Kia Sorento

"Both front end lower ball joints have failed prior to reaching 100,000 mile mark"

"Noise they make have been replaced on recall"

"The connection for the front shock wore/rusted through and the entire shock came disengaged while I was driving. The bushing/tie rods broke as well most likely from the force of the shock coming down."

"top mounts in engine compartment had to be replaced"

"Caused by and replaced both front bearing & Pad Assy's and both front Insulator Assy-Strut"

"Clicking. Repaired under warrentee"

"We only bought this car five months ago. Soon after getting it, we realized the ride was VERY, VERY stiff. Ended up having to replace rear and front shocks & struts, for $1,200. Now rides much better, but still stiffer than we would really like."

"Sorento has a very rough ride, even with new shocks."

"At about 37,000 miles my right front strut broke apart and shattered my tire. The cost to fix this was $930 and I reported this to the government agency."

"Front strut bearings, replaced under warranty"

"upper strut bushings had to be replaced at 10000 miles.Unkown factory recall"

"strut related bearings began to make noise.first one then the other"

"strut bearing is making noise.same problem occurred with our other 2013 sorento"

"Strut bearings under warranty"

"Strut plates had to be replaced"

"Front passenger side spring broke. I had to have it towed to the repair shop."

"When we bought the car, we were aware the tires were cupping, with uneven wear. An alignment and cross-rotating tires helped that a lot, for about $100 total."

"I've paid a KIA dealer over $1000 during 3 appointments to find/repair a loud grinding/scraping noise when the vehicle is in reverse. Many components have been replaced but the noise continues and another appointment is to made at the dealer."

"at 75-80 mph in a driving rain on rt.95 water worked its way up the windshield post on the passenger side and dripped onto the passenger seat"

"There is a near constant squeak/ratttle on rear passenger side. At first we thought it was due to folding seats down and not properly relatching them back into place but that's not it. Sometimes I think maybe the door isn't properly latched but since we seldom use the back seat, that seems unlikely. Drives me crazy to ride in front passenger seat and have to listen to that racket."

"Started getting some squeaks and rattles on each side of the car. The sounds on the left side were attended and apparently was fixed with a piece that was installed?? This greatly reduced the noise but I can still hear from time to time. I have gotten used to it. Has not affected the performance of the car. The sounds on the right side of the car - near the belt is a recent event - last tree month. They ere checked on one occasion, but nothing was found. During a recent visit all the frame of car was checked and instances were fixed. The sound, again, was greatly reduced and I hear it from time to time. This sound disappears while on the road, have gotten used to it.I have gotten used to it. Has not affected the performance of the car."

"The suspension system would groan when going over humps in the road. Kia replaced joints, which has helped a bit."

"After the recall of the gear shifter, i have had to take my suv in multiple times for several days at a time the the Kia dealership is still unable to determine why there is so much noise & vibration & resistance when turning the steering wheel. All the parts to the steering wheel, steering housing & clock spring have been replaced. I strongly believe it is the misalignment of the steering housing to the transmission that is the cause of the issues. Dealership has no way of realigning this wit"

"lots of rattles, from when brand new"

"Caused by Control Arm. Replaced"

"After the first year, this car has gotten progressively louder. Squeaking and rattling."

"The very cliche, rattle in the dash."

"engine noises. they replaced the idler arm pulley and belts"

"Tie rods and suspension noise. Car is still under warranty so they will fix it"

"Metal strap holding the fuel tank was missing rubber padding / insulation. Hence metal on metal noise. Problem easily fixed at dealer...under warranty"

"Engine has been rattling for months and they can't diagnose it. We just drive with it and live with it"

"When turning left or right, I experienced clicks or rattles coming from the steering mechanisism"

"After the first year, my new car began to whistle, and get loud in highway driving. dealer says couldn't find the reason-not too happy about it"

"Dealership identified brake wear during routine oil change and checkup. They recommended replacement. I had the pads replaced and it is fine."

"The wrong brake shoes were put on at a Pep Boys and they had to replace all of the brakes and gave me a discount for the amount that was done wrong."

"KIA dealer told me rear rotors needed to be replaced due to corrosion above the brake pad; parking break then continuously refused to fully release resulting in hot brakes and needed to be taken back 3 times before parking brake was finally 'fixed', after replacing rear rotors, replacing rear calipers, and far too much trouble and cost."

"Parking brake 'hung up' resulting in rotor overheating; took 4 tries before it was finally corrected."

"Took dealer 5 tries to get parking brake from 'sticking' and causing overheating and potential rotor damage. Left me wondering if I could use the parking brake or not...and if I did, whether they would again overheat and smell extremely hot and need to be seen again."

"My breaks were failing at about 42,000. Miles."

