2003 Kia Sorento Frontal Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 6 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- light came · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Frontal · Side/Window
My daughter was driving a 2003 kia sorrento and fell a sleep at the wheel after college exams. She drove into the rear of a tractor trailer tanker at approximately 40 mph. None of the air bags deployed as a result of the accident. She had a concussion and a cracked sternum. State farm insurance declared the car a total loss due to a bent frame, engine mount failure and a totaled front end. After contacting kia,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10344804
Frontal
In september, 2006, at approximately 55200 miles, the airbag failure light came on. Diagnosis by the dealer on 5 sept 2006 (invoice 107484) revealed "ordered drivers air bag, fault b1346, 1st stage resistance to [sic] high." on 25 sept 2006, after first ordering the wrong part(invoice 107945), the dealer replaced the driver-side air bag (invoice 108174). On 31 july 2007, at approximately 59200 miles, the air bag…
ODI 10198437
Frontal · Side/Window
Dt*: the contact stated while driving on a paved street at 35 mph, the drivers side-impact and both frontal air bags deployed. There were no indicator lights illuminated prior to the incident and the vehicle did not impact anything to cause the deployment. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road without incident. No injuries were sustained and seat belts were in use. The vehicle was towed to dealer. Upon…
ODI 10157123
Frontal
The air bag did not deploy when the vehicle was involved in a front-end accident. *bf as a result of the accident and the air bag not deploying, the consumer suffered neck and back injuries. *jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10097348
Frontal
The vehicle was involved in an accident, and none of the air bags deployed. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10017393
Frontal
1. (11/03/03 1st incident) "air bag" system light came on. Vehicle was taken to jeffery kia for repair. I was called to pickup vehicle two days later. (unaware at the time that the air bag system had been disabled) week later received call that air bag was in and to return vehicle for air bag replacement. Repair completed and vehicle returned next day. 2.) (2nd incident) on vacation in starke, fa., december 24, 2003…
ODI 10051135