2008 KIA SORENTO Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorrento. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact stated that the failure also occurred with the driver's side air bag. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a lo...

Mileage: 201,000

The ABS brakes in slippery/snowy/icy when pressed hard will make a noise and feel in the brake pedal that will be like a warning that they are going to lock up and you will go sliding. One time I went sliding into an intersection because this happened with the ABS brakes. The ABS light did not com...

I have to push the brake pedal almost to the floor to stop the car. This vehicle has been like this for quite some time now .It's not master cylinder as that has been looked at serval times.I just don't know if the car brakes just won't work one day.I find this to be a huge safety issue.There was a ...

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorento. The contact stated upon reversing out of his garage, the brake pedal was depressed and emitted an abnormal sound. The ABS and the electronic stability control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the recall repair of NHTSA Ca...

Mileage: 129,000

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorento. The contact stated upon reversing out of his garage, the brake pedal was depressed and emitted an abnormal sound. The ABS and the electronic stability control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the recall repair of NHTSA Ca...

Mileage: 129,000

I bought my sorento used and the airbag light is lit on the front dash in both where the guages are and under the stereo. It doesnt matter if someone is in the seat or not. I found that there was a recall years ago so when i called Kia they told me that my vehicle had been repaired and I told them i...

I bought my sorento used and the airbag light is lit on the front dash in both where the guages are and under the stereo. It doesnt matter if someone is in the seat or not. I found that there was a recall years ago so when i called Kia they told me that my vehicle had been repaired and I told them i...

I bought my sorento used and the airbag light is lit on the front dash in both where the guages are and under the stereo. It doesnt matter if someone is in the seat or not. I found that there was a recall years ago so when i called Kia they told me that my vehicle had been repaired and I told them i...

Run away throttle, then part throttle, then stalls. Very unsafe. NHTSA action# dp21003 Problem comes and goes regularly

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that she contacted an independent mechanic who advised her that she needed a new OCS seat mat. The contact stated that she then contacted the dealer who advised her that there w...

Mileage: 136,000

Even after having the ESC and relay box replaced the vehicle has become much worse. It's shuts down my accelerator pedal and won't move I have to shut it off completely for it to reset its extremely unsafe and is now affecting my job. And the ability to take car of my son. And Kia wants to charge me...

Even after having the ESC and relay box replaced the vehicle has become much worse. It's shuts down my accelerator pedal and won't move I have to shut it off completely for it to reset its extremely unsafe and is now affecting my job. And the ability to take car of my son. And Kia wants to charge me...

Even after having the ESC and relay box replaced the vehicle has become much worse. It's shuts down my accelerator pedal and won't move I have to shut it off completely for it to reset its extremely unsafe and is now affecting my job. And the ability to take car of my son. And Kia wants to charge me...

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a burning odor and smoke were present inside the cabin of the vehicle. Also, the engine had stalled while driving and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while driving on inclined roads. The cause of the f...

Mileage: 181,000

The contact owns a 2008 Kia Sorento. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V088000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic), and the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for the recall repair. The contact stated that the dealer-installed a fuse box assembly to prevent ...

Mileage: 130,000

Driver airbag light has been on a year I keep checking for recalls but none are shown. What is my next step afraid bag will not work if needed.

My 2008 kia Sorento has a faulty passenger air bag, or air bag sensor. The ‘passenger air bag off’ light has been on since I purchased this car from a dealership in January of 2019. This jeopardizes the safety of my passengers because if the sensor or software is faulty, the airbags won’t depl...

I pulled into my driveway and the car shut off and I heard a pop, never had an issue before this. Upon getting out I noticed smoke and asked my neighbor to help me open the hood. Upon opening the hood we noticed a fire in the passenger side of the engine and called 911. The entire car was engulfed i...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V473000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAYTONA KIA (510 N NOVA RD,...

Mileage: 97,000

AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON. COMPUTER CODE INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE SENSOR. AIR BAGS WILL NOT BE ENGAGED DUE TO THE SENSOR MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GOSSETT KIA SOUTH (2680 MT MORIAH RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38115;(901) 32...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GOSSETT KIA SOUTH (2680 MT MORIAH RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38115;(901) 32...

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, PASSENGER SIDE SEEMS OPERATIONAL. IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, DURING THE SAME TRIP INTERIOR LIGHTS, EXCEPT MANUAL PUSH LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD, DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON

Mileage: 153,100

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, PASSENGER SIDE SEEMS OPERATIONAL. IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, DURING THE SAME TRIP INTERIOR LIGHTS, EXCEPT MANUAL PUSH LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD, DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON

Mileage: 153,100

I WAS READIND DOWN BEARESS AVE IN TAMPA FLA IAS I WAS RIDING MY TRUCK WENT INTO FLAMES AS SOON AS I LEFT MY HOME AT THE TIME NOT EVEN A HALF MILES THE HILSS COUNTY SHERIFF DID LET THE HOOD UP ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MY INSURANCE DID COVER CAUSE I IHAD PIP THE TOW TRUCK CAME...

I WAS READIND DOWN BEARESS AVE IN TAMPA FLA IAS I WAS RIDING MY TRUCK WENT INTO FLAMES AS SOON AS I LEFT MY HOME AT THE TIME NOT EVEN A HALF MILES THE HILSS COUNTY SHERIFF DID LET THE HOOD UP ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MY INSURANCE DID COVER CAUSE I IHAD PIP THE TOW TRUCK CAME...

I WAS READIND DOWN BEARESS AVE IN TAMPA FLA IAS I WAS RIDING MY TRUCK WENT INTO FLAMES AS SOON AS I LEFT MY HOME AT THE TIME NOT EVEN A HALF MILES THE HILSS COUNTY SHERIFF DID LET THE HOOD UP ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MY INSURANCE DID COVER CAUSE I IHAD PIP THE TOW TRUCK CAME...

WHENEVER WEATHER IS MOIST OR RAINY THE ENGINE HAS BOGGED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND HAS NO POWER EVEN WITH GAS PEDDLE PRESSED TO FLOOR. THIS HAS LEFT US STRANDED TWICE NOW BUT WHEN TAKEN TO BE CHECKED THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO TPMS IS ALWAYS ON EVEN THOUGH TIRE PRESSURES HAVE BEEN CHECKED ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHENEVER WEATHER IS MOIST OR RAINY THE ENGINE HAS BOGGED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND HAS NO POWER EVEN WITH GAS PEDDLE PRESSED TO FLOOR. THIS HAS LEFT US STRANDED TWICE NOW BUT WHEN TAKEN TO BE CHECKED THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO TPMS IS ALWAYS ON EVEN THOUGH TIRE PRESSURES HAVE BEEN CHECKED ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR BOTH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEATS. THE DEALER FIRST TEAM KIA (4834A BRIDGE RD, SUFFOLK, VA 23435, (757) 320-1088) STATED THAT THERE ...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 54 MPH. UPON REALIZING WHAT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE WAS STEERED OFF THE ROAD, INTO A GRASSY DITCH, TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO RE-ENTER THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A COUPLE OF...

Mileage: 145,000

WHEN IT'S HUMID OUTSIDE OR THERE IS ANY KIND OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ESC LIGHT. THE CAR SEEMS BOGGED DOWN AND WONT GO ABOVE 2000 RPM. IT TAKES 15 MINUTES JUST TO GET THE CAR UP TO 50 MPH AND THATS WITH THE GAS PEDDLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT DO...

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN IT'S HUMID OUTSIDE OR THERE IS ANY KIND OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ESC LIGHT. THE CAR SEEMS BOGGED DOWN AND WONT GO ABOVE 2000 RPM. IT TAKES 15 MINUTES JUST TO GET THE CAR UP TO 50 MPH AND THATS WITH THE GAS PEDDLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT DO...

