2012 Kia Sorento Exterior Lighting Problems
- 31
- 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 31 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger side · 10 records
- wiring harness · 5 records
- side headlight · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Low beam drivers side headlight has been replaced three times within a six month period with sylvania brand bulbs and the passenger side also has been replaced three times and is currently out again i noticed when i started my car to drive home from work. When i arrived home the light was working and went out again the next evening. This is a never ending issue.
ODI 10809772
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
On monday, march 23 at 8 pm, i arrived home and parked my car in our driveway close to our house. I loved up and went inside. At 4:30 am wednesday morning, my son came into our bedroom saying be thought sunshine was trying to break into my car because the car alarm was going off. I went to the window to look out, and immediately see that the car was on fire. The flames appeared to be coming from the left driver's…
Fire reported
ODI 10702294
Exterior Lighting
I bought this used 2012 kia sorento march 14th 2015 and 8 days later the lights in the cup holder and floor board wouldn't turn off. I took back to dealership and they told me that they could run a diagnostic or just unplug. I was going to cost me money even though i only had the sorento for 8 days. Is there a recall on the color lighting? *tr
ODI 10701739
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Seats
While driving at highway speeds all dashboard instrumentation, a/c and headlights were lost. It was later determined that a short in the driver's seat wiring harness had blown the fuse for control module #2 resulting in the aforementioned instrumentation and safety equipment. *tr
ODI 10641679
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
Engine · Exterior Lighting
I have a 2012 sorento that has been nothing but a constant headache. Just some minor issues have been a headlight that continuously has to be replaced because of a short that they service department can't get to the bottom of. I medium issue that is becoming a health hazard is that the car is leaking water into the floorboard and causing mold to grow. An even bigger issue is that when with speeding up fast like when…
ODI 10575061
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2012 Kia Sorento.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.