1. Kia Sorento
  2. Problems
  3. 2007
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

2007 Kia Sorento Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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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.

What owners report

  • check engine · 4 records
  • engine light · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 15, 2011 · 15,500 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    At highway speeds, vehicle check engine light comes on and the power from accelerator greatly reduces. Appears to go into 1st gear, and vehicle only able to drive at 5mph. Stopped car on shoulder, turned engine off and parked. Restarted vehicle with no power or transmission problems; check engine light remained on. After 5 minutes of driving, repeat in activities. Occurred 5 times within [redacted]. Very unsafe to…

    ODI 10430318

  • September 13, 2011 · 75,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    During acceleration, the "esc off" light comes on, the "check engine" light comes on, and i lose power simultaneously. When i turn the car off and restart it, the esc off light does not come back but the check engine light stays on. This happened 3 times on during my hour commute to work. If i was in a passing situation or were in the middle of crossing traffic, this would have been a serious safety concern. *tr

    ODI 10425220

  • January 7, 2007 · 1,843 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Well bought this new kia sorento on 01-06-07 well noticed on 01-07-07 a tciking noice comming from engine brought it back i on monday 01-08-07 service manager at world kia iof las vegas says its new needs to e broke in then i get a recall notice fix on 02-23-07 fre of course now on 4-23-07 brought back in the ticking noice got worse replace lifeters tensinor assy almost a complete over haul on engine at 1843 miles…

    ODI 10196330