Two problems related to vehicle overheat have been reported for the 2016 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2016 Sorento.
My car started overheating all of a sudden with no alerts or warnings. My vehicle is 2016 kia Sorento sx v6 with 3. 3l engine 6 cylinderi bought the vehicle used but it had been serviced faithfully with records from kia but being a second owner the power train warranty stops at 60,000 miles instead of 100, 000 miles if I were original owner. I bought it from a reliable dealership which it had 81,300 miles at time I bought and only has 85 ,000 miles now but we don't drive it that much and have owned it for 6 months . Now kay has had several complaints about the 2016 sx awd Sorento but 111 complaints on this particular engine . I was told at the dealership to repair that it had blown head gasket because the bolts had backed out. So kia basically says they are not responsible because I am not original owner so no warranty now. The dealership tells me no motors available because they all have been brought back in to be retooled do it shows there has been an issue but still no recall. I bought a coverage warranty with car shield but they don't want to pay because the dealership can only repair head gasket and can not warrant the work because if it having aluminum head but I have a vehicle me that I owe 19,000 dollars on and have been asked to pay for my repairs now. Kia needs held responsible and pay up to the power train of 100,000 miles . 111 complaints on this engine is enough to say let's help these people . . . I will never purchase another kia product due to the poor attitudes. Of service department and kia in general. Word of mouth is best advertisement negative or positive for kia and car shield both of them. This is happening under 88,000 miles on majority of these motors. They need held responsible and forced to bring in a recall and repay the ones that have to pay out of pocket for their piece of crap engines which they no longer putting them in the new kia .
The contact owns a 2016 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle overheated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the bolts that secured the engine head to the block were stripped which caused the engine to be destroyed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure and a case was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 74,999. The VIN was invalid.