Kia Sportage Reviews

In 35+ years of car ownership, I have only paid off 1 car. Usually I get tired of them, something bothers me about them, mechanical problems etc. Until I got my Kia Sportage. Almost 6 years later, 3 payments away from payoff and I just bought a new set of 65,000 mile tires. There's nothing I don't like about this car. And even when I see newer models, I don't like the look as much as my own. I would highly recommend the Kia Sportage for safety, reliability and ease of ownership!

I love the value of this vehicle. The warranty can't be beat and the price is very reasonable. This is my first Kia and I have no complaints. My 2018 Sportage is a perfect car for myself and my family. Plenty of room. Durable interior.

I have owned several makes and models, this car has been the best hands down on maintenance, replacement, recalls, passing inspection with no problems. It rides as well as when I first drove it off the car lot.

I have had several recall items on my 2017 Kia Sportage. Any recall done has required a second trip to the dealership to repair their repair. My latest frustration is a blinking engine light that shuts me down and requires a tow. The first repair took 3 weeks. I only got a new harness and code entry to resolve this issue. My second blinking engine light and tow was resent in only a few days. Nonetheless, I have been stuck on the side of the road twice. On my first tow customer service treated me like a valued customer. On my second tow and contact to customer service I was advised I had used up my goodwill. Kia’s response being, “sorry”. I agree Kia is a sorry company. If you make a faulty product have some excellent customer service. I feel like a victim. Shame on you Kia. I am driving a car that I can’t rely on.

I really love my Kia. It runs well and smooth. I love the color. It is called Black Cherry so it is black with red sparkly bits in it. Very pretty when it is clean. It gets really good gas mileage, especially on the highway. I would recommend it to anyone. I do think anyone with teenage children would benefit as well. Good vehicle, lower insurance rates and good gas mileage. Would be a good reliable vehicle.

I purchased a 2018 Kia Sportage in Jan 2018. About three weeks ago, the brakes began to make a noise while driving. The noise would subside when the brakes were applied. I took it to the Kia dealer who informed me that the front brake pads and rotors need to be replaced due to wear from excessive rust. I find that explanation to be absurd for a number of reasons. I did not observe any rust on the brake pads or rotors ( i took photos) and I doubt that rust is abrasive enough to cause wear. Ferrous oxide is not very hard compared to the material of which brake pads and rotors are made. After failed attempts to reach the kia Factory representative, I filed a complaint via the Kia Consumer Assitance Center, but have had no response. I have purchased an extended warranty in addition to the 10 year, 100,000 mile factory warranty, however, brakes are not covered. BEWARE of this VEHICLE and the KIA's lack of concern for their customer.

I have the 2020 Kia Sportage. My husband has the Kia Sorento and I like how it handles the road. It’s smooth, handles bumps well and mine not so much. It also doesn’t have turning signals on the mirrors or any bells and whistle; very disappointing. I was attracted to the color, Pacific Blue, with these sporty new black rims, very eye catching but over time I wished the car had more. The 2020 does not come with a satellite ready radio. I guess a smart phone can lend the car it needed capabilities. It has a nice kick on the road for a 4 cylinder. All and all the car lacks a lot of simple amenities and if I had to buy it again I would go up to the S model. The lane assist sucks and the rear view mirror is a bit small.

Door handles should never break off a car, Never. Although I like my Kia, there are over 30,000 views on youtube about videos and door handles breaking off. Yet, Kia does not see this as an issue, they should take care of. For this reason, I will never buy another KIA, and I will never go to the Kia Dealer where I bought my car.

I have a 2017 Sportage with 60,800 miles. The heater does not work, only cold air comes out, and the driver's side rear door won't open. The locks open and close but the door won't open. I brought it in to my local Kia Service and because I am over my warranty by 800 miles, I will have to pay over $1200 to repair both problems. I have NEVER had a 3 year old vehicle that has had these types of issues. I have filed a case with Kia Consumer Affairs and am waiting on their decision.

I am a 67 year old grandmother. I leased the 2017 Sportage thinking it would be a safe vehicle to transport my grandchild in. I began to question my decision upon hearing of the numerous spontaneous engine fires in Kia vehicles. I eventually turned the car in 3 months early. I made the payments for the months I didn't have it. The car was in mint condition with a little over 5000 miles on it. I was allowed 36000 miles for the 3 year lease. Imagine my surprise when I got a $427 bill three months later! I called Kia Motors to ask what the charge was for. It was a "lease termination" charge. I am so sorry I leased a Kia vehicle. I will never deal with Kia Motors again. Lessee Beware!!

I love driving my 2017 Kia Sportage. It handles very well and has a lot of nice features. The dealerships have been great taking care of any problems we have had and keeping us notified of any recalls that need attention. A problem I have been experiencing is the location of the rear turn signal indicators. I live in an area where folks like to drive near the bumper of the vehicle in front of them. Due to the signals being so low and wrapping around the side of the Sportage, the driver following cannot see the signal when engaged...especially in the day time hours. I have been nearly hit from behind multiple times and several have even passed me when I was in the process of making the left turn. Trying to change lanes when the roads are packed with other commuters is also hard to accomplish due to the signal not being noticed.

OKAY I believe Kia customers support line was ridiculous!!! They need to retrained they’re employees on giving information telling them that Kia will cover something for you when you have full coverage warranty and then go around saying they won’t!! I’ve been dealing with my case for month and half now and Kia still won’t cover it!! What’s the put of having warranty when they do nothing for you!! In my eye I believe with that employee on the phone telling me kia will cover the bill that Kia should still cover it since your employer is telling customer wrong information but now they’re saying it denied.. Very RIDICULOUS!!!

Was driving on highway and motor lost power (very dangerous, thank God I was not with my kids!) and noticed weird noise from motor. Took to Kia and seems to be the bearings. Known issue on Sorento with same motor however since out of warranty and no recall for the Sportage, I was quoted $7000 to fix. Called Kia Canada and got the cold shoulder. Not happy. I take care of my car and is like new. No reason for motor to go.

I have a 2018 Kia Sportage and love it except for the driver's seat which has become uncomfortable over the past several months. It feels like I am sitting on metal after a short while. I have had it for 18 months. Otherwise, it is a great car.

Have a '17 Kia Sportage that just rolled 100k and the motor burned up. And Kia Is saying that it's not their fault because when clearly the engine is junk. No way a motor should die in less than 3 years. Don't buy a Kia. They won't stand behind it.

Love the Sportage but the engine began ticking while on the interstate. Within minutes the ticking turning into local banging. No engine warning lights, nothing at all. Engine is blown. We have meticulously maintained this car and gave the records. 139K miles and it is now dead. Dealer diagnosed engine failure consistent with other recalled Kia/Hyundai motors but they refused to replace engine. Kia corporate (consumer affairs) was very helpful at first but as soon as the dealer confirmed a defective engine consumer affairs has gone silent. They do not return calls after at least 10 messages.

2 problems I have with my Kia Sportage 2017. After a few months this happens and has been doing it inconsistently. When the car goes 40 miles an hour the rpm shoots up and I then put my foot on the gas pedal to the floor and nothing happens!!!! This can happen twice a day. Cannot happen for a week! Brought it to the dealer few times and they say well the engine light is not on they cannot do anything. They cannot figure out the problem when checking it out. They tell me to take a picture!! A joke!! Also the sunroof keeps slowing down and won't shut! I have to manually close it right now!! Will not get another Kia! It is leased.

I bought a 2013 KIA Sportage in 2015, paid cash for this vehicle because everyone raved how these vehicles are so good and dependable, had the vehicle for 3 yrs., and my engine blew. I was at a stop light and went to take off and my car sounded horrible, I pulled in to a gas station and called my brother and asked him what it was he replied shut it off your motor sounds blown. So I had to pay out of pocket to have it towed to the closet Kia dealership where they diagnosed my car as having a blown engine due to the bearings, and that my estimate was $5,768.90 to be fixed.

Purchased by 2017 Sportage March 2017, December 2018 started getting bad vibration in the engine. March 2019 complete engine failure. New engine installation March 2019. Now it's April 2019 with only 4,000 miles on this engine cylinder 3 failure again. This has to be a bad design and Kia need to own up to it.

2015 Sportage. 38000 miles. Blown engine. We purchased this car for the warranty. It seemed to be a good fit for my wife to do shopping and small trips. Now we’re into renting a car. Waiting for the Generation Kia dealer to replace the blown motor. They did not provide me with a loaner car, I have to pay out of pocket to rent a car. (Co. office in California said they will reimburse for rental when it’s repaired.) ((I hope.)) There is no commitment from the dealer as to when this will be this will be resolved. Generation Kia. Bohemia, NY. R. M. W.

When going on a normal speed of 25-65 miles per hour the car will do the following:

My 2018 KIA Sportage had a complete engine failure with just over 18,000 miles. The dealer says it could be months before they receive a new engine. I called my insurance carrier USAA and the girl I spoke with said I am the third person she has spoken within the last week with the exact same problem with a 2018 KIA Sportage engine and the person she last spoke with only had 17,000 miles on their 2018 KIA Sportage.

I bought a 2018 Kia Sportage less than a year ago. I bought it for four main reasons. Reported reliability (failed), Panoramic Sunroof (failed 2x), Warranty (they can't seem to fix anything), and the dealership's service agreement and extended warranty (dealer no longer exists). So, as you can see Kia has failed miserably with every single reason I chose to buy this car. At about 6K miles, the Sunroof stopped working and wouldn't close. The dealer (same one I bought it from) told me there was "nothing they could do to help me" and that I "should put it in a garage." Eventually they replaced the motor in it, but it still doesn't work. Closes part way and then reopens. I have to manually push it shut.

I recently purchased a 2014 Kia Sportage with very low mileage. It was - in APRIL- driving well. Mid November I noticed a strange noise and took it to 2 separate shop for diagnosis. The nearest certified Kia dealership is 3 hours away. The entire steering column had to be replaced. There was no way I could have safely driven it over windy, snowy icy roads to the dealership. I notified Kia customer service who said instead of having it fixed locally I should have paid the tow. How would I get to work? The company refused to reimburse me for required repairs in a vehicle still under warranty. A very bad experience. Both my daughter and I are getting rid of our Kias immediately.

Purchased a 2019 KIA Sportage in September 2018 and discovered after the purchase that KIA does not supply a jack and spare tire, just a mobile tire kit which consists of a compressor and tire sealant. If one was to get a flat tire which was not repairable, the mobile tire kit is useless. A tow would be require and that tow is only to a KIA dealership if it is under the roadside assistance option. That is only good if it is within the dealership's business hours, otherwise you will be stranded. Never would have purchased this vehicle if I had known that there was no jack or spare tire. I contacted KIA about the issue and they don't care. Love the vehicle but not KIA as a company. Once you have purchased the vehicle and they have your money, all caring stops. Would never purchase another KIA.

2016 Kia Sportage is a nice car, dependable, easy to take care of and wonderful gas mileage. I love how far I can go on a tank of gas with this car. I love the OnStar and telephone through the car. I like the Headroom and the sporty look and it makes this old grandma feel sexy. I would definitely recommend this car to all my friends and this car is easy to haul around my pets and on a long trip. The price was in my range and I also like my payments. I love the color. It is a nice car to travel in and you have lots of legroom and it holds everything I need. But I dislike the insurance premiums for a new car. I would improve by lowering the premiums for insurance on this car. Other than that I might give it a little more gas mileage in a bigger gas tank.

I had rented the car previously and enjoyed the experience, and I have had this vehicle since 2012. My overall experience has been outstanding. My KIA Sportage has proven to be dependable and a car I can count on. It is sturdy and drives steady on the roads, definitely not a light weight vehicle that's blown all over the road. The interior is pleasing to the eye with comfortable bucket seats and a dashboard that's easy to read and conveniently displayed. The backseat of the vehicle has ample space and plenty of leg room. The overhead of the cabin has enough height to feel roomy and not cramped. The trunk area of the car has plenty of space and there is additional space if you fold.

