Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Kia Sorento.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am experiencing a recurring issue with gas backflow at the gas pump, whereby gasoline expulses back out of the nozzle… |
| 2023-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | When driving there was a clunking noise and then the steering was hard to steer and the battery light came on & had to … |
| 2022-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | Electrical fire under drivers dash. While trying to drive the kia . called fire department and they responded quickly. … |
| 2022-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Rear suspension rusted from chassis. Google search shows multiple people with same issue. Issue making car unsafe to dr… |
| 2022-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while turning left, the steering wheel was very difficult to tu… |
| 2021-11-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 2005 Kia Sorento’s headlights keep going out. I get new bulbs and even replaced the whole headlight thing and checke… |
| 2021-03-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | NOTICED THAT I HAD A BRAKE LIGHT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE,REPLACED IT WITH PROPER BULB 1157.A DOUBLE FILAMENT BULB. IT… |
| 2021-01-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | A TRUCK HAULING CARS CAME THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS HE WAS TURNING HE HIT MY CAR WITH THE TRAILER WHEN MY VEHICLE … |
| 2020-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Vehicle's rear end bolts rusted through had to replace the rear-end, we also had a 2004 that the frame rusted and broke… |
| 2020-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS SHOWS UP ON THE BOARD OF THE CAR NEED TO KNOW WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR |
| 2019-09-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT MATT FAULTY. PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT COME ON. |
| 2019-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HARMONIC BALANCER MOUNTING BOLT SHEARED AND STRIPPED THE THREADS IN THE CRANKSHAFT OF MY 2005 KIA SERENTO. THE MECH… |
| 2019-06-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVE SHAFT PULLEY FELL OFF NOT ONLY ON MINE I KNOW 2 OTHERS THAT DRIVE A KIA AND THEIRS FELL OFF ALSO |
| 2019-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 KIA AND THE GAS TANK SEEMS TO BE SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS NOTHING I DID OR HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THIS IT HAS B… |
| 2018-11-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, POWER STEERING BELT CAME OFF AND AC BELT HAD TO GET TO… |
| 2018-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 7 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACKSEAT IN HIS CHILD SEAT. I WAS ABOUT 10 MILES INTO M… |
| 2018-08-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | KIA HAD A LAWSUIT INVOLVING THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT. THE LAWSUIT IS YVONNE ROBINSON VS KIA. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM SOMEO… |
| 2018-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CRANKSHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VE… |
| 2018-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR PRIMARILY. SHE ASKED ME LAST WEEK TO SEE WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WEIRD NOISES FROM THE REAR BRAKES… |
| 2018-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DROVE MY KIA AND PARKED IN A GROCERY PARKING LOT. I CAME BACK OUTSIDE TO FIND MY CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY… |
| 2018-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEATED FAILURE OF CAM SENSOR, CAM SHAFT PULLEY BOLT, FAILURE OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, FAILURE OF C… |
| 2017-12-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. REPAIR SHOP INFORMS THAT THE TRAILING ARM SUPPORT BRACKETS AND REAR … |
| 2017-09-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER IS FALLING OFF . HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS WHERE OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEIRS ARE ACTUALLY FA… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT SENSOR ON MY KIA SORENTO FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. WHEN A PASSENGER SETS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE… |
| 2017-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH ONLY HAS 22K MILES ON IT, IS HARD TO PRESS DOWN INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD CAUSE A… |
| 2017-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED, VEHICLE IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION. THE REPAIR IS ALMOST 2000.00. WITH THIS REPAIR… |
| 2017-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 AND TODAY MARCH 1ST |
| 2017-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MILES PER HR TO WORK (30 MILES FROM HOME) IN POURING RAIN WHEN ENGINE,… |
| 2016-12-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEA… |
| 2016-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RTE 24 WHEN CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BROKE OFF CAUSING ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO COME ON. IT WAS IMPOSSIBL… |
| 2016-09-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 KIA SORENTO, WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE REAR END SHIFTED… |
| 2016-09-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE FOR A COOLANT LEAK. MY MECHANIC ASKED THAT I COME OVER TO LOOK AT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE REA… |
| 2016-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2016-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 07/14/16 I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE. IT DID NOT START SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GIVE ME KICK START. THE ENGINE S… |
| 2016-07-08 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED UNDER THE REAR AXLE. THE VEHI… |
| 2016-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN NOVEMBER OF 2015, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND JUST PICKING MY ONE YEAR OLD UP FROM DAYCARE, WHEN I HEARD A LO… |
| 2016-06-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON. POWER STEERING GOES OUT.… |
| 2016-06-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVING ACROSS A 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY, BARELY MADE IT ACROSS, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND COMES TO A STOP AFTER FIGHTING WITH… |
| 2016-05-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BROKE OFF CAUSING BELTS TO SHRED AND COME OFF. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND EN… |
| 2016-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2005 KIA SORENTO IN NOVEMBER 2013 FROM DEALERSHIP. IN JUNE 2014 I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING O… |
| 2016-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABL… |
| 2016-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINAT… |
| 2016-02-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBER'S 10819147 & 10824199. AFTER FILING VSC 10824199, I WAS CONTACTED BY A KIA AMER… |
| 2016-02-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS, 10819147,10824199 AND 10838525. IN RESEARCHING THE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION MAY … |
| 2016-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN YOU PUMP GAS IT SPITS BACK OUT OF GAS TANK. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME YOU GO TO PUT GAS IN PUMP.IT HAPPENS AT THE GAS … |
| 2016-01-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT … |
| 2016-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS, 10819147,10824199,10838525 AND 10838531. I FURTHER RESEARCHED THE CROSSMEMBER… |
| 2016-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10819147. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD BY KIA USA IT WAS OUT OF WAR… |
| 2016-01-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE AN 05 KIA SORENTO LX. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR TO DAY TO HAVE A TIRE REPAIR DONE. MY MECHANIC ASK ME TO COME… |
| 2015-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BROKEN CRANK BOLT WITH 100,000 MILES. |