2007 Kia Sorento: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Apr 7, 2017 · Electrical · TX

When car is in motion even when cruise control is on going over 30 miles an hour, there will be a hesitation in forward motion. Its not a transmission jerk. Its a pause while in motion. The headlights also do the same when on. They will be on normal then go dim while in motion. We have trouble shooted and no codes come up. We believe it is an electrical issue. We have only had vehichle for 2 yrs and its done this every since we had it but its gotten worse. Wasnt as noticable when we purchased but it wasnt being driven for long distances. Now it has been drove on long trips and is very noticeable. Feels like the car will just stop/shut down in motion.

Filed Mar 27, 2013 · Lights · VA

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. The contact stated that that the brake lights would remain illuminated when the brake pedal was released and the cruise control was slow to disengage. The contact was told that the vehicle was repaired august 19, 2009 under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v130000 (exterior lighting) for the stop lamp switch. The dealer informed the contact that that component had failed a second time. The manufacturer was contacted and refused to provide any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 62,000. Kmj

Filed Mar 21, 2013 · Driver assistance · 52,870 miles · WY

In february of 2012 I took my 2007 kia sorento into the local kia dealership because my "ESC off" light kept coming on when I would make a right hand turn. The steering sounded like it was groaning as I was in these turns. When they read the code it came up as "p1739 encode fault", which on my paperwork states can signal a communication error. Further inspection showed that the transfer case motor was seizing up and causing the issue. The motor was replaced at that time. On march 11th as I was driving on the highway at 75 MPH, the light came on again and the engine sort of lost power. I drove on, tried to turn the light off to no avail. When I was able to exit the interstate, I shut off the engine and waited a few minutes. I turned the engine back on and the light went off. This happened again six days later, once again at highway speed. Both times I had cruise control on. Both times the engine reacted strangely when the light came on. As before, when the car was turned off and then back on, the light went off. I took the vehicle into the dealership again on 3/21/13 and once again the transfer case motor was the issue. This time it had an internal open circuit. Transfer case motor has been replaced once again. Part has a 12 mos or 12,000 mile warranty. First incident happened at 52,870 miles and second incident at 62,173 miles. This part failed at less than 10,000 miles, but over 12 months. From what I have read, I am one of the lucky ones that has not ended up in a crash. Definitely scary when this happens at 75-80 MPH.

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Brakes · 103,000 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. While driving approximately 75 MPH, the contact was unable to set the cruise control and unable to activate the stability control. The rear brake lights also would not illuminate. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the brake switch would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2011 · Driver assistance · 40,000 miles · TX

2007 kia sorento...ESC light comes on, thereby disabling the cruise control function. Consequently, the vehicle goes into "limp" mode, meaning you depress the accelerator and you have no power. This has been happening repeatedly over the last year. It has occur at low speeds and highway speeds. Recently, it occurred while making a left turn, exposing the vehicle into oncoming traffic. Luckily, the other vehicles were able to slow down and stop. Every time it happens, we have to stop the vehicle, put in park and turn it off. Even then, it will happen multiple times during the same trip.

Filed Jul 22, 2008 · Airbags, Electrical · 600 miles · AL · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. Three days after purchasing the vehicle, the air bag light illuminated, which indicated that the passenger side air bag was deactivated. While driving between 40-45 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and jerked. When the vehicle is stopped at a stop sign or a red light, the exterior lights shut off. The contact has had to strike the dashboard in order to get the air conditioning to work. In addition, none of the windows will roll down. The blinkers, turn signal, and cruise control do not work. After owning the vehicle for ten months, the alternator had to be replaced and it currently needs to be replaced again. The rails to step up into the vehicle had to be replaced twice. During a crash with a deer, both the driver's and passenger side air bags failed to deployed and the seat belts did not work. As a result, the passenger sustained a broken arm. On two occasions, when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, the contact was informed that the tires needed to be rotated and aligned. On the third occasion, she was informed that the vehicle was out of warranty. Since owning the vehicle, she has been to the dealer several times with many complaints, but they have never made any repairs. A hyundai inspector stated that the entire vehicle was out of specifications. The failure mileage was 600. Updated 09/23/08. *lj the consumer hit a deer and the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not perform as they were designed. The transmission would delay in shifting and would not shift in the correct gear. Updated 09/24/08.

Filed Oct 30, 2007 · Transmission · 110 miles · NC

In july, 2007, I purchased a 2007 kia sorento. On my first occasion to drive on the interstate, coming home from work, I encountered a major shudder or jerking when traveling at approximately 35 MPH. The interstate was very show traveling due to an accident. When I tried to accelerate, the car shuddered (or jerked) several times extremely hard but then straightened out. The hard shudders occur at approximately 35 to 45 MPH. Also, when traveling with the cruise control engaged, if I have to disengage the cruise control due to slowing traffic, I press the middle cruise control button and take over manually. When traffic picks back up, I press the "resume" button, again...the shudder. The shudder or jerking always happens upon acceleration. When attempting a hill at 35 to 45 MPH, the car loses power all together and really struggles until reaching the top. I had contacted the dealership and taken the sorento in for repair. The service manager drove the car, did in fact experience the shudder, but was unable to come up with a solution to fix it. He contacted his district manager who said he was working a car with the same problem and was trying to find a "cure." I have taken my car back to the dealership and even drove with the service manager. He acknowledges the problem but, again, at this time, there is no solution as to how to fix it. I contacted kia headquarters to see if they were working on trying to find a solution to fix the shudder. I was told that this is probably a characteristic of the car and would be considered "normal" performance for the sorento. I find this totally unacceptable. I had driven a loaner sorento when mine was in for maintenance and it did not do the shudder. I am very disappointed with my sorento and am considering trading again.