Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-31 | 12V245000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 21,912 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Something within the brake system is causing my shifter to not communicate with the brakes and will not allow my car to… |
| 2024-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have owned this car since it was new. Anchors Kia hung up on me 3x as I tried to get 2 recall items addressed. I then… |
| 2024-02-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I absolutely love my kia borrego and have been trying to find a way to give the car back and end payments on it because… |
| 2023-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Borrego EX. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle, while driving into her dri… |
| 2022-11-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | Air bag - During a bad rain storm a couple years ago I had an accident and hit the center divider after entering the fr… |
| 2022-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | After recall for brake light switch was performed at dealership on 7-12-2022 brake light switch sticks causing brake li… |
| 2022-04-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving in traffic with stop light coming up hit my brakes to slow down because of cars in front of me, I had no … |
| 2021-09-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Borrego. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the front passenger’s and the front drive… |
| 2021-03-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTENS WHILE DRIVING AND THE RIGHT REAR AND CENTER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT FASTEN WHETHER DR… |
| 2021-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING STEP ON BRAKES TO SLOW AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS RELATED TO BRAKES LITE UP AND CAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN DRI… |
| 2020-08-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM CHURCH WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, I… |
| 2020-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I RETURNED TO THE PLACE I LEFT. I STOPPED AND TRIED TO MOVE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK. IT WOULD NOT GO PAST NEUTRAL. I … |
| 2020-06-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY MOTHER AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 6/27/20 AND IT WAS IN THE AFTERNOON. WELL I DROVE IT HOME AND IN THE WAY HOME TH… |
| 2020-05-12 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 72 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED … |
| 2020-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT LATCH ALL OF THE TIME. IT WILL POP OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND U… |
| 2019-07-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SUN VISORS ON BOTH SIDES WILL NOT RETRACT UP TO ROOFTOP SO ITS BLOCKING VISIBILITY. THE RIGHT SIDE WENT OUT 1ST ABOUT… |
| 2019-07-09 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 KIA BORREGO. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY B… |
| 2019-05-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR YOU HAVE TO SLAM THE GEAR SHIFT INTO A GEAR FOR… |
| 2019-05-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | AS I PULLED ONTO MY DRIVEWAY, COMING TO A STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASH… |
| 2019-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT… |
| 2019-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS ONCE A RECALL PART HAD IT REPLACED NOW IT GONE BAD AGAIN CAUSING ME TO H… |
| 2019-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ONCE IT WOUKD NOT KET ME PUT CAR IN REVERSE OR PARK. HAD TO GOIGLE THE ISSUE. BRAKES HAD TO BE MASHED TO FLOOR TO ENGAG… |
| 2018-12-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEATBELT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. POPS OPEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITHOUT TOUCHING IT. IT HAPPENS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON… |
| 2018-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE ALMOST 4 YEARS AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND I CANT… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE SITTING IN MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION LISTENING TO THE RADIO IT WOULD START UP. IT WOULD START UP IN PAR… |
| 2017-11-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE CORRODING WHICH IS CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRETTY REGULARLY. |
| 2017-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SUDDENLY FLA… |
| 2017-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY SEAT BELT POPS OUT ALL THE TIME. THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND MIDDLE ROW MIDDLE SEAT SEAT BELT BOTH DO IT. |
| 2017-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | #1 WHENEVER IT RAINS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. #2 WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN THERE IS A BURNING… |
| 2016-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR THEN MOVING THE SHIFTER IN TO DRIVE . AS I GET THE SHIFTER IN THE REVERSE POSITION GOING TO … |
| 2016-08-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS PAST TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2016, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING BECAME ERRATIC, IN PARTICULAR, AND AMONG OTHER ISSUES, HO… |
| 2016-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC CONTROL ARM ON THE DRIVER SEAT THAT LIFTS AND MOVES THE FORWARD AND BACKWARD COMES UNHOOKED CAUSING THE SE… |
| 2016-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN LETTING CAR WARM UP FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. PUT INTO REVERSE THE KIA JERKS HARD SO YOU PULL OUT PUT INTO DRIVE RP… |
| 2016-03-13 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON. ECS, ABS, BREAK, ENGINE, 4 WHEEL DRIVE A… |
| 2016-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE OCCURRED. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. B… |
| 2016-02-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS BURNED OUT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES WITHO… |
| 2016-02-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2015-12-29 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOME OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LATCH … |
| 2015-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PART IN QUESTION IS GOOD YEAR TIRE WRANGLER SR- A P265/60R18 (M&S) DOT # M7C4 EXWR 4913. WHILE TRAVELING AT 55MPH… |
| 2015-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RANDOMLY DISCHARGES AND DISCONNECTS. WE BEGAN TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE WHEN PUTTING IT ON … |
| 2015-02-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON THE 23 OF FEBRUARY I NOTICED ALL THE LIGHTS ON IN DASH, CHECK ENGINE, ESC, BRAKE LIGHT ECT. WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE… |
| 2014-12-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA BORREGO. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE D… |
| 2014-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT WILL DISENGAGE AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT PRESSURE. *TR |
| 2014-11-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO THE VA HOSPITAL AT GREAT NAVAL BASE, ILLINOIS IN MY 2009 KIA BORREGO WHEN … |
| 2014-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK. IT ISN'T THE BULBS.I'M NOT CAR SAVVY I FIGURED SINCE THERE WAS LIGHT IT WAS MY HEADLIGHTS, LATER … |
| 2014-09-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL, SINCE NEARLY BRAND NEW, WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER AT TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR SHORTER… |
| 2014-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2009 KIA BORREGO IT HAS COST ME $900.00 TO REPLACE THE SWAY BARS ON BOTH SIDES MY CAR HAS ALMOST 100,000 MI… |
| 2014-07-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HIT A PARKED CAR ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE. NO PASSENGERS WERE IN THE VEHICLE. SIDE AND WINDOW AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON D… |
| 2014-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN LATE MARCH, OUR 2009 KIA BORREGO EX WOULD NOT START, ALTHOUGH THE BATTERY WAS STRONG AND ALL ACCESSORIES WORKED. WE… |
| 2014-03-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MILES AN HOUR SUDDENLY ABS,VEHICLE STABILITY ICON,BREAK ICON,ENGINE ICON,CRUISE CONTROL TURNED ON A… |