2016 KIA SORENTO Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

9 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2016 KIA SORENTO

9 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 KIA SORENTO. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints

#11366555 |
10 MONTHS NOW I'VE GONE WITH DRIVING MY 2016 KIA SORENTO BY ENTERING A SCREW DRIVER IN THE OVERRIDE MODE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET OUT OF PARK THE MORAL WAY. I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR INTO SHAWNEE MISSION KIA SO MANY TIMES I'VE LOST COUNT AND THEY HAVE NOT ONLY REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, INDICATING THAT BCM OR BODY CONTROL MODULER ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. WELL LET ME SAY THIS THEY GOT OVER ON ME ONCE ALREADY TELLING ME I HAD TO TURN A CLAIM IN ON THE FUEL PIPE, AND UNDER CARRIAGE PARTS THAT I NOW REALIZE WAS ALL A LIE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BECAUSE KIA KNEW ABOUT ALL THOSE PARTS BEING DANGEROUS AND STILL STOOD BY THE 'IT HAD TO ME HITTING SOMETHING UNDER CAR' .. IT'S NOW ALL SURFACED VIA CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO TAKE CAR OF...
#11180588 | Fire
SPARKS COMING FROM BATTERY BOX, LIGHTS IN DASH GO OFF AND ON CAN NOT ACCELERATION AND BACK AXLE IS LOOSE. I BOUGHT THIS USED IN DOTHAN KIA LAST YR. THE CAR JUST WENT DOWN PAST 2 MONTHS. CAN'T DRIVE MY EXPENSIVE CAR
#11132413 |
I HAVE HAD 4 SITUATIONS WHERE WHEN MY CAR IS STARTED, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS VOME ON. ON TWO OF THESE 4 OCCASIONS, WHEN I ATTEPTED TO SHIFT FROM PARK, I COULD NOT AND THE POWER LOCKS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. ALL TIMES THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE DASHBOARD READS CHECK TPMS SYSTEM. THE KIA DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO BELIEVE SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. O HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF THE INCIDENTS.
#11120930 |
WHEN DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AN MY VEHICLE WILL JUST STOP OR GO INTO AN IDLE MODE. THEN MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WE WERE ON A 65 MILE AN HOUR HWY AND MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IT WAS VERY SCARY. CALLED KIA DEALERSHIP AN THEY COULD CARE LESS.
#11043974 |
SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR MOTOR WAS BURNING OIL, MECHANIC SAID THE MOTORS WHERE JUNK AND SINCE I HAVE TO CHANGE MY OIL ONCE A MONTH AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO BURN OIL . MY OIL LIGHT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, I WILL ADD. ALSO SOMETIMES MY CAR STALLS AND DOESN'T WANT TO START OR IS DELAYED. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THROWS THE CODE P0014. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR 3 RECALLS ALREADY AND NOW THEY WON'T FIX ANYTHING SINCE MOTOR IS OVER 60,000 MILES BUT WHEN WE CALL ED BEFORE HAND TO GET IT FIXED THEY SAID THEY NEEDED SO MANY CONSECUTIVE OIL CHANGES AND RECORDS BEFORE THEY DID ANYTHING NOW IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY CONVIENETIY. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER KIA I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY ISSUES.
#11031865 |
YESTERDAY I WAS APPROACHING A YELLOW LIGHT. THE LIGHT CHANGED TO RED AS I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE SO I COULD MAKE A LEFT TURN. SUDDENLY THE TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I THEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK SO I COULD TRY TO RESTART IT. THE TRUCK RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENCE OF THE TRUCK SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. I HAD ENTERED A LEFT TURNING LANE AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WAITING TO TURN LEFT WHEN THE TRUCK SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I AGAIN PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK. I WAS THEN ABLE TO RESTART THE TRUCK. I REPORTED THE FIRST INCIDENT TO NALLEY KIA STONECREST IN LITHONIA...
#10995636 | Crash
TRACTION CONTROL - OUR VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED TWO INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVED THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. THE DEALERSHIP EVALUATED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IN A MODERATE RIGHT HAND TURN, AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON DURING THE TURN. THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE STEERED TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND FORCED US TO STRIKE A CURB CAUSING STEERING AND WHEEL DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. WE WERE TOLD THE STEERING SENSOR HAD FAILED BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER THIS OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION OR IF IT FAILED AND...
#10993030 |
THE KIA SORENTO 2016 MY FAMILY AND WERE DRIVING AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" ON A BUSY STREET. WE NEARLY HAS AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY IT OCCURRED. THEY SAID THEY SECURED THE WIRING AND RETURNED THE CAR TO US. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AGAIN ON ANOTHER BUSY ROAD AGAIN PUTTING US IN DANGER OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THEY THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE. WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IT WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN.
#10734793 |
2016 KIA SORRENTO PURCHASED ON JUNE 30, 2015. TIME LINE 6/30/2015- PURCHASED VEHICLE AT FREDY KIA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. 7/3/15- STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS/BROUGHT IN CAR TO DEALERSHIP 7/11/15- VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND WAS UNMOVABLE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NUMEROUS INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. 7/11/15-7/14/15- VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AT FREDY KIA IN HOUSTON TEXAS. I HAD TO RENT A CAR. 7/14/15- PICKED VEHICLE UP AND ONE INDICATOR LIGHT STILL CAME ON (SHOWED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER) 7/16/15- ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AND CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. CAR WAS TOWED TO WESTSIDE KIA FOR SERVICE.

Other 2016 KIA SORENTO Problem Areas

Engine 667 complaints Unknown Or Other 157 complaints Power Train 113 complaints Structurebody 102 complaints Electrical System 99 complaints Steering 77 complaints Exterior Lighting 60 complaints Vehicle Speed Control 56 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 49 complaints Service Brakes 21 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 20 complaints Visibilitywiper 16 complaints Air Bags 14 complaints Suspension 12 complaints Seat Belts 10 complaints Trailer Hitches 10 complaints Seats 6 complaints Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly 6 complaints Wheels 6 complaints Lane Departure Blind Spot Detection 5 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal 4 complaints Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubrication 3 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control 3 complaints Back Over Prevention Warnings 2 complaints Exterior Lightingheadlightsbulbs 2 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking 2 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 2 complaints Lane Departure Assist 2 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 2 complaints Structure 2 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlthrottle 2 complaints Back Over Prevention Rearview System Braking 1 complaint Back Over Prevention Sensing System Camera 1 complaint Electrical Systembody Control Modulebcm 1 complaint Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftimmobilizerproximitykeysender 1 complaint Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasolineturbosupercharger 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasolineturbosuperchargerintercooler 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubricationpipes Hoses And Fittings 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubricationpump 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingengineoillubricationsealsgaskets 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe 1 complaint Exterior Lightingback Up Lightsbulbs 1 complaint Exterior Lightingheadlights 1 complaint Exterior Lightingheadlightsswitch 1 complaint Firerelated 1 complaint Forward Collision Avoidance 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assembly 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkages 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlatch 1 complaint Parking Brake 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissiongear Position Indication Prndl 1 complaint Power Trainautomatic Transmissionlever And Linkagecolumn Shift 1 complaint Structurebodydoorhandleexterior 1 complaint Structureinterior Panelsdashboard 1 complaint Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control 1 complaint Visibility 1 complaint
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