2013 Kia Sorento Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 21
- 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 21 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 5 records
- where diagnosed · 5 records
- engine light · 5 records
- light came · 4 records
- diagnosed throttle · 4 records
- throttle body · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I have taken my 2013 kia sorento to my local dealership after the latest engine recall. They upgraded software but gave no further explanation. Everytime i get my oil change its almost empty. The past 2 oil changes there has been almost no oil. Yesterday, i was driving, on the highway and check engine, oil, battery, light came on flashing and the car stalled in the middle lane of the highway. I was able to pull over…
ODI 11290316
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stops / cuts off while driving. Very dangerous. Have nearly been ran over by other vehicles on highway. Also sometimes while at a red light or idling while in park the car while just cut off.
ODI 11219768
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving unknown speeds, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (sunset kia of venice, 1179 us highway 41 byp s, venice, fl 34285) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The check engine indicator illuminated again. The vehicle was towed…
ODI 11079658
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Bought my kia on 6/17/2016 and today 3 days later i am driving the car and it starts powering down while i am at 70mph. Scary to say the least. There is also a jerking forward movement that i get, but today was the scariest, the car actually stopped with no power while driving. I had to pull aside and restart the car. What the hell is this. M daughter could have been in the car. This is crazy a 2013 car shutting…
ODI 10875330
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost acceleration. The contact maneuver to the side of the road and waited approximately ten minutes. The vehicle was turned off and the contact waited approximately thirty more minutes. The vehicle restarted normally, but could not exceed 40 mph. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the…
ODI 10838462
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Hit my brakes going roughly 30mpg (i was in heavy traffic on the tollway with lots of braking and going for several minutes already), the abs was triggered as the car was making the jerking/thumping (however you describe feel of abs), i should have had enough space to stop, but my car was accelerating it seemed at the same time, i hit a car in front of me, and it continued, lurched forward and hit the car a second…
Crash reported
ODI 10811303
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 · 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
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power train control module needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it…
ODI 10849932
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle became resistant to acceleration. The contact indicated that after turning the vehicle off and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. The failure was recurring and on one occasion, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10595594
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving at about 15-20mph the car shut off completely as i was making a left hand turn without warning. This is the third time at different speeds since we purchased the vehicle in january 2014. We have taken it to kia dealership for repair, regular oil changes and maintenance. They were unable to find anything wrong , read any codes with computer or duplicate the problem. I am very concerned as this is our…
ODI 10586755
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the freeway in light traffic at speeds around 40mph the vehicle shut off completely. I had to coast to the shoulder, put the vehicle in park and restart. The vehicle restarted completely fine. This incident has happened 3 times in the last 6 months. The vehicle is currently at a kia dealership and they are not finding anything wrong with the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10577185
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the freeway at about 70 mph the car's accelerator stopped working and the engine light came on. I was in the lane next to the fast lane in los angeles. I quickly turned on my hazard lights and pulled over about 5 lanes to the shoulder. Thank goodness it was late at night and i was able to pull over safely. I had four kids in the car driving home from magic mountain! I turned off the car and turned…
ODI 10564663
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving through neighborhood approximately 25 to 30 mph, vehicle suddenly screeched to halt (i did not depress the brakes), engine light came on. All parts of vehicle were disabled (unable to steer, start, etc.) i was thrown forward despite seat belt on due to sudden and complete stop. Thankfully, i was the only vehicle in the roadway at the moment. After several minutes of no response from vehicle with ignition…
ODI 10560329
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
We have owned our kia for 9 months, it has been in the shop at least 4 times and now its in the shop again. The vehicle will come to a complete stop when going full speed, we were going 45mph for the last incident and the kia came to a complete stop out of no where and the engine shut was still on but idle high and would not go anywhere until you turned the kia off, waited for 15-20mins for it to "reprogram" and…
Crash reported
ODI 10596070
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Have a 2013 kia sorento. Purchased used end of may 2013. Wife noticed at times the vehicle would stall or shutdown with the engine light on. Happened again 09/11/2013. Took it the kia place and they did the following: cause: sa153 xma vq ecm upgrade cause: found p2111 throttle actuator failure 28325r1a vcm motor assy ( theta eng ), r&r 1 - 35100-3c700 etc-actuator 1 - um040-ch010 throttle pl & ind cl they claim this…
ODI 10543442
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while traveling at various speeds, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failures could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failures. The failure mileage was 5,880.
ODI 10542899
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
In april 2013, we were driving normally at approximately 30 miles an hour when the accelerator went out and all of the engine lights came on. The steering wheel locked and we just had to wait for the car to stop. Brought it in and they worked on the throttle. Last week, it happened again. Kia dealership was not helpful at all. They screened the car and said they couldn't find a problem. They did no repairs, but…
ODI 10546268
Vehicle Speed Control
While decelerating to a stop, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact restarted the engine and the vehicle operated normally. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the defect could not be duplicated. They replaced the throttle body,but the problems till happening so many times,they also did a update on the computer and again the problem still there....i am so scared to drive this car.i…
ODI 10568520
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle lunge forward and accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 500.... Updated 12/26/12 *bf
ODI 10486068
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We leased a 2013 kia sorrento on 8/11/2012. Vehicle had 4 miles when paperwork was done. On 8/25/2012 the check engine light came on. On 8/26/2012 the engine revved to 6,500 rpm when we were going 20 mph. There was a large bang. I took in to the dealer on 8/27/2012. I was told a new transmission needed to be installed after 2 days of "diagnostics". We now have been without the vehicle for almost as long as we have…
ODI 10473691