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… |