This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Car was driven a night and headlight were terrible. Vaguely lights a a road sign on a dark street at 100 yards. Both bulbs have been recently replaced. Seems to be very common with these cars. Contacted Kia and got no help other than take to dealer and pay service fee. Others have received no help. Usual are told it is just the way these lights are. These light will not light a closed garage at night.
Low beam lights go off/on randomly. Sometimes will work for a while and then one or both lights will go out. When the dust cover is removed and the light socket assembly is touched, then light will come on. However, moving the wires or socket assembly does not cause light to go out. Then the light later randomly goes off. Also, I have replaced many low beam bulbs. This is a serious safety problem.
Low beam lights are dangerously dim. Constantly have to use high beams when safe to do so. Have to change them every six months or so because they one or the other stops working. Have had it checked out for this problem and they cannot find an issue. May have to trade this car in due to this dangerous situation. Very frustrating!
Low beam headlight bulbs frequently blow out. Headlight assembly dust caps have been replaced, but the issue remains a problem. We have had to change headlight bulbs more than a dozen times in the last four years. These are the H7 bulbs that fit the standard 2015 Sorento low beam headlight fixture.
Poor visibility from the headlights at night, passengers constantly asking id headlights are on. In addition have to regularly replace headlight bulbs every six months.
Keeps blowing out low beam head lites. Replaced four times in the last year. Took in to dealer to look at. Was told nothing they could do about it. I found out by online research that this is not just a couple reports. It is dangerous at nite we have to drive with daylites. Not bright enough for driving. It is a safety issue. Kia will not do anything to fix problem that is a safety issue.needs government investigation before someone gets killed.
I have changed the headlights in my 2015 Kia sorenta over 6 times. I am the original owner and seldom drive at night because I am elderly. How can I get this problem fixed. Last night we drove from Ohio to Virginia with dim and no headlights. Again. Time after time, no head lights. And yes I buy the higher priced high quality recommended light bulbs. This is unsat this is a major problem
The headlights on my car are dangerously dim. I have resorted to having to run my fog lights just to get enough light on the road. I've tried numerous types of after market lights and nothing makes them brighter. I believe this is a safety hazard that Kia somehow missed.
My low beam headlight hit a keep burning out prematurely. I bought the vehicle with 47000 miles, and it now has 106000. In not quite 60K miles I have replaced the low beam headlights 7 times. When replacing I have followed the owners manual procedure each time. A quick internet search of various online forums reveals that I am far from the only person experiencing this problem. When I brought the issue up to the service department at my dealer, they refused to acknowledge that there is any issue, and that replacing the lights this many times is just normal wear and tear. I have had multiple occasions where both low beams burned out simultaneously, making it necessary to use high beams just to get to a store and buy replacements. This is a very unsafe condition.
When my wife got this vehicle she told me she couldn't see the road at night I drove the vehicle and I couldn't see the road either so I went to Kia and they placed new bulbs in there at first we thought everything was great but after a month it was back to being very dim at night. So I took it back to Kia and they said it's your bulbs I'm like these are Kia bulbs and so they recommended me to change the bulbs out so I did. Well once again after a month they were dim. I noticed the bulb burnt out. So I went to advance auto parts and bought new bulbs. The lights keep burning out so I believe there is something here that needs to be investigated whether it be electrical or something else. Thank you.
Low beam headlights are dangerously dim. On mountain roads in Vermont I needed high beams constantly to have reasonable sight distance. On interstate roads the low beams barely light 2-3 car lengths ahead of me.
The low beam bulbs keep burning out in the front headlights. I've replaced them four times in the last year. I took the vehicle to a dealership to see if they could diagnose what was wrong with it. The looked at it and they told me that they found a burnt harness in the lamp assembly and that the whole headlamp assembly would need replaced at an estimated $1100.
The low beams headlights are not bright at all you can't see when driving down the road, it's really dangerous when you you're turning corners because they are not bright so you can't see people crossing the street. Also if you turn off you headlights when driving down the road the dashboard is still visible so you can't tell if your headlights are on or off.
The low-beam headlight has a loose connection. The bulb is good, but the connection is not. You can move the connection and the light comes on, but the bulb/connection moves again and the light goes out. This can create a dangerous situation. I have seen numerous complaints about this.
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