Mileage: 140,000

WHEN IT'S HUMID OUTSIDE OR THERE IS ANY KIND OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE ESC LIGHT. THE CAR SEEMS BOGGED DOWN AND WONT GO ABOVE 2000 RPM. IT TAKES 15 MINUTES JUST TO GET THE CAR UP TO 50 MPH AND THATS WITH THE GAS PEDDLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT DO...

Mileage: 140,000

MY VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERAL ISSUES CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIR TODAY AND ALL TROUBLE CODES AND ISSUES RESOLVED THEMSELVES. I BELIEVE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ALSO CAUSED FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AN...

Mileage: 163,500

IN JAN 18 2016 NOT KNOWING OF ANY RECALL AS WE MOVE FROM OUR HOME ADDRESS AT THE TIME TO NEW ADDRESS, WE TOOK THE KIA TO DEALER BECAUS THE PASS AIR BAG SHOWS: OFF. DEALER JUST TOLD US THIS WILL COST $1800 TO FIX AND NEVER EVEN BOTHER TO CHECK ON RECALLS. NOW WHEN WE CHECK NHTSA FOR THIS VEHICLE WE ...

Mileage: 96,981

THIS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR FOR THE PUBLISHED RECALL AND NOW THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO EXTORT MONEY TO FIX THE VEHICLE BY SAYING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE STARTER AFTER THEY COULD NOT START THE CAR. THE CAR WORKED FINE BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT IN AND NOW ELDERLY O...

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT 8/18/17 TOSSED BACK AND FORTH LIKE A RAG DOLL MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL THE 4TH TIME AND I WAS KNOCK OUT UNCONSCIOUS. DON'T RECALL MY SEAT BELT WORKED I RECALL BEING TOSSED BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH AND TOOK MY LAST BREATH. THIS IS MY 3 TIME DOING THIS. I...

Mileage: 13,000

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT 8/18/17 TOSSED BACK AND FORTH LIKE A RAG DOLL MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL THE 4TH TIME AND I WAS KNOCK OUT UNCONSCIOUS. DON'T RECALL MY SEAT BELT WORKED I RECALL BEING TOSSED BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH AND TOOK MY LAST BREATH. THIS IS MY 3 TIME DOING THIS. I...

Mileage: 13,000

I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT 8/18/17 TOSSED BACK AND FORTH LIKE A RAG DOLL MY AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ON IMPACT UNTIL THE 4TH TIME AND I WAS KNOCK OUT UNCONSCIOUS. DON'T RECALL MY SEAT BELT WORKED I RECALL BEING TOSSED BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH AND TOOK MY LAST BREATH. THIS IS MY 3 TIME DOING THIS. I...

Mileage: 13,000

MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE GONE TO THE MECHANIC, CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB BUT NO FIX. I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SHORT HAPPENING FROM KIA THROUGH A RECALL LETTER. SINCE I'VE RECEIVED THE LETTER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TO PARK IT AWAY FROM OTHER CARS ...

MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE GONE TO THE MECHANIC, CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB BUT NO FIX. I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SHORT HAPPENING FROM KIA THROUGH A RECALL LETTER. SINCE I'VE RECEIVED THE LETTER NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND TO PARK IT AWAY FROM OTHER CARS ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REAS...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER E...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER E...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER E...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. KIA OF CARSON (22020 RECREATION RD, CARSON, CA 90745) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. KIA OF CARSON (22020 RECREATION RD, CARSON, CA 90745) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT T...

RECEIVED INTERIM NOTICE FROM KIA DATED 4/8/2020 THAT THE HECU ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT IT CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT FIRE IF "MOISTURE" ENTERS THE HECU, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND PARKED. MY LOCAL KIA DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REQ...

RECEIVED INTERIM NOTICE FROM KIA DATED 4/8/2020 THAT THE HECU ASSEMBLY CONTROLLING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT IT CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT FIRE IF "MOISTURE" ENTERS THE HECU, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND PARKED. MY LOCAL KIA DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REQ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. DENNIS EAKIN KIA (5200 E. CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543, (254)699-2909) WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. DENNIS EAKIN KIA (5200 E. CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543, (254)699-2909) WAS...

THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING A REMEDY ON HECU REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING US TO PARK OUR CAR AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALLED CAR MAY GET IN FIRE. HOW THE OTHER PEOPLE MAY KNOW TO PARK AWAY FROM MY DEFECTIVE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND FOR OTHER PE...

Mileage: 65,000

THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING A REMEDY ON HECU REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THEY ARE ASKING US TO PARK OUR CAR AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE RECALLED CAR MAY GET IN FIRE. HOW THE OTHER PEOPLE MAY KNOW TO PARK AWAY FROM MY DEFECTIVE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND FOR OTHER PE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER STEP-SON WHOM WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER STEP- SON PASSED AWAY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PER THE POLICE REPORT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE LOSS CONTROL OF THE V...

HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE FRONT; SIDE AND REAR (DID A 360 AND 180) AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 90 GOING ABOUT 65-70

Mileage: 203,000

MY CHECK ENGINE GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GROUT IT TO AUTOZONE FOR CHECK AND IT STATED SENSORS. MY SHOP SAYS THEY FIX IT AND IT CONTINUES I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW

MY CHECK ENGINE GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GROUT IT TO AUTOZONE FOR CHECK AND IT STATED SENSORS. MY SHOP SAYS THEY FIX IT AND IT CONTINUES I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW

MY CHECK ENGINE GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GROUT IT TO AUTOZONE FOR CHECK AND IT STATED SENSORS. MY SHOP SAYS THEY FIX IT AND IT CONTINUES I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH BOB MOORE KIA NORTHWEST (7340 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73132, (405) 720-3800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED A SIDE IMPACT BY A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES AS WELL AS IN...

Mileage: 86,000

ON 01/24/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY AROUND 6:00 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U TURN ON E. BEARESS AVE IN FRONT OF MORT ELEM SCHOOL IN TAMPA FLA WHEN MY 2008 KIA SORENTO CUT OFF THEN COULD NT GET IT TO COME AS I WAS TURNING THE KEY SO I HAD AND OFFICER BEHIND HELP ME PUSH IT OUT THE ROAD AS GOT IT LET THE H...

Mileage: 190,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS ITS TURNED OFF WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

ALL DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF IT'S GOING TO BE $250.00 TO HAVE ONE FIXED. I AM NOT ABLE AT THIS TIME TO HAVE A MALFUNCTION FIXED! IT IS NOT VANDALISM OF ANY KIND! IT'S A DEFECTIVE PART! THE AUTO REPAIR PLACE SAID TO LOOK INTO RECALLS! I NEED THIS PROBLEM FIXED! NO CAR I HAVE OWNED HAS EVER HAD TH...

Mileage: 100,143

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATI...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AUTOMATI...

Mileage: 128,000

SUNDAY SEPT 9TH AT AROUND 9 - 9:30 AM I SMELLED SMOKE AND WALKED AROUND THE HOUSE AND SMELLED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SMOKE AND FIRE ON TOP OF THE HOOD. I CALLED THE PALM BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY GOT THERE THEY PUT THE HOSE...

Mileage: 87,550

SUNDAY SEPT 9TH AT AROUND 9 - 9:30 AM I SMELLED SMOKE AND WALKED AROUND THE HOUSE AND SMELLED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SMOKE AND FIRE ON TOP OF THE HOOD. I CALLED THE PALM BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY GOT THERE THEY PUT THE HOSE...

Mileage: 87,550

MY 2008 KIA SORRENTO, WITH ONLY 92K MILES ON IT... I HAD IT IN THE SERVICE SHOP AT THE KIA DEALER, FOR A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE.. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS THE MAIN BARRING GOING OUT.. AND THEY QUOTED ME 12K TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AS A FIX... OF COURSE I SAID NO, THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO, MY SORRENTO ...

