Kia Sorento 2007

• Recall 155321 [USA]: An electrical short within the abs module may cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury.
  Kia motors america (kia) is recalling certain 2006-2010 sedona and 2007-2009 sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the anti-lock brake (abs) module and result in an electrical short.
  kia will notify owners, and dealers will install a relay in the main junction box to prevent power from being directed to the hecu when the vehicle's ignition switch is turned off, free of charge. The recall began june 5, 2020. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is sc186.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 99897 [USA]: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. additionally, when the ignition is in the 'on' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of park without first applying the brake. this may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.
  Kia motors corporation (kia) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 rondo, model year 2007-2011 sedona, sorento and sportage, model year 2010-2011 soul, model year 2008-2011 optima, model year 2010 forte, model year 2007-2009 amanti, and model year 2009 borrego vehicles. Originally, in april 2013, kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 rondo and sportage, model year 2007-2011 sorento, model year 2007 sedona, model year 2010-2011 soul, and model year 2011 optima vehicles. In september 2013, kia informed the agency that it was adding an additional 356,719 vehicles to this campaign. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 980,377. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and cause the electronic stability control (esc) malfunction light to illuminate.
  kia will send an interim notification to owners in may 2013. When parts are available, owners will receive a second notification and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. Owners may contact kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's recall campaign number is sc098.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 66502 [USA]: The passenger side air bag is turned off when the ocs misclassifies an adult passenger. with the front passenger airbag off, the front passenger will not have the protection of the passenger air bags in some frontal collisions, thus increasing the risk of occupant injury.
  Kia is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 sorento passenger cars manufactured from june 15, 2006 through november 27, 2007. The front passenger air bag may be turned off when an adult is in the passenger seat. The front passenger air bag is designed to be turned off in limited circumstances including when children and small adults are seated in the front passenger seat, there is a child restraint in that seat or the seat is not occupied. The vehicle's occupant classification system (ocs), which classifies the occupant in the front passenger seat, may misclassify an adult passenger as a child or child seat and improperly turn off the passenger side air bag. When the air bag is deactivated the "passenger air bag off" light will illuminate on the center instrument panel.
  kia will update the programming in the sorento ocs control module at no charge. The recall remedy is currently available under service campaign sc076. Owners may contact kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542.
  kia's recall campaign number is sC076A.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 87314 [USA]: Any of these malfunctions, alone or in combination, may lead to a crash.
  Huyndai-kia is recalling 139,844 my 2006-2007- sedona, sportage, sorento and my rondo and amanti vehicles. The stop lamp switch in the affected vehicles may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause the brake lights to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. A stop lamp switch malfunction may also affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature so the transmission shifter would not be able to be shifted out of the park position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (esc) malfunction light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed.
  dealers will replace the stop lamp switch free of charge. The recall began on june 17, 2009. Owners may contact kia's consumer assistance center at 1-800-333-4542.
  hyundai-kia recall no. Sc077.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall R/2020/187 [UK]: Water or oil may enter the hydraulic electronic control unit
  Water or oil may enter the hydraulic electronic control unit over a long period of time causing an electrical short circuit.
  install a relay to isolate the hecu when the ignition is switched off.

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• Recall R/2007/077 [UK]: Curtain airbags may deploy incorrectly
  It has been identified that some of the wires to the airbag control unit are not in the correct order. In consequence an incorrect side curtain airbag could deploy in the event of a collision.
  recalled vehicles will have the pins on the connector to the control unit refitted in the correct order.

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• Recall R/2013/055 [UK]: Brake lights may malfunction
  The vehicles brake lights may intermittently malfunction due to carbonisation of the contacts within the brake light switch. This can also affect other systems on the vehicle including: esc cruise control gear selection (autoboxes) engine check lamp.
  recall vehicles likely to be affected to replace the brake light switch.

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• Recall 2020064 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: on certain vehicles, moisture can enter the brake hydraulic electronic control unit (hecu) and cause a short circuit. Safety risk: a short circuit could create a fire risk. This can happen even if the vehicle is parked. Corrective actions: kia will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to install a relay to power off the hecu when the vehicle is turned off. Kia recommends that you should park your vehicle outdoors, and away from other vehicles or structures until the recall repairs have been completed.

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• Recall 2013098 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will replace the switch.

