Kia Sorento Electrical System Problems
- 595
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 16
- Years with records
- 2003–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 595 stored complaint records:
- 16 indicate a crash
- 10 indicate injury
- 48 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- wiring harness · 13 records
- steering wheel · 10 records
- light came · 8 records
- passenger side · 8 records
- check engine · 7 records
- multiple times · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 142 |
| 60–100k mi | 135 |
| 30–60k mi | 105 |
| 100–150k mi | 104 |
| 150–400k mi | 24 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System
On 02/04/2020 drove vehicle for about 15 minutes and when i parked the vehicle, put the automatic transmission shifter in park, turned off the engine and attempted to remove the key. The key was still in ignition and couldn't get key to release. Had to restart the vehicle, took shifter out of park and then put back into park, straightened steering wheel and turn off vehicle and was able to remove ignition key. This…
ODI 11307041
Electrical System
My wife and i had just been home for an hour after a 20 min in town drive. Something had made me look out side of our second story apartment and i asked my wife is your car running? The entire rear end was engulfed in blue smoke. She said no! So then began panic mode! I ran downstairs to the smell of electric fire. So i instantly when to my pickup truck grabbed a pair of pliers ran back to my wife's kia and…
Fire reported
ODI 11306480
Electrical System
Doors just started not unlocking or locking with fob or by door panel and the back up alarm beeps non stop as soon as you put it in reverse, all sensors are clean.
ODI 11307928
Electrical System · Engine
Today i was driving to my parents house on a long straight away highway (55mph speed limit). I began passing another vehicle and as soon as i got around him my check engine light, oil light, and battery light came on. I promptly pulled over on the side of the road and shut the car off. I checked oil level, which was fine. No obvious over heating, smoke, or leaks. I decided to turn the car back on to see if the…
ODI 11302119
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Days previous to event was getting warning alerts on different problems. Called dealership when warning alerts continued happening. On day of event was driving on major route, when power steering became difficult as i pulled over the entire car shut down. No lights, no braking, no hazard lights to engage all systems down.
ODI 11302167
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving on the interstate and at 70 mph i had sudden power failure and the the engine completely died. After about 30 minutes it started up just long enough to go a half a mile and it did the same thing. 10 hrs later it started up again and we were able to have a diagnostic reading done which showed nothing. The battery and alternator were tested and are both working completely fine. Later on it ran fine for…
ODI 11301760
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
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.
ODI 11301558
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
My 2015 kia sorento ignition went out and i had to have it towed into the dealership and cost me right at $500 for a new ignition. Making me leave with two keys, my original key will only operated the door and then new key operates only the ignition. My factory fob is no longer a part of the working ignition. I am seriously unhappy and find this hard to believe being that my kia has less that 88k miles on it.
ODI 11300355