10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,000 miles

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problem #3

Jul 182023

Sportage

  • miles
The brake pum liquid is low i add more of 2 times the break liquid.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #2

Aug 312022

Sportage

  • miles
Dashboard showed drivers side brake light was out. I visually confirmed it was.Next day I started car again and the dashboard did not display the warning. I checked and confirmed the brake light was indeed working. A few weeks later, same thing happened: dash display indicated drivers side brake light was out, I visually confirmed it was. The next time I drove the car, dash no longer indicated brake light was out. I visually confirmed brake light was working. Took vehicle to dealer, showed them photo I had previously taken of dash display when it showed brake light was out. Dealer said he couldn-€™t replicate the problem and can-€™t do anything until he could see the dashboard indicating light was out - even though I showed him the photo. Although as of this writing, the brake light is working fine, I am fearful it will happen again.

- Long Beach , NY, USA

problem #1

Dec 202019

Sportage

  • 9,000 miles
While driving/turning left out of a school parking lot, the light turned green, all cars starting moving. Going about 10-12 mph, the car in front slams on breaks, the safety feature alerted me as well but when attempted to press on the brakes, they were resisting. I could not brake and had no control of stopping. The weather was dry and sunny that day. About 35 degrees.

- Hanover Park, IL, USA