Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Kia Sportage has 51 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
51
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS | Air conditioner, have short circuit, it works at liveral. A wired is coming out from box underneath ... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2017 Kia Sportage while driving on the highway, the vehical starting losing power and shaking, it lo... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I recently paid out of pocket for replacement of Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit and I see that it... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I was sold a Kia sportage 2017 in February. I was told this vehicle has no after market parts. After... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | All the windows in the car do not go up and down, I can hear the motor moving but no movement with t... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Car shuts off while driving on interstate, causing loss of power steering and requiring navigation t... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY | All the windows have just randomly failed down. The last one was my passenger back window on my way ... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Window regulator drum or window regulator not responding saw open recall but my vin isn’t comming up... |
| Dec 5, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I was driving home on i-91 S when my car started smoking from under the hood. There were no warning ... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while reversing in a parking lot, the conta... |
| Nov 14, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Driving as usual and all of a sudden no acceleration. No warning lights at all. Started smoking. Tow... |
| Nov 7, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. The contact stated that the seat belt chime reminder, the blin... |
| Oct 27, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The vehicle went into limp mode while driving on the interstate but the dealership is telling me the... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | "I am reporting a catastrophic engine failure (rod knock/bearing failure) in my 2017 Kia Sportage, c... |
| Aug 30, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I was driving on the freeway and my car suddenly jolted, smoked started pouring from the hood, and t... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | All of my windows besides the driver side can’t wind up and down on their own. They just stopped wor... |
| Mar 11, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The rear driver side dock is locked and will not open. It may randomly become unlocked but as soon ... |
| Mar 7, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Component/System Failure: Multiple issues have occurred with the vehicle, starting with the windows ... |
| Jan 13, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We recently received an 'interim' recall notice due the potential for fire caused by a flaw in the t... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sportage. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, there w... |