2014 KIA SORENTO Exterior Lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she became aware that the headlights were blown, and that the connector to the headlights had detached. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was driven to dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the HECU fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the headlights failed to function properly. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was also illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

The headlights and taillights are constantly going out on their own. Took car to dealership and they say it's fixed, but you don't leave the lot & the light is out again. Same issue has been happening since 2022. Driving on dark road and the lights just go out. This is definitely a safety issue that several people have complained about, but nothing is being done to rectify the situation. Car has been taken to dealership at least on 5 separate occasions. However, this last time they said there is no record of bringing the car for the lights. I even did a Google review. Why would the dealership not document service problems?

Coolant, oil compression, runs hot, to over headlights need replaced frequently

The headlights go out without any warning. The fog lights work fine. I have had signal bulbs replaced many times but the worst complaint is the headlights.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, she became aware that the headlamps were extremely dim, severely compromising nighttime visibility. The ABS warning and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic), and the VIN was included, but parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

On 06/23/2023 i went to team Nissan located at 70 Keller st . took it in while purchasing new tires from tire warehouse told me about repairs that needed done that was still under warranty with team Nissan. when i took it to team Nissan they refused my warranty by telling me my car issuer was not any issue that they repaired back in July of 2022 for the amount of over 2thousand dollars. team Nissan lied to me let me leave their shop knowing the dangers just because they did not want to grant my warranty which where brakes outta tie Rodes and rear light INOP charged me 45 for en inspection to deny my warranty. I still can't drive my car because team Nissan wanted me to repay for pairs that was still covered under their own warranty my vehicle only has 120 thousand miles i was still in my year frame and way less than the miles. i prefer to bring in my documents if not i must downmload at another time cant take pic ith desktop

Headlight Dim setting are so weak the vehicle over runs the lighting at speeds over 40 mph. Unsafe to drive vehicle on major highways, and on secondary roads where street lighting is sparse, or non existent.

Headlights continually need replacing. We must replace headlights every few months. We have tried several brands of lights and regardless they go out. We have had all the lights go out at once while driving at night. Cruise control no longer works. I had the clock spring replaced but this did not fix the cruise. Seat warmer Driver side seat warmer no longer engages. When the button is pressed, the indicator light flashes as if it will come on but never does.

The paint is peeling super bad bad it to several dealerships & Maaco and was told this is a defect and to report the problem

I started experiencing miscellaneous electrical issues and occasional poor acceleration. Engine/ABS/tire pressure/etc. warning lights would come and go indicating random problems; transmission solenoid was a common code but I did not initially have transmission problems. Radio/backup camera had intermittent problems with not powering on. Normal headlights stopped working and only high beams would function even after replacing bulbs and checking fuses. Problems got worse and the car would sometimes lurch strongly with a clunking sound and be stuck in 3rd gear "limp mode", but would randomly drive normally when restarted. I brought it to the dealership when I was experiencing sudden loss of acceleration and couldn't match the flow of traffic. The dealership said a new transmission was required. On replacing the transmission they found that there was a problem with the wiring harness and it would also need to be replaced, doubling the cost of an already expensive repair.

Multiple electrical issues throughout the car that come and go. The door locks will stop operating when using the key FOB and lock/unlock switch on the driver and passenger doors, the only way to unlock them is manually. Window operating switch at all four doors stops working. The control buttons on the steering wheel are malfunctioning (volume up button decreases volume, volume down button activates voice control). The digital fuel range number does not match up analog indicator (digital will read ~150miles range, analog will indicate 1/8 full tank). Low-beam headlight bulbs individually burn out well before expected lifetime, I have replaced each one twice in the last six months. All of these issues are available for inspection. Safety is at risk because multiple fluctuating electrical issues could mean a fire risk. I have not had these problems reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or service center yet. Vehicle and components have not been inspected. There have been no warning indications prior to or during electrical problems.

No matter what bulbs you put in the headlights they do not shine bright enough or far enough for you to drive safely at night. We have stopped driving the suv at night because the only way to have enough light to see the road is if they are on bright then they bright light oncoming traffic.

I have to replace the low beam and high beam bulbs several times a year. The low beams are SO dim, I can’t even tell if they are on- forcing me to drive with my bright lights on all the time. The bulbs blow all the time- I have driven without low beams and not none they were blown. The lights are now constantly flickering while driving. Very dangerous.

1. My headlights tends to keep going out, I’ve replaced them 3 times since getting the vehicle. The most recent change was a month ago. Also my car keeps making this weird humming/ purring sound which started 3months ago and is very unsettling. I had to get a new engine last February after my car cut off on me and the kids heading to my family out of town.

The headlights keep blowing. This is not safe nor normal.

Head lamps stopped working on low beams when driving at night, high beams still work, no warnings were indicated and lights still will not work.

