One problem related to blind spot detection has been reported for the 2020 Kia Motor Sportage. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Kia Motor Sportage based on all problems reported for the 2020 Sportage.
I am writing because this is an accident, just "waiting to happen. " I buy a new car every 3 or 4 years. I purchase every option, and even purchase the extended warranty package to 7 yrs, because of all the electronics in newer cars. I have never noticed on any of them, what I believe is an unsafe driving condition, until now. On my 2020 kia Sportage. . . At night, when dark, and you turn off either left or right. . . For some reason, the light does not follow you. . . It stays focused straight ahead. So, for some seconds, you cannot see, until your car straightens out again. This, I believe is a safety issue. If there was something, in that blind spot few seconds, you would hit it; a child, a biker, a large hole, an animal or some unexpected thing. . . Because it is impossible to see until the car totally straightens again. Accidents happen in seconds. I drive very slowly in turns, since I realized the bad decision someone at kia made with the lighting package on this car. . . . . But with that extra caution I take, I realize also, that someone coming behind me on the turn, could actually run into me, not expecting me to go slow as I turn off left or right. . . . Much slower than I would in daylight. I have called kia service and the 800 customer service number as well. . . They just refer you back and forth. So, I am writing to consumer safety hoping you can help. This is not an "option", it is a safety issue. Sincerely, [xxx] I bought it from jim shorkey dealership in wexford, PA information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).