2013 Kia Sorento Electrical System Problems
- 68
- 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 68 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 6 indicate fire
What owners report
- several times · 9 records
- wiring harness · 8 records
- passenger side · 6 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- check engine · 5 records
- multiple times · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
Driving down the highway and car cought fire. If it wasn't for the car next to us who signaled to pull over we would have been toast.
Fire reported
ODI 11128790
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I have problems with the headlight passenger side that wire always burn and i had to replace every month
ODI 11083758
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
My headlamps have gone out unexpectedly several times causing a safety issue. When i attempted to replace what i believed to be a blown bulb i find the bulb is fine and the socket or harness does not keep a good connection. The bulb will come on and off with vibration. I had the wiring and/or harness replaced multiple times.
ODI 11265575
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
I had a power train recall on my vehicle. Took to a kia repair shop and they did nothing to fix the problem. The problem still exist and i'm very distraught about it. While driving my vehicle doesn't have any power to accelerate. They said it was a rea safety problem and the computer will not allow the vehicle to accelerate. Im ready to take whom ever to court to resolve this problem.
Crash reported
ODI 11268232
Electrical System · Power Train
My 2013 sorrento has stalled 2 times in the last 2 weekson the freeway. When bringing it to the dealer there are no ebngine codes. I see that from 2011 to 2013 there has been a pcm update for this issue sc106. And dealer states my vin is not on the list even tho it falls into the year catagory. I will continue to go to the dealer.this is unsafe when you lose brakes and steering while on the freeway.
ODI 11030651
Electrical System · Engine
Kia replaced my engine twice, due to oil consumption. A month after the first engine replacement, i had the same problems.. Smoke coming out of exhaust, loss of power, stalling and oil consumption. I was in and out of kia's service department. They told me nothing was wrong! I moved from co to ne, my husband and i had to add oil every 100 miles, with smoke coming out of exhaust and stalling. Lincoln ne kia found an…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 11031971
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I started my car and turned my headlights on since it was night time. My headlights would not work. All the electrical components flickered on and off. The next day, we replaced the passenger side low beam light, believing it needed to be replaced. Once the replacement bulb was placed, the connector and wires began to smoke. All the electrical components would not work. We removed the bulb from the connector and all…
ODI 11074434
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle lost power suddenly without warning. The contact attempted to apply the brakes, but they failed to respond. The contact attempted to steer the vehicle to the shoulder, but the steering failed. The vehicle came to a stop and was able to be restarted after the second attempt. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (kia west…
ODI 10995190
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight went out, when i went to replace it the plastic plug was melted! Bought a new plug and wired it in.
ODI 10969904
Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The electrical wire to the lights burned as well as the connector the battery will not stay charged nothing is on at the time the airbag light stays on continuously the car is unsafe and needs to be changed. The doors randomly lock battery will not hold a charge and there's a short somewhere in the electrical system is it a hazard to drive
ODI 10958990
Abs Warning Light · Electrical System · Engine · Hub
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that the abs warning indicator and two other warning indicators randomly flashed. In addition, there was an abnormally loud knocking noise that occurred randomly. The dealer replaced the two rear wheel hub assemblies, but was unable to replicate and diagnose the engine assembly failure. The dealer kept the vehicle for a day and test drove the vehicle, but…
ODI 10915924
Electrical System
Vehicle will not start after sitting overnight. Replaced battery & after aprox 1 month issue has occurred again. No one has been able to diagnose the issue, the only answer i get is to replace the battery (which i did). The most recent occurrence was jan 2016 & i have kept battery on a slow drip charger as i cannot wait on jump/tow daily.
ODI 10822104
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I bought a 2013 kia sorento last night saturday 12/19/2015 and the paperwork did not get complete until after 10:30pm. The salesman stated that all components had been checked and that all was good. I live a hour away from the dealership and when i was on 290 heading east at about 70 mph, when i noticed that my dash and radio panel lights start flickering, my motor felt like it idled down a little but then it was…
ODI 10811356
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact merged the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and the vehicles occupants were evacuated. A fire report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed totaled.…
Fire reported
ODI 10808477
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Radio cuts on and off at will. Mostly off. Headlights go out often. Both of these things happen while moving and while sitting still. It has happened while driving and sitting in the driveway.
ODI 10971138
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I took t\he vehicle to a non dealer location to be inspected after having multiple issues with the headlamp assembly being faulty. Upon inspection i was notified by the mechanic on duty that the wiring assembly was actually melting , a manufacturers defect. Because this being a fire hazard he was unable to replace the bulbs for me and said he felt the vehicle was unsafe to drive because it would place myself, my…
Fire reported
ODI 10787877
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
My 2013 kia sorrento's parking lights were on this afternoon on saturday august 22, 2015 at approximately 2:30 pm est. I went outside to place something in my vehicle when i noticed the parking lights were on. I had parked my vehicle at 1:00 am when i returned from running an errand. I parked, made sure all the lights were turned off, armed the security system and went inside. Before my wife and i went to bed i went…
ODI 10758566
Electrical System · Headlights · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. Approximately two weeks after the contact purchased the vehicle, she began smelling tar. The vehicle ws taken to the dealer, but the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The failure recurred and the headlights burned out. The dealer replaced the headlights and stated that there was a recall; however, the contact did not receive any recall notice. Approximately three…
Fire reported
ODI 10748707
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 kia sorento. While driving at 35 mph, the instrument panel lighting illuminated and the vehicle stalled. While depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated, crashed into a concrete wall, and flipped over. As a result, the contact sustained lacerations and contusions that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10722697
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
We were driving down the road one day and a large metal piece hit the bottom of the car in which knock the plastic shell covering the fuel line's off i called kia they said so told kia this could cause a fire kia said so we have not been told about it kia was like who cares. Another thing is the lights on the dash have been coming on even after fixing this still come on again kia wanted to charge a high price to fix…
ODI 11084523
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
While driving at highway speed my wife with 7 year old daughter in car had all the dash lights and interior lights illuminate and the car became sluggish and was hard to drive. I advised he via mobile phone to immediately pull over and turn the car off. I told he to wait a minute and try to restart it and see what happens. All dash lights lit up again and the car made a click, click, click sound over and over again.…
ODI 10668431
Electrical System
This "glitch" happened twice in one week. First, driving off from a stop light at about 15-20 mph the car seemed to brake itself for about a second, lunged me forward and 30 seconds later died. No check engine light. Car restarted fine after 3rd try. Then again i had let go of the accelerator and was cruising before braking at a light, the car did the same thing at about 25-30 mph but harder and a loud clunk came…
ODI 10652000
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On two occasions one month a part, while driving my 2013 kia sorento lx3 the engine light went on and the car was unable to shift rpm's and could not accelerate over 15/20 mph. The car went into "limp home" or safety mode when trying to accelerate and merge onto a 40mph and 50 mph highway. The car could not speed up to flow of traffic and was nearly rear ended by rush hour commuter bus with two small children in the…
ODI 10633447
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving low speeds, the vehicle constantly stalled without warning. The dealer (doug smith kay, 495 w main st, american fork, ut 84003, [redacted]) was unable to provide a permanent remedy to repair the vehicle; however, they recommended that the battery be replaced. The contact replaced the battery, but the failure continued. The vehicle was not included in nets…
ODI 11140580
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car stalls at low speeds, refuses to go over 60 mpg and check engine light comes on. Lose power at speed (on freeway) and tachometer goes to zero. This has happened many times and is getting to become a safety concern. Have taken it into dealer who cannot find a problem with it, but i have two teenage daughters and i don't feel safe with them driving it. Twice while driving on freeway the vehicle had a braking…
ODI 10625732