Mileage: 92,000

INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR YEARS. THE LIGHT ON CEILING OF CAR IS SWITCHED TO OFF BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT WHEN YOU SHUT ALL OF THE DOORS

Mileage: 4,000

INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR YEARS. THE LIGHT ON CEILING OF CAR IS SWITCHED TO OFF BECAUSE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OUT WHEN YOU SHUT ALL OF THE DOORS

Mileage: 4,000

THE ELECTRONICAL PARTS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER DID . THEN ON TOP OF MY ESC RANDOMLY COMING ON AND EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT MADE IT TO WHERE I COULDN'T GO ABOVE 5 MILES HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT MULTIPLE TIMES JUST SO I C...

Mileage: 135,000

THE ELECTRONICAL PARTS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER DID . THEN ON TOP OF MY ESC RANDOMLY COMING ON AND EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT MADE IT TO WHERE I COULDN'T GO ABOVE 5 MILES HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT MULTIPLE TIMES JUST SO I C...

Mileage: 135,000

THE ELECTRONICAL PARTS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER DID . THEN ON TOP OF MY ESC RANDOMLY COMING ON AND EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT MADE IT TO WHERE I COULDN'T GO ABOVE 5 MILES HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT MULTIPLE TIMES JUST SO I C...

Mileage: 135,000

THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT IS STILL ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGAR SEAT

Mileage: 70,000

I STARTED MY 2008 KIA SORENTO EX WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MAKES A LOUD BUMP NOISE AND WITH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES IT JUMPS HARD IN REVERSE I LOOK AND SEE MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE IN FACT SLOWED DOWN TERRIBLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I SHUT MY CAR ...

Mileage: 88,000

I STARTED MY 2008 KIA SORENTO EX WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MAKES A LOUD BUMP NOISE AND WITH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES IT JUMPS HARD IN REVERSE I LOOK AND SEE MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE IN FACT SLOWED DOWN TERRIBLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I SHUT MY CAR ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A ...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A ...

Mileage: 126,000

I DROVE MY 08 KIA SORENTO HOME AT ABOUT 730 AM. I WORK NIGHT SHIFT AND WENT TO SLEEP AND WAS WOKEN UP AT 945 BY EMS TO MY CAR UP IN FLAMES. IT WAS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, NOT RUNNING HOT, NOTHING. IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE CHIEF WAS ON THE TRUCK TH...

Mileage: 63,000

I DROVE MY 08 KIA SORENTO HOME AT ABOUT 730 AM. I WORK NIGHT SHIFT AND WENT TO SLEEP AND WAS WOKEN UP AT 945 BY EMS TO MY CAR UP IN FLAMES. IT WAS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, NOT RUNNING HOT, NOTHING. IT WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE CHIEF WAS ON THE TRUCK TH...

Mileage: 63,000

THE STARTER BURNED OUT AND THE STARTER RELAY IS STICKING. IT STARTED STICKING AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES AROUND MID OCTOBER OR BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2017 AND ACUTALLY BURNED OUT DECEMBER 8, 2017 AND WAS REPLACED DECEMBER 9, 2017. NOW THE STARTER WENT OUT AGAIN JANUARY 16, 2018. ALSO I HAD MY DRIVER SID...

THE STARTER BURNED OUT AND THE STARTER RELAY IS STICKING. IT STARTED STICKING AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES AROUND MID OCTOBER OR BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2017 AND ACUTALLY BURNED OUT DECEMBER 8, 2017 AND WAS REPLACED DECEMBER 9, 2017. NOW THE STARTER WENT OUT AGAIN JANUARY 16, 2018. ALSO I HAD MY DRIVER SID...

THE STARTER BURNED OUT AND THE STARTER RELAY IS STICKING. IT STARTED STICKING AND MAKING FUNNY NOISES AROUND MID OCTOBER OR BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2017 AND ACUTALLY BURNED OUT DECEMBER 8, 2017 AND WAS REPLACED DECEMBER 9, 2017. NOW THE STARTER WENT OUT AGAIN JANUARY 16, 2018. ALSO I HAD MY DRIVER SID...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SHAWNEE MISSION KIA (7591 SHAWNEE MISSION, KS 66202), BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 31,970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD CONTUSION, WHICH DID NOT RE...

Mileage: 103,000

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND SENDS THE TRANSMISSION INTO A "LIMP" MODE. THIS CAUSES EXTREME LOSS OF ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE IS DOING THIS.

Mileage: 77,000

A MARCH 2010 TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR VEHICLE (TSB-023) OF FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. A MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME MY MAKE AND MODEL YEAR CAR HAS THIS PROBLEM, AND MADE ME AWARE OF THE MARCH 2010 TSB- 023. MECHANIC STATED MY WHEELS IN THE REAR WILL BECOME LOUDE...

Mileage: 56,853

I WAS IN A COLLISION THAT WAS MY FAULT, I REAR ENDED A MINI VAN HIT A CONCRETE/STONE/ DIRT BARRIER AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

EXITING A STRIP CENTER TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND MAKE A LEFT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I ACCELERATED IN A SAFE GAP ONLY TO FIND MY VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. I WAS NEARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IF NOT FOR THE EXCELLENT AWARENESS AND REACTION OF THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I PULLED IMME...

Mileage: 40,000

EXITING A STRIP CENTER TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND MAKE A LEFT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I ACCELERATED IN A SAFE GAP ONLY TO FIND MY VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. I WAS NEARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IF NOT FOR THE EXCELLENT AWARENESS AND REACTION OF THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I PULLED IMME...

Mileage: 40,000

EXITING A STRIP CENTER TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND MAKE A LEFT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I ACCELERATED IN A SAFE GAP ONLY TO FIND MY VEHICLE HAD ALMOST NO ACCELERATION. I WAS NEARLY IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION IF NOT FOR THE EXCELLENT AWARENESS AND REACTION OF THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I PULLED IMME...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIRE DISCOUNTERS FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT 200 MILES LATER, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO MALL OF DA...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO M...

Mileage: 154,000

THE STEER WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS COMING OFF HIGHWAY TO INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY.

Mileage: 212,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 30 MPH AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, A TE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 30 MPH AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, A TE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER ALERT SYSTEM, WHICH INFORMS WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, REMAINED ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MO...

Mileage: 125,000

ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS APART ON START UP AND INITIAL DRIVE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED VEHICLE TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES TO ONE HOUR, RESTARTED ENGINE AND HAD FULL POWER.. C...

Mileage: 70,000

ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS APART ON START UP AND INITIAL DRIVE THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED VEHICLE TO CURB, SHUT OFF ENGINE, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES TO ONE HOUR, RESTARTED ENGINE AND HAD FULL POWER.. C...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE ...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A THIRD VEHICLE. THE ...

Mileage: 122,000

ON OCCASION, "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT GOES ON WHILE AN ADULT (>120LBS.) IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

Mileage: 35,000

CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER.

Mileage: 119,000

CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER.

Mileage: 119,000

CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. TRUCK IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER.

Mileage: 119,000

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A KIA DEALERSHIP NOW OUT OF BUSINESS IN FEBRUARY 2009 AS A NEW VEHICLE. THE ODOMETER READING TODAY IS 31000 MILES. DESPITE REGULAR KIA MAINTAINANCE A FEW WEEKS AGO WE NOTICED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION AND A HUM AT INCREASED SPEED FROM THE REAR END. WE TOOK IT TO A KIA DEALE...

Mileage: 31,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS HIT HEAD ON WHERE MY AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON BUT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STAY STEAL WHEN I WAS HIT.

