3.2

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,325 miles

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problem #4

Aug 302019

Sportage

  • 88,000 miles
Interior door panels expanded due to weather (heat in California) and doors cannot be pulled open. In the event of a collision, passengers would not be able to get out of the car due to the expanded interior door panels.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #3

Dec 202018

Sportage

  • 58,000 miles
Engine seized while on expressway. Mileage 58K. Change oil 30 days ago. New battery. Call for recall since 2007. Dealer Kia in bayamon pr, replied there was no a recall. Just a note but nothing for pr. Called Kia and said my VIN # is not on that recall. Pr is not included on dealers to change engines like all othery states. Please verify and investigate

- Vaga Baja, PR, USA

problem #2

Feb 212015

Sportage 4-cyl

  • 21,300 miles
I was driving 50mph on a windy day. A semi passed us and the air pressure imploded the front sunroof. There was no debris other than shattered glass in the interior.

- Anchorage, AK, USA

problem #1

Feb 012014

Sportage 4-cyl

  • 6,000 miles
This vehicle is equipped with running board that are "flush" with the bottom of the doors. Any time there is snow or ice, while driving the snow and ice will build-up on the running boards and make it difficult to impossible to open any of the doors. If a quick exit were required in poor weather or in case of an accident, it would be impossible to exit. We have documented the defect with photos and contacted the dealer and auto maker repeatedly, and always receive the same message, "we are contacting our field technical engineer." However, we never receive any other correspondence. On one occasion, we had our grandchildren in the vehicle and literally could not get the doors open to get them out on a routine stop. Imagine our concern if an accident were to occur.

- New Creek, WV, USA