I bought my 2005 Kia Sportage used in 2009 or 2010. It's a great car. Comfortable front and back, nice ride. I love everything about it. I could fit comfortably in the drivers seat and in the back seat. Very attractive shape and colors inside & out. Smooth, quiet ride. It has lots of little extras designed for driver and passenger comfort. Gas mileage is too high at 23 mpg highway though and 30 in town. It needed serious repair work at least 5 times and it left me and family stranded on the roadside 3 times. I had to have bought somebody's lemon. I would like to see cup holders placed better and some in the back seats. Also well placed grab bars to help one seat herself after she's climbed into the seat. Also something to hold a woman's purse so it is in reach but not on the floor.

The first time my husband told me to buy me a KIA Sportage as a Christmas gift I said to myself if it is a safe car; then I googled and it turned out that Kia Sportage is a really safe car and it is very cheap, which makes it more charming because we want to buy our own house and have more children. I have bought my Kia Sportage a few months ago and it is a super economic car and has lots of space to put the baby's stroller and all the bags and toys and baby food and diapers etc. I really enjoy driving it and to be honest I feel safe and sound. Not to mention it is so important to me and for my newborn baby the first. However, the color range was so narrow. I really wanted a more fun color but the seller told us that the company does not manufacture mint green or baby blue or light pink which made me so upset. Also, the luggage is very big but they could make it deeper.

This small AWD Kia Sportage is a reliable vehicle and gets great gas mileage. It also has great safety ratings. I like the gas mileage that it gets, it does great in rain and snow, and the backup camera is a nice feature. It ride kind of rough and you can hear the road noise. I wish it drove a little smoother. Also, the backup camera screen which is also the radio screen needs to be tilted down a little. If you are driving with the sun directly down on you, it's difficult to see the screen.

I like the lumbar and heated seats, the higher ground clearance, the spacious room in the overall vehicle, and the hidden spot in the back of the vehicle. I have confidence driving with four wheel drive in the winter. The vehicle is easy to upkeep and gets approximately 30 miles to the gallon highway and expressway miles. Also, it's easier to find parking spaces because this car is small. But I would change the windshield wipers. It is weird as there is two different size wipers. Dealer could tell why, but it was the first thing that my husband noticed looking at the vehicle. And these wipers never gave me the clear view driving in raining or snowing weather. I have replaced the wipers and I cannot say those wipers were any better.

We absolutely love our Kia Sportage, and would buy another one. It is stylish, comfortable, and rides well. It also gets great gas mileage. We are thinking of getting a second Kia, and we've told everyone we know how much we love ours! It is also very roomy. The seats fold down. It is a classy looking car. I love the 4 wheel drive too! It's easy to put it into 4 wheel drive and back out again. I also like the pricing, decent ratings, and crash test results. It has all of the features I wanted. Rear wiper, faub key, rear heater/vents. Though I do wish we had added the carrier rack. We also would've liked a tow package, and will plan on doing that soon. A little more tinting on the windows would've been nice also.

I have loved the Sportage. It is the perfect size and very comfortable. Fits everything I need with a little extra space and isn't too big. I like how well it does in the snow and ice and that it is all wheel drive. Gets good gas mileage. I would highly recommend this car to anyone. However, I would improve the side mirrors. They are very small and cause me to have some blind spots when lane changing. I also would add automatic seats and a better stereo system.

It used to be a brand I did not trust, had heard bad reviews about the brand back in the 1990s, but now I believe this Kia Sportage will be a safe and reliable one for my family to get from point a to point b. I am excited to experience a new freedom with Kia. There is a large trunk, nice spacious seating for kids. I am able to see all around from sitting up higher than in a sedan, it has a backup camera, very good safety ratings. However, I wish it had larger tires, look less like a minivan and more like a sports utility vehicle, all wheel drive for every vehicle, cup holders in the back seat, better gas mileage in the city.

The Kia Sportage is a very good car. It is very reliable. People enjoy riding in it. I had fun driving in from Minnesota to the great state of Maine and New York. I did not get luggage racks on top of the car, which bums me out now. But it has a lot of great features. It is very spacious for luggage in the back compartment. It has sari which is very handy, and the radio is awesome because I can set four different stations. Cd player works great and easy to use. Cup holder is real cool. Gas mileage is great and car is very comfortable to drive.

Kia Sportage is a great model of a car that everyone should own one! I’ve had it for years and just recently we had to have work done of it. Great running car and we own 2 Kia's so far. Sunroof is the best thing about the car especially because we live in Florida! I’m giving my daughter my car because she’s starting to drive. I will be getting a new one sometime soon in the near future. But I’d like more room since I’m a single mom with 2 kids, they are always toting a lot of stuff. They take up a lot of room with their things plus my own. I wish the car lights were a little brighter to though!

I have a 2012 Kia Sportage that has 101,000 miles on it and the motor went out today. Driving home on the interstate and all of sudden I hear a loud ticking noise and my "malfunction indicator" light comes in. I had to have the car towed and my mechanic says the motor is gone at 101,000... just 1000 miles out of warranty. This car has been extremely well taken care of with no problems ever. Of course, kia just wants me to buy a new car.

Kia Sportage is an amazing car with an outstanding warranty which covers around 95% of any eventuality. The car is sturdy, robust, has good all round visibility and 4 wheel drive and excellent in the snow. It's an ideal family car that's economical for its size and tows caravan easily. Servicing is not overly expensive and spare parts are very easy to get.

This is my second KIA Sportage. I lost my first 2012 model to Hurricane Harvey. Which was a shame because it was good as new and in good shape with low mileage. The drive is comfortable. It offers Sirius radio and the mileage is better than expected. I now have a 2018 model and am enjoying it very much.

I have a 2009 Kia Sportage and it is all wheel drive which really limits the gas mileage. I get 20 - 22mpg but other than that, I've been very happy with it.

I have a 2014 KIA Sportage that I purchased in 2016. The car is 4 years old and I've owned it approximately 2 years to the day. I maintain the truck faithfully, however a week ago I hear a ticking and knocking noise. I take it to a reputable shop only to be told that it was my motor. Did I think it was my motor, no. I figured I was still under warranty since there is only 90,000 miles on the car but no. So now I have to pay over $3000 to have a new motor put in. I don't have that kind of money. Should I also say that my husband thinks it's my fault because he thinks that I wasn't maintaining the car until I showed him receipts. Kia needs to accept responsibility for bad motors.

I leased my 2014 Sportage and within a year my car needed a new engine with less than 20,000 miles on it. Then my gas tank meter went and then my Catalytic Converter went-remember this is a brand new vehicle with little to no miles on it. Of course everything was covered under warranty except each time they would find something that wasn't covered to get you to pay for something... Also, they took 2 payments out of my account and refused to refund me for one of them! Customer service is awful, they barely speak English and do not work with you. All they do is lie and when confronted they claim there is nothing they can do. Total BS! I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER KIA-even with my lease up in May 2018 and I MOST DEFINITELY WOULD NEVER REFER SOMEONE TO KIA FOR ANYTHING!!! This company should be ashamed of their product and employees!

I had to take my KIA Sportage 2017 for oil change after hitting 5,000 miles as is always recommended. On the said day of service, the service tech recommended tire rotation as my car was hitting 20,000 miles which seemed reasonable to me. After the service was rendered and my car was pulled out to the sally port, I drove home but as I was sitting in my car, I decided to check my tire pressure just to make they had right psi. Apparently, I was amazed because my tire pressure were the same before the service and after the service which made me conclude that even the tire rotation was not done.

My 2017 Kia Sportage also caught on fire after I drove twenty miles after an oil change at the dealership. Kia or Kia dealership will take no responsibility for this! Apparently the wonderful warranty they give you does not cover a car with 14000 miles on it, 2017, I guess you take your chances of it not catching on fire because they give you nothing!!!! Also never had a problem with it and only had it serviced at the Kia dealership!!!!

I bought a 1-year used 2011 Kia Sportage specifically because it had the 7 year bumper to bumper and 10 year powertrain warranty. The sales person at Stamford Kia knew I was impressed by the warranty but neglected to mention that the great warranty was NOT transferable. The dealership also refused to certify the car saying it cost too much. Their car never drove well and it was noisy. But I was operating under the assumption I was covered if anything major happened. Well, after 6 years and 87,000 miles the engine blew due to a piston. The car is not under warranty and the recalls for the 2011 Sportage do not include my vehicle. I've been the proud owner of a Honda, Toyota, Subaru and Lexus. Many of the cars lasting 13+ years and 160,000+ miles. NEVER have I had an engine die after 6 years! I would not recommend a Kia after my sudden loss of a car.

This is my 2nd Kia. The first went 10 years without a single repair (I did the routine maintenance). I decided to downsize and purchased the Sportage. It is a pleasure to drive, rates excellent in crash tests & is fuel efficient. These are well built & fairly priced vehicles.

So I bought a used 2015 Kia Sportage in June 2017, with 41,000 miles on it. Fast forward to nine weeks (August 23) and 2,800 miles later. I was driving on the freeway at night when the check engine light came on followed by all the service lights, then I suddenly began to lose power. Luckily, I was in the slow lane and coming to an off ramp. I was able to get the car to the off ramp signal when it quit altogether. Long story short, I called the dealership I bought the car from who told me to tow the car to Kia service dept. since it was still under the factory warranty.

I leased a brand new Kia Sportage 2017 in September of 2016 from a Kia dealership where I live. At first I was thrilled to have a brand new car and loved everything about it. Had my first issue back in September right after I got it. Took it in for service about 2 weeks after for an alignment because my car steering was pulling to the left. They told me there was damage under the car where it looks like I wrecked. I know for a fact I did not wreck or hit anything to need an alignment. I know that I purchased it like that. I was just too naive at the time to think anything was wrong with it so I paid the 100 bucks for the alignment and that was that.

I own a 2012 Kia Sportage. Engine seized one morning on a busy highway on the way to drop off kids ages 3 and 4 to preschool. Had car initially towed to a mechanic that said that there were metal shavings in the engine and that it would need to be replaced. Since I paid for the extended warranty, I had the car towed to Kia's service center. I couldn't show proof of regular oil changes, so they said they couldn't honor the warranty which cost 3k extra at time of purchase.

Kia misstated the actual mileage on our Sportage and other models. They admitted the mistake and promised to pay for that. However, to date, after 3 years, we only receive excuses of ongoing litigation. The car gets terrible mileage for a manual 6 speed only getting about 20 in the city and 25 on the road. Tires have been a constant problem and even buying them at the dealer for top price (since according to them only theirs work correctly) the uncomfortable ride and loud road noise persists. The dealer, LaFontaine Kia in Dearborn, MI offers no solutions. Only hands me a 800 number with a recording. I had to insist that the salesman stop calling me to buy another Kia from him as the car reached 4 years old. We have paid a lot more for gas and would have not purchased this car if Kia was honest about the mileage. If anyone has any solutions I'd love to hear them. Thank you.

On May 2016 I bought my first new car, a Kia Sportage 2017 SX-Turbo. I was excited with all the features, the power and the looks of the vehicle. However, after the first 5,000km that I put on that car, the spark plug broke inside of the engine, damaging all the pistons. After that, it was deemed necessary to have an engine replacement done, which took about three weeks. After a lot of persistence and calling the dealer/Kia Canada to get updates (because they won't call you) I get my car back. When asking for some sort of compensation, they gave me none.

