Three problems related to body have been reported for the 2009 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2009 Sportage.
The frame has rusted out on this vehicle. The passenger side frame above the rear axle is completely rusted out. I can put my thumb through the rear frame on the driver's side. The exhaust system on this vehicle is still intact - ironic that the frame would rust out before the exhaust system.
While the car was off and parked in the driveway the car caught on fire in the passenger side of the motor. The entire front part of the car was totaled.
While driving down a highway at 60 mph on a sunny, windy day the hood flew open and smashed against the front of the car's roof. That shattered the plastic eyeglass holder on the roof interior and dented/mangled the hood. The hood latch is supposed to be a failsafe redundant mechanism that should never, under any condition, allow this to happen. There is a recall on the sorento's related to the malfunction of a defective hood latch design due to binding from corrosion in states that use winter road salt such as PA. This is a PA vehicle. Fortunately, no other vehicle was struck and the driver maintained sufficient control to safely stop.
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