2015 Kia Sorento Body & Structure Problems

The paint is peeling away on the hood, around windshield. Also the luggage racks paint is peeling off. The hood started as a simple little paint chip then exploded will paint bubbling up then peeling off.

'takata recall' my drivers side back door quit opening!! This is a safety hazard if I got into an accident and needed to use that door to get out I couldn't. Not to mention my children cannot use that door to enter or exit my vey anymore.

right rear passenger door handle. It is made of plastic and crumbled in my hand as I attempted to open the door to remove my 3 yr old great grandson. I had the child safety lock engaged, so when I tried to crawl across back seat to open that door from the inside I was unable to.

While driving at night on 2 lane highway at speed limit the engine seized as I pressed acceleration. Had to get to safe spot to pull off while just coasting as other drivers got upset so glad I didn’t get hit from behind. Had to be towed home had mechanic look at it he said engine is needing replaced.

The paint on my 2015 kia sorento (snow white pearl) is peeling off large sheets, exposing the metal underneath. This is a know issue affecting many kia and hyndai vehicles. I am concered it will lead to rust, safety issues, and reduce visibility.

The paint on my SUV began to peel off. I have pictures documenting the issue, and the car has been temporarily fixed. The safety of myself and others wasn't directly compromised.

paint peeling/rapid delamination on 2015 Kia Sorento (Snow White Pearl color) on both passenger side front and passenger side rear doors. Prior rapid delamination on "A" pillar of both passenger and driver sides and center roof (repaired 2021, out of pocket cost $2000). Rapid delamination began approximately October, 2022, 105,000 miles on vehicle; increasingly becoming worse.

The paint on this vehicle is aggressively peeling and I was told by a local Kia dealership to submit a complaint as it is a common problem with the snow white colored Kia Sorrento in this year. There is nothing I can do to stop the paint from continuing to peel, and it has continued to get worse over time.

Snow white pearl paint is chipping on the front end. Started on driver side front quarter panel now its on hood and front bumper. This is so irritating!!!!

Rear passenger door handle came apart. Handle clicked in place, but came apart each time attempted door opening. Auto shop replaced door handle assembly.

My Kia is pearl white and the paint is peeling off. I've taken it to a body shop and they said it is a factory prep issue and the paint will continue to peel. And it won't be long before the windshield starts leaking.

The contact owns a 2015 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that paint was peeling off from the vehicle roof frame, causing it to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the paint was defective and it was a known failure.

The paint (white pearl) is bubbling and peeling. I currently have several rust spots that appeared where the paint peeled. I have researched this issue online and found that it is a common occurrence with this particular paint color on Kia cars for this time frame.

2015 KIA Sorento Paint peeling & chipping away from door pillars, roof where windshield meets, both let & right front fenders, hood. The color is "Snow While Pearl". Started to norice small chipping around 2017 & in April 2019 a large piece peeled off the passenger side front pillar which I had repaired.

I have a 2015 kia sorento white pearl finish. Paint started chipping on it last year and just noticed a few weeks ago after washing it that chunks of paint started coming off above the windshield and on the hood. I had just fixed chipping above the windshield a week prior.

I NOTICED MY 2015 KIA SORENTO WITH WHITE PEARL PAINT IS CHIPPING AND COMING OFF IN SEVERAL PLACES. I HAVE FIXED A FEW WITH YHE KIA WHITE PEARL TOUCH UP PAINT. I NOTICED TODAY THREE MORE AREAS THAT ARE CHIPPING. TWO ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND ONE LARGE CHIPPING AREA ON THE HOOD. THE CHIP ON THE HOOD LOOKS LIKE IT IS BUBBLING UP. THIS IS NOT ROCK DAMAGE.

ORIGINAL WHITE PEARL PAINT ON BODY OF CAR IS PEELING OFF IN BIG CHUNKS, THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT OR PAINTING PROCESS KIA USED

PAINT DELAMINATING, NOT DUE TO ROCK CHIP OR WEATHER. IS VERY COMMON IN THIS SPECIFIC PAINT COLOR ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL (PEARL WHITE, KIA SORENTO)

THE PAINT ON MY 2015 KIA SORENTO COMING OFF IN NUMEROUS SPOTS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE WORST SPOT IS JUST ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL LEAD TO THE BARE METAL RUSTING, CAUSING LEAKAGE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD OR EVEN WORSE, WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THE ROOF AND THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE IS PAINTED WHITE METALLIC. I HAVE NOTICED MANY OTHER WHITE KIA PRODUCTS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I CONTACTED ME DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT IT'S NOT A RECALL. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTEE BUT WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT PAINT ISN'T INCLUDED. I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP BUT THE ISSUES HAVE CONTINUED TO GET BIGGER AND HAVE OCCURRED IN OTHER PLACES ON THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO PAINT CHIPPING IN SEVERAL AREAS.