The lighting (headlights) on low beam are very poor. We live in a rural area and the lighting supplied by the headlights is very poor, making it hard to see items in the road and curves. Turning a corner and staying on the road can be problematic. The lighting forces driver to drive with high beams on to attain minimally sufficient lighting. The bulbs have been replaced with no increase in forward visibility. I should have reported this earlier, but now I feel unsafe in this vehicle at night and we drive it less. These are projector style and they do not go very far in front of the car. A quick check on the web, of Kia Forums show that this is a common complaint, some have the bulbs going out regularly. The Kia forums also mention changing the bulbs to non DOT approved items and other modifications.

the low beam headlights are so dim it is a safety concern. new bulbs do not help!

I own a 2014 Kia Sorento LX and a short time ago, on a drive from NC to FL, the headlights started to fail. One day it was the low beam on the driver side and then it was the high beam on the passenger side. It varied and was random. I would have the bulbs replaced or replace them myself. After time, the "eyelash" went out on one side as well. One evening, driving home, all of the headlights went out and I drove the remaining distance with my hazards on. When I pulled into the driveway, some of the lights came back on. After this, I took it to the dealer and they it was a short and it would cost +/- $2,500 to replace the assembly on both sides. Since then, I have had 3rd parties look over the vehicle and it was always the same answer, "we have no idea of what causes this." The lights have only totally went off 2 or 3 times after the initial time. I have been replacing bulbs on a regular basis and the road does not "light up" without the high beams on, even immediately after changing the bulbs. I have even changed a bulb twice in one day.

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Sorento. The contact stated she received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V519000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the dealer inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the vehicle did not need a recall repair. The contact received a second recall notification from the manufacturer and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the recall repair was completed. The contact stated that the headlights failed to work after the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the headlights would work in low light conditions. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 73,918.

Mileage: 73,918

Approximately 8 months ago noticed while driving that the headlights didn’t appear to be on while driving with normal low beam lights. High beams worked fine. Replaced both low beam light bulbs with Sylvania standard Kia recommended replacement. 1-2 months later after driving at night, lights still dim. Replaced with $90 Halogen set, still not illuminating road. Took to Kia dealership (where purchased) to have them check lights, said that entire headlight assembly for both lights need replacement for $2,489.00. Aftermarket priced at $335/ea!!! Service manager confirmed apparent problems with burned out headlight assemblies.

The headlights are so dim that it is extremely dangerous to drive at night. I went and bought the $50 bulbs and it still looked like I didn’t turn my lights on. It looks like I drive with candlelight. Also the bulbs burn out about 3-4 months.

Low beam head lights stop working . Bulb needs replacement every few months.

My brake lights won’t go off unless I press the brakes and emergency blinking lights. My vehicle is stalling when I’m driving. It will just start decreasing speed like it’s trying to stop and I can only be doing 40mph. I can’t put in in gear from park if the car is still running. I have to cut it off and turn it back on to change gears and I don’t have to press the brake for it to come back on.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS APPEARED DIM, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE WITH THE HI-BEAMS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WOULD BURN OUT EVERY 4-6 MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE MYERS KIA (16484 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77040) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

MY KIA SORENTO WAS PURCHASED FROM KIA IN 2018 - 1ST - I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO CHECK THE REAR BREAKS DUE TO A SHAKING OF THE CAR THAT HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER 50MPH. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. RECENTLY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ONE, AFTER THE BATTERY WAS SWAPPED (THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T POWER ON)- THEY RAN A FEW TESTS AND DISCOVERED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I HAVE TAN MY VIN FOR THE RECALL BUT MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RECALLS THAT MENTION AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE KIA

Mileage: 80,000

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, BOTH HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2014 KIA SORENTO HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. USUALLY IF I OPEN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AND TWIST THE LIGHT PLUG THIS WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO WORK. BUT OTHER TIMES ONE OF THE TWO LIGHTS WILL BE BURNT OUT. THE ISSUE IS BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT. I HAVE BEEN CHANGING THEM EVERY 2-4 MONTHS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THEY SUGGESTED I CHECK FOR RECALLS AND NOTHING. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND BUYING HEADLIGHTS EVERY 2-4 MONTHS GETS EXPENSIVE

KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND NOW HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK AT ALL ! HAD TO DRIVE HOME AT NIGHT WITH ONLY PARKING LIGHTS IN FL KEYS, VERY TERRIFYING AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. PRIOR TO THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A BULB AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS, GOT PULLED OVER ONCE BY THE POLICE BECAUSE A HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OUT. I HAD JUST REPLACED IT!

Mileage: 120,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND TAIL LIGHTS, BURNING OUT FREQUENTLY, AND AT THE SAME TIME! THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR, AND BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, LEAVING MY FAMILY AND I DRIVING IN THE DARK. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR 3+ YEARS. IT'S VERY SCARY AND A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS UNTIL REPAIRED. I SEE ONLINE THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE (EVEN THOUGH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP DID) AND BOTH KIA AND THE DEALERSHIP AGREE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION AND KIA NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. CARS NEED FUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS.

