20V088000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
An electrical short within the ABS Module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
2009 KIA SORENTO
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 79 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints79
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
13V114000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of PARK without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 14AIR BAGS
- 12ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 8ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 6SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 5AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- 5VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 4ENGINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 KIA SORENTOs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.