2011 Kia Sorento Electrical System Problems
- 165
- 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 165 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 11 indicate fire
What owners report
- open outside · 13 records
- steering wheel · 13 records
- side door · 12 records
- passenger side · 11 records
- door open · 10 records
- drivers side · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 60–100k mi | 40 |
| 1–30k mi | 36 |
| 30–60k mi | 20 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
I have a 2011 kia sorento. On several occasions the "push button start" would not start. Once, it started i took the car into the service department. But, they could not find any problems. The problem seems to be happening more often. Today after several hours it still will not start. I will have to have it towed in the morning and deal with the same issue again. Also on several occasionsi was unable to take my car…
ODI 10419404
Electrical System · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that the fuse box panel under the driver seat detached completely, exposing the wires. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times for the same failure and the fuse box panel was replaced each time. The technician advised that the front driver seat would need to be replaced because the defect was a manufacturing flaw. The…
ODI 10424035
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
My 2011 kia sorento downshifts while at a high rate of speed. It also gets stuck and while the rpms are racing, it will not shift up. The bluetooth does not work properly and am only able to make a call 30% of the time. Backup cameras and sensors are intermittent. Window will not work. Back drivers side door fell off hinges while i was driving with my child in the backseat. My passenger side seat overheated and…
ODI 10452862
Electrical System · Power Train
While coming to a stop, the vehicle down-shifted hard and the engine started to sputter like it was going to cut off. Took to dealer and they found p0748- pressure control solenoid "a" electrical fault. They performed a reprogram of tsm per tsb# tra038. Drove off lot and it shifted hard three times on way home. Dealer said it would take 100 miles for the computer to re-learn my driving for best fuel mileage. Drove…
ODI 10406469
Electrical System · Pads · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Wheel Speed Sensor
Bought new 2011 kia sorento in february and have 11,000 miles on it. I have taken it in several times for the push to start taking a bit to start. It seems as if sometimes it is not going to start. Took it in at 8000 miles and they said it was a brake sensor and the part was on back order. Just got that fixed with 11,000 miles on it. Took kia in this week for a noise in the front wheel because it sounds like the…
ODI 10416806
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 5 mph. The vehicle was jump started the following day and taken to an authorized dealer. The throttle was replaced. The failure had since recurred on an intermittent basis while driving at various speeds. The contact also stated that the alarm system would inadvertently sound. In addition, the contact stated that the…
ODI 10439949
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
We purchased/leased a new 2011 sorento v6 and almost immediately started experiencing the occasional hesitation problem when pulling into traffic from a stop. On a couple occasions it put us in a very dangerous situation as we were crossing 2 lanes of traffic. Took the vehicle to courtesy kia in brandon fl. 4 times, they could not duplicate the problem. Finally they got us a 2012 near identical sorento v6, and on…
ODI 10406848
Electrical System · Power Train
02/23/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced brake switch. 10/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced battery. 11/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced transmission shifter. 01/05/2012 vehicle would not start; dealer could not find problem, started after battery jump. 01/29/2012 vehicle would not start; called for tow; vehicle started after 40 minutes of numerous attempts. 02/07/2012…
ODI 10447250
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Power Train
1st problem: i bought the car, drove it off the lot, dealership did not get it inspected so i had to take it at 10 miles to get an inspection sticker on it! 2nd problem: immediately after buying the car, i noticed all the windows and doors rattled. Took it to kia in kingwood 5 times and they could never hear the sound and/or fixed other things on the car that did not need to be fixed. Problem still exists. 3rd…
ODI 10452035
Electrical System
Car wouldn't start when i pushed it to start, the next day it started. On 1/4/2012 driving the car at approximately 30 mph and the car shut off. The car did restart but shut off again while driving. Restarted and had it towed to kia. They had the car until 1/9/12. I was told there was a problem with the fuse block. They replaced ems block control harness. On january 30,2012, the car wouldn't start again. Had it…
ODI 10512692
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorrento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the engine stalled without warning. Upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The failure occurred numerous times. In addition, the push start ignition failed to operate on four separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times for both defects. The dealer was unable to…
ODI 10501165
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that she attempted to reverse however, the shifter could not be moved for over 30 minutes. In addition, the radio would sporadically power on independently and drain the battery. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was unavailable. The approximate…
ODI 10542607
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact started the vehicle and there was a loud, unusual clunking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the computer was not completing the diagnostic test before the starter would engage. As a result, the dealer was unable to properly diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated…
ODI 10339299
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The vehicle was equipped with a push button start/smart key. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the vehicle began to drift forward. The vehicle was never shifted into park but due to the push button/smart keys, the vehicle shut off. The contact was able to get back into the vehicle to use the smart key and shift into park in order to stop the vehicle from…
ODI 10326989
Driveline · Electrical System
Took possession of 2011 kia sorrento on 2-18-2010. Since that time there have been 14 instances when the car hesitated almost dying out and then surging forward. At one time it died completely out and had to be restarted while being in the lane of oncoming traffic. Twice it hesitated and surged ahead 4 - 5 consecutive times before settling down, once while crossing over a 4 lane highway. It has been back to the kia…
ODI 10317167