Kia Sorento

"Transmission light came on. Unknown code per dealer. Had it two days and turns out that an update of the body control module must be done before determining what is wrong. This fixed it but was not covered because it was "electronic" rather than transmission related. Even though it directly effected the transmission."

"Driver side Keyless entry (handle) needed to be replaced as it stopped working. (thankfully it is still under warranty, so no cost to me to be replaced/fixed)"

"I got an error light on the dash and the self turning headlights would not work. Kia West Edmonton told me I needed to replace the passenger side headlight assembly for $3500. I said no, I researched the problem and saw that the Kia Stinger had a recall for the self-turning headlights in the USA. I had the same error code as the Kia Stinger recall. I told this to Kia Canada and they said that it was not related. I managed to remove the cover off the back of the passenger side headlight and the desiccant had expanded, broke the bracket and was preventing the headlight from moving. I ordered a new bracket and desiccant from a Kia dealership and fixed the problem myself. There was nothing wrong with the headlight and it works perfect now. I followed the procedure from the Kia Stinger recall and it totally fixed the problem with my self-turning headlight. Instead of the $3500 Kia West Edmonton was going to charge, it cost me $150 for a bracket and smaller desiccant packs."

"Cruise control"

"Numerous recalls"

"Theft issue - Dealer installed manufacturer update."

"Leather seats cracking"

"The drivers seat rail bearings went bad"

"The rubber molding around the sunroof has deteriorated and replaced 3 times"

"It started a few months after we bought the car. I went back to the dealer, who told me that it was no big dealit was just that a rock had chipped the paint. Then I went to an auto body shop, where they told me that the paint was defective. They told me the sister company, Hyundai, has those same issues with their cars. When I returned, they told me I could either buy a paint pen or trade in the car for a new one. I then contacted Kia, but they said they could not do anything because the dealer did not give me a paper verifying I went to the dealer that day. I am in the process of finding a lawyer to see if I can do anything from a legal standpoint about it. Overall, it isn't enjoyable. It is one of the reasons why I would not repurchase this car."

"We have had to take it in several times now for oil consumption test. These problems took a few months because you have to drive the car. It is consuming 1-4 quarts every thousand miles. They did a top engine clean as the last attempted fix. The last consumption test came in just barely normal now so they say it is fixed, we just need to add oil all the time. This does not seem like a good fix in any way. The car is on warranty"

"Sensor stopped operating when gas tank was overfilled."

"The display screen seems to go blank only when the car is hot like on a hot sunny day. As soon as the car cools off it comes back at the next engine start. Kia said they never heard of this problem before but o don't believe them..."

"Coming home from a long road trip in the mountains, the transmission started slipping and engine light came on. Decided to stop at hotel and get it checked the next day at dealership. Had a code regarding torque converter and Kia told me it needed a new transmission but could be driven a while longer. Done home and took it to a transmission shop, they said there's chatroom talk or software issue and possible fix with update so recommend try that first. Took it back to another KIA dealership, they did the software patch and it's been good ever since."