Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while driving approximately 75 mph, the contact was unable to set the cruise control and unable to activate the stability control. the rear brake lights also would not illuminate. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake switch would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. kmj | |||
| 08/01/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. while driving approximately 75 mph the contact was unable to set the cruise control and unable to activate the stability control. the rear brake lights would not illuminate. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the brake switch would have to be replaced. the the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. da | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 07/17/2009 | 16650 | 1 | |
| Vehicle ignited from rear left tail light. it was not running nor were the keys in the ignition. upon contacting kia, they asked for photos of the damaged vehicle to submit to engineers. the engineers said that the fire didn't have anything to do with a brake light switch recall and offered no other explanation to what started the fire. the vehicle was just sitting in the driveway. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 70436 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle began to shake abnormally with the illumination of the esc and the check engine warning lights. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed her that the brake switch and throttle position sensor would need replacing. the manufacturer was notified who stated there were no recalls for the vehicle and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 70,436. | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 70436 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle began to shake abnormally with the illumination of the esc and the check engine warning lights. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed her that the brake switch and throttle position sensor would need replacing. the manufacturer was notified who stated there were no recalls for the vehicle and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 70,436. kmj | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 70346 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle started to shake. the esc light and the check engine light started to illuminate. the contact drove the vehicle to the dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed her they needed to replace the brake switch, the switch assembly stop lamp and throttle position sensor at the owners expense of $590. the manufacturer was notified who stated there are no recalls for her vehicle and offered no other assistance. the failure mile was 70,436. mw | |||
| 03/17/2009 | 22750 | ||
| This is the second time in about two years i have had warped rotors on the front brakes on my kia. this problem have could be dangerous for the inexperienced driver and or deadly for the inattentive driver. when applying brakes the front wheels wobble at speeds above 45 when apply brakes. | |||
| 03/22/2008 | 500 | 1 | |
| Warp rotors on vehicle occurs every 3000 - 6000 miles of driving car. consequence: car wheels vibrate heavily when attempting to stop vehicle part were turned and then replaced and problem continues to recur. *tr | |||
| 01/16/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| I have taken this vehicle to the purchasing dealer 7 times for multiple issues including transmission or torque converter difficulty switching gears, the main wiring harness fell down into the dash, poor braking performance. the major issue has been the random, but daily esc off light coming on and off. the dealer seems either unwilling or incapable of correcting this issue. i have filed a customer service request we kia two weeks ago, randy ext 45295 kia customer service assured me he would | |||