Mileage: 142,689

THE ENGINE MAKES A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE. HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS AS OF YET. KIA THINKS IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. KIA STATES THIS WILL COST 4000 OR MORE TO FIX

THIS COMPLAINT IS ON A KIA SORENTO 2008 DOOR LOCKS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2009, MY DRIVER'S DOOR WOULDN'T NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, I HAD THE DOOR HANDLE CHANGED WHICH COST ME $200.00. NOW MY PASSENGER BACK LEFT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE AND WITH TIME I'M SURE THE OTHER 2 LE...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IN PARK, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEFT ARM INJURIES AND LEFT LEG INJURIES DUE TO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ...

Mileage: 114,000

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO HAS HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THE REAR TAILLIGHT/SIGNALLIGHT FAILING TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE DOES HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR WHICH IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE WORKED ON THE VEHICLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION A NUMBER OF TIMES. THEY HAVE ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT'S WIFE, WHO WAS 5 FOOT 6 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHED 130 LBS, WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLA...

Mileage: 55,648

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON. DEALER TEST SHOWED PROBLEM IS WITH THE SENSOR LOCATED INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THEY SAY THE SOLUTION REQUIRES ME TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT FOR $2500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ESC, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, AND MOTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V473000 ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ESC, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, AND MOTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V473000 ...

Mileage: 180,000

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN DASHBOARD AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND STAYED ON, ALSO LIGHT STATING PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF GOES ON AN OFF. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS BACK ON 8/9/12 FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS REPAIRED BUT STILL HAPPENING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AIR BAG LIGHT IN...

Mileage: 72,000

I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND HAVE OBSERVED SEVERAL AFFECTED PARTS THAT PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES AND SUBSTANTIAL CONCERNS TO MY OVERALL WELFARE. MOST ALARMING IS THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER DURING OPERATION EITHER IN AND INABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER W...

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. JUST HAD MY RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED AGAIN, WAS WORKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING REPLACED, AND NOW THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I GET IN MY CAR NEITHER HEADLIGHT WORKS. I AM A SINGLE MOM ON A FIXED INC...

Mileage: 86,600

AFTER STOPPING AND LOOKING FOR ONCOMING CARS AND STARTING AGAIN, THE CAR JETTISONED CAUSING ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP FOR ABOUT A HALF BLOCK.

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LAMP FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTS...

EVERY 6 MONTHS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ECS OFF LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX IN JULY 2014. BY NOVEMBER, IT STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE, IT PROGRESSED AT I CHECKED IT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A RECALL A...

Mileage: 38,000

EVERY 6 MONTHS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ECS OFF LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX IN JULY 2014. BY NOVEMBER, IT STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE, IT PROGRESSED AT I CHECKED IT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A RECALL A...

Mileage: 38,000

EVERY 6 MONTHS THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ECS OFF LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX IN JULY 2014. BY NOVEMBER, IT STARTED TO HAVE THE ISSUE, IT PROGRESSED AT I CHECKED IT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW A RECALL A...

Mileage: 38,000

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WITH THE TROUBLE CODES OF B1511, B1513, AND B1448 ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL THIS GOES WRONG AT THE SAME TIME.

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN DRIVING UP HILL AT 35 MPH IN AUTOMATIC DRIVE OUR VEHICLE LOSES POWER. WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL, IT DOES NOT RESPOND. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE IT AND EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. WHEN USING MANUAL SHIFT THE CAR DOE NOT LOSE POWER AND RESPONDS WHEN GOING UP HILL. WE ...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE ESC AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN IN...

Mileage: 80,000

MY GRANDDAUGHTER OPENED THE REAR PSGR DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IT BROKE OFF AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF I TOOK IT TO LUTHER KIA IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $322.00 TO FIX THE BROKEN HANDLE. I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IN HIS...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE SEC AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS...

Mileage: 80,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE "AIR BAG TURNED OFF" SIGN COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET DOWN AND GET BACK IN TO TURN THE SIGN OFF. OCCASIONALLY, THIS SIGN LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT IS SC...

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 30MPH SINCE THEN IT WILL START NOW BUT SHUTS OFF AFTER A BLOCK'S DRIVE. LIMPED IT HOME AND HAVE BEEN READING ON LINE THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. WE'VE HAD IT IN FOR RECALL (FRONT SEATBELT LIGHT) AND THE ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS DISMISSED AT THAT TIME.

Mileage: 115,000

WE HEARD GRINDING NOISES WHEN DRIVING OUR 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN PULLING, JERKING, AND LUNGING. WE NOTICED NICKEL-SIZE CHIPPED PIECES OF METAL IN THE DRIVE THAT HAD FALLEN FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WE TOWED THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHA...

Mileage: 90,317

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED AND THE...

Mileage: 151,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED GETTING STIFF SO WE SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR DIED BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC THOUGH THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS STILL NOT OUT ALL THE WAY DUE TO THE ANGLE. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO...

Mileage: 160,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED GETTING STIFF SO WE SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT. THE CAR DIED BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OVER OUT OF TRAFFIC THOUGH THE BACK OF THE CAR WAS STILL NOT OUT ALL THE WAY DUE TO THE ANGLE. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO...

Mileage: 160,000

WAS DRIVING AT A 35 MPH SPEED WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK AND INSTEAD THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE I FRONT OF ME. IT WAS AT THE SHOP FOR REPAIR FOR A WEEK THE BREAKS WHERE CHECKED. 2 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WAS OUT THE SHOP I WAS TURNING WHEN INSTEAD OF BREAKING IT ACCELERATES AGAIN C...

Mileage: 69,000

DIM LIGHTS BOTH QUIT AT THE SAME TIME IN EARLY MORNING (DARK) DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 15 TIMES AND BRAKE LIGHTS ABOUT 20 TIMES. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS ALL LIGHTS BURNED OUT AT ONCE.. THE FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE NEVER BEEN BAD BECAUSE WHEN I REPLACE THE LIGHTS THEY WORK.SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 48,000

FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 15 TIMES AND BRAKE LIGHTS ABOUT 20 TIMES. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS ALL LIGHTS BURNED OUT AT ONCE.. THE FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE NEVER BEEN BAD BECAUSE WHEN I REPLACE THE LIGHTS THEY WORK.SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 48,000

FOR YEARS NOW I HAVE REPLACED LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST 15 TIMES AND BRAKE LIGHTS ABOUT 20 TIMES. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS ALL LIGHTS BURNED OUT AT ONCE.. THE FUSES AND RELAYS HAVE NEVER BEEN BAD BECAUSE WHEN I REPLACE THE LIGHTS THEY WORK.SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE...

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 KIA, FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 MOS. AFTER MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I JUST PUT 800.00 IN NEW ROTORS AND TIRES AND FUEL/AIR INDUCTION SERVICES. THEN THE OTHER DAY DRIVI...

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 KIA, FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 MOS. AFTER MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I JUST PUT 800.00 IN NEW ROTORS AND TIRES AND FUEL/AIR INDUCTION SERVICES. THEN THE OTHER DAY DRIVI...

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 KIA, FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 MOS. AFTER MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I JUST PUT 800.00 IN NEW ROTORS AND TIRES AND FUEL/AIR INDUCTION SERVICES. THEN THE OTHER DAY DRIVI...

Mileage: 116,000

FOR THE 3RD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. HAVE REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT HAS...

Mileage: 80,000

FOR THE 3RD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. HAVE REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT HAS...

Mileage: 80,000

THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I HAD THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE KIA SORENTO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CONFIRMED REAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY ( REAR DIFFERENTIAL GEARS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1942.00. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ...

