2012 Kia Sorento Hatchback/Liftgate Problems
- 2
- 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.
What owners report
- lift gate · 5 records
- back lift · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Hatchback/Liftgate
Today, sunday november 23, 2014 i went to open my trunk...it felt really heavy as i went to lift it...to my amazement the struts that holds up the trunk would not keep them up. I'm glad it did not come down on me while i was getting my grocery out of the trunk...now what do i do to get this fixed...i only had this vehicle for four months and now this has happened. This is a very dangerous situation!!! It could have…
ODI 10660378
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Hatchback/Liftgate
The struts on my back lift gate are already worn out on a 2012 kia sorento. I had a 2007 kia sportage prior to this vehicle and never had a problem with the back struts on the lift gate. On the sportage the glass opened separately from the bottom half of the lift gate. However, this newer vehicle wore out the back lift gate struts in just over 2 years with only 35,000 miles on the vehicle. The back lift gate is not…
ODI 10649568