2000 Kia Sportage Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 8%of 304 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the visibility of the 2000 Kia Sportage, 8% of the 304 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Our rear windshield wiper has never worked properly and as of march 1, 2004 our front wipers no longer work either. We had no warning that this was about to happen either and the car is no longer under warrantee. As it appears...the wiper motor is to blame in the front and possibly a wiper switch in the rear. Any help would be great since we bought the car used over 2 years ago and now have no warranty.”
NHTSA complaint #10062134, filed 2004-03, 70,000 miles“On april 12, 2013 I got into my 2000 Kia Sportage to go to work. As soon as I got into the car I hit the windshield wipers to get the dew off of the windshield and instead of just going once they went off extremely fast with out stopping for about 45 seconds. Once I got them turned off I went up the road and turned to head to work via the back roads. I drove about 1 miles when out of the blue my windshield wipers started going off again then a second later I heard a loud bang and 2 of my airbags had deployed and I felt a throbbing pain in my right shin. …”
NHTSA complaint #10522109, filed 2013-06, 179,000 miles“Tires became bald three months after I bought the car, brake pads and rotor needed replacing. The gas lever has been and is broke again. Hubs were replaced the first time, seals were replaced second time. The heat shield needs to be replaced right now. Passenger side window moves very slow. Timing belt replaced early. Brake light comes on whenever I applied the brakes. I went to an auto dealer and had them check out the brakes. They told me that the master brake cylinder was leaking badly.”
NHTSA complaint #10145064, filed 2005-12, 5,400 miles“I have a 2000 Kia Sportage ex and I have had trouble with the power windows since I purchased the car in 2000. I took it to the dealership while it was under warranty and they claim the windows were working and they could not locate any problem, I then had the window to stop working again and took it back this time it was not under warrranty and they said that the rear right window needed new motor and it would not work without this being done and the other three windows the wiring was loose I had the three windows fixed and paid for them. …”
NHTSA complaint #10104875, filed 2004-12, 34,000 miles“This accident occurred while backing out of my driveway at 5mph or less. My car bumped a tree and I did not even feel it hit the tree. When I put the car in drive and started down the street the window shattered, that was the first I even realized that I had bumped the tree.”
NHTSA complaint #764054, filed 2002-07Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 | 4 | 7% |
| 2024 | 12 | 16% |
| 2023 | 13 | 7% |
| 2022 | 5 | 11% |
| 2021 | 3 | 6% |
| 2020 | 5 | 3% |
| 2018 | 5 | 3% |
| 2017 | 9 | 2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 6% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 4 | 1% |
| 2011 | 5 | 3% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 | 2 | 2% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 8 | 7% |
| 2005 | 3 | 4% |
| 2002 | 15 | 6% |
| 2001 | 17 | 7% |
| 2000 | 24 | 8% |
| 1999 | 27 | 10% |
| 1998 | 27 | 9% |
| 1997 | 9 | 5% |
| 1996 | 2 | 4% |
| 1995 | 7 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2000 Kia Sportage
90 complaintsBrakes
54 complaintsEngine cooling
45 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
41 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsBody and structure
31 complaintsSuspension
23 complaintsAir bags
18 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsEquipment
9 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Kia Sportage
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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