2019 Kia Sorento Transmission Problems

The vehicle just had an oil change. It was driven after that approximately 25 miles when there was a loud noise and the wheels locked up. The vehicle was shifted into neutral and coasted to the end of a dirt road.

Car would randomly stall and jerk while accelerating. Unsafe to drive. May cause accident.

Purchased this vehicle in June 17 2025 from a used car dealer, as I was driving from time to time, I noticed that the vehecle would hesatate, and at times would stall, I had the spark plugs and coild replaced along with a new high pressure fuel pump, it still hesatates when pulling out into traffic, from a stop, this places the vehicle in a very dangerous position in that it can be broadsided, or another form of collision with on comming traffic, I looked on line on various sites and there are quite a number of kias with this issue, some contacted the mfg and were told that it is withing the 8 speed transmission, something about the servers inside it, this appears to be an issue with several year models, and the mfg does not repair or replace the defective part, so I am quite sure they are awar of it, I am not aware of any loss of life for this priblem, I have also seen that by placing the selective system out of eco, economy or comfort mode into ( sport ) mode that it does not do it as often, but at time does, this mode also has a determental effect on millage.

Kia has a known excessive oil consumption issue. This issue has caused my car to suddenly stall while driving which is a huge a safety concern for myself, my passengars and other drivers on the road. If the oil is being sucked into the intake, it will eventually cause engine failure.

Traveling out of town on the highway from Pennsylvania to Virginia in June 2022 and our 2019 Kia Sorrento started shaking at the steering wheel and lost complete power in the engine. I was unable to accelerate with busy highway traffice behind me. I barely made it to th shoulder of the road without being rear ended with my wife and two children in the car.

Jerks in lower gears and sometimes speads up when you're about to stop and/or slow down & when you make a turn, caused me to get into an accident on i95 while my kids were in the car with me!!!! When I tried to break the car slightly sped up before stopping causing me to rear end another vehicle. This is my second kia car, the first was an optima.

When pulling out onto the road pushing on the accelerator the vehicle wont accelerate ,pushing down on the accelerator another 1/8 of an inch and the vehicle will take off very fast, also it feels like a misfire at slow speeds.it happens always.

Stumbles horribly through the low gears during acceleration until hitting ~45-50mph on cold start-up (after sitting several hours or overnight). After engine warmup the effect begins to moderate, though it remains present at all times. Worse in eco and comfort drive modes.

Car has problem when driving in econo mode. Will hesitate when given gas in morning and at times when pulling out in traffic. Note never informed about the problem before leasing of car.

I was driving and car lost power, couldn’t drive anymore

I was told by the dealer, that we had to have it dropped off at {400 miles from home}, that the oil drain plug fell out and the engine seized. there are are no previous warning lights no temperature rise the car just stalls, then the warning lights for engine and oil come and by this time your engine is dead. Thank God we where stuck in traffic.

We have been experiencing a lost of power. The engine sputters and loses power when accelerating. This has happened on several occasions.

Car lost power while drving and a semi truck almost ran into me. Have taken car to kia dealership and throttle body was replaced and week later same problem exist. I have taken the car there 3 times for the same problem haven't had the car 3 months have had this problem since I purchased the car.

A failing alternator caused me to take my kia into a mechanic for OEM replacement. The mechanic informed me that the engine rattles. I got to talking with the mechanic and told him that my car has been experiencing high oil consumption with no 'low oil' warning light on the dash and ive checked my oil periodically between changes and have found the dip stick bone dry multiple times.

The oil pressure switch is faulty. The oil indicator light comes on when I'm idling, and I'm also losing 1 quart of oil every 1,000 miles. This was reported on previous Kia models of this make and model, which extended the warranty to 15 years/150k miles.

Car has 77,593 miles. The oil light came on only at idle. Immediately hauled to dealership and was told it was a faulty pressure switch and not covered by the warranty even though its part of the powertrain and the earlier models had the same problem and were extended.

2019 Kia sorento with the 2.4 is consuming so much oil and is very noisy. I just changed the oil 4k miles ago and the dipstick doesn’t show any oil. Dealer says it’s normal.

Engine has a leak, the engine oil sensor was defected ,front axel leak and needs replacement

The contact owns a 2019 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road and waited for several minutes before the vehicle started working as intended.

Car suffered catastrophic internal engine failure due to rod bearings. Began having problems with engine stuttering then knocking July 2025. Car was taken to local mechanic stated that the engine failed.

I am reporting a recurring defect with my 2019 Kia Sorento’s front axle assembly, which has failed multiple times despite repeated replacements.

