Kia Sorento

"The camera stopped working in the summer. Neither Kia or an outside repair facility could fix it. It somehow started working again when the weather cooled off and the problem did not recur in subsequent summers."

"Stopped working. Camera replaced at a great cost, over $400"

"operated intermittently and then quit"

"it dosent work all the time"

"At random times the back-up camera would not work. The screen would remain blank/black"

"Backup camera displayed black screen. Kia dealer replaced outside camera unit under warranty as vehicle was < 60K miles. Issue resolved and satisfied with dealer's efforts"

"Back up camera quit working and needed to be replaced by dealer"

"Back up camera quit working (worked intermittently) Kia replaced it for free"

"Back up sensor works 50% of the time. Kia cannot see the malfunction so they cannot fix"

"KIA finally switched out the system, which made me happy. However, I still have times when the backup camera doesn't come on. I also had a recent time when the UVO never turned on during a 1-hour trip"

"When its cold outside, the screen isn't viewable. When the car warms up the screen becomes more visible"

"This happened after the device was changed. Now, every so often when I start the car, the system does not boot up properly. The KIA logo stays on the screen for 2-3 minutes, from time to time going blank and then coming back up (as if it is rebooting"

"Radio sound and display has randomly shut off since car was new. Dealer was never able to diagnose or replicate problem while it was under warranty. They replaced the radio unit once, but the problem did not go away. It happened I frequently enough (a few times a year) that I decided to just live with it."

"sometimes the backup camera fails to show an image while in reverse. It is a black screen only. Also, the Uvo system sometimes reboots itself"

"Have no screen"

"no updates provided my phone won't connect the way it used to and certainly not any new bluetooth devices"

"The whole in-dash electronics (GPS, CD player, menu ) doesn't work properly."

"The complete factory installed system failed 1 month after warranty. Dealership estimate to replace was too expensive over 1,000."

"Navigation was not accurate, then stopped working."

"Nav system completely failed and the dealer had to install a completely new radio/nav module. It took days"

"some button are gray out, can't enter address. Have to enter out of NAV and go back in and try again two or three times. Going back to shop for repair next week"

"They put in a new navigation system because it was not working"

"It's my wife's car and the Navigation is not currently working. She hasn't had it looked at presently"

"Went out"

"The navigation/radio screen does not dim at night. Dealer can not duplicate so I turn it off at night. It is too dim the first hour of use, gets brighter until it is too bright. Dealer cannot duplicate either problem"

"Not pairing as such. In general the Bluetooth is poor at best. Not clear/garbled incoming sound, poor location for mic"

"I could not update my contacts. When the dealer tried to fix the problem, they erased all my existing contacts and could not restore. The entire unit would have to be replaced - Kia did not allow a software upgrade to fix the problem. I refused to spend upwards of $3000"

"Most of the time must configure cell phone to system by entering 4 digit code. Just with the three cell phones made by one HTC and 2 by Samsung. Going in shop again"

"The car would connect with the phone, and would answer calls. I could hear the other party, but they could not hear me. The dealer first thought it was the microphone, and changed it, but that did not solve the problem. Eventually, the whole device"

"doesn't connect frequently. must do it manually"

"sometimes the phone is not accessible, and have to redo it"

"Radio memory loss"

"on off button for radio broken...cannot turn radio off"

"The radio quit working ,within the 5 year/50,000 but not covered by warranty after 36 months ( fine print in warranty). replacement from KIA was over $800.00 plus installation, bought one from junk yard $45.00 and installed myself, ( 6 Hrs.)"

"radio works but it lost connection to the speakers. estimated $400 to rebuild. this also prevents me using cell phone inside the car."

"radio would shut off and turn on at random time intervals from a few seconds to a few hours.very frustrating , dealer would not cover under warranty because electronics only covered for 3yrs - 36K not the 50K - 5yr bumper to bumper they advertise. very misleading! dealer cost to replace would be $1500 - $1800. I bought used radio and replaced myself for under $50"

"The volume controls discontinued working on the CD/MPR/Satellite Radio system"

"base of radio antenna had to be replaced - was under warranty"

"Hit a patch of ice when braking, antilock brakes fired, radio then strangely went out. Thought initially it may have been a fuse - checked, no fuse issue. Returned to dealer a month later - replaced entire radio - $200"

"Entire ignition system went out. Had push button start. Had to be completely replaced by dealer."

"Have blown out two speakers over the past two years, even though they are part of a premium system. Kia has repaired twice under warranty for no charge."

"Two tweeters blown and replaced"

"The radio volume control on steering wheel causes the car’s phone interface to turn on instead of changing the radio’s volume. Rain water leak seems to be causing this and other problems. Kia will not fix it. Also a problem with window control on drivers side door."

"The steering wheel controls often operate incorrectly. For example, pushing the lower volume switch may lower the volume, or it may activate voice commands. There's just no way of knowing until you press it."

"The mute button and the phone call buttons occasionally stop working"

"At times the volume controls on the steering wheel would decrease the volume when pressing the volume-up button. At these same times when you press the volume-down button it would activate voice control"

"volume control activates bluetooth or causes volume to go opposite of directional arrows. often have to manualy activate bluetooth"

"I already covered the first two. The voice commands have never worked for me."

