Major Problems with 2007 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2007 Kia Sorento

2007 Kia Sorento SEAT BELTS Victims: 3 Mileage: 90000 miles

2007 Kia Sorento POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 600 miles

2007 Kia Sorento BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 121500 miles

Browse 2007 Kia Sorento complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Sorento owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS 2007 kia optima passenger air bag will not in gage win in set . does not happen all the time...	28 ~ 49678 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL had a recall on kia sorento- 2007. a year later they call me on it. i told them about recalls...	15 ~ 86060 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i bought a 2007 kia sorento a month ago. it has a passenger sensor in the seat that activates the...	14 ~ 6547 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. three days after purchasing the vehicle the air bag light illuminated which indicated...	14 ~ 66417 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS our 2007 kia sorento has a problem with the passenger air bag system. this is my wife's car and i...	13 ~ 12338 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while driving approximately 75 mph the contact was unable to set the...	11 ~ 94263 miles
POWER TRAIN i was driving my 2 month old 2007 kia optima ex 6 cyc with 4 000 miles on feb 16...	9 ~ 39238 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. three days after purchasing the vehicle the air bag light illuminated which indicated...	9 ~ 68921 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a 2007 kia sorento on 1/6/07 from chris leith kia in wake forest nc. not long after i...	9 ~ 18919 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when i press on the accelerator to increase my speed (like when merging for instance) the car reacts as if...	8 ~ 56811 miles
ENGINE the esc light turns on car stalls stops. mechanic diagnosis shows nothing wrong with car. car constantly stalls or starts...	6 ~ 94639 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact stated that when trying to open the driver's side rear...	5 ~ 61100 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have taken this vehicle to the purchasing dealer 7 times for multiple issues including transmission or torque converter difficulty...	4 ~ 24672 miles
EQUIPMENT our 2007 kia sorento has a problem with the passenger air bag system. this is my wife's car and i...	4 ~ 15864 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. three days after purchasing the vehicle the air bag light illuminated which indicated...	4 ~ 45150 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE have a 2007 new sedona from kia. it comes with a key remote that closes the two back passenger doors....	3 ~ 62156 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. after owning the vehicle for a week the contact discovered that the rear...	3 ~ 44863 miles
WHEELS warp rotors on vehicle occurs every 3000 - 6000 miles of driving car. consequence: car wheels vibrate heavily when attempting	3 ~ 40667 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING well bought this new kia sorento on 01-06-07 well noticed on 01-07-07 a tciking noice comming from engine brought it...	3 ~ 30781 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while operating the vehicle the front driver side tire sensor illuminated. the...	2 ~ 78500 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING our 2007 kia sorento purchased new and now with 20 000 miles has since purchase had the passenger airbag not...	2 ~ 47000 miles
VALVE > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact stated that the instrument panel indicated that the pressure in the...	2 ~ 57197 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. when the steering wheel was turned the contact heard a popping noise coming...	2 ~ 2500 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. three days after purchasing the vehicle the air bag light illuminated which indicated...	2 ~ 45311 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this morning i was in a city street had just left home and turn on the front defogger after 2-3...	1 ~ 2 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while driving various speeds an abnormal noise was heard. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 218000 miles
ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while driving various speeds the vehicle stalled and several warning indicators illuminated...	1 ~ 100000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while depressing the brake pedal the brake lights would not illuminate. the...	1 ~ 129000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM takata recall i have had my 07' sorento to several places. i originally took it to the place i biought...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the car makes a bad ticking noise mostly when start up and it gets so bad that sounds like my...	1 ~ 132000 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while at a stop the defroster was activated but failed to function....	1
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph the electronic stability control...	1 ~ 94000 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING i just purchaced a 2007 kia sorento 2 days ago . i got into the car early this morning to...	1 ~ 31556 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tire blow out no injury. *tr...	1 ~ 90022 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT had a recall on kia sorento- 2007. a year later they call me on it. i told them about recalls...	1 ~ 25000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC vehicle ignited from rear left tail light. it was not running nor were the keys in the ignition. upon contacting...	1 ~ 16650 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS air bag sensor light on passenger side of 07 kia rio was on after repairs from an accident. took to...	1 ~ 6600 miles
SEATS ( passenger side ) airbag is not activated when a passenger is in seat. kia replaced the the sensor and...	1
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i have taken this vehicle to the purchasing dealer 7 times for multiple issues including transmission or torque converter difficulty...	1 ~ 5000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i bought my 2007 kia sorento in october 2007 and i have had it into the shop more times then...	1 ~ 1050 miles
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS passenger side air bag light does not go off every time a passenger is sitting in seat.which will not let	1 ~ 200 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM speedometer read slower then the car is moving. i have brought this to the dealers attention and got no good	1
HUB > WHEELS hubcaps have 3/8" gap between rim and hubcap. have tried weekly sinse may to get kia to fix the problem.	1 ~ 55 miles
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento lx. the contact stated that the vehicle's transmission surges and has difficulty switching...	1 ~ 100 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION this 2007 kia sorento has a driveline vibration since purchased on 1/31/07. the vibration starts at 65 mph and goes...	1 ~ 1 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. three days after purchasing the vehicle the air bag light illuminated which indicated...	1 ~ 600 miles
VISIBILITY airconditioner blower motor failure accompanied by noise caused by the (2)cabin air filter elements coming loose from filter element housing...	1 ~ 63400 miles

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