2014 Kia Sorento Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 7
- 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 7 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Visibility/Wiper
Complaint no.while traveling down hwy 377 toward granbury, texas. The underside of my car burst into flames. Fortunately i was traveling at 70mph and the person who witnessed the flames behind me, ran up to my car when i stopped at a rail crossing to tell me what happen. I was lucky i was driving 70mph and if i had stopped while it was burning the car would have burned up. It looks like the plastic panels were…
Fire reported
ODI 11141323
Visibility/Wiper
Sun roof exploded while normal driving on interstate hwy 40. Have police report #p18013783 from raleigh, nc police department.
ODI 11080122
Visibility/Wiper
Driving down highway and sunroof exploded. No cars or overpass nearby and no object seen or found to have hit sunroof. Sunroof appears to have exploded outward as there is very little glass trapped in the sunroof screen which was closed when the sunroof exploded. Weather was a mix of rain and snow and temperature was approximately 34 degrees.
ODI 11056323
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. While driving 65 mph, the panoramic sun roof exploded. The contact heard a loud banging noise prior to the explosion. The vehicle was taken to lev kia of framingham in framingham, massachusetts where it was assumed that a rock may have struck the glass and caused the explosion. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 33,000.
ODI 11040009
Visibility/Wiper
The panoramic roof fixed panel is shattered. When we returned home from church, we heard a rattling noise and opened the panel and saw the entire back panel is shattered with pieces of glass shards in the back seat. Looking at the top of the car the glass was actually separating from the frame which could not have been caused by rock, hail or anything else but faulty manufacturing. I contacted kia grossinger…
ODI 10980300
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly · Visibility/Wiper
I am reporting my panoramic sunroof exploding on my 2014 kia sorento sxl. I was driving on a very smooth interstate high way in the morning with no traffic around me. I was traveling at 70mph and it was morning about 60 degrees. I was on the phone with my wife and heard a loud sound (sounded like a gunshot) and then it started raining down glass around me. As i stated, i was on the road and there was not another…
ODI 10943938
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
Approximately 5 seconds after the vehicle is initially placed into reverse gear, and while the vehicle is likely already in reverse motion, the backup camera goes black for 2-3 seconds (and consequently, the driver is blind) while the camera is apparently switching on the guide line overlays. *tr
ODI 10649171
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 Kia Sorento.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.