Owners of the Kia Sorrento have experienced problems with their sunroof. A defect has caused the sunroom to malfunction or even explode. Here are reported complaints. Owners may be entitled to compensation for repair costs, loss of use, or other damages.
SUMMARY:
SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY OPENING THE SUNROOF AND IT SHATTERED ON ME AND MY FAMILY, THE GLASS FELL ON ME AND MY WIFE. THE SEATS WERE SCRATCHED AS WELL AS THE DASH, I ALSO HAD SCRACHES ON MY FOREHEAD AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE SWITCH. THE CAR HAD APROX 400 MILES. THE DEALER FIXED THE ROOF REPLACED THE SCRATCHED PANNELS, THE CAR ALSO HAS A SLIGHT PULL TO THE RIGHT THEY SAID THEY COULDNT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT TOOK APROX 12 DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK. TWO DAYS AFTER RECIEVING THE CAR BACK WE TOOK A TRIP AND WITH 914 MILES A SMALL ROCK HIT THE WIND SHIELD AT APROX 55 TO 60 MPH AND IT CRACKED ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. DOES KIA USE AN INFERIOR GLASS IN THERE VEHICLES AND WHY THE PULL TO THE RIGHT? *TR
Component(s): STRUCTURE , SUSPENSION
SUMMARY:
CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT OF CAR WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE AND BANGING AROUND. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. I WILL LIST MORE LATER. *TR
Component(s): STRUCTURE SUNROOF
Vehicle Make – Model – Model Year(s) KIA SORENTO 2011
SUMMARY:
THE CAR IS A 2011 AND IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A CRACK AND A LOUD POP. AFTER THAT NOISE THE WHOLE SUNROOF FELL IN ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF THE GLASS AND METAL HOLDING THE GLASS. IT SEEMS THE GLASS HAD POPPED UP BEFORE IT FELL IN ON ME. MY BACK WAS SCRATCHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE SUNROOF WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO A GOUGED DOOR PANEL. THERE ARE STILL SMALL SCRATCHED ON THE INTERIOR AND THE ROOF OF THE CAR FROM THE GLASS. *TR