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Lane departurePart report

2016 Kia Sorento Lane departure Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
1%of 1,262 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the lane departure of the 2016 Kia Sorento, 1% of the 1,262 complaints for this model year.

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.

“The red steering wheel with an exclamation point pops up on the dashboard and instantly I lose power steering the wheel gets really hard, it went out as I was making a turn and I almost hit the truck . I had to yank the wheel really hard to control the steering, then had to pull over turn the truck off then back on to reset the problem. This have been going on mildly for a few years now has gotten to its worst”

NHTSA complaint #11685439, filed 2025-09

“Driving on freeway and car suddenly would no longer accelerate over 40mph. Pulled off the freeway and large amounts of white smoke was coming from the exhaust. Turned off engine, looked under the hood and saw engine coolant bubbling. Attempted to restart car and it would no longer start. The car was towed to a Kia dealership and diagnosed as head bolts backing out of cylinder head causing leak and pressure with coolant and oil mixture. I was told my engine would need to be replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #11574981, filed 2024-03

“When driving down the road at any speed in a striaght line steering sticks requiring constant over correction. This is becoming a big problem at highway speeds as vehcile will jerk and on an icy road Im affaid I my lose control”

NHTSA complaint #11558797, filed 2023-12

“I have been calling Kia corporate for a year now. They will put me on hold or transfer me until they think I give so they disconnect me! I finally got a supervisor on the phone to help me and he was very rude. I told him that “I knew Kia did not want to have a situation where one of their vehicles caught on fire with children in it” and his answer was “ma’am that happens all the time”. They have not fixed the seven recalls that are on my 2016 Kia Sorrento. Not one out of seven. …”

NHTSA complaint #11529040, filed 2023-06

“Unknown. The blind spots warning sometimes works and sometimes it doesn’t. The same goes for the backing warning. The car will not lock itself with the key control or manually. This problem has happened a few times already. One of the lights at the driver side isn’t working. (Inside light)”

NHTSA complaint #11451283, filed 2022-02

Related service bulletins

Lane departure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026117%
202523%
2023108%
202242%
202131%
202032%
2019123%
201842%
201720%
201671%
201440%

Other parts of the 2016 Kia Sorento

Engine
697 complaints
Other or unknown
178 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
126 complaints
Body and structure
111 complaints
Electrical system
107 complaints
Steering
81 complaints
Exterior lighting
67 complaints
Vehicle speed control
62 complaints
Fuel system
58 complaints
Engine cooling
31 complaints
Brakes
24 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 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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