STARTING A YEAR AGO, THE PAINT ON MY 2015 VEHICLE (LESS THAN 60K MILES) BEGAN TO FLAKE OFF. I HAVE THE KIA PEARL WHITE COLOR AND MY STORY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CASES ONLINE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF WITH PRESSURE FROM A GARDEN HOSE. I KEEP MY CAR CLEAN AND DETAILED (TWICE A YEAR). THERE ARE NO DENTS OR MARKS AT ANY OF THE LOCATIONS VALIDATING THAT THIS ISN'T DAMAGE FROM A ROCK OR ROAD DEBRI. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO SEVERAL PAINT AND BODY SHOPS AND THEY ALL RECOMMEND THE PAINT BE REMOVED COMPLETELY AS MY ONLY OPTION OF REPAIR BECAUSE THE ORGINAL PAINT IS NOT BONDED PROPERLY TO THE BODY. KIA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT.

GOT HOME AFTER DRIVING 20 MINUTES FROM WORK AND I NOTICE A GOOD PORTION OF THE WHITE PAINT HAS PEELED OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE A-PILLAR BY THE WINDSHIELD. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION, THE PAINT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CHIPPING OFF AND EVENTUALLY GETTING PEELED FROM THE BODY BY THE WIND WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING APPEARS TO HAVE HIT THE AREA AND IT WAS A CLEAN PEEL OF THE PAINT

MY 2015 KIA SORRENTO HAS PAINT THAT IS CHIPPING OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS AROUND THE WINSHIELD AND THE HOOD. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. I SPOKE WITH KIA CONSUMER ASSURANCE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY MODELS COVERED IS 2011-2014. I PURCHASED MY KIA SORRENTO IN APRIL 2014, ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2015 MODEL. I WANT TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS MODEL. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN THIS AREA.

PAINT IS PEELING OFF WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE, PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING WITH TIME.

THE KIA PAINT ON MY WHITE PEARL KIA SORENTO HAS BEEN PEELING AND RUSTING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2017 AND BEGINNING AT ABOUT 40K MILES. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY OTHER WHITE KIAS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. THE PATCHES ARE GETTING WORSE AND PEELING IN BIG CHUNKS NOW. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND TOLD BY KIA THIS IS NOT COVERED. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN KIA FOR NOT TAKING FAULT ON CLEARLY CHEAP PAINT PLACED ON ALL WHITE PEARL KIAS.

AT AROUND 59,000 MILE THE PAINT AROUND THE WINDSHIELD STARTED CHIPPING AWAY. IT NOW IS AT ALMOST 83,000 MILES AND THE SPOTS HAVE BEGUN TO RUST. DRIVING PEELS THE PAINT. IF THERE IS A HEAVY THUNDER STORM WITH HIGH WINDS IT PEELS THE PAINT. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PEELING AND RUSTING IS BECAUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH CAR WASHES AND THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE USED CAUSED THE ISSUE. I ONLY EVER HAD THE DEALERSHIP WASH MY CAR OR AT HOME. THE UNDERCOAT IS ALSO PEELING WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHY THE CAR IS NOW RUSTING. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES.

THE PAINT ON THE TOP OF MY CAR STARTED CHIPPING STARTED AS A SPOT THEN SPREAD IT SEEMED TO BUBBLE UP AND BLOW OFF IN THE WIND HAD IT FIXED - NOW THE PAIN ON MY HOOD IS DOING THE SAME

AROUND 46,000 MILES PAINT STARTING PEELING OFF ROOF JUST ABOVE WINDSHIELD AND A FEW SPOTS ON FRONT FENDER AND ELSEWHERE. KIA WON'T COVER REPAIR SAYS IT IS PAST 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. I COMPLAINED ITS BAD PAINT JOB TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN SO SOON.

THE PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING OFF AROUND THE WINDSHIELD FRONT PILLARS AND HOOD WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY

WHITE PEARL PAINT PEELING

THE PEARL WHITE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF OF MY KIA SORENTO ON THE WINDSHIELD PILLARS, ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD AND VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS.... THE PAINT FINISH IS FAULTY AND WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED

MY PAINT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN PEELING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MAINLY ON THE FRONT OF MY SORENTO & ITS BEGINNING TO RUST WHERE SOME OF THE PAINT HAS COME OFF. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2015.

