There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2007 Kia Sorentoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE SPEED SENSOR LOCATED INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO START BY SHIFTING 1 AND SECOND GEAR THEN WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES 40 IN WILL GO INTO 3RD AND THE D LIGHTS UP...I WILL ONLY HAVE 4TH GEAR NO 5TH SO THE ENGINE IS AT 3000 RPMS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS! IT USES MORE FUEL AND OIL! BEEN DRIVING IT THIS WAY FOR 3 YEARS NOW!
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.
ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON MY 07 KIA SORENTO AND LOSES POWER. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY SPEEDS. I EXPERIENCED THIS FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIRED THE THROTTLE POSITIONER TWO TIMES AND NOW FOR THE THIRD TIME, DEALER WILL CHARGE YOU IF MILEAGE IS +60K. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT KIA IS TRYING TO BE MUM ABOUT IT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF CONSUMERS ON THE KIA FORUM EXPRESSING DISGUST ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN. I DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,456.
WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE MY SPEED (LIKE WHEN MERGING, FOR INSTANCE), THE CAR REACTS AS IF I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. IT STOPS ALL FORWARD MOTION FOR AT LEAST A SECOND. SOMETIMES AS LONG AS FIVE SECONDS. THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN BEING HIT FROM BEHIND OR THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE TAKEN THEIR MECHANICS FOR DEMONSTRATION RIDES SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE EVEN CONTACTED THEIR HOME OFFICE. EACH TIME THE ANSWER IS THE SAME, "WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT MUST BE YOU." I FULLY EXPECT TO BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN THE FUTURE CAUSED BY THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR, SO I'M STUCK WITH IT. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. *TR
I BOUGHT MY 2007 KIA SORENTO IN OCTOBER 2007, AND I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SHOP MORE TIMES THEN I CAN COUNT FOR A VIOLENT JERKING, STUTTERING, STALLING. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DRIVES IT AND TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAD IT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY ADJUSTED THE AIR INTAKE VALVE WHICH HELPED BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT SOON IT WILL BE PUSHED OFF A CLIFF....
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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