Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Kia Sorento has 61 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
61
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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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...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | As per a consumer affairs article, hub assembly and wheel speed sensors should be covered by power t... |
| Oct 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owned a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH and towing a t... |
| Oct 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2013 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle in... |
| Apr 7, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Sorento truck start off by self went I drive more the hour went I brake the truck sout off . |
| Dec 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE A... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I purchased the 2013 Kia in February, 2019. In August, 2020 the "check engine" light came on and had... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 2013 KIA SORENTO, 2.4L. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR, AND THE CRANK ... |
| Jun 26, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING DOWN I70 WEST IN MISSOURI I GOT TO MILE MARKER 83.8 AND I HEAR TINK THINK AND AS I'M P... |
| Apr 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE.LUCKILY THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF... |
| Feb 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND... |
| Jan 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND AT 70 MPH I HAD SUDDEN POWER FAILURE AND THE THE ENGINE COMPLETE... |
| Sep 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN A... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE VEHICLE HAS HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION, ROUGHLY ONE QUART OF OIL PER ONE THOUSAND MILES DRIVEN. QUICK... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD SHUTOFF WITHOUT W... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN-TOWN, THE VEHICLE LUNGES BACK AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE ... |
| Jul 17, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I HAVE A SORENTO THAT DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 60K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS A 2013, I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS T... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | INITIAL ISSUE-VEHICLE WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY AND WE HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM THE STORE. NO INDICATIO... |
| Apr 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CAR SLOWS AND STALLS AND RPMS DROP TO ZERO WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. CAR... |
| Mar 6, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FL... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | OUR FAMILY WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOW CLICKING NOISE. WE GO... |