2003 Kia Sorento
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-04 | 05V353000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 2,935 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | For some reason, KIA has halted production of the Air Bag Clock Spring mechanism for 2003 Kia Sorento's EX with cruise… |
| 2019-08-29 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE CAME FROM OUT OF THE V… |
| 2019-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE… |
| 2018-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN PUMPING GAS THERE IS A SUDDEN SPEWING OF GASOLINE OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER ME. I MANAGED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET … |
| 2018-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO OVER 4,000 AND SMOKE APPEARED FR… |
| 2018-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 1 | AFTER PURCHASING CAR FROM PRIVATE SELLER I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN TRYING TO PUMP GAS, MY FUEL SPRAYS BACK OUT ALL OVER MY… |
| 2017-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THE AIRBAGS. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN AN AC… |
| 2017-11-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT KEEPS COMING LOSE AND THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME STIFF. THIS HAP… |
| 2017-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2003 KIA SORENTO DRIVES FOR 15 MINUTES AND STALLS OUT. I WAIT 5 MIN AND IT'LL START AND DRIVE FOR A BLOCK OR 2AND CO… |
| 2017-06-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CRANK SHAFT HAS BROKEN FOUR TIME , AIR COMPRESSER TWO TIME |
| 2017-03-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE 2003 KIA SORENTO HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXTENSIVE FRAME RUSTING, TO THE POINT WHERE SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SUSPENSION… |
| 2017-03-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | RUST AND CORROSION REAR AXLE BRACKET AND TRAILING ARM MOUNT. REAR AXLE BRACKET BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. |
| 2016-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE… |
| 2016-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I PUMP GAS INTO MY CAR, THE FUEL SPITS BACK OUT AT ME. I HAVE TO PUMP REAL SLOW FOR THIS NOT TO HAPPEN. THIS IS D… |
| 2016-09-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL...REAR SUSPENSION ALWAYS ROTS OUT. THE SUB FRAME IS BAD. |
| 2016-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE UNDER MOTION ON HIGHWAY AT 65+ MPH, LOST POWER STEERING DUE TO CRANK SHAFT BOLT AND PULLEY FAILURE, RESULTING IN … |
| 2016-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A CLUNK AND A THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING SIDE TO SIDE. I LIMPED TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FR… |
| 2016-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA SORENTOS. |
| 2016-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT WA… |
| 2016-05-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE SPEWED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FUEL WAS BEING … |
| 2016-05-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I HAVE TO FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY KIA SORENTO 2003 IT SHOOTS BACK THE GASOLINE LIKE A PROYECTILE. IT TAKES … |
| 2016-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL EJECTED OUT OF THE REFUELING HOLE. THE CAUSE … |
| 2016-03-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL REAR FRAME CROSS MEMBER RUSTED OUT. |
| 2016-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT SUPPORTING THE TIMING SPROCKET AND BALANCE PULLEY SNAPPED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. RIGHT NOW THE V… |
| 2015-12-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY INTO FOUR WH… |
| 2015-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT BOLT BACKED OUT LOST POWER STEERING BRAKES,KIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FROM 2002 TO 2009 MANY REPORTS HAVE … |
| 2015-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE BRAKE LIGHT AN… |
| 2015-11-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED BACK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2015-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT… |
| 2015-10-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE SUPPORT TOWE… |
| 2015-09-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | IT IS BEYOND ME HOW KIA MOTORS CAN GET AWAY WITH TELLING A BUNCH OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS, THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THERE V… |
| 2015-09-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ATTEMPTED TO FILL MY 2003 KIA SOENTO EX AND AFTER PUMPMING ABOUT $2.75 WORTH OF GAS, THE FUEL BEGAN TO SPIT BACK UP T… |
| 2015-09-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN GO TO SHIFT TRUCK IN DRIVE IT MAKES A CLANK SOUND AND WHEN DRIVING AT A SPEED BETWEEN 65-70 THE TRUCK STARTS VIBRA… |
| 2015-09-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 1 | I HAVE FUEL STILL SPITTING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, EVEN AFTER THE SUPPOSED TANK AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT BY BILL DODGE KIA,… |
| 2015-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER WHO TRAVELLED DOWN FROM UF IN GAINESVILLE - 1ST W… |
| 2015-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FULE IS SHOOTING BACK OF GAS TANK WHILE PUTTING IN GAS.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEAS TELL ME A FIX FOR THIS. CAR IS STA… |
| 2015-08-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED MAKING A SCRUBBING SOUND AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES WORKED SCRUBBING SOUN… |
| 2015-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS COIL SPRING HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND KIA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBL… |
| 2015-07-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONT… |
| 2015-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ALL LIGHTS COME ON, HORN BLOWS, BUT WILL NOT START AT ALL, THIS KIA SORENTO IS JUNK, ITS FALLING APART, I GOT A DISABLE… |
| 2015-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, CLOCK CAN'T KEEP RIGHT TIME, NOW WON'T START AT ALL, I WISHED I NEVER BOUGHT TH… |
| 2015-07-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE BOLT HOLDING THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT FELL OUT AND ALL THE ENGINE BELTS AND PULLEYS STOPPED T… |
| 2015-06-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FUELING, AFTER ABOUT 45 SECONDS, GAS SPRAYS BACK UP AND OUT ALL OVER ME AND THE CAR AND THE GROUND. IF THE FUEL P… |
| 2015-05-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK PROPERLY UPO… |
| 2015-04-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM STEVENS KIA IN PATCHOGUE, NY AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE TIMING BELT @ 58K MILES AS PE… |
| 2015-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS SHOWING I HAD THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY BY KIA. THE CRANKSH… |
| 2015-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROX 55MPH THE CAR JUST POWER. DEAD GAS PEDAL. HAD TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER BUT COULD NOT DUE… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG INDICATOR TURNED ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE T… |
| 2015-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WITH THE FUEL TANK … |
| 2014-12-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | APPROX. A WEEK PRIOR HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE AND BEATING UNDERNEATH THE CAR ONLY AT TIMES. TOOK IT TO LO… |