Mileage: 65,989

2008 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AFTER THE PASSENGER FASTENED THE SEAT BELT. *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GAS INTO THE TANK, IT FORCEFULLY SPEWED OUT ALL UP MY ARM AND ON MY FEET BEFORE I COULD JUMP BACK OUT IF THE WAY. I TRIED AGAIN, THIS TIME VERY SLOWLY BUT IT SPEWED OUT AGAIN. HAVING ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME, I LEFT THE CAP LOOSE. BY THE NEXT DAY, IT HELD THE GASOLINE JUST FIN...

Mileage: 119,000

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION AND PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD BE VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WOULD BE VERY SLUGGISH AND NO ACCELERATION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD COME UP ON YOU BEFORE YOU COULD GET IT GOING. I CARRIED IT T...

Mileage: 55,000

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION AND PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD BE VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WOULD BE VERY SLUGGISH AND NO ACCELERATION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD COME UP ON YOU BEFORE YOU COULD GET IT GOING. I CARRIED IT T...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER REMOVING THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATION WILL NOT COMPLY, GOES LESS THAN 10 MPH WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. I STOPPED AND SWITCHED BACK TO PARK. TRIED THE DRIVE GEAR AGAIN, AND IT WAS STILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHANGE, IT RESPONDS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I PARKED FOR A FEW MI...

Mileage: 97,500

THE ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE SPEED LIMIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A CHIP THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3,000. WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WAS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WOUL...

Mileage: 47,000

THE ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE SPEED LIMIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A CHIP THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3,000. WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WAS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WOUL...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE AND ESC SENSORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED...

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER BEING PARKED WITH VEHICLE OFF, TURNED VEHICLE ON AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, MAYBE 5 MPH. TRIED TO SWITCH IT TO MANUAL SHIFT BUT IT WOULD NOT REGISTER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST T...

Mileage: 18,000

AUTO HAS A DASHBOARD ALERT WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT AND THERE BY ARMING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IF THIS LIGHT DOESN'T GO OUT, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT ACTIVATE. I WENT TO THE KIA DEALER TO CONFIRM THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. HE SA...

Mileage: 85,422

AUTO HAS A DASHBOARD ALERT WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT AND THERE BY ARMING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IF THIS LIGHT DOESN'T GO OUT, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT ACTIVATE. I WENT TO THE KIA DEALER TO CONFIRM THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. HE SA...

Mileage: 85,422

MY CAR WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. NOTICE IT MORE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND I'M TERRIFIED OF HAVING A WRECK. HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENTS ETC.. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MAY BE THE D...

MY CAR WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. NOTICE IT MORE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND I'M TERRIFIED OF HAVING A WRECK. HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENTS ETC.. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MAY BE THE D...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,720. UPDATED 6/10/14...

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND THE ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO START THE CAR. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO MY MECHANIC. REPLACE ON OIL PUMP AND CAR WILL NOT START. HE STATED MOTOR WAS GONE. PLEASE HELP ME. HAVE 30 MORE PAYMENTS ON THIS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE CAME OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE, RENDERING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 40,934

HIGHWAY DRIVING. SUSPENSION IS SO TIGHT VEHICLE "BOUNCES" WHEN BUMP, POT HOLE, ETC ENCOUNTERED. HIT BUMP, BOUNCE ALMOST THREW US INTO ADJACENT LANE STRIKING TRAILER TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEING BOUNCED ALMOST INTO ANOTHER LANE. VERY UNSAFE AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL ...

Mileage: 75,000

GAS PEDAL (OR COMPUTER PROGRAM) VERY TOUCHY. WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AWARE OF ISSUE DRIVES CAR, AS THEY START TO PRESS GAS PEDAL IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. WAS DRIVING WITH DAUGHTER WHO WENT TO STEP ON GAS AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ...

Mileage: 75,500

VEHICLE MADE A PROGRESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN. IF SOUNDED LIKE OVERSIZED MUD TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. THI...

Mileage: 22,508

TWO DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED (AND STAYED ON) WITH INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED; VEHICLE ACCELERATION BECAME SLUGGISH AND SOMETIMES UNRESPONSIVE. VEHICLE CODES USING OBDII POCKETSCAN SHOWED ACTIVE AND STORED CODES OF P2138 (ACCELERATOR), P2127 (AC...

Mileage: 39,790

TWO DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED (AND STAYED ON) WITH INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED; VEHICLE ACCELERATION BECAME SLUGGISH AND SOMETIMES UNRESPONSIVE. VEHICLE CODES USING OBDII POCKETSCAN SHOWED ACTIVE AND STORED CODES OF P2138 (ACCELERATOR), P2127 (AC...

Mileage: 39,790

ESC LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER, IT ALSO DID THIS 2 YEARS AGO ON 10/31/2011. *JS

Mileage: 26,358

ESC LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER, IT ALSO DID THIS 2 YEARS AGO ON 10/31/2011. *JS

Mileage: 26,358

I WAS LEAVING LA GOING OVER THE GRAPEVINE ON THE FREEWAY,AFTER REACHING THE TOP I STARTED ON THE DOWN SIDE OF THE GRADE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY.TRAFFICK EVERYWHERE BARELY MADE IT TO SAFETY,WITHOUT HITTING TWO AUTOS IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.THE MASTER CYLINDER $438.58 WENT ...

Mileage: 31,072

I WAS LEAVING LA GOING OVER THE GRAPEVINE ON THE FREEWAY,AFTER REACHING THE TOP I STARTED ON THE DOWN SIDE OF THE GRADE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY.TRAFFICK EVERYWHERE BARELY MADE IT TO SAFETY,WITHOUT HITTING TWO AUTOS IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.THE MASTER CYLINDER $438.58 WENT ...

Mileage: 31,072

I ALMOST KILLED EVERYONE IN MY CAR, ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I NOTICED MY ESC OFF LIGHT HAD COME ON SOMEHOW. I TURNED MY VEHICLE...

Mileage: 135,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. SAT THERE A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE POWER CAME BACK ON. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 28,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR THE DAY IT WENT OFF. THEN LAST NIGHT SEPT. 2 2013 THEY BOTH CAME ON AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 9,786

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR THE DAY IT WENT OFF. THEN LAST NIGHT SEPT. 2 2013 THEY BOTH CAME ON AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 9,786

DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO A AUTO CENTER WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER AND CAUSI...

Mileage: 47,500

DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO A AUTO CENTER WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER AND CAUSI...

Mileage: 47,500

WE WERE RETURNING HOME FROM THE STORE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT . TWO HOURS LATER WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EMERGENCY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. *JS

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO THAT HAS HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO WARPING. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM FOR THE FOURTH TIME AT 79,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS SUV ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. KIA HAS INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE SUV IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT DOES NOT FE...

Mileage: 1,960

MY 2008 KIA HAS HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS. REPLACED AN ITEM AND SAID THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD LOSE POWER. THE D...

MY 2008 KIA HAS HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS. REPLACED AN ITEM AND SAID THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD LOSE POWER. THE D...

CURRENT AND ONGOING PROBLEMS BEGAN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON UPON BRAKING AS WELL AS "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR L...

Mileage: 85,000

CURRENT AND ONGOING PROBLEMS BEGAN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON UPON BRAKING AS WELL AS "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR L...

Mileage: 85,000

CURRENT AND ONGOING PROBLEMS BEGAN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON UPON BRAKING AS WELL AS "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR L...

Mileage: 85,000

CURRENT AND ONGOING PROBLEMS BEGAN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON UPON BRAKING AS WELL AS "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR L...

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LOCAL AND HIGHWAYS, THE BRAKE DOES NOT GET ACTIVATED UNLESS YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN WHICH ENGAGES THE VEHICLE IN REDUCING SPEED BUT THIS TAKES TOO LONG. THERE IS NO REDUCTION OF SPEED IF YOU PRESS A LITTLE OR IN INCREMENTS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ONLY ...

