After vehicle was taken out of 4-wheel drive, a couple of days later, left front wheel started to grind. the grinding increased as the vehicle would reach speeds of 35 mph or below and would intensive as i would apply the brakes. was informed by dealer that this was a re-occurring problem with this vehicle. *ak
While driving 65 mph heard a grinding sound from left front wheel. then, 3 loud clicks. she pulled over to check wheel, and was able to move left front tire back and forth with both hands about 2 inches. she then drove at a slow speed to nearest dealer. dealer replaced dust boots on both front wheels/ replaced bearings, and both ends of axle. on the way home after this repair, vehicle made same noise again. vehicle at dealer at this time. dealer stated this was a known problem on 2000 sportage.*ak