Major Problems with 2013 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Kia Sorento

2013 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 6 Mileage: 48000 miles

2013 Kia Sorento SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY Victims: 3 Mileage: 26700 miles

2013 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 45000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE i test drove the vehicle which had only 5 miles on it and had not been test driven prior to...	288 ~ 69347 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i test drove the vehicle which had only 5 miles on it and had not been test driven prior to...	68 ~ 56358 miles
POWER TRAIN we leased a 2013 kia sorrento on 8/11/2012. vehicle had 4 miles when paperwork was done. on 8/25/2012 the check...	52 ~ 44227 miles
AIR BAGS upon startup of vehicle or shortly thereafter the s irish warning light came on and has remained on since. *tr...	41 ~ 67901 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING driving on interstate at night at 65 mph lights flicker inside and headlights. battery warning light comes on and off...	38 ~ 78736 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the vehicle is a few months old. today 6/9/13 took the vehicle to the dealer because it is sputtering and...	30 ~ 57199 miles
SEATS the lever to fold down the second row seat gets stuck. it is so hard to operate sometimes that no...	24 ~ 49171 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was backing out of my driveway and turning slightly to the left i attempted to stop my 2013 kia...	22 ~ 46273 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL we leased a 2013 kia sorrento on 8/11/2012. vehicle had 4 miles when paperwork was done. on 8/25/2012 the check...	21 ~ 29219 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the front portion of the panoramic sunroof on my kia sorento 2013 exploded while i was driving the car. i...	19 ~ 29378 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM we leased 2013 kia sorento in aug 2012 after driving few months engine starts to shut down by it self...	17 ~ 66382 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact stated that when the vehicle was idling he felt a...	15 ~ 50097 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact stated that the driver's door would strike him in the...	13 ~ 58655 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER while returning from vacation and about 35 miles from home on the interstate the glass roof on my 2013 sorento...	9 ~ 35027 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle arrived from factory with improper camber setting on front suspension. camber is not adjustable. per alignment specialist struts will...	7 ~ 40843 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving at highway speed my wife with 7 year old daughter in car had all the dash lights and...	6 ~ 58069 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact stated that when the vehicle was idling he felt a...	6 ~ 50887 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. while turning into a parking lot during inclement weather conditions the contact...	5 ~ 78800 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE rear right door handle assembly fell apart when my wife was opening the door to place groceries on rear seat.	4 ~ 54200 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2013 kia sorento. consumer writes in regards to vehicle fuel economy issues. *smd the consumer stated she purchased the vehicle...	3 ~ 12714 miles
TIRES while drive at slow speeds of about 5 to 10 mph there is a ticking/squeaking from the right front. it...	3 ~ 22127 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. approximately two weeks after the contact purchased the vehicle she began smelling...	2 ~ 66000 miles
STRUCTURE when i bought this vehicle i did not realize that it would have so many issues. i think it started...	2 ~ 40000 miles
WHEELS while drive at slow speeds of about 5 to 10 mph there is a ticking/squeaking from the right front. it...	2 ~ 25991 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v224000 (engine and engine...	1
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2013 kia sorento. consumer writes in regards to engine failure. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer and dealer were both	1
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my car has 73 000 miles and kept well maintained. one day the car wouldn't start. engine kept turning over...	1
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact stated that the abs warning indicator and two other warning...	1 ~ 40178 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. the contact stated that the abs warning indicator and two other warning...	1 ~ 40178 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY i went to my vehicle and found the rear window shattered. there were no points of entry and the entire...	1 ~ 40135 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY driving down the road and a loud pop occurred and the rear sunroof had shattered. no other cars or people...	1 ~ 32475 miles
VISIBILITY driving down route 62 in alliance ohio 44601 only going about 30 35 mph it sounded like a gun shot	1 ~ 33000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES while driving in parking lot and breaking the engine stopped engine light came on. car would not restart. took multiple...	1 ~ 14747 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento equipped with kumho solus tires size: 235/60r/18 (na). the vehicle was taken...	1

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