Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-19 | 99V325000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 76,986 | — | Details |
| 1997-12-17 | 97V234000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 23,493 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS LEAKING |
| 2018-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 KIA SPORTAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE… |
| 2018-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT TALKING WITH MY WIFE, THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. |
| 2018-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2014-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN APPROXIMATELY AT 55MPH ENGINE WILL STALL. SLOW DOWN AND STOP WITHOUT WARNING. MOST OF T… |
| 2013-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS … |
| 2008-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 1997 KIA SPORTAGE HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIR TO THE FUEL … |
| 2007-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 KIA SPORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE USED CAR DEALER RE… |
| 2006-06-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A FEW YEARS BACK I STARTED SMELLING GAS. SO MY FATHER IN LAW AND UNCLE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND IT YEP YOU GOT A GAS LEAK.… |
| 2006-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE DESIGN OF THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR THE FUEL TANK ALLOWED SAND AND PEBBLES TO ACCUMULATE TO THE EXTENT THAT I START… |
| 2005-10-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED AT 15 MPH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HE DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT … |
| 2005-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | DT: DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE BACKING FROM A DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED. THERE … |
| 2005-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES: THE DRIVER'S AIR BAGS DISCHARGED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT.*AK |
| 2005-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT THE VEHICLE REVS UP TO ALMOST 2000 RPM'S, THE VEHICLE JERKED THEN STALLED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 5 YEAR… |
| 2005-01-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD LATCH SNAPPED AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THE LATCH THE HOOD DOWN. DEALERSHI… |
| 2004-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO COME ON ITS OWN. THE CL… |
| 2004-10-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY NEEDED TO INSPECT … |
| 2004-10-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A 1997 KIA SPORTAGE WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT. IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE PURCHASE I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT IN… |
| 2004-06-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT THE AIR … |
| 2004-06-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. MANUFACTURER WAS SUPPOSED TO… |
| 2004-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 34 MPH SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS … |
| 2004-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER'S FOOT… |
| 2004-03-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING STALLING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2WEEKS NOW, AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY; BUT I CHECKED IT… |
| 2003-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | ABS AND PARKING BRAKE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID THAT LOW FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER CA… |
| 2003-08-14 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | KIA SPORTAGE 4 DOOR. REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. DOOR OPENED FROM INSIDE. DOOR WAS … |
| 2003-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING, AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING.HAD TAKEN VEHICL… |
| 2003-07-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE; AT ANY MOMENT IT MAY STALL DUE TO THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THIS… |
| 2003-07-04 | AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIR BAG KNEE BOLSTER WENT OFF WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT BLWE OUT … |
| 2003-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | IN MAY 5, 2003 I TOOK TO INSPECT THE CAR FOR A NOISE AT THE BACK. ITS LIKE BEING ON A PLANE FOR DEPARTURE. I WAS TOLD B… |
| 2003-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1997 SPORTAGE KIA WITH 67000 MILES, DEALER MAINTAINED NOW HAS A "FAULTY AIRBAG" SIGNAL THAT INDICATES POSSIBILITY THAT … |
| 2003-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-01-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILURE |
| 2003-01-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | BOTH REAR DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED EITHER MANUALLY OR ELECTRICALLY. REAR DOORS ARE A TRAP FOR PASSENGERS. DEALER HAS BEE… |
| 2003-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICES AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING ALSO FOUND PASSENG… |
| 2002-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL NOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE KIA COPRORATION FIELD EXPERTS CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEY… |
| 2002-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED WATER IN FUEL TANK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETER… |
| 2002-06-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED SHIMMYING VIOLENTLY WHILE GOING 60MPH. VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT END AND GRDUALLY COASTE… |
| 2002-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED AT 35 MPH. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, THEN SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *… |
| 2002-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED ON 05/15/01 TO WESTCOTT KIA, I WAS HEARING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND MY VEHICLE WAS RES… |
| 2001-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN 99V325000; KIA ISSUED AN ENGINE STALLING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN… |
| 2001-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH, FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CO… |
| 2001-10-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, … |
| 2001-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING, BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION, DRIVER HAD TO RUN A RED LIGHT, … |
| 2001-10-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 10-20 MPH APPLIED ON BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION. CONSUMER THEN TRIED TO SHIFT VEH… |
| 2001-10-28 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | Yes | 1 | LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALL COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD … |
| 2001-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN HITTING BUMP SOMETHING IS LOOSE. DEALER FOULD BROKEN PROPELLER SHAFT. *TT |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | KIA HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ITS 1998 SPORTAGE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD CATALYTIC CONVERT… |
| 2001-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 99V325000, AND HAD SERVICE DEPARTMENT TAKEN CARE OFF ON JUN 13, 2000. SINCE THEN, P… |
| 2001-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TWICE IT HAS SHOT SPARK PLUG RIGHT OUT OF ENGNE. *AK |
| 2001-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WITH A "CLUNKING" NOISE DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALE… |