Table 1 shows 20 common power train related problems of the 1998 Kia Motor Sportage. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission column shift (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (13 problems).
While driving, 4 wheel drive will kick in intermittently on its own. Vehicle has been taken to dealer numerous times, cannot find cause. Consumer adds the catalyst had to be replaced. There is an oil leak and front end was serviced 3 times. Read details...
Consumer states while traveling between 20 and 30 mph, another vehicle was cut off by a another driver . Consumer states this caused consumer to hit the back of a bus. Consumer states when pressing on the brakes vehicle would not stop. Consumer hit the back of a bus before vehicle would stop. Read details...
Driving uphill in one inch of snow the axel hubs on the front of vehicle did not engage causing the loss of control of the steering, sliding sideways and backwards to a stop. The parts replaced were as follows: axel hub seals, axel bearings, upper ball joint, vacuum line and realignment of front Read details...