Kia Sportage Recalls
The Sportage has been recalled 23 times. The 1998 and 1999 model years have been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Kia itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest Sportage Recall News
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Kia is recalling the Sportage over concerns that oil pan leaks could stall the engine or set it on fire.
The automaker says there was a problem during the assembly of the oil pan seals for the 2011-2012 model years. Now they want owners to watch out for signs of a problem – oil pools on the ground, check engine lights, a wall of flames shooting out of your hood, etc. You know, subtle stuff like that. Kia doesn’t know how they’ll fix the problem and they don’t plan on contacting owners about the recall until April 10, 2019.
keep reading article "Recall Warns Sportage Owners To Watch for Oil Leaks"Kia is recalling nearly 68,000 engines with fuel tubes that were misaligned, improperly tightened, or otherwise damaged during installation.
This lets gas can spray out onto hot surfaces and is the perfect recipe for engine fires. To make matters worse, these engines were the replacements for recalled engines that suffered from knocking and seizing due to widespread oil flow problems. Yeesh.…
keep reading article "Even Kia’s Replacement Engines Are Catching on Fire"