Brake Foundation Components Problems of Kia Motor Sportage - part 2

Consumer stated the brakes failed.

See all problems of the 2000 Kia Motor Sportage 🔎.

When applying the brakes the vehicle shakes and takes awhile to stop. Dealer says vehicle needs all new brakes after only 7,000 miles. Also, 4 wheel drive does not always work and the car is shaky when driven.

See all problems of the 1998 Kia Motor Sportage 🔎.

Would apply brakes and they failed to stop vehicle. Brakes kept wearing out excessively. Would have brakes replaced, but problem kept reappearing. Will be taking vehicle back to mechanic to inspect.

While driving rented vehicle from budget rental the steering and brakes failed causing the vehicle to crash throught a barb wired fence and into a field, the steering wheel did a 360 degree turn and brake would not stop the vehicle. Nlm.

Brakes lock up causing vehicle to slide.

I am a kia tech in CT . The 1998 and 1999 Sportage was recalled to have the steering knucles replaced. The four wheeldrive vacum hubs would suck water and dirt into the wheelbearings causing them to fail. In some cases I have seen the bearings were so loose the vehicles would lose there brakes. The recall kits we have installed are now failing in great numbers and are not just 98 and 99 vehicls but 2000 and 2001 vehicles. All of these model year vehicles should be recalled before people get hurt.

I've had continuous problems with my car since purchasing it, it has been taken into the shop for the engine check light coming on 2 times, the first time they said it was a sensor, but the problem reoccurred 2 days later , they then said it was a harness, that was replaced then I've taken it in for two recalls on the brakes and a hub problem, I'm currently having problems with the door handles sticking so it makes it impossible to open the doors with the key from the outside, dealer states that they can't get it to happen when I take it to the shop but it occures continually when the vehicle is in my possession, back hatch door does not close completely unless you slam it several times, dealer says nothing wrong, engine always smells like it is burning and now the car will only start when it wants to, dealer said it was the battery but the car is only 1 year old, I've talked to several other Sportage owners who all have the same problems, I feel the manufacterer needs to buy all these cars back, I've tried to trade this car and none of the dealers want it they tell me that it is not worth what I've paid for it so I'm stuck with is piece of junk, I'm at my witts end. . . I'm afraid to drive the car because I'm afraid to get stuck somewhere. The car is litteraly falling apart in my hands and theres nothing I can do about it, I've talked to a lawyer in regard to the lemon law but they say that it has to be a reoccuring problem of the same origin but theres apparently help for the comsumers that are stuck with awful products like these SUV's. There were 166 complaints on this site and almost every person had the same problems I'm having with my vehicle. I am personally telling as many people as I can about these junkie kia's. The manufacterer should be held responsible for this. If I or anybody in my car should be hurt in an accident due to these problems, kia will see a law suit that will make their head spin.