Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 57882 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that the passenger side airbag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the open sound control (osc) sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,882 and the current mileage was 58,882. kmj | |||
| 05/02/2012 | 57882 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated while in the park position the passenger side airbag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer confirmed the osc sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 57,882 and the current mileage was 58,882. rds | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the vehicle was parked with the front passenger side occupied when the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the seat pack would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired.the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. kmj | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 32000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. while parked with a passenger seated in the front passenger side seat the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the warning light was on constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the seat pack would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired.the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. da | |||
| 12/10/2007 | 48000 | ||
| Headlights both sides will go out on regular basis without warning -dash lights go out on regular basis-a/c unit will short out causing burn smell -window switches and tail lights will stop working on regular basis i have found many complaints about these problems | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the air bag sensor on the front passenger side seat had to be replaced. nhtsa recall campaign id number: 11v473000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the recall only included 2007 and 2008 kia sorentos. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. rvk | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. while parked the contact noticed the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the air bag sensor in the front passenger side seat would have to be replaced. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v473000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the recall only included 2007 and 2008 kia sorentos. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. ds | |||
| 09/08/2008 | 32000 | ||
| All my lights both internal & external are burning out every few months. and i've had to replace my battery times also. my headlights are replaced every 4-5 months now, first starting out every year has now dropped to months. the battery lasts from 10-13 months before having to be replaced. now parking & brake lights are burning out at a rate of about every 6 months. called my local kia service rep and he says my dash and console would have to be ripped out to repair, and of course it is no longer covered under warranty.also my interior lights on dash,console and inside on the header no longer work. have checked all fuses and can find nothing unsual. | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| I was in a car accident in june 2009, in a 2006 kia sorento. i was hit by a vehicle traveling at approximately 60-70mph. the impact was so severe, that i ended up in front of the vehicle that i was pushed into. the result of this accident was total loss of vehicle. my air bags did not deploy, and that driver side seat back broke. doctors said that had my seat back not broke, i would not have sustained such debilitating injuries that i am not going to heal from. *tr | |||
| 07/03/2006 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact crashed into the front passenger side of another vehicle. the frontal air bags failed to deploy. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. there were no injuries, but both vehicles were damaged. the vehicle was taken to a collision center for repairs. recently, the contact crashed into another vehicle. her vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy again. prior to this crash, the air bag warning indicator illuminated until the engine was turned off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they ordered a part related to the air bag component. the contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. the failure mileage and vin were unknown. the current mileage was 29,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 02/12/2007 | 500 | 1 | 01/02/2007 |
| Tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 kia sorento lx was in a crash on 02/12/07 while driving 30-35 mph, an d making a left hand turn onto a side street with the street condition clear in the evening hours another vehicle hit the passenger's side door of the contact's vehicle and the airbag didn't deploy. the contact stated that there was a defect in the airbag manufacturing. he felt that airbags were supposed to be designed to deploy under these types of conditions. *ak | |||