Body problems of the 2015 Kia Motor Sorento - part 2

Snow pearl white paint is chipping at various areas of the front portion of the vehicle. I was driving in heavy rain and then noticed a huge chunk just chipped off. Several owners with this paint color have complained of an issue this similar. Headlights are too dim at night. We have family who lives in the country with limited street light and we are forced to use our high beam lights to even see down the road. I turn on my fog lights to add extra light but it’s still hard to see further down the road.

I woke up this morning to discover that a foot long chunk of my kia Sorento sx-l's pearl white paint had DE-laminated and peeled off the driver's side front door pillar. I've come to find out this is a common due to a paint defect. I'm reporting this per instructions from other kia owners with the issue.

Paint peeling off of the hood.

The paint on this vehicle is aggressively peeling and I was told by a local kia dealership to submit a complaint as it is a common problem with the snow white colored kia sorrento in this year. There is nothing I can do to stop the paint from continuing to peel, and it has continued to get worse over time.

2015 kia Sorento paint peeling & chipping away from door pillars, roof where windshield meets, both let & right front fenders, hood. The color is "snow while pearl". Started to norice small chipping around 2017 & in April 2019 a large piece peeled off the passenger side front pillar which I had repaired. Many of the chips were touched up but it continues to occur to this day.

The paint (white pearl) is bubbling and peeling. I currently have several rust spots that appeared where the paint peeled. I have researched this issue online and found that it is a common occurrence with this particular paint color on kia cars for this time frame. Also, the kia dealership that I have been to is aware that this is a problem as well. I recently had the unfortunate experience of my engine seizing up and this was replaced by the manufacturer and I feel this this paint problem is a manufacturer defect as well and should be repaired by the manufacturer.

The paint is blowing off.

Delamination of swp paint. Paint all over the front of the vehicle is peeling off.

Large amounts of paint falling off of vehicle.

There is no incident or cause. The paint from the hood and top is coming off in big flakes.

My 2015 kia Sorento's pearl white paint is now coming off in large chunks. My insurance company did review the claim I filed, however, they noted that this situation has been reported numerous times with the same pearl white paint. They did not cover my claim because they have determined this is a defect in the paint since there are so many other similar complaints. The integrity of my vehicle is compromised once large chunks of paint are coming off on a daily basis under normal sunny skies. If I have to drive through any type of rain or heavy winds even more paint starts to come off. The paint is coming off down to the bare metal and now exposed areas are starting to rust.

My white paint is chipping horribly!!!.

The body of the car is undergoing paint delamination. This begun at 70k miles on the roof and now rust is beginning. Then the hood. Then one side around windshield. Then the other side around the windshield. There was not any incident that triggered the paint delamination.

Paint chipping of pearl white paint. Paint is bubbling, confirming that she isn’t just getting hit with foreign objects. Metal underneath is beginning to turn a rust color.

Always noticed little chips on my hood then at about 65000 miles my paint just started peeling right off. So bad that I can’t wash my car or the paint will keep peeling. My auto insurance called it delamanation and said it wasn’t painted properly therefore they won’t cover it. Kia will not acknowledge to me that there is a problem, said my warranty on paint has expired. My color is pearl white and I see other white kias all over doing the same thing. Also Hyundai’s. If you look online you will see lots of stories and complaints regarding this problem. Kia should be held accountable and recall this!.

I own a 2015 kia Sorento lx awd and it's painted in the pearl white finish, over the last year the paint has been peeling off on the hood and the top edge closest to the windshield, and it's even started rusting in those spots now, which range in from the size of a match tip, to the size of my palm.

The white pearl paint on our 2015 kia Sorento has been chipping and delaminating. It's occurring all over the car's body but mainly on the hood, roof, and passenger side of the windshield. The damage started occurring in 2019.

Hello, this problem started sice 2020 with the peeling on top of the windshield but I thought it was normal. Then the other big ones just started last week and I was very surprised because theya re like a feet long. I would like to get it fix because my truck looks like new from the inside because I take really good care of it. Please let me knowifyou can help. Atte: mauricio moreno 510-421-8115.

I have a pearl white kia Sorento and the paint is peeling and flaking badly in several areas. It is progressively getting worse and it makes the vehicle look terrible.

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 found anything. If I were driving on a major highway I could write this whole incident off as maybe a stray rock. However, there was nothing around me.

