2008 Kia Sorento Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 3
- 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 3 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel System, Gasoline
While attempting to pump gas into the tank, it forcefully spewed out all up my arm and on my feet before i could jump back out if the way. I tried again, this time very slowly but it spewed out again. Having enough gas to get home, i left the cap loose. By the next day, it held the gasoline just fine. So i continued to leave the cap loose, which was working until yesterday. I was out of town shopping. The low fuel…
1 injury
ODI 10619370
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
Exhaust System · Fuel System, Gasoline
My 22 yr son. Was driving a kia sorento, at highway speed on 11/27/08 on i-10 w in houston, tx, just east of loop 610. The vehicle was a rental from enterprise rental car and had ca. 4000 miles on the odometer. My son reports hearing a loud boom from the engine compartment and immediately noticed smoke coming from the dashboard vents. He immediately pulled the vehicle over to the median shoulder and exited the…
Fire reported
ODI 10251440