Kia SORENTO brakes problems
1,261 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
10,135 owner complaints analyzed
40 distinct recall campaigns
75,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2003 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,421 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
1,261 of 10,135 complaints match this topic (12.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10052884 · 2004-01-12 (January 12, 2004)
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SORENTO. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052884 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10058757 · 2004-02-23 (February 23, 2004)
BOUGHT 2003 SORENTO JULY 1, 2003. SOON AFTER THE BACK BRAKES OR SOMETHING AFTER BRAKING WOULD "CLUNK". WHETHER IS WAS AFTER RELEASING BRAKES OR SECONDS LATER IT WOULD "CLUNK" (DEALER KEEPS SAYING IT 'POPS', IT CLUNKS). FIRST TIME IN THEY DIDNT FEEL IT THEY SAID. SECOND TIME THEY FELT IT AND THEN SAID THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND WOULD CONTACT KIA ABOUT IT-----THIS THIRD TIME---THEY SAY ITS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. FTER THE FIRST TIME IN THE SHOP FOR THE 'CLUNKING' THE SERIOUS VIBRATION ON THE HIGHWAY BEGAN TO BE FELT STARTING AT 68 MPH…
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Owner report 10068099 · 2004-04-30 (April 30, 2004)
AT 12000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2003 KIA SORENTO MACHINED TWICE DUE TO WARPING AND RESULTANT BRAKE PULSING/VIBRATION. DUE TO REQUIRED ROTOR THICKNESS, THE NEXT EPISODE WILL NECESSITATE ROTOR REPLACEMENT. THE NEED TO DO THIS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE INDICATES A SEVERE DEFICIENCY, PROBABLY RELATING TO FAULTY DESIGN OR A METALLURGICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THE SORENTO IS A NEW MODEL AND I SUSPECT THAT AS MILES ARE ACCUMULATED THIS PROBLEM WILL BECOME MORE EVIDENT FLEET-WIDE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,505 miles reported. Look up ODI 10068099 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10073544 · 2004-05-12 (May 12, 2004)
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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Owner report 10086969 · 2004-08-16 (August 16, 2004)
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. WITHIN 16,000 MILES OF USE, ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, AND ARE IN NEED OF IT ONCE AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THIS CONDITION IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, KIA REFUSED TO HONOR IT.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10086969 at NHTSA ↗