1998 Kia Sportage vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Kia Sportage — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Consumer has a concern that the speedometer needle would not register the proper speed. The needle would move back and forth while driving. Please provide any further information. *jp”
filed Sep 16, 2004
“After putting vehicle into park and then putting up hand brake vehicle started to accelerate, and ran through garage into the basement.*ak”
filed May 24, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sportage | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 Sportage | 4 | 8% |
| 2024 Sportage | 4 | 6% |
| 2023 Sportage | 9 | 5% |
| 2022 Sportage | 1 | 2% |
| 2020 Sportage | 5 | 3% |
| 2019 Sportage | 2 | 3% |
| 2018 Sportage | 8 | 5% |
| 2017 Sportage | 17 | 4% |
| 2016 Sportage | 6 | 5% |
| 2015 Sportage | 5 | 3% |
| 2014 Sportage | 4 | 3% |
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.