I bought a 2013 Kia Sportage brand new. I had no problems until this past Sunday. While I was driving I heard a clicking sound, then after that was jerk and then the whole car just shut down. I couldn't push the gas. The dash was light but the car would not start. Waited 3 hrs for a tow. They towed to the nearest Kia dealer. Finally after sitting there after the holiday, they call me to tell me that they need all of my oil change receipts. Which I have to hunt for them because I don't keep receipts like that. He never told me what was wrong with my car. He said he wouldn't be able to look at it until tomorrow afternoon. I know he has looked at it. I just read all of these stories. If I can't provide all of the receipts will they still cover whatever is wrong with my car?

I purchased a 2017 Kia Sportage from Union County Kia in July 2016. This was my third Kia purchase and last. My air conditioner has not worked in over two months. I have taken it to two different Kia dealerships and contacted Kia customer service several times. My case is suppose to be in expedited status but I get very little response from customer service. All contact with them has been initiated by me sometimes with no response. Each time my vehicle is repaired it only lasts for a couple of days. After the time and number of calls I should not have to call them but today I was told by customer service that someone would contact me in a couple of days. Therefore I went ahead and contacted the dealership again myself. It is very frustrating to have a new vehicle that does not operate properly and yet I'm still forced to pay for it and drive it back and forth to dealerships to try to get this repaired. Kia has no customer service

I am seeking information from owners past and present of 2010 Souls in regards to pain and suffering in the lower back and legs. I currently own a 2010 KIA Soul. Around 2 years after purchase I started developing issues with my lower back and legs, pain, numbness on long drives of 2 hours or more. I researched everything in my life in the way of activities, job duty changes, etc. The only major change was my trading in of a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer for the KIA.

I bought a 2012 Kia Sportage in 2014. It had roughly 80k kms on it. Come November of 2016 I received a letter that there was a voluntary inspection notice and a warranty extension of up to 200k due to poor manufacturing and potential sludge buildup in the engine causing poor oil flow. December of 2016 my engine seized. No engine, no oil pressure light. Nothing. The vehicle was paid for so I had a non-dealer mechanic find and install a used engine for me. All said and done 8500 plus taxes, etc. etc. End result there was no oil showing on the dipstick. I had checked a week prior and it was fine. No visible leaks or pools on the ground.

I leased a 2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo GDI, Fully Loaded (it has everything you can think of except for driver memory seat). The car is very sporty and good looking, and that is all the good stuff I can say. I leased the vehicle April of 2016, the vehicle operated good 6 months and that is when the problems began. On September 14, 2016 I took the vehicle into the dealer because of a check engine light (only 1,682 miles driven). Spent about 2 hours of my day at the dealership to be told that the code was a turbo under boost and a misfire, they cleared the code and said not to worry and gave me my vehicle back. Also there was a recall for rear door latch replacement to be done on vehicle, I set appointment for the following week for that recall. On September 21, 2016 I took the vehicle in for the recall of the rear door latch assembly, another 2 hours of waiting at the dealer for repair.

I purchased a brand new Kia Sportage from Kia Swan Hill. I purchased the car 2 hours from where l lived as they had what l was after & the best deal at the time. A couple of months after l brought the car I received a recall letter in the post. I rang Kia in Bendigo as it was closer. They asked me to drop the car off & leave them with the spare key. I explained that l did not have a spare key. They explained that all new Kias come with a second key regardless of what Kia showroom you purchased it from & was told to contact Kia Swan Hill where l purchased the car from to enquire about the spare key that l never received, because if l accidently lock my key in the boot l would not be able to retrieve it as the car would lock. This news concerned me as l had no spare key.

I live in France and am purchasing a Kia Sportage which is due to be delivered early March. In most european countries, a DAB radio is standard issuance. In France, however, the Paris office has said that my car will not be delivered with a DAB radio. The European Kia HQ headquarters have not even responded to my request made via their website. FM radios will be obsolete in less than 2 years. Why doesn't KIA apply some pressure on France to rectify this situation NOW? At least give clients an option? Will the 7-year warranty cover the change of all radios in KIA 2 years from now? I absolutely want to have a DAB radio in my brand new car. I am paying over Euros 40,000 for what will be, my first car in 18 years! Help! Action please.

It has been almost 5 years since the MPG lawsuit was filed. I was the proud owner of a new 2012 Sportage, and was sad to hear the mpg was not quite what the manufacture said it was. But they were suppose to give settlement in 2015 three years after it was filed. Now it is five years and still no settlement. I now have 81K miles on the Sportage, I have been faithful to maintain the maintenance on at our local dealership, but because of this lawsuit not being settled in a timely manner I probably, very probably will not buy another KIA.

My car is a 2013 Sportage where the turbo failed a year ago. Kia replaced it with resistance and I assumed the replacement went well. The 2nd turbo was a rebuild which failed quickly. The dealership in Merrillville, Indiana said it was bad gas but it was the 2nd turbo failing. They replaced the 2nd turbo but the damage was done. The coils were corroding badly enough to break off and destroy the engine.

I bought my 2013 Kia Sportage 2 years ago. Last month, a large clatter came from under the hood. We took it to the dealer and they said the motor was blown! 71,000 miles on it, all oil changes and maintenance records were given, and Kia only offered half on the parts leaving me a bill of $5000. I was second owner so the original warranty did not apply. I said I wanted the whole thing covered and they refused. To make it worse, the dealer suggested I let it be repossessed after buying another car from them first! I no longer trusted them so we moved it to a private shop and paid $4700 out of pocket for a refurb engine installed. Kia is horrible. They do not back their product. Buyer beware!

I had a Kia Sportage and when it finally keeled over it had over 200,000 miles. I really liked the Sportage (older model) 1994 I believe. I literally drove that poor car into the ground. I think that if they are still being made with the same principals then I would TOTALLY recommend this make and model to friends, family, and even strangers.

I own a 2013 Kia Sportage and over the weekend my daughter got trapped in her seatbelt, and I had no choice but to cut the belt off of her. I went to my local Kia dealership and they were great, they rushed ordered the part and said it would be fixed in two days. Today I called Kia Corporate and they were completely awful, and messed everything up for me. They called the dealership and stopped them from working on my car.

I purchased my Kia Sportage in April 2015 brand new. A few months ago I started to have problems with the engine turning over and starting. I have gone to the Kia dealer twice and they cannot duplicate the problem and so they can't fix it... no error codes either. I have videoed myself starting my car and when I emailed it to the dealer's service manager, he said that is normal. How is a car that has less than 9,000 miles, with one user and on-time maintenance having a problem starting and you tell me it's normal? I've owned many different vehicles in my lifetime and this by far has been my worse experience in purchase and use of a vehicle. I cannot wrap my head around it. I am a freelancer and my work is contracted by time. I need a reliable method of transportation and right now, my new car is not reliable. What will it take to get this cleared up?

After 2 yrs of purchasing my cute 2014 Kia Sportage the A/C compress blew out that I'm not understanding why. After taken in for A/C check up that cost $89.00 I asked what cause the problem services rep stated, "I DON'T KNOW". Like this ** is customer fault WTF. Calling Kia corporate offices is fill with hell. I truly believe after getting oil changes from Ft. Bend Kia for a year & a half services tech have necklace my SUV. Kia corporate offices says to me, "if you feels that way you need to take to Ft. Kia to fix the problem." I stated to the Kia corporate offices rep: I'm afraid of Ft. Kia services department and afraid of Kia products. I'M SCARED.

I own a 2013 Kia Sportage and it has been giving me headaches. I was just bathing in sweat a few minutes ago because the aircon is blowing out hot air. I am from the Philippines and the temperature outdoor is 37-38 degrees celsius. As early as a little over a year old, my car had several parts replaced like the power window switch, the aircon ECV, the right horn button works intermittently (but was not replaced by the dealer). My door handle was also replaced because the whole thing came off. Outrageous isn't it???

Notice a oil leak under my 2012 black turbo Sportage this morning. Call Kia to bring in. Only had this car 6 weeks. My Kia Soul was totaled out in a car crash. Always loved Kias. Had it for 5 years. Bought it off the floor with 9 miles on it. Mind you the Sportage was used but looked great. Handled great. Was a lease and well taken care of. Bought the SUV on 4-18-2016 and that Friday sent it to service for wheel locks, free car wash. While in there for a few hours, tech kept car running. Went to pick it up, battery was dead. Had to get a jump to drive my "new" car home.

I purchased a 2015 Kia Sportage. About 10 months later, I take it into the service dept. for a grinding noise coming from the brakes. 4 service appointments later, the brakes are still making that sound! Very frustrating!! Lemon Law.

KIA is ripping people off to the tune of $1,700 to $1,800 for their faulty ABS brake controllers plus labor. It is a widely know problem that brake fluid seeps out of the back of this unit onto the circuit board and causes a variety of safety and mechanical issues. A year and a half ago I experienced a problem with the ESC traction light coming on, followed by a flashing 4x4 light and then finally a check engine light. The worst part about this is that it then SLAMS itself into first gear going down the road! YES, YOU HEARD THAT CORRECTLY. This can happen very quickly. KIA, YOU HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE! I replaced the unit with a used one for $350 plus installation and now it has the same problem a year and a half later.

I own a 2007 Kia Sportage with only 59,000 miles on it. It was purchased in 2012 with 30,000 miles. It has always been well maintained. I was told by the Kia mechanic that something broke loose inside the engine and damaged the cylinders, so there is no compression and I need a new engine. Although the mileage is under the warranty, it has exceeded the "years" for warranty. It does not speak well for Kia Motors that an engine needs to be replaced at such low mileage. There are hundreds of complaints against Kia for similar problems, and many others. The rep I spoke with said there is nothing they can do for me. I will never buy nor recommend a Kia again. I wish I knew then what I know now!

I bought a 2016 KIA Sportage a few weeks ago. It had 35 miles on it when I took ownership. On the way back up the mountain where I live (1.5 hours), the entire screen went out. No navigation. No radio. No hands-free. No back-up camera. No cruise-control... No $30,000 worth of equipment I had JUST paid for. So I called Arapahoe KIA and they told me to bring it in. Great, 3 hours round trip and since I work M-F 8-5 there was very limited openings. I took off work to bring it in the next week. 1st time I brought it in, they looked at it and said, "Oh, it's working" (as my new little vehicle had intermittently chose to work on and off throughout the week I'd owned it). I explained that the screen went in and out, and the man at the service center then said that there was nothing he could do if it was working when I brought it in, and that it was probably a fluke.

Actually, I have purchased 2 Kia automobiles. The first was a 2013 Soul and the second was 2014 Sportage. In 2013, I purchased the Kia Soul in New York and the 2nd time I purchased the 2014 Sportage in Nutley, NJ. I like working with both dealerships, and I loved going to the service at Nutley Auto. They are the best! Thus, this review is not reflective of the dealerships themselves.

I purchased a new 2014 KIA Sportage SX in 2014. The UVO/Navigation/Stereo locks up; gives error message in Korean. KIA does not supply any type of translation for these error messages. The unit has been replaced 4 times; (10 trips to the dealerships - one was shut down which was a blessing); interior damaged by both dealerships and the issues continue. Clearly there is no one at KIA capable of correcting this issue, much less a competent dealership who can replace the unit without doing damage. I have no idea how many calls and hours it has taken to try and resolve this. KIA has some huge gaps in their customer service!

Where do I start? First I had my Sportage for about 1 1/2 years when it started bogging on me then quit. I called Kia roadside assistance and they sent a tow truck after waiting in the cold for over two hours. I got to the dealership where the car was purchased not knowing they had no idea that I would be coming into the shop. I told them who I was and they looked at me like I had 10 heads. There was about 6 people at the service counter area. The one service rep and only female there said "Why would we know you're coming?" I lost it at that point. I ended up talking to the owner Tom Ring of Brown Daub Kia. He actually said to me "You do know that oil and vinegar don't mix well." I said "well if I would Not have been treated the way I was when I came in then I wouldn't be vinegar."

