2016 Kia Sorento Visibility/Wiper Problems
- 8
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I've seen a few reviews and complaints on how kia's (sorento's in particular) have been losing their headlights for no reason. This has also happened to me, but just on my driver side fortunately. The main bulb is not illuminating and will not come on. I changed the bulb and this did not fix the problem. I looked at the old bulb i replaced and it was fine, nothing was shot or burnt out. I have seen a couple of…
ODI 11181299
Visibility/Wiper
While driving the panoramic sunroof imploded suddenly with out warning or being struck by anything. My husband wasn't driving at a high rate of speed or under bad weather conditions other than basic rain, luckily our inner sun shade had been closed or the glass which completely shattered could have fell on top of my self and our 3 year old daughter possibly injuring us greatly as we were sitting in the rear seats…
ODI 11171606
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
While driving at night while my headlights are in auto position they will randomly turn off for a few seconds and then click back on. This has happened twice in one week. The last time, was while driving 70 mph down the interstate and my headlights went out without warning.
ODI 11141057
Visibility/Wiper
It was cold outside and went to get in the parked car in the morning and the back windshield shattered when i closed the driver side door.
ODI 11063217
Visibility/Wiper
My rear window shattered for what appears to be no reason at all. My vehicle was parked on the street, and when i went out to leave, i noticed my window was cracked. By day 2, the glass was caving, and had a hole the size of a quarter in the middle.
ODI 11032654
Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While driving 45 mph, the contact noticed that the coating on the air conditioning vent housings was reflecting into both side view mirrors, which made it very difficult to see. The dealer stated that they could paint and replace the housings on the vents. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would refer the issue…
ODI 10990627
Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While driving various speeds, the head lamps flickered and turned off without warning. The contact was given a loaner vehicle to drive, but the same failure occurred. The manufacturer was notified, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 05/16/17*lj updated 09/07/2017*js
ODI 10929412
Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
The ecm failed engine light on engine stammering wouldn't accelerate they reprogramed ecm i drove it 22 miles engine light on slowly it will speed up won't shift correctly tech told me i had better hope the fix works, rear view mirror won't change unless you hold flash light to sensor, light through back window won't darken mirror tech tested with flash light on the sensor and told me there wasn't a problem he…
ODI 10885159
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Kia Sorento.
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