Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Kia Sportage has 15 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
15
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The car just quit running as I was driving. It would not turn over using jumper cables. I had it tow... |
| Jun 16, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was driving my car and it stalled out and stopped and never cranked back up so I had it pulled in ... |
| Sep 19, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Two weeks ago my car began making a loud knocking noise from the bottom end and emitting a burning s... |
| Jul 7, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | This car was electronically going crazy tenants calling police cause alarm wouldn't stop going off S... |
| Mar 7, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Well renctly it been a disturbing knocking sound in my engine it started to happen month after i got... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I have not had an "incident" because I have not driven this auto since I received the recall notice ... |
| Nov 22, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The computer monitor says," bootloader started insert USB with file" Nothing on the screen works. ... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY KIA SPORTAGE IS HAVING MAJOR ELECTRIC ISSUES WITH THE USB DEVICE AND RADIO ALSO LIGHTS DELAY TO C... |
| Sep 15, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | INTERMITTENT NON STARTING. REPLACED VEHICLE BATTERY AND FOB BATTERY. ALL ACCESSORIES WORK BUT WILL N... |
| Oct 4, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AFTER HEAVY RAIN DROVE THROUGH LARGE AMOUNT WATER SLOWLY. ONCE I GOT THREW THE WATER ALL OF MY DASHB... |
| Mar 7, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THE 2015 KIA SPORTAGE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE MY WIFE HAD A DOCTOR APPOIN... |
| Oct 26, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | DROVE VEHICLE APPROX 10 MINUTES SMELLED A BURNING SMELL, THOUGHT IT WAS THE VEHICLE DRIVING IN NEXT ... |
| Jul 3, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CPSC:I HAD A TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED ON MY 2015 KIA SPORTAGE., I WAS EXISTING THE CASTLE ROCK MOTEL... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY CAR STALLS. IT STALLS WHILE IDLING, AT A LIGHT OR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. ALTHOUG... |
| Sep 20, 2015 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SPORTAGE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ALL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINA... |