Assist problems of the 2019 Kia Motor Sorento

Four problems related to assist have been reported for the 2019 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2019 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2019 Sorento.

1 Assist problem

Failure Date: 02/09/2026

Car would randomly stall and jerk while accelerating. Unsafe to drive. May cause accident. Having to constantly set hazard lights to prevent accident.

2 Assist problem

Failure Date: 12/20/2024

Master warning, forward collision avoidance assist, lane keeping assist, and high beam assist warning lights on. Message boards mention similar problems and there have been front and rear camera recalls for telluride and other models of kia, but not for Sorento. Similar problem occurred a few months ago when car died while going at highway speeds. This resolved after cleaning radar cover, cameras and sensors, but are not resolving current problem. Lane assist and departure are not working. We have not taken it to dealer yet. Our 2019 Sorento has not been included in recalls for this specific problem.

3 Assist problem

Failure Date: 09/18/2024

Vehicle has lka fca and hba error lights on. Dealer inspection found active dtc c180508 lkas can-signal error. C160649 ecu software error. Can line inspection found incorrect can-signal from multifunction camera.

4 Assist problem

Failure Date: 11/26/2021

Multifunction front camera unit part number 95740-c6560. Warning lights come on every day. They continue to alert while driving causing issues with attention to the road. The high beams will not work unless the lights are set to on instead of auto. Vehicle was taken to a kia dealership, and they diagnosed a complete failure on the part. This part operates several of the safety functions of the vehicle. There have been several people who have had this issue.


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