I was driving straight in a grain silo town in kansas (coming up on oakley from colorado springs) and there were no cars around me. The weather wasn't drastically changing and there was no adverse weather. Suddenly, it sounds as though there was an explosion on the top of my car.

My cars paint is chipping off. Kia said it is due to car was chemicals. However I was my car by had or get it washed at kia dealers.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. While driving 35 MPH, the contact's vehicle struck the preceding vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed.

I have the pearl white paint on this vehicle. It is peeling off the car.

My 2015 pearl white Kia Sorento has had paint peeling off of the hood and front of the roof. It is getting really bad and there is rust and corrosion now. It's been doing this for a couple of years and it's really bad now.

Paint peeling and delaminating

Paint peel, only happening on shiny white pearl coat.

I have the snow white paint, and it is peeling in several areas. Hood, roof, and section that goes from fender to roof.

The paint is peeling off vehicle "kia sorento 2015 iall over my car, my car color is: pearl white. It is just peeling off all of the sudden. I understand this is happening all over the world to kia/hunday car owners, including the usa and canada.

Large paint chips on hood and passenger door frame near windshield. Smaller paint chips along hood. Looks almost like an eggshell cracking and just started happening in the last couple of months.

The paint is bubbling and blistering along with delmination in some area's. I see this is a known reoccurring issue with the snow white pearl paint on many other kia's as well. My car only has 31,000 miles on it and has been well taken care of with the exception of this manufacturer issue.

Paint stated flaking significantly at 79k miles. It has gotten out of control and we keep this garaged and hardly drive it. I have read other Kia owners dealing with the same issue.

Paint flaking in large pieces off the car around the windscreen and roof.

My SUV has paint that is peeling off of the SUV that is not due to damage or something external to the paints surface. The color is pearl white and has been documented by many owners of cars Kia's with the pearl white paint color. The location on the passenger side a pillar is also a common starting point for this paint issue.

Paint on ridge above driver side window began delaminating and completely eroded over a day. This happened while the car was parked without any rain or other impact.

After review by local body shops, the paint/primer on the body of our Kia has been flaking off. This is s known issue by Kia for multiple years with multiple examples of various Kia vehicles with various color types. This is a concern as over time the raw metal will deteriorate, rust and cause further structural issues.

Paint peeling rapidly on each side of windshield.

Paint started peeling off

The paint peeling on my PEARL WHITE Kia sorento

paint coming off. peeling, flaking

Unknown Paint started chipping little by little and a big chunk just came off.. I'm concerned became new chips are appearing.

Snow white pearl paint has suddenly started peeling on passenger door and around windshield

2015 Kia Sorento with Snow White Pearl Paint is just peeling off of car in various areas. This is a manufacturer defect and should be repainted by Kia or reimbursed for a repaint. Several other complaints regarding this same paint color.

Paint is peeling.

My friend was driving my car this am and an unknown driver ran the stop sign on a side street off from Stuyvesant and hit my vehicle my friend proceeded to get out my vehicle to exchange ins with the other driver as she declined my friend tried contacting me numberous times by FaceTime and phone when I finally answered the FaceTime she snapped a picture of the back of her vehicle as she was proceeding to leave I told my friend I will contact the police department to do a report because we have her license plate number and car as well

The Kia has been having paint that just comes off around the windshield at the top and now on the hood. I’ve seen several other Kia’s (white) having the same issues. Why won’t Kia stand behind this issues?

My 2015 KIA Sorento at around 90,000 miles started getting areas where the paint is bubbling. At 98,975 miles after a hard rain (no hail) a large spot of paint peeled off on the passenger side pillar around window. It is also starting on hood and above windshield.

Snow white pearl paint has peeled after a rain storm. No evidence of issues before hand. Several other complaints on this paint color doing the exact same thing.

2015 Kia Sorento Pearl White There is delamination and numerous areas that the paint is peeling, and have continued to get steadily get worse. Areas so far affected: Hood, Side Mirrors, Door Posts and fenders. There are are other owners that have reported similar issues.

Paint chipping of pearl white paint. Paint is bubbling, confirming that she isn’t just getting hit with foreign objects. Metal underneath is beginning to turn a rust color.