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• Recall 2011332 [Canada]: Airbag
  On certain vehicles, the occupant classification system (in the right front seat) may misinterpret an incorrectly seated adult as a small stature adult or a child, thereby deactivating the passenger frontal airbag. Failure of the passenger frontal airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant. Correction: dealers will update the occupant classification system software.

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• Recall 2009140 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may have been incorrectly installed during vehicle assembly. This could prevent proper brake lamp operation. Failure of the brake lamps to illuminate when the brakes are applied may result in the following road users being unaware of the driver's intentions, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury or death. A malfunction of the switch may also cause the brake lamps to remain illuminated when the brake pedal is released. Additionally, a faulty switch may affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock on automatic transmission-equipped vehicles so that the transmission shifter would not be able to be shifted out of park position. It may also cause the electronic stability control (esc) light to illuminate, and it may not deactivate the cruise control when the brake pedal is depressed. Correction: dealers will replace the stop lamp switch assembly.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Kia Sorento 2007 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• OR-KIA-SR04: 2007-2010 Kia Sorento Rondo / 4-Button Keyless Entry Remote / PN: 95430-3E511 / PLNHM-T011 (AFTERMARKET)
  FCC ID: PLNHM-T011 PLNHMT011
• OR-KIA010: 2007-2010 Kia Sorento Rondo / 4-Button Keyless Entry Remote / PN: 95430-3E511 / PLNHM-T011 (OEM Refurb)
  FCC ID: PLNHM-T011 PLNHMT011

• Throttle control system vulnerabilities investigation # DP21003

  The office of defects investigation (odi) of the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) received a petition letter dated october 10, 2021, requesting an investigation of possible defects in the electronic throttle control (etc) system on certain kia vehicles resulting in the opening of dp21-003. Accordingly, model year (my) 2005-2016 kia optima/k5, my 2006-2015 kia sorento, my 2007-2016 hyundai elantra, my 2007-2016 hyundai santa fe, my 2006-2015 hyundai sonatas are all part of the subject population. The petition was originally filed as a vehicle owner questionnaire that can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under reference (odi) number 11439675.On november 12, 2021, odi opened defect petition dp21-003 to evaluate the petitioner?S request. Odi performed trend analyses of the voqs related to vehicle speed control issues for all the subject vehicles and found that none of the 52 model/model year hyundai/kia vehicles demonstrated any actionable trend that warranted an investigation.Petitioners submitted 1119 voqs and non-voq cases in which sudden uncommanded acceleration (sua) or loss of motive power (lomp) incidents were alleged.For the 1119 reports, 220 were incidents involving crashes, from which 69 subject hyundai-kia vehicles were inspected by hyundai/kia dealer technicians, hyundai/kia engineers, and/or third-party representatives.Odi found the inspections identified no vehicle defects related to the etc system.Of the 220 crash-involved reports, 13 event data recorder (edr) records were downloaded successfully and 11 of those indicated driver error: (i.E.) pedal misapplication.A condition where the accelerator pedal is mistakenly applied instead of the brake pedal when the driver wants to stop the vehicle.In addition, odi reviewed a scientific journal paper published in forensic science international in 2016 by mr. Park et al ., as well as related test videos. Odi does not believe there is any evidence of uncontrollable sua occurrences in any of the tests reviewed. Nhtsas office of vehicle safety compliance (ovsc) reviewed the allegations regarding the potential noncompliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124.Based on the information provided, the agency concludes there is insufficient information for us to determine if a possible non-compliance exists.Finally, both hyundai and kia informed odi that all their vehicles manufactured after 2012 were equipped with an etc management system, in which the engine speed will go to idle when the system sees signals from both the brake pedal and accelerator pedal at the same time; this is commonly known as the brake-throttle override system.After thoroughly assessing the material submitted by the petitioner, information already in nhtsas possession, information submitted by hyundai and kia in response to an information request letter, and the potential risks to safety implicated by the petitioners allegation, nhtsa does not believe that a formal investigation is warranted. After full consideration of appropriate factors, the petition is denied. A federal register notice (frn) further detailing nhtsa?S reasons for denial of the petition will be published.
  

