2007 Kia Sorento driver assistance problems

Filed Oct 25, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 92,500 miles · TN

I was driving on the highway when my steering wheel became really stiff like I lost power steering. I looked at my dash and had a check engine light, oil light, ABS light, and ESC off light illuminated. I pressed the gas to try to switch lanes as I was in the far left lane and needed to reach the shoulder to figure out what was going on, and the car would not accelerate. I turned my flashers on and was luckily able to make it to the shoulder without causing an accident. When I was on the shoulder I turned the key off and then back on. The check engine light and oil light went away, but the ABS light and the ESC light remained on. I started to drive back towards my house and felt the car idling roughly when at a stop. At home my husband disconnected the battery for a few minutes which solved the rough idling issue but the ABS and ESC lights are still on. I am now scared to drive my daughter to school and have the car shift off again. I have read similar reviews about this vehicle. Something needs to be done by kia to solve this. They recalled some vehicles for this issue but mine is not listed and clearly needs to be!

Filed Apr 15, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 75,000 miles · PA

The federal safety agency site does not yet reflect that the federal safety agency recall #: 20v088 affects my vehicle. Your site, which issued that recall states that there are 0 unresolved recalls for my vehicle, but my vehicle has not yet been serviced for that recall. The federal safety agency site needs to be updated regarding this recall dated march 25, 2020, with dealer service responses commencing april 10, 2020. Mailed recall notice received from kia. Thank you for your important work, and stay safe.

Filed Apr 14, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 200,000 miles · KY

I just received a recall on my kia sorento, it says it is due to a electrical anti lock brake system. And followed by this letter my light does stay on for this part and other lights are on too do to this. I'm scared to death to drive this kia now. I think for this kind of problem, they should recall the entire vehicle. And give me a brand new kia sorrento. Because this is life or death,and this is the only vehicle I have to take care of my daughter. To school and doctor, or what ever her needs and mine are. I am a single mother on a fixed income and I'm very scared for mine and my child's life or who rides with us. So I think kia dealership should take my kia that's recalled and give me a new one for that. I travel alot everyday and I need a dependable vehicle and shouldn't have to worry about my family's safety for using my kia.

Filed Nov 11, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 110,000 miles · MA

Takata recall: vehicle is unstable when driving, it jumps when on motion. When driving in the night the head lights goes on and off, rear wiper is working non stop even when the car is off. This electric system dysfunction also affects the radio system.

Filed May 30, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 134,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. Also, the check engine and electronic stability control indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 134,000.

Filed Aug 30, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 139,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ESC and the check engine warning lights illuminated and the massage "limp home" would display before the vehicle's speed would suddenly reduce to approximately 15 MPH. The contact indicated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer grand kia of denver co. And the manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 139,000.

Filed Sep 11, 2016 · Driver assistance, Engine · 87,000 miles · WI

My ESC light will come on and my car will lose all power,step on gas and nothing happens, have to pull over, stop engine and restart, then car runs normal, this seems to be very dangerous if happens on freeway

Filed Nov 27, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 125,000 miles · VA

I own a 2007 kia sorento. Recently, my check engine and ESC off lights became illuminated on my dashboard. I noticed that my brake lights were not illuminating when I pressed the brake pedal. After looking up my car make and model on the federal safety agency website, I noticed there was a recall for my model year sorento for the exact same problems (the federal safety agency campaign number 13v114000/kia service campaign sc098). I took the carto my local kia dealership and they told me I was not eligible for the recall as my VIN was not included. As such, I have to drive around without functional brake lamps until I get this problem resolved--increasing my chances of being rear-ended. I travel constantly for work so I do not have the luxury of not driving. This needs to be investigated and resolved.

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 47,760 miles · CO

I own a 2007 kia sorento lx with 47,760 miles on it currently (today's date 09/10/2014). The first symptoms happened a few months ago where my car would hesitate upon acceleration and/or I would be traveling between 30-45 MPH and the car would begin bucking/jerking for a few seconds. This was very intermittent and random. If I took my foot off the gas pedal, then reapplied the gas the car would be fine. Then that symptom went away and I gained a new symptom. I was driving approximately 30 MPH, when all of the sudden my ecs off light and check engine light came on simultaneously, and I instantly lost power/acceleration. It appears that when this happens the car goes into "limp home" mode? It has happened twice to me in the past 3 days. This is very dangerous because the loss of power/acceleration is instant, it happens without warning, and it does not matter how fast you are going. This could cause loss of life if it happens on a highway at a high rate of speed. All of these symptoms began to appear right after I had the recalls done on my vehicle (I.e. Brake switch and ECM upgrade). My car was fine before I had the recalls done.

Filed Sep 4, 2014 · Driver assistance, Lights · 130,000 miles · OH

Beginning in early august 2014, the ESC and check engine light would illuminate while driving down the road. The vehicle accelerator stops working and the vehicle goes into limp mode. We are unable to get more than 40 MPH out of it and on several occasions, nearly caused an accident when other vehicles would come up from behind very suddenly. We were fortunate that we were in an area where we could get off the road quickly. Once we have come to a stop, if we turn the engine off and restart, the lights reset themselves and the vehicle functions normally until the next time it happens. The first time it happened was shortly after we bought the car new and the kia dealership replaced a brake light switch under recall #09v130000. This helped until recently. We took the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced a throttle position sensor at the cost of $395.00. It helped for two weeks and the problem returned exactly the same. This time the dealer informed us that it was the accelerator pedal assy - engine control system at the tune of $250.00 all these items are part of the ESC system and cause the vehicle to go to limp mode. I'm concerned that there may be other sub-assemblies associated with it and every time one goes bad, we'll end up in limp mode and/or a hood ornament on a kenworth. This is ridiculous and needs to be addressed by kia at no cost to consumers.