Kia Sorento Power Train Problems
- 463
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 16
- Years with records
- 2003–2019
- Stored years
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 463 stored complaint records:
- 24 indicate a crash
- 9 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 11 records
- check engine · 9 records
- power train · 8 records
- steering wheel · 7 records
- same thing · 6 records
- light came · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 141 |
| 60–100k mi | 103 |
| 100–150k mi | 79 |
| 30–60k mi | 76 |
| 150–400k mi | 16 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving on the interstate and at 70 mph i had sudden power failure and the the engine completely died. After about 30 minutes it started up just long enough to go a half a mile and it did the same thing. 10 hrs later it started up again and we were able to have a diagnostic reading done which showed nothing. The battery and alternator were tested and are both working completely fine. Later on it ran fine for…
ODI 11301760
Power Train
We were driving on a road at about 35 miles an hour when there was a loud bang from the rear end almost sounded as if a tire head blown upon bringing it back and doing tests and checks we found at the rear transfer case or differential was to blame. Upon further research on the internet we found that there has been many complaints about the rear differential or transfer case occurring on many of the same vehicles
ODI 11302145
Engine · Power Train
Total engine failure at 50 thousand miles at highway speeds. Transmission acting funny & shifting hard in weeks prior to engine failure.
ODI 11291297
Power Train
Acceleration when shifting into drive mode starts off with a high rev then after a few seconds a hard shift into a normal drive pattern
ODI 11282792
Electrical System · Power Train
Door locks only lock and unlock occasionly. Batteries replaced in fobs still not operating properly. Read that slot of people have or had the same issue. Doors would typically lock when you drive. Use to not anymore. Had car in for recall on engine this year.
ODI 11291843
Power Train · Steering · Unknown Or Other
En este ao a partir de julio mi carro kia sorento 2011 a presentado problema en la direcion, power tren, de acuerdo a lo que indica que tiene un desperfecto de fabrica, en dos ocaciones he tenido problema muy fuerte, se bloqueo el carro manejando y lo frenos no funcionaron y el carro siguio rodando y pude haber tenido un accidente... La otra en la carretera el carro comienza a sonar las ruedas y cuando se frena…
ODI 11280210
Power Train
I was driving on the highway at about 65 miles per hour when the vehicle shut down completely lost all power it was acting as if the vehicle was in park as in when you turn the key or you got was a click so your vehicle hasn't been restarted since the incident and i'm being told my engine was blowing there's no way the engine was blowing it would no lights no indication whatsoever anything was wrong with the engine…
ODI 11278631
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The car was running perfectly fine never had an issue with it. It randomly started knocking/ making a loud noise from the engine and shut off as i was d with my two kids. When i tried to start it back up it continually shut off, it would not stay running. It was running at normal temperature when i pulled over and turned the car off then turned the ignition back on then it showed hot on the temperature gauge. This…
ODI 11269779