We bought a 2013 Kia Sportage on Aug. 30, 2013. In Sept. 2014 the check engine light started coming on. I took it to the shop. The first time the computer did not give a code they reset it and sent me home. A week later it was on again. We took it to the shop. The computer gave code p0301 misfiring on first cylinder. They said we put bad gas in it and made us pay for a fuel injection cleaning. A few weeks later light comes on again. They do the same exact thing again only this time we didn't pay for it. The light continued to come on so we took it to a different dealership hoping to get it fixed. They kept the sportage for over a month and replaced the head and block.

I have had three Kia Sportages and now have a 2014 Kia Soul. The Soul was purchased brand new and came with no spare tire or jack. The salesperson told me nothing about it and now I have had two flat tires and no way to fix them. The whatever it is that is in the vehicle to fix a flat tire is of no use. As much as I paid for this car I would expect it to have the proper spare tire and jack. I have been left stranded two time because of Kia's poor service. Whatever the reason for not putting this in the car is ridiculous. It is not safe for a women to be out on the road and have a flat. I demand to have a spare tire and a jack be sent to me asap. Poor service.

My 2013 Kia Sportage with mileage of only 28,000 mi is having problem - too many problems. The most recent one is the engine jerking and lose power when going uphill (regular gradient hills like bridges). I noticed that the engine would not go over 2000 rpm. Even if the gas pedal is depressed it would not go faster and engine stays at 2000 rpm. Brought it to Kia Service Center and they checked the computer for errors but scanner did not detect any. They replaced the consumables like fuel filter and Automatic Transmission Fluid to no avail. The service advisor recommended the ATF replaced because according to him the ATF is burnt.

I purchased a 2014 Sportage; the vehicle had less than 1000 miles on it; the UVO/stereo/navigation system locked up and had some error message in Korean? Customer service has no idea how to assist. I took the car to the dealer and they did something to resolve. The vehicle now has 1900 miles on it and the same issue again. Called customer service; they still have no idea why I would get a message in Korean much less how to resolve. I contacted the dealership; they have no idea what the message says in Korean and I can bring it in again. "It might need an update 1 or 2 or have the UVO system replaced". I find it amazing that no one at Kia US or the dealer seems to know anything about the error messages in Korean. Why would a vehicle built and sold in the US be programmed with error messages in Korean? Unbelievable.

My husband and I purchased a 2014 Sportage in February of this year. At our 2nd scheduled oil change, we made the service department aware that there was rust all over the muffler and all around the gas tank opening. They told us this was "normal". Um, I think not. Went back today for another scheduled oil change and complained again to the service manager about the rust on both areas. He was willing to replace the gas tank opening but told me the rust on the muffler at the tacked welds is normal and is not an issue until it rusts completely through. Really? It needs to get to that point? We do not live in the north where there is snow and salt and yes, we live in Florida but nowhere near the ocean. He said that Kia will NOT consider replacing the muffler. I will start my agonizing quest today with corporate and see where this journey gets me. Not a happy camper, the car is only 9 months old!!

I own a 2012 Kia Sportage Turbo SUV. I fell in love with this car and I was sold by all the warranty promises that are listed, etc. I have never had a problem with my vehicle until August 15, 2014. While heading to Predator Ridge Resort, my vehicle died just at the old toll booth rest stop. I called the warranty service and they immediately got in touch with a tow truck to Kelowna so I can continue my booked vacation. At this point, I was impressed and my 9-year-old daughter felt safe and taken care of. I even took the liberty of calling ahead to the Kelowna dealership alerting our arrival within 3 hours.

My 2000 Kia Sportage timing belt broke while driving. Before then I was having calibration problems. After 1800 dollars at a Kia center, my belt water pump was replaced but it's still having calibration problem. It would not go over 5 to ten miles uphill. Now after replacing catalytic converter, cam and knock sensor the car started up, drive about a block then slow down again to about 5 miles an hour with the pedal to floor. I turned the car off and it would not kick back on again. The only codes are reading are the 02 sensors. I am not sure what the problem is now.

My AC suddenly stopped working at the end of June. I live in Missouri - it is hot in June. I initially stopped at Meineke to see if I just needed a recharge. He told me it was completely empty so most likely had a leak. I was covered under warranty so I took it into my local dealership. The mechanic explained that debris damaged the condenser and that it is not covered by the warranty. He was VERY apologetic and explained that this is a known design flaw in this model of Kia Sportage and that it would not have happened if the AC had been adequately protected. I had to spend $108 for my dealer to tell me that Kia will not honor the warranty and that I would have to spend $750 to fix (300 for a condenser and 450 for supplies/labor). That is a lot of money to have nothing fixed!

I bought a 2008 Kia Sportage from Fucillos dealer in Syracuse New York. I have had my car for three years. I have kept up with the maintenance. I have did regular oil changes every 3,000. I recently took it it for schedule oil change, and was taking a trip to Florida to see my uncle who is dying from stage 4 lung cancer. I made sure to tell them to check everything good so I would be safe on my trip.... Needless to say, I got an hour away from my destination and my car made a noise and shut off.

I still have a 2012 Kia Sportage SX. In a nutshell, Kia will do anything to get out of warranty work. I had the car serviced several times, for detonation noise, melted spark plugs, and finally, engine failure. While towing my 1,100lb camper... It's rated to tow 2,000. The engine detonated so much, that it blew the spark plugs apart, and melted a hole in one of the exhaust valves on cylinder 3. Kia said the camper was too heavy, and I've been battling them for 2 years in court. They refuse to fix it. I repaired the exhaust valve myself, but then the engine flooded itself with unburnt fuel, mixed in with the oil, and ruined the engine bearings. There is a BIG problem with my Sportage. And Kia is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to cover it up. JOIN MY LAWSUIT and contact my attorney. He'll be more than happy to add more lawsuits to Kia's lawyers.

I pushed the button to open the moon roof on my Kia Sportage 2009 & it flew back really fast & dropped down in to the frame area. I took it to dealer the next morning to get it closed. They called & told me it would cost me $2645.01 to fix it, that the frame was bent too bad. I may have opened the roof a total of 5 times since I had the vehicle, repairing it was more than I owe on the vehicle. What a joke...NEVER again! I will go back to American made cars on my next purchase.

I purchased a 2002 Kia Sportage from a private party in February 2013. I had a mechanic check it out and he said was in good shape. I brought the car to Kia in Wallingford and had an oil change done and had their 20 point inspection done. They found several things wrong with the vehicle. I began to repair those items. They never told me that the frame was rusted near the differential.

Case Number # **. I've never written a review on anything in my life before, but for KIA, I would just to help consumers make better judgement before buying a KIA. I bought my 2012 Sportage (fully loaded) at the end of 2011 and its extended warranty. Since day one when I took the car home I realized a lot of issues started happening. My rear driver door hinge is off and doesn't close unless you slam it really hard, the panoramic sunroof cracks open on its own, the gas valve ejects every time I go to pump gas because it thinks the tank is full even though it’s on empty, the sound system just died on me at 35k miles, and the front sunroof has to be manually opened and locked in before I can open it (never heard of this before).

In April 2013, my wife and I bought our 2nd new car (ever) 2013 Kia Sportage. We felt like this was a great price w/ the warranty. How could we go wrong? Well, we went wrong! Since then till now (11.30.13) our Junktage has been in the shop numerous times for the same problem, (Raw Gasoline) fumes coming through our air vents, when driving or when the car is parked you can smell the (Raw Gasoline) odor outside the car, so much so that it fills the garage with (Raw Gasoline) odor and at one time it filled our garage to the point where it came upstairs into our house (our garage is below our living quarters).

While living in a part of Shanghai, I bought my Kia Sportage from a 4S store nearby. Right away I told them that I paid extra for extra coat of clear coat, but they showed me some gallons of brown liquid and a rag and said it was applied. This is not what I thought I was getting for the extra 2000. Within a month, I complained that my cigar lighter did not work and my left remote control outside mirror did not work; they did nothing. I complained the next 4 times every 3,000 Km between oil changes and services. Still nothing was ever fixed.

We purchased our 2011 Kia Sportage new from Wyoming Valley Kia, Kingston, PA on May 02, 2011. In June of 2012, at 12,000 miles, we found the a/c not working and we made a service appointment to have it fixed. WVM Kia stated the system was low and added refrigerant and dye to the system and stated they could not find where the refrigerant leaked or if it was just low. We were advised by them to inform them when and if the a/c stopped working again. No repairs were performed. Our Sportage only logged 364 miles from July to November of 2012. We had use of other vehicles. We live in Pennsylvania and the a/c is not generally used from September to May.

I bought a KIA Sportage from the KIA representative here in Tunisia in August 2011. After about 6 months I could not start the car in the morning. Batteries and starter are working fine but the car could not start. I took the car to the KIA representative. They told me that they have to keep the car over the night in order to solve the problem definitely. The car was fixed and they promised that this will not happen again. Last May I had exactly the same problem, starter and battery are fine, car could not start. I bring it back and after 5 hours they gave me the car back in working condition. They told me that it was not the same problem.

I have had to replace the master window switch on my Kia Sportage, or the window-related motors, and/or switches over half a dozen times since I've owned the vehicle. Kia charges ridiculous amounts for these parts. When I called them, they basically told me I'm up the creek without a paddle. I cannot imagine my vehicle to be the only one with such a problem. Kia did not care.

I have run a used auto parts business for many years and also supported our customers with repair advice. I know for a fact KIA has been a trouble vehicle. Every review that I read from these poor folks brings back memories, but I thought KIA would have made major improvements on their vehicles by now. Their new body style designs most certainly have. They are pretty nice. So, I was considering buying a 2013 KIA Sportage but my wife said over her dead body. Thanks to consumeraffairs.com, my head is once again screwed on tight.

We bought a Kia Sportage 2013 AWD because we wanted something good on gas and cheaper car payments. Since then, I have noticed that this car is going through more gas than I could imagine. I could actually watch the needle move just only driving a few km. and that's no exaggeration. I compare my Chrysler 300 v6 high output to the Kia, and the Kia goes through a lot more gas than my 300. Is there something wrong with the car? It should never consume that much fuel. It's just a little car but going through fuel like a 1972 Cadillac. There's something really wrong with your product.

I bought a 2008 Kia Sportage and I got nowhere near the gas mileage Kia claims my vehicle is supposed to get. I am very unhappy about this issue.

For the last few months, when driving my 2009 KIA Sportage, the steering locks up. You will be trying to make a turn and the steering will just lock up. You have to jerk the steering wheel back into place in order to get the steering wheel to start working properly. So I take the vehicle to Witham Auto Service department in Waterloo, IA. When I got there for the first time, the technician informed me that the vehicle was okay because he jerked the steering wheel and got it going right. Really? This is not normal! So the only thing they could find wrong with my vehicle was a slightly loose ball joint. I laughed at them and informed them that this would not cause the issue. So, of course, I let them fix it so they could not say I did not do it right when this does not work. So $474 later, I drove my Sportage away and it locked up again. I took it back to them and told them that it was not a ball joint. So they have been back and forth with KIA trying to figure this out for the last three weeks.

We purchased this 2006 Kia Sportage, new, from Peterson Autoplex in Boise, ID in February 2006. On 10/06/06, we brought the car back to Peterson because the air conditioner was not blowing cold at all. At that time an internal failure in the compressor was found. A new compressor was ordered and put in the car. By this time the weather was cooling a lot, and it seemed to be okay. July 16, 2007, we took car to Nampa Kia because again, the air was not cold. At that time, we were told we needed to replace the in cabin air filter (at a cost to us of $58.04.) This didn't really seem to make a big difference, but, not wanting to complain, we got by.

