7.5

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,529 miles

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problem #35

Aug 302025

Sorento

  • miles
Lighting and/ or electrical. When using the auto headlight switch, all lights will come on randomly and periodically and stay on until you notice them or they ware down your battery. This is something that could be checked out by dealer and I will ask about it. So, for now, I do not use the auto headlight switch. My other problem is a glass issue. For no apparent reason, when I shut my driver side door a few weeks ago. My entire rear window shattered into pieces. There were no signs of damage to the rear window. Happened in my drive way. But, it could have happened anywhere. Filed a insurance claim and had the rear window replaced.

- Barberton , OH, USA

problem #34

Jul 232025

Sorento

  • miles
My lights are set to auto but when driving they randomly switch off. The dash shows the switch from auto to off but the control is still set to auto. I have to manually switch the control off and then back on for the lights to come back on. I-??ve also noticed a few times in the morning my lights are on. My switch is set to auto and my car is completely off but the lights are on. This is very unsafe as it happens at night and I can-??t see the road.

- Tea, SD, USA

problem #33

Aug 022025

Sorento

  • miles
The headlights will randomly turn off while driving, mostly when turning on the right blinker. This has been happening a few times a month since I got the vehicle in 2017. More recently, the bottom brake lights and running lights have been shorting out.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #32

Jun 082023

Sorento

  • miles
file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/00/00/8030235A-F1B0-40D7-BDF6-CAB347299F91/MC-10235412-0001.pdf Recall on lights should be added. Mine did this. Had it fixed

- Mandan, ND, USA

problem #31

Oct 092024

Sorento

  • miles
All exterior lights and interior lights are turned off while driving. Exterior -??running-?? lights turn on by themself.

- Ridgeville, SC, USA

problem #30

Jul 262024

Sorento

  • miles
Oil leak was diagnosed as bad oil pressure switch that is under extended warranty for certain Kia Sorento models with GDI system, but not my car.

- Cape Coral, FL, USA

problem #29

Jun 242024

Sorento

  • miles
On multiple occasions our headlights will turn on by themselves without the car being on: for example while we are sleeping in the middle of the night we get a call from our neighbor that our car lights are on. Also while driving at night they will turn off by themselves. On all occasions the light are in AUTO mode, meaning the lights should turn on/off themselves when necessary but only when the key is in the car and the car is

- Olney, MD, USA

problem #28

Mar 152024

Sorento

  • miles
The passenger side headlight has been reinstalled 8 times. The dealership has replaced it and we have replaced it several times. The light goes out constantly and is costing me a fortune to replace as well as possible traffic tickets. The headlights turn off also when in automatic mode. Please recall this vehicle and have this safety and expensive issue fixed. This issue has been going on several months now. The dealership does not provide a permanent solution. This is a defect.

- Covington , GA, USA

problem #27

Jan 052024

Sorento

  • miles
My lights keep going out as I`m driving at night time so i can not go any where at night time I was almost hit head on this the second time this happened when I called Kia 3 times now the dealer i purchased it at they keep giving me a run around I have the extended warranty also electrical warranty which i paid extra for they still want to tell me these things aren`t covered.My vehicale has not had any of the software updates. I have tried calling a Kia dealer closer to my home I get told i have to go were i purchased my Kia

- Newport, NY, USA

problem #26

Mar 172023

Sorento

  • miles
When signaling a left turn, my right signal flashes before flashing the left signal.

- Twin Falls, ID, USA

problem #25

Nov 152023

Sorento

  • miles
When using my blinkers my headlights go out while the lights are in Auto mode. This is very dangerous as my headlights have gone out several times while driving in the dark.

- Genoa City, WI, USA

problem #24

Sep 062023

Sorento

  • miles
Lights go off unexpectedly while driving at night. The rear break light has been changed 3 times and continues to work intermittently. Lights come on after the car has parked and turned off.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #23

Oct 222023

Sorento

  • miles
Headlights will shutoff completely when driving at night in auto mode after using the turn signal. Then turn back on a.couple of seconds later. Which has created some dangerous situations.

- Tappan, NY, USA

problem #22

Oct 022023

Sorento

  • miles
My lights turn on and off randomly while driving or while parked in my driveway hours after parking while my car is in auto lights

- Stafford, VA, USA

problem #21

Aug 242023

Sorento

  • miles
While driving at night, the headlights turn off by themselves randomly. The lights need to be turned to off and back on to get them to turn back on. Driving with no lights in an area with no streetlamps obviously could result in an accident. It has not yet been inspected by anyone yet, but a check is scheduled. There were no warning lamps, messages, etc. when the lights turned off. Not a safety concern, but seems related: On another occasion, the car had been parked and locked for hours with the engine off, and the parking lights turned on and remained on until manually shut to off. They did not turn off by a remote unlock and lock.

- Round Rock, TX, USA

problem #20

Aug 182023

Sorento

  • miles
When the heads lights are in Auto Mode and driving at night, the head lights will just go out. This has happened 4 times now and is very dangerous. I need KIA to fix this problem. I have a 2018 KIA Sorento and I've seen where others have had the same problem with 2017 & 2018 Sorento's. The lights going out at night while my wife is driving is extremely dangerous. This just happens with no warning. Please Fix.

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

problem #19

Mar 012023

Sorento

  • miles
Headlight automatic sensor is failing. When lights are switched to auto mode, the headlights will randomly turn on and off while driving, regardless of outside lighting conditions. Alternatively, the lights will come on without prompting when the car is turned off & parked in a driveway at night.

- Denham Springs, LA, USA

problem #18

Feb 212023

Sorento 6-cyl

  • miles
The headlights turn off randomly when in Auto mode. There are a lot of other people reporting the same issue. https://sorentoforums.com/threads/lights-shutting-off-in-auto-mode.16/

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #17

Nov 282022

Sorento

  • miles
While driving at night with headlights set to "auto" the car will (without moving the physical switch) change the headlights to "off" for approximately 2 seconds, after which it will change them back to "auto". This causes a momentary loss of vision to the driver. The drivers display shows the change from "auto" to "off" as though the switch had been turned. I am unaware if this also happens in lighted conditions, as It is only noticable when you are driving in the dark. It appears as though this has happened to multiple drivers of different vehicles

- Geneva, IL, USA

problem #16

Oct 092022

Sorento

  • miles
Headlights and daytime running lights turn on and off at random

- Eastlake, OH, USA

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