Three problems related to starter have been reported for the 2014 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2014 Sorento.
Today I was driving to my parents house on a long straight away highway (55mph speed limit). I began passing another vehicle and as soon as I got around him my check engine light, oil light, and battery light came on. I promptly pulled over on the side of the road and shut the car off. I checked oil level, which was fine. No obvious over heating, smoke, or leaks. I decided to turn the car back on to see if the lights were still there but the car wouldn't start. It was completely dead aside from one tiny crank noise then nothing. Luckily someone stopped and we got the car started by jumping it. Went to the local parts store and my battery, starter, and alternator all checked out ok. No further lights or issues the rest of the day. Not sure what happened but I'm scared to drive it long distance now. Never had an issue with this car before this.
Turn the vehicle off so I could pull in my driveway as I unlocked my gate car would not start back it was stuck in the middle of the road I had purchased a new battery and I have also bought a new starter.
I purchased a 2014 kia Sorento lx brand new from the dealer. I have maintained all necessary work and mostly done at authorized dealers. In may 2017 while driving home my instrument panel went out. Unable to see speed, safety warning lights, gas etc. . . I took it to two different kia service locations to trace problem. They found a wire shorted to ground on the trailer hitch wiring which came with vehicle. They cut the wires to trailer harness and this issue also damaged my remote starter. They replaced the blown fuse with a larger fuse and said it was all set. However it happened again on 09/29/17. This time when I parked my car and tried to start again, it wouldn't come out of park so I had it towed to dealer. It is out of warranty now but they are not willing to fix this issue which is over $3,000 to fix. There is a few feet of burned and melted wiring that I have pictures of, unsure of exact wiring, but it connected to the wiring trailer hitch harness. It was apparently close to catching on fire. Since I owned the vehicle other odd electrical issues have happened, including blown headlights and brake lights on about 8 occasions. I only found one recall relating to the trailer hitch wiring harness #16v862000 however it does not include my year vehicle. In my opinion, this is a very unsafe condition and safety concern that kia needs to research further for possible other recalls.