2011 Kia Sorento Body Problems
- 183
- 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 183 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- open outside · 70 records
- door open · 66 records
- side door · 51 records
- door handle · 33 records
- open inside · 30 records
- passenger door · 27 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 84 |
| 100–150k mi | 36 |
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Unknown Or Other
REAR PASSAGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN
ODI 11307583
Body
Driver side door handle does not open door from outside
ODI 11258445
Body
Kia sorento 2011 door handles keep coming apart in our hands when just opening doors 'normally' (i.e.- no jerking forces used, just normal opening force !!!) kia must be held accountable for these absurd 90% plastic door handles ! This is the 3rd time - we are not going to keep paying kia dealer to fix handles ! Us gov't must get involved in this!what kind of bogus design uses plastic handles? Please make this issue…
ODI 11255341
Body
Clear coat peeling all over roof and sides of right side passenger doors and some on fender and on hood
ODI 11296825
Body
I am having problems with the front doors on the driver and passenger side. The doors are inoperable and do not open from the outside. I have to open the back door and reach inside handle to open the front doors. This is a safety issue as i worry that eventually all of the doors will stop working. I have read online that many people have had the same issue. Apparently, there is a plastic mechanism inside the door…
ODI 11243534
Body · Engine · Exterior Lighting
Engine light is on, keeps stalling out at a stop or when turning, smells like something burning, now making a rough grinding noise from motor. Keeps going through oil, putting two quarts of oil in every other day. Passenger side door in back wont open from the outside. The passenger side headlight keeps blowing out, the tires on the front end keep going bold.
ODI 11222411
Body
My back passenger door will not open. I put my two grandsons in the vehicle one on each side put the safety locks on the next day the door would not open from the inside or outside
ODI 11205506
Body
The rear driver's side door will not open from either the outside nor the inside. The vehicle was parked in the driveway when issue was noticed.
ODI 11202845
Body
The passenger side door will not open from the outside. You can reach across the inside of the car and open.
ODI 11203490
Body
Doors are not opening from the inside nor outside. Door handle broke on one door when opening.
ODI 11197148
Body
Door latch problem, won't open from inside, and then won't open on outside. It has been a lot of problems with this kia, found a lot of people have same issues. You unlock the door and door latch won't unlock the door . It will not open. So you have to go outside to open . The second similar problem. Door unlocked, but you can't open the door, this same issues happened on driver's side!
ODI 11204132
Body
Front inside door handles chrome peal off causing cuts on hands.
ODI 11190997
Body · Electrical System
Passenger side rear door locked, unable to open from outside or inside manually or with remote. Previously door was repaired due to recall, door handle broke off also door locks malfunctioning. Vehicle stationary or in motion wont open. Please advise.
ODI 11206805
Body
Went to get in vehicle and driver side door won't open from outside using key fob or using key entry. I had to crawl from passenger side to enter vehicle. This is a safty hazard!
ODI 11162013
Body
Can not open the rear passenger side door from the outside. I had the same issue last year with the front driver side door.
ODI 11193767
Air Bags · Body · Seats
My car driver side air bag light came on suddenly and dealer wants to charge to diagnose and repair. The driver seat lower back adjusting cushion does not function anymore. The rear driver side door does not umlock dealer wants to charge to diagnose or inspect and order the door handle base mechanism part, then charge for that and installation.
ODI 11233583
Body
Driver side door handle no longer works. There is a plastic piece on the actuator that breaks very easily. This could cause danger to passengers inside the car as the door cannot be opened from the outside.
ODI 11153267
Body · Electrical System · Suspension
My driver side door will not open from the outside. I have two small children and i'm afraid to put child lock on because this is a common problem according to my research. I haven't gotten a recall for this problem and it makes for a very dangerous maybe deathly situation. Horn doesn't work.
ODI 11255466
Body
My driver's side door will no longer open from the outside. I have to reach across the passenger side and pull the interior drivers side door handle to open it.
ODI 11180592
Body
DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE
ODI 11144650
Body
Rear outside door handle will not open the door. Only can be opened from the inside
ODI 11141451
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Motor mounts are broke. I need to replace 3 of them. This isn't normal at all. The car has never been wrecked. The paint keeps peeling off. I repainted 1 x on an area, kia is aware. I took to them and they said kia wasn't responsible (but , i disagree). I paid over 30,000 for this kia.. , body shop couldn't guarantee due to the paint job kia did on my automobile. Now the paint is peeling on other spots.
ODI 11141840
Body · Electrical System · Engine
Vehicles caught fire, had pulled in the parking lot at work and smoke began to come from under the hood on the vehicle. Within seconds flames had erupted and front end of car was completely engulfed by the time the fire department had arrived. Vehicle was a total loss.
Fire reported
ODI 11133458
Body · Engine
My wife was driving down the street when the car suddenly locked up(stopped) and the engine shut off. She noticed smoke coming from under the hood and then within minutes the engine was in complete flames. Prior to this there where never any signs of the car running or driving like there where going to be problems. I've never had any mechanical issues at all aside from this incident. This has come completely out of…
Fire reported
ODI 11128568
Body
The rear door on the passenger's side does not open from the inside or outside. After researching the problem i have found that this is a common complaint.
ODI 11128230