"Annually I have had to purchase/have repaired new pad for the rear driver's side wheel"

"WAS TOLD THAT PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR WAS IN PART CAUSED BY LESS THAN NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE."

"Front disk brake pads and rotors wore out within 2 years of dealer replacement -- rotor in very bad condition and pads non existent, but no wear warning. Rear brakes still in good shape and don't need to be replaced."

"At 44,760 Km I had to have both the Front & Rear Brakes and Rotors replaced at a cost (parts & labour, incl Tax) of approx. $1,100. I have owned several vehicles for past 46 years and have never before had a vehicle that needed this under 80,000 KIM"

"Rotors seem to wear prematurely; each time car stands for even 1 night, first few applications of brake result in scraping/friction nois -- appears to be due to rust formation on rotor"

"Rotor froze"

"They had to switch out a chip. Second time since I've owned the car"

"Kia is recalling this SUV for possible major engine failure due to poor machine work at the engine factory"

"At around 95,000 the engine started using oil. No leak was obvious, nothing on the ground. Kia investigated and replaced the engine under warranty."

"We have had the oil leak after an oil change on and off for a couple of years. Seems the old dealer striped the drain screw a bit. The new dealer (installed a radio at a better price) fixed this problem although it still leaks a little."

"There's an engine temp sensor on the top of the engine that went bad, causing an oil leak."

"oil preasure switch failed at 94000 miles almost draining the engine. i had to add 5 quarts to get to the repair shop. the repair cost $900.00 because of the engine design."

"The oil pressure sensor leaks. Due to engine design, in order to replace this $10 part, one must remove the intake manifold with a dealer cost in excess of $600, to correct the problem."

"Check oil light started to flicker when stopped at a stop light. Next day saw oil leak on the garage floor. Took to dealer (still under 100k mile powertrain warranty). They diagnosed as bad oil pressure sending unit and rear main seal. Both were replaced under warranty."

"They had to replace the oil pan gasket . Did at no charge to me"

"Fuel pumped failed. Had to be replaced"

"Fuel pump failed. Vehicle ran but very slow and limped to dealer"

"the kia was acting sluggish and at one point would not start."

"The Kia Sorento has a very short fuel neck to the fuel tank. If you top of the fuel at the pump after it automatically shuts off you will with high probability have overfilled the tank. This will induce a warning light on the dashboard to come on signifying an engine problem. The same light which also signifies a warning that the engine could blow up!"

"Some sort of vacuum leak that they can not find"

"Emission light came on and it turned out to be a sensor"

"July 2020 ABS light on. Was not on prior to engine being replaced. I contend it was caused by the repair and or the tow to have it repaired. Kia dealer does not agree however Kia Motors has offered to cover some of the cost. Really does me no good as my mechanic can do the job for almost half what Kia wants so having it done at the dealer will in the end cost me more."

"A wheel sensor need replacing."

"Faulty sensor"

"The overly active traction control system shuts forward motion down, resulting in lack of acceptable acceleration in snow"

"Excessive noise indicated a potential problem and the dealer diagnosed the problem, advising immediate repairs"

"Rust spots along top of front windshield.Dealer tried to tell me it was stone chips.All 2013 sorentos I see has the same problem.It started 3years ago.Dealer refused to repair it.It seems only 2013 sorentos get stone chips."

"Rust appeared on the back of vehicle"

"rusting around the rear window"

"Hatchback experienced rust approximately 6" below the window when it was 2 years old"

"Spots of rust appearing on body"

"Latch on back seat worked extremely hard to raise or lower. Was repaired by dealer"

"Back seats will not fold down and back up properly. Had to pay considerable money to get right side fixed. Now have same problem on left side."

"The controller for reclining the middle row has broken twice rather easily. This same latch system is used for the hood, and that broke on my first oil change (broken by the dealer)"

"Unable to lay second row seat on passenger side down, the lever system to disengage the upright position would not work"

"Bluetooth did not always work correctly"

"UVO causes all of the other problems mentioned. Sometimes it just isn't there, which means I can't use the radio, back-up camera, or bluetooth. I HATE this system!"

"Screen would freeze on start up. When reversing would not engage the rear camera display. They 2nd UVO replacement is now functioning properly"

"inconsistent heat driver side and passenger side set to same temperature driver side will be much warmer than passenger side passenger side often just blows cold air instead of heat (i.e. set to 26 Celsius)"

"Air conditioning not working. Took to dealer for repair. Dealer tested and found a leak in the system. Will cost $1000 to repair."

"Battery ran down. Could not charge and reconnect to car without all car alarms and lights flashing on and off. Needed to be towed into dealer where they had to reset the system prior to connecting charged battery."

"The battery on this vehicle has been replaced 2 times. The first time under warranty due to what I believe was a dealer mistake in repairing the Body control model, which also caused the alternator to need replacing. The 2nd battery was replaced due to age."