Our 2005 Kia Sportage (70,000 miles) started randomly accelerating last week. We had it towed to our local mechanic who thought it would take thousands of dollars to repair because there were so many error messages. We had it towed to a dealer who replaced the throttle sensor at a cost of over $400. He said that would cause the problem and set off all the other error messages. He said he sees it all the time!

In June 2009, I purchased a new 2009 Kia Sportage with manual transmission. About a year and a half later, I noticed that my vehicle was not shifting correctly. I took it into Lowell Gervias Kia (where I purchased the vehicle) and they said they would run a diagnostic and call me with the result. After waiting most of the day for a call, which I never received, I called them. I was told that the clutch was completely burned out along with other parts of the transmission and the cost to repair was $1,400.00. Then, they followed this up with “Unfortunately, this is not covered under your warranty.” I told them that I only had about 32,000 miles on the vehicle and asked how this could happen. They said that I drove the vehicle very hard and burned the clutch out by my driving.

My 20-year old daughter was in an accident on 12/7/11 in her 2000 Kia Sportage. The car was totaled as she was reared-ended, causing her to hit the vehicle in front of her. The impact caused her to hit her head on the steering wheel, causing a mild concussion and neck pain. The airbag did not deploy in this case either. Why?

I purchased my 2008 Kia Sportage just at the end of October. I got in the car to go to work and it didn't want to start the first time. It started the second time. While I was letting it idle to warm up before leaving, it choked out and died. I tried to restart it and nothing. I called roadside and had it towed to the local dealership and was told no problems showed and that my battery was a little low, so they recharged it. I then put a brand new battery in it and drove it for 2 weeks with no problems. Then just this Monday it did the same thing!

I bought my Kia Sportage new in Oct 2009. Last year, something happened with the power steering so I took it in on a Saturday and waited while it was fixed. I was told that the clamps the manufacturer used were "cheap plastic", so they replaced the clamps and got it all fixed. A few months later I was pulling into my subdivision, and the power steering went out completely. I had to have it towed in the next morning and was told the problem was the hose blew out. We had it all fixed. Three weeks ago my son was in town and checked the fluid for me, it was full.

I have a new Sportage 2010, bought in August 2010. In, August of 2011 brought the car in to change the frayed rubber molding around driver's door. November 2011, barely 2 months later, I brought it back in to show how frayed it was again. I was told it was because of the rubbing of clothing or the body not the part. The first time showed goodwill but now they will not repair it under warranty.

I purchased the vehicle 2007 Kia Sportage about 4 years ago and was told by the dealership that it was normal for the airbag lights to go on and off in the passenger side of the vehicle, depending on the way you sit in the seat. If you shift one way, then the airbag light does not work. They said that even though I am an adult weight, it has to do with how the passenger sits in the seat. My teens who are heavy enough also have this issue. The manufacturer says that if they are close to 110lbs, the sensor may not work properly. We are all over 110lbs. This is not right. The manufacturer should have to correct this issue. This is unsafe that me or my family may not be protected if a crash occurs and the airbag sensor is not working properly. Now, I am having trouble with the driver side airbag staying on all the time. The manufacturer says Kia dealership has to check this issue because this airbag sensor controls all of the airbags in the vehicle. I'm concerned about this model. This is another issue, besides a few other serious ones similar to the Prius issue that I have had with this vehicle.

My car insurance for a brand new Kia Sportage 2011 cost more than the SUV that I previously had. The insurance companies (more than one) have told me it is because the vehicle identification number is not located in the system yet, which gives it a "symbol rating" for safety when entered. The insurance companies go by this "symbol rating" for the safety of car, and since it is not registered, I have to pay according to the price.

In the middle of July, I was talked into purchasing a 2008 Kia Sportage (under warranty for another 2 and a half years, supposedly) and a 2002 Ford Zx2. The salesman was a close friend's father-in-law so I trusted him. He called me with the offer of these vehicles at a price I could afford, knowing I needed a safe car for my 16 years old son and a car with remote start and under warranty for me. He promised both would be thoroughly inspected and 100% prime condition before I pick it up.

My name is Thomas ** of ** Derby, CT 06418, **. I own a 2010 KIA Sportage. This is my first KIA product and so far the vehicle is enjoyable to drive. I have approximately 10,000 miles on the vehicle. I have had one issue with the vehicle since I took ownership and it has been frustrating and my contact with service has been completely useless with regards to resolving the issue. It is an electrical problem with the vehicle. I have had little or no good AM radio reception in the car. It has been in for service twice.

In august 29, 2010, I took my 2006 Sportage in to be checked for a possible wheel alignment after I noticed I had extreme wear on all 4 tires. They changed camber kit and outer tie rod ends and sold me 4 exact same tires as what I had on the car, and they did a complete wheel alignment according to specs - to the tune of $1283.65. I have since driven 10,000 kms. and again the rear wheels show severe tread wear on the right and lesser wear on the left rear on October 31, 2010 and I took it to Kerrobert Paint and Body Shop where I requested they check out my alignment. That cost me $88.00 and got a printout of their readings in seconds and degrees. The printout is in full color and all marks are displayed. I also have it stated on the paperwork that they did not adjust any part of it and also recorded my odometer readings.

We bought a Sportage in 2006. It has all the bells and whistles. A month later (08-17-06), we brought it in because the front end was way out of alignment. They said they aligned it. Three months later, the front end was out of alignment again. We paid for the alignment. We brought the car in on 7/23/08 for repair of bulbs and on 12/29/08 to fix engine light and on 09/16/09 for stop lamp switch.

I rented a 2011 Kia Sportage to take my daughter to college 900 miles from home. I chose Kia for the "advertised" good mileage. It was horrible, we got 22.4 mpg on 95% highway road trip!

We own a 97 Kia Sportage that has been nothing but trouble from day one. If I were not a better mechanic and diagnostics man than anyone Kia has employed, we would be broke from shop bills. Every electric and electronic part has failed on this car at some time since 97. Windows have fallen out. I get better gas mileage with my Ford F-250 4x4 with a 460, honestly. Ask me if I would buy another Kia. The only damage is mental, severe bouts of depression. "Why the ** did we buy this piece of **?" Anger: why did "you" buy this piece of **?

My husband and I bought a 2005 Kia Sportage. We paid cash for it, brand new. We have had so many problems with the car since day one. We put in a complaint by letter with Kia in 2006. They denied our request for another car.

I just purchased a 2010 Kia Sportage. Guess what, it has already been back in the shop twice. It only has 1100 kms. on it. The air conditioner suddenly quit working. The dealership recharged the system the first time. Was that the problem? I was told it was pre-serviced before we took the vehicle from the dealership. Was it? My husband took it back today, August 5th. 2010. After leaving the vehicle at 8:00 am, he went back at 1:30 pm to pick it up. They can't fix the AC. He had to leave it. He was told they had to take the dash out and try and find the problem. It is a brand new Kia. What do you think is going to happen after it is driven for awhile? I am afraid to drive it not knowing what will happen next. If they can't fix the air conditioning without taking the dash out, what will they do if there is something really serious to take care of? I am making this complaint just in case something serious goes wrong, perhaps causing death or injury.

January 2010, I signed for a 2010 KIA sportage. I have been noticing that the plastic has scratches all over the interior. When you undo the seatbelt it makes a mark on the plastic every time, so you can imagine how many marks there are. Told the people at the Kia dealership and they said maybe I could rub them out? Nothing gets them out! They are deep cuts in the plastic. This is a brand new vehicle and I can't believe that it has scratches all in it which makes it look terrible. Please help!

In the last four years, I have had to replace the blower motor on my 2000 Kia Sportage every year. Sometimes in warranty, sometimes not! It has happened again. The fan does not work! And since I only have 45,000 miles on my car, I wonder: haven't you gotten this straightened out yet? I am very disappointed in Kia and would not recommend it to anyone. I am tired of putting out money for the same old thing—every year and every year!

I just purchased a used 2000 Kia Sportage. It is very cute and reasonable on gas, but there's a problem with it and it seems like no one has the answer for the problem. It stalls when I turn it on and while I'm out driving it, I just lose speed and the rpm box drops and it won't pick up and it make loud noise at this time. Then, it just starts on its own. I invested more than enough money into the truck. I had the full tune up and ignition coil, ignition wires, gasket, ECU all changed. Still, it is doing the same thing.

I bought a 1999 Kia Sportage 2 years ago this month with 36,000 miles on it for $9,000! It started making a noise in the back and I had it looked at. They told me it’s not worth fixing. The entire frame is rotting and rusting. There is only 55,000 miles on the car and I still owe 6 months of payments. I can't even trade the car in because a dealership does not want it. They say it is too dangerous to even drive.

He sold us a 1996 Kia Sportage with no gas leak. Now, all it does is leak. Our mechanic has sealed it, trying to get a new gas tank but after reading this article I am not sure if that is going to work. Am I wasting money? This fast tract place is bad and I have spread the work in all of Central Florida. Thanks for any help you can give me.

I have recently bought used 99 Kia Sportage for my daughter. One month later, she had a lot of problems with her brakes. She had to leave her car at someone's house and I had to pick it up later. I did a complete brake job on it. I felt good about it. Two months later, I get a call from her, "Dad, I almost had an accident. My car would not stop. The pedal went to the floor." Will Kia dealership help me with this or am I just stuck?

We bought a 00 Kia Sportage in '06 with 20000 miles. We immediately had minor cosmetic problems (cup holders, sun visors) breaking, with no "abnormal" use. About a year later the rear driver's side power window stopped working. Now it periodically works when it's warm. We took it on vacation about three months later and drove on beach and got stuck. We got back to Ohio, took it to dealer and he said a vacuum hose controlling 4wd broke so it failed. We had it repaired. It's now 10 owe one more year car has failure of 4wd again, can't afford to have it checked out. Don't know if it's same problem or not. Also makes noise (rattling) in second gear downshift. All along from new I can't imagine owning it without a 5 speed, has no power up hill. I wouldn't buy another Kia product based on my experience.

We bought a 2009 Kia Sportage in Nov 2008, one of the things that both my wife and I love is the Remote start. We negotiated well and feel we received the best value for our vehicle. Now we just cleared 60,000 Kms and last night my wife was crying when I came out of work. The starter repeatedly was engaging and wouldn't stop trying to start (even when it was running already). Finally, smoke started to rise from under the hood.

I purchased a 2002 Kia Sportage in 2003. Since then, I've had to replace four oxygen sensors, a catalytic converter, the drivers power option for the windows only operates two windows, otherwise I have to drive with the windows up. They had a fan recall. I've replaced the gasket manifold (special order). No one has Kia parts. To add insult to injury, I am unable to check my transmission fluid levels because it's a closed system. I was told to take it to the dealer who will charge me an arm and a baby. I'm losing acceleration when I drive. This car has been a bad purchase but it's paid for and I have no other means of transportation. The car is not even 10 years old and I provide regular maintenance at high prices. I will never purchase another.

I have contacted the dealership and the Kia Corporation. I know that my 2001 Kia Sportage whose tank leaks should be part of the tank recall. My car has always been in a garage during inclement weather and now mysteriously the tank leaks. This is dangerous and I want Kia to give me a tank and put one on my car. Their fuel tanks are faulty. What a dangerous vehicle to sell someone knowing of the potential of the tank to leak. I want to file a complaint and add the 2001 model, which researching on the internet it should be included. (Kia gasoline leak investigated, 2006 article.)

