10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,000 miles

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problem #2

Oct 022024

Sportage

  • miles
Hood latch seccondary safety latch did not catch hood and hood flew up causing inability to see and luckily only damage the car itself. This is a dangerous problem with Kia and should be investigated for the safety catch becoming corroded and sticky. Its design is defective and it should be recalled and reworked so that it can not become corroded and sieze preventing safe operation in the event the primary latch comes unclipped while driving down the road at speed if a person were to accidentally pull the hood release in motion or it it were so fail to hold adequately.

- Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

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problem #1

Sep 122015

Sportage

  • 8,000 miles
I was traveling approx. 50 mph and a woman pulled out in front of me and I (T boned ) her. My chest hit the steering wheel and then the air bag deployed immediately all functions stopped working.the car filled with white smoke from the air bag. My windows were up and I could not roll them down nor steer.I could not breath the car was rolling it stopped at approx. 50 ft.when I got out I was gasping I had a white substance all over me in my nose. I'm very concerned.

- Churubusco, IN, USA

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