7.3
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 7,289 miles
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Brake rotors were replaced four times due to warping. Consumer has to have them replaced every three months.
- South Bend, IN, USA
Several months after the purchase of my 2002 Kia Sportage my brakes started to pulsate, I took it to the dealer they said my brakes were warped and needed replacing. Rotors and pads in front have been replaced now 4 times in 16 months!
- Summerville, SC, USA
Front end of vehicle shakes when brakes are applied. The front rotors continued to warp. There have been three repair attempts.
- Lake Park, FL, USA
Brakes warped since consumer owned vehicle. After repair the brakes would warp again. This pattern continued until the dealership decided to keep the truck for further repairs.
- Summerville, SC, USA
When the brake pedal is depressed, they fail to stop the vehicle due to the rotors warping. This results in extended stopping distance. Also, the 5 speed standard transmission would not go into second gear and needed replacement. The rear end also makes a popping/clucking noise and the vehicle will jerk forward hard when the noise occurs. The cause of the failures is undetermined.
- Lincoln, IL, USA
Consumer states that since buying the vehicle in January of 2003 rotors have been replaced twice in that time. The faulty rotors caused vibration while braking. The rotors were replaced once at 5699 miles and again at 8694 miles. When the engine was started all the doors locked, but when it was damp outside the locks worked intermittently. The driver's side wiper washer was not working as well as the passenger side. The dealer readjusted it. There was a rattling in the dash on the drivers side below the air vent.
- South Bend, IN, USA
I bought a Kia Sportage in April 2002. Since then, the car has been brought back to the Kia service center on four separate occasions for the same problem. The engine will sputter, the car shakes, the rpms go to 0 and the header pipe glows red hot (literally), and all of a sudden the car will lose 75% of its power. This is dangerous. This car has maybe 10,000 miles on it and it was bought brand new. This is ridiculous and not acceptable. The service center has replaced the rotors (keep in mind this is on 10,000 miles), the catalytic converter, head pipe, muffler and the rest of the entire exhaust system, and spark plugs. Up to this date, they have not found the problem and even as I type this, the car is sitting in the service center the fourth time. I was given a rental vehicle the third time. But this time, they have not given me a rental or replacement vehicle because two are out of commission due to accidents and one is currently being used. They say that they have to hook the car up to a computer and drive it numerous mile to record data. I just want a car that works.
- Lancaster , PA, USA
Brake rotors were warped excessively and had to be replaced at 5000 miles.
- Lebanon, IN, USA
- Millport, NY, USA