Kia Sorento Equipment Problems
- 12
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 5
- Years with records
- 2003–2007
- 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.
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
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Equipment
I have a 2003 kia sorento..crankshaft pulley bolt broke, steering went out, belts and bolt fell off and air stopped working. This is the second time this has happened to me in the past 6 months. The result of this problems caused me to buy a new senor that was $400. After looking on the internet, it seems as though hundreds and maybe thousands of people are having a problem with this and it needs to be recalled. I…
ODI 10421063
Air Bags · Driveline · Electrical System · Engine · Equipment · Manual Transmission
I bought a 2004 kia sorento in 2006 finished paying for it in 2010,over the years i have had to change the lights so many times i cant count,i have had topaint it twice,then the driving shaft broke,the compressor was changed twice, the cd player works on and off the air bags light came on and stayed for months on end the engine light does the same and most recently there is smoke coming from the engine, i am having…
ODI 10392580
Engine And Engine Cooling · Equipment · Steering
I have a 2003 kia sorento. As i left the garage at my office around 6 p.m. Monday 11/16, the car began making a horrible squealing noise. It immediately lost power steering, several warning lights came on, and it felt like the parking brake was on (it wasn't). I managed to get out of the garage to a space on the street. I turned the car off. When i tried to start it again, it wouldn't start. I had it towed to a…
ODI 10292997
Equipment · Frontal
Kia sorento-2007-front passenger-air bag "idiot light". For 2 yrs. Trips back and forth regarding this light to dealer. Unable to assure that air bag system is really working. Light is on when someone is sitting in seat and indicates the air bag is off. Seats and sensors have been replaced to no avail. They just told me today 8-23-2010 that there is no more they can do. Light is still on and their computer still…
ODI 10351371
Cooling System · Equipment
My 2003 kia sorento stopped with no warning or indication of a problem at 67,735 miles due to what was later determined to be engine overheating. At first the kia dealer said it was due to the coolant reservoir cracking and going empty. Since this is not a part of the engine's actual means of cooling, they changed their story to the thermostat failed. Kia said that this portion of the warranty passed at 65,000…
ODI 10288895
Equipment · Frontal
Our 2007 kia sorento has a problem with the passenger air bag system. This is my wife's car and i ride as a passenger. When i ride 75% of the time the air bag light will not go off, this tells us that the passenger airbag system is not on. We have noticed many things that will correct this and also make it happen. One thing is it normally happens after the car has been left off for awhile. The air bag light may go…
ODI 10201724
Equipment · Hub
Hubcaps have 3/8" gap between rim and hubcap. Have tried weekly sinse may to get kia to fix the problem. This air space at highway sppeds could cause un stable steering and wheel bearing wear. *jb
ODI 10206143
Equipment
Clock keeps resetting itself and i have gone through 8 headlights in less than 6 months. Kia says use their $50 headlights. This is ridiculous! *tr
ODI 10223670