Four problems related to power train have been reported for the 1999 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Rear frame of my 1999 kia Sportage rotted, and causing the whole rearend to shift severely. At 30mph. Causing me to park my Sportage. Rest of the frame in good shape.
4wd failure, will engage for a few seconds and then slip out . On third trip to my mechanic for this problem, he discovered a recall for the exact same issue regarding the 4wd hubs. Upon talking to the kia rep he was told my vehicle was not included. Year and model of car were mentioned in the recall. The rep gave him no satisfaction on my behalf. I will be calling kia as well, but would like to activate this service before the fact as I do not expect any satisfaction.
Vehicle was leaking gasoline, and fuel line was defective. There was a trail of gasoline miles away, and vehicle just stopped without prior warning. Also, speedometer didn't work, and she didn't know how fast she was going. Consumer felt that vehicle was very unsafe to drive.
The speedometer control cable in the car was loose resulting in essential sensor to fall off and failure of speedometer and odometer. Yh.