Mileage: 70,000

NIGHTTIME DRIVING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS HORRIBLE. WHILE A WELL-LIT INTERSTATE MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE AN ISSUE, DARK ROADWAYS (RURAL, DARK INTERSTATES, SOME URBAN STREETS) ARE. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL BLOW RANDOMLY BLOW WITHIN AS FEW AS SOME DAYS AFTER REPLACEMENT TO A MONTH AFTER REPLACEMENT. THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY USES PROJECTOR LENSES. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT DOES NOT PROJECT. I HAVE TRIED ADJUSTING THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS RESPOND BY PROJECTING A SCATTERED BEAM THAT BARELY ILLUMINATES THE ROADWAY. CHEAP WALMART FLOOD LIGHTS DO A BETTER JOB THAN THESE PROJECTOR LENSES. I TRIED USING LEDS TO GET MORE LIGHT. WHILE THE MISSION WAS TECHNICALLY ACCOMPLISHED, THE BEAM PATTERN IS STILL SCATTERED. I DETAIL CARS AND THE PLASTIC COVER IS NOT THE ISSUE. MY STATE LAW TELLS ME THAT MY HEADLIGHTS SHOULD ILLUMINATE A PEDESTRIAN 400 FEET AWAY DURING NIGHTTIME HOURS. THESE LIGHTS DO NOT DO THIS. MY FUNCTION AS A POLICE OFFICER IS THAT OF A TRAFFIC CRASH INVESTIGATOR (WITH EXTENSIVE NHTSA TRAINING SPANNING FROM SFST THROUGH ADVANCED TRAFFIC CRASH) AS WELL AND THESE HEADLIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ANIMAL/PEDESTRIAN STRIKES AS THEY DO NOT PROJECT THE LIGHT WHERE IT IS NEEDED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF KIA FORUMS TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT MODELS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THAT REPLACES THE GROUND WIRE AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO PROJECT THE LIGHT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. THESE LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES (SUCH AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OUT COMPLETELY FOR NO RANDOM REASON OR THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINING ILLUMINATED WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE) BUT THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2016. THIS VEHICLE HAS A POOR IIHS RATING FOR SMALL OVERLAP CRASHES. THE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY WELL ENOUGH WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 90,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BULBS (LED AND HALOGEN), WITH NO CHANGE. THEY ARE DIM ENOUGH THAT THERE IS A SHADOW OF MY CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THERE IS ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ACCENT LIGHT LOCATED ABOVE THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND NO LONGER WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WERE REPLACED SIX TIMES. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE ACCENT LIGHT LOCATED ABOVE THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND NO LONGER WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (ROUGHLY70MPH), WILL NOT SHUT OFF, VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL FOR AIRBAGS AT THIS TIME. HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW BULBS, HAVE CHANGED BULBS ALMOST MONTHLY IN LAST 3 YEARS. BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY - INCLUDING CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING, VOLUME BUTTON STARTS VOICE COMMAND, ETC.

Mileage: 101,900

LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. UNABLE TO SEE PAST 5 FEET IN FRONT. CAN'T TELL WHEN THEY ARE ON MOST TIMES.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY, DANGEROUSLY DIM. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS, AND I CAN STILL BARELY SEE IN FRONT OF ME WITHOUT CLICKING ON THE HIGH BEAMS. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE? I AM SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, I ONLY GO FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE IF NECESSARY. I'M ALSO AFRAID I WILL GET A TRAFFIC CITATION FOR DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, BUT SOMETIMES IN MY AREA WITH POOR LIGHTING, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT BUT DEPENDING ON THE CAR BEHIND ME TO GIVE ME MORE LIGHT, WHICH ISN'T GOOD. IF THERE'S NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, I'M DEFINITELY FORCED TO PUT ON THE HIGH BEAMS.

HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT AND WILL NOT STAY AJUSTED

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACE EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THIS ISSUES HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 81 OR HIGHWAY 322 AND 11/15 IN PENNSYLVANIA. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BURNT OUT WITH BEING STATIONARY IN PARKING LOTS AT ALL TIMES AND SEASON OF THE YEAR. WHEN ONE SIDE BURNS OUT IT CAN BE A MONTH TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE OTHER SIDE BURNS OUT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN EARLY 2019 AND SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACE ALMOST 10 OR MORE BULBS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 96,000

HELLO, PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OF KIA SORENTO 2014, THESE ARE VERY DIM AND IN THE DARK YOU CAN SEE LITTLE OR NOTHING AND THIS CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 79,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE ON NUMERUS OCCASIONS AND NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WORLD CAR KIA NORTH (12115 INTERSTATE 35, BLDG 1, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL UNDER THE VIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

MY STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION, HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON INTERNET AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PROBLEMS OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE. YOU WILL BE REAR ENDED IF YOU HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. I THINK KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THE SORENTOS FOR THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 33,000

BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP AND SOMETIMES THEY WANT WORK.

ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DANGER IS WHEN IT DOES IT AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD, MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENS IN THE DAY TIME AS WELL, AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON FROM THE REFLECTION ON VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THEY COME BACK ON AND MAY GO OFF 2 OR 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING MAYBE 5 TO 10 MINUTES. ON THE DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS HAPPENING ON MY WAY THERE, BUT THE KIA DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 60,000

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T SHINE ON ANYTHING AND IT'S HARD TO FIND YOUR WAY AT NIGHT. SPEED ​​CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE ENGINE HAS A DIFFERENT RHYTHM AT 3000 RPM.

