Faults:

This car was okay when I first bought it. No problems for a while. As soon as something went wrong with the car, it all went down hill from there.

The whole electrical set up with the Sportage is whack, if you don't mind me saying. The power windows take forever to go up and down, if at all.

The major problem I had was the timing belt. That was a whopping $400 for me to get fixed.

I do not recommend this car to anyone. I can't say the same for all Kias, but this ONE Kia has made me question all of them.

General Comments:

Do... not... get... this... car!

Faults:

The car is a piece of tin. I feel so unsafe in this car.

I bought this car in 2008 with only 34,000 miles on it. I now have 54,000 miles on it and the entire frame is rotting and rusting out.

I agree with everyone else about the cupholders; where they are located, dumb...

Also the windows make so much noise and the car just bounces and feels like it is going to tip over.

In the snow it is like being on ICE SKATES, worst 4 x 4 I have ever driven.

I financed this piece of crap and still owe 6 months on it. Never ever again.

General Comments:

Not good.

Faults:

I am sitting in the repair shop with my rebuilt 99 Kia Sportage. I always come to this site because the entries are so funny; I'm almost comforted that I'm not alone in this "suckmobile".

I am getting my spark plugs changed for the 4th time in 2 years, because oil keeps filling up the valves and crapping them out.

I opened the hood yesterday thinking I had a rattlesnake under there toting a colt 45, but it was antifreeze shooting out of a hole in the radiator hose. Still not sure where the gunfire came from.

Called several places for the cost of repairing this hose and the lowest price was 35.00 for the hose and 65.00 for labor. I went to Autozone, bought a hose for 9.99 and fixed it myself.

I've replaced the timing belt, heater coil, radiator, some kind of l-arm in the front, valve gasket covers, plugs, wires, fuel pump, gas tank... I think that's it for the last 3 years. Kia couldn't GIVE me another one of these suckas!!!

General Comments:

The smell of the wet carpet is always sexy when people get in. Smells like I've been toting rhinos from zoo to zoo.

Faults:

I bought my 1999 Kia Sportage with 49,000 miles for $5,000 in April 2007. The first year I had to replace the timing belt at 60,000 miles. Since that it has been one thing after another.

I am replacing the radiator today. It now has 104,000 miles and I am looking to get rid of it anyway I can. I will never buy another one again. The only cheap part about the car is the car itself. Passes everything but the repair shop and gas station.

General Comments:

This car is deemed the gutless wonder, as it has never had any get up and go power ever.

I have a soft top on mine, which has been a complete nightmare.

Faults:

Would not start sometimes. Found the problem; one of the main relays under the hood went bad.

Front lockout hubs don't work; soft top is tearing at threads.

General Comments:

Drives good, just not very powerful.

Faults:

I have nothing but trouble from this vehicle, and no one knows why including the dealership.

The hold light and the engine light goes off at least once a month, then a day or two later it just want start, then I have to have it jumped off. This last time it would not change gears until the next day.

It has been a peace of junk since I purchased it and I will never buy any other KIA.