1998 Kia Sportage drivetrain & axles problems
32 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 1998 Kia Sportage, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
The hubs were cracked and wheel bearing was gone, causing a total loss of brakes which resulted in an accident. Kia has done nothing to help.
First time I brought the car back was because the engine light went on and I had a oil leakage in the engine. Car started to shake even after it was hot and made a weird noise in the engine. The motor rr window was not working and the brakes were making some weird noise. Brought to the dealer to fix and he sent it to kia for repair, the kia crew found the front caliper frozen, but the customer denied to fix it. So I brought it to a specialist to check double check the car.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Kia Sportage
- Engine 89 complaints
- Brakes 82 complaints
- Electrical system 58 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints
- Body & structure 33 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Suspension 28 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints