Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Kia Sorento has 245 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 2 powertrain-related recalls.
245
Complaints
2
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
15V626000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Kia Sorento vehicles manufactured October 19, 2009, to January 31, 2013. In the af...
11V258000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO 2WD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND 2.4L ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM THE START OF PR...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The vehicle is shifting weird out of first, knocking sound. A code of p1326 skds is showing on diagn... |
| Feb 9, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the v... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that there was a knocking sound coming from ... |
| Jul 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | When I place my vehicle in park it lurches forward several times |
| Mar 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I’ve gotten approved to buy another car and was going to trade my 2011 Kia sorento but still has ope... |
| Jan 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Family and i were driving home from soccer and car violently stuttered felt like we hit a deer. This... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | The ABS, downhill assist, and engine light stay on constantly, even though the clock spring has been... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY SUFFER FROM NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE INTERMEDIAT... |
| May 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and attempting to accel... |
| Mar 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My vehicle engine chatters uses oil with out leaking and going up hills the transmission stays in 1s... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I just got this car and it haseven been 30days I read the NHTSA Action Number: DP21003 and it is e... |
| Jul 14, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While driving engine will die unexpectedly & jerk the car, sometimes it will immediately start up on... |
| Jul 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | My car experienced high engine oil consumption at 198,000 miles approximately. Yesterday at 210,000 ... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Was driving and came to a red light. Then proceeded to get on the highway when all of a sudden it go... |
| Jun 13, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While driving with family or clients in my Kia Sorento since I bought it brand new in 2011 has had ... |
| May 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Going down the highway with cruise control on, the car jolted and disengaged cruise control. At anot... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 2011 Kia Sorento, built 2010 , Kia issued a recall notice concerning misaligned intermediate shafts ... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | When I started out with the car it drove alright then I had to take it back and forth for the wiring... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON 2-7-2022 MY 2011 KIA SERENTO began to boggle out while driving it merging onto the freeway I was ... |
| Jan 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I have owned a 2011 Kia Sorento AWD since 2010, and I am reporting an issue with a specific recall a... |