Pearl white paint is peeling, chipping, and delaminating. Defective pearl white paint. Rust appearing due to delamintion inside drive side door causing door to detoriate and safety concerns for door deteriorating. Also major rust due to paint delimatiing around front wind shield. Very concerned for safety of windshield due to paint/rust/peel/chip. There is a major defect in millions of Kia vehicles due to pearl white paint.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Kia soreno. The contact stated the paint on the roof and hood had chipped. Additionally, there were several spots that had deterioted. The vehicle was taken to all star Kia of baton rouge 5740 siegen ln, baton rouge, la 70809 (225) 490-7604 but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000.

- Gonzales, LA, USA

Since I purchased my vehicle in 2015 with around 45,000 miles, I noticed paint chipping off the roof where it meets with the windshield. Now, I have large chunks of paint chipping away on the hood and on the panel between the door and windshield, exposing metal frame. After searching online, I noticed many people with this exact same problem with their Kia Sorento; same year and same pearl white color. I have taken it to a paint shop, and they said it's a "delamination" problem, and it's a defect in the manufacturer's paint. It will only continue to worsen. I took it to Kia (after having my engine replaced due to engine failure and seizing on the highway), and I was told that I would have to cover all expenses to fix it. Not only are large chunks of paint chipping off, but all the areas are becoming severely rusted. This should not happen!! not only is it a paint defect that Kia should cover, but it can become a safety hazard when it begins to weaken around the windshield! I have had to have my engine replaced (which I had to fight for as well before almost causing a major accident on the highway once my car seized at 70 mph) and my paint is coming off in large quantities and rusting, depreciating the value and safety of my car, and it's not even 10 years old!!! I've had nothing but problems since I started financing my car. Kia knows this is a problem, yet will not do anything about it. I want something done! a recall should be set in place, especially after hundreds of consumers have had the same problem!!

- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA

Paint is peeling at different areas of the vehicle

- Bethlehem, GA, USA

Pearl white paint peeling chipping and delamination

- Carmel, IN, USA

I have a 2013 Kia Sorento with paint issues. The paint started chipping after a few years, not fading but chipping off. The areas affected are the front door panels, hood and roof. My daughter has a newer Kia Sorento and the paint on her vehicle is chipping in the same areas.

- Litchfield Park, AZ, USA

My engine is burning a large amount of oil. I take it in to do regular changes. I have a 2013 Kia Sorento. It has 136000 miles just recently the oil light started coming on, checked the dip stick and it registers none. Its been taken for regular oil changes but burns up the oil before its time for a chsnge. I don't understand. Also ive seen numerous white Sorentos on the road and most of them have the same paint problem on the roof right above windshield. Its peeling off and getting worse. Also cracking around Kia symbol on rear hatch. It started with rust spots then, cracking then paint peeling. The engine problem seems to be a wide spread problems with Kia owners and the paint obviously is a defect from the factory. Love my Sorento but need these issues fixed.

- Pace, FL, USA

The paint chipped off the roof of my pearl white 2013 Kia Sorento and now it is delaminating from the primer. This is causing rust. When I drive the paint is coming off.

- Newfield, NJ, USA

My child who is currently 13, has managed to pull the rear passenger handle off the vehicle twice in the 6 years we have owned it requiring replacement both times as the piece holding the handle in is plastic and has shattered. The first time he was only 7. it is unacceptable for a door handle to be able to be destroyed by a child multiple times. Also, the handle which allows the second row seat to fold forward for passengers to gain access to the third row does not work. We have asked for this to be fixed at the dealership multiple times but they have been unable to get it to work properly either. Obviously both of these problems occur when the vehicle is stationary.

- Lagrange, KY, USA

The back door on passenger side handle fell off, taking to Kia tomorrow but getting sense there claiming no issue

- Oviedo, FL, USA

My car has 2 door handles that have fallen off. One right after another. This is also something I see frequently on other Kia Sorentos I pass on the road so obviously this is a common occurrence and it needs to be fixed. I did not pay for a car to have to stick my arm through and around to the other door to open it, that's ridiculous. Also, the car was in park in the drive way at my parents house, it wasn't even turned on, the keys weren't even in it.

- Gonzales, LA, USA

Paint peeling off. Dealership will not help

- Plymouth, MA, USA

The paint is peeling off above the front window

- Frackville, PA, USA

Takata recall on back locks. Lock jammed on back door. Door will not unlock from inside or out.. having problems with Kia dealership honoring a recall that I thin should include my vehicle. There was a recall for front locks a couple of years ago that was repaired. Now the back locks on the back door is doing the same thing. This is a danger to my grandchildren who sits in the back of my car. The air bag light is also malfunctioning. I have asked Kia check the air bag, but told my VIN number is not on the list. And that my locks are not on the recall list. These are all manufacturing problems and should be treated as such.. the vehicle is in motion most of the time when the air bag light "off" appears.. the vehicle was /is stationary when the back door lock on the driver's side will not lock or unlock, although resonds to key pad sound as though unlocked, the door remains lock. Also, when door is unlocked on the inside, door will not open. Car is stationary.

- Little Rock, AR, USA

Approximately one year ago I paid dealer to replace defective driver side rear door handle. Today passenger side rear door handle broke off in hand while opening door (same as previous). Now unable to open rear door from outside of car

- Tampa, FL, USA

Spontaneous vehicle fire. Traveling on us-27 in Florida, stopped at red light and smoke started coming out from under the hood, proceeded through the light once it turned green to get to the side of the roadway when smoke started through the vents and flames came out from under the hood as well. Car became disabled and 3 of us jumped out and ran down the road, away from the car. The entire car went up in flames in a matter of seconds from exiting.

- Davenport, FL, USA

The rear hatch is somehow releasing (not to the point where it opens) which makes the 'open door' indicator & dome lights flicker. It has happened a few times, and the first time it happened I thought that maybe I had not closed it all the way. I do not know exactly how many times it has happened, but it has happened enough times for me to be concerned that one day it will just fly open; spilling items into the roadway, and causing an accident. In the last week it has occurred twice, and it is never noticeable until after I start driving. When the vehicle is initially started the 'door open' indicator is not illuminated. It's not until the vehicle is in motion that it has come on. The light does not always come on but I can here the hatch rattling as though it is not closed all the way. It is very irritating and causes great concern because I would hate for it to cause something to happen in the event the it just completely releases.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

My airbags didn't deploy when I hit a person in the rear after severely damaged front end of my vehicle and parts being shoved into the motor and the motor received a crack in the block.

- Ocoee, FL, USA

Driving down route 62 in alliance Ohio 44601 only going about 30 35 mph it sounded like a gun shot and look back and seen the panoramic window was shattered no signs of anything hitting it light traffic.

- Beloit, OH, USA

We were westbound on us 60 in tempe AZ. When the sunroof imploded scattering glass on vehicles behind us. Lucky for us the inside shade was closed preventing the glass from coming inside. The outside temp. Was 73 the A/C was set at 70 speed was 65 mph.I contacted the Kia dealer who said they were unaware of any problems that Kia was having with the sunroofs.

- Apache Junction, AZ, USA