2011 Kia Sorento Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 47
- 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 47 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 11 records
- throttle body · 5 records
- steering wheel · 4 records
- engine light · 4 records
- lost power · 4 records
- side road · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that while depressing the brakes and reversing from a residential driveway at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated into a busy street without warning. The vehicle abnormally accelerated to approximately 70 mph and came to a stop after crashing into another vehicle. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The driver sustained minor…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10485104
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated while driving 25 mph the vehicle began to accelerate independently. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle by shifting in the park position but she was unsuccessful. The vehicle was finally able to be put into the park position and then became stuck in that position. The dealer was called and informed the contact over the phone that her brake lamp switch…
ODI 10478753
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated while driving 60 mph the accelerator failed. The contact steered the vehicle to the side of the road as it slowed to a stop. Once the vehicle was restarted the accelerator responded as designed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the throttle body was replaced. The contact mentioned that it was the second time the throttle body had to be…
ODI 10478437
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On 9/19/2012 at 12:17 pm i took a frantic call from my wife. She had just stopped to fill up with gas, got back on the interstate and set the cruise control at around 75 mph. Shortly afterwards the front end started shaking and the vehicle started to lose speed. She shut off the cruise and was looking for a place to pull over when the vehicle started to accelerate on its own. It was already going over 80 mph when…
ODI 10473983
Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
My husband was on private property. He got in the car, put the car in reverse and backed up. He heard a loud pop. He put the car in drive, and his foot was still on the brake. The car began to accelerate on its own with his foot on the brake until the vehicle got up to 60 miles per hour. Trying not to hit the house, or the person outside of the property he maneuvered the car into the back yard. The car was steadily…
Crash reported
ODI 10470459
Vehicle Speed Control
2011 kia sorento. Consumer states unintended acceleration *tgw the consumer stated as he was driving down his driveway, he began to slow down, as he approached the road. There was a slight shifting motion and the vehicle suddenly accelerated to the max of 8000 rpm's. He depressed the brake, but the vehicle continued to move, so he placed the transmission in neutral and turned off the engine. He then re-started the…
ODI 10476103
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife was driving my our 2011 kia sorento at around 55 mph entering the highway when she suddenly lost power. She tried to use both the brakes and accelerator and found that neither of them worked. The car slowed to about 5-10mph before eventually stopping in the middle of the road, as she had been unable to pull the car to the side of the road. After several minutes of trying, she was eventually able to get the…
ODI 10456589
Engine · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving (usually steady state speed on highway - with or without cruise control engaged) car experiences a sudden loss of engine power accompanied by a jolt (as if brakes had been abruptly and briefly engaged, or as if fuel supply suddenly shut off), tachometer dips suddenly, car suddenly decelerates for a second or two, and then things return to normal. Sometimes an indicator light - or more than one- flashes…
ODI 10494473
Vehicle Speed Control
Engine stalls while driving, last time was almost in accident 1/23/12 @40 mph, 3/06/12 @ 50 mph, 5/24/12 @35 mph, 9/4/12 @55 mph. Have dealership service records for first three incidents. New throttle body installed 3/06/1 in florida at sunset kia in venice. Per matt jarvis bald hill kia in warwick ri, the replacement throttle body was defective (kia got a bad lot of throttle bodies for a while.] replaced again…
ODI 10474245
Accelerator Pedal · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the vehicle and while pressing the gas pedal the vehicle starts to come to a stop as if the gas pedal is not being applied. I have to release the gas pedal and press it again for the sorento to respond and continue to accelerate. I took it to the dealer and they have no clue as to what is the problem. They reset the computer and released the vehicle to me but the problem persists. *kb
ODI 10441585
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph in reverse and the vehicle unexpectedly increased acceleration and circled around the sidewalk and then uncontrollably traveled onto the lawn, crashing through a plastic fence. There was no personal injury. A police report was not filed, but they were notified. The contact planned to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for…
Crash reported
ODI 10430856
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the esc and dbc lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle surged forward until crashing into a tree. A police report was not filed and no injuries were suffered. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was pending an investigation. The manufacturer was…
Crash reported
ODI 10415164
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The date above is the first date there was a indication of a problem. The actual speed of travel has varied. The issue is random and has affected most systems at one time or the other. It has normally been a headache more than safety always going away after shutting the car down and restarting. To me it became a safety issue when about two months ago i heard a loud bang like i hit something and then my rpms…
ODI 10468079
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The contact mentioned that once the vehicle responded, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure, but replaced the accelerator pedal assembly as a temporary remedy. The remedy failed to repair the failure.…
ODI 10442225
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving from palm springs to los angeles on highway 10, a very loud clunk heard beneath the drivers seat and vehicle lost power but continued to rev. Slowly recovered. About 10 minutes later, at speed of 65 in traffic on highway, another loud grinding clunk heard somewhere beneath driver's seat. Vehicle again lost power but continued to rev. Best way to describe is that it felt like the car was suddenly dropping…
ODI 10394162
Vehicle Speed Control
Cruise control broken for 3rd time. Cruise control does not work, has already had cruise control switch replaced once. Taking into dealer for third time and ironically, the day we picked 2011 kia sorento up to have the cruise control fixed for the second time, it did not work with dealer stating "could not duplicate customer's concern." what if we all did our job that way? Is this site, paid for by us citizens, just…
ODI 10392989
Automatic Transmission · Mechanical · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling at approximately 70 mph and my tachometer stopped working and i started losing speed. The car would not shift. I was able to move to manual shifting and resume my speed. But the tachometer continued to read "0". *tr
ODI 10386145
Vehicle Speed Control
After completeing the second nhtsa complaint #10377110 last evening on our 2011 kia sorento, my spouse came home from driving the 2011 kia sorento (with two previous transmission complaints) and informed myself the vehicle now accelerates on its own!!! My spouse stated "the engine started reving all by itself" so i hit the brakes. She stated the vehicle's brakes did in fact stop the vehicle and she was able to drive…
ODI 10378338
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorrento. The contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically lunge forward when started. The contact stated that the vehicle has a keyless start and the failure would occur even while sitting with the brakes depressed. The failure progressed and became more frequent over time. The vehicle was in the process of being inspected for the failure. The failure mileage was 14 and the…
ODI 10359050
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When acceleration from a stop or slow speed the engine will occasionally bog down or hesitate and almost die. Very dangerous when attempting to pull out in traffic esp onto a highway from a side street. *tr
ODI 10475333
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle pulls to the right and has since day one. Dealer states "we cant duplicate your concern", yet when we picked up the vehicle (from the cruise control breaking, the vehicle again pulled to the right. We did not say much after until reading about dozens of other vehicle owner whom experience the same problem. When will the national highway transportation and safety administration do something about it? *tr
ODI 10381734