2014 Kia Sorento: multiple warning lights

Filed Mar 14, 2025 · Brakes, Steering · OK

All of it. Car randomly shuts off and lose power steering. No. Dealership has inspected. ALL the lights in the dash light up, screen says battery discharge warning, car shuts off and lose power steering while driving down the road.

Filed Jan 6, 2023 · Acceleration, Lights · LA

Headlights continually need replacing. We must replace headlights every few months. We have tried several brands of lights and regardless they go out. We have had all the lights go out at once while driving at night. Cruise control no longer works. I had the clock spring replaced but this did not fix the cruise. Seat warmer Driver side seat warmer no longer engages. When the button is pressed, the indicator light flashes as if it will come on but never does.

Filed Aug 24, 2022 · Steering · TX

The component that malfunctioned was the steering wheel. The steering wheel locked up while driving. The problem has not been reproduced by the dealer or independent service. We have taken in to the dealership 2 times already and they cannot find any error codes from the event. Therefore, they say the car has no issues. The problem has not been inspected by manufacture, police, insurance or others. There were no warning signs before it happened. There were small glitches that we noticed on the monitor prior to the incident occurring but no check engine lights turned on. When the event occurred all warning lights turned on and the computer system wanted to shut off the car while drive mode.

Filed Jan 18, 2021 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 75,000 miles · AZ

I have been locked out of car due to keyfob not working. I have had trouble ooening the hatch and sunroof. Preset comfort settings ie seat, mirror, door and window locks have reverted to ones previous to what I put in for myself. The GPS kept getting stuck on the dealerdship address. I had starting issues. Now I often have stopping (turning off everything) issues so then have to keep turning the car on and off to finally get the electrical things (lights, radio) to turn off. Its scary. I also have the worst gas mileage. I started iff at 12 miles. After servicing, it went down to 8mi per gallon. If it gets to 14mi and I get the car serviced, it immediately drops back down. There are serious electrical issues with these sorentos. This is a 2014 and I just got a recall. The recall work wss done and I experienced the whoke electrical craziness again with the trunck, lights, and clock. Eventually all the lights except one came on. Dealership swears it is just a coincidence. They akso have no answer for the clock being 2 hours behind ehen thd car was returned. They ssid that checking the hecu had nothing to do with the lights, or the clock. I suspect no recalls on the ekectrical system or poor mileage will come out until the car is 10 yearx old. Vehicle is stationary most of the time. I do not drive that much

Filed Sep 29, 2020 · Lights · 60,000 miles · AL

All the lights go out sporadically while driving. The danger is when it does it at night. While driving down a dark road, my lights went out completely on numerous occasions. It happens in the day time as well, as I can see the lights blink off and on from the reflection on vehicle in front of me. They come back on and may go off 2 or 3 times while driving maybe 5 to 10 minutes. On the day I took it to the dealer, it was happening on my way there, but the kia dealer said they couldn't find a problem.

Filed Oct 16, 2019 · Driver assistance · 116,000 miles · PA

My battery discharge light came on while driving within 5 minutes my car shut off while driving. I lost my power steering and brake system. The ABS, traction control, door open lights, and several other warning lights came on all at the same time. I have replaced the alternator, the battery, and the fuse linkage. The light is still on and the car drives for a few minute then all the warning lights come on and the steering and breaking system go out and the car dies again. This as happened three times in the last four days. This happen on a state road and required two tow trucks to come out.

Filed Oct 8, 2019 · Engine · 106,000 miles · CA · fire

Upon initiating and attempting to accelerate from a stopped position when a light turned green all the dash lights went berserk, there was a loud pop, followed by smoke coming from the hood of the car. The car died and was able to be restarted for a single small acceleration to the shoulder. Thick smoke then engulfed then engulfed the hood and continued for 15 mins. Upon being towed, the mechanics confirmed all fluid levels were normal however the engine is fully seized, unable to be cranked by hand. The vehicle was purchased as certified pre-owned. In fact, the dealership owner's neighbor had previously owned the vehicle and it was exceptionally maintained. Under my ownership all regularly scheduled maintenance visits have been made and the oil changed approximately every 5,00 miles. In april 2018 a knocking sound was present and the check engine light came on resulting in the dealership replacing the CVT control valve, valve-oil control, cvvt, gasket outlet and rocker covers, o-ring, bolt flanges, and more. All of which relate to the known (though undisclosed to me) issues with the gdi engines. The vehicle is currently unusable with a seized engine.

Filed May 26, 2019 · 48,300 miles · NY

While driving car in motion and without any warning lights on dashboard, car lost complete power. No steering, very hard braking and then all warning lights started flashing I had to struggle to get car off the road. I had just turn off the thruway going 60mph and in about 1.5 miles going appox 40 MPH the incident happened. Something simular like this happened once before when the car was parked and I went to start it when all the dash warning lights started flashing and car would not start.I had it towed to dealer and they did not find what was wrong but car was ok until this recent incident.

Filed May 24, 2019 · Engine · PA

While driving home from baltimore, all of the warning lights on my car turned on and the car started decelerating. I pulled over to the side of the highway to park the car and it would not move at all after that. I charged my phone and the car battery died as I waited for a tow truck. I got it towed to my mechanic who said it was the engine and would be covered under the recall kia currently has. I got it towed again to kia on the boulevard on march 20th. They lied to me and said they were working on my car only to find out march 29th they never looked at my car and had lost my key. I had to wait for them to order a new key and then send pictures to get the warranty approved. They advised me they would not give me a loaner or help with a rental but I could be reimbursed after all repairs are made. I received a voicemail april 1st saying my car was done when the warranty was not approved yet. They have repeatedly told me different lies and advised they rushed the order of my engine and it would be there by may 10th. A new engine has still not arrived for me, I called the number they gave me for kia's "corporate office" and was advised a rush was not placed until may 15th and they still do not know when the engine will be delivered. I am in the process of buying a house and I fear I'll be spending thousands of dollars in rentals without reimbursement for who knows how long. I've already spent over $500 as a result of this. I have tried to be patient but the blatant lies and irresponsibility is baffling.

Filed Sep 26, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 116,145 miles · CA

Mileage 116,145. I was traveling on the highway coming down a steep grade going straight. In the fast lane I was going 75mph and then rapidily excelerated to 82mph ( the rpms jumped to the 6/7 range). The engine complete stopped. The check engine light, oil light, power steering and battery light all came on. I lost all power steering and rapidly began to slow down. Went from 80 to 50 in a matter of 10 seconds. I was almost crushed by a semi truck as I desperately tried to move the car to the shoulder lane. The car was barley able to coast and it was a struggle to maneuver the vehicle off the highway. I put the car in park and sat waiting for a tow truck for 30 minutes - I took a photo of the warning lights that remained on. Towing company checked all fluids , gas, alternator, battery, belts and all were in working condition. There was no indication why this happened. The vehicle started back up and all warning lights went off.

Filed Jun 25, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 81,000 miles · VA

Sc147. Why wasn't all the 2014 kia sorentos included in this recall. My vehicle stalled out on me today doing the same thing that this recall was for. Reported it to kia and they won't do anything. My vehicle was going 55 when it lost acceleration and no power steering and the lights flashing on the dashboard with all of the warning lights on. Coasted into a parking lot, thank god no other traffic was around.

Filed May 16, 2018 · Electrical · 59,000 miles · VA

While driving down an interstate highway at approximately 5:00pm on 4/26/18 the car died. First the steering locked up; all dashboard lights came on, stereo system went out and soon could not gas/brake appropriately. Was able to get to side of road and have car towed to dealer.