I have a Kia Sportage 2000, and the gas tank has corroded at the top of the tank. Kia has a recall for a tank replacement if the leakage is from the bottom of the tank due to road salt corrosion (Bulletin #014); however, it stands to reason that if the salt is on the bottom of the tank, it will fall off; but if the salt gets on the top of the tank, more than likely, it will just sit there and corrode the tank. The salt corroded the tank, and it was not designed to resist the salt. The fuel pump is located in the tank; therefore, it needs to be replaced, along with sensors and screws. The cost of repair is extremely high (from them using the wrong materials).

My 1997 Kia Sportage has had its gas tank assembly deteriorate without my knowledge and the steel cover sheathing fell off the tank on I95. I was never told of a gas tank recall; however, Kia did issue a gas tank recall for the 1997 Kia Sportage and others for gas tank leakings and assembly corrosion. The recall notice came out in March 2008 by Kia. I have to get it repaired or replaced and am afraid to drive the car until then. This means a rental or borrowing a car from family. I have no idea what it will cost and how long it will take to get fixed. I know it is the gas tank assembly, because I had to get under the car to pullout the metal which had fallen off the fuel tank and drug down I95 until I could reach a gas station. I found the recall notice for the gas tank from Kia Motors own website dated March 2008. I want Kia to pay for the installation and parts of this fuel tank.

I purchased my KIA Sportage brand new in August 2002. Since then, I have had to replace the brakes every 6 months, replace the fan, have had the engine rebuilt since the valves were warped. The transmission slips constantly. There is rattling coming from the air conditioner. The Sportage surges forward when I am stopped at a traffic light. KIA has refused to offer any assistance.

We purchased a 2006 Kia Sportage in January ‘09, and recently we had problems starting the car. We would have to press the accelerator like crazy for it to start. We took it to a local mechanic and he told us that computer says nothing is wrong with the car; that he got it started with difficulty, but he could not determine what was wrong with it. So, I got it towed to a KIA dealership 20 miles up the road to a city nearby; and he just informed me that the cylinder wall is cracked - which means the car has over heated many times, without nobody noticing and no check engine light ever coming on - and mainly that it needs a new engine for the hefty price of $5,598.00. KIA obviously have issues and they really need to recall most of them. It’s crazy!

I bought a 2006 Kia Sportage in 2006. Since then, I have had to put three fog lights on it. I have also had to put front brakes on it. Now, they tell me it needs rear brakes on it. I have had to put two new sets of tires on it. They say at the customer service that it has to be the fault of the tire dealership because it is not a Kia problem. It will not stay in alignment. I carried it in for the brake light recall, and now, one of the rear brake lights does not work. They also tell me it needs a new timing belt replacement done at a cost of $750.00 and this has to be done every 60,000 miles, and is so expensive because of where the timing belt is located and 90% of the cost is for labor. This car stinks and the Kia company will not even discuss the possibility that they are at fault at all. They will not help in any way.

We bought a used 98 Kia Sportage a few months ago. When we first got the car, it would not run. So we replaced the crank position sensor and the car ran fine without any problems for a few weeks. Now, the problems that we are having is that the car will run fine and then randomly it will start but when we put it in drive or reverse, it will stall. We found that we have to let the car sit for over an hour and then go back and start it and it will run like nothing happened. But the hold light will flash and we have a really bad vibration in the engine until the hold light finally goes off.

Back in February I started to have some issues with my vehicle stalling out, at that time I noticed a gas smell. I had spoken with a friend of mine who owns a vehicle repair shop and he said it sounded like I needed a new fuel filter so I myself replaced it and it was fine for about two weeks, then the exact same problem started happening again, at this time I chalked it up to being bad gas. So I replaced the fuel filter once again.

Just to inform you, on all Sportages, 1998 to 2000 model years, there is random engine stalling, on idle or while driving. Most of the time, it is a failed fuel pump relay or EGI control relay. Replace both at the same time. They are next to each other in the engine compartment fuse box. This is for all 1998 to 2002 Sportages. Also, in 1998 to 2000 Sportages, the screws for the main amp fuse come loose causing stalling and high resistance on the main power circuit. Check and tighten screws on main amp fuse in the same fuse box as the relays.

Well, my boyfriend and I went to the dealership on Thursday. We wanted to test drive a new 2009 Sportage. We drove up in an older car. The salesman Eddy said something to the fact that I need to do a 5 liner. What was that? He was rude. I refused to go right into the dealership. I wanted to look around. Still they tried.. I was upset because we are good standing people treated like dogs, like we could not buy anything. Well just to let you know, we are 803 and 789.. We can buy. They found that out after the fact. They are a rude dealership. And it is a dirty, old, rundown place. How do you expect to sell cars there when everyone was running around, nobody answering phones and the bathrooms stunk? It's a dump. Try to treat your prey with some manners. Good luck.

I took it into Ryan Kia in Springfield for a recall of a fan blade, and I was also told there was a gas leak by a local mechanic. They told me there was no leak. My boyfriend patched it up and we were taking it in to Don Addison Collision in Lansdowne, PA on Wycombe, PA. They told me it is a fire hazard and the fuel tank has to be replaced or they won't work on it. It is supposed to be a recall with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding an ongoing engineering analysis and investigation at the NHTSA. The analysis is examining the possibility that gasoline might leak from the steel fuel storage tank on some models of the Kia Sportage. I was told by Travis last time that it wasn't a recall yet, only the 1999 and 2000. The information I found on your website is. Can it be a covered recall? It is dangerous. It is hard to find a tank, and since they lied and said there wasn't a leak, I have a problem with finding out they did lie. Now I have some questions and need it fixed, so it isn't a problem or a fire hazard issue and it is Kia's fault.

2000 Kia sportage engine check light stays on, acceleration high to low, chokes out and electrical problems, sensor problems.

I bought a KIA Sportage in 2006 and my mileage is 68,900 km. I have had problems at the very beginning with this vehicle. Recently, the vehicle was towed five hours from Watson Lake to Whitehorse dealership. The cost is near $2000 covering tow expense, hotel room, food, and other cost associated of being stranded in an isolated community. I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle and had to let it sit when it gets cold since it does not want to start. I do not know what the latest problem is - the vehicle just died. I'll find out soon since it will go into the shop today sometimes. It was towed four days ago and is now going into shop for a check over.

** Kia! My 2008 Kia Sportage was purchased less than 6 months ago. With 500 miles on it, I started having problems with the ESC light coming on (Electronic Stability Control). Mind you, when I bought the car, the dealer said NEVER TURN THIS BUTTON OFF because it is a safety issue, and is intended to stabilize 3 tires, if 1 tire becomes out of whack. Well, the light went off on its own, so I brought it in. A few months later, and this is the 4th time I have brought it in for the same problem. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD.

i purchsed a Kia Sportage 3 months ago. my right review mirrow fell out, and i contacted Kia to have it replaced. i was told the part had to be orderd and brought in. it has been 2 weeks and no responce was recieved. i called in yesterday, and they said it has arrived and to come in as it was ready to be fitted. i went in and was told that the part had to be sent away to be sprayed as no one as aware that it only came in gray. it is illegal to drive without a review mirror and i can be fied heavilly for that. Kia's customer care and servise disgusted me as no one clearly wanted to take responcibility, even the sales person that i was dealing with as he learly stated its no my problem he said to contact custermer care, and when i asked him to transfere the call he said sorry he couldnt because he was too busy on anther call. my mirrior is still not fixed.

The gas tank leaks on the bottom of the tank and the KIA dealership in Southfield,MI said it was due to corrosion and rust and that it's not covered under my warranty. My 2001 KIA Sportage is under 50,000 miles. There was a voluntary recall for the gas tank that ended just a couple months before this vehicle was made. The dealership sold me the vehicle and an extended warranty after a 120-point inspection which should have shown an problem with the tank and knowing that there had been a recall and complaints about the gas tank.

I purchased a 2000 Kia Sportage in August of 2006, from the above used car dealership. At first, I loved the car, but in the past few months, I have been having problems with starting it, it takes sometimes 3 or 4 tries to ge the engine to turn over, and once it stalled when I was stopped in traffic. I also have had the parking brake light come on when I brake off and on, and it also shakes, and sometimes when I am driving it feels like it wants to rev up on it's own, which is scary. I have three years left to pay on this car, and I don't want to have to pay a fortune in repairs. I ahave also been informed that there is a recall on the fuel tank and the seatbelt, but have not been able to drive all the way to Newark to a dealership, due to two jobs and gas prices. Please advise!

I purchased my 2003 Kia Sportage in January, 2008 from the used car section of the Kia dealership. One week after I purchased it, the engine light came on - with no sign of a problem. I immediately drove it to dealership's workshop and reported it. I was given a date (a week later) to bring it in and was told it was probably nothing major but if it stalled or was difficult to start, then bring it in sooner. Since it was working ok, I took it in on the scheduled date. Two days later, they said it was fixed so I got it.

i am tired of fixing my kia sportage 1999,i put a lot of money in repairs i paid 10,000 dollars for this kia.

when a drive my 1999 kia sportage and stop in a cross road my kia star making a sound like is not getting gas i have to hold my brakes so my kia not die on me i change my fuel pump and nothing change this suv is really a bad truck is going to cause my life please help us .

Had to replace complete gas tank, sending unit, etc. on 2002 Kia Sportage because of leak. Have seen many complaints of this same sort online. Should be recall!

On 05/05/2008 I purchased a 2000 kia sportage from them.I was told I had to pay for the tags title and registration which is 400.25. on the 25th of may. I called and told them I didnt get my stimulus check yet so they gave me tell may 30th. I also told them I was having nothing but trouble with the car. I cant drive it right now cause I cant trust it. It starts good one time the next it wont. I replaced the plugs, the brake pads cause they were really jerky when you went to stop. I replaced the windshield wipers, the driver side window wouldnt open so my son fixed it but I told the person on the phone Jenny and she was very snippy. I had it put on the computer and found out it needs 2 oxygen sensors which cost over a hundred dollars a piece. I also told them this and the guy who sold it to me said they werent needed will how come it wont start right? Today I go out to start it and oil is leaking from underneath the engine. My brother looked but couldnt tell wear its leaking from. Ive only had the car since the fifth of this month. Is there anything I can do?

I've read several complaints about Kia vehicles in the USA. These people must really be lying or seriously exagerating their experiences. I live in Jamaica and have owned a 1999 Kia Sephia for about 2 years. I got it with a little over 24000 km, its has now done 100144 km. I am a sales representative and I travel over some of the most atrocious roads imaginable. I've only changed the shock absorbers once and aligned the wheels twice per year. All the front end parts are still those that came on the car from the factory. Except for the disc pads, motor oil and filter, transmission fluid and air filter no part has ever been changed twice. Would I ever buy another Kia? Hell yes, I want to replace my Sephia with a Sportage or Sorento in another two years.

I bought my Kia Sportage (98) new. I HAVE OVER 105,000 miles on it now the only problem I have had is the water pump going, and that was covered. I feel very lucky after reading about other peoples problems. the only other problems are lack of pickup with the a/c on, and a rattle on a plate that seperates the engine from the compartment. I would like to buy a good book on how to tune up the engine, and other general maintenance. P.S. Iam not a mechanic.

Summer of 2007 I purchased this used '02 kia sportage in hopes of having a fuel efficient suv. Mine gets between 20-21 mpg usually. The sportage had 118K on it when i bought it. First thing i noticed was very severe wear on the inside of the front tires. steel belts were hanging out of both, but good tread still on the rest of the tires. Replaced both and got aligned assuming that was the problem. within two weeks i noticed a ticking sound when i would coast. It sounded like cards in the spokes of a bicycle. Turned out to be the front wheel hubs and were replaced with manual locking hubs for about $400 by the time the problem was found and fixed.

