Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Kia sorento has 116 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
116
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2016 Sedona and Sorento vehicles. The vehicles may have been manufactured with faulty automatic transmis...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Gear shifter gets stuck. Car jerks back when trying to speed up |
| Nov 30, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,ENGINE | My car totally stopped on me due to one of the 8 recalls I have undone related to my car. My insura... |
| Nov 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Our 2016 Kia Sorento had 86k miles on it, loud knocking began and days later catastrophic engine fai... |
| Nov 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The vehicle is a 2016 Kia Sorento equipped with a 2.0L Turbo Theta II engine subject to the KSDS (Kn... |
| Oct 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My 2016 Kia Sorento SX AWD shows a noticeable delay in the powertrain when shifting from Park into f... |
| Sep 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The safety hazard began with a pattern of ignored warnings by the authorized dealer network. On Aug ... |
| Jul 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, she attempted ... |
| Jun 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Put vehicle in park while waiting at a gas station. It won't come out of park. Managed to get it to ... |
| Jan 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | We experienced a large oil leak from the vehicle. Towing it to the dealer, we are told the oil feed ... |
| Jan 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that after shifting the vehicle into park(P)... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I am financing a 2016 Kia Sorrento from the Burns Ford of York by here pay here of South Carolina I ... |
| Dec 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stationary when t... |
| Dec 14, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | While sitting in park the parking shift level assembly was bumped by a hand bag by someone getting i... |
| Dec 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My 2016 Kia Sorento (VIN: [XXX] ) has suffered a head gasket failure due to a known manufacturing de... |
| Nov 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Unknown component or system failed. My car suddenly stalled while on the highway, not allowing me to... |
| Nov 18, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmi... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I had a catastrophic engine failure on the interstate right before rush hour traffic WITHOUT ANY war... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The shift interlock system stopped allowing the car to come out of park however the vehicle would st... |
| Oct 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I was pulled over by the state police. He said I had a few lights out including a brake light out. I... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine failed while driving. The dealer noted in case details they observed excessive scoring on... |