2016 Kia Sorento Exterior Lighting Problems
- 20
- 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 | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
We have experienced random events where the headlights go out for 5-10 seconds. This makes for a very scary situation for me and my family when driving in the evening and it all gets dark. We notice when the vehicle is in motion, city street or highway, we could be in the car for short amount of time or longer amount of time, warm and cold weather, wet and dry weather, haven't noticed while turning but have on…
ODI 11292015
Exterior Lighting · Steering
Steering- while driving at highway speeds the steering gets tight as if the power steering was out. When you fight to compensate it would normalize causing you to jerk the wheel. I could have easily lost control of the vehicle. Lightning- while driving at night on a dark highway all the light turned off. We were completely in thdark. We pulled over and moved the switch from automatic to the manual light on position.…
ODI 11240491
Exterior Lighting
Both headlamps are crystalizing in the far top corners and are continue to spread rapidly. The plastic is rough over the areas and cannot be buffed out or removed with headlamp restore products. Every day this is expanding in area and will lead to headlamps not projecting the light on to the roadway. This is happening in driveway of my home.
ODI 11228973
Exterior Lighting
While driving the car at night the lights will go off. While driving the car in bright daylight the car lights will turn on. The lights are in the "auto" mode. I have video of the daylight issue but not the night. Both corporate and dealership needs to replicate the problem before they can "just change parts". What is it going to take to do a recall? Someone to die at night? An accident? This issue has been going on…
ODI 11203273
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
Exterior Lighting
My outer light bulb from the passenger side to the main lights is off. I took it to auto zone to buy a new bulb but when they checked it and moved the bulb a bit it turned on. Tech said it's not the bulb but the connector. That they're usually melting not connecting correctly. Ending frying the whole front lights. That it keeps occuring.. I checked for any recalls on my vehicle and none.
ODI 11173111
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle will accelerate and then lose power. Took it in they said not covered under warranty. 450.00 to fix tailghts and headlights all went out within a week of each other. Wheels sensors keep saying low tires even after new tires out on.
ODI 11170444
Exterior Lighting
While the vehicle is in motion, on both city streets and interstates, and at both low or higher speeds the vehicle's headlights, tail lights and other lighting will turn off on their own. This is extremely dangerous specifically after sunset when it is completely dark. I took the vehicle for repair at my local kia dealer for service and they said there is an "open circuit in ipm (fuse block)." i think this should be…
ODI 11164280
Exterior Lighting
Headlights cutting off randomly while driving at night . Took to kia dealer and they said it was a faulty light switch located in the steering column . It was replaced . One week later , it happened again while wife was driving , the local dealership who did the original repair could not get it in to look at for 2 weeks . This morning wife was driving to work in the dark , when headlights went out again , this time…
ODI 11150250
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
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
Multiple times i will be driving along, and at either a slow speed or stopped at a light, the car will just shut off. This is not safe! Also 2 times the exterior lights have not come on in the dark even if you turn them on yourself nothing comes on and its been dark driving when that's happened! I'm worried for the safety of myself and children in this car, and the dealership and service dept do not find anything…
ODI 11115123
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While driving various speeds, the driver side low beam headlights and the rear driver side brake light failed to operate. The contact stated that the low beam headlights and rear driver side brake light illuminated on an intermittent basis. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 59,800.
ODI 11082492
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
The vechile keeps turning off and installs when driving but now it got to the point that it turns off nd dosent want to starts until minutes later do to that one of the the headligths when off nd thye charging ports of the vechile ddont work. When u stop it seems that the truck wants to accelerate it self
ODI 11085077
Exterior Lighting
Both head lights went out, simultaneously, while driving on a dark road. Needless to say, scared the [xxx] out of me. High beams still worked which saved me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
ODI 11058525
Exterior Lighting
While driving on both city streets and highways, headlights turn on in daylight (with bright sky on different times of day) and stay on while on auto with clear and unobstructed dashboard light sensors. This happens randomly and i haven't been able to determine a possible cause or find any recurring conditions that may trigger this. I took the car as well as a video of the issue to the local kia dealer (horne kia,…
ODI 11018774
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
Exterior Lighting
Xenon hid headlights auto adjusting, driving down hills the low beam headlights drop sharply to about 27 ft. In front of vehicle. Drove the vehicle with the service manager, frank petrozzi of grieco kia of johnston ri and district manager, barry zoll from kia motors america [redacted] at night.11/8/2017, so they could see what is happening. I feel that this is very dangerous condition. They tell me that this is the…
ODI 11044978
Exterior Lighting
No accident or any such thing has happened yet but i think something should be done about the headlights as they are too easily covered with mud while driving on wet roads. I was driving to another city 2 hours away and it got dark out and when i noticed i couldn't really see ahead of me very far and i know the headlights on this car are amazing. So i stopped and sure enough the headlights were all covered with…
ODI 10808918
Exterior Lighting · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While driving at 60 mph, the steering wheel seized. In addition, the contact stated that the low beam head lamps were activated, but the interior dome light, head lamps, rear lamps, and instrument panel failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering console needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the dealer…
ODI 10808874
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While driving 65 mph with the high beams activated, the contact attempted to switch to the low beams and the headlights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,604.
ODI 10758978
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