Headlight Switch problems of the 2017 Kia Motor Sorento

When the car's headlight switch is set to �auto�, the head and taillights will turn on and off at random, regardless of lighting conditions. The lights randomly turn on while the car is off and stationary and has resulted in a drained battery on three occasions. . The lights turn on and then back off while in motion during daytime driving (as indicated by the dashboard indicator). When on and while in motion at night, the lights turn off, resulting in zero visibility while driving.

My 2017 kia Sorento headlights shut off for no reason when I am driving. When they are in auto mode they will turn off followed by a warning on my screen saying they have switched from auto to manual. I have to turn the knob to off then back on. They also shut off in manual mode. This is extremely dangerous and frightening,especially with my toddler in the back seat. I am told a TSB has been started and possibly a class action lawsuit. When will kia do a recall? one dealership told me they have no idea what it could be because it hasnt happened to them, another dealership said they have never heard of it but are willing to take a look to see if they can fix this but I will have to pay. This is not right since this is a kia defect with multiple complaints.

I have owned the car for two years on one occasion while driving the headlights shut off I turned switch to off then back to auto and the lights came on. On two occasions the lights were on after the car was shut off, parked and locked pressing the remote lock button shut off the lights. On one occasion the parking lights turned on at 2am (neighbor's camera picked it up) pressing remote lock button shut off the lights another occasion I tried starting the car in the morning and the battery was dead, I suspect that the lights turned on at night and didn't shut off.

Headlights turned off while I was driving on the freeway twice this week. The first time it happened I got them back on by switching them off then back on. The second time they went off for a few seconds and came back on without me doing anything.

Discrepancies: 1. [high danger to safety that could result in vehicle damage, personal injury, or loss of life] headlights shut off randomly while vehicle is driving or stationary and can not be recovered via manually switching through "auto: off"; lights may recover randomly while left in "auto" position; high beams still work while this happens (this has happened on multiple occasions) 2. Exterior lighting has turned on randomly in the middle of the night on 2 occasions, killing the battery by morning.

While driving, the vehicle's headlights turn off without warning. This has happened on highways and on surface streets. In all cases the light control switch was on "auto. " at least twice, the lights went off after using the turn signal to indicate a lane change. At least once, the dashboard display came up after several seconds, as if the driver was manually changing the lights from auto to on or off, but the driver was not touching the controls. In all cases the headlights came back on after several seconds. Light indicators have come on during daylight hours as well, making it appear the issue happens during day and night. When returning to the vehicle after it was driven, then parked for an hour or more, we have also found the headlights and taillights all on. The lights would not go off without manually turning them off and then back to auto. The lights have also all come on in that same manner, when the car was parked and someone leaned up against it.

Since August 2019, I have been experiencing intermittent headlights failure while driving and the headlights was set on auto. The headlights would shut off for 5-10 seconds unexpectedly and will turn on again. When it happens again this past Saturday (11/7) , I noticed when the headlights went off, only the headlights symbol was lighted on the dash. Normally, when the headlights were switched on auto both the front and rear taillights and headlights symbol would be lighted on the dash. I have spoken to fairfax kia service technician about this problem but since the problem could not be reproduced, he was unable to resolve the issue. In reviewing your site, it appears other owners of 2017 kia Sorento have had similar issues with the headlights shutting off while using the auto headlights feature. I feel this is a serious safety concern, therefore, I am hoping your agency will initiate an investigation on the matter to resolve the issue before someone gets seriously injured or die as a result of this issue.