Mileage: 83,000

HEADLIGHTS, ESPECIALLY LOW BEAM ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I CAN BARELY EVEN SEE THEM SHINING ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 70,000

MY HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT EVERY 2 MONTHS, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF BULB I REPLACE THEM WITH. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO BLOWING OUT EVERY 1.5 MONTH. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER: KIA OF VENTURA,CA ATTENTION BUT THEY KEEP DISMISSING IT AS NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE SO FAR THIS YEAR FOR BOTH BREAK STOP & HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT AND NOT WORKING DURING NIGHT TIME ROAD TRAVELS ACROSS STATES. I FEEL THIS IS. VERY DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY, THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE COME TO KNOW OF 50+ KIA SORENTO OWNERS FACING SIMILAR ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUES. ALSO, EVER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE MILE PER GALLON THE CAR IS SUPPOSEDLY TO GIVE ISN'T CORRECT, IT ONLY AVERAGES ABOUT 12-14 MPG. PLEASE LOOK INTO BOTH OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES AS I DRIVE WITH TWO UNDER 5YRS KIDS AND ELDERLY MOTHER. WHAT IS THE NHTSA WAITING FOR? MULTIPLE DEATH FATALITIES BEFORE YOUR ORGANIZATION TAKES ACTION..DO IT NOW PLEASE. ANY RESULTING FATALITIES WILL MAKE YOU LEGALLY LIABLE FOR FAILING TO TAKE ACTION AFTER SOO MANY COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 60,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE BULB AS IIHS HAS RATED THESE LIGHTS ON THIS MODEL AS POOR AS WELL. WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD WITHOUT REFLECTORS OR OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN THE EVENING IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE THE PAINTED LINES. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE ON PAVED COUNTRY ROADS, EVEN ONES THAT ARE STRAIGHT FOR MILES. TURNS FEEL MORE DANGEROUS, AND THIS IS EVEN A PROBLEM ON THE HIGHWAY IN MAJOR CITIES WHERE NO OVERHEAD ILLUMINATION IS PRESENT ON THE ROADWAY.

Mileage: 75,000

I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE BULB HAS TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY THREE MONTHS. WHEN I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT COME BACK ON SO BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I AM FORCED TO LEAVE HEADLIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES AND THEY STILL GO OUT AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS. OWNING THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TAIL LIGHTS TWICE AND HEADLIGHTS 7 TIMES. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG HERE, NO CAR FROM 2014 SHOULD HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS 7 TIMES MUCH LESS 7 TIMES SINCE 2018!! ON JULY 22, 2020 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURNT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON.

Mileage: 80,000

AFTER 5 YEARS OF HAVING MY CAR, WHILE KEEPING UP WITH ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS. TO START, THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS BURN OUT AND I HAVE TO REPLACE ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. THE LED STRIP OVER THE HEADLIGHT IS A RIP OFF, $700 TO REPLACE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE BULB YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE FIXTURE?! WHY WOULD ANY COMPANY APPROVE OF THAT DESIGN? SO I HAVE A MISSING LED STRIP, BUT THE OTHER ONE NO ISSUE AFTER 5 YEARS. I JUST RECENTLY HAD THE TOP BRAKE LIGHT GO OUT, ANOTHER LED FIXTURE $150 TO REPLACE A 5' STRIP. RIP OFF!! A FEW WEEKS AGO ONE OF MY FOG LIGHTS WENT OUT, COME TO FIND OUT THE BULB FELL OUT. HOW DOES THAT EVEN HAPPEN?! HOWEVER THE MOST PROBLEMATIC OF THEM ALL IS THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT! I'VE HAD THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED ONE, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY 6 MONTHS OR SO. SOME I HAVE PAID FOR, SOME COMPLIMENTARY BUT SUPER INCONVENIENT TO SAY THE LEAST. ON TOP OF THAT, I'VE HAD THE HARNESS REPLACED, TENSION PIN REPAIRS, AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE HARNESS AGAIN FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS. AND I CONSTANTLY SEE OTHER KIA'S, MAINLY SORENTO'S, WITH THE DRIVER BRAKE LIGHT OUT. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING LIGHTS AND ONE TIME EVEN HAD GUNS DRAWN ON ME (WHEN BOTH OF MY LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS BLEW OUT). THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS THAT I AM ALWAYS PARANOID ABOUT LIGHTS. IN ADDITION THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE CAN NOT SEE ME, OR POSSIBLY GET ME HARMED IF COPS CAN'T SEE MY LICENSE PLATE. KIA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND UPGRADE THE LIGHTING TO LAST FOR A NORMAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND/OR REPLACE HARNESSES. LED LIGHTING SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE FOR MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT TO REPLACE THE BULB. OR UPGRADE TO LIGHTING WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO REPLACE THE BULB WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FIXTURE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AND ITS NOT FAIR TO CONSUMERS. *TR

