10.0

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

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problem #2

Feb 212004

Sportage

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Headlights randomly short out. A few months after I got the car. I brought the car back to dealership 3 times before the headlights would stay on. Things were ok for a while but on 02/06/04 headlights shorted out again. 02/07/04 headlights were back on. 02/09/04 headlights out. Brought car in to be serviced, and car was fixed. 02/12/04 headlights out again. Brought car to dealership 02/13/04. On 02/14/04 car was fixed. Headlights stay on. Very happy...at least for a week. 02/21/04 headlights out. Am afraid of car.

- Hull, MA, USA

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problem #1

Dec 191999

(reported on)

Sportage 4WD

  • miles
Headlights are going off then come back on. Engine check light and hold light for transmission coming on then going off.

- Linville, NC, USA

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