general problems of the 2015 Kia Motor Sorento - part 2

My 2015 kia Sorento lx is peeling paint on the passenger side pillar after a hard rain. I have found many other complaints about the same thing from other kia Sorento owners after some looking. There should be no reason for the paint to be peeling like this and needs to be repaired before rust begins. My Sorento is available for assessment at any time. This began the night of July 9th, 2022.

The paint is chipping off my 2015 kia sorrento. It’s especially bad right above my windshield but it’s chipping in a couple other areas and progressing quickly. It only has 90,000 miles on it. This should not be happening.

Paint is delaminating.

Paint is delaminating on hood and roof of vehicle due to defective paint. . Read more...

My 2015 kia Sorento began peeling paint on the roof top and side window panels and is continually getting worse. When communicating with my dealership, they stated it was out of warranty and to contact a local body-shop. I believe this is a latent defect, and should not be treated under the standard paint warranty in the owners manual. Please let me know the next steps.

Engine shut off without warning while driving. My wife was driving and was able to roll off road thankfully. She was on a very busy road and was in serious risk of injury along with the cars behind her. Did not start back up. Battery had power. Found out engine failed! verified by mechanic. Called kia corporate customer service number and was told the engine will not be repaired. 125,000 miles. No warning lights came on. This is absolutely wrong of kia! shame on them!.

Paint peeling following stone hit approximately January 2022.

Snow white pearl paint is peeling off.

This 2015 kia sorrento was purchased new 8/14. It has been regularly serviced/maintained since. In Nov 2018 the awd would not engage during a snowstorm, I was left stranded and had to be towed to the dealership. The awd coupler needed to be replaced. October 1, 2021, the car was inspected and passed with no major issues. November 6, 2021, the car would not start. It was jump started and brought to a local auto repair facility where I was advised it needed a new battery. New battery installed and on November 8, 2021, the car would not start. I returned to the same facility & had them check the battery, alternator and starter. All was fine. They recommended I return to healy kia, newburgh, NY, and have them check the computer board. December 1, 2021, healy kia informed me that the head gasket was shot and that I needed an engine rebuild. I questioned this as the car was only 5 years old, I only drive the car locally, and that I have done no extensive travel in over 2 years since covid-19. Healy kia never offered to replace the engine, only the rebuild for $11k. I contacted kia corporate on December 2, 2021 to file a concern (case #14515621) and was advised by that rep I was out of warrantee, admitted there had been engine recalls in the past, but a manager would review my case and call me w/in 2-3 business days. To date, no return call. I began calling kia(800)333-4542 for these past 3 days & the automated phone system either dropped the call or transferred me to road side assistance. December 8, 2021, I finally got through to another kia rep, who confirmed my case number and stated my case was still under review awaiting verifying information from healy kia confirming the damage and the estimate. . Read more...

I have a 2015 kia Sorento my paint has started peeling off for no reason. It is snow pearl white . I've spoken to and have seen others just like mine doing the same thing. This is definitely kias responsibility. Not all of us would have the same issue if not!!!.

The paint on my kia (pearl white) blew off from a portion of my car on a windy day. The car has been seen by the kia dealership and we were referred to kia consumer affairs. There were no prior signs of paint peeling in the area where it blew off prior to it blowing off.

10/2021 drove to store (about 20 minutes). Shopped for about 1 hour. Started to leave parking area and enter ramp to highway when the engine stopped. Everything went off. No warning. No check engine light, no maintenance light, nothing. I was able to steer back into the parking area. Put car in park and waited about 4-5 minutes. Started the car (it started without a problem) and began driving in the parking lot. When it began hesitating and feeling as if it would stall again. There was a gas station next to the parking area. Pulled in & filled tank (tank was 1/2 full) and just barely pulled into a parking spot in front of gas station convenience store. Got towed to our local garage. They changed the oil and checked external systems and thought it was working fine. When my husband picked the car up it was still hesitating and almost stalling on the way home. Next, took it to local kia dealer. Same situation. Couldn't find anything, said it drove fine for them. Same thing happened to my husband on the way home. Stalling in traffic. Having to restart the car in an intersection. Very dangerous. Brought back to dealer and they said it would cost $600-1000 to diagnose. Then it might cost $5000 - $10,000 to fix (replace or rebuild the engine). I reached out to kia customer service but they did not offer any solutions other than to talk to the dealership in question. We are at a stand-still and have not been able to drive the car since October 2021.

2015 Sorento has paint peeling and chipping due to air and weather. The peeling paint started December 2019. The condition has gotten worse. The chipping started this year.

Paint on hood peeling. Warranty cover paint on roof recall. Car was painted at the same time why is the hood not covered?.

The paint is blowing off.

