2000 Kia Sportage EX from North America - Comments

I have a 2000 Kia Sportage 4x4. It's hell, it over heats, leaking under the damn car, was rusty - they fixed that, and I fixed everything, then just two weeks ago the crap started over heating!!! I was very upset, but you know when you buy a car, make sure you know the owner, because I bought it from a friend of mine and she did not take good care of this car. I bought this car for 1000$ and I spent 2000$ in fixing it.

It has a weird smell of anti freeze. It was good to me for a whole year, now it's just giving up on me after I fixed this car, and if one more thing happens to it, I will surrender my plates and park the crap in my backyard!!!

Hi I have a 2000 KIA Sportage. I bought it from my son. The car will not start half of the time. I have put 600 in it for an oxygen sensor. Did not fix the problem. Put a new battery in it and it was OK for two weeks. Now I am being told by KIA that it needs a fuel relay and harness. There is a short in it. I am afraid to put any more money into the car. I am not sure if any really knows the problem with this year of car. I paid 2000 for it and 400 to have it shipped up from Florida. Then the 600 for the sensor and 75 for a battery. I am going to cut my losses. I love the way the car drives when it is running. I am scared to even buy a new Kia Sportage.

My 2000 Kia Sportage was fine for awhile as well. Now it doesn't start unless I turn the key slightly, wait 30 seconds and then start it. If I turn it off more than 2 or 3 times, it won't start. I'll come back later and it starts right up. It's such a pain in the butt. The 02 sensor was replaced, injectors... it reeks of gas. I hate this car.

I have a 98 Kia Sportage and I love it. It's been 7 years I've had this car, had no problems at all, only one timing belt, and tune ups. Only the last week that I had real problems with the idle going up to 2000 or even 3000, and sometimes will go down so much that it will cut off, exhaust smelling real bad and smoking. Just decided to spend only $500 on sensors, plugs, and coil packs. And now I'm not having any problems, the car is running real good. It has 145000 miles. I've been running this car for 100000 miles since I bought it. Good Kia.

I've had a green 95 Kia Sportage for three years now. I love her. * Chicago has horrible winters, but my little Kia started everyday... (even when newer cars would not) The car was originally from California, and had 119,000 original miles on it when I purchased it. * (We call it, the little Kia that could, or Bessie.)

About two weeks ago, I drove Bessie home from a late meeting; in the morning she would not start. There was full power, but no crank. A kind neighbor noticed the car sitting and offered his limited mechanical experience. When he jacked the car up, and turned the key, to everyone's surprise it started. So it wasn't a starter problem.

Now that it was running I took it to my regular mechanic, who told me that it was just a loose starter wire connection, and bad battery connectors. So I drove the car from the shop, happy to be rolling again; but the car would not shift into 2nd gear! So needless to say I rolled right back around to the shop. Later it was determined that it was my transmission, and this particular auto shop does not work on those! Argh!

Well, sadly driving Bessie home at 15 mph, I noticed that she wanted to switch into second. It kept jumping in and out of second and then the hold light started flashing. I do not want to have to put her down, but right now she is quietly sitting in my mother's back yard. :(