There are 2 owner-reported powertrain & transmission complaints for the 2024 Kia Sorentoin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The vehicle is jerky, loss of power, jolts, and very high concern of safety while in use.
Vehicle hesitation, transmission slippage at low speeds for up shifting and hard shifting. Pulled out of a parking lot onto a main road from stop and my vehicle would not upshift and sounded like I was in neutral and would not accelerate. I had a vehicle behind me that almost rear ended me, I pulled over and had to put the vehicle in park. Once restarted, it would shift again.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026