Used 2012 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews
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20,000 miles and loving it more
flyboy80, 01/04/2013
Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Been trouble free, fun to drive, extremely agile in traffic. Meets or exceeds advertised performance numbers. Acceleration and braking awesome. Fuel mileage 30 to 35 MPG (Imperial) in county/town, and 35 to 40 on freeway at 62 to 65 mph, depending on wind. One day's travel actually 625 miles on tank (15 IMP). We know there have been economy problems with some models, but not this one. Ride is firm, but offset by great control in turns and winding roads. V6 is the way to go. Best we've owned.
Still a turd
Richienoggin, Langhorne, PA, 04/19/2016
updated 04/20/2017
Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
8 of 16 people found this review helpful
Don't ever buy Kia! First it was a class action law suit for the timing belt braking. Then it's the gas mileage mix up got way less then it was suppose too. So they send you a credit card with the difference every so offen so nice of them. Now my Kia has 90.000 oil done every 3000 an now it somehow has no oil it at all an prob blew up. An no warning at all. Look it up people Kia oil problems. See for yourself. Kia may fix mine who knows but I doubt it reading the rest of the people with the same exact thing go wrong. BEWARE update Kia did fix mine. Got new motor new trans an new drive train. All was bad. Good thing it blew up lol. An the exhaust manifold has a crack in it by 02 sensor. An now after they fixed it now the ball joints are somehow bad they say. An the front end make a noise like the struts are bad. So I replaced all of it struts balljoints, tie rod ends, hubs, an finally the stabilizer bars on the front an it took care of the sounds. So people it's not the rubber boot on the strut. I changed it all an nothing worked until that. Good luck. update well guess i was right they recalled it for small metal pieces that come loose an cause the car to blow up. Only took them over a year to recall it after mine blew up. What a pos never buy a Kia ever. If so your an idiot like Was.
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A Major Disappointment
mdawgg, Walton, NY, 09/11/2011
Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 21 people found this review helpful
After 150 miles the plastic seat belt retainer clips popped out of the interior sides they were supposed to be anchored to. I tried to put them back in but they would eventually pop out again. After 250 miles the engine began to idle rough, the transmission would go "clunk" when shifting up or down at slow speeds, and the car began to vibrate when driving on the highway. After 850 miles the rear view screen in the mirror for the backup camera began to have thick black lines across it. Sometimes the screen would go completely black. The car has only a little over 1000 miles on it, but I dread driving it for fear of having more things go wrong. I will never buy another Kia again.
Blown engine
Marci , Plainwell, MI, 11/10/2023
Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I never had one bit of trouble with this vehicle. Never in the shop for repairs. Engine blown at 73k miles.
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My first new car ever - unbelieveable value!
tcsmythe, Spring, TX, 10/23/2011
Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
5 of 23 people found this review helpful
My Sorento actually exceeded the sticker's MPG rating. Super peppy and holds my entire outdoor sound system. My profit as a musician just went up.