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1995 Kia Sportage

Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1995-04-11 95V073000 SUSPENSION:REAR 1,319 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-03-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE LOCKED CAUSING LOSE OF POWER. THERE IS A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN #011…
2004-08-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 VEHICLE STALLED. IT DIED IN TRAFFIC EVERYDAY. CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID OF BEING INVOLVED IN A COLLISION.*AK
2002-10-16 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE THE REAR AXLE AND TIRE FLEW OFF, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND COME TO …
2002-07-05 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING 45MPH FUMES COME THROUGH THE VENTS. *AK
2002-02-06 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 CAR HAS STALLED IN MAJOR INTERSECTIONS 6 TIMES NOW AND RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND A PROB…
2001-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 1997 AND HAVE REPLACED 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IN 5 YEARS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2000, AND …
2001-02-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 THESE ARE REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS. THE ORIGINAL ONES ALSO STOPPED WORKING. BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED…
2000-11-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 AFTER STARTING VEHICLE COULD HEAR A LOT OF TICKING INSIDE OF ENGINE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, AND THE HYDRAU…
2000-05-25 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 THE ENGINE WILL START UP AND STAY AT APROX 3000 RPM FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. A FEW TIMES IT WOULD NOT START AT ALL. T…
2000-04-27 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, CONSUMER CANNOT GET PASSED 40 MPH. *AK
2000-03-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN FAILED TO OPERATE/ ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY/ INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME O…
1999-12-05 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Yes 0 BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARDS IN THE WRECK, LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT. IF …
1999-11-15 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE No 0 COOLANT LEAK FROM HEATER CORE NUMEROUS TIMES, CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED OVER AND OVER AGAIN.*AK
1999-11-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM/CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS IN…
1999-04-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR No 0 CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 9., SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN RAW ODORS AND ODORS OF FUMES. SHE WAS TOLD BY MECH…
1999-01-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 1 VEHICLE LOST 4WD, GOT STUCK AND CRACKED BODY MOLDING, RESPONSE FROM DEALER WAS TO REPLACE FRONT END COMPONENTS,SECOND O…
1998-11-26 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 AT FREEWAY SPEED LEFT BEARING SEIZED PULLING LEFT TIRE AND WHEEL ALONG WITH AXLE OUT OF REAR END. WHEEL AND AXLE SPUN …
1998-08-31 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH AND SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DI…
1998-08-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 BATTERY FAILURE.
1998-06-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE WHILE I'M DRIVING, IN FACT I CAN PULL IT OUT MANUALLY!
1998-05-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 20-25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND STOPPED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO…
1997-07-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE LOST POWER, SPUTTERED AND BACKFIRED UNTIL IT WOULD TURN ONLY 1000 TO 1200 RPM AT FULL THROTTLE.
1997-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE OWNER PUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY WEEK BECAUSE THE OIL DISAPPEARS AND CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO BURN OUT OR OVERHEAT. …
1997-05-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE RESTRAINT BELTS WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1997-04-09 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 VEHICLE FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON APRIL NINTH; DESCRIBED AS BAD BATTERY. TOW DAYS LATER VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN; ALTERNAT…
1997-03-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 WHILE AT STANDSTILL, RPM'S GOES UP TO OVER 6,000 RPMS, REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR/CLUTCH TO STOP VEHICLE FROM MOVING…
1996-09-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME APART INTO FIVE PIECES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE. *AK
1996-08-28 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT VEHICLE IS UNSAF, ROLLED OVER AFTER BEING HIT AT 9 MPH.
1996-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK. *AK
1996-04-01 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 BOLT HOLDING STEERING SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
1996-03-26 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WILL JAM SHUT. THEY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-03-12 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 THE CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE RECALLED HOOD LATCH. NOW CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *…
1996-02-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.
1996-01-28 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY DEFECTIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *SD
1995-12-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 REAR ANTILOCK BRAKES DEFECTIVE.
1995-11-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 FOUR DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO SHUT EVERYTIME THEY ARE CLOSED. TT
1995-10-24 STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM No 0 THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE TIRE SAFETY LATCH VIOLENTLY SWUNG OPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. THE TRIM ON THE FRONT WINDSHIE…
1995-09-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL No 0 IDLE SPEED CONTROL UNIT FROZE, CAUSING RPM TO GO TO 6000 AT 35 MPH.
1995-09-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. TT
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE POPPED OFF. TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEATBELT IS RELEASING ,IT IS COMING OUT OF BUCKLE ON ITS OWN WHILE CONSUMER IS WEARING SEATBELT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTE…
SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AFTER BEING STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED.
TIRES No 0 CONSUMER PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WITHIN FIVE DAYS THE REPLACEMENT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT DUE …
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS "CONNECTING" PROPERLY. OFTEN WILL DETACH WHILE DRIVING UNLESS IT IS PROPERL…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN MALFUNCTIONED TWICE. IN ADDITION, REPLACED ELECTRIC WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS AND GAS GAUGE. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSIO…
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 FRONT SEAT BELTS BROKE.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLES HAVE FAILED AND HAVE COME UNLATCHED ON THEIR OWN WHILE PASSENGE…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING.OWNER NOTES OF POSSIBLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE. ALSO OIL LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CANNOT …
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES, DRIVER STATES THAT THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER SAFETY…