One problem related to hood latch has 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 contact owns a 2009 kia Sportage. The contact stated that the hood failed to open without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the latch that locked the hood was rusted and that the wheel and the front fender needed to be taken apart in order to replace the latch. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.