Ownership Cost for 2011 Kia Sportage SX
Estimated: $43659 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3101 | $1489 | $1303 | $1178 | $1054 | $8125 |
| Insurance | $1846 | $1911 | $1978 | $2047 | $2119 | $9901 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2680 | $1857 | $1163 | $1320 | $2253 | $9273 |
| Repairs | $958 | $1121 | $1278 | $1397 | $1606 | $6360 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1103 | $1103 | $1103 | $1103 | $1103 | $1635 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11249 | $8109 | $7544 | $7774 | $8982 | $43659 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | THE TRNAMISSION FAIL TWICE ONCE AFTER THE CAR WAS CHECKED BEFORE WE LEFT ON VACATION, THE DEELER WILL NOT HELP MY AND WE HAVE ENDED UP HAVING A RESTRAINING ORDER DRAW UP BECAUSE OF THE THREATS FROM HIS STAFF. KIA IT'S SELF HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND HAV OFFERED A REDICULUS TRAID IN OF $7000. THE CAR WAS OVER $18000. THE HUBS HAVE NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE I WENT OFF THE INTERSTATE HITTING ICE I WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT THE TIME BUT I WENT IN TO A DITCH,WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT IN TO 4 WHEEL I WOULD NOT GO I HAD TO TRAVEL IN A DITCH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE FOR 5 MILE TILL I COULD REACH THE EXIT. THE WASHER MOTOR FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE IN SMOWING CONDITIONS, I HAD TO EMPTY WATER ON THE WINDOW AS I WAS DRIVING TO SEE. THIS THE WORST CAR EVER AND THE DEALER AND KIA WILL NOT HELP WITH ANY OF THESE MATTERS. THE DATES OF THESE INCIDENTS MIGHT NOT BE THE CORRECT DATE MY ATTORNEY HAS ALL THE PAPER WORK FROM THE DEALER. *AK |
| 2011 | STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ISSUE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK VEHICLE STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE IS TO CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTIONS WHILE DRIVING. IN EUROPE WERE THIS VEHICLE IS ALSO SOLD KIA HAS ISSUED A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND KIA USA IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS DEFECT. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSTS ON THE WEB OF OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. KIA WILL NOT FESS UP TO THIS DEFECT UNLESS IT IS FORCE BY A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE A VEHICLE THAT CONSTANTLY DRIFTS AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS. *KB |
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