1997 Kia Sportage transmission problems
15 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1997 Kia Sportage, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 5% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving at 10-15 MPH, front of the vehicle was hit and none of the air bags deployed. Contacted dealer. Consumer adds the brakes failed. The transmission failed. Experiencing problems with the accelerator.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Kia Sportage
- Engine 58 complaints
- Air bags 39 complaints
- Cruise control 25 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Brakes 20 complaints
- Fuel system 19 complaints