1998 Kia Sportage visibility problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1998 Kia Sportage — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Continual failure of battery , replaced 5 times and replaced alternator but contiues to have battery failure also windows and door lcks go on and off by themselves.*ak”
filed Jul 19, 2003
“First time I brought the car back was because the engine light went on and I had a oil leakage in the engine. Car started to shake even after it was hot and made a weird noise in the engine. The motor rr window was not working and the brakes were making some weird noise. Brought to the dealer to…”
filed May 29, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Sportage | 4 | 6% |
| 2023 Sportage | 7 | 4% |
| 2022 Sportage | 3 | 7% |
| 2021 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 Sportage | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 Sportage | 5 | 1% |
| 2016 Sportage | 2 | 2% |
| 2015 Sportage | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 Sportage | 4 | 3% |
| 2013 Sportage | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Kia Sportage
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.