2008 Kia Sorento Electrical System Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 7 records
- check engine · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
On 01/24/2019 at approximately around 6:00 i was attempting to make a u turn on e. Bearess ave in front of mort elem school in tampa fla when my 2008 kia sorento cut off then could nt get it to come as i was turning the key so i had and officer behind help me push it out the road as got it let the hood up we notice it was on fire on the driver side fire department was dispatched they came out assess the damage took…
Fire reported
ODI 11172001
Electrical System · Engine
Sunday sept 9th at around 9 - 9:30 am i smelled smoke and walked around the house and smelled that it was coming from the garage. When i opened the door i saw flames underneath the car and smoke and fire on top of the hood. I called the palm bay fire department when they got there they put the hose on the car until the fire was out they had to cut the hood in order to finish putting out the fire. They fire marshall…
Fire reported
ODI 11128582
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
The electronical parts of the ignition switch went out at the same time the battery and the starter did . Then on top of my esc randomly coming on and every time this has happened it made it to where i couldn't go above 5 miles have to turn the car off and then restart it multiple times just so i can dive home this has been happening since i have had he vehicle november 2016
ODI 11114760
Electrical System · Engine
I drove my 08 kia sorento home at about 730 am. I work night shift and went to sleep and was woken up at 945 by ems to my car up in flames. It was showing no signs of any problems, not running hot, nothing. It was parked for about an hour when it went up in flames. The fire chief was on the truck that day as he had orientee's, and said the fire started behind the steering wheel/dash and that it was an electrical…
Fire reported
ODI 11089996
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Every 6 months the engine light and ecs off lights come on and the car loses power intermittently. This is dangerous when it happens on the freeway. I bought the car from carmax in july 2014. By november, it started to have the issue, it progressed at i checked it on the internet and saw a recall and brought it in to city kia in orlando. The mechanic could not find an issue why the engine light was on and there was…
ODI 10783165
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Exiting a strip center to cross 2 lanes of traffic and make a left to merge into traffic, i accelerated in a safe gap only to find my vehicle had almost no acceleration. I was nearly in a side impact collision if not for the excellent awareness and reaction of the others on the road. I pulled immediately into a parking lot to try to find out what had happen. At this time my check engine light and the esc off light…
ODI 11011400
Electrical System
My 2008 kia sorento has had numerous instances of the rear taillight/signallight failing to operate correctly. The vehicle does have a recall on this issue for which it was taken in for service and the dealership has since worked on the vehicle to remedy the situation a number of times. They have said and noted that in a prior visit they replaced the stoplight switch. However the problem continues and i have been…
ODI 10855477
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Backed out of driveway, check engine & esc off light came on, wouldn't accelerate over 20mph. Brought back home and parked. Few hours later took granddaughter to dentist and only check engine light illuminated. Didn't go off until took to auto zone on asheville hwy, knoxville, tn. After placing on diagnostic machine and giving a print out of probable causes, check engine light went off. Took to dealership on 7/29…
ODI 10532486
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Exterior Lighting
Current and ongoing problems began just a few days after receiving a notice of recall from kia regarding the faulty/defective brake light switch. The switch was faulty and there was a problem with no brake lights coming on upon braking as well as "esc off" and "check engine" malfunction indicator lights appearing and staying on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was promptly taken to a kia dealership where the…
ODI 10533890
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Jan.19,2013 my 2008 kia sorento started to loss power and the engine light turned on the car started to shake, the dealer found the vehicle shown code po300 ,vehicle misfire and it burned plug assy-spark and coil assy-ignition. Repairs were done at city kia of greater orlando. Services was great. March 7,2013 the same incident as above happened again the repair shop found camshaft sensor connection error, perform…
ODI 10510653
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
For years now i have replaced lights on this vehicle. I have replaced headlights at least 15 times and brake lights about 20 times. On at least 5 occasions all lights burned out at once.. The fuses and relays have never been bad because when i replace the lights they work.something is wrong with the vehicle and i have known many other kia owners to have the same problem but the dealership says nothing is wrong. I…
ODI 10651978
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
The fuel gauge needle drops down from full to empty and the low/out of gas indicator light comes on, but goes off after needle moves from the low fuel gauge marking. This malfunction of the fuel gas needle happens at no specific time interval or speed rate. *tr
ODI 10434828
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
Dash lighting problem on 2008b kia sorento. When control knob on turn signal switch is rotated for night lighting of dash lights, the dash lights go out, blowing a fuse. Possible short is system somewhere. Unable to trace at canadian kia dealership without paying $90.00/hr fee which could take many hours. *tr
ODI 10368017
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Interior lights have not worked for years. The light on ceiling of car is switched to off because the interior lights do not go out when you shut all of the doors
ODI 11119336