Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 KIA Sportage

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
181
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
10
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

181 filed
32
Crashes
5
Fires
24
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    39
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    21
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    20
  • Unknown OR Other
    16
  • AIR Bags
    14
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    9
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    8
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    8

Recalls

3 campaigns
02V216000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2002-08-16

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE MAY "FALSE LATCH" AND EXPOSE THE DRIVER TO UNRESTRAINED MOVEMENT DURING A CRASH.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

FixOWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 20, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

99V325000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1999-11-19

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE C123 AND C124 CONNECTORS CAN BE PUT UNDER TENSION BY MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THUS PULLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS, LOOSENING THEM AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CIRCUIT CONTINUITY.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE ENGINE STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL SPRING CLIPS TO LOCK THE CONNECTORS TOGETHER. IN ADDITION, THE DEALERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO SOLDER A SPLICE IN THE WIRE HARNESS.

97V234000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK1997-12-17

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A MICROSWITCH ON THE REAR HATCH LOCK CYLINDER CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE POWER DOOR LOCKS TO UNLOCK INADVERTENTLY.

RiskSHOULD THIS OCCUR, SECURITY FROM UNWANTED INTRUSION INTO THE VEHICLE IS LOST.

FixDEALERS WILL MODIFY THE REAR HATCH DOOR UNLOCK CIRCUIT.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

EA06007·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2006-05-09 → 2007-11-30

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

RQ02013·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2002-10-18 → 2003-09-02

ENGINE STALLING POST-RECALL

Led to recall99V325000

RQ02013·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2002-10-18 → 2003-09-02

ENGINE STALLING POST-RECALL

Led to recall99V325000

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