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2005 Kia Sorento

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2005 Kia Sorento do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 242.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

257 reports with mileage · 50 unknown

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 63 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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  • Electrical System. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

17 crash reports5 fire reports11 injury reports

Tires complaints

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60,000 miles · Sep 17, 2012
Tires

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES, LINE DYNAPRO AS, SIZE: P245/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 5,00…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES, LINE DYNAPRO AS, SIZE: P245/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

NHTSA ODI #10475635

75,523 miles · Aug 20, 2012
Tires

I HAVE COOPER DISCOVER TIRES ON MY SUV I PUT ON BRAND NEW THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY FORD DEALER ON AUG 16TH ON 2008 IT IS A 2005 KIA SORENTO I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 SO I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT IS WHAT I BOUGHT I DROVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHEN I PUT THE TIRES ON MY KIA IT HAD 30,402 MILES ON IT NOW I…

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I HAVE COOPER DISCOVER TIRES ON MY SUV I PUT ON BRAND NEW THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY FORD DEALER ON AUG 16TH ON 2008 IT IS A 2005 KIA SORENTO I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 SO I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT IS WHAT I BOUGHT I DROVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHEN I PUT THE TIRES ON MY KIA IT HAD 30,402 MILES ON IT NOW IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 75,000 MILES ON NOW THEY TELL ME THEY ARE DRY ROTTED AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE WEARING BUT I ALSO HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE WHEN THEY WHERE PUT ON ALSO I HAD THEM ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES ALSO THEY WHERE MS245/R70-16 4 OF THEM I BOUGHT AT ONCE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD BE DRY ROTATED AND WHY THEY DIDN'T EVEN LAST 60,000 MILES WE DON'T DRIVE LIKE MANIACS AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES IN FACT I DIDN'T EVEN WORK IN THE LAST 2 YEARS MY HUSBAND WAS ONLY DRIVING IN TOWN WHERE WE LIVE FROM ONE END OF TOWN TO THE OTHER I EVEN HAD THE NITRO PUT IN MY TIRES SO THEY DIDN'T FLUCTUATE WITH THE TEMPERATURE. SO I WAS WANDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES AND I WASN'T NOTIFIED IF SO COULD YOU PLEASE POST IT SO I COULD PRINT IT OUT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF THANK YOU BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT DO NOTHING ABOUT THEM THEY SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES AND NO MILEAGE GUARANTEE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10471592

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NHTSA investigations

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