2017 Kia Sorento drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 37 complaints for the 2017 Kia Sorento, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
After 650 miles: merging onto a highway: engine rattled. Engine died. We coasted to the shoulder. We stopped. I put the vehicle in park. Smoke was coming from under the hood. Looking underneath, we saw the car was on fire. Initially the fire was under the engine. We got away from the car and called 911. The fire department came and put it out. By this point it burned the front 2/3 of the car. The car got towed to an automotive towing place.
On 3/24/2019, our 2017 kia sorrento with 30k miles on completely shut down on the freeway. All lights went on and off, the car shook from side to side and the car shut down we lost steering and power brakes while we were going 70MPH on the freeway. Luckily we were able to get to the side of the freeway. This happened 2 more times and then we had the car towed to a dealership for service. This could have easily caused a life threatening car accident and we no longer feel safe driving this kia.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Sorento
- Engine 414 complaints
- Lighting 126 complaints
- Electrical system 97 complaints
- Steering 97 complaints
- Fuel system 49 complaints
- Brakes 23 complaints
- Cruise control 21 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 18 complaints