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What 978 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (978)Crash / fire / injury (70)Engine (384)Body & structure (160)Electrical system (151)Lights (86)Brakes (79)Transmission & drivetrain (68)Airbags (51)Fuel system (50)Steering (35)Speed control (31)

1 of 978 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 11, 2017LightsEngineFire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A KIA AND HYUNDAI DEALER AT 601-914-4200 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BURNED OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12391217. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ODI 11004359

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid verdict →