Mileage: 60,000

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL KIA SORENTO MODELS ARE LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND FINAL...

Mileage: 9,000

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL KIA SORENTO MODELS ARE LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND FINAL...

Mileage: 9,000

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL KIA SORENTO MODELS ARE LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND FINAL...

Mileage: 9,000

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. BROUGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED. FEW HOURS LATER TOOK GRANDDAUGHTER TO DENTIST AND ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIDN'T GO OFF UNTIL TOOK TO AUTO ZONE ON ASHEVILLE HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN. AFTER PLACING ...

Mileage: 53,460

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. BROUGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED. FEW HOURS LATER TOOK GRANDDAUGHTER TO DENTIST AND ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIDN'T GO OFF UNTIL TOOK TO AUTO ZONE ON ASHEVILLE HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN. AFTER PLACING ...

Mileage: 53,460

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. BROUGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED. FEW HOURS LATER TOOK GRANDDAUGHTER TO DENTIST AND ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIDN'T GO OFF UNTIL TOOK TO AUTO ZONE ON ASHEVILLE HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN. AFTER PLACING ...

Mileage: 53,460

DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ABOUT AS THIS COULD DEFINITELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ...

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ABOUT AS THIS COULD DEFINITELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ...

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ABOUT AS THIS COULD DEFINITELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ...

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION BOTH WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME AND WITH THE...

Mileage: 178,155

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION BOTH WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME AND WITH THE...

Mileage: 178,155

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION BOTH WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME AND WITH THE...

Mileage: 178,155

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 KIA SORENTO EX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ESC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE IN FACT SLOWED DOWN TERRIBLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I SHUT MY CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS IS VE...

Mileage: 65,000

STARTED CAR TO WARM UP FOR TRIP TO WORK. ESC LIGHT STAYED/CAME ON. ENGINE WOULDN'T ALLOW SPEED OVER 55 WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED. TOOK TO KIA DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,500

STARTED CAR TO WARM UP FOR TRIP TO WORK. ESC LIGHT STAYED/CAME ON. ENGINE WOULDN'T ALLOW SPEED OVER 55 WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED. TOOK TO KIA DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,500

EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR THE ESC OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS I HAVE NO POWER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT WILL USUALLY DISAPPEAR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON LINE, AND MANY PEOPLE WITH MY SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE IN THEIR CARS HAVE PROGRESSED TO ...

Mileage: 41,100

JAN.19,2013 MY 2008 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO LOSS POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, THE DEALER FOUND THE VEHICLE SHOWN CODE PO300 ,VEHICLE MISFIRE AND IT BURNED PLUG ASSY-SPARK AND COIL ASSY-IGNITION. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CITY KIA OF GREATER ORLANDO. SERVICES WAS GREAT. ...

Mileage: 51,366

JAN.19,2013 MY 2008 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO LOSS POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, THE DEALER FOUND THE VEHICLE SHOWN CODE PO300 ,VEHICLE MISFIRE AND IT BURNED PLUG ASSY-SPARK AND COIL ASSY-IGNITION. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CITY KIA OF GREATER ORLANDO. SERVICES WAS GREAT. ...

Mileage: 51,366

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED HIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PA...

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAR WAS BEARLY PULLING. NOTICED SMOKE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. WALKED AROUND CAR AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF WHEEL AREA. HAD CAR TOWED. HAD NEW CALIPER, ROTOR, AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON. DROVE ABOUT A WEEK. AND BEGAN DOIN...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAR WAS BEARLY PULLING. NOTICED SMOKE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. WALKED AROUND CAR AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF WHEEL AREA. HAD CAR TOWED. HAD NEW CALIPER, ROTOR, AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON. DROVE ABOUT A WEEK. AND BEGAN DOIN...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2008 KIA SORENTO REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WHILE I WAS DOING SO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS OR BRAKE. INSTEAD IT WAS BRAKING ITSELF. THIS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'M READY TO GET A NEW CAR! KIAS SUCK! *TR

Mileage: 85,696

I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER 2008 KIA SORRENTO OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TO KIA, ABOUT THE ESC LIGHT COMING ON CAUSING LOST OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. KIA IS CONTENT TO CHARGE CUSTOMER A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, FIX PART THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE FIXED WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU ...

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER 2008 KIA SORRENTO OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TO KIA, ABOUT THE ESC LIGHT COMING ON CAUSING LOST OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. KIA IS CONTENT TO CHARGE CUSTOMER A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, FIX PART THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE FIXED WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU ...

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER 2008 KIA SORRENTO OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TO KIA, ABOUT THE ESC LIGHT COMING ON CAUSING LOST OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. KIA IS CONTENT TO CHARGE CUSTOMER A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, FIX PART THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE FIXED WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU ...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL "OFF" (ESC OFF) LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. UPON TAKING IT TO THE A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I CONTINUED READING ONLINE, AND HAVE NOTICE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCAS...

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL "OFF" (ESC OFF) LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. UPON TAKING IT TO THE A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I CONTINUED READING ONLINE, AND HAVE NOTICE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCAS...

Mileage: 74,000

I PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SORENTO LAST YEAR AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I HAVE STARTED HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. A DEER RAN INTO MY VEHICLE APRIL 2012 REALLY MESSED UP MY ENTIRE FRONT END AND SIDE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD MY VEHICLE BOTCHED UP AND MY NOW MY AVS SYSTEM AND CLUTCH ARE NOT WOR...

Mileage: 99,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED THAT THE OXYGEN SENOR, BRAKE PEDAL LI...

Mileage: 55,371

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY KIA SORENTO ALONG WITH HIS 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON A WET ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN BETWEEN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND THE DOOR HINGE. MY 18 YEAR OLD MANAGED TO ...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A GRASSY AREA BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 50,500

I PURCHASED THIS CAR PRE OWNED. ABOUT 2 WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE ESC LIGHT SHOWS UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOWLY LOSE POWER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST GOT HIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED!! AFTER 3-4 TIMES LATER, KIA DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR THE ISSUE OR EVEN SOLVE IT. THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME YESTERDAY...

Mileage: 46,000

2008 KIA SORENTO START-UP STALLING TEMPERAMENTALLY FOR THREE WEEKS. ON 9/11/2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT APPEARED, FOLLOWED WITH A "PUTTING" ENGINE AND LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TPS AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE AND E...

Mileage: 60,300

2008 KIA SORENTO START-UP STALLING TEMPERAMENTALLY FOR THREE WEEKS. ON 9/11/2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT APPEARED, FOLLOWED WITH A "PUTTING" ENGINE AND LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TPS AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE AND E...

Mileage: 60,300

2008 KIA SORENTO START-UP STALLING TEMPERAMENTALLY FOR THREE WEEKS. ON 9/11/2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT APPEARED, FOLLOWED WITH A "PUTTING" ENGINE AND LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TPS AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE AND E...

Mileage: 60,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE RPM READINGS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHI...

Mileage: 53,455

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF WHEN AN ADULT SETS IN THE SEAT. THE OCS MISS CLASSIFIES THE ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH TURNS THE FRONT AND THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF. KIA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR CERTAIN SORENTOS TO BE REPROGRAMMED. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR T...

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ACCELERATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID ...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40MPH. SPEED DECREASED BELOW 40MPH ON HILLS. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER RESTARTING. A CHECK OF THE ODB-II CODES GAVE P2138, P2127 AND P2106. ALL OF THE CODES...

Mileage: 27,534

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE ESC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THESE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED REDUCING SPEED WHEN ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STARTED MALFUN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES W...