The contact owns a 2015 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while reversing out of a parking space and making a left turn, the contact heard an abnormal popping. The contact felt the vehicle was dragging something underneath the vehicle. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle however, the engine was shaking and the contact saw that there was oil leaking on to the ground. The contact put the vehicle in neutral and had her son push the vehicle to her residence. The dealer was contacted but the service department was unavailable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,050.

After engine replacement the car has a major loss of power that occurs intermittently. When accelerating the car will stutter and slow down I live in the mountains and there are a lot of blind corners that are safe to navigate when the vehicle responds properly. I have almost been tboned by oncoming vehicles traveling at an excessive speed around those corners due to the loss of power the vehicle has suffered due to poor repairs and faulty engine.

This is a continuing problem. I have previously reported this issue to kia and it has fallen in silent ears. For whatever reason my vehicle has been bone dry of oil. There is no warning that the oil is low. No indicator comes on. , nothing! this can happen immediately after an oil change. The oil does not leak on the ground and it is known where the oil goes. The only way I know that there’s is no oil is that the car smells as though something is burning. I have spent hundreds of dollars in oil trying to keep up with when it dry’s out. Also, the rear brake light (right) burns out at least twice a month. At one point the light burned into the housing unit and had to be pulled out with needle nose pliers. I have again spent a lot of money on replacing bulbs. This car is extremely unsafe and I feel at anytime the car will catch on fire.

Snow white pearl paint has started peeling from roof by windshield and on driver door pilar causing rust spots.

It started with a small spots on the front edge of the hood. That spot gradually grew and more spots started peeling. The next came on the driver's side on the frame of the windshield then on the passenger side. Pieces of paint just peeled off. There's about a good 8" long patch that has no paint and it's still flaking. The piece of paint that came off was so thin and brittle, I couldn't believe it. It just seems like the undercoat wasn't good and didn't fuse with the paint when it was applied. I don't know if I'm going to have to have the entire SUV repainted.

I have the sorrento with the white pearl paint for last couple years I’ve had small flakes come off and I’ve tried to cover them up with the ink pen. But the spots are just getting bigger. So disappointed. This is my second kia I did not have a problem on the black when I had before this.

Paint is chipping off from the hood and around the windshield pearl white kia Sorento noticed this occurring 2/2021.

My car shows airbag signal however I never involve in any kind of accident and also when I turn on ac it blow hot air and my backup camera not working.

My 2015 kia sorrento has paint that is chipping off in large chunks around the winshield and the hood. This issue has been happening for a couple of years now. I spoke with kia consumer assurance and they informed me that the only models covered is 2011-2014. I purchased my kia sorrento in April 2014, although it is a 2015 model. I want to make a formal complaint regarding this model. I have seen others with the same issue in this area.

I logged into credit karma looking at my car details and saw there was a recall on the traction. Ive noticed my traction light on in the car; however, did not think anything of it as the button was pushed in as normal. The light is on consistently.

Normal low beams are useless for driving. You must use high beams to be able to see, even in town. This has been a problem since I purchased the vehicle in 2015. Also, I have had to replace the bulbs three times, if I don’t buy the brightest/most expensive ones, I’ve wasted my money and it’s like putting a night light in front of your vehicle.

I am making a complaint due to the paint chipping above the windshield. The paint started to chip and now in growing larger. Every time it rains the paint chips more and more. I have noticed not only that my car pillars on the siding around the windshield peeled that I have repainted but now it is above the wind shield. There are alot of kia Sorentos in my area that the top of their vehicle are peeling as well so this has to be a manufacturer problem. I have spoken with a few shops in the area and they stated to inform kia that is an ongoing issue with all the kia's. I have pictures of the top of my vehicle.

2015 kia Sorento 2. 4 has had light bulb replaced twice in the year.

I have a 2015 pearl white kia Sorento. My paint has chipped tremendously and I have only had the truck for a year and a half. It first started with a small chip on the side of my windshield which is now huge. I started noticing more chips shortly after and they are now huge as well. There has to be a defect in this paint because every snow white kia that I have seen in my city looks just like mine. . . . Peeling!.

Abs lights keep coming on and off when taking it to the shop the code reader is giving no codes.

The pearl white paint is chipping off of my kia Sorento on the windshield pillars, above the windshield and the hood and various other locations. . . . The paint finish is faulty and was not properly applied.

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.

A jerks when you trying to park when you going slow on the parking lot it has a kool 2098 fuel trim it keeps idling high and I'm stalling.

Pearl white paint is peeling from the base coat. Started peeling at 90k miles. Paint warranty ended at 40k miles. There is a current lawsuit in progress on this issue. I am not a part of that yet.

I own a 2015 kia Sorento that the peeling is rapidly peeling off ( or what the body shops call delamination ) . My paint began peeling in a tiny spot I thought was a chip from a rock but rapidly began peeling all over .