I have a 2000 Kia Sportage EX 4WD. This thing has been giving me problems since I bought it. First the check engine light comes on for no reason at all. The car sputters and almost stalls out numerous times. I could be driving along at 55mph and my RPM's will drop, jerking me violently. Then the engine light will shut off and you can not detect a thing. Second all my power windows stopped working. The drivers side works once in a great while with a screaming sound. Third and most of all dangerous and important. I have gone through 4 sets of spindle and hubs in the past year. My bearings constantly break causing my whole spindle and hub to malfunction.

I have a 2005 kia sportage, I have had problems with the car pulling and something loose in the front end from the beginning they have check it said nothing wrong with my car, at one point they said they had to replace strutts, so they did. it wasn't long until it was doing the same thing again so i have taking it back several times for them to check, they said nothing is wrong with it.

After less than 5 months of purchasing the KIA Sportage 05 the would turn off as I was driving it. When I am at a stop or slowing to a stop the sportage will turn off. I've had the car repaired 3 times within a total of 30 days and they have replace the same part.

I have a 2001 kia sportage and gas tank is leaking

Purchased a Kia Sportage new in 1999, have had very little problems til now. Had the timing belt changed, water pump replaced and transmission flushed...now it hesitates when I accelerate from a stop when warm and twice yesterday stalled once when backing out of a parking space, the other backing into my parking space at home. This morning took back to garage who did the earlier work, and no hesitation...I am totally frustrated!! AND SO IS MY MECHANIC!!!

I purchased a 99 Kia Sportage in August of 07, the person I purchased it from must have been overjoyed to part with this POS. It was fine for the first couple of weeks, and then the Kia started to spit and sputter. The engine would surge at idle, and then act like it was going to stall. the engine light came on and stayed on. The starter was on its way out also, so I contact a local Kia dealership and scheduled a service repair for the starter and a diagnostic for the surging. I paid $75 for to diagnose the surging and they told me, they didn't know what was wrong. Winter came and it was time to use the 4WD, well of course now I know the hubs on these vehicles are worthless, this is known issue as well. I ended up replacing them with manual lock hubs.

i HAVE A 2002 Kia sportage with only 40,000 miles on it. This is my second sportage, and I should have known better after my first one was wrecked. I had a head on collision in my first 2002 Sportage and the air bags did not deploy. Luckily nobody was hurt. My first one was covered under warranty, and after 1 year of owning it, my 4 wheel drive did not work. I paid 350.00 out of pocket for the repairs when it was still under warranty. Now in my second Kia Sportage the 4 wheel drive just quit working. Warranty expired 3 months ago.

Our 4 wheel drive does not work, the dealer told us they have had many problems with the 4 wheel drive on the KIA Sportages. Ours is a 2000. We asked why they do not have a recall on them, there was no reply from them. They told us they have updated and changed the front ends many times due to the parts are rusting out and are changing the way they are made. We asked if they had a recall on them and they said no, but they could fix it for $1700. Later at another KIA dealer we found out they do fix them if you ask about it if you still are under warranty. Well by that time we had 44,000 miles on it and it was 6 years old, so we would not benefit from it. We had even notified the KIA dealers main headquarters by E-mail and got no response at the beginning of our problems. I would never buy or recommend a KIA product to anyone. It just seems they do not care

My 2006 Kia Sportage is on the verge of receiving its THIRD transmission. It's as if the transmission cannot make up it's mind if it wants to be in 3rd or 4th gear, so it locks itself into 3rd gear and revs the engine up to about 6,000 rpm - this all after making a loud, ghastly 'thunk' that sounds as if the tranny fell out of the car. No dealership has been able to figure out the problem, so their advice is to just replace the tranny. Whenever I call a transmission shop that is not aligned with Kia, they can only mutter a sincere 'I'm sorry for you' and tell you why they don't attempt to fix Kia transmissions.

I bought my 1999 Kia Sportage 7 months ago before the timing belt snapped tearing all my valves and busting my head, Fidelity warranty won't pay saying it's not covered in my Gold Plus Warranty, Kia won't do anything for me.

I had originally purchased my kia sportage from this dealership back in 2000. I had my car towed in for heater core replacement. They had redone the wiring also-then when we picked up the vehicle it was smoking-again took it back and the service department stated they messed up the wiring.they did however have my vehicle for over a week. 2 weeks after I have been driving my vehicle I have no dash board lights or tail lights.This sounds like an electrical problem to me. I don't know how a mechanic who is suppose to be asi certified- and charging me 1,400.00 for the repair of my car- is qualified.

Two years and 28K miles after I purchased my 2005 KIA Sportage, it has been in the service department twice for the same problem. The engine revs and runs fast and missed and chokes while driving. At stoplights and stop signs or intersections, it stalls. After approximately 30-40 miles of driving, when I bring it to a stop the motor completely dies, the steering freezes up and I have to put it in park and restart it to park it or get it the heck out of harm's way. This car scares me to death. I keep thinking every time the motor revs up it's going to burst into flames, as I have read online that other KIA Sportages have done. It's unsafe.

I own a 1998 Kia sportage and at this present time I am unable to use my vehicle do to corrosion of my gas tank.Since I purchased my vehicle I always smelled gas, also when I fill up my gas tank it will only last for two days. As of Monday 7/30/07 my vehicle was towed to Monro Muffler & brakes services @Branford, C.T.I am unable to use my vehicle because it is UNSAFE.

I own a 2000 Kia Sportage. It has had nothing but problems from the time we purchased it. Every time there is a problem it is not covered by warranty. Mysteriously, All the problems we have had are widely known by Kia and Kia Owners. You can find every problem on the net in a forum somewhere. I know you can't have a vehicle forever without things going wrong but these things are safety issues. For example the gas tank just rotted away with rust. The shop we took it to said it is a good thing we didn't smoke because the vapors from the tank would have been a potential explosion waiting to happen. I purchased this vehicle for my daughter and I am afraid to let her drive it anymore. I have had to replace the exhaust system, brakes and rotors so many times I have lost count and the auto locking hubs fro the 4x4 are defective from the factory and known by the dealership as a problem. I am fed up. I know i got a lemon but when is enough enough. They should take care of known problems with recalls and stand behind their product.

I purchased a 2000 Kia Sportage brand new. I have been having problems with the blower motor and resister. I had to replace both parts within a year and a half. At a total cost of $429.88. I had driven the car less than 10,000 miles. The parts are only under warranty for 1 year, imagine that. I requested from kia that I should at least get a discount on faulty parts. Ezekial at consumer affairs was astounded at my audacity, and told me that was not going to happen. I know that this is not as bad as some letters you have received. But I just want it out there that Kia does not stand by there products or parts.

I bought my 2000 kia sportage in California at a kia dealership in 2003. I had to bring it in because the rear window motor was not working properly. It took the visits and all day to find out the parts were not in. The next time my car died while taking my husband to work at three in the morning on a hill. they replaced the alternator the next repair was a temperature censor, then we replaced the timing belt. It now sits in the garage acting like it wants to start. Instead the hold light comes on the check engine light comes on and stays on all the time. Everything goes off if I stop on the brake peddle. Then the alarm went off and I could not turn it off with the remote I had to disconnect the battery. I have it towed to the repair shop and the charge me enormous fees and say it is fixed . Six months later it sits in the garage not starting again. I don't think they know what is wrong they just tinker till it starts and charge outrageous fees.

I bought a brand new 2001 Kia Sportage in 2001. Straight off the lot. I had it serviced regularly and was taking excellent care of it. I am in the Navy and it was the first car I had ever bought on my own, so I was meticulous with it. Six months after driving it off the lot, the air bag light came on. I called the dealership from which I bought it and they told me to bring it in. We discovered apparently that it was a sensor, but it wasn't covered under my 100,000 mile warranty. Neither was the transmission, the master cylinder, etc. Eventually the piece of crap ended up at my parents house, where my Mom drove it and took care of it while I was on deployment.

i bought my 2001 KIA Sportage used 2years ago. It still had about 10000 miles left on the warranty. The first year I had to replace the clutch fan as it was not covered. Last year it suddenly started dying on me with no warning. Sometimes it would start easily and some times it will not start at all. This can be dangerous when it stalls at times when I can not get over and off the road. My mechanic has looked at it and fixed several things but to no avail. The problem is intermittent but seems worse as the weather gets warmer. Who knows, just about the time I think I have a common denominator, it changes. At one time i thought it only happened when I had less than 1/2 tank of gas but now it happens when it is full. The check engine light comes on and goes off at will. My mechanic tells me that he could start changing things one at a time but that it might get pretty expensive and not do the job. There is no error message when he tests it. How can cars that stall in traffic randomly not be a safety issue that requires a safety recall. I have read many stories on this site about the same issue but not one that has had any solution. I think about selling it but how can I sell such a lemon to another human being and even if I did, I could not get enough money to purchase a replacement vehicle.

I have been constantly getting repairs done to my 1999 Kia Sportage. My mechanic made many numerous repairs. After the car was inspected and passed, I was doing 65 mph on the Altantic City Expressway when my car made two bang noises then just died. My mechanic looked at it and said that the motor is dead and he cant see any reason why it happened.

I have a 2006 KIA Sportage that stalls without warning. Today makes the 5th trip to the dealer for this problem. They do give me a rental, but that's the only good experience i'm having with them. The first 2 times they claimed to have found the problem and I'm good to go. Now they can't duplicate the problem even after driving the piece-of-crap car for the weekend. I have picked up this car after they can't find anything wrong only to have it stall an hour later. The last visit I went almost a week with no problems. Now after stalling almost everyday this week, once 5 times in a day, it's back in the shop. And I'm willing to bet they will call me on Monday with didn't stall for us. This car is a danger to me and my family and I've been given no choice but to file a lemon law claim through the BBB.

Traded a 2000 ford explorer for a 1999 Kia Sportage (due to gas prices)after 5 months and a flat tire I found out the frame was cracked and was told that it had been like that it wasnt something that could have happened within the 5 months of my owning the car. This guy took total advantage of me. Knowing I needed reliable transportation dut to my son being handicapped and having to take him to numerous appointments. When I questioned him on his knowing of the frame, his respone was Did you think the car was going to last forever? He knew the crack was there prior i could tell by his response. As of today my car is at his shop and he is having a welder look at. So by him doing that without his looking at it then he knew about this. What should or can I do? I appreciate your time and hope to hear back from you.

I have 1999 Kia Sportage. It was bought in 2005..It work great and now i would say a couple of months (alot of months) have started having problems. Mostly stalling and the check engine light comes on. My husband has put spark plugs .it was ok and now i am stop everywhere. I love it but i dont love it when i am stuck...it just stops.. When i was going to school it stop. when before i was working stop.I dont have a job right now but i am schedule for interviews so i am going to look some job opportunitys..there has to be adefect with this types of cars. I dont want to buy me another vehicle because with what money????.A guy at a Auto Zone said it was the sensor but i dont want to be investing money if i will have problems at i have read other people that are having problems even thought they have had the sensor and etc.. what is going on KIA

This isn't a complaint. I may be jinxing myself. I purchased a 2000 kia sportage used in 2001. I have had your basic problems with it like all vehicles i've owned. Hagerstown Kia has given me great service. About two years after I had the car the 4 WD had problems. Keep in mind I bought this from Hagerstown Ford used. I took it to Ford for service they informed me that it was still under factory warranty and sent me to Kia they fixed the whole thing for about 3,ooo dollars and it cost me nothing. They were kind enough to call me several times and send mail reminders about the different mileage checkups. They had a seatbelt latching problem and I received a recall notice from main Kia office. They were replaced for free.Like I said I probably jinxed myself but I was shocked to read these horror stories.

