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2015 Kia Sorento Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
114about this part
Share
15%of 755 total for the year
Median mileage
67,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 114 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2015 Kia Sorento, 15% of the 755 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“My vehicles rear facing camera has a black screen. The lines are still there and it seems like the sensor is working but the screen is completely black. At first this seemed to be an intermittent problem only happening one or two times a week. Now it will not come on at all. The vehicle starts in park and when put in reverse the screen turns black but shows the lines for my car.”

NHTSA complaint #11319962, filed 2020-04, 61,217 miles

“My 2015 Kia Sorento has metal flakes in the engine, burns 2 quarts of oil every 2ooo miles, it hesitates on acceleration, white exhaust smoke, burns a lot of gas, the engine check light and uvo warnings constantly turns on, it can catch on fire anytime, the engine can lock anytime. We need more Kia recalls before lives are lost.”

NHTSA complaint #11166423, filed 2019-01, 72,000 miles

“We were headed back from vacation , just got into the little town of province louisiana, and the moon roof just exploded ! There were no other cars around us no debris! We were driving about 50 MPH on a 2 lane highway.the noise was so loud it sounded like a shotgun went off in the car , we nearly ran off the road !”

NHTSA complaint #11246602, filed 2019-08, 48,032 miles

“My 2015 Kia Sorento ignition went out and I had to have it towed into the dealership and cost me right at $500 for a new ignition. Making me leave with two keys, my original key will only operated the door and then new key operates only the ignition. My factory fob is no longer a part of the working ignition. I am seriously unhappy and find this hard to believe being that my Kia has less that 88k miles on it.”

NHTSA complaint #11300355, filed 2020-01, 88,000 miles

“The exterior handle cap fell off of my vehicle. It keeps the door handle in place. It is not covered under the warranty but when I searched, hundreds of other Kia owners had the same issue, some were brand new. The part is $10 but Kia wanted to charge 60 plus $100 for labor. This part fell off while I was driving which eventually caused the door handle to fall off while driving.”

NHTSA complaint #11138910, filed 2018-10, 65,000 miles

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026233%
20252026%
2024716%
20234032%
20224322%
20214216%
20203726%
201911927%
20184518%
201711014%
201617814%
201511415%
201414915%
2013909%
20128410%
201121714%
200935%
2008126%
200743%
200694%
2005186%
2004136%
200352%

Other parts of the 2015 Kia Sorento

Engine
363 complaints
Body and structure
100 complaints
Exterior lighting
91 complaints
Electrical system
58 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
42 complaints
Brakes
37 complaints
Steering
33 complaints
Fuel system
31 complaints
Air bags
30 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
8 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 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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