10.0

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

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problem #1

Oct 142000

Sportage 4WD

  • miles
I am concerned because the service engine soon light comes on periodically. When I call phil long Ford, they tell me that happens with Kia and they can't fix it unless the light is on at the time I bring it in. After oncce taking it down anyway and being refused repair because the engine light went off by the time I got down down the mountain pass, I gave up on that one. When I asked about any additional recalls last spring when I took the Kia in for a tailgate latch recall, phil long Ford told me there were no others. Now I find that there was indeed a recall (99V325), which could have affected the electrical system. Now my battery went dead suddenly for no apparent reason. I'm concerned about electrical problems after reading so many complaints. Also, my horn periodically won't work which phil long also says is common. (why then haven't they fixed it?) Kia and their partner, Ford, needs investigating.

- Woodland Park, CO, USA