https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the KIA Sportage PHEV. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:48:52 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162254 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While attempting to park the vehicle in an angled parking spot I was pressing the brake and slowing to a stop. Prior to stopping with my foot still on the brake the engine revved and the vehicle surged forward hitting the car in front of me. The emergency braking did not seem to activate nor di my foot on the brake slow the car. The car has been in the shop at least 4 times totaling nearly 30 days https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162255 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While attempting to park the vehicle in an angled parking spot I was pressing the brake and slowing to a stop. Prior to stopping with my foot still on the brake the engine revved and the vehicle surged forward hitting the car in front of me. The emergency braking did not seem to activate nor di my foot on the brake slow the car. The car has been in the shop at least 4 times totaling nearly 30 days https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162256 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While attempting to park the vehicle in an angled parking spot I was pressing the brake and slowing to a stop. Prior to stopping with my foot still on the brake the engine revved and the vehicle surged forward hitting the car in front of me. The emergency braking did not seem to activate nor di my foot on the brake slow the car. The car has been in the shop at least 4 times totaling nearly 30 days https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162225 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1. Hybrid system failure And check engine light on . 2. Car jerk while driving and gone to limp mode and my speed was reduced to 10 mph at traffic putting my self and other in danger . 3. My vehicle is currently at the dealership getting inspected this is the second time my hybrid warning light came on and the first time they told me nothing was wrong with my vehicle. 4. All of these symptoms ha https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162226 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1. Hybrid system failure And check engine light on . 2. Car jerk while driving and gone to limp mode and my speed was reduced to 10 mph at traffic putting my self and other in danger . 3. My vehicle is currently at the dealership getting inspected this is the second time my hybrid warning light came on and the first time they told me nothing was wrong with my vehicle. 4. All of these symptoms ha https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2162227 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1. Hybrid system failure And check engine light on . 2. Car jerk while driving and gone to limp mode and my speed was reduced to 10 mph at traffic putting my self and other in danger . 3. My vehicle is currently at the dealership getting inspected this is the second time my hybrid warning light came on and the first time they told me nothing was wrong with my vehicle. 4. All of these symptoms ha https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#recall-25V874000-kia-kia-sportage-phev-2025 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Display https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#recall-25V874000-kia-kia-sportage-phev-2024 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Display https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#recall-25V874000-kia-kia-sportage-phev-2023 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) and 2024-2025 Sportage vehicles equipped with a 4.2" screen and a Genuine Kia tow hitch harness accessory. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Display https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2144465 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I had been driving on the freeway for about 5 minutes, and suddenly heard broken glass in my car. It was dark (around 8pm) so I looked around as I was driving and didn't see any of my visible windows broken. I then heard more glass shattering sound and realized it was my sunroof glass that had suddenly broken. The mesh cover beneath it was closed so I was not injured. When I went home and did a q https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2144466 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I had been driving on the freeway for about 5 minutes, and suddenly heard broken glass in my car. It was dark (around 8pm) so I looked around as I was driving and didn't see any of my visible windows broken. I then heard more glass shattering sound and realized it was my sunroof glass that had suddenly broken. The mesh cover beneath it was closed so I was not injured. When I went home and did a q https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2144467 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I had been driving on the freeway for about 5 minutes, and suddenly heard broken glass in my car. It was dark (around 8pm) so I looked around as I was driving and didn't see any of my visible windows broken. I then heard more glass shattering sound and realized it was my sunroof glass that had suddenly broken. The mesh cover beneath it was closed so I was not injured. When I went home and did a q https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2134392 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Sunroof unexpectedly shattered at highway speed with no vehicles or obstructions present. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2128347 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dash on my sportage will go black while driving, and then the system reboots showing "system check" the cruise control also goes out when this happens. This happens about once a month. Dealer has checked it more than 3 times and has found no issues except the first time I brought it in. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2128348 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dash on my sportage will go black while driving, and then the system reboots showing "system check" the cruise control also goes out when this happens. This happens about once a month. Dealer has checked it more than 3 times and has found no issues except the first time I brought it in. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2128349 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dash on my sportage will go black while driving, and then the system reboots showing "system check" the cruise control also goes out when this happens. This happens about once a month. Dealer has checked it more than 3 times and has found no issues except the first time I brought it in. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2120178 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT When engaging the cruise control using the steering wheel button, the speed will set itself at 110 miles an hour, and the vehicle will in fact attempt to reach that speed and accelerate. The problem has occurred at speeds as low as 30 miles an hour and as high as 70 miles an hour, it happens intermittently pressing the cruise control button does not disengage the cruise control every time sometime https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2117707 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT While driving my 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line AWD the instrument panel went black for 3-5 seconds and appeared to be "re-booting/resetting". The first time this occurred was approximately March 2025 (odometer reading approximately 6000 miles) and the issue has re-occurred numerous times (30+) since then (current odometer reading is 12,410). There was no warning prior to this happening and there w https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2113862 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kia opted for Leather like material for the steering wheel cover. This material with only 14, 828 miles on the vehicle is starting to peel off causing a bad gripping scenario. The material is more like a vinyl instead of leather. I have brought the vehicle to the Dealer who is attempted a warranty submission but I believe they will maybe only replace it with the same material and it will do it https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2111721 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT I’m the owner of a 2025 Kia Sportage PHEV and I’m experiencing a critical software bug: the car does not retain my custom driver assistance settings. Specifically, I have a bike rack installed on the rear hitch. I disable automatic rear emergency braking to avoid false stops when reversing, but the setting resets every time I turn off the vehicle. This leads to the car emergency braking unnecessa https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2105103 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT This only happens on the freeway but happens every time on the freeway. When using adapted cruise control and you hit the brake, when you reengage the cruise the LKA comes on and the steering wheel begins to assist. I do not want the lane assist to ever be engaged. I turned it off in the system settings. I believe it is a safety issue for drivers who are not aware that this will happen to them w https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2105104 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT This only happens on the freeway but happens every time on the freeway. When using adapted cruise control and you hit the brake, when you reengage the cruise the LKA comes on and the steering wheel begins to assist. I do not want the lane assist to ever be engaged. I turned it off in the system settings. I believe it is a safety issue for drivers who are not aware that this will happen to them w https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2102869 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT On [XXX] I took ownership of the described brand new vehicle from Kia of Portland OR,(12miles on the odometer) and insisted twice to sales management that the vehicle is prep'ed with a full fuel tank, fully charged battery and that tires are set to OE spec. The following 2 days the area experienced a head wave of near 100oF. During the following week, we noticed instability with the vehicle drivi https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2081011 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT PHEV vehicle: charging interrupted in the middle of the night. When attempting to reconnect the charger, a "Charging unsuccessful" message was given. A warning with "Check Hybrid System" appeared, as well as the check engine light. I cannot charge the car anymore and had to leave it at the dealership. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2081012 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT PHEV vehicle: charging interrupted in the middle of the night. When attempting to reconnect the charger, a "Charging unsuccessful" message was given. A warning with "Check Hybrid System" appeared, as well as the check engine light. I cannot charge the car anymore and had to leave it at the dealership. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2074364 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My sunroof shattered without anything hitting it. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2074365 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My sunroof shattered without anything hitting it. https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2052365 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT When driving, I get random flashing lights on the Dashboard with a Warning indicator: ”Check Hybrid system. Stop safely”. It happened at least on 7 occasions while driving at high speed on a highway and while stopped at a traffic light. When the issue happens, the car triggers aggressive Warning sounds forcing me to stop on the side of the road, placing the car into Park and having to turn the veh https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2052366 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT When driving, I get random flashing lights on the Dashboard with a Warning indicator: ”Check Hybrid system. Stop safely”. It happened at least on 7 occasions while driving at high speed on a highway and while stopped at a traffic light. When the issue happens, the car triggers aggressive Warning sounds forcing me to stop on the side of the road, placing the car into Park and having to turn the veh https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev https://plaincars.com/make/kia-sportage-phev#complaint-2048365 Sun, 15 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT We had ~2100 miles on our vehicle. We had been driving on the highway for an hour when engine temperature warning light came on. We pulled over and turned off the car. We waited 30 minutes then opened the hood to inspect the coolant level. The coolant level was at "min." We looked under the car to see if any coolant was leaking and no coolant was visible under the car. We turned the car back on an