Mileage: 27,000

FOR THE 3RD TIME MY WIFE'S CAR ESC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CAME TO ALMOST A STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGERS FOR UP HILL OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE ALSO HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT AND TPS LIGHT COMING ON. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. ...

Mileage: 22,000

I PURCHASED THIS KIA BRAND NEW IN 2008. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS BECAUSE WHEN I REACHED BETWEEN 40 AND 50MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED. WAS TOLD EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ON THE FINAL TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE WITH ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE WAY I DROVE....

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO I HAVE HAD 6 SERVICE ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC COMING ON. KIA DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED GAS PEDAL X2, THROTTLE SENSORY ASSY, TIGHTENED CONNECTIONS, CLEARED CODES, APPLIED STABULANT, TIGHTENED PINS, RESET CODES, CLEARED FAULTS, CLEANED GROUND STATION AND NUME...

Mileage: 15,703

ON 3 OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AFTER STOPPING & REMOVING MY KEY... IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MY KIA HAS ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK, BUT I THINK IT IS THE FORMER.. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE. THE VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL MANUFACTURED ONLY 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO MIND HAVE A RECALL. THE PROBLEM LIES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAS A SENSOR TO TURN ON THE AIR BAG. THE FEATURE WILL ONLY ...

Mileage: 27,000

1. A WHINING NOISE DEVELOPED AROUND 40K AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. WAS TOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A FAULTY BEARING. 2. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON STATING THAT AIRBAGS ARE OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ...

Mileage: 42,000

I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH. I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT I CAN'T SET A SPEED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE A REMOTE STARTER THAT HAS A SAFETY SWITCH WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TURNS THE REMOTE STARTER OFF THAT ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSE THERE IS NO SIG...

Mileage: 59,200

I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH. I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT I CAN'T SET A SPEED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE A REMOTE STARTER THAT HAS A SAFETY SWITCH WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TURNS THE REMOTE STARTER OFF THAT ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSE THERE IS NO SIG...

Mileage: 59,200

I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH. I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT I CAN'T SET A SPEED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE A REMOTE STARTER THAT HAS A SAFETY SWITCH WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TURNS THE REMOTE STARTER OFF THAT ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSE THERE IS NO SIG...

Mileage: 59,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISE...

Mileage: 31,700

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO LX LOSES POWER & WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO 60MPH. I FEAR DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY AN 18-WHEELER DIESEL DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGH...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO LX LOSES POWER & WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO 60MPH. I FEAR DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY AN 18-WHEELER DIESEL DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGH...

Mileage: 42,000

THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS DOWN FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LOW/OUT OF GAS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, BUT GOES OFF AFTER NEEDLE MOVES FROM THE LOW FUEL GAUGE MARKING. THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL GAS NEEDLE HAPPENS AT NO SPECIFIC TIME INTERVAL OR SPEED RATE. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS DOWN FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LOW/OUT OF GAS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, BUT GOES OFF AFTER NEEDLE MOVES FROM THE LOW FUEL GAUGE MARKING. THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL GAS NEEDLE HAPPENS AT NO SPECIFIC TIME INTERVAL OR SPEED RATE. *TR

Mileage: 62,500

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYS ON. ALSO, THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, HOWEVER WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE REPORTS OF POWER AND CONTROL FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO NOT WORKIN...

Mileage: 36,693

2008 KIA SORENTO TPS PROBLEM CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HAVE NO ACCELERATION VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO ZONE TO SEE WHY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE CODE READER SAID I HAD 3 DIFFERENT CODES WRONG WITH THE CAR WHICH ALL WERE RE...

Mileage: 27,010

2008 KIA SORENTO LOSES POWER. ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN ABOUT 40-45 MPH. IF I PULL OVER TO A STOP AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES RESOLVES ITSELF. SOMETIMES I FIND THE FUEL CAP IS LOOSE ...

Mileage: 30,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2008. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE ABOUT A YEAR LATER. MULTIPLE PARTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND REPLACED BUT THE LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, EACH TIME LOOSING ALL ACCELERATION SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY! A FEW DAYS AGO, DRIVING UP A HILL, BOTH LIGHTS ...

BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2008. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE ABOUT A YEAR LATER. MULTIPLE PARTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND REPLACED BUT THE LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, EACH TIME LOOSING ALL ACCELERATION SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY! A FEW DAYS AGO, DRIVING UP A HILL, BOTH LIGHTS ...

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION LUNGING. THERE IS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY DAY, EXCEPT WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. ONCE I DO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE ...

Mileage: 40,000

SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 KIA SORENTO IN MARCH 2009, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT WHERE WHEN I AM SITTING THERE AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. I AM 150 POUNDS, AND MOVED MYSELF AROUND IN THE SEAT, WEIGHT CENTERED, SITTING PROPERLY. AT THE SAME TIME WE HA...

Mileage: 4,000

WE HAVE A 2008 SORENTO, PURCHASED IN MARCH 2009 (NEW). APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ONLY APPROX 15,000MILES, WE HAD OUR FIRST INCIDENT THAT THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AT THE SAME TIME, POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED TO THE ENGINE. THANKFULLY, I WAS D...

Mileage: 15,000

DRIVING 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE ESC OFF LIGHT LUMINATED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER (WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 10 MPH INSTANTLY ON HWY). KIA REPLACED THE TPS SENSOR AND UPDATED ECM MODULE. ONE YEAR LATER SAME EVENT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX EVEN WITH TECH...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE ESC OFF LIGHT LUMINATED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER (WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 10 MPH INSTANTLY ON HWY). KIA REPLACED THE TPS SENSOR AND UPDATED ECM MODULE. ONE YEAR LATER SAME EVENT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX EVEN WITH TECH...

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE ESC OFF LIGHT LUMINATED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER (WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 10 MPH INSTANTLY ON HWY). KIA REPLACED THE TPS SENSOR AND UPDATED ECM MODULE. ONE YEAR LATER SAME EVENT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX EVEN WITH TECH...

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO HAS 40000 MILES AND THE ESC OFF INDICATOR, AS WELL AS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH AND WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION DIMINISHED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, BEING I JUST BLUNT THE CAR A MONTH AGO. YES IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT IS NO...

Mileage: 39,859

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO WITH JUST OVER 34,000 MILES ON IT AND AM ON MY SECOND EXPERIENCE WITH THE ESC OFF PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS JULY 2010, CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL THIS PAST MONDAY. I STARTED MY CAR TO WARM IT UP AND AFTER 10 MINUTE...

Mileage: 31,000

2008 KIA SORENTO ESC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

01/25/10 WITH 22,395 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION. HAD PART #35107-3C100FF TH SENSOR ASSY REPLACED. 11/12/10 WITH 30,002 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION AGAIN. HAD PART #91214-3E324 WIRING ASSY-ENG REPLACED. 12/30/10 WITH 32,064 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELE...

Mileage: 32,064

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO'S THROTTLE ACCELERATOR SENSOR HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE, SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AND FOUND EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT GOES OUT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM QUITS FUNCTIONING ALSO. MY CA...

Mileage: 10,480

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO'S THROTTLE ACCELERATOR SENSOR HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE, SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AND FOUND EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT GOES OUT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM QUITS FUNCTIONING ALSO. MY CA...

Mileage: 10,480

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN BACK MALFUNCTIONS BY NOT UNLOCKING AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN BACK MALFUNCTIONS BY NOT UNLOCKING AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN BACK MALFUNCTIONS BY NOT UNLOCKING AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT CUSHION THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER SCANNED THE SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CO...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT CUSHION THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER SCANNED THE SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CO...

