Used 1997 Kia Sportage SUV Consumer Reviews
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3 months, and it's dead
Flintlock, 07/20/2006
1997 Kia Sportage 4dr SUV
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought the car used to replace my Geo Metro. Paid $1400 for it, thought it was a great deal. It had low miles for a reason. Drove it 1 month and had to replace the fuel pump, major ordeal. Ran for two more months, stalling shaking, bad fuel economy. Now the timing belt broke. I'll fix it, sell it, and drive my Saturn I had to buy because this Kia is such a piece of junk.
GOOD LITTLE TRUCK
HANKSOLO, 12/12/2002
1997 Kia Sportage 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
IT IS A GOOD CAR IN GENERAL, VERY GOOD IN THE SNOW, THE WIND NOISE IS JUST ABOUT AVERAGE, AND WHEN GOING UP HILL WITH FOUR PEOPLE IN THE CAR DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT PUT THE A/C ON, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND THE BELTS SQUEEL NOT MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU CHANGE THEM, BUT REGARLES WE ARE HAPPY WITH IT...YOU CAN GO WRONG WITH IT
WORK CAR
CHUCK1000, 02/14/2003
1997 Kia Sportage 4dr SUV
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
SOME WIRE PROBLEMS, FUN TO DRIVE LOW PRICE
What a CUTE car!
deniseprude, 11/03/2002
1997 Kia Sportage EX 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
We love our Sportage! We've had it for 4-1/2 years, and the only (minor) problem has been the check enging light, which comes on and goes off at will. It has never been in for servicing except for the recommended 60,000 miles and a minor factory recall on the locks, which was fixed by the dealer in minutes. Does FANTASTIC in the snow! Everyone else is stranded, and I pop it into 4WD and take off! This is our 2nd Kia, and we've got over 120,000 on our Sephia and no problems with it either. For an inexpensive 4- cylinder, we've gotten our money's worth of fun! What do you expect for $16,000? (Ours was loaded).
Sales Car
John Mahon, 11/26/2002
1997 Kia Sportage EX 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my Kia new. During the first 6 months I had a few problems. The air bag lights would not go out. I brought the vehicle for service about 6 or 7 times and finally they fixed it. Overall the vehicle has been reliable. I had the front bumper repainted(the paint flaked off) However, I used the vehicle for a sales position. I drove all over New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, and Texas in this vehicle. The only thing I did was replace the brakes and change the oil. The vehicle ran great until 90,000 miles and then I had to replace the timing belt.
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