Four problems related to body have been reported for the 2005 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2005 Sportage.
Rear subframe rotted out. (,unsafe to drive). Kia Sportage 2005 look like 30 years old.
The contact owns a 2005 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the entire subframe under the vehicle was corroded. In addition, there was a hole in the fuel tank line and the catalytic converter brake line. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was badly corroded. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.
The contact owns a 2005 kia Sportage. While getting the vehicle inspected, the inspector notified the contact that the cross member was beginning to rust. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.
I was involved in 2 low impact crashes with this kia Sportage 2005 model. One was a rear end collision at 20 mph and the other I was hit from the side in a parking lot. Both times the other driver drove away without damage. I suffered 3500 dollars worth of damage from the first incident and 7500 from the second. The vehicle was not drivable both times. Airbags never deployed. I am very concerned as are other individuals who witnessed the incidents that if the speed had been any greater the personal injury would have been great. I have never had a vehicle sustain so much damage from what should have been fender benders.