2011 Kia Sportage service brakes problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2011 Kia Sportage — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving down the highway at 55 mph with the cruise control on and when I came to a stoplight where I had to make a right, the brakes would not depress they were frozen or a hard break pedal. Apparently in 2023 Kia recalled 98,944 Kia Sportage SUVs due to a brake booster issue. My Kia is a…”
filed Jul 8, 2024
“Drive the car for a certain amount of time (20 mins) park and then drive it again 20 mins back home when it’s already parked smell to burn. What I do? I need the car to drive to work and back home.”
filed Nov 25, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU) may experience an electrical short, which can…Campaign 23V652000 · Sep 25, 2023
Service Brakes problems in other Sportage years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Sportage | 5 | 20% |
| 2025 Sportage | 5 | 10% |
| 2024 Sportage | 6 | 9% |
| 2023 Sportage | 30 | 16% |
| 2022 Sportage | 2 | 4% |
| 2020 Sportage | 6 | 4% |
| 2019 Sportage | 3 | 4% |
| 2018 Sportage | 6 | 4% |
| 2017 Sportage | 15 | 4% |
| 2016 Sportage | 7 | 5% |
| 2015 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
| 2014 Sportage | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 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.