10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 15
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
31,701 miles

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problem #2

Oct 142016

Sportage

  • 10,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on another occasion while driving 50 mph. The vehicle was taken to be repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was diagnosed as having a faulty spark plug and the engine was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000.

- Bend, OR, USA

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problem #1

Jun 022016

Sportage

  • 1,000 miles
2017 Kia Sportage. Driver remote starts vehicle, unlocks vehicle and immediately shifts from park to any other gear, without pushing start/stop button, and within 10 seconds engine shuts off while in drive, neutral or reverse. Anti-theft programmed to shut off engine 10 seconds after unlocking doors unless the start/stop button has been pushed. There is no way that driver should be capable of shifting out of park until the after the start/stop button has been activated. Note: This is a correction for complaint # 10872312, reference 970797

- Murrysville, PA, USA

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