2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,514 miles

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problem #8

Aug 152020

Sorento

  • 125,000 miles
The car seizes, and jerks, like a missfire. It scares me.

- Wasilla, AK, USA

problem #7

Sep 012020

Sorento

  • 56,000 miles
Wheel speed sensor, ABS sensor, and TPMS sensor gave out at 56K. Got in one day and it said I was doing 140 while parked. Before I got to my destination, the ABS, tcs, and TPMS lights were on. Car was used and well taken care of. If everything wasn't built into the wheel hub, it would be a relatively easy fix. Instead I now have to drive my Sorento with no tcs, ABS, or know if a tire is low/flat because a quoted cost of repair was close to 1200 dollars. Nobody has 1200 to get it fixed. After looking at online forums, it seems to be common with 2013-2015 Sorento to have anything ABS/tcs related go South. Car drives like a dream, only wish it didn't take 2 months rent to feel safe.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #6

Jul 252019

Sorento

  • 70,230 miles
Driving down road car would rattle when turning and it became hard to turn which almost caused an accident then I was driving going up hill when all of a sudden the car front wheel started spinning and a rattling sound became louder from the bottom the AWD component suddenly failed tires would not engage. I took it in to a Kia dealership and they refuse to diagnose the AWD until an alignment is done and new tires are bought

- Crestline, CA, USA

problem #5

Mar 262019

Sorento

  • miles
The ABS, ESC, and low tire pressure lights keep coming on. We have had the car fixed and the lights still come on. City Kia told us to ignore the lights cause the sensor was bad. But that's not a good enough answer. Not only that but the headlights are dull and are hard to see at night, which I do a lot of night time driving. The image I am attaching is one I took after having repairs made on my car.

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

problem #4

Jul 282018

Sorento

  • 72,000 miles
My 2015 Kia Sorento has metal flakes in the engine, burns 2 quarts of oil every 2ooo miles, it hesitates on acceleration, white exhaust smoke, burns a lot of gas, the engine check light and uvo warnings constantly turns on, it can catch on fire anytime, the engine can lock anytime. We need more Kia recalls before lives are lost.

- District Heights, MD, USA

problem #3

Jul 192018

Sorento

  • 71,880 miles
2015 Kia sorrento sxl engine check light and vehicle verbal warning that my truck has a serious engine problem that needs to be checked. I took my truck to the dealership service three times in one week to research and repair the engine issue. I paid over $300 for repair. I was told my engine has metal flakes and it's nothing the dealership service can do to repair it. I was told to live with the engine check light basically. My engine has low take off speed when getting on the highway and it runs rough.

- District Heights, MD, USA

problem #2

Jun 112018

Sorento

  • miles
Went to turn on the car the car had accelerated while in park. From there the same that the electrical part in the car stop working. The tire sensor was also on the engine sensor was also on major issues

- Tamarac, FL, USA

problem #1

Jul 112017

Sorento

  • 73,000 miles
The wipers and headlights would randomly come in and out of working conditions. You don't know when wipers are working until it starts raining so it was very dangerous. We had to pull over and either wait for the rain to stop or wait until the wipers started working again. The backup camera also comes in and out. You can see the screen warning you to be careful but the camera itself is absent. The door handle fell off onto the floor with no prior warning. No one hit it or anything. We opened the backseat in front of our home then drove to the airport and tried to open it again and it fell off onto the ground. The top of the door handle and parts inside that make the handle work. And now most recently our ac is not working properly coming in and out of proper function, nor are our headlights working again. You don't know when headlights are working until you need them so we used fog lights instead as evening just set and we couldn't wait for the sun to come out to continue driving. For a brand new car there are many issues with this car, otherwise we love it and the way it drives and brakes so well.

- Cornelius, NC, USA