Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Kia Sorento.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine, ESC, and ABS … |
| 2024-08-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driving on the interstate @ 65mph the car cut off then caught on fire. Smoke came in the car we pulled over to emergenc… |
| 2023-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My check engine light is on. It has been on for over 2 or more years. Nobody knows what the codes mean. My timing chain… |
| 2023-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while her daughter was driving approximately 15 MPH, she activa… |
| 2022-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Currently my ESC OFF warning light is lit on my dash, and while lit my vehicle has trouble accelerating from 0 to 40 mp… |
| 2021-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving out of the driveway, the warning message "ASC-OFF… |
| 2021-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Kia Sorento. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V088000 (Electrical … |
| 2020-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRI… |
| 2020-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTR… |
| 2020-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRI… |
| 2019-07-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE ALMOST … |
| 2018-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER GETTING THIS CAR, IT STARTED HAVING INTERMITTENT NO ACCELERATION! THE FIRST CODES WERE 02 SENSOR… |
| 2018-06-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I'VE ONLY HAD MY KIA SORENTO FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS AND I WAS TRYING TO GO FORWARD WHEN MY CAR JUST STARTED GOING IN… |
| 2018-01-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2 WEEKS AGO MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ALL LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING BRAKES,AIRBAG,TIRE PRESSURE,ENGINE,SWIRVE CONTROL,DOWN HI… |
| 2017-06-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT TH… |
| 2016-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED AND THE… |
| 2016-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY 2009 KIA SORENTO,I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROAD GOING ABOUT 55 WHEN ALL SUDDEN MY POWER DROPPED TO ABOUT 20,LUCKY I WA… |
| 2016-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2009 KIA SORENTO (87810 MILES) HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE 2014. IN SEPT 2014, WHILE WARRANTY WAS VOID DUE TO … |
| 2015-10-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN ROAD IN TOWN WHEN THE CAR HYDROPLANED AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND HE LOST CONTROL. IT SENT HIM S… |
| 2015-10-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. I TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 6-10 FEET TURNING LEFT IN … |
| 2015-08-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER BUYING SUV IN 2009 WE EXPERIENCED "QUERKY" STUFF LIKE DOORS RELOCKING, DOME LIGHT S COMING ON, BACK HATC… |
| 2015-05-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ESC OFF SENSOR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR WHEN IN MOTION/DRIVING. ESC OFF ILLUMINATES … |
| 2015-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT, AIRBAG INDICATOR WORKS ONLY SOME OF THE TIME WITH ADULT PASSENGER. |
| 2014-11-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ALMOST A YEAR AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE WITH A POSTED 65 MPH WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THE ESC OF… |
| 2014-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FIRST NOTICED IN THE SEPT. TIME PERIOD THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN AFTER MY WIFE SAT … |
| 2014-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | KIA INSTALLED FOUR PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR PADS IN MY 2009 AND A NEW AIR BAG MODULE. WHILE IT WAS ALL COVERED BY WARRANTY… |
| 2014-02-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON BLACK TOP RD. IT HAD BEEN SLEETING THE KIA I WAS DRIVING VEERED OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF RD. I WENT O… |
| 2013-09-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RECENTLY BROUGHT MY 2009 KIA SORENTO TO THE DEALER ON 9/9/13. THE VEHICLE WAS BANGING INTO GEAR (WHETHER REVERSE OR DRI… |
| 2013-08-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2013-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 'PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF' LIGHT ON REPEATEDLY WITH A PASSENGER IN SEAT AND AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND ON AND RE-POSITIO… |
| 2013-06-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON NYS THRUWAY AT 65 MPH. SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. NO PUNCTURES, GOOD TREAD AND PRESSURE. MY 3 YEAR ODL SON WAS IN TH… |
| 2013-05-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. "ESC OFF" LITE UP ON THE DASH AS DID AN ANTI LOC… |
| 2013-04-16 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE (INCREASING SPEED FROM 25MPH AND UP) VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS AND DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO AC… |
| 2012-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I SUDDENLY LOST POWER OR CONTROL TO THE GAS. I COASTED THE CAR TO MY WORK A FEW MILES AWAY IN OSSEO, WI. I HAD THE CAR … |
| 2012-03-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT HARD. WHEN IT DOES THIS AND I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE TACH WILL GO UP AND THE ENGINE REVS,… |
| 2011-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPON STARTING THE 2009 KIA SORRENTO ONE DAY, I SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND NOTICED A VIOLENT JERK WITH A LOUD POPPING SOUND.… |
| 2011-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN BRAKES CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE DEALER SAID BRAKE… |
| 2011-02-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING MY 2009 KIA SORENTO FROM P TO R, IT VIOLENTLY JOLTS INTO R AND THEN WHEN SHIFTING INTO D, IT HAS ALMOST N… |
| 2011-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2009 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER STATES THAT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATED THE AIRBAG WAS DISABLED. THE DEALER TOLD… |
| 2010-10-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DECENDING A MOUNTIAN PASS IN COLORADO WITH THE VEHICLE IN 4WD-LOW RANGE AND THE SHIFT SELECTOR IN THE SPORT MODE … |
| 2010-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG IS OFF LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE EVEN IF AN ADULT IS IN THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER… |
| 2010-07-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED I… |
| 2010-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | KIA SORENTO DOORS LOCKS DO NOT WORK FROM INTERIOR SWITCH OR KEY REMOTE CONTROL, THE DEALER JUST CHANGE A FUSE FROM THE … |
| 2010-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2009 KIA SORENTO WITH TRANSMISSION/DRIVELINE ISSUES. DEALERSHIP HAS HAD NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT AND STATES "NORMAL… |
| 2010-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2011 KIA SORENTO, CHROME BEZEL ON INSTRUMENT PANEL REFLECTS SUN LIGHT AND STREET LIGHTS INTENSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE TEMP BL… |
| 2010-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | 2009 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT PROTECT THE FRONT PASSENGER IF THE WEIGHT IS LESS THAN 120 POUNDS. *… |
| 2010-02-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I HAVE 2 COMPLAINTS. 1) I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT COMING ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED IN IT… |
| 2010-02-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2011 KIA SORENTO; RENTAL VEHICLE FROM NATIONAL RENTAL. CRUISING AT 65 MPH AND CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK CAUSING PARTI… |
| 2010-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED, KIA STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT … |
| 2009-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS HAS REPEATED ISSUES WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR NOT RECOGNIZING 120 LB. FEMALE PASSENGER. TOOK VEHICLE TO… |