2004 Kia Sorento Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 2%of 220 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,501miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the tires of the 2004 Kia Sorento, 2% of the 220 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,501 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Front passenger tire tread came off while driving downhill on a mountain road and cause passenger airbag to deploy, we were lucky car did not roll over and we all were killed. Bridgestone is the tire manufacturer (dueler 684, p245/70r16) and when I do a web search all kinds of information comes up with recalls but could not find my tire type but found all kinds of blogs with people complaining about my type of tire and the tread coming off.”
NHTSA complaint #10281568, filed 2009-08, 77,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Kia Sorento ex. The vehicle has kumho radial 798 tires, line size p245/70/r16, manufactured march 2006. The contact stated that the tires were exhibiting abnormal fractures. The tire distributor was contacted and advised that the failure was caused by the hot climate. The tires were neither repaired nor replaced. The failure mileage of the tires was 16,000. The vehicle failure mileage was 52,501 and the current mileage was 52,793. Updated 05/03/2011 updated 1/5/12”
NHTSA complaint #10386295, filed 2011-03, 52,501 miles“The contact stated the vehicle had an uncontrolled hydroplane incident on wet pavement which resulted in the vehicle crossing three traffic lanes at 45-50 MPH. This occurred while entering the freeway. There were no warnings indicating a problem. Updated 01/25/06.”
NHTSA complaint #10146978, filed 2006-01, 45,700 milesTires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 4 | 1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0% |
| 2013 | 7 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 6 | 0% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 | 5 | 2% |
| 2007 | 4 | 3% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 | 3 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2004 Kia Sorento
46 complaintsEngine cooling
46 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
40 complaintsSuspension
30 complaintsElectrical system
28 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsSteering
24 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsOther or unknown
13 complaintsBrakes
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Kia Sorento
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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