2012 Kia Sorento Power Train Problems
- 43
- 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 43 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- automatic transmission · 6 records
- shift park · 4 records
- brake pedal · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Follow-up: nhtsa id number: 10544920 after a single conversation with kia consumer affairs, i was told to immediately contact a dealer for diagnostic. I chose a new "closer" dealership that where i purchased the vehicle. Stated i had a kia case #, i arrived and in a little over an hour, my vehicle was repaired, that is great job on the technicians part, but there was no discussion about whether this is a chronic…
ODI 10546712
Power Train
Problem: 7 year old was able to pull console shift lever on automatic transmission without keyless ignition out of park and into neutral and/or reverse (we didn't try pulling further down the shift column) without the key in the ignition/vehicle turned on. The vehicle rolled out of our slightly inclined driveway, across the street and stopped resting against the curb on the other side of the road (despite my best…
ODI 10544920
Body · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
My 6 year old child got into the vehicle to get a drink. She hit the gear shift and it went from park to gear and rolled down the hill until coming to a stop by hitting a tree. My neighbor tried to stop the car from rolling but he could not get the door open because it locked. My child was in the passenger side of the car and the keys were not in the ignition. Kia service manager told me that the car should not go…
Crash reported
ODI 10532081
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
The vehicle grossly lost power and came to a near stop which almost caused collision with vehicles traveling at speed limit behind me. While traveling normally at the posted 55 mph speed the vehicle slowed immediately to nearly moving. This happened multiple times which i reported to the kia dealer each time. The dealer did not correctly diagnose the problem until after the third report.
ODI 10887898
Power Train
My wife parked car in driveway and open garage door to take trash out to curb. She left the car idling and in park. My driveway has slight incline. It took her about 3 to 5 minutes to bring trash to curb. While approaching the kia sorento she noticed it started rolling down the driveway. Panicking she tried to reach in and kill the engine. She was hit by door and knocked her onto the drivers floor with her feet…
Crash reported
ODI 10497876
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I am beyond disappointed in my 2012 kia sorento. It all started when my sorento began to vibrate when traveling at interstate speed, then it just led to more complex problems. I can be driving down the interstate at normal interstate speed of 70 or going 50 and it will go crazy making unusual sounds and all the lights start going crazy. Then the whole vehicle shuts off. This is very concerning since i have a 2 year…
ODI 10537397
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
When i am slowing down to around 20 mph, the car completely shuts down. No power, at all. *tr
ODI 10532979
Engine · Power Train
While in regular traffic when gas is applied, car will start to move forward then act as though the motor had been turned off. If you add more pressure to gas pedal nothing happens, than all of a sudden the car will lurch forward at a high rate of speed as if you had pushed the gas pedal to the floor. This condition has happened as least 40 or more times in 14k miles. This condition happened at least 6 times while…
ODI 10618792
Power Train
I purchased a 2012 kia sorrento with 24 miles on 12/20/11. 10/24/12-i was driving up a hill with a line of cars behind me and students walking behind me my vehicle just stopped. I was forced to back down the hill. I had gone to visit my son in college and as soon as i go there i had to turn around and go home. I was 160 miles from home and didn't want to risk breaking down on the interstate in the dark. I took the…
ODI 10495160
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sorento. The contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and took it to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer could not diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contact and stated that if the dealer was unable to diagnose a failure then they would not be able to provide any assistance to the contact. The failure…
ODI 10469540
Automatic Transmission · Power Train
I own a two-wheel-drive model 2012 kia sorento with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine and automatic transmissions. It has loss of power due to a sudden failure of the transmission; automatic transmission does not change gears and has a whirring/whining noise. The transmission shifts correctly between 1st and 2nd gear. Shifting into 3 the rmps begin to increase beyond normal limits and shifting into 4th is so delayed…
ODI 10474187
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 kia sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in a residential driveway with the engine off when it rolled backward and crashed into a neighboring home. The contact stated that before shutting the vehicle off, he was unable to shift into park and shut off the vehicle while in drive. The vehicle was destroyed. The police were called and a report was filed and available. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10440119
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I have a 2012 kia sorento. Bought with 114 miles on it. I have the automatic transmission, ex awd model w/power shifting. I noticed after driving my car shortly after purchasing that the car would not shift when it should. Rpms would reach up to 4000 and the car still would not shift. I have to manual shift the car into the next gear since my automatic transmission has trouble. If i wanted a standard transmission -…
ODI 10442429
Engine · Power Train
I own a 2012 4 cylinder kia sorento. I bought it new in nov 2011. Had it about 8 months and was driving up a hill with traffic behind me and it just stopped....had to let traffic around me and then let off brake to coast back down hill until i got to a place i could pull in. Took it to local dealership...transmission issues-had to get new one...dealership kept it over a week.less than 2 weeks later my husband was…
ODI 10491765
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The 2012 kia sorento lx awd was purchased new with 233 miles on it. The vehicle's automatic transmission regularly hesitates to up-shift during smooth acceleration while under normal driving conditions (flat roads, cruising speeds), causing the engine to hang in the 3500+ rpm range. When the car has finished accelerating and has reached cruising speed, my foot backs off the accelerator pedal and it still does not…
ODI 10449316
Power Train
2012 kia sorento v-6 awd vehicle surges either forward or reverse during start up as if its partially in gear. Once started it seems to be fine and drives normally. The issue was sporadic at first but is now occuring on a daily basis. The dealership was first contacted on 8/27/11. The vehicle was then taken in on 9/6/11 but was not fixed as the dealership was having computer related issues. I have not been…
ODI 10428534
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The problem i am having is intermittent. When i push the start button sometimes the car the lunges backwards while the car is still in park it only does this when i am starting the car. It also makes an audible noise at the same time it is " buck jumping". I have taken it to the dealer several times an on the first visit they heard the noise and figured it was the starter. They put in a new starter and i am still…
ODI 10418873
Power Train
When starting vehicle with the start button, there is a loud popping sound and the vehicle either wants to lung forward or backwards in the park position, took the vehicle back to the dealer the first time, i'm told that until they actually hear the noise they cannot detect what is causing it since no check engine light comes on they did nothing since they didn't hear the noise. Took vehicle back second time as now…
ODI 10428112