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Owner complaints · Engine

2017 Kia Sorento engine problems

412 of the 804 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Kia Sorento name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 97 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 3 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.

412 complaints 51% of this model year’s 2 reports a crash 20 a fire typically at 67k miles

What owners filed about the engine

Source: NHTSA complaint database
412complaints name the engine

2 of the 412 reports a crash · 20 a fire · 3 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2017: 4 · 2018: 8 · 2019: 25 · 2020: 24 · 2021: 22 · 2022: 70 · 2023: 85 · 2024: 68 · 2025: 68 · 2026: 38

67kmiles, typically

Half of the 132 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 44,000 and 100,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

51%of this model year’s complaints

804 complaints in all about the 2017 Kia Sorento, 38 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →

Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Kia Sorento engine problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Lost power,unable to accelerate. Engine labored forced to drive at slow speed to dealer shop. Car at dealers shop for 7 days. Unable to get a pick up date. Car has 16500 miles was in shop for factory recall prior to this problem
Engine at 16,500 miles Jan 20, 2019 NHTSA owner report
Engine just lost almost all power,car has only 5000 miles, had same problem when we first bought new car after 24 hrs took it back and they gave US this one ,someone is going to get seriously hurt if not killed with engine losing power,car is in Kia shop now ,very dissapointed in this car, have been a Kia owner15 yrs with 5 new cars
Engine at 5,200 miles Jan 17, 2019 NHTSA owner report
Vehicle was slowed to a stop for a traffic signal. The vehicle then lunged forward in unintended acceleration requiring maximum break pressure to stop the vehicle. The engine was accelerating so the vehicle was shifted into park and turned off. Waited 30 seconds and restarted the engine with no further problems
Engine at 55,000 miles Oct 8, 2018 NHTSA owner report
There has been two occasions in which the car turn off. Lucky it has been while the car was park. One of the occasion we had just pull over when suddenly the car turn off. I find that unusual since this is a new car and it should be happening. Has there been any other complaints about this model?
Engine Sep 4, 2018 NHTSA owner report
I cranked my car, put it in drive, and started to pull out of my driveway when my car shook and stalled. All of my lights came on. I then tried to restart my car but it continued to crank over without starting. I gave it a minute and tried it again. The car started, I drove away, stopped at the stop sign, and the car stalled again.
Engine at 22,830 miles Jul 31, 2018 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the engine

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recall filed under this heading

NHTSA investigations

97 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading

The 3 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Trouble codes named on this system

P1326 P0018 P0024

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Kia Sorento names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2017 Kia Sorento

Source: the same files
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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are engine problems common on the 2017 Kia Sorento?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 412 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (51% of everything owners filed about it), and 97 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 3 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.

Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Kia Sorento?

Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 17V586000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Kia Sorento?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 67,000 miles; half of them between 44,000 and 100,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?

The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.