Major Problems with 2015 Kia Sorento Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2015 Kia Sorento

2015 Kia Sorento AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 22000 miles

2015 Kia Sorento POWER TRAIN Victims: 3 Mileage: 85000 miles

2015 Kia Sorento ENGINE Victims: 2 Mileage: 17000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Sorento owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE i purchased a new 2015 kia sorento may 17 2014. as i was driving down the road last night at...	100 ~ 84837 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driving on mild summer day (~70). lightly-packed cartop carrier affixed properly/safely to kia crossbars (installed by kia). driving on interstate...	23 ~ 39484 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. the contact stated that the headlights on/off sensor failed to illuminate during...	20 ~ 48200 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph the vehicle...	17 ~ 41334 miles
STEERING this car is very hard to steer! it wanders left and right i constantly have to keep making corrections. it...	13 ~ 50733 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl ' the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. while driving approximately 40 mph the contact was flagged by another...	12 ~ 43794 miles
POWER TRAIN while on the highway going speed limit of 75 the kia started to slow down on its own. it would...	11 ~ 69435 miles
AIR BAGS this kia was rented from enterprise due to my car being in the shop. i found steering problems with this...	9 ~ 11128 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was driving my new kia sorento on a two lane road. while driving in a passing zone going 50-55...	9 ~ 14363 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. while entering the vehicle the contact's foot inadvertently struck the front driver...	8 ~ 46559 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the wipers and headlights would randomly come in and out of working conditions. you don't know when wipers are working...	5 ~ 43376 miles
SERVICE BRAKES kia sorento less then 5000 miles water around vin number on dash also leaking into the floor. dealer tried to...	5 ~ 16977 miles
SEAT BELTS i had to ride in my own backseat for the first time today. the rear seat belt goes across my...	2 ~ 9500 miles
WHEELS kia dealership rotated tires. rear driver side tire flew off vehicle within 2 blocks of dealership service department. all lugs...	2 ~ 58900 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. when the air conditioner or heater was activated an abnormal odor emitted...	2 ~ 48500 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i was driving the car and then it slowed down to 40 mph and cut off on the highway. i...	1 ~ 125000 miles
SUSPENSION bearings suspension and steering issue: took car to get tire changed and ever since the bearins and steering is off.	1 ~ 62800 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owned a 2015 kia sorento. while the contact's vehicle was at a complete stop at a red...	1 ~ 72000 miles
TIRES i have the kumho crugen premium kl33 235 60 r18 tires. they came with the kia sorento. i was driving...	1 ~ 16000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES i have the kumho crugen premium kl33 235 60 r18 tires. they came with the kia sorento. i was driving...	1 ~ 16000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tire pressure sensor did not light up at any time while driving on 95 in rush hour morning traffic forewarning...	1 ~ 4000 miles
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. while driving 35 mph the contact's vehicle struck the preceding vehicle. there...	1 ~ 7000 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS when using the cooling seat option it does not work on the passenger side. when we took it in for...	1 ~ 1800 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE high pressure fuel line fittings determined to be defective and not fitting correctly. line(s) became detached causing near catastrophic fuel	1 ~ 3730 miles
LINKAGES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. the contact stated that while attempting to make a left turn the...	1 ~ 1000 miles
VISIBILITY our 2015 kia sorento lx with touring package was parked in our driveway when the tailgate window exploded and shattered...	1 ~ 84 miles
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE our 2015 kia sorento lx with touring package was parked in our driveway when the tailgate window exploded and shattered...	1 ~ 84 miles

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