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

Recall 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 reports
2000 model year · Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

HAD TO HAVE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED FOR 2ND TIME IN 23000 MILES. WHILE BRAKE JOB WAS BEING PERFORMED THEY FOUND OUT THAT BOTH BEARING SEALS WERE COMPLETLELY GONE. REMOVED TIRES AND HUBS TO FIND HUBS COMPLETELY CONTAMINATED WITH CORROSION. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BOTH…

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HAD TO HAVE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED FOR 2ND TIME IN 23000 MILES. WHILE BRAKE JOB WAS BEING PERFORMED THEY FOUND OUT THAT BOTH BEARING SEALS WERE COMPLETLELY GONE. REMOVED TIRES AND HUBS TO FIND HUBS COMPLETELY CONTAMINATED WITH CORROSION. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BOTH HUS TO INCLUDE BOTH RUBBER VACUUM LINES, FOUR WHEEL SOLENOID AND VACUUM CANISTER BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION. CAR DROVE FINE FOR 3 DAYS , NOW IT HAS A LOUD SQUEEL AND FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT A NORMAL BREAKING SPEED OF AROUND 45 MPH. SERVICE DEPT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM....I WILL BE RETURNING VEHICLE BACK FOR FURTHER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS NOW A GROOVE IN LEFT FRONT ROTOR AFTER ONLY ABOUT 400 MILES OF WEAR.

NHTSA ODI #746956

1999 model year · Mileage unknown · Jun 15, 2001
Power Train

WAS DRIVING UP A SMALL HILL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSS POWER...AND SPEED DROPPED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #746880

1999 model year · Mileage unknown · May 9, 2001
Electrical SystemPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE, THEN STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO USE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW VEHICLEDOWN.*AK 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. WIFE OF THIS VEHICLE'S OWNER ALSO HAS EXACT SAME VEHICLE, VIN [XXX] WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POWER WINDOW FAILURE AND HAS E…

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WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE, THEN STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO USE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW VEHICLEDOWN.*AK 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. WIFE OF THIS VEHICLE'S OWNER ALSO HAS EXACT SAME VEHICLE, VIN [XXX] WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE, ALSO CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POWER WINDOW FAILURE AND HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. *SLC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #887795

2001 model year · Mileage unknown · May 4, 2001
Electrical SystemPower Train

A FUSE KEEPS BLOWING OUT WHICH CONTROLS ENGINE CONTROL UNIT, CAUSING FAILURE OF ODOMETER/ SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER, AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #887442

1999 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 23, 2001
Power Train

EVER SINCE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN GOING FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AND WILL CONTINUE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES, NOISE WILL RANDOMLY DISAPPEAR. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSES DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #886492

1995 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 19, 2001
Power TrainInjury

VEHICLE LOST 4WD, GOT STUCK AND CRACKED BODY MOLDING, RESPONSE FROM DEALER WAS TO REPLACE FRONT END COMPONENTS,SECOND OCCURRENCE WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOW STORM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HIT TREE EMBANKMENT, WHEN PULLED OUT CONSUMER REALIZED 4WD HAD GONE OUT, DEALER RESONSE WAS TO BAD VACUUM SEALS, THIRD OCCURRENCE LOST 4WD DUE TO …

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VEHICLE LOST 4WD, GOT STUCK AND CRACKED BODY MOLDING, RESPONSE FROM DEALER WAS TO REPLACE FRONT END COMPONENTS,SECOND OCCURRENCE WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOW STORM, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE HIT TREE EMBANKMENT, WHEN PULLED OUT CONSUMER REALIZED 4WD HAD GONE OUT, DEALER RESONSE WAS TO BAD VACUUM SEALS, THIRD OCCURRENCE LOST 4WD DUE TO VACUUM LINE BEING RUSTED, AND FOURTH OCCURRENCE LOST 4WD AND DEALER REPLACE FRONT END COMPONENTS. *JB

NHTSA ODI #560859

1998 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 2001
Power Train

OVER ALL 4 WHEEL DRIVE DOSEN'T SEEM TO WORK WHEN INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS THAT IT IS ON. *AK

NHTSA ODI #744065

1998 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 2001
Power Train

4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT WORKING FOR SOMETIME DURING WINTER STORM- REPLACED BOTH FRONT KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #744039

1998 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 4, 2001
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingFuel System, Gasoline

VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1998, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, HEAD GASKET, WIRING HARNESS AND TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THE VEHICLE W…

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VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 1998, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, HEAD GASKET, WIRING HARNESS AND TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THE VEHICLE WAS A LEMON OR DEFECTIVE. *YH

NHTSA ODI #885013

1996 model year · Mileage unknown · Apr 2, 2001
Power Train

TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION AND NOISE. *JB

NHTSA ODI #884771

Related Official recalls

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No component-matched recalls in this snapshot.

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Related NHTSA investigations

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No component-matched exact-year investigations in this snapshot.