14.9% of complaints about the 1999 KIA Sportage came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 1999 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 2.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine cooling (67 complaints), typically at 1.9 yr or about 50,280 miles.
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES MAY EMIT A "CLICK" SOUND DURING THE BUCKLING PROCESS THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SOUND EMITTED WHEN A BUCKLE IS BEING LATCHED, WHEN IT IS NOT.
THE LATCH CAN THEN PULL OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN TENSION IS APPLIED.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE C123 AND C124 CONNECTORS CAN BE PUT UNDER TENSION BY MOVEMENT OF THE ENGINE, THUS PULLING THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS, LOOSENING THEM AND RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CIRCUIT CONTINUITY.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE ENGINE STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITHOUT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT COUPLING CAN CONTACT A HYDRAULIC BRAKE PIPE CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE.
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEFECTIVE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WILL NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE "ON THE FLY". NLM
WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE STALLED, AND THE GARAGE DOOR FELL DOWN ONTO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY OUT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON FOR A WEEK. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY. PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW WAS JAMMED AND STUCK HALF WAY UP. FINALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A POUNDING NOISE, AND NO POWER WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION HAS DOWNSHIFTED AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES. ALSO, AIR BAG LIGHT AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT DOESN'T WORK.*AK