Steering has excessive play. kia representatives state all sportages are like that and they will not fix.*ak | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 02/27/2002 | 5 | 01/24/2002 | |
| Door stays ajar. mechanic told consumer that door is not off line, yet door does not close properly.*ak now horn has failed, security alarm system acts erraticly, the right side hood if offline and is bent causing the hood to intrude outward towards the front fender, and the driver side back window will not move up or down. *tt | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 03/09/2003 | 98000 | 1 | |
| The gears shifted improperly and there was a rattling noise coming from under the vehicle. consumer was informed the transmission needed to be replaced, also the dealer noticed the steering gear box was leaking. *jb | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| Consumer stated while driving the vehicle spent out of control, she also stated that the steering wheel was shaking really bad. ts | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 12/31/2002 | 2380 | 5 | 10/06/2002 |
| 2002 kia sportage.*mr (nar) first oil change, filter replacement, lube, rattling noise under steering wheel, sluggish transmission shifting and excessive brake residue on right front wheel. *cb | |||