Worst 2009 Kia Borrego Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE BRAKES
POWER TRAIN
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2009 Kia Borrego.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 15 | — | — | 59,804 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 12 | 1 | — | 97,510 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 11 | — | — | 64,402 mi | |
| SEAT BELTS | 11 | — | — | 92,278 mi | |
| STEERING | 9 | — | — | 37,614 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 9 | 1 | — | 42,020 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 7 | — | — | 61,449 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 7 | — | — | 66,415 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 6 | 4 | — | 79,360 mi | |
| ENGINE | 6 | 1 | — | 100,250 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 5 | — | — | 13,442 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 | — | — | 44,700 mi | |
| SEATS | 3 | — | — | 37,850 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 | 1 | — | 14,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 | — | — | 41,667 mi | |
| WHEELS | 3 | — | — | 66,000 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 | — | — | 103,250 mi | |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 | 1 | — | 63,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 | — | — | 52,550 mi | |
| SUSPENSION | 2 | — | — | 63,824 mi | |
| TIRES | 2 | — | — | 29,008 mi | |
| VISIBILITY | 2 | — | — | 60,075 mi | |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 | — | — | 75,050 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | 1 | — | — | 23,500 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 | — | — | 64,000 mi | |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 | — | — | 160,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 | — | — | — | |
| STRUCTURE | 1 | — | — | 11,700 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 | — | — | 25,000 mi | |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | — | — | — |
Recalls for 2009 Kia Borrego
4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,047,825 vehicles.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Borrego vehicles. The headliner plates may not be secured properly, which can result in the plates detaching in the event of a side curtain air bag deployment.
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Borrego vehicles. The headliner plates may not be secured properly, which can result in the plates detaching in the event of a side curtain air bag deployment.
Kia Motors Corporation (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Rondo, model year 2007-2011 Sedona, Sorento and Sportage, model year 2010-2011 Soul, model year 2008-2011 Optima, model year 2010 Forte, model year 2007-2009 Amanti, and model year 2009 Borrego vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage, model year 2007-2011 Sorento, model year 2007 Sedona, model year 2010-2011 Soul, and model year 2011 Optima vehicles. In September 2013, Kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.
KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 BORREGO VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2, 2008, THROUGH JANUARY 20, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. CERTAIN PEDAL MOUNTS MAY HAVE A FIBERGLASS COMPOSITION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BREAK OFF IN A COLLISION WHERE THE IMPACT HAS NOT IMMOBILIZED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL.
Other Kia Borrego Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Borrego reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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