Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 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.

4
Open recalls
304
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
13
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

304 filed
23
Crashes
7
Fires
17
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    33
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    22
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    13
  • Electrical System
    12
  • VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls
    12
  • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND Members
    12
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    12
  • Power TRAIN:TRANSFER Case (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
    12

Recalls

4 campaigns
09E025000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2009-05-11

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

09E012000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2009-04-07

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

RiskDECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixSABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.

04V305000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2004-06-24

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY EMIT A "CLICK" SOUND DURING THE BUCKLING PROCESS THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND EMITTED WHEN A BUCKLE IS BEING LATCHED, WHEN IT IS NOT.

RiskTHE LATCH CAN THEN PULL OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN TENSION IS APPLIED.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542.

00V205000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2000-07-27

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. THESE VEHICLES WERE DISTRIBUTED WITH OWNERS MANUALS WITH AN INCORRECT JUMP START DIAGRAM. THE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUMP STARTING ARE ACCURATE. HOWEVER, THE DIAGRAM DEPICTS THE JUMPER CABLES ATTACHED TO THE WRONG POLARITY TERMINALS. IF THE DIAGRAM WERE FOLLOWED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE INSTRUCTIONS, THE RESULTING IMPROPER CONNECTIONS COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO RUPTURE AGGRESSIVELY DUE TO INCREASED INTERNAL PRESSURES.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY TO BYSTANDERS.

FixOWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ADHESIVE LABEL WITH THE CORRECT ILLUSTRATION TO PERMANENTLY AFFIX TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS MANUALS.

NHTSA investigations

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

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

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

PE06002·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2006-01-04 → 2006-05-09

FUEL TANK LEAKAGE

EA04007·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2004-02-27 → 2004-07-26

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FALSE LATCH/MALFUNCTION

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