2013 Kia Sorento Exterior Lighting

HEADLAMP WIRE HARNESS MELTED. LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB AND CONNECTOR WAS BURNT/MELTED. I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS. I AM CONCERNED IT IS A FIRE HAZARD, AND ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN.

ONE OF MY TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT. RIGHT AFTER I CHANGED IT, MY DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. I CHANGED THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME. I DID THIS 2 MORE TIMES IN 2 MONTHS.THEN I HAD A REPAIR SHOP CHANGE THE BULB AND THEY SAID THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND IT WAS UNSAFE. THEY INSTALLED A NEW CONNECTOR AND BULB. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT. THE CONNECTOR WAS ALSO MELTED ON THAT SIDE. THIS WENT ON WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FOR MONTHS. I FINALLY HAD TO GET A NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT AGAIN, AND IS STILL OUT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT SINCE IT'S A FIRE HAZARD.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. THE CONNECTION PLUGS COMPLETELY CORRODED. HAPPENED TO BOTH SIDES.

THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE HAD THE HEADLAMP SOCKET AND CONNECTOR REPLACED TWICE - AUGUST 2017 (61,785 MILES) AND JANUARY 2018 (69,938 MILES). I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB ONLY TWICE, ALSO - JULY 2017 AND DECEMBER 2017. THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT VARIOUS KIA MODEL VEHICLES. THE ISSUE WITH MY 2013 KIA SORENTO OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST, EACH TIME WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY SURFACE STREETS AND WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. EVENTUALLY THE HEADLIGHT JUST QUITS WORKING COMPLETELY AND I AM FORCED TO HAVE SERVICE PERFORMED. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS AND CREATES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION DURING RAINY, LOW-LIGHT OR NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS.

THERE IS A SHORT IN MY HEAD LIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE .

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT I LOST BOTH HEAD LIGHTS. TOOK TO DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY HAVE A BURNT WIRE HARNESS. SPOKE TO KIA, KIA SAYS NO RECALL LISTED FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR.

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY STATE THE WIRING HARNESS IS "MELTED" AND "THERE'S NO REPAIR OR PIGTAIL REPLACEMENT, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY." ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FROM KIA ARE $600. THE VEHICLE JUST HIT 61K MILES. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER THIS ISSUE. SO I TOOK IT HOME AND TOOK IT APART. THERE IS VOLTAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT, AND THERE IS VOLTAGE TO THE HEADLIGHT PLUG. THE GROUND SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT PLUG LOOKS OVERHEATED, THE PLASTIC MOLEX CONNECTOR IS BORED OUT AND SHOWS CORROSION. WHEN THE BULB IS PLUGGED IN, IT WORKS SOMETIMES. I HAVE TO MESS WITH IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT. I SEE LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS.

HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKELIGHTS. KEEP SHORTING OUT. HAD INSPECTED BY MECHANIC. HE STATED THAT IT WAS ARCING AND CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. CONSTANT REPLACING OF HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WENT TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT AGAIN AND THE WIRE HARNESS THAT HOLDS THE BULB WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND IT. BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT 100%. THE REMAINING HEADLIGHT IS HIT OR MISS OPERATIONALLY. DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. HAD TO USE HIBEAMS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HEADLIGHT COVERS MELTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE, BUT DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

UPON NOTICING A HEADLIGHT OUT AND THE CAR PARKED AND OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND NOTED THAT THE WIRE TO THE LAMP HAD MELTED AND STARTED TO MELT THE LAMP ITSELF. I HAD THE OTHER HEADLIGHT ON THIS SAME CAR DO THE SAME THING. THE FIRST TIME THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS OLD.

HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED REGULARLY. MOST RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. WHEN GOING TO REPLACE THE BULB THE LIGHT HARNESS AND BULB WERE MELTED TOGETHER.