2017 Kia Sorento Power Train Problems
- 6
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Power Train
On 3/24/2019, our 2017 kia sorrento with 30k miles on completely shut down on the freeway. All lights went on and off, the car shook from side to side and the car shut down we lost steering and power brakes while we were going 70mph on the freeway. Luckily we were able to get to the side of the freeway. This happened 2 more times and then we had the car towed to a dealership for service. This could have easily…
ODI 11191588
Power Train
Our 2017 kia sorento v6 with mileage of 54,882, underwent a multi-point inspection on mon., 10/08/2018 at luther kia of bloomington and was tech driven for 2 wks in an effort to duplicate the unintended, unexpected and uncontrolled acceleration of my vehicle. Unfortunately, they were unable to verify the problem. They were apologetic in being unable to duplicate the problem and recommend we come back if the issue…
ODI 11151469
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sorento. While the vehicle was stopped at a red light, the electric parking brake and autonomous function warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact shifted the gear into neutral and the vehicle regained normal function. The contact took the vehicle to beyer kia ([redacted], falls church, virginia 22046, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the inhibitor…
ODI 11130223
Power Train
Vehicle was parked, and running, on sloped driveway. My wife, who had exited the car, returned to turn the car off. She opened the door and turned the car off. The car then began rolling down the driveway. The car door was still open and my wife ended up running backwards with the car, which went into a street and hit a curb. The door hit my my wife in the head causing her to fall. She sustained road rash abrasions…
1 injury
ODI 11056570
Engine · Power Train · Suspension
This kia sorento makes a very high over-revving noise while driving up the street. The kia often seems to try to find the gear it needs to be in while driving and makes a loud engine noise when going up hill or driving more than 20 mph. This kia also makes a internal clicking noise when making right turns, which is often worse when turning on an incline. The engine has a loud rattle noise when started and the car is…
Crash reported
ODI 11034181
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
After 650 miles: merging onto a highway: engine rattled. Engine died. We coasted to the shoulder. We stopped. I put the vehicle in park. Smoke was coming from under the hood. Looking underneath, we saw the car was on fire. Initially the fire was under the engine. We got away from the car and called 911. The fire department came and put it out. By this point it burned the front 2/3 of the car. The car got towed to an…
Fire reported
ODI 11003183