1. Kia Sorento
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Kia Sorento Seat Belts Problems

42
Owner complaint records in our dataset
14
Years with records
2004–2019
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 42 stored complaint records:

  • 13 indicate a crash
  • 12 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • seat belt · 32 records
  • passenger side · 7 records
  • passenger seat · 7 records
  • side seat · 5 records
  • front passenger · 5 records
  • rear ended · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi14
60–100k mi8
30–60k mi6
100–150k mi3
150–400k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 3, 2020 · 46,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    I was involved in a rear end collision on friday, jan. 3, 2020. I was stopped/stationary behind a vehicle turning left on a one lane (in both directions) road traveling south. The car behind me struck my vehicle going between 30-35 mph. My vehicle was thrust forward and hit the vehicle in front of me and then the vehicle behind me struck my again, felt like bumper cars. During the initial rear impact my face slammed…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11297553

    2016 records in this system

  • November 9, 2019 · 13,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2019 kia sorento. While operating the vehicle, the passenger side seat belt released without a warning chime sounding. Gerald kia of north aurora ([redacted] n, aura, il) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000.

    ODI 11279978

    2019 records in this system

  • October 25, 2019 · 86,000 miles

    Seat Belts

    Middle row passenger side seat belt will locked inside the seat belt retractor causing the seat belt to become extremely frayed and unsafe for use.

    ODI 11279953

    2013 records in this system

  • August 9, 2019

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Takata recall i bought this car just recently and the drivers side air bag stays on all the time there have been recalls but not on my car is it safe to drive this like this or is it dangerous and the factory should send out a recall on this right !

    ODI 11252535

    2004 records in this system

  • June 1, 2019

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 kia sorento. The contact stated that the front passenger seat belt did not have a seat belt warning system to advise when the front passenger seat belt was unfastened. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer who confirmed that the seat belt unfastened warning system was not installed in the 2018 kia sorentos. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…

    ODI 11232320

    2018 records in this system

  • April 13, 2019 · 167 miles

    Seat Belts

    Rear seat belts do not stay latched. I have car seats installed with the seat belts and the keep coming undone, whether there is a child in the seat or not. This has been happening since i purchased the vehicle, at 167 miles!! Am at 417 now and it has happened at least 5 more times.

    ODI 11197162

    2019 records in this system

  • September 10, 2018 · 108,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Dashboard continuously illuminates that there is a problem with the vehicles air bags. Light is on when the ignition is on or the engine is on. There are no problems driving he vehicle but unsure if airbag will deploy if i am in an accident.

    ODI 11129637

    2011 records in this system

  • August 5, 2018 · 800 miles

    Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2019 kia sorento. The contact stated that the front passenger seat belt alert did not chime when the seat belt was not buckled. The contact called south hills kia at [redacted] (located at [redacted], mcmurray, pa 15317) where the technician was unable to explain the failure. The technician promised to look into the matter and call the contact back, but the contact had not received a response.…

    ODI 11131724

    2019 records in this system