Major Problems with 2014 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2014 Kia Sorento

2014 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 8000 miles

2014 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 825 miles

2014 Kia Sorento VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 12900 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Sorento owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE i just bought a new kia 2014 sorento. the engine roars and now i am getting a burning smell. *tr...	118 ~ 79542 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorrento. the contact stated that he could see the speedometer needle. the contact...	66 ~ 42236 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER upon opening the driver's door it hit my lefy eybrow due to the unfinsihed and sharp upper right corner of	37 ~ 65401 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number 13v356000 (power train)....	33 ~ 63135 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING cannot read or extremely difficult to read the speedometer in daylight most of the time. worse on brighter days. must...	30 ~ 54906 miles
AIR BAGS the airbags failed to deploy when we hit a car broadside as the turned left in front of us. their	30 ~ 58975 miles
STEERING aug 5 2014 was driving home engine just stopped which makes braking and steering very difficult. got engine started after...	19 ~ 92727 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM november 6 2015 at approximately 5:15 pm my wife had an accident in our car tour of the front end...	17 ~ 71217 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when driving the sorento sx wearing sunglasses the digital speedometer needle is virtually invisible. you can't readily confirm the vehicle's...	16 ~ 49410 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY sunroof shattered while driving on i-35 north. we have kids on board while that happened. it sounded like a gun	13 ~ 35773 miles
SERVICE BRAKES since buying the 2014 kia fwd 4-cyl vehicle i have had about 5 instances where the car would not start...	13 ~ 60049 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. the contact attempted to close the lift gate by pressing the close...	12 ~ 39639 miles
SUSPENSION everytime i put the car in drive it makes a harsh banging noise. it also decides to just shut off...	8 ~ 168962 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving 70 mph down highway when car shutdown and sterling locked unable to control vehicle. come to find...	7 ~ 85836 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER approximately 5 seconds after the vehicle is initially placed into reverse gear and while the vehicle is likely already in...	7 ~ 54314 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM cpsc:x1380106a. 2014 kia sorento. consumer stated the concern is not being able to read the electroluminescent speedometer in the daylight....	7 ~ 587 miles
WHEELS 2014 kia sorrento. consumer writes in regards to the driver seat accelerator and brake pedal issues. *smd the consumer stated...	5 ~ 19451 miles
SEATS 2014 kia sorrento. consumer writes in regards to the driver seat accelerator and brake pedal issues. *smd the consumer stated...	5 ~ 64053 miles
SEAT BELTS i have 2 convertible car seats in the back seat of my sorento. one car seat is behind the driver...	3 ~ 30397 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tried to accelerate to make left turn gas pedal went to floor no response for 4 seconds then took off....	2 ~ 12983 miles
STRUCTURE the two rear fixed windows leaked while the vehicle was in a touchless carwash. the dealership and service department have...	2 ~ 1025 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. while attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle rolled back and...	1 ~ 34685 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. on several occasions the key fob failed to properly operate the hatch...	1 ~ 22000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. the contact stated that the driver side door latch failed to properly...	1 ~ 27000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY as i was driving into my daughters driveway approx. 5-10 mph i heard a loud pop and then glass raining...	1 ~ 17500 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sedona. the contact stated that once the factory spare tire was installed on...	1 ~ 6000 miles
TIRES 2014 kia sorrento. consumer writes in regards to the driver seat accelerator and brake pedal issues. *smd the consumer stated...	1
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph both side mirrors...	1 ~ 1500 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY the two rear fixed windows leaked while the vehicle was in a touchless carwash. the dealership and service department have...	1 ~ 2050 miles
VISIBILITY came out to find that overnight the piece of glass above the windshield and between the sunroof was shattered entire...	1 ~ 9500 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN affected part is the right front axle driveshaft. a safety recall notice has been issued for the problem. as a...	1 ~ 2869 miles

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