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• Air bag occupant classification system investigation # EA09017

  The sorentos front passenger air bag may be turned off when an adult is seated in the passenger seat. The front passenger air bag is designed to be turned off in limited circumstances including when children and small adults are seated in the front passenger seat, there is a child restraint in that seat, or the seat is not occupied.But the sorento has misclassified adults sitting in the passenger seat.This causes the passenger side frontal air bag to deactivate and the "passenger air bag off" light to illuminate. On may 12, 2009, kia launched a technical service bulletin campaign (sc076) to address this problem, installing upgraded occupant classification system (ocs) software in vehicles built prior to the 11/27/2007 production date. Odi and kia identified 908 owner reports and 927 warranty claims related to this ocs issue.Kia also reported one crash where the passenger frontal air bag did not deploy in a frontal crash due to misclassification.Testing of sorento vehicles built prior to december 2007 shows that misclassification can occur.As of april 2011, kia reports that approx. 46,000 of the 57,228 vehicles have been upgraded with the revised software.On september 6, 2011, kia submitted a defect notice and will recall the affected vehicles that have not been upgraded.Owner notification is scheduled to start in late-september 2011.The recall will upgrade the ocs software.Accordingly the investigation is closed.
  

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• Air bag ocs investigation # PE09034

  Kia reports that for vehicles built prior to the software update of 11/27/2007, the vehicles can improperly classify an adult as a child restraint seat and thus illuminate the airbag off warning light and suppress the frontal passenger airbag.On may 12, 2009, kia launched a technical service bulletin (sb076) campaign to re-flash all vehicles built prior to the 11/27/2007 production date.Kia also believes that intermittent occupant movement and out of position seating contributed to the high number of complaints.905 of the 947 complaints and 1,014 of the 1,107 warranty claims were associated with the 57,228 vehicles built prior to the 11/27/2007 production date.There was one frontal passenger airbag non-deployment crash that resulted in one minor injury of a belted adult passenger occupant.This preliminary evolution is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea09-017) to further assess this issue for all my2007-2008 sorento vehicles built prior to the 11/27/2007 production date.
  

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I was driving on the highway when my steering wheel became really stiff like i lost power steering. I looked at my dash and had a check engine light, oil light, abs light, and esc off light illuminated. I pressed the gas to try to switch lanes as i was in the far left lane and needed to reach the shoulder to figure out what was going on, and the car would not accelerate. I turned my flashers on and was luckily able to make it to the shoulder without causing an accident. When i was on the shoulder i turned the key off and then back on. The check engine light and oil light went away, but the abs light and the esc light remained on. I started to drive back towards my house and felt the car idling roughly when at a stop. At home my husband disconnected the battery for a few minutes which solved the rough idling issue but the abs and esc lights are still on. I am now scared to drive my daughter to school and have the car shift off again. I have read similar reviews about this vehicle. Something needs to be done by kia to solve this. They recalled some vehicles for this issue but mine is not listed and clearly needs to be! *tr

I was driving on the highway when my steering wheel became really stiff like i lost power steering. I looked at my dash and had a check engine light, oil light, abs light, and esc off light illuminated. I pressed the gas to try to switch lanes as i was in the far left lane and needed to reach the shoulder to figure out what was going on, and the car would not accelerate. I turned my flashers on and was luckily able to make it to the shoulder without causing an accident. When i was on the shoulder i turned the key off and then back on. The check engine light and oil light went away, but the abs light and the esc light remained on. I started to drive back towards my house and felt the car idling roughly when at a stop. At home my husband disconnected the battery for a few minutes which solved the rough idling issue but the abs and esc lights are still on. I am now scared to drive my daughter to school and have the car shift off again. I have read similar reviews about this vehicle. Something needs to be done by kia to solve this. They recalled some vehicles for this issue but mine is not listed and clearly needs to be! *tr

I received a manufacturer recall notice about possible fires due to braking circuits in the early spring, but the dealership knew nothing about it. The car was parked outside as suggested. I received a second notice at the end of june. The suv was serviced 7/14/20 for a recall on the braking circuit. On 8/22/20 a beautifully clear saturday, i was driving home from a neighboring community on a paved country road. I noticed that the esc off indicator light displayed on the dashboard. I stopped to look in the manual to see if the car was driveable. I parked my car in the garage after arriving home and noticed that tail lights/brake lights remained on even with the engine turned off. Because of two prior manufacturer warnings about fire with the electrical system, i parked the car outside away from the house as recommended. I called the kia dealership at 4:30 that day and arranged with cameron to drop the suv off on sunday. On sunday, my neighbor helped jump start my car and he fooled around under the dash to turn the brake lights off. He said to tell the dealership that the wires were warm which i did. I included a list of concerns/facts with my key in the drop off box. On monday, 8/24/20 cameron, the service agent, said that the braking circuit "was fried" . The repair cost of $2,516.07 would include the electrical circuit and all wires. The completed work order bill said that the hydraulic modul was replaced, the switch assembly, and hecu,