"Voice control rarely works well when I enter a command to make a hands free phone call"

"works when it wants to"

"Module 2 fuse in IPM repeatedly blows. When this occurs both gauges and headlights are dead. Kia dealer has misdiagnosed and replaced parts twice (IPM and Ignition Switch) costing me $1,600, but this did NOT resolve issue as fuses continue to blow. Car is out of warranty (128,000 miles). I am left with vehicle that cannot pass state vehicle inspection, meaning I cannot be issued new license plates."

"Gauges and trip meter randomly reset to zero while driving. Happens about once a week"

"Headlights have been dim since new. New, slightly brighter replacement bulbs burn out"

"The bright light setting did not illuminate at all, and it was not burnt out bulbs. Something had to be pigtailed together to make it work properly."

"On bright sunny days as soon as a cloud passes over or you travel under a bridge, the automatic headlights come on and stay on until I turn them off manually. Dealer could not duplicate this problem either, seemed like they didn't believe what I said"

"The seat track failed. Unable to move seat back and when moved forward locked"

"the seat heating feature stopped working shortly after buying this car. Cost too much to fix it."

"The heated seat for the driver stopped working and the light just blinks. Has not been repaired"

"Passenger side seat heaters stopped working. Heat coils are defective."

"Not a major issue but rain water or snow hit the seat on the driver's side and it may have shorted out the system. It no longer works."

"Heated seats stopped working at about 44000 miles. One seat then the other about 4 months apart."

"the right hand side command is just blinking lights for three level of heat and not turning on the heater, broke down after warranty expired, overall this is a useless feature, and I don;t even care on repairing it"

"heating element in drivers seat burned out"

"Already discussed in last item"

"Co from panel f or secondary lights failed. A defined a replacement of $ 1200."

"Random failure of some of dash lightd"

"Had a faulty switch in driver door: locks would inadvertently unlock/lock, along with the interior lights turning on/off at the same time, all while driving. Took 4-5 trips to the dealer to get it fixed. Kia service followed what their computer told them: a switch in the lift-gate, which they replaced 3-4 different times. Finally, I told them to quit looking at the lift gate and check the switches/connections in the driver's door, and guess what? There was the problem. Repaired and no problems"

"Key fob transmitter barely works."

"Car would lock automatically with key inside and person outside. Not cool. Sometimes would not unlock remotely, had to use key manually. Also not key related, door locks chattered upon startup. This was remedied at the dealership."

"It must have been hit with a rock /outside agent.. Leaked air and cost 175.00 to get fixed"

"started with abs light that cannot be reset and then the engine light stays on lately"

"Driver side airbag warning light came on"

"Changed the transmission oil for the first time, then the sensor went kaput and was showing the engine light, had to spend $1000 to repair it, mostly labor cost."

"Idler pulley made high pitch whine which got worse over time. Required replacement"

"Pulley was making a whining sound and needed to be replaced. Was under warranty and fixed same day as"

"I went shopping, came out of the store and the car would not start, I contacted Kia and the car was taken in for repair, it was completed in two weeks, I had purchased additional coverage just in case anything like this would occur"

"Car would stall fronm time to time. Kia dealer made numerous attempts to fix, finally software was updates. After corrected we were notified of a recall for the same issue"

"Kia recently requested we return vehicle to correct a recall item with the ECO. Was accomplished, and was told that my gas mileage would improve. WRONG!!!!!. Worse, and I will be returning shortly to have them fix or return the vehicle engine to t"

"Car wouldn't start and had to be towed to the dealer. Computer problem resolved quickly"

"Knocks upon startup. Excessive oil consumption (1400 miles per qt)"

"The knocking sound was heard a week or two before the engine was replaced at the dealers cost. Just part of the other all process of the engine recall."

"received a recall notice for download to avoid this problem, my wife had to me that she had heard slight noise with she started car. also undercoating recall."

"Recall issued on problem with engine"

"Loosing oil but no leaks under car"

"Faulty oil pressure switch caused oil leak. Due to poor design the repair cost was higher than with most vehicles that experience a faulty oil pressure switch"

"Oil sending unit went bad and started leaking. The part is located under the manifold which required removal of the top of the engine to replace. Cost over $600 to replace a $16 part"

"Oil pressure sender failed indicating low oil pressure; very disappointed not covered by warranty; not easy to access, required disassembly of intake manifold; oil leaked into valley between cylinder banks could not be removed and subsequently dripped on my driveway"

"oil pressure gauge failed, nearly $400 dollars due to the location of the sensor. replacement sensor was less than 410. cost was because the head had to be removed to get to the sensor."

"Rubber boot on drive shaft cracked, grease leaked on the exhaust."

"Was notified of oil pan leak during visit to dealer for routine maintenance. Was ultimately covered and repaired under extended KPP warranty I had previously purchased."

"oil pressure sensor developed a leak due to seal failure. Oil leaked so badly it had to be replaced. The sensor is located under the intake manifold which is a big repair job for a minor part that screws in the block. It could have been an easy repair for someone who can operate a wrench, but instead it was a $500 repair. Its a common issue and should be covered by warranty, but isn't."

"Not a oil leak per say but this 4 cylinder burns oil"

"the cable to operate the gas tank external access cover quit working, It needed cleaning."