Ownership Cost for 1999 KIA Sportage 2WD
Estimated: $35694 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2014 | $927 | $483 | $2291 | $8478 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $297 | $297 | $297 | $297 | $297 | $440 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8329 | $7073 | $6215 | $5969 | $8108 | $35694 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SPORTAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SHE NOTICED SPARKS SHOOTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE CONTACT THEN BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING ODOR AND PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO MORE SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE BURNING ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STILL WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE AND INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND TRADED IT FOR ANOTHER MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 59,917. |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | I BOUGHT THE KIA LAST YEAR AND HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PADS/PARTS REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES BECAME BAD, THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING DOWN BECAUSE I WAS TOO HARD ON THEM. I HAVE DRIVEN A FORD PICKUP AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES UNTIL I REPLACED THEM AT 35, 000 MILES. FURTHERMORE, I RECENTLY TOOK IT FOR AN AIR BAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION AND THERE WERE TWO OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES AND APPARENTLY THEY HAD TAKEN THEIR KIAS FOR BRAKE WORK BEFORE. ONE OF THE SERVICE PERSONNEL TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO THE COUPLE THAT IT HAD BEEN 13,000 SINCE THE LAST BRAKE WORK. THE MALE STATED THAT HE HAS OWNS ANOTHER CAR WITH NO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT HAS ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THEY ARE USING DEFECTED OR CHEAP BRAKE PADS OR SOMETHING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I OWNED A KIA SOPHIA BEFORE TRADING IT IN FOR THE SPORTAGE AND THE SOPHIA HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS TOO.*AK |
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