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

�takata recall� my drivers side back door quit opening!! this is a safety hazard if I got into an accident and needed to use that door to get out I couldn�t. Not to mention my children cannot use that door to enter or exit my vey anymore. I don't know why this happened but I have seen videos of the same thing happening to other kia Sorentos on line. I will not fix this on my own I fell like this is a safety recall on the behalf of kia. I'm still paying on this car I both it brand new it's a 2015 model. This happened aproxmently 1 1/2 months ago. I didn't know how to report it until now. I also fell this is why there isn't a recall on it yet because no one knows how to report. Thank you.

Paint delaminating, not due to rock chip or weather. Is very common in this specific paint color on this specific model (pearl white, kia Sorento).

2015 kia Sorento pearl white there is delamination and numerous areas that the paint is peeling, and have continued to get steadily get worse. Areas so far affected: hood, side mirrors, door posts and fenders. There are are other owners that have reported similar issues. My vehicle is a available for inspection.

At around 59,000 mile the paint around the windshield started chipping away. It now is at almost 83,000 miles and the spots have begun to rust. Driving peels the paint. If there is a heavy thunder storm with high winds it peels the paint. I have gone to the dealership to see if they could resolve the issue and they told me that it was peeling and rusting is because I was going through car washes and the chemicals that are used caused the issue. I only ever had the dealership wash my car or at home. The undercoat is also peeling which I believe is why the car is now rusting. It is a defective product and should not be used on any other vehicles.

Roof rail detached on highway while hauling kayak, speed 30 mph. Gust of crosswind. Rail is plastic and the flanges on the end are held on by two screws at each end on the out side edge only. Plastic at that point is paper thin. Inside edge of flange is not attached at all. This allows the rail to roll off to the outside with very little pressure, ripping out the screws on the outer edge. I tried the rail on the other side and by pulling out I could lift up the inner edge and could have ripped it off by hand with a little more pressure. Fortunately no oncoming traffic was hit. I feel this is a definite safety issue. Rail is rated at 220 lbs by kia. Total weight of kayak was 70lbs.

The paint from the roof of my 2015 white kia Sorento is peeling off and rusting is underneath. I started about 6 months ago with a little spot and now has become a big spot. There are also 2 other spots that have started.

The paint on my 2015 kia Sorento coming off in numerous spots throughout the vehicle. The worst spot is just above the windshield on the passenger side. I'm afraid this will lead to the bare metal rusting, causing leakage around the windshield or even worse, weakening the integrity of the roof and the area surrounding the windshield. The vehicle is painted white metallic. I have noticed many other white kia products having similar issues. I contacted me dealership and was told they are aware of the problems but it's not a recall. We purchased the extended bumper to bumper warrantee but we were told by the dealership that paint isn't included. I first noticed the issue in the first few years of ownership but the issues have continued to get bigger and have occurred in other places on the vehicle.

The kia paint on my white pearl kia Sorento has been peeling and rusting. This has been going on since 2017 and beginning at about 40k miles. I can't believe how many other white kias are doing the same thing. The patches are getting worse and peeling in big chunks now. My car is only 5 years old and told by kia this is not covered. I am disappointed in kia for not taking fault on clearly cheap paint placed on all white pearl kias.

The clips on the rear passengers door panel has broken causing the panel to stick out. This is making it so that the door won't open. The car was stationary on a city street.

As found with many other complaints online regarding the Sorento, the parts inside the door handle broke and the door handle fell off when I attempted to open the door. All the parts inside, including the door handle are plastic and, apparently defective. You cannot get into your car. If the handles fall off while driving, it can hit a following car and possibly cause a casualty.

Paint coming off. Peeling, flaking.

The paint is peeling away on the hood, around windshield. Also the luggage racks paint is peeling off. The hood started as a simple little paint chip then exploded will paint bubbling up then peeling off. Around the windshield started with a crack in the paint them just explored in full paint peeling. I can no longer use a drivethru car wash . I must hand wash or the jetta just peel more off. It’s so frustrating cause I strive to take exceptional care of my vehicle.

The kia has been having paint that just comes off around the windshield at the top and now on the hood. I’ve seen several other kia’s (white) having the same issues. Why won’t kia stand behind this issues? I know this is not owners fault. Something is wrong with the paint on these white 2015 Sorentos.

The contact owns a 2015 kia Sorento. While entering the vehicle, the contact¿s foot inadvertently struck the front driver seat rail which was moved backwards. As a result, the contact sustained a laceration on one of the toes and required medical attention. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.