10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 10 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 8 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 3,083 miles
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Vehicle collided with a guard rail and air bags failed to deploy. On a separate occasion, the consumer had a falt tire, and when she removed the spare tire, the door and gate would not close.
- Johnstown, PA, USA
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision in which an impact was sustained at 50 mph. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Also, vehicle came equipped with knee bolsters underneath the steering column. As a result the driver sustained back injuries, and vehicle was totaled.
- Walkersville, MD, USA
Consumer states hit another vehicle in the rear at 34mph. Both driver and passenger air bags did not deploy.
- Havelock, NC, USA
While driving at 40 mph an accident occurred, and air bags did not deploy, injuries were involved, including a broken neck and ribs.
- Arlington, WA, USA
While traveling 30 mph vehicle went into a skid and struck an object head-on, and neither airbag deployed.
- Hampton, CT, USA
While driving about 35 mph lost control of vehicle due to a frozen spot. Crashed vehicle into a guardrail, and neither air bag deployed. The seat belt failed.
- Johnstown, PA, USA
I bought the Kia last year and have had the brake pads/parts replaced twice. The first time the brakes became bad, the vehicle had only about 8,000 miles on it. They explained that the brakes were wearing down because I was too hard on them. I have driven a Ford pickup and never had problems with the brakes until I replaced them at 35, 000 miles. Furthermore, I recently took it for an air bag light malfunction and there were two other people complaining about the brakes and apparently they had taken their Kia for brake work before. One of the service personnel tried to explain to the couple that it had been 13,000 since the last brake work. The male stated that he has owns another car with no brake problems and it has about 25,000 miles on it. I feel they are using defected or cheap brake pads or something. As a matter of fact, I owned a Kia sophia before trading it in for the Sportage and the sophia had brake problems too.
- Hammond, IN, USA
Vehicle experienced the following problems: 1.) dealer replaced passenger's air bag due to an electrical short; 2.) front axle failed, causing vehicle to jerk while making a full left turn/ replaced by dealer, and 3.) front right tire was replaced because of a bubble on tire.
- Gloucester, MA, USA
While traveling at about 65 hit a slick spot and the front passenger's side hit side of a bridge and slid across the bridge. Upon impact, passenger's airbag came out a little, but driver's airbag did not deploy.
- Poncahatoula, LA, USA
Vehicle involved in a frontal collision of 40 mph. Upon impact, both air bags failed to deploy. Also, both seat belts failed to lock in place. Injuries were sustainrd by both driver and passenger. Dealer notified.
- Chesapeake, VA, USA
As a result of an accident air bags did not deploy. Dealer has been contacted.
- Weirton, WV, USA
- Ponca City, OK, USA