2007 Kia Sorento problems and complaints

Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Kia Sorento. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (58), Service Brakes (24), Electrical System (21).

Key takeaways

  • 154 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 5 a fire, 10 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags5838%
Service Brakes2416%
Electrical System2114%
Power Train2013%
Electronic Stability Control (esc)1812%
Exterior Lighting128%
Vehicle Speed Control106%
Structure96%
Engine75%
Engine And Engine Cooling64%
Equipment64%
Hydraulic53%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2007 Kia Sorento 4-DR. w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot rated4/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Exterior Lighting,service Brakes - filed 2024-10-30

I went in to the burlington, wa kia dealership for this recall fix. And after waiting an hour they tell me they don't have the right part. It's now been about a month later and I'm still waiting to hear when the part will be available. I don't think this is ok for a safety issue.

Unknown Or Other - filed 2023-11-09

The doors were locked by using the button on the driver side of our Kia Sorento. This is performed each time the car is traveling on the road. When the car was parked, the automatic unlock for all the doors worked for both front seat passengers but not the two rear doors. The inside handles for opening the doors on bot...

Air Bags - filed 2023-09-27

Passenger seat air bag sensor doesn't work.

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More for the 2007 Kia Sorento

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.