This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for KIA SORENTO 2013 engine. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your KIA SORENTO 2013 engine and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1122069
Internal NHTSA #	10648278
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2013
File date	16/10/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2013 kia sorento lx loss of accelerator control. I had just exited a 55mph boulevard onto a 35mph residential street. As i accelerated to the posted speed there was a ? Pop?, the car lurched, and the engine light came on. The engine was still running but there was no response from pressing the accelerator pedal. I cut off the engine, waited a minute and restarted it. The engine, transmission and electrical all seemed to be fine but the accelerator was non-responsive. Surprisingly the engine idle speed was sufficient to push the car along on moderately hilly roads. I managed to get the car to the kia dealer, where i purchased it, and left it with the service department. After i got home i did a google search for ? Kia sorento acceleration? And found multiple reports of accelerator problems with 2012 through 2014 kia sorentos. Http://www. Kia-forums. Com/2011-2013-xm-sorento-forum/76454-2012-sorento-disconnected-accelerator. Html http://www. Carcomplaints. Com/kia/sorento/2013/engine/died_while_driving. Shtml after reviewing the various posts i believe that the computer software upgrade that the service departments are loading are not going to resolve the issue, otherwise kia would not have been having this issue for several years. I believe the actual issue is a faulty part that has not been replaced or redesigned. If that is the case then i will have this issue again sometime in the future. The tech reported that they found 3 service codes. They cleared the codes, checked the computer software and "found old version". They reported that they updated the software and performed a throttle cleaning. They test drove the car twice and the engine light did not turn back on (no codes).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	19000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GREENSBORO, NC
VIN pattern	5XYKT4A23DGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	35
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

1FADP3F27EL285590 5KKPALD10GPHC7203 AHTFX22G408014094 WBAJK7108JBP70794 VNKKAAC300A032899 KMFZAN7HP9U457360 1HD4LE214DC449597 JN1CPUD22U0828357 W0LPD6E60FG031945 1C4PJMCB0HW629959 KNACP811FP5005375 WUAZZZGY6NA905912

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?