Worst 2009 Kia Sportage Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
AIR BAGS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2009 Kia Sportage.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 16 | 3 | — | 70,800 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 16 | — | 7 | 81,151 mi | |
| STEERING | 14 | — | — | 80,707 mi | |
| ENGINE | 10 | — | 4 | 74,200 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 8 | 2 | 1 | 56,429 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 8 | — | — | 48,572 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 7 | — | — | 71,614 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 | — | — | 54,641 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 | — | — | 57,182 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 3 | — | 1 | 87,050 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 | — | — | 71,667 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 3 | 2 | — | 80,682 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 | — | 1 | 95,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 | — | — | 55,510 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 | — | — | 4,913 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 2 | — | — | 127,000 mi | |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 | — | 1 | 40,261 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 | — | — | 400 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 | — | — | 75,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 | — | — | 75,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 | — | — | 75,000 mi | |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 1 | — | — | 90,000 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 | — | — | 64,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 | — | — | 41,000 mi | |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | — | — | 39,000 mi |
Recalls for 2009 Kia Sportage
4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,195,489 vehicles.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2008-2009 Sportage vehicles previously recalled under recall 16V-815. An engine compartment fire originating from around the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may occur while parked or driving.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2008-2009 Sportage vehicles previously recalled under recall 16V-815. An engine compartment fire originating from around the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may occur while parked or driving.
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Kia Sportage vehicles manufactured August 9, 2007, to May 13, 2009. The wire harness cover on the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may be improperly sealed allowing water to get onto the HECU circuit board. If the water is contaminated with salt, such as could occur from melted snow, the wire harness connector pins may corrode and the circuit board may short circuit.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
Other Kia Sportage Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Sportage reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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