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2011 Kia Sorento latches & locks problems

33 complaints about latches & locks have been filed for the 2011 Kia Sorento, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
33 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When latches & locks problems show up

Latches & locks complaints by mileage, 2011 Kia Sorento Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 94,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 10% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 latches & locks complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. The contact stated that the chrome on the door handle was peeling and caused a passenger to sustain cuts to the hand when attempting to open the door. It was unknown which door handle experienced the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 88,200. The consumer stated the defective door handle, was on the driver's side rear passenger door. Updated 11/05/15.

Reported at 88,200 miles, September 2015 Injury

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that the exterior front driver side door handle had malfunctioned and the door could not be opened from outside the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were both notified. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced under a manufacturers TSB for the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

Reported at 185,000 miles, February 2022

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