Kia Sorento Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 139
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 14
- 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 139 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 9 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 21 records
- check engine · 16 records
- fuel pump · 12 records
- failure mileage · 11 records
- fuel tank · 8 records
- side road · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 100–150k mi | 38 |
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
EGINE STALLS AND AC ON STALLS AND HAS DIED 3TIMES
ODI 11306800
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway at 65 miles per hour and car suddenly lost all power and came to complete stop in heavy traffic. Vehicle restarted after 2 attempts. Took to kia dealer for inspection and there was no recorded code and they were unable to re-create issue so nothing was done. Reading other complaints of sudden stalls on this site makes driving this vehicle scary. The vehicle has only 31k miles on it and has had no…
ODI 11299475
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
The engine problems i started experiencing 1.car hesitates when accelerating, 2. Knocking noise from engine, lack of power low oil pressure, when i put oil in the car, seems like the next days its low again,(empty)i spent many dollars on oil, i had the oil changed every 3 months sometimes at (kia) because i get free oil change, and most at jiffy lube, here lately, the oil seems to be burning more, check engine light…
ODI 11291722
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on the highway and then lost power and the engine light came on, exited the highway, went into a parking lot and then turned car off. Started car again and drove several blocks and car starting knocking and then shut off. Car would not start again.
ODI 11277836
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
2012 kia serento 2/25/2017& kia had a "anti-corrosion"recall and we had it serviced at mike smith kia in paducah,ky-4/14/17,we will call this document1.then we we received major engine recall in september 20,2017 about 2012 kia serento's stalling,document 2.we took the vehicle to wyatt johnson kia of tn. October 7,2017 & we were told if it did not pass their tests they would replace the engine.ok,well they said it…
ODI 11256515
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
My car has been having strange intermittent engine troubles & symptoms. (the first symptoms appeared in september 2019) it started with the accelerater going out on the highway over about 50 mph once or twice randomly. About a month later it did it again. And then this time it also stalled at a stop sign. Other times it feels like the car engine hiccups. It will lose power and come back on within a half second. And…
ODI 11297289
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
While driving our kia sorento at 45 miles per hour, all systems shut down and the brake engaged briefly.
ODI 11244643
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Catalytic converter needing to be replaced at 88k miles. Lost power/acceleration on highway
ODI 11244057