Vehicle Data Hub

2017 Kia Sorento electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 97 complaints for the 2017 Kia Sorento, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
97 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 5
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Kia Sorento Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 33 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sorento. While the vehicle was parked outside of an auto body shop over the weekend, the center console caught on fire. The contact stated that the melted center console and burnt driver side seat were discovered by an auto body technician. A police report and a fire report were not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not inspected by an independent mechanic or dealer to determine the cause of the fire.

Reported at 80,000 miles, October 2017 Fire

My 2017 kia sorento headlights when operating in auto mode will unexpectedly and without warning turn off. I have to turn the switch manually to make them come back on. This creates an extreme safety hazard. It has happened both on the highway / interstate as well as back roads. This needs to be addressed by kia asap.

Reported at 35,000 miles, November 2019

Other problems reported for the 2017 Kia Sorento

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Kia models