Mileage: 15,000

TRANSMISSION - VEHICLE TURNS ON, WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE A LOUD/HARD JOLT OCCURS. WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL HARDLY MOVE WITHOUT PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE ROARS AND HARDLY MOVES FORWARD. HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WAS RECENTLY FIXED TWO MON...

Mileage: 13,500

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 57,200

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH, TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 57,200

DASH LIGHTING PROBLEM ON 2008B KIA SORENTO. WHEN CONTROL KNOB ON TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ROTATED FOR NIGHT LIGHTING OF DASH LIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWING A FUSE. POSSIBLE SHORT IS SYSTEM SOMEWHERE. UNABLE TO TRACE AT CANADIAN KIA DEALERSHIP WITHOUT PAYING $90.00/HR FEE WHICH COULD TAKE MANY ...

Mileage: 43,000

DASH LIGHTING PROBLEM ON 2008B KIA SORENTO. WHEN CONTROL KNOB ON TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ROTATED FOR NIGHT LIGHTING OF DASH LIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWING A FUSE. POSSIBLE SHORT IS SYSTEM SOMEWHERE. UNABLE TO TRACE AT CANADIAN KIA DEALERSHIP WITHOUT PAYING $90.00/HR FEE WHICH COULD TAKE MANY ...

Mileage: 43,000

DASH LIGHTING PROBLEM ON 2008B KIA SORENTO. WHEN CONTROL KNOB ON TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ROTATED FOR NIGHT LIGHTING OF DASH LIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWING A FUSE. POSSIBLE SHORT IS SYSTEM SOMEWHERE. UNABLE TO TRACE AT CANADIAN KIA DEALERSHIP WITHOUT PAYING $90.00/HR FEE WHICH COULD TAKE MANY ...

Mileage: 43,000

2008 KIA SORENTO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. 38 Y W/F SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT, VEHICLE NOT RUNNING AND NO ONE WAS AROUND VEHICLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING FEMALE ON LEFT SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO ABDOMEN, ARM, SHOULDER AND FACE. ACCORDING TO KIA COMPUTER MALFUNCTION CAUSED PROBLEM...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 12,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS DAMAGED. THE THROTTLE PEDAL WA...

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE, CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD NOT PROVID...

Mileage: 10,000

ON A TRIP FROM BILOXI, MS TO FORT MYERS, FL- APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES ALL 4 TIRES ON A "NEW" (13,000 MILES) KIA SORENTO FAILED. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OF THE TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LUCKILY WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL. A TOWTRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED AND THE CAR TOWED TO TWO CITIES BE...

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO INDICATE THAT A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS A S...

Mileage: 62,000

INTERMITTENT DISPLAY ON DASH "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF'" WHILE PASSENGER IS SEATED AND BELTED INTO PASSENGER SEAT. SEVERAL DOCUMENTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALER HAVE FAILED TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TW

Mileage: 2,462

WE PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SORENTO FROM KIA OF BRADLEY, ILLINOIS, LAST NOVEMBER. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SIGNALS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF, EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THEN, THAT IF YOU WERE IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT AND THE LIGHT IS STATING THE AIR BAG IS O...

Mileage: 2,720

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND SAYS THAT AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. WIFE WEIGHTS 160 AND IS A FULL SIZE ADULT. KIA SAYS SHE IS NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT RIGHT, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEAL TWICE NOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE AVOIDING IT....

Mileage: 16,549

"PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN ADULT PASSENGERS OVER 108 LB SIT IN SEAT. NO AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT INDICATED. HAD DEALER REP INSPECT AND DO CALIBRATION TO OCS IN LATE AUG. HOWEVER, THE FAULT STILL HAPPENS ABOUT 1OUT OF 10 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE OCS MISCLASSIFIES THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN ADULT PASSENGERS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THEIR WEIGHT, STATURE, BODY SHAPE AND POSITION ON THE SEAT CUSHION. AS CONSEQUENCE THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 30

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MISCLASSIFIED A SMALL ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE SPECULATED T...

Mileage: 3,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR MISCLASSIFIED A SMALL STATURE ADULT AS A CHILD. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SINCE THE P...

Mileage: 380

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE LOW HEADLIGHTS MAKE A CIRCLE IN FRONT OF MY CAR. THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE STREET AND I CAN SEE THE CIRCUMFERENCE. BEYOND THE LIGHT, IT IS PURE DARKNESS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT RANGE? *TR

Mileage: 7,300

2008 KIA SERENTO TPMS LIGHT COMES AND OFF CAME ON THE SECOND DAY I OWNED THE CAR COMES ON FOR A DAY THEN OFF FOR A DAY GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TOOK IT TO DEALER WAS CLEAR THEN COULDN'T FIND NOTHING CAME BACK ON JUST BEFORE ARRIVING AT HOME THE SAME DAY TOOK IT BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS T...

Mileage: 10

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE FIXED THE SENSOR. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE SEEN ON A FEW FORUMS (IE. EDMUNDS.COM) THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND IT IS NOT GETTING RESOLVED. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY. *...

Mileage: 160

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHICH INDICATES THAT IT IS NOT ENGAGED NOR WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. ...

Mileage: 150

I BOUGHT MY 2008 KIA SORENTO 11/11/2008. IN MARCH 2009, I STARTED TO NOTICE A COMPRESSION TYPE NOISE AND IT OCCURS EVERY 3-5 SECONDS. THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND STILL CURRENT ISSUE. IT'S VERY INCONVENIENT TO TAKE MY V...

Mileage: 4,500

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN PASSENGER SITS IN SEAT. MEANING THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE DECEMBER 2008, THE FIRST DOCUMENTED TIME WAS JANUARY 2009, AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED FIVE TIMES. THE ONLY ATTEMPT TO REPAIR WAS ...

Mileage: 17,863

FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I'VE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS VISIBILITY. WHEN DRIVING, THE HEADLAMPS ARE NOT AIMED OR FOCUSED TO SEE MORE THAN TWO CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I WENT BACK TO KIA AND HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THE LIGHTS WERE ADJUSTED AS FAR ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PA...

Mileage: 200

MY 22 YR SON. WAS DRIVING A KIA SORENTO, AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON 11/27/08 ON I-10 W IN HOUSTON, TX, JUST EAST OF LOOP 610. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR AND HAD CA. 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY SON REPORTS HEARING A LOUD BOOM FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ...

Mileage: 4,000

MY 22 YR SON. WAS DRIVING A KIA SORENTO, AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON 11/27/08 ON I-10 W IN HOUSTON, TX, JUST EAST OF LOOP 610. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR AND HAD CA. 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. MY SON REPORTS HEARING A LOUD BOOM FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ...

Mileage: 4,000

I HAVE 2008 KIA SORENTO. ON THE EVENING I BOUGHT THE CAR, I WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER FOR THE PART AND NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT. T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE SQUEAKING SOUND IS GRADUALLY BECOMING LOUDER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE FOUR OR FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY FAILURES. WHILE IDLING AT A TR...

Mileage: 1,620

JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ONLY ACTIVATES 50% OF THE TIME WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER A 2ND TIME WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG WAS NOT...

Mileage: 50

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED REGARDLESS IF A PASSENGER WAS SEATING IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PA...

Mileage: 15,557

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERATIVE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE PA...

Mileage: 15,557

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER ON JANUARY 21, 2008. TWO MECHANICS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AN...

Mileage: 100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE, SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER ON JANUARY 21, 2008. TWO MECHANICS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AN...

Mileage: 100

2008 KIA SORENTO FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAG WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT DOES NOT WORK WHEN HIS FATHER IS IN THE VEHICLE. *KB THE WIRING CONNECTION WAS LOOSE AND THE SENSOR WAS RESET ON THE FIRST VISIT. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD H...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. AS OF NOVEMBER 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS U...

Mileage: 600