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Filed Mar 30, 2000MO
THIE DIAGRAM ON PAGE 6-5 IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS THE WRONG WAY FOR CONNECTING JUMPER CABLES, COULD CAUSE BATTERY TO EXPLODE. NLM
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2000 Kia Sportage complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 21, 2000FL
TIMING BELT JUMPED ONE TOOTH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRANK BUT NOT START. NLM
Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 7, 2000FL
THE VEHICLE PULLS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT AND IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS LET GO FOR A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE TRAVELS TO THE RIGHT. NLM
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Nov 18, 1999AL
WHEN PARKING VEHICLE AND PULLING OUT THE KEY NOTICED THAT KEY WAS VERY HOT. GLOVE COMPARTMENT WAS ALSO VERY HOT. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN TRYING TO TURN. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN STEERING COLUMN THATWAS WRONG. THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN STEERING. *AK
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