2013 Kia Sorento Body Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Seats
My child who is currently 13, has managed to pull the rear passenger handle off the vehicle twice in the 6 years we have owned it requiring replacement both times as the piece holding the handle in is plastic and has shattered. The first time he was only 7. It is unacceptable for a door handle to be able to be destroyed by a child multiple times. Also, the handle which allows the second row seat to fold forward for…
ODI 11297515
Body
The back door on passenger side handle fell off, taking to kia tomorrow but getting sense there claiming no issue
ODI 11289118
Body
Approximately one year ago i paid dealer to replace defective driver side rear door handle. Today passenger side rear door handle broke off in hand while opening door (same as previous). Now unable to open rear door from outside of car
ODI 11163522
Air Bags · Body
Takata recall on back locks. Lock jammed on back door. Door will not unlock from inside or out.. Having problems with kia dealership honoring a recall that i thin should include my vehicle. There was a recall for front locks a couple of years ago that was repaired. Now the back locks on the back door is doing the same thing. This is a danger to my grandchildren who sits in the back of my car. The air bag light is…
ODI 11164659
Body · Electrical System · Engine
Spontaneous vehicle fire. Traveling on us-27 in florida, stopped at red light and smoke started coming out from under the hood, proceeded through the light once it turned green to get to the side of the roadway when smoke started through the vents and flames came out from under the hood as well. Car became disabled and 3 of us jumped out and ran down the road, away from the car. The entire car went up in flames in a…
Fire reported
ODI 11119545
Body
PAINT PEELING OFF. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME
ODI 11219443
Body
My car has 2 door handles that have fallen off. One right after another. This is also something i see frequently on other kia sorentos i pass on the road so obviously this is a common occurrence and it needs to be fixed. I did not pay for a car to have to stick my arm through and around to the other door to open it, that's ridiculous. Also, the car was in park in the drive way at my parents house, it wasn't even…
ODI 11220983
Body
The rear hatch is somehow releasing (not to the point where it opens) which makes the 'open door' indicator & dome lights flicker. It has happened a few times, and the first time it happened i thought that maybe i had not closed it all the way. I do not know exactly how many times it has happened, but it has happened enough times for me to be concerned that one day it will just fly open; spilling items into the…
ODI 11023673
Body
THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF ABOVE THE FRONT WINDOW
ODI 11210640
Body · Engine · Steering
My airbags didn't deploy when i hit a person in the rear after severely damaged front end of my vehicle and parts being shoved into the motor and the motor received a crack in the block. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10637536
Body · Visibility
Driving down route 62 in alliance ohio 44601 only going about 30 35 mph it sounded like a gun shot and look back and seen the panoramic window was shattered no signs of anything hitting it light traffic. *tr
ODI 10572959
Body · Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
We were westbound on us 60 in tempe az. When the sunroof imploded scattering glass on vehicles behind us. Lucky for us the inside shade was closed preventing the glass from coming inside. The outside temp. Was 73 the a/c was set at 70 speed was 65 mph.i contacted the kia dealer who said they were unaware of any problems that kia was having with the sunroofs. *tr
ODI 10553341
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that the driver's door would strike him in the forehead whenever entering the vehicle .the contact also stated that the edges around the door were sharp. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage…
1 injury
ODI 10523287