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2007 Kia Sorento Brakes Problems

Complaints
24about this part
Share
16%of 154 total for the year
Median mileage
95,466miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Kia Sorento, 16% of the 154 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,466 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Nhtsa site does not yet reflect that NHTSA recall #: 20v088 affects my vehicle. Your site, which issued that recall states that there are 0 unresolved recalls for my vehicle, but my vehicle has not yet been serviced for that recall. The NHTSA site needs to be updated regarding this recall dated march 25, 2020, with dealer service responses commencing april 10, 2020. Mailed recall notice received from Kia. Thank you for your important work, and stay safe.”

NHTSA complaint #11321223, filed 2020-04, 75,000 miles

“My daughter was on her way to work,she was coming to a stop at the end of the road and had no brakes and she continued on across the road went up the bank across the road and when she reached the top it began sliding down and ended up laying on the passenger side. Thankfully she was not hurt to bad. I have had the car checked out,replaced the windshield and passenger door window and mirror. …”

NHTSA complaint #10625700, filed 2014-08, 121,500 miles

“I just received a recall on my Kia Sorento, it says it is due to a electrical anti lock brake system. And followed by this letter my light does stay on for this part and other lights are on too do to this. I'm scared to death to drive this Kia now. I think for this kind of problem, they should recall the entire vehicle. And give me a brand new Kia sorrento. Because this is life or death,and this is the only vehicle I have to take care of my daughter. To school and doctor, or what ever her needs and mine are. …”

NHTSA complaint #11321109, filed 2020-04, 200,000 miles

“I was driving on the highway when my steering wheel became really stiff like I lost power steering. I looked at my dash and had a check engine light, oil light, ABS light, and ESC off light illuminated. I pressed the gas to try to switch lanes as I was in the far left lane and needed to reach the shoulder to figure out what was going on, and the car would not accelerate. I turned my flashers on and was luckily able to make it to the shoulder without causing an accident. When I was on the shoulder I turned the key off and then back on. …”

NHTSA complaint #11366308, filed 2020-10, 92,500 miles

“I received a manufacturer recall notice about possible fires due to braking circuits in the early spring, but the dealership knew nothing about it. The car was parked outside as suggested. I received a second notice at the end of june. The SUV was serviced 7/14/20 for a recall on the braking circuit. On 8/22/20 a beautifully clear saturday, I was driving home from a neighboring community on a paved country road. I noticed that the ESC off indicator light displayed on the dashboard. I stopped to look in the manual to see if the car was driveable. …”

NHTSA complaint #11355554, filed 2020-09, 142,864 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026233%
202568%
2024614%
20231210%
2022189%
202121%
202054%
2019143%
201883%
2017233%
2016242%
2015375%
2014849%
2013889%
201210312%
20111329%
2009815%
20082712%
20072416%
20062611%
2005145%
2004115%
2003248%

Other parts of the 2007 Kia Sorento

Air bags
58 complaints
Electrical system
21 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
20 complaints
Electronic stability control
18 complaints
Exterior lighting
12 complaints
Vehicle speed control
10 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Equipment
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 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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