FUEL TANK SENSOR WENT OUT IN VEHICLE 7 DIFFERENT TIMES. DOOR HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD CAME OFF TWICE. 4-WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT WORK WHEN USING IT. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BE FILLED COMPLETELY. WILL BE LOOKING AT THE OTHER PROBLEMS FOR REPAIRS.*AK
COMPONENT SPOTLIGHT
Kia Sportage transmission problems
137 distinct owner reports with a transmission-specific component in this snapshot.
General power-train reports are not automatically counted as transmission problems. Related recalls and investigations must also name this component; they are not linked by narrative keyword alone.
6 crash reports2 fire reports5 injury reports
Reports by model year
YearTopic reportsRecallsInvestigations
20151
2220083
3120061
1020051
30200210
14200110
02200018
26199930
38199839
36199715
3419967
3219952
21Recall and investigation columns show each year’s full history. A report naming several years can appear in more than one row.
When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 22 of 137 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What owners actually said
137 reports4- WHELL DRIVE UNIT POPS OUT OR WON'T GO INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE 4 TIMES. *AK
4-WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE DOES NOT OPERATE, WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THAT SYSTEM IS WORKING. BUT 4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODE WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN IT IS ACTIVATED. CONSUMER HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH KIA ABOUT THIS. *AK
4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE. *AK
4 WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SINCE THEN. ACCORDING TO DEALER,PART IS ON BACKORDER, NOT KNOWN WHEN WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK THE DEALER DENIED THE VEHCILE WAS ON RECALL BUT FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER LONG DELAY. *YH
4-WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE, BOTH FRONT HUBS WERE REPLACED AND PASS OPERATION CABLE ADJUSTED, DEALER CLAIMS THE PROBLEMS IS FIXED, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE ONCE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. *SLC
FRONT HUB WILL NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM. ALSO, DUE TO DEFECT VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE; ONCE IN REVERSE GEAR, AND IN DRIVE GEAR. DEALER HAD VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND CLAIMED THAT A SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE.*AK
4-WD NOT WORKING, HUBS NOT LOCKING. ENGINE IS STRAINING AS IF IN 4WD, INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT, LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOU ARE SAFELY IN 4WD, BUT THE BACK TIRES ARE SPINNING AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOT TURNING. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE TRUCK AND ORDERED PARTS...THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO, AND DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE …
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4-WD NOT WORKING, HUBS NOT LOCKING. ENGINE IS STRAINING AS IF IN 4WD, INDICATOR LIGHT IS LIT, LEADING YOU TO BELIEVE YOU ARE SAFELY IN 4WD, BUT THE BACK TIRES ARE SPINNING AND THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOT TURNING. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE TRUCK AND ORDERED PARTS...THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO, AND DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN. KIA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE DEALER'S INQUIRY. THE WIRE HARNESS THAT WAS REPLACED TOOK A WEEK BECAUSE KIA SENT A FAULTY HARNESS AS A REPLACEMENT AND THE PART HAD TO BE REORDERED.*AK
Related Official recalls
0No component-matched recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Related NHTSA investigations
0No component-matched exact-year investigations in this snapshot.