5 complaints reported

2015 Kia Sportage ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2025

The car just quit running as I was driving. It would not turn over using jumper cables. I had it towed to a local mechanic where they replaced the starter and the battery. Upon picking it up, it was making noises that it did not make previously.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 KIA SPORTAGE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2025
Jun 2024

I was driving my car and it stalled out and stopped and never cranked back up so I had it pulled in and my mechanic said it was a burnt starter and motor locked up

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 KIA SPORTAGE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2024
Jul 2022

I have not had an "incident" because I have not driven this auto since I received the recall notice early April. KIA is crazy if they believe it is safe to drive while under constant threat of fire. I was hoping you could initiate another class action suit to force them to act, as it has been an unreasonable amt of time...5 and ½ months since recall date. Please help. I have contacted NHTSA, FTC, Attorney General, etc etc. NO ONE has responded other than to to issue a complaint report #.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 KIA SPORTAGE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2022
Jan 2022

Well renctly it been a disturbing knocking sound in my engine it started to happen month after i got my oil change and the more u push the gas the sound start getting louder. Since then i haven't drove my vehicle i been trying calling kia but they haven't give me no information and thats the only vehicle that gets me to work. No it haven't been inspected i been constantly calling kia dealership i havent got a called back.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 KIA SPORTAGE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2022
Nov 2019

MY CAR STALLS. IT STALLS WHILE IDLING, AT A LIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE LAST IS LESS COMMON IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH TO BE FRIGHTENING. I PURCHASED THE CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND IT STALLED UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS IN 3 TIME IMMEDIAATELY. SINCE THEN THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA HAS TOLD ME THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. SOMETIMES IS SEEMS TO BACKFIRE BEFORE STALLING AND OTHERS STALL QUIETLY. IT IS RARE FIR THE CAR TO GET THROUGH BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WITHOUT STALLING. IF I IDLE FOR FIVE OR SIX MINUTES IT STALLS. GOING AROUND CLOVER LEAVES ON HIGHWAYS IT STALL. IT HAS STALLED HUNDRED OF TIMES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 KIA SPORTAGE, Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016

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The 2015 Kia Sportage has 5 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.