10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

May 252000

Sportage 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The engine will start up and stay at aprox 3000 RPM for at least 30 seconds. A few times it would not start at all. Twice the rpms jumped while each my wife and I were driving it and almost caused accidents. The locking hubs on the four wheel drive are not unlocking. It caused some sliding in the rain going around a corner. The wheels always turn at the same rate around corners. The trim is coming loose around the windshield. The transmission is rough when I shift, and during driving it will some times surge forward and back. Too much play in the steering wheel.

- Copperas Cove, TX, USA

problem #2

Apr 011996

Sportage 4WD

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Bolt holding steering shaft failed, causing loss of control.

- Port Sulph, LA, USA

problem #1

Feb 251996

Sportage

  • miles
Steering loose.

- Kootenai, ID, USA