2015 Kia Sorento with Snow White Paint has large areas of paint rapidly pealing off. In various spots the paint is pealing off in large chunks and has had no prior damage to the area. After going to multiple body shops I was informed that this is a common problem with this color and model year of this car.

Paint is peeling off the frame on passenger side and on the window frame on top

Delamination of SWP paint. Paint all over the front of the vehicle is peeling off.

Paint chipping on hood and on roof above windshield in huge flakes. Down to primer and possibly starting to rust.

Large amounts of paint falling off of vehicle.

Paint is delaminating

I have the white paint and abt 2 months ago it started chopping off in large chunks.

Hello, this problem started sice 2020 with the peeling on top of the windshield but I thought it was normal. Then the other big ones just started last week and I was very surprised because theyre like a feet long. I would like to get it fix because my truck looks like new from the inside because I take really good care of it.

I woke up this morning to discover that a foot long chunk of my Kia Sorento SX-L's pearl white paint had de-laminated and peeled off the driver's side front door pillar. I've come to find out this is a common due to a paint defect. I'm reporting this per instructions from other Kia owners with the issue.

Always noticed little chips on my hood then at about 65000 miles my paint just started peeling right off. So bad that I can’t wash my car or the paint will keep peeling. My auto insurance called it delamanation and said it wasn’t painted properly therefore they won’t cover it.

Paint peeling off of the hood

The body of the car is undergoing paint delamination. This begun at 70k miles on the roof and now rust is beginning. Then the hood.

The paint is blowing off.

I own a 2015 Kia Sorento LX AWD and it's painted in the pearl white finish, over the last year the paint has been peeling off on the hood and the top edge closest to the windshield, and it's even started rusting in those spots now, which range in from the size of a match tip, to the size of my palm.

My white paint is chipping horribly!!!

There is no incident or cause. The paint from the hood and top is coming off in big flakes.

My 2015 Kia Sorento's pearl white paint is now coming off in large chunks. My insurance company did review the claim I filed, however, they noted that this situation has been reported numerous times with the same pearl white paint. They did not cover my claim because they have determined this is a defect in the paint since there are so many other similar complaints.

I have a pearl white Kia Sorento and the paint is peeling and flaking badly in several areas. It is progressively getting worse and it makes the vehicle look terrible.

The White Pearl paint on our 2015 KIA Sorento has been chipping and delaminating. It's occurring all over the car's body but mainly on the hood, roof, and passenger side of the windshield. The damage started occurring in 2019.

While I was driving on the highway in the rain, I noticed small objects hitting my windshield. Once the vehicle was parked I noticed there were several points on the body of my car that the paint start peeling. No rocks or other objects were hit during the drive just faulty paint (kia sorento 2015 pearl white) on the body of the car.

The paint on the vehicle is peeling rapidly. It originally appeared to possibly be a chip but it is happening all over the vehicle and continues to spread. The vehicle is washed regularly and there is no reason the paint should be peeling like this.

My paint began to peal around the frame of the windshield. When I inquired at kia, they claimed that because it was a pre-owned car and I had past my warranty of mileage (because it was a pre-owned car) there is nothing they can do for me. I inquired at a local paint shop and was informed that the seal failed over the paint, causing a de-lamination issue.

Paint is delaminating and peeling at the top and side of the windshield. So badly that I'm afraid to wash it! It's starting to rust now from it.

The pearl white paint on my 2015 kia sorrento is peeling off. Small areas around the windshield started at first and now the sides of the windshield are coming off in larger sections. All of these areas are starting to show signs of rust as well.

Clear coat coming off the front bumper. I'm still paying for this car and bought it off the lot.

The paint from the roof of my 2015 white kia sorento is peeling off and rusting is underneath. I started about 6 months ago with a little spot and now has become a big spot. There are also 2 other spots that have started.

Roof rail detached on highway while hauling kayak, speed 30 MPH. Gust of crosswind. Rail is plastic and the flanges on the end are held on by two screws at each end on the out side edge only.plastic at that point is paper thin.

The clips on the rear passengers door panel has broken causing the panel to stick out. This is making it so that the door won't open. The car was stationary on a city street.

As found with many other complaints online regarding the sorento, the parts inside the door handle broke and the door handle fell off when I attempted to open the door. All the parts inside, including the door handle are plastic and, apparently defective. You cannot get into your car.

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia sorento. While entering the vehicle, the contact's foot inadvertently struck the front driver seat rail which was moved backwards. As a result, the contact sustained a laceration on one of the toes and required medical attention.