UNFORTUNATELY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST TIME IN AUGUST OF 2019 . THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY KIA SORENTO FOR ALMOST A MONTH . 3 DAYS AFTER I GOT IT BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP COST ME ANOTHER 155.00. 4 DAYS AFTER THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME . WHEN IT WOULD COME ON THE ACCELERATION WOULD ALMOST DIE I COULD ONLY GO 3 OR 4 MILES A HOUR . WHEN I GOT IT BACK THE 3RD TIME I WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 . THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ALMOST GOT HIT THIS TIME . BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP COST ME ALMOST 400.00. THEN ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN IN DECEMBER OF 2019 . IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN ALMOST GOT HIT I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HALFWAY TO MY DESTINATION. THIS TIME HAD TO RENT A TOW BAR HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE 3 HOURS TO GET ME AND MY KIA . THEN GOT IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN A DIFFRENT STATE . THEY CHARGED ME FOR A PART THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THIS TIME IT COST ME 509.00. THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE PLUS KIA WILL NOT REFUND ME THE MONEY I SPENT ON THE WARRANTY PART.

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY LOW AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS ON AT NIGHT. CHANGING NEW BULBS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM!

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BURNED OUT. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE LOW BEAM 8-10 TIMES AND THE LEFT SIDE 3-5 TIMES. IT'S BEEN ROUGHLY A 2:1 RATIO. THIS LAST TIME BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER AT NIGHT. FORTUNATELY I KEEP AN EXTRA BULB IN THE CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE OUT ONE OF THEM SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL. THIS WAS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND WHILE I DON'T SEE A RECALL I DO SEE THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE POSTED ON FORUMS THAT THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE MY 2014 SILVERADO HAD THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED IN 2017 AFTER AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE I HAVE YET TO REPLACE A HEADLIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE CHEVY APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER OF MILES AS THE KIA.

Mileage: 120,000

MY HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT EVERY FEW WEEKS, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF BULB I USE. LAST NIGHT WHILE ON A VERY DARK AND RAINY ROAD, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FORCING ME TO DRIVE WITH MY HAZARDS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS. APPARENTLY, THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

Mileage: 91,000

THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH KIA AND SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2016 WITH 26,000 MILES. AND I REPLACED MANY HEADLIGHT BULBS THEN DECEMBER 2019 WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET LED SAFETY DAYLIGHT HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACED. WAS TOLD NO BULB FOR IT ACCOUNT IT'S ENCASED IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND TO REPLACE WOULD COST OVER $900 FOR ASSEMBLY. AND TOLD NEVER SEEN THAT LIGHT EVER GO OUT. PRIOR TO THIS I ALREADY HAD THE OTHER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED FOR CONSTANT LIGHTING PROBLEMS. WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAD IN STOCK AND THAT TOLD ME KIA HAD A PROBLEM. VEHICLE NOW HAS 72,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED KIA ASSISTANCE AND TOLD THEM OF PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS AND THE FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE OTHER ASSEMBLY. I WAS DENIED THE CLAIM EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM OF ALL THE LIGHTING PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA. THEY WERE ON DEAF EARS. SO HERE I AM FILING MY COMPLAINT AND HOPING ENOUGH PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO KIA THAT THEY RECALL ALL MODELS WITH THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE TWO MAJOR SAFETY HAZARDS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE THAT I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY 4 CHILDREN AND WIFE WHEN WE'RE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND OTHER FAST ROADS. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THE ELECTRICAL. IT FIRST STARTED BACK AROUND 40,000 MILES WHEN I TOOK MY KIA TO A KIA DEALERSHIP IN NAPERVILLE, IL AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH LOW BEAMS WERE OUT, SO THEY REPLACE THEM. EVER SINCE, I'VE BEEN REPLACING THESE BULBS EVERY 3-6 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY KEEP BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO USE HIGH BEAMS, SO I'M DRIVING IN PITCH BLACK. NOW, JUST 3MONTHS AGO, BOTH OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT, AT THE SAME TIME. THREE YEARS AGO MY BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING, AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. AT 57K MILES MY ENGINE WAS RECALLED FOR ENGINE FAILURES, AD WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I'VE EXPERIENCED STALLING, STUTTERING, KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGH WAYS, AT RED LIGHTS, IN TRAFFIC. FURTHERMORE, IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 MY ENGINE OIL WAS COMPLETELY UNDETECTABLE ON THE DIP STICK WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT 99,664 MILES. ALSO, BACK AT 64,977 MILES DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS LOW. WITH THESE CONCERNS, I TOOK MY KIA IN TODAY TO THE GERALD KIA NORTH AURORA, IL, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY MY BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. THE TECH MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT THE STALLING AND KNOCKING IN MY ENGINE IS BECAUSE MY ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT. HE CHECKED FOR LEAKS, AND DIDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS. MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT A JIFFY LUBE, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING AT 99,664 MILES, IT WAS ALMOST DRY. AT TODAYS SERVICE, MILEAGE IS 102,554. THAT MEANS 5 QUARTS OF OIL BURNED UP IN 2,890 MILES OR MOST LIKELY WAY SOONER BECAUSE AFTER 1.5 MONTHS OF THE OIL CHANGE I STARTED EXPERIENCED STALLING, KNOCKING, STUTTERING IN THE ENGINE, SO THAT MUST HAVE BEEN AT ONLY 1000-1500 MILES. I PUT IN A CLAIM WITH KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BUT I'M NOT SATISFIED.

