Worst 2009 Kia Sorento Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
AIR BAGS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2009 Kia Sorento.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 14 | 2 | — | 59,171 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12 | — | — | 109,675 mi | |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 8 | — | — | 75,315 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 6 | — | — | 25,126 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 6 | — | — | 115,333 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 | — | — | 6,941 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 5 | — | — | 68,746 mi | |
| ENGINE | 4 | — | — | 107,667 mi | |
| SEATS | 3 | — | — | 44,329 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 | — | 1 | 162,822 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 2 | — | — | 2,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 | — | — | 2,631 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | — | — | 180,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 | — | — | 600 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | 1 | — | — | 46,000 mi | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 | — | — | — | |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 | — | — | 1,200 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 1 | — | — | 600 mi | |
| TIRES | 1 | — | — | — | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 | — | — | 42,000 mi |
Recalls for 2009 Kia Sorento
3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,438,035 vehicles.
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
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.
Other Kia Sorento Years
Wider context: See the full Kia Sorento reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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