Safety Score
75
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-08 | 05V318000 |
PARKING BRAKE | 3,672 | — | Details |
| 2005-05-03 | 05V212000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 10,360 | — | Details |
| 2005-03-29 | 05V120000 |
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 7,619 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My ESP button stays on and including the air bag light and I've tried everything trying to turn it off as well as my en… |
| 2022-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS | No | 0 | Throttle body spring broke caused car to keep accelerating. Car would not stop. |
| 2022-02-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 2005 Kia Sportage dropped on the rear drivers side. The rear drivers side rear constant velocity axle fell out when … |
| 2021-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY KIA SPORTAGE.... STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC LIKE IT LOSSES POWER RIGHT AFTER I. PUT GASOLINE IN THE CAR, ALMOST MAKING … |
| 2019-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. AFTER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY RESTARTING THE VEH… |
| 2019-01-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF, AFTER SHUTTING OFF CAR. |
| 2018-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ROTTED REAR CROSS MEMBER. |
| 2018-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TOOK CAR TO HAVE SOMETHING UNRELATED TO THIS CHECKED. WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED REALLY BAD AND IS UN… |
| 2018-07-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 80MPH ON FREEWAY, CAR STOPPED WITH NO WARNING, WOULDN'T RESTART FOR OVER 30 MINUTES |
| 2018-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH WENT OUT ON OUR KIA SPORTAGE AND WHEN WE HAD IT AT THE AUTO MECHANIC, HE TOLD US, THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTY IT … |
| 2017-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED… |
| 2017-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME ROTTED OUT. (,UNSAFE TO DRIVE). KIA SPORTAGE 2005 LOOK LIKE 30 YEARS OLD. |
| 2017-03-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRAME CORROSION/PERFORATION IN REAR END. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CAN'T PASS SAFETY INSPECTION AS REAR A… |
| 2016-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS REAR TIE RODS AND REAR CONNECTING ARMS TO WHEELS IS RUSTED SO BAD IT WILL FAIL. MY EMP… |
| 2016-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V212000 (FUEL SYS… |
| 2016-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS PLUGS JOINING AT RESISTOR & BLOWER MOTOR ARE MELTED. |
| 2016-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON JULY 16 2016. I TOOK THE CAR TO SUSSMAN KIA IN JENKINTOWN PA.TO CHECK LIGHT. I WAS TOLD IT IS A… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONTINUALLY. NO ACCIDENT OR DEPLOYMENT. |
| 2016-01-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. I… |
| 2015-11-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VE… |
| 2015-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUED TO CLICK OFF AS IF THE V… |
| 2015-07-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE GETTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT … |
| 2014-10-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FUEL TAN… |
| 2013-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE 2005 KIA . FIRST THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR THE LAST THREE TO FIVE YE… |
| 2013-07-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON! TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO "FIX IT" FOR $72, AND ONLY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE LIGHT WENT ON A… |
| 2013-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON EVERY SINCE. NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED. BASED ON ANOTHER COMPLAINT I SEEN, MUST… |
| 2013-04-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCESSING THE REAR LIFTGATE, ONE OF THE TWO HING… |
| 2013-03-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED 2005 (NEW) RIGHT FROM THE SHOWROOM. EIGHT YEARS LATER FIND OUT THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED … |
| 2012-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, TH… |
| 2012-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING OF GASOLINE FUEL. THE CO… |
| 2012-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALL… |
| 2012-04-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BRAKE, AND STEERED RIGHT WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH, HITTING THE CURB AND ALMOST C… |
| 2012-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY 2005 KIA SPORTAGE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. NEITHER AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED.… |
| 2011-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES ON THE PASSENGER SID… |
| 2011-07-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND … |
| 2011-06-29 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE GLASS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHATTERED WHEN ROLLING WINDOW DOWN. IT CRACKED HORIZONTALLY ALL ALONG THE EDGE OF … |
| 2011-06-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, USUALLY ON FREEWAY, AS YOU BEGIN TO BRAKE AND EXIT THE FREEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPS FUNCTIONI… |
| 2011-05-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | KUMHO TIRE RADIAL 798 RADIAL TUBLESS M+S P205/75R15 975 MADE IN KOREA TREAD STEEL 2+ POLYESTER. THE TIRE WAS A NEW TIRE… |
| 2011-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND SHE OBSERVED S… |
| 2010-06-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING WITH LOAD ON ENGINE GOING UP HILL, JUST BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO GEAR THE POWER STEERING W… |
| 2010-03-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM INDIC… |
| 2009-12-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR LEAK. DEALER STATES TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKING DUE TO IMPROPER SEALING. SUPPOSED REPAIRED UNDER WA… |
| 2009-10-21 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | 2005 KIA SPORTAGE T-BONE CRASH AND THE SIDE SEAT AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING SEVERE HEAD CONCUSSION AN… |
| 2009-10-21 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | 2005 KIA EX CARE ACCIDENT MOTHER HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUSING HEAD INJURY CONCUSSION. SIDE AIRBAG AN… |
| 2009-03-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DURING ALL OF THE 5 INCIDENTS IN 2009 THE ENGINE MISFIRED VIOLENTLY. AT TIMES 35MPH WAS MAX SPEED. CRONIN KIA HAD MY … |
| 2008-10-16 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | ON 10/16/08 AT APPROX. 7:20A I WAS T-BONED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND BACK PASSENGER DOOR BY A FORD F250 RED PICKUP T… |
| 2008-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VE… |
| 2008-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SU… |
| 2008-09-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD FUEL. ON A SEPARATE OCCAS… |
| 2008-03-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 KIA SPORTAGE. THE HEADLINER AND SUN VISORS AND THE BACK ARE A CLOTH MATERIAL - THE REST IS LEATHER. THE… |