Mileage: 57,000

LIGHTING FROM HEADLIGHTS IS TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. CANNOT SEE 5 FEET AHEAD. BULBS WERE REPLACED. DEALER ADJUSTED THEM. STILL NO CHANGE. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I AM LIMITED TO DRIVE IN DAYLIGHT ONLY AS I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH 20/20 VISION.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT NOW THEN MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. SO I HAD NO LIGHTS AT ALL. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE OTHER VEHICLES COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAPPENED. I AM HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THIS MORNING TO GO AND REPLACE THEM. IT'S A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WIRING OR SOMETHING BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. CONTACTED KIA DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY WERE RUMOR ABOUT THE ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MORE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE PEOPLE SERIOUS INJURIES.

Mileage: 126,582

HEADLIGHTS IN DIM MODE ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AN NIGHT WITHOUT BEING A SAFETY HAZARD! THIS STARTED OVER 3 YEARS AGO AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. REPLACE BULBS BUT DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO TO IMPROVE LIGHTING.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF AUGUSTA (706-312-9200, LOCATED AT 1770 GORDON HWY, AUGUSTA, GA 30904) FOR A CHECK UP. THE TECHNICIAN OFFERED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS, FOR WHICH THE CONTACT WOULD BE PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TELL WHETHER THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE REPLACED EVERY BULB IN MY CAR AND MULTIPLE FUSES AND FOR SOME REASON THERE IS STILL A SHORT IN MY FUSE PANEL SO MY BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY POP THE FUSE. IT IS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND WE STILL HAVE NOT FOUND OUT WHERE THE SHORT IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT MY BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BLOW A FUSE AND BULBS

Mileage: 137,000

BURNS OUT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BULBS EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS

Mileage: 66,000

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. I CHANGED THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS TWICE AND IT IS STILL INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO CORROSION OR BURN MARKS ON THE SOCKET. IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHEN I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP DUE TO THE TAIL LIGHT BEING OUT. THE POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHERS CANNOT SEE ME. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME AND ASKED MY SPOUSE TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT IT WAS WORKING AGAIN (15 MINUTE SPAN OF TIME). IT IS NOT A FUSE AS ALL OTHER ITEMS ON THIS CIRCUIT ARE OPERABLE. IT WILL BE OUT AND 30 MINUTES LATER IT IS WORKING.

Mileage: 63,868

SOMETIME TOWARD THE END OF 2018, I NOTICED THAT MY DOME LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DOORS WERE OPENED. I CAN STILL USE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS MANUALLY, THOUGH THIS USUALLY LEADS TO FORGETTING AND LEAVING THEM ON. I LIVE IN WA, IT IS OFTEN DARK AROUND 4 PM AND GREY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CANNOT SEE WHO IS IN MY CAR BEFORE ENTERING WHEN IN A PARKING LOT. ALSO, MY 5-YEAR-OLD HAS A HARD TIME BUCKLING HER OWN CAR SEAT BELT SINCE SHE CANNOT SEE THE BUCKLE. THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE AND WITH CRIME RATES RISING, IT MAKES ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE GOING OUT ALONE, KNOWING THAT NOBODY CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WHILE I AM BUCKLING HER IN. THE CHANCES OF BEING MUGGED OR WORSE GO UP, MY SAFETY IS WORTH THE $400, HOWEVER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A MALFUNCTION IN THE VEHICLE FIXED. THE REASON I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IS BECAUSE OF THE 3 KIA'S WE OWN, 2 OF THEM HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY WORKING MANUALLY AND NOT ACTIVATED WITH OPENING THE DOOR. MY HUSBANDS 2011 KIA OPTIMA DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE DOORS WERE OPENED AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2017. BOTH OF US HAVE OVER 60,000 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE MALFUNCTION. MY HUSBAND WAS QUOTED OVER $400 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. WHEN LOOKING AT FORUMS, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT IS A CONNECTION THAT WIGGLES LOOSE. I AM SURE THAT IF 2 OF OUR KIA'S HAVE THIS ISSUE, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY MANY MORE KIA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. KIA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 65,000

TENSIONER BELT FOR AIR BAG RANDOMLY WENT OUT. ALSO BREAK LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAYING ON. T GT EY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY AT DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS PARKED

