Major Problems with 2011 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Kia Sorento

2011 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 4

2011 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 98000 miles

2011 Kia Sorento SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 1500 miles

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Problems with BODY, POWER TRAIN and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Sorento owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
BODY > STRUCTURE driving home on rainy day when sunroof shattered out of nowhere. did not run off the road nor did i...	183 ~ 73432 miles
POWER TRAIN bought a 2011 kia sorento 4cyl standard package. noticed at around 200 miles the front right tire was making some...	177 ~ 54414 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM took possession of 2011 kia sorrento on 2-18-2010. since that time there have been 14 instances when the car hesitated...	165 ~ 68884 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7/21/10 purchased kia sorrento ex fwd from moritz 110 ne loop 820 hurst tx 7/22 noticed engine hesitated several times...	154 ~ 64947 miles
AIR BAGS airbag off indicator is on when front passenger (160 lb) is seated on a cushion. airbag off indicator is off	143 ~ 76215 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically with the illumination...	142 ~ 76748 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the dashboard gages are lighed all the time in my vehicle. this creates a safety problem as dusk approaches. because...	61 ~ 85953 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact was traveling 35 mph when the brake warning light illuminated....	47 ~ 56607 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorrento. the contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically lunge forward when started....	47 ~ 33825 miles
STEERING 2011 kia sorento [xxx] having issues with vehicle pulling off to the right while driving at various speeds on various...	41 ~ 40327 miles
SUSPENSION 2011 kia sorento 4-cyl ex alignment issue: purchased auto 3/27/10 and noticed the next day that the car drifts to...	38 ~ 67088 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN own 2011 sorento ex v6 - similar complaint as another when using pushbutton start every 4 or 5 starts a...	37 ~ 14638 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE 1st incident 10/2010 - outside right side rear door handle snaps off (child lock on inside of car engaged so...	27 ~ 392753 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. while the contact started the ignition there was a loud clanking noise coming...	25 ~ 13576 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL 1st problem: i bought the car drove it off the lot dealership did not get it inspected so i had...	21 ~ 66691 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC my 2011 kia sorento ex v6 awd was brought in to a kia dealer 15 days ago to check on...	15 ~ 11221 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that the fuse box panel under the driver seat...	14 ~ 60698 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph with the cruise control...	13 ~ 88225 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY my 2011 kia sorento's rear sunroof shattered. i went to open the main sunroof it shuttered then i heard a...	13 ~ 53647 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that the driver's side door lock failed and the...	10 ~ 90050 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM this problem occurs intermittently about once per month. when entering traffic at an intersection following a complete stop the car...	10 ~ 49721 miles
WHEELS wheel assembly appears to have completely given out. vehicle traveling at ~35mph when it rose slightly then gave out. vehicle...	8 ~ 83328 miles
SEAT BELTS i was in a three car accident in which i rear ended a stopped vehicle at 40mph. upon looking at...	7 ~ 56357 miles
VISIBILITY after the first dealer oil change i began getting lifter noise on engine start up that would last for minutes....	7 ~ 10835 miles
TIRES since day 1 from when i bought the car it pulls to the right. i took it to the dealer...	5 ~ 13790 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i was drive eastbound on i-70 in colorado in the mountains near the eisenhower tunnel at 2:40pm. there was no...	4 ~ 87550 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING took delivery of a 2011 kia sorento lx with 2.4l engine on 4/22/10. during the next 3.5 months and 4...	4 ~ 3519 miles
STRUCTURE the chrome rings around instrument panel are very blinding on sunny days and could cause an accident. *tr...	4 ~ 28430 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN took possession of 2011 kia sorrento on 2-18-2010. since that time there have been 14 instances when the car hesitated...	4 ~ 2022 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY 1st problem: i bought the car drove it off the lot dealership did not get it inspected so i had...	3 ~ 34809 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2011 kia sorento. consumer writes regarding problems with vehicle within the first 2 months of purchase *tgw the consumer stated...	3 ~ 47661 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING 2011 kia sorento. consumer writes regarding problems with vehicle within the first 2 months of purchase *tgw the consumer stated...	3 ~ 22433 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY 2011 kia sorento driver side window stopped working instantly without warning. window is rolled down no indications of it going...	3 ~ 27027 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorrento. the contact stated when driving in very sunny weather conditions the sun...	3 ~ 46717 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION from day 1 i complained of a clunking/banging noise on the front passenger side of vehicle when going over small...	3 ~ 1002 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. while driving 30 mph the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle...	2 ~ 88000 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES driving down the highway and my hood flew up causing heavy hood damage and the top of the suv...	1 ~ 128000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES on two different dates about a week apart we had two tpms failures. on the first one the tpms tire...	1 ~ 56000 miles
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i came to a stop suddenly the dash lights started flashing and the car would not accelerate. i turned the...	1 ~ 40000 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph downhill in icy weather...	1 ~ 8000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM while driving (usually steady state speed on highway - with or without cruise control engaged) car experiences a sudden...	1 ~ 40000 miles
COLUMN SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION this 2011 kia sorento lx is a v6 key start with 13 000 miles purchased new in december 2010. the...	1 ~ 13000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE when coming to a stop at a light or stop sign usually on a slight downhill slope the vehicle engine...	1 ~ 3000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i was on vacation from fl and near savannah georgia my tire went flat. i went to a kia dealer...	1 ~ 21749 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS bought new 2011 kia sorento in february and have 11 000 miles on it. i have taken it in several...	1 ~ 11000 miles
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC bought new 2011 kia sorento in february and have 11 000 miles on it. i have taken it in several...	1 ~ 11000 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN powertrain issue on my kia sorento lx 2011 4l there was a sudden loss of motive power when i was...	1 ~ 2600 miles
PARKING BRAKE i was parking my 2011 kia sorento to get to work and tried to put the gear in reverse. the...	1 ~ 21000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i was traveling at approximately 70 mph and my tachometer stopped working and i started losing speed. the car would...	1 ~ 23765 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2011 kia sorento. consumer writes regarding problems with vehicle within the first 2 months of purchase *tgw the consumer stated...	1
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. while the vehicle was stationary at a traffic light with the air...	1 ~ 80000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION our 2011 kia sorento has experienced two suspension failures in the last 6 or 7 weeks. kia has found it	1 ~ 13000 miles
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY i was driving on the ma turnpike late morning when i looked in my rearview mirror and the view was...	1 ~ 6000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT tl*the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle began to pull towards the right....	1 ~ 200 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE the car is a 2011 and is only 3 months old had just pulled out of a driveway and was...	1 ~ 3000 miles
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. the contact stated that when he took his foot off the accelerator pedal...	1 ~ 14 miles

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