The vehicle (90k miles) has a check oil light on. When I took it to the dealer, they diagnosed the issue as a faulty oil pressure sensor (see attachment #1). The model year warranty is 10yr/100k for engine/powertrain, I was informed that since I am a second owner that they will only honor a 5yr/60k warranty.

The contact owns a 2019 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated and shuddered. No warning lights were illuminated.

The transmission is not shifting from first to second or third to fourth gear. RPMs jump between 4-5 and it won't accelerate. Dealership was able to replicate issue but no codes appeared during scan.

Vehicle hesitates upon acceleration on takeoff. At times it will almost stop. This has been a problem since purchase date 7/11/2019.

Inconsistent power to the wheels especially when cold but also on freeway. Uneven delivery of power to the wheels is usually called transmission surge from a lack of consistent fluid pressure being maintained in each gear. Has bucked hard enough in 3rd and 4th gear to rock my head forward and back.

Like many others, my 2019 kia sorento v6 AWD stumbles, hesitates and jerks when accelerating from a stop. Does it more pronounced when the vehicle is cold. Had it to the local kia dealership and they said it is a problem that kia is aware of and "they" would notify effected customers when they have a fix.

Transmission is giving hesitation from 1st to 2and gear and possibly 3rd.

We only have about 14000 miles on the vehicle. The vehicle has been checked twice now for the transmission having a problem. Yet the "dealership" keeps telling us that it is not "reproducible" yet they "tell me they reset the computer" even though it did not kick any codes.

Our 2019 kia sorento lx v6 engine is surging and hesitating really bad. Car was brought in for service but nothing has worked to correct the issue. When pulling out onto the highway it will hesitate and then surge spinning the front tires, this is very serious safety issue!

Purchased vehicle new with 12 miles on it back sept. I noticed almost immediately that it feels like the car is lurching forward, or skipping like when I accelerate. I took to dealership to have them check it out.

Transmission hesitates from a stop and during acceleration at low speeds. Cannot seem to maintain consistent speed and acceleration. Dangerous pulling into traffic with a hesitation.

[xxx] I have some records from (lev kia) I am going to share with you as soon as I get them together, in the meantime I am going to drive this 2019 kia sorento and hope on the highway it does not decide to down shift at 60 or 70 MPH like it was doing, especially if a large tractor trailer is behind me.

I sent this to [xxx]<[xxx]> I have some records from (lev kia) I am going to share with you as soon as I get them together, in the meantime I am going to drive this 2019 kia sorento and hope on the highway it does not decide to down shift at 60 or 70 MPH like it was doing, especially if a large tractor trailer is behind me.

I noticed an engine/ transmission hesitation problem. I currently have 6500 miles on my 2019 sorento ex v6 AWD.. When I took it to the dealer for an oil change I told them about the hesitation especially in eco and smart modes.

My 2019 v6 kia sorento stumbles and hesitates under part throttle, low RPM, acceleration regardless of speed. It's more noticeable in city driving, but is present when traveling on the highway. Keeping the transmission in 'sport' mode reduces the severity, but does not eliminate it.

Purchased new 2/22/19. Reported acceleration hesitation problem to the dealer the next day. Since then it has been in the dealers shop over 30 days.

My 2019 kia sorento has hesitations while ramping up in speed. Told dealership about this after the 1st week of ownership. Told it was nothing since it didn't show up in sport mode.

This has to do with your investigation into the oil pan caps cracking. I had my vehicle serviced 6 months ago and KIA of York PA required me to pay for replacement. Over $150 to correct this issue that seems to be a defect.

My car started to act crazy not wanting to move when in traffic.

Jerks in lower gears when you're about to stop and/or slow it down when you make a turn, bad workmanship on kia's part. Keeps happening everytime. This is my second car, the first is sedona, thought kia's were strong, reliable and sturdy cars, but sadly disappointed.

When accelerating from stop (19th ave and vineyard) the car will hesitate then take off at a fast rate of speed. There has been instances where the brake system hesitates to stop, almost like a delayed reaction (mostly while traveling on local streets such as west bound baseline rd). The brakes squill (all the time when braking) so bad and so loud.

The transmission hesitates while accelerating. Acceleration is very slow in every mode except sport. The transmission still hesitates.

When cruise control is set or just starting the kia and going it will without warning surge, jerk, and jump. The RPM needle will show acceleration from 2.5 RPM and it jumps to 4.5 RPM and stays their for awhile before going back down to 2.5 RPM. This happens without notice and not on any incline or declines, it's on straight aways.

Transmission stumbles / hesitates when accelerating up hill or on level surface at low speeds. Vehicle briefly and repeatedly lurches under acceleration as if driving on patchy ice-covered road surface. Noticeable to driver and passengers.