Mileage: 70,000

I HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND I HAVE REPLAY THE LIGHTS 7 SEVEN TIMES AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ASAP. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY KIDS EVERYDAY WHEN WE GET IN THIS UNSAFE CAR. THE LIGHTS ON BUT THE ROAD LOOKS DARK AT NIGHT ALL THE TIME IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW. PLEASE HELP ME MY CELL [XXX] AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS [XXX] THANK U INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2014 LX WITH NOTHING SPECIAL OTHER THAN HEATED FRONT SEATS. REGULAR IGNITION, 6CYL WITH ALMOST 148K MILES. ISSUE 1- AT APPROX 100K MY DASH STARTED LIGHTING UP WITH ABS, E-BRAKE, TRAC, AND TPS LIGHTS. EBRAKE AND TPS WERE INTERMITTENT AND ONLY CAME ON AFTER IT RAINED IT SEEMED. AFTER PLUGGING IT UP AND GETTING NO CODES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER JUNE 2017 AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS NO BIG DEAL BUT IT WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR A SENSOR. HOWEVER, KIA HAD NOT PROVIDED THEM WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO FIX IT. IT'S NOW AUGUST 2018 AND I AM STILL WAITING. ISSUE 2- AT APPROX 130K MILES MY STEERING CONTROLS FOR BLUETOOTH AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO ITSELF WORKS, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SEEK OR ADJUST VOLUME WITH STEERING CONTROLS THE VOICE COMMAND POPS UP. ISSUE 3- AT APPROX 145K CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I CAN TURN IT ON AND SET SPEED, BUT IN LESS THAN A MILE IT DISENGAGES. I HAVE FOUND IF I TURN OFF THE ECO IT WORKS AS IT SHOULD. ISSUE 4 I FOUND TODAY. AFTER GETTING A MESSAGE FROM A RANDOM STRANGER THROUGH MY ADVERTISED BUSINESS ON THE BACK WINDOW I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE ON TOP (THIRD). I JUST REPLACED THEM IN JULY AFTER A RANDOM STRANGER TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OUT. WHEN I GOT THE MESSAGE (AFTER MAKING MY 60 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK) I GRABBED A COWORKER TO COME OUT AND TROUBLESHOOT WITH ME. WE CHECKED FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. THIRD LIGHT WORKS, TAIL LIGHTS WORK, TURN SIGNALS AND BACKUP LIGHTS WORK. WE TOOK APART THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PULLED THE BULBS TO CHECK THEM AND THE BULBS ARE STILL INTACT (FILAMENT STILL COMPLETELY INTACT) BUT THE BULBS ARE CHARRED BLACK AND THE HARNESS SOCKET APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT. ALSO THE BOTTOM OF THE BULB IS GLOSSY LIKE IT MELTED.

Mileage: 142,000

ENGINE RECALL MY VEHICLE IS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ENGINE RECALL I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED 2 TIMES DUE TO WIRING OR BUTTON MALFUNCTIONS. ALONG WITH THE USB PORT ON THE STEREO. THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ENDED FOR THAT PART AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AGAIN AFTER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE. THE USB PORT COMES LOOSE CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT WORK- THEY WANT ME TO BUY A WHOLE NEW RADIO TO CORRECT THIS. THE VOLUME BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAS HAD ISSUES IN THE PAST AND NOW NO LONGER WORKS... AGAIN THEY WANT ME TO GET A NEW STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THIS...

NOTICED TONIGHT DRIVING IN THE DARK THAT MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE LITTLE SMALL LED LIGHTS ABOVE THE LIGHTS WORK AND MY HIGH BEAMS WORK ALSO.I FIND IT HARD THAT BOTH LOW BEAMS WOULD BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALL THREE GREEN LIGHT INDICATORS ON MY DASH SHOW THAT MY LIGHTS ARE ON OR WORKING ALONG WITH MY LOWER FOG LIGHTS.

Mileage: 72,250

HAVE HAD TAILLIGHT BULBS REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AS SOON AS ONE IS REPLACED, ANOTHER BLOWS. SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT ADJUSTED DOWNWARD. HAVE HAD ADJUSTED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT STILL CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT! HEADLAMPS DO NOT LIGHT ROAD AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. HAVE TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHTS BACK OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE THEY WORK AGAIN. ONLY HAPPENS IN THE BEGINNING OF THE DRIVE. I BOUGHT NEW HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 5

THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BLOW THE BULBS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING LOOKS TO BE BROWN LIKE IT OVERHEATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN, YOU PUSH SAY THE VOLUME DOWN KEY AND THE VOICE RECOGNITION COMES ON NONE OF THE BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEEM TO DO WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO ON THE STEERING WHEEL

HEADLIGHT LO BEAM QUITS FUNCTIONING EVEN THOUGH BULB IS GOOD. REMOVING AND REINSTALLING SOMETIMES STARTS IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES JUST BUMPING IT MAKES IT WORK. CURRENTLY I CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK AGAIN AND THE BULB LOOKS GOOD. BEGAN 5/25/2018

Mileage: 40,000

BOTH REVERSE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN MELTED BY THE BACKUP LAMPS CAUSING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.

