10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1999 Kia Sportage wheels / hubs problems

wheels / hubs problem

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1999 Kia Sportage Owner Comments

problem #5

Apr 202004

(reported on)

Sportage 4WD 6-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle collided with a guard rail and air bags failed to deploy. On a separate occasion, the consumer had a falt tire, and when she removed the spare tire, the door and gate would not close.

- Johnstown, PA, USA

problem #4

May 011999

Sportage 4WD

  • miles
Consumer experiencing problems with tires, no other information was given.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #3

Dec 302000

Sportage 4WD

  • miles
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.

- Meriden, CT, USA

problem #2

Jan 202000

Sportage

  • miles
Vehicle experienced the following problems: 1.) dealer replaced passenger's air bag due to an electrical short; 2.) front axle failed, causing vehicle to jerk while making a full left turn/ replaced by dealer, and 3.) front right tire was replaced because of a bubble on tire.

- Gloucester, MA, USA

problem #1

May 191999

Sportage

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle is defective. Brakes pulled to the left, brake system was replaced three times. Power windows would not go all the way down, there was a space between the window and track/ windshield washer didn't work. Consumer had a blowout, the back tires split in half. Car would not start on several occasions, battery and starter replaced. Consumer was told by Kia that poor connections in the fuel injection wire harness circuit could be causing the engine to stall.

- St Louis, MS, USA

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