Table 1 shows one common service brakes related problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sportage.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes problems |
The contact owns a 2018 kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v137000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact stated that while driving on several occasions over two days, at various speeds, she observed a growing loud grinding and clicking noise emanating from the front of the vehcile. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and restarted. The contact stated that on the last occasion, while in reverse (r), the vehicle lost power and would not reverse as intended. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximatly 115,000.
When pressing brake during operation, a noise comes from underneath vehicle. The warning lights goes off but come back on while driving and stays on. Kia dealer stated it was the abs module going bad. Kia dealer recently replaced engine block due to manufacturer defect and completed two recalls. Dealer advised this was a new problem.
With the cruise control set at highway speed (65pmh, etc) if you push the foot controlled parking brake it will not cancel the cruise control. The vehicle increases the acceleration to maximum and overrides the parking brake input. If using the parking brake in an emergency you would stomp on the parking (emergency brake) and not be able to slow down unless separately cancelling the cruise control.
Breaks failed to ingage and caused me to hit the back of the vehicle in front of me.
The contact owns a 2018 kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v137000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact called the local dealer an it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2018 kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v137000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the kia dealer where it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2018 kia Sportage. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21v137000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact contacted two dealers who both confirmed that the parts were not yet available and would take approximately 1- 2 months to be received from the manufacturer. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
All electrical malfunction and loss of steering and brakes resulting in heading crash.
2018 kia Sportage 4d 4x4 while in �park� rolled down home driveway. Vehicle rolled into street, while wife holding one year old son dodged vehicle to avoid getting crushed.
The contact owns a 2018 kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving at 25 mph, the contact noticed a strong odor of gasoline in the interior of the vehicle and and noticed a warning light for the engine illuminated on the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle a local dealer who inspected the vehicle but could not diagnosed the failure on the vehicle. The contact later received a recall notification letter in the mail NHTSA campaign number: 21v137000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The contact took the vehicle back to local dealer for the recall repair but the contact stated the local dealer did not do any work and on the vehicle and inform the contact to pick up the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,147.
I purchased my 2018 kia Sportage ex brand new 6-8-18. Less than 100 miles on the car and the dashboard instrument lights went dark while driving on the highway in the dark. I brought it back to dealer, they had to order a new gauge dimmer cluster because the original failed. Several weeks later the brakes began violently shaking the car when braking on the highway. Again, I brought it back to the dealer and they resurfaced the brake rotors due to warping. Several months later on 1-28-19 the engine died on the highway placing the vehicle into limp home mode. I almost got hit by a tractor trailer trying to get to the breakdown lane without ample engine power. I immediately drove it to the dealer and it has been there ever since. I got the bbb involved now and I am trying to get the lemon law in place. I am currently in a rental.