Electrical System Related Problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento

Table 1 shows four common electrical system related problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento. The number one most common problem is related to the electrical system (26 problems). The second most common problem is related to the 12v/24v/48v battery (one problem).

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Kia Motor Sorento


Recently reported Electrical System problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento

The Electrical System problem

My speedometer was jumping from 0 to 20 mph while in park. A couple weeks later it did it while I was driving, I was going 25 mph and it jumped to 55 mph. I took it to the shop that day and all 4 of my wheel speed sensors were out, which wasn’t accurately measuring my speed.   Read details...

The 12v/24v/48v Battery problem

The contact owns a 2018 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the battery was draining faster than usual. The contact stated upon parking the vehicle overnight with the battery fully charged, the contact became aware that the battery had lost 30-50 % charge by the next morning.   Read details...

The Wiring problem

In January 2019 a recall was done on my vehicle. A few days later, I was traveling out of state. I was on the interstate driving 70 miles per hour when the car lost power. Luckily there was no one behind me. I was told that the recall sent the car into limp mode because the engine was bad.   Read details...


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