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Issues with Kia Sorento BODY by Years

The Kia Sorento had plenty of problems with various aspects of BODY as 301 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around DOOR. Models of 2011, 2012, 2004 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with BODY.

Browse Kia Sorento BODY problems by years

2018 2 2017 4 2016 19 2015 10 2014 13 2013 17 2012 22 2011 210 2008 1 2007 8 2006 5 2005 9 2004 20 2003 6

Do Kia Sorento models have BODY problems?

Below you may see the BODY components and the number of complaints they received.

DOOR 39 HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE 4 BUMPERS 1 TAILGATE 1 ROOF AND PILLARS 1 SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT 1

Worst Kia Sorento Problems

BODY
2005 Kia Sorento January 25, 2012 Victims: 2 Mileage: 85000 miles

I was traveling north on white bridge road in west nashville when a car ran a stop sign hitting me on the passenger side, which totaled my car the im...

DOOR
2006 Kia Sorento June 1, 2015 Victims: 2 Mileage: 80000 miles

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that when a passenger exited the front passenger side of the vehicle, the door handle cut...

BODY
2017 Kia Sorento August 11, 2019 Victims: 2 Mileage: 65000 miles

I was stopped at a red light on a city street and struck head on by another vehicle. the damage is shown below in the uploaded image. my airbags did n...

Recently reported BODY problems on Kia Sorento

The BODY
2017 Kia Sorento

My panoramic sunroof exploded while i was driving on the interstate for no apparent reason. no impact; i saw nothing, witnesses behind me say nothing hit me, i wasn't under an overpass, i wasn't following anyone closely. driving straight at about 75mph.

The BODY
2013 Kia Sorento

My child who is currently 13, has managed to pull the rear passenger handle off the vehicle twice in the 6 years we have owned it requiring replacement both times as the piece holding the handle in is plastic and has shattered. the first time he was only 7. it is unacceptable for a door handle to be able to be destroyed by a child multiple times. also, the handle which allows the second row seat to fold forward for passengers to gain access to the third row does not work. we have asked for this to be fixed at the dealership multiple times but they have been unable to get it to work properly either. obviously both of these problems occur when the vehicle is stationary.

The BODY
2004 Kia Sorento

While my daughter was driving on the highway, the brakes failed. the mechanic showed me the brake lines toward the rear suspension rusted through. also the support for the rearend rusted through making the vehicle dangerous to drive. the brake lines from front to back were changed and i am looking to have the support brackets changed.

The BODY
2015 Kia Sorento

I was driving straight in a grain silo town in kansas (coming up on oakley from colorado springs) and there were no cars around me. the weather wasn't drastically changing and there was no adverse weather. suddenly, it sounds as though there was an explosion on the top of my car. the fabric partition that separates the sunroof from the interior of the car starts shaking violently in the wind and there was some glass shards that fell into the car. it goes without saying that the incident scared both me and my two kids who were in the car with me. i pulled over to the closest gas station and took a look at the damage (seen in the picture below). as i had the rest of my road trip to accomplish (kansas city, mo), my husband met me in oakley, ks with his car and we made the exchange. i am a very meticulous driver who inspects everything before a road trip: tire pressure, window cracks, interior is intact, drastic change in weather along the trip, etc. i would have never thought to look at the sunroof and even if i did, i'm not sure i would have ...

The BODY
2013 Kia Sorento

The back door on passenger side handle fell off, taking to kia tomorrow but getting sense there claiming no issue

The BODY
2011 Kia Sorento

Rear passager door will not open

The BODY
2011 Kia Sorento

Driver side door handle does not open door from outside

The BODY
2011 Kia Sorento

Kia sorento 2011 door handles keep coming apart in our hands when just opening doors 'normally' (i.e.- no jerking forces used, just normal opening force !!!) kia must be held accountable for these absurd 90% plastic door handles ! this is the 3rd time - we are not going to keep paying kia dealer to fix handles ! us gov't must get involved in this!what kind of bogus design uses plastic handles? please make this issue known to proper gov't agencies & kia 🧐thank you

The BODY
2016 Kia Sorento

Right rear door handle fell off. the vehicle was stationary in the parking lot.

The BODY
2015 Kia Sorento

Clear coat coming off the front bumper. i'm still paying for this car and bought it off the lot.