2012 Kia Sorento Suspension Problems
- 11
- 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 11 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Suspension
The ball bearings went out on the front end causing both my front tires to wear right down to the wires on the tire treads. Within a few weeks of fixing them the engine seized in my car for the second time. While my 16 year old was driving it on the highway she sudden lost power and the vehicle started to slow down. She pulled off the road and had her brother take over driving it. He could not get it to speed or to…
ODI 11246586
Power Train · Suspension
Steering wheel shaking when driving also the boot is cracked and affecting the ball joints engine is leaking oil from underneath engine
ODI 11228546
Suspension
When going over speed bumps, my car sounded like a tin can particularly when cold outside. Thought it could be shock absorbers. A local car repair place replaced strut mounts, brake pads and new shocks at a cost over $3000. After paying for this, my car made the same sound which i captured on video. I did some research and found numerous other complaints about suspension system on this model kia sorento. I provided…
ODI 11208930
Suspension
Front left spring cracked. Car was only driven for residential use on paved roads, under 50k miles. The kia dealership never found the issue during routine inspections, mavis discunt tire store found the problem while changing tires.
ODI 11111386
Suspension · Wheels
When i went in for a routine tire rotation, i was told my driver's side coil spring was broken which presented a safety hazard as it could pop the tire. When calling for estimates, i was told that the coil spring must have been defective for a car of this year and mileage.
ODI 11005030
Suspension
I recently had struts replaced due to normal wear and was informed there was an issue with a fracture in the right front axle. I was further told it may be a recall. Well after research i was told it waa for 2014 but it is the exact same issue on my vehicle. I was advised to submit this for review to see if this recall of the 2014 front axle should be extended to more years as my issue is the exact same thing. It…
ODI 11228981
Engine · Service Brakes · Suspension
My engine seized up while in motion. The front end pops during braking, and a bolt head broke off the awd housing.
ODI 10971682
Air Bags · Steering · Suspension
Takata recall- i had just stopped turned a corner and then vehicle pulled to the right causing me to hit a pole.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10967040
Suspension · Wheels
While driving approximately 35 miles per hour on a paved city road, the driver's side front wheel caved into the vehicle (detached from the vehicle). The vehicle had never been in an accident nor hit any significant holes. The incident was spontaneous without any apparent cause. The vehicle was towed to a kia dealer, who found that the bottom bolt of the strut had broken and fallen out.
ODI 10927249
Suspension · Tires
The following is from an e-mail sent to big o tire customer service (tbc corp) on june 26/2014 we own a set of 4 defective cooper 107h discoverer lsx plus tires purchased for our 2012 kia sorento ex suv on nov. 29, 2013 from big o tires store #6171 in conifer, co. They balanced and mounted the tires. They did not have time to perform an alignment, so firestone in evergreen, co (11/29/14) aligned the vehicle. In late…
ODI 10607117
Engine · Suspension
My 2012 kia sorento at low speed,stalled and completely shut off, no power steering. I had to put my car into park and then restart. So glad i was not hit from behind as my car just shut off so suddenly. My car is only two years old and low mileage. It has happened twice since then. Thank god no accidents, yet. But im worried to drive it anticipating for it to happen again. It has been in the kia service shop twice…
ODI 10573777