Used 2017 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Things That Make you go Hmmmm
tombeaman, Gresham, OR, 12/16/2016
Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
67 of 72 people found this review helpful
I've got about 1500 miles on my new Sorento so far, and there are SO many things that I love about it. It seems to be a great value, a very comfortable car for the money. There are some items that make me scratch my head: The so-called third seat...REALLY? That is crazy in every SUV I have been in. Give it up, people. If you want a third row, get a mini-van. For the Sorento, getting that third row not only gives you a couple of seats that only an 8-year old could sit in, it also loses you some handy storage bins! How stupid! Another poorly designed feature is the power rear hatch. The Sorento has a great feature that allows the hatch to raise just by approaching the car...that is cool. What is NOT cool is that the hatch will open up while you are in the garage and then bang your hatch into your garage door. If that happens (say, your fob button gets pressed by your other keys), then you go out to the garage and open your garage door, causing hundreds of dollars of damage! This is not a problem with only the Sorento, but I never thought of it until I owned an SUV. Beware! A feature that I am having trouble with is the Automatic Forward Braking system. It's supposed to monitor traffic ahead and warn you or apply the brakes if needed to lessen a collision. A great safety feature...that turns off dozens of times each trip...about once every four miles! Accompanied by a "ding ding!" I feel like it's going to be Christmas all year round! It's going back to the shop tomorrow, so we'll see if they fix it or not. My next whine is the leather seat warmers. Why would the switch have to be engaged every time I start my car?? And why have a switch that requires multiple taps to cycle through the options, instead of a two-or-three position switch? My other cars with this feature have an Off-Low-High toggle switch, and when you a running errands the heater comes on to the last setting. But the Sorento has to be turned on each time, and then you have to push the button repeatedly to go from high to medium to low heat. Now, after that list of complaints, I still LOVE how it drives. A powerful engine (a little too touchy on the gas pedal), smooth tranny and ride, tight turning radius, great visibility. I am happy, but I do wish those things on my list were not so puzzling. Another oddity about KIA is that accessories cost twice as much if you wait to get them after the sale. Seems to me that a posted price for an accessory should be the same whether the item is installed at the dealer or at the port. And another thing??? Hire someone who actually knows English to write your owner's manuals! UPDATE: The Forward Braking problem is already a service advisory from KIA. So the good news is they are on top of it. The bad news is the fact that it was not done properly to begin with, and now the part is on order. I'll update this again as the repair process proceeds.
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Kia Sorento Slipping out of gear!!!
RP1970, Knoxville, TN, 02/18/2019
Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
17 of 23 people found this review helpful
My 2017 Kia Sorento slips out of gear intermittently. While driving, it will go into 1st gear, and one time, 2nd. This is while accelerating into the highway, pulling out of a parking lot, or simply driving down the street (40-50mph). My car isn’t even 2 years old, and I’ve complained about this within the 1st month. I also attempted to take a trip to my hometown in Ohio; from North Carolina, where I live (7 hr drive). While driving through the mountains, 77 N, my car stopped accelerating and there was a strong smell of gas. My speed kept declining, and there was nowhere to stop. Luckily there was a travel station a little more than a mile away. I costed into the travel station, and got the car towed to the nearest dealership, where they found a problem with the fuel injectors. After about a week, they fixed it and thankfully had the car towed back to me. My car also (within 30 days of purchasing it), popped out of gear while parked in my driveway (on a slight hill). I ran into the house for a few mins and left my 25 year old daughter in the car. She was in the passenger seat, on Instagram, and said that she heard a loud pop and it felt like another car hit it. She looked up, and the Car started rolled by back. She quickly tried to get her seatbelt off, and opened the door, by that time, the car had already made contact with the neighbors (across from me) mailbox. She hurt her arm, as the front passenger door caught the mailbox. The whole passenger side of my car was scraped up, leaving the front door crunched in the opposite direction (unable to close). My daughter came in the house frantically, ad told me what happened, in tears and fear. I ran outside to retrieve my car from the neighbors driveway, and SHIFTED it out of PARK, then drive it back into my driveway. The KIA dealership where I purchased it from (JT KIA, Rick Hill) had it towed there, but claim to have found nothing. This leaves me feeling very scared, unsafe, and concerned for my life, and my 4 year old that I drive around everyday. I hope that Kia resolves this issue, as to prevent any hurt, harm, losses to us. I am documenting everything I can, to keep record of this. What if we are at an intersection, or there’s oncoming traffic; cars or semi trucks? Hopefully Kia will come up with some sort of resolve, I know I’ve done my part in documenting my concerns.
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Best SUV I've owned. Are you listening Ford?
J Marrero, York, PA, 11/18/2017
Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
We switched from a Toyota FJ Cruiser to the Sorento for financial reasons. I loved our FJ although the $500 monthly price tag and fuel cost was weighing us down. She dragged me to the Kia dealership to test drive a Sorento. She wanted the turbo four cylinder citing it was miserly on gas. I was quite skeptical until I got in the car. It was a Pearl White with black leather interior and sporty wheels. But I was taken aback by the performance and handling. Fast forward one year and I really like this SUV. Driving into Virginia we usually get around 38 miles to the gallon, WOW! The car handles quite well, looks great, has power to spare on tap and sips gas. This was a fantastic deal. Oh yeah the Ford comment. We had a Ford Expedition before the Toyota FJ. The engine started popping spark plugs two months after we'd made the last payment. The Kia Sorento? Keeps running and running while we save gas money. When this lease is up we are getting another Kia Sorento. I'd like to say it again... are you listening Ford?
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Sorento is the way to go!
Dennis Sharier, Independence, MO, 08/16/2022
Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Good solid economical auto! Comfortable and affordable!
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