Mileage: 80,000

AIR BAG LIGHT ON, HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHEN IN AUTO MODE WHEN I USE LEFT TURN SIGNAL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS NOT WORKING OR WORK IMPROPERLY IE VOLUME CONTROL WILL CHANGE RADIO STATION OR ADVANCE TRACK ON MEDIA BACK UP CAMERA WILL BLACK OUT WHILE STILL IN REVERSE

MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ALWAYS DRIVE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS ON, REGARDLESS IF IT'S DAYTIME OR NIGHT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY AND OTHER TIMES THE HEADLIGHT(S) WON'T. I'D ON OCCASION POP OPEN THE HOOD AND USING A CLOSED FIST, HIT THE TOP OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO ON.......NOW IT WILL NOT GO ON NO MATTER WHAT I DO. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I HAD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT MY COST. NOW I READ BLOG PAGES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL KIA MODELS BUT NO SAFETY RECALL HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED. HOW CAN HAVING NO WORKING HEADLIGHTS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. ??

Mileage: 77,000

LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. SEEMS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS EITHER HEADLIGHTS REAR LIGHTS OR BREAK LIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT KIA WON'T OWN UP TO. THE BATTERY IS CONSTANTLY DYING AFTER BEING CHECKED AND IS GOOD. LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT I HAVE REPLACED BREAK LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST YEAR. THE AIRBAG PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT GO OFF. THE STEERING PANEL DOES NOT CONTROL ALL FUNCTIONS. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 82,500

IN THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY TWICE THE 1ST TIME I HAD MY TRUCK ABOUT 2.5YRS SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT BUT I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER REPLACING BATTERY WITHIN 3-4 MONTHS BATTERY WOULD DIE I WOULD GET A BOOST AFTER A FEW DAYS SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS OUT OF WACK WHEN I USE LEFT TURN SIGNAL MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF UNTIL I TURN THE TURN SIGNAL OFF, ALSO MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WILL NOT OPERATE THE RIGHT FEATURE IE I WOULD HIT MUTE BUT IT WILL NOT MUTE BUT ACT AS IF IT IS THE VOLUME DOWN CONTROL AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER WOULD COME ON EVEN IF NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A KIA AND HYUNDAI DEALER AT 601-914-4200 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BURNED OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12391217. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EITHER VERY DIM OR HAVE BAD DISPLAY. I CAN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT AND DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND EVEN THOSE ARE ALL THAT BRIGHT. I WAS FIGURING THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL OF SOME KIND, APPARENTLY NOT.

Mileage: 130,000

HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) WILL BLOW OUT WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 65,000

THE HEADLAMPS ARE FREQUENTLY GOING OUT AND REQUIRE TO BE REPLACED. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE HEADLAMPS ARE REQUIRED IN RAIN (SO MANY TIMES I AM IN VIOLATION) AND THE ROADS ARE NOT WELL LIT AT NIGHT. EVEN WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE WORKING PROPERLY, THEY ARE INADEQUATE.

Mileage: 25,000

THE SPECS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF HID LIGHTS ARE REQUIRING THE LIGHTS BE SET TOO LOW (NOT SHINING FAR ENOUGH) THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YARDS ONLY, AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHT SHINES ONLY AS FAR AS THE LOW BEAM OF ME PREVIOUS VEHICLES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF ONE DRIVES ON A FREEWAY AT THE ALLOWED SPEEDS (IN SOME STATES THIS IS 80 M/H). IN MY INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON I 80 IN NEBRASKA AT ABOUT 12 AM AND DID NOT SEE A CHUNK OF TRUCK TIRE LAYING ON THE ROADWAY. I DROVE OVER THE PIECE WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PROPELLED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND DESTROYED THE PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SHIELD FOR THE BRAKE LINES AND TORE OFF THE FUMES CANISTER OF THE GAS TANK. BOTH COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN A RATHER DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND ONE HAS TO ASK, IS A PLASTIC SHIELD THE PROPER PROTECTION FOR THESE COMPONENTS? THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED ENOUGH OF THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHICH IN TURN WOULD HAVE ALLOWED FOR AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

CANNOT READ OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER IN DAYLIGHT MOST OF THE TIME. WORSE ON BRIGHTER DAYS. MUST TAKE EYES OFF ROAD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS TO FIND NEEDLE TO DETERMINE SPEED. ILLUMINATION IS FINE AT NIGHT OR IN VERY SHADED AREAS (IE GARAGE). SEEMS AS IF INSTRUMENT ILLUMINATION REDUCES BASED ON AMOUNT OF INTERIOR LIGHT, EVEN WITH ILLUMINATION DIAL ON MAX. NOT WEARING SUN GLASSES AND HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE COMBINATIONS OF HEADLIGHT/DTRL IN AN EFFORT TO FIND A WORKABLE SOLUTION. DEALER SERVICE SAYS "WORKING AS DESIGNED". THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FLAW AS ONE CANNOT READILY DETERMINE THEIR SPEED WITHOUT TAKING THEIR EYES OFF ROAD FOR TOO LONG A PERIOD OF TIME. IN ITS CURRENT STATE THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 150