2020 Kia Sportage body problems

Filed Nov 3, 2026 · Body · NY

Factory Defect: paint and clear coat delamination on 2020 Kia Sportage with less than 10,000 miles and has never been in an accident. Car is bright silver color. Paint/clear coat has started to bubble and peel on the rear spoiler and side mirrors. This is a know issue. • Poor Factory Bonding: The issue typically stems from a failure of the topcoat or clear coat to adhere properly to the underlying primer or e-coat layers. • Common Areas: Peeling frequently starts or spreads on plastic or fiberglass components like rear spoilers and side mirrors, as well as metal surfaces like roofs, hoods, and door handles.

Filed Dec 30, 2025 · Body · PA

clear coat peeling inspected by dealer

Filed Sep 24, 2025 · Body · VA

Top clear coat started peeling on handles, mirrors and above the trunk.

Filed Aug 5, 2025 · Body · GA

Clear coat began peeling from side mirrors about a year ago. It is now peeling aggressively on the rear liftgate cover/spoiler. This seems common and is very unsightly. Only impacts the plastic parts.

Filed Jun 13, 2025 · Body · WI

On May 19, 2025 I was driving down the highway at approximately 70mph and experienced a loud explosion sound and my panoramic sunroof exploded. I did have the sunshade closed so I was not hit with any debris. I did swerve and narrowly avoided an accident. There were no warnings before this happened. I was not passing under any bridges or immediately behind any vehicles (there were vehicles to the side and behind me). I took the automobile to the Kia dealership and they filed a claim with Kia Consumer Affairs and a representative came out and told them they needed to file with Kia Tech Line. They did that weeks ago, to no response. The dealership actually called me today and told me to try to contact Kia Consumer affairs ourselves to see if they would respond to us. I did see that there have been reports of this previously and class-action lawsuits for this issue. The Kia dealership guy said they had a customer that this had also happened to and when we went to get a rental car Enterprise told us that they also had a customer with a Kia in the last two weeks that had the same thing happen to them. My Kia is still at the dealership and is available for inspection as it has not been repaired yet because they were waiting for Kia.

Filed Nov 15, 2023 · Body · TX

My kia 2020 sportage is just over 3 years old. The paint and clearcoat is peeling on the lt and rt door mirrors and rear hatch sunshade. The car only has 26000 miles on it. Kia is refusing to fix this paint problem because they said their paint warranty is only 36 months. I'm not the only one with this problem- look online and see all of the paint peeling complaints kia has. They just turn a bling eye to this big problem. I have a shop estimate for $800.00 to repaint kia's poor workmanship. Sorry, sorry customer service from kia.

Filed Sep 14, 2023 · Body · IN · 1 injury

My 2020 kia sportage was stolen after the recall where kia indicated the recall would detect that a key was not inserted and would shut down car. This did not work because my car was stolen after the recall!!! Causing extreme duress and fincial distress. This recall was just a smoke screen to let everyone think it was fixed and than tack a couple security stuff on the windows. When is enough is enough and the federal safety agency finally makes kia recall there cars and install an imobilizer as per the federal safety agency code.

Filed Aug 23, 2023 · Body · GA

On August 22, 2023, without warning the panoramic sunroof of our 2020 Kia Sportage exploded. There was a loud bang, and glass flew into and out of the vehicle. Most of the glass was expelled from the vehicle upon the sunroof exploding. The edges of the glass that remained point upward, indicating an outward force. Thankfully, the cloth sunscreen on the underside of the roof was closed and kept the remaining debris from falling further into the vehicle. My husband and I were in the front of the vehicle looking out the windshield at the time of the incident and did not see any object come in contact with the roof that could have reasonably caused such a large explosion. Our concerns are twofold. First, the sunroof exploded. It would seem that the sunroof should be made of the same type of laminated tempered glass as a windscreen, which does not shatter - even if the glass is cracked by some object. Again, we did not see any external force impact the sunroof such that it should have completely shattered. Second, the glass shards that were left behind were relatively large pieces (1"x2" to 1"x3"). Had the sunscreen not been closed, my husband and I could have sustained serious bodily injury. Additionally, the shock and noise associated with the explosion significantly impacted safe driving, which was along a major interstate with moderate traffic.

Filed Aug 1, 2023 · Body · TX · 1 injury

I am concerned with the liftgate/trunk panel latching/operation. On our liftgate/trunk it falls sometimes and comes down on you while you are still in the way. My wife was slightly injured on her head, when it malfunctioned, and she was in the way when it came down. Several times it just started coming down on me while I was unloading items from the cargo hold. Sometimes the lift cargo door will just open on its own and you go outside and see it, or a neighbor will see it and come let us know.

Filed Apr 13, 2021 · Body · 1,500 miles · AZ

I was driving on the highway on a clear day with no cars around me when my sunroof exploded. The glass was defect and the manufacture isn't trying to accept responsibility. The dealership will not confirm how the denial was determined nor will they produce a formal denial letter. The biggest issue in my opinion is I don't even think kia looked at the photos because when I asked the dealership for them (because it's needed for a claim with kia consumer affairs) I was told they didn't have them. When I asked the body shop how they provided them to the dealership I was told by text. I opened a case with kia consumer affairs but they have yet to reach out to me and the case has been open for 34 days now. I was told by a different dealership they kia consumer affairs usually takes 3days to reach out.