2017 Kia Sorento Lights Problems

When turning left, after the turn is complete and the multi function switch returns to home position, the right turn signal activates. This could lead to confusion by surrounding drivers resulting in safety concerns. At night, the headlights will randomly turn off while in auto mode while driving.

The headlights randomly turn on and off while driving and with the switch set to “Auto”. This also occurs when the vehicle is shutdown with no key in the ignition and with no one in the vehicle. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request.

The vehicle turns the headlights on while the engine is off, parked, and no occupants in the car and no keys in the ignition. I have experienced this multiple times. There are many other reports of this on the Internet as well.

While headlights are set to "Auto" mode, they will automatically shut off wile driving on multiple occasions. Also, while on "Auto" mode, parked, and vehicle turned off, head lights will turn on. This is a safety issue as driving without headlights is illegal and can cause an accident.

While headlight switch is in Auto mode, it will frequently turn off the headlights at night while indicating that I changed the headlight mode even though I haven't touched it. This happens on dark rural roads with no other vehicles around so oncoming headlights isn't the issue.

Headlamp Multifunction Switch set to "AUTO", while using the Turn Signal (either direction) the Headlights will suddenly TURN OFF... while driving at night this is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DISORIENTING... ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

Headlights and dash board shut off randomly in auto mode during night time driving which causes immediate concern, fear of accident, and unwanted reactions such as looking away from road to find light stalk and fiddle with it to get lights to turn back on.

At random times, all at different speeds and different times of the day, my exterior lights will turn off on their own. I always keep my lights set to auto. This has happened quite a few times while driving at night, which has almost caused a few accidents when I find myself in the pitch black, when I wasn't around any street lamps.

While driving down the road at night and the headlights set to auto, they will randomly turn off on their own. I have almost been in a head on collision because of this. Turning the light control manually to either off or manual on and then back to auto gets them back on.

When the headlights are in the auto setting, they will randomly turn off while driving. I most often notice this at night, but I can see it happens at times during the day if the lights are on because I notice the dashboard indicators change. This sometimes occurs after using the turn signal, but that's not always the precursor.

The headlights do not shine far enough for safe stopping in an emergency. Deer ran on to road and almost hit it.

When I drive at night with the headlights on, sometimes the headlights will all go off until I click the button a couple of times then they will come back on, and this scares me because it can cause a wreck when I can’t see

When my head lights are on automatic, they will cut on and off on their own while driving at night! Completely off! My break lights also come and go.

When the headlights are on the "auto" setting they will sometimes turn off when driving. Speed or driving conditions do not seem to be a factor. There have also been 2 separate incidents where the headlights are on in the morning.

While in auto mode my headlights turn on and off randomly. This is very dangerous at night and has happened several times. When the head lights go off I can not see and no one can see me.

While I was driving at night, my headlights would turn completely off. Sometimes it would happen when I turned my blinkers on, sometimes when switching from high to low beam, and sometimes totally randomly. Lights were set to AUTO at the time.

When in "auto" mode for headlights, the lights occasionally turn off while driving. I have to switch to "on" to get them to work again. Very dangerous obviously.

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the interior lights and headlights turned off and turned back on without driver's input. There were no warning lights illuminated.

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH at night, the headlights briefly became inoperable. After several attempts at turning the switch off and on, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence.

Headlights intermittently turn off when set to the "auto" setting while the vehicle is in use. I received a warranty notification from Kia for the issue and attempted to have it fixed through a Kia dealership. Kia dealership did not have the part to fix it and does not know when they will have the part.

During nighttime driving, the headlights suddenly go off. Headlights are on auto and it happens randomly. The first time it happened was in August 2023 and then on 09/08/2023 twice during night driving.

The shift release has been replaced for 2017 kia sorento but now it is traffic light switch causing one of my car problems. In gas I spend 40 dollars a day for less than 110 miles of driving even with an full synthetic oil change just done is problem two.

Headlights and dash lights will suddenly and randomly turn off while driving when using auto setting. Have experienced this multiple times.

The lighting switch assembly has an issue that causes the headlights to turn off at random times. I have only seen it happen when the switch is on the auto setting, but that is the setting I most often use. When the lights go off, the instrument panel display shows that the switch has changed to the parking lights setting, but the physical switch has not been moved.

Multiple times when driving at night, all of the vehicle's exterior lights sudden turn off. We have been able to get the lights working again by turning the headlight switch on and off several times. Obviously, this is an extremely hazardous situation leaving us with no visibility in the dark and other vehicles cannot see us wither.

when driveing at night the head lights are very very dim and the kia dealership can not adjust the head lights any more it is very very bad driveing at night what can you do to fix this problem.

While driving at night (appro 9:00 PM) the headlights went out for several seconds the came back on. When I got home I googled the year and make to find a few entries with people reporting the same occurrences. KIA dealership found multifunction switch to be defective

My 2017 kia sorento headlights shut off for no reason when I am driving. When they are in auto mode they will turn off followed by a warning on my screen saying they have switched from auto to manual. I have to turn the knob to off then back on.