I received a manufacturer recall notice about possible fires due to braking circuits in the early spring, but the dealership knew nothing about it. The car was parked outside as suggested. I received a second notice at the end of june. The suv was serviced 7/14/20 for a recall on the braking circuit. On 8/22/20 a beautifully clear saturday, i was driving home from a neighboring community on a paved country road. I noticed that the esc off indicator light displayed on the dashboard. I stopped to look in the manual to see if the car was driveable. I parked my car in the garage after arriving home and noticed that tail lights/brake lights remained on even with the engine turned off. Because of two prior manufacturer warnings about fire with the electrical system, i parked the car outside away from the house as recommended. I called the kia dealership at 4:30 that day and arranged with cameron to drop the suv off on sunday. On sunday, my neighbor helped jump start my car and he fooled around under the dash to turn the brake lights off. He said to tell the dealership that the wires were warm which i did. I included a list of concerns/facts with my key in the drop off box. On monday, 8/24/20 cameron, the service agent, said that the braking circuit "was fried" . The repair cost of $2,516.07 would include the electrical circuit and all wires. The completed work order bill said that the hydraulic modul was replaced, the switch assembly, and hecu,

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated as the contact sat in the seat. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,200.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated as the contact sat in the seat. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,200.

While the vehicle was sitting, not running, the car began to smoke from the drivers side engine compartment and under the dash. The smoke got much worse and the heat from the source was growing. After opening the hood and disconnecting the positive terminal on the battery the smoke slowed and eventually stopped all together. Note - the car was parked and the engine was not running. Also the car was, and had been sitting since the night before and the engine was cold to the touch when the electrical fire transpired. Note: the locations that were bellowing smoke were hot to the touch and the smoke was black and gray. The inside of the cab had filled up with smoke as well and had a strange new odor that is unpleasant to say the least. Over all the car did not catch full fire and the damage is not visible to the eye. The enteral unseen damage may be significant. Note: current mileage unavailable being the battery must stay unplugged to avoid the entire car catching on fire. The only reason that the car stopped burning was because of quick and dangerous actions taken to disconnect the battery.

While the vehicle was sitting, not running, the car began to smoke from the drivers side engine compartment and under the dash. The smoke got much worse and the heat from the source was growing. After opening the hood and disconnecting the positive terminal on the battery the smoke slowed and eventually stopped all together. Note - the car was parked and the engine was not running. Also the car was, and had been sitting since the night before and the engine was cold to the touch when the electrical fire transpired. Note: the locations that were bellowing smoke were hot to the touch and the smoke was black and gray. The inside of the cab had filled up with smoke as well and had a strange new odor that is unpleasant to say the least. Over all the car did not catch full fire and the damage is not visible to the eye. The enteral unseen damage may be significant. Note: current mileage unavailable being the battery must stay unplugged to avoid the entire car catching on fire. The only reason that the car stopped burning was because of quick and dangerous actions taken to disconnect the battery.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 kia sorento. The contact stated while at idle at fast food drive thru, when he saw smoke exiting from the hood. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park at the parking lot and was able to extinguished the fire with a wet towel. A fire report was field with the fire department. The contact stated no one was injured or sought medical attention. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to local dealer kia atlanta south (7310 jonesboro rd, morrow, ga 30260. (770) 968-3400) where the vehicle was still being diagnosed. The vin was associated to nhtsa campaign number: 20v088000 (electrical system, service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer had been informed of failure and stated the failure was not associated to recall associated to the vin. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C076A [2] C076A
• P2135 [2] Throttle/Pedal Pos Sensor/Switch A / B Voltage Correlation
• P0638 [2] Throttle Actuator Control Range/Performance (Bank 1)
• P2A03 [1] O2 Sensor Circuit Range/Performance Bank 2 Sensor 1
• P2A00 [1] O2 Sensor Circuit Range/Performance Bank 1 Sensor 1
• P0110 [1] Intake Air Temperature Circuit Malfunction Bank 1