Major Problems with 2008 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Kia Sorento

2008 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 86000 miles

2008 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 100000 miles

2008 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 142689 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL esc off light comes on sudden loss of acceleration head lights constantly needing to be changed. middle seat belt in	42 ~ 57142 miles
AIR BAGS 2008 kia sorento faulty passenger airbag. consumer states that the airbag works intermittently. consumer states that it does not work...	35 ~ 63554 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sorrento. she stated while driving at 70 mph the check engine and esc...	26 ~ 66847 miles
ENGINE 2008 kia sorento start-up stalling temperamentally for three weeks. on 9/11/2012 the check engine light and esc off light appeared...	25 ~ 78651 miles
POWER TRAIN 2008 kia sorento esc light and check engine light came on and vehicle lost power. *tr...	19 ~ 49434 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dash lighting problem on 2008b kia sorento. when control knob on turn signal switch is rotated for night lighting of...	14 ~ 67777 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. while driving 35 mph the contact experienced automatic transmission failure and took the...	13 ~ 3969 miles
SERVICE BRAKES 2008 kia sorento start-up stalling temperamentally for three weeks. on 9/11/2012 the check engine light and esc off light appeared...	12 ~ 48278 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING from the first day i purchased my vehicle i've noticed a problem with the headlights visibility. when driving the headlamps...	11 ~ 32964 miles
SUSPENSION bought the vehicle brand new and noticed you have to depress the brake pedal all the way down in order...	6 ~ 64195 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought my 2008 kia sorento 11/11/2008. in march 2009 i started to notice a compression type noise and it...	6 ~ 25701 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. while driving 45 mph the passenger side air bag light remained illuminated which...	6 ~ 15595 miles
STEERING i have researched and found that other 2008 kia sorrento owners have reported to kia about the esc light coming...	5 ~ 117000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driving 75 mph on highway the esc off light luminated and check engine light came on. car lost acceleration and...	5 ~ 95800 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. while driving 35 mph the contact experienced automatic transmission failure and took the...	4 ~ 18400 miles
TIRES on a trip from biloxi ms to fort myers fl- approximately 800 miles all 4 tires on a "new" (13...	3 ~ 42467 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my 22 yr son. was driving a kia sorento at highway speed on 11/27/08 on i-10 w in houston tx...	3 ~ 61833 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i have had nothing but problems with my 2008 kia first it was the front rotors replaced three times within...	2 ~ 78000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES 2008 kia serento tpms light comes and off came on the second day i owned the car comes on for...	2 ~ 7505 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. while driving at any speed the brakes squeak when the pedal is depressed....	2 ~ 30410 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. when starting the vehicle a loud abnormal noise was heard. the contact...	1 ~ 200000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE this complaint is on a kia sorento 2008 door locks. i bought this car new in 2009 my driver's door...	1 ~ 64000 miles
SEATS auto has a dashboard alert when someone sits in the passenger seat. the warning light goes out and there by...	1 ~ 85422 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM we were returning home from the store shut the vehicle off and the key would not come out . two...	1 ~ 69000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER for years now i have replaced lights on this vehicle. i have replaced headlights at least 15 times and brake...	1 ~ 48000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES michelin tire on vehicle completely blew out that almost caused a crash. tire tore completely around the outer part. vehicle	1 ~ 57200 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING dash lighting problem on 2008b kia sorento. when control knob on turn signal switch is rotated for night lighting of...	1 ~ 43000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2008 kia sorento loses power. esc light illuminates as well as check engine light. vehicle will not accelerate to more...	1 ~ 30000 miles
SEAT BELTS esc off light comes on sudden loss of acceleration head lights constantly needing to be changed. middle seat belt in	1 ~ 24000 miles
VISIBILITY i have a 2008 kia sorento. the low headlights make a circle in front of my car. the headlights illuminate...	1 ~ 7300 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 22 yr son. was driving a kia sorento at highway speed on 11/27/08 on i-10 w in houston tx...	1 ~ 4000 miles
WHEELS while driving down road car was bearly pulling. noticed smoke on front passenger side of car. stopped and checked under...	1 ~ 80000 miles

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