Since august 2019, I have been experiencing intermittent headlights failure while driving and the headlights was set on auto. The headlights would shut off for 5-10 seconds unexpectedly and will turn on again. When it happens again this past saturday (11/7) , I noticed when the headlights went off, only the headlights symbol was lighted on the dash.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sorento. The contact stated that the auto light switch failed to turn off the lights when the vehicle was shutoff. There was no warning light.

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving with the auto headlight function activated, the headlights became inoperable. The contact stated that the headlights independently activated on several occasions which caused the battery to drain while the vehicle was turned off.

2 problems: 1. Over the last several months the lights will turn off when driving at night in the auto position. It doesn't matter if it's a lighted street or dark road.

Headlights turn off and on intermittently at night. This occurs in the auto headlight mode. This while traveling.

While driving at night with the headlights in the auto mode, the headlights will periodically go off for 4 to 5 seconds before coming back on again. This has happened 10 times over the past 10 months. We were told by kia dealership service department they could not duplicate the issue and recommended driving at night with the headlights turned on in the manual position.

While driving my headlights will randomly just shut-off sometimes they will come right back on and other times it takes a few minutes for them to come back on. This happens several times a week.

I always use auto headlights mode to operate my car. The headlights could go dark from 2 to 6 seconds and then they will go back on automatically. It has happened about 7-10 times in the past two months while I was driving the vehicle.

I was driving my 2017 kia sorento about 30mph early today going about 30mph when all of a sudden I heard a loud clunk from the rear end and the engine, all lighting, electrical, power steering and brakes just shut off. I was able to coast to a stop put the car in park. I then restarted it and it was fine.

While driving at night with headlights in auto position, lights will randomly turn off for seconds before turning back on. When this happens, you can see the change on the dashboard almost like it was manually being turned off, but it was not being touched. This has happened 4 times in one month.

The headlights have gone out on two separate occasions, while operating the vehicle at night with the headlight control in the auto mode. The headlights completely shutdown for approximately 2 to 3 seconds during this issue and automatically came back on. Both times this occurred at highway speeds with no other light source in the area.

At night when I am driving, the headlight goes off. The light switch does not work on some settings. I never know when or where this dangerous situation is going to happen.

My headlights come on even when the car is completely off for now reason

When in auto-mode, the headlights randomly just turn off while driving which is a huge safety risk. This has been happening randomly every once in a while since at least 2021. It seems to be happening more often now.

Over the past couple of months my headlight are shutting off while driving at night. They don’t come on when I start the car some nights. When they shut off it’s hard to get them to turn back on.

The stalk appears to be failing, specifically when lights set to auto. The most alarming aspect of this issue is when head (and maybe tail) lights go out entirely while driving [at night]. This has happened several times, at various speeds, drive times, vehicle occupancy, etc.

My 2017 Sorento has been having issues with the headlights for the past 6 months. I keep them on auto mode and half of the time they don't turn on until I click them to "on" and switch them back to auto. There have also been a handful of times where my headlights turn off while driving.

Driving 70mph, driving lights completely shut off. I was going straight with a car in the distance nobody behind. If my wife and kids were driving that would have been scary.

The headlight setting randomly changes from “Auto” to “Off” without any operator input. This happens roughly every fourth drive.

The lights go off on their own while driving. The lights go on on their own while parked and off.

While driving after dark with the auto lights engaged, my headlights suddenly turned off. When I turned the knob on the light switch they came back on and I continued to drive. A short while down the road this happened again.

1) The headlights will turn off while driving when the headlight switch is "automatic." 2) The headlights and taillights will illuminate after leaving and locking the vehicle leading to a completely drained battery.

My headlights, when set to ‘auto’ randomly turn off. Very scary and dangerous at night! Also, illegal.

Sporadically during night driving the headlights will go out. Headlights set to AUTO each time. Most recently while turning right.

While driving at night, headlights turn off.

Headlights switch set in Auto position. Headlights turned on spontaneously, two different times while auto was off and locked. This resulted in battery being drained and auto would not start.

I have had my lights to go off at night while driving.

On many occasions while driving at night (happens almost every night when we are driving), the headlights turn off on their own. This is when the headlights are set to "auto". This is a very dangerous situation - especially when driving on poorly lit roads.

Headlights in auto mode will randomly go off while driving without any change in ambient light. Dangerous on unlit roads.

While driving at night on dark road 50 MPH with lights on auto. Lights went out completely. Had to make hard stop and turn lights to on position.

When traveling when it is dark, the head lights will suddenly turn off. The indicator on the dash shows that the switch has been changed to parking lights. If you turn the switch on and off the lights will come back on.

Tonight (3/4/23) while driving in the dark my headlights turned off while driving 45 MPH. This is the 2nd time this has happened. It happened last October as well.

2017 Kia Sorrento burns excessive amounts of oil between oil changes, more than 4 quarts. Eyebrow and rear parking lights come on their own, even after the car has been off for several hours without touching Kia or keys.

