2009 Kia Borrego problems
Owners have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Kia Borrego. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. Next are electrical system (11%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 137 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 109 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 18 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 109 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 44,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia borrego. The contact stated someone crashed into the vehicle from the rear, pushing the contact's vehicle into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver of the vehicle sustained a face contusion and lacerations to the nose. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 kia borrego. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hydro-planed and crashed into a concrete pillar. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a head injury and bruising to the body. The police were called and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for inspection but was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000. Updated 12/17/13
I hit a parked car on passenger front side. No passengers were in the vehicle. Side and window air bags deployed on driver side and passenger side. Steering wheel airbag did not deploy and I slammed into the steering wheel causing injury.
As I pulled onto my driveway, coming to a stop with my foot on the brake, the car unintentionally accelerated and crashed through the garage door.
On my new kia borrego, 2009 with 6000 miles on it. While driving on the high way I was trying to stop quickly from 70 miles to avoid hitting the car in the front of me who suddenly stop due to some construction on the high way. I hit the brake very hard. The car start pulsating and shaking very hard. It was almost impossible to control the steering wheel. It was a horrifying moment before finally the car speed went to about 15 miles.
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