Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Kia Sportage.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In 2018 my I was driving home when it just shut off and wouldn’t start. Smelled like burning and had it towed to my hou… |
| 2023-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V800000 (Service Br… |
| 2023-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle in the dealer's parking lot aft… |
| 2022-11-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The frame has rusted out on this vehicle. The passenger side frame above the rear axle is completely rusted out. I c… |
| 2022-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V800000 (Service Br… |
| 2022-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was parked at the grocery store with the car idling in park. The engine suddenly died and smoke was coming out from u… |
| 2022-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Reference Kia SC138, Rev 1: DTC code C2380 has been pulled and the recall specifically calls for replacement of the HE… |
| 2021-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 6 months ago air bag indicator light came on for 2 days. That went out and another one came on (can't remember which on… |
| 2021-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The brakes lock up with pressure and will not allow me to brake when immediate breaking is needed. When continuing to … |
| 2021-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT DOESNT WORK |
| 2020-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. THE ENTIRE … |
| 2020-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEFT SIDE FRONT CORNER UNDER THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO MAKE IT STOP. CAR WAS PARKED AND TU… |
| 2019-12-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE. IT WILL STALL RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NUMERO… |
| 2019-12-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HEADING DOWN HIGHWAY 198 FROM MABANK TX TO CANTON TX WE HAD HIT DEER TWO JUMP OUT ABOUT 2 FEET IN FROM OF US . WE MI… |
| 2019-10-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN I PULLED IN MY YARD I HEARD A CLICKING IN THE WHEEL AND WHEN I GOT OUT THE WHEEL HAD SQUATTED OUT ON THE DRIVERS S… |
| 2019-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT THIS VEHICLE BACK IN AUGUST 2019. FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD ONLY ROLL UP FRO… |
| 2019-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND… |
| 2019-04-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG ABOVE PASSENGER CURTAIN HAS DEFECTIVE MODULE. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 53375 MILES ON IT, IS ALWAYS GARAGED. KIA HAS IS… |
| 2019-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AT MY… |
| 2019-03-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING THE WHOLE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD. IT JERKS SO HA… |
| 2018-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON TUESDAY AUGUST 28TH 2018 MY CAR WAS PARKED IN AN APARTMENT PARKING LOT, AND HAD BEEN OFF FOR 4 HOURS. I WOKE UP TO M… |
| 2018-07-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS IS COMPLAINT 1 OF 2. COMPLAINT 2 IS UNDER A SEPARATE CATEGORY "ESC". THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" INDICATOR LIGH… |
| 2018-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON 12 JULY 2018 AT 0530 AM I WAS DRIVING DOWN COUNTY ROAD 26 MANKATO MN TO PICKUP MY SEMI AS I WAS APROACHING 3RD AVE S… |
| 2018-07-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THIS IS COMPLAINT 2 OF 2. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS IN THE CATEGORY "AIR BAGS". WILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC… |
| 2018-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AT APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES THE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED DISABLING THE AIR BAGS AND HORN. |
| 2018-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CLOCK SPRING IS NOT WORKING WHICH DEACTIVATES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND HORN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION… |
| 2018-04-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG, WE WERE ON ROUTE 19 N. AT HICO,WV AND WE TURNED ONTO A SIDE ROAD,THE CAR SLED ON… |
| 2018-03-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SHIFTER CAN SHIFT ANYTIME. I DON'T NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE SHIFTER. WHILE DRIVING A FEW TIMES… |
| 2018-03-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2018-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CLOCK SPRING IS BROKEN WHICH CAUSES AN AIR BAG AND HORN MALFUNCTION. |
| 2018-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND… |
| 2017-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. NOT SURE IF IT IS THE SENSOR OR IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS… |
| 2016-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V815000 (ELECTR… |
| 2016-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2009 KIA SPORTAGE LX COMPLAINT. WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION SURGING. THE OCCURRENCES… |
| 2016-09-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LAST SUMMER STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED PER RECALL. DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE ESC LIGHT AND CHECK … |
| 2016-08-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON A SUNNY, WINDY DAY THE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE CA… |
| 2016-06-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. I PULLED… |
| 2016-06-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ESC INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WI… |
| 2016-05-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A AUTHORIZED KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE ERROR CODE INDICATED HIGH RESI… |
| 2016-04-16 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER D… |
| 2016-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS. IT HAS BEEN A SPORADIC PROBLEM FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE T… |
| 2015-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE C… |
| 2015-09-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER DOORS DID NOT SHUT PROPERLY. THE DEALE… |
| 2015-08-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SPEEDS UNDER 45MPH. DOES IT SPORADICALLY. STARTED AT AROUND 80000 MILE… |
| 2015-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OWNER DROVE VEHICLE ONE HOUR PRIOR TO FIRE. PARKED VEHICLE WITNESS CAME BY OWNERS HOME REPORTED FIRE. FIRE IN FRONT ENG… |
| 2015-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IL… |
| 2015-07-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING ON MINIMALLY WET ROAD, WATER IS SPLASHING INTO ENGINE, LIGHT COMES ON ENGINE STALLS NO STEERING. THIS HAS OCCU… |
| 2015-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH WAS LO… |
| 2015-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTL… |
| 2015-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS GETTING MY OIL CHANGED AT VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE IN LIVERPOOL, NY. DURING THE ROUTINE LIGHT CHECK, THE TECH SAID T… |