When the headlights are on "auto", they shut off at night while I'm driving. This has happened when I have been traveling out of state on dark highways and it is very dangerous. It is available to be inspected.

The auto lights turn off randomly during night operation

On 3 different occasions, my headlights have gone out during driving at night. My switch is always set to auto. I have noticed at times during the day they will shut off as well.

While driving at night down an unlit roadway, the headlights turned off. I was the passenger and my wife the driver. She touched the light control arm and they came back on.

Headlights were in auto mode and twice have shut off when it was completely dark at around 0600 on 9/22 and 9/26. Dashboard and all exterior lights went out. I had turn them to the on position for see.

The headlights spontaneously shut off while driving at night. This has happened multiple times since we have owned the car. Mostly happens when lights are in AUTO mode.

My 2017 Kia Sorento, While driving (at night) the head lights will shut off in auto mode. turn the switch off and back on lights come ON, SAFETY TO ME AND OTHERS WHEN YOUR HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT ON A DARK ROAD

Headlight Switch is faulty when in Auto. Lights shut off randomly while driving at night and when your car is parked and turned off all the lights will come on and drain your battery. I have had the lights shut off on me a dozen times roughly and had to replace a $300 battery because of the lights turning on and draining it.

While driving with headlights in “Auto” switch mode, the lights turned off. This occurred during dark goes while driving in a dark area at around 55mph. Switching from “Auto” to “On” turned the headlights and tail lights back on.

My KIA has issues with the headlights -- they randomly go off as you drive down the street. I thought I was hitting something but last night I had both hands on the wheel -- and the lights went off going down a busy highway -- thankfully I was familiar with area and it was well lit. They were out 5-10 seconds and they came back on.

While in Auto mode, lights turn off and on during the day and night. Happens daily.

When the light selection is set to AUTO the headlights will periodically shut off while driving at night. At other times, the light will turn on when the car is parked and no key or occupants are in the car.

daytime driving lights turn on after vehicle completely off, hours later and can drain the battery if not caught in time. also while driving at night, lights go completely off by themselves and have to manually try to turn on, very dangerous and someone is going to die if not recalled.

While driving at night, and also when starting car at night. I leave my lights on auto. Lately my lights have been turning off, while driving on back roads and on interstate.

Headlight keep blowing

In auto mode when driving at night the headlights and dashboard lights turn off without warning.

While driving at night I attempted to dim lights for oncoming traffic when my lights went completely out.

I have owned the car for two years on one occasion while driving the headlights shut off I turned switch to off then back to auto and the lights came on. On two occasions the lights were on after the car was shut off, parked and locked pressing the remote lock button shut off the lights.

Vehicle headlight polycarbonate plastic blistering, peeling, cracking and other severely deterioration aspects are happening in a fast, exponential manner. Both headlights have continued to progress deteriorating since april, before the 3 year purchase period of the vehicle.

2017 kia sorento, AWD, mileage ~30k. When the headlights are set to "auto", they will randomly turn off, usually when I activate a turn signal. It happens at all speeds, on all types of road, most often when I'm turning.

Headlights are in automatic and while driving at night/evening they will randomly cut out. 5-10 seconds at a time. Always while moving.

While driving at night the headlights will turn off and on usually last 10 to 15 seconds, does this at all speeds and and all roads. Will cause you to loose sight of road on non lit roads. This has happened about 10 times in the last few months

Headlights turned off while I was driving on the freeway twice this week. The first time it happened I got them back on by switching them off then back on. The second time they went off for a few seconds and came back on without me doing anything.

Discrepancies: 1. [high danger to safety that could result in vehicle damage, personal injury, or loss of life] headlights shut off randomly while vehicle is driving or stationary and can not be recovered via manually switching through "auto: on: off"; lights may recover randomly while left in "auto" position; high beams still work while this happens (this has happened on multiple occasions) 2.

While driving, the vehicle's headlights turn off without warning. This has happened on highways and on surface streets. In all cases the light control switch was on "auto." at least twice, the lights went off after using the turn signal to indicate a lane change.

My high beams don't want to turn on and when they do the only way to get them off is to turn my lights all the way off and back on. If you pull the bar towards you to briefly look at something, the high beams will not come on. Also my car is in the shop, it keeps kicking back when I go to stop.

Head lights go off when driving,then come back on when set in the auto mode

Driving down the road my headlights have cut off on their own 5 times. I have to turn the auto of and put it on manual for them to work.

The headlights are dangerous! There is a dark shadow line directly in the sight line of the driver through the entire windshield that I find myself ducking down to try and see out the window but that does not help. I cannot drive the vehicle at night it is very distracting and dangerous.

The headlights turn off during night-time driving without warning. The dashboard indicator shows that the headlights are off. This has happened a total of 6 times when the lights are in the "automatic" position.

While on auto, headlights turned off when they should not have. Two times during dusk/twilight, and once during the night within a three week period. The time it happened at night, and the one time during twilight was on an unlit rural road .