I bought a 1996 kia sportage three years ago...the engine shook horribly the abs and break lights stayed on the entire time....my seat belts didn't work worth a crap....several times the car would just shut off while driving down the highway...all this started within the last 6 months....but yet when i took it in the mechanics would say everything was ok with the car....Yesterday i was at work,my boyfriend and my daughter went to the store......an hour after they got back from the store while no one was in or around the car....My car just burst into flames and burnt up ....i work 3 blocks from my house and by the time i got home..my car was fried.....there was no saving it....the investigator said it was due to an electrical malfunction...THAT I NEVER KNEW I HAD!!!!

I have a 2000 Kia Sportage and the gas tank has to be replaced due to the leak mentioned as being investigated on this site. I have to pay for this expensive repair out of pocket.

I bought a used 1997 kia sportage. according to the due bill they had to fix whatever was wrong with the check engine light, and a squeel from the belt. I set up an appointment with them to get it fixed but they cancelled it 3 times( never calling just waiting until I showed up, and it takes me 30 minutes to drive there) Then when they had an appointment open they told me I waited too long to get it fixed, and that they wouldn't pay for it. After several threats, they finaly aggreed to fix it, but they had to send it to another dealership a half hour away.

Kia Sportage 2002 For about a month I kept smelling fume in my car. I finally took the car to the dealer ship. They notified me that I had a fume leak, and that they did not have the part to replace it.

I purchased a new Kia Sportage on 01/16/07. It was late on a Monday evening, so things were a little rushed.

Gas tank leak on a 1999 kia sportage

I own 2 kia's. A 2000 sportage and a 2003 sorento. I have NEVER had any problems with either of these 2 cars. I guess it is just Luck of the Draw.

brought my 2001 kia sportage which has a 100,000 mile warranty on it for a oil leak. they told me it wasn't covered and i would have to pay for it and it would be ready that day. called kia headquarters spoke to linda she called them and said it would be covered under warranty. kia of milford called me back and said they were covering the leak and now it wouldn't be ready for 2-3 days which is horrible business because if i was to pay for it, my car would have been ready that day. I live in east haven, ct which is about 15-20 minutes away and they didn't offer me a rental car for those 3 days seeming i had to get back and forth to work and that my car was at the dealer since Friday night 1-5-07 and it wont be ready until possibly 1-12-07. a week without a car is tough getting back and forth to work.

I have just read dozens of these complaints and they all sound so similar to mine. I bought a new 2000 Kia sportage 4x4 in 2001 and drove off the lot with 12 miles on it. I guess I should have considered why it sat on the lot for so long! The first year was okay, just a lot of interior plastics falling off. I lost a door lock, both sun visor clips broke, two vent knobs and the bottom of the drink holder.

I bought a 1997 Kia Sportage from a family friend... and thought I was getting a good deal. I was wrong. Just before I bought it, they had put in a new transmission and reworked the top half of the engine. Now, the check engine light is always on, the airbag light comes on occasionally. I have gone through a started because the thing never wants to start. The car dies at random times, sometimes even on the freeway.

The Kia I purchased new in 1996 cannot pass emissions tests for the last 5 years because of a lack of computer sensors. This is not affecting all 1996 Kia Sportage's, only mine. The computer is not malfunctioning, it just never had the ability to monitor all the emission functions necessary.

I purchased my 99 Kia Sportage in November 2000. It was the worst decision of my life. The car only had 14,000 miles on it and only being about 2 years old I didn't think I would have to worry, but just in case I purchased the 'extra' warranty (because the 100,000 mile warranty is not transferable. I started having problems with it immediately. The brakes were squeaking so I had to have them replaced. The windows were not sealing properly so I had new stripping put on and it still did not fix the problem. I was told that they come in the bag all twisted so its nearly impossible to get them on properly where they actually seal. You call yourselves professionals? I was moving from WA to TX and drove my car. In southern CA, I stopped at a gas rest area and when I shut my car off it sounded like something exploded. When I tried to start it, it wouldn't start. So I was stuck in the middle of nowhere with a broken down vehicle.

As soon as I signed the papers for the 2001 Kia Sportage in March 2005, bad luck was ours. We walked out to the car, and as the salesman showed us how to open to trunk by pulling on the handle by the spare tire, it yanked off immediately. This has happened two more times after it was fixed. They were supposed to do a free safety inspection before we drove out of there or were supposed to offer to have us come back the next day for it. They didn't tell me this until when I drove it off the lot, the steering wheel was shaking, the tailpipe was banging against the ground, and both the backseat windows would not operate. I called that night and they said to bring it back in. I took it back the next morning, and they did fix them for free, because of the warranty. The night before, though, I freaked out, and I tried talking to the finance guy who officially sold us the car. I pleaded and pleaded with him to please take the car back. He said to call back and talk to the manager the next day.

I recently purchased a 1999 Kia Sportage 4 x 4. Have only owned it a couple of months and started smelling gas. The vehicle only has 76,000 miles on it and the gas tank is shot. Called Kia dealer in Albany and said this vehicle is not on recall yet and have to pay to fix. From researching, have realized this is a frequent problem in these models. Cost to fix (depending on if fuel pump is needed because often has to be replaced when taking tank off) could be near $1000. Would appreciate a recall on this model. Vin# KNDJA7239X5581416.

We purchased a 1999 Kia Sportage in August 2000. It only had 1,500 miles on it and it was the greatest car. We did have the exhaust fall off, but we live in Cincinnati and it's not the first time that has happened to one of our vehicles. I was so excited because this was the newest car we had ever owned. It has been a great car until the spring of 2005. When you are driving down a HWY doing 70mph the car will sometime jump like perhaps it was never shifted, however you have been in 5th gear the whole time. My husband said that it could not be the clutch, because they usually only act like that in 1st and 2nd gear. Then it started not starting. It would sometimes take me up to 10 tries to start this thing. And once you get it started you have to let it run so that when you are going doing the road it does not just die on you. Thank goodness this has only happened in neighborhoods and when I'm driving in the middle of town.

Brand new 2006 Kia Sportage EX with the luxury package....sounds perfect except that it's transmission is the noisiest thing you've ever heard. There is a blip in the shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, other gears are OK. It just suspends momentarily while shifting. Other issue is a low rumbling vibration around 40mph. Had it to the dealer three times so far. Keep taking time off work while they guess at the next part to replace.

I purchased a 2002 Kia Sportage brand new in 2002. Since it was purchased, I have had to replace the brakes on this vehicle 4 times. Mind you, it has only average mileage on it. In a nutshell, I am getting approximately 10-12,000 miles to a brake job. This is a little excessive.

I bought my 2000 Kia Sportage in 2002 I am the second owner and the original owner only but about 14,000 miles on it. Shortly after I bought it, the 2 rear passenger windows quit working, now I am having some trouble with my front driver's side window, my check engine line comes on and stays on for about 2 weeks and nobody can seem to figure out why, my oil light comes on even when I have enough oil in the car, it overheats constantly, it spins out on wet pavement even with new tires and barely pressing on the gas and when the pavement is went and I press on the brakes my back end fish tales, my air conditioner won't work half the time, there is all this noise coming from under the hood of my car. The trouble I have had with this car is simply crazy.

We purchased a 2000 Kia Sportage a year ago, with 35,000 miles on it. Now it has 65,000 miles on it and everything you can think of is going wrong. We replaced spark plugs in September of 2005 and in January 2006 the service engine light came on and the hold light was flashing, so we took it to autozone and they tested codes on the vehicle and said cylinder three misfiring so we replaced the coils, and the other codes were for the ECM Engine Control Module and TCM Transmission Control Module.

I own a 98 Kia Sportage and have had nothing but problems. I will be driving and it stalls, the hold light stays on and the transmission has already been replaced and it is making weird noise again!

My 4-wheel drive had to be replaced 4 times in 3 years that I owned my Kia Sportage. All those times it was under warranty. I was told it would cost $1200 to have it fixed if it wasn't under warranty. The warranty expired but the part was warrantied for 1 year. It broke on Jan. 25th, 2006. 1 YEAR AND 1 WEEK AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED. I called Bournival in Hampton, NH where I purchased the car and have had all the repairs done. They called the regional manager from Kia and asked him if he would replace the part at no charge and he said no because the part was not under warranty any more. AGAIN 1 WEEK OVER AND BROKEN FOR THE 5TH TIME IN 3 YEARS! I now have a car with no 4-wheel drive that I've only owed for 3 yrs. & 4 months.

I bought a used (2001) Kia Sportage in 2001. It had 20000 miles on it when purchased. It has been into the shop countless times for brakes, electrical, and now it is stalling. Nothing is covered under warranty and there are no loaner cars offered. Each time my car has been in the shop (literally every 4 months) I have to plunk down another $100 to $500. The car went down in value so fast that I only have 6 payments left and I'm still upside down. Anytime it's cold or humid, my horn honks uncontrollably. The dealer has run several tests and "never found a problem".

Where do I begin in describing the horror that is my 200 Kia Sportage? In the second week of ownership, the CD player stopped working, and that has turned out to be an omen of all that was to come. I have spent over SIX THOUSANDS DOLLARS on repair for this vehicle--which, by the way, has been well maintained with oil changes, tune-ups ,etc.

I purchased a kia sportage 2002 BRAND NEW from the lot! The car was ok and then after 1 year or so i started having stalling problems i was towed because the car wouldn't start it was embarrassing! I have so many problems with the car every time the car rests it wont start i have to attempt to turn it on at least 3-4 times and this was a brand new car!! The worst problem was I would drive and all of a sudden the horn would stop working! The problem was I didn't know the horn wasn't working until a semi was changing lanes and did not see me -- thank god I got out of the way before he crushed me!!

I purchased a New Kia Sportage in January of 2003. The car is now worth $7,500. I still owe $16,000. The car has received a new transmission, a new transfer case, an oil plug, rewiring, no interior light. All in just 14 months. Parts are shipped from Korea, not stocked, so you have to wait for the parts.

Now I have a car that I am paying payments on and can not drive. This car is putting not only the people in it in danger but also others on the road!

Since purchasing my 1999 Kia Sportage (NEW) I have had nothing but problems. The check engine light comes on constantly and constantly I take it back for them to fix "anything" to make it go out. It runs really rough and the rpm goes up to 2000!!! They keep it for a day sometimes more and most of the times they just "reset" the computer on the car because theycan't find anything wrong with it. They say anything can set it off and it could be just about anything. I'm just really getting tired oftaking it back in and not getting the problem fixed.

I purchased a new 2002 Kia Sportage. Within 10 months the bushings and tie-rods had to be replaced, two power stearing boxes were installed and then broke, the vehicle overheated 3 times, the CPU went out as "there were ants" in it; coil, ignition and spark plugs went, and the vehicle has never been able to be put into alignment. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR! I have been stranded by the roadside 6 times - once during a tornado. Kia Corporation doesn't seem to care. Obviously the KIA Sportage is a defective vehicle.

This a REALSAFETY issue! I read all of the complaints regarding the KIA on your site. If you compile them all together you have a pretty accurate description of my nightmare with the vehicle I have been stuck with since 1997. You know, it's easier to get through a divorce than live with this KIA. The sales ad should read: For sale, Brand new KIA sportage ... will need transmission replaced in two months, expect engine light to appear continuously (troubleshooter: use tape to cover up the engine light on dash so as not to annoy you) ... visor to break off in approx. 6 months ... seatbelt problems, alignment problems, rust problems, comes with four wheels (but may fall off while driving), small problems with going out of control on fwy (but don't be alarmed, this is normal), shifting problems, do not be alarmed when your AIR BAG light activates it's just malfunctioning, and don't bother going to the dealer cause he can't help -- you're stuck with this lemon you fool!

I am really wondering if the Kia dealerships are aware of this dangerous situation, but they don't do anything to remedy it. I have never had a vehicle do this. It could cost me a truckload of money for them to troubleshoot the problem, and MAYBE end the problem. This is my fear, as I bought the SUV used, to save money.