Four problems related to wiper have been reported for the 2017 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2017 Sportage.
The sunroof spontaneously exploded. Sunroof was closed at the time. Ac on. Driving on the highway. Loud band and glass pieces rained down. Made it to the next exit to assess damage. No warning that this would happen. No debris hit the car. I have contacted my insurance about this, usaa. Kia said that they won’t cover this or repair for free. And in fact said that they haven’t heard of such a thing, though kia models have one of the highest chances of this happening.
I was sitting in my driveway in my car and the windshield started cracking from the bottom. The crack has spread in both directions across my windshield. Visibility is not as good as the crack is in my line of vision.
Air conditioning / heat system leaks air onto front windshield causing fog on the inside/outside of front glass. Transmission does not engage full time while in motion. While driving forward, the engine will race and the transmission will become disengaged, within 20-90 seconds the transmission re-engages and you can proceed. This happens sometime while you are entering a highway from an on ramp as you accelerate into moving traffic. The transmission was replaced with a remanufactured transmission less than 6 months ago and the vehicle is starting, to show these same symptoms again. It happened while on 1-95 in the alexandria area of virginia, route 66 south, route 29 expressway in lynchburg, va just last week. I have brought this to the attention of the dealership and the manufacturer without action. This malfunction is a threat to the safety of the driver and occupants as well as other vehicles on the highway. Without the ability to maintain control of the vehicle it is possible to cause an accident.
My sunroof "exploded" on Saturday, oct. 14, 2017. I was driving on a highway and there was some traffic. After the initial "boom" and rush of wind we heard glass shattering. The sunroof and shade were closed, thankfully! I pulled over and attempted to collect the glass but I was getting cut so most of the glass remained on the sun shade.