# 2015 Kia Sorento headlights too dim **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** kia, sorento\ **Created:** [September 18, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259 "2018-09-18T21:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/1 "2018-09-18T21:49:17Z")
My 2015 Sorento headlites are dangerously dim, especially the lw beams ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/2 "2018-09-18T22:09:38Z")
> [@Arnold1](#): > > My 2015 Sorento headlites are dangerously dim, especially the lw beams Then get new headlights bulbs. If they’re the original I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re getting dim by this point. You can also purchase brighter headlights, but note that they don’t last as long as regular halogen bulbs do ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/3 "2018-09-27T00:23:58Z")
They shouldn’t be dim in only 3 years . I would say something else is going on . I have 10 year old halogens and they are as bright as when they were new . ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/4 "2018-09-27T00:24:58Z")
Try new, brighter bulbs. Under $50. Worth a try. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/5 "2018-09-27T00:29:22Z")
More than likely the HID headlight ballast requires replacement. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/4/405e954997c1c984cdddc39bcad999014d629ad1.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/6 "2018-09-27T00:36:29Z")
these are supposed to last much longer than halogen bulbs, are they not? ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/7 "2018-09-27T00:52:00Z")
More information needed. Are they halogens or HIDs? Is this sudden or have they always been problematic? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/8 "2018-09-27T01:05:37Z")
> [@Arnold1](#): > > My 2015 Sorento headlites are dangerously dim, especially the lw beams Are you sure it’s not the “Day time running” lights that on, instead of the low beams? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/9 "2018-09-27T13:14:31Z")
Should I approach the dealer about the ballast. This car has bumper to bumper and that should be covered? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/10 "2018-09-27T13:16:15Z")
It is only the low beams that are the problem. I bought this about a year ago and they have always been this bad. Not sure what bulbs are in it? I will find out ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/11 "2018-09-27T13:17:25Z")
No, I am not sure. Am trying to be sure but I think it is the low beams. As you said they are dangerous. Cant see 50 ft ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/12 "2018-09-27T13:29:49Z")
> [@Arnold1](#): > > It is only the low beams that are the problem. I bought this > about a year ago and they have always been this bad. Why did you not have the lights checked as soon as you noticed they did not work like you thought they should. Apparently this is a used vehicle so only the dealer can say if this is a covered item. All that you can do is have them looked at and have the problem fixed. No one here can really see what the lights are like so all than be done is guess. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/13 "2018-09-27T14:39:51Z")
Kia Sorento is one of many vehicles with headlights rated Poor by the IIHS - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/14 "2018-09-27T16:00:41Z")
I did complain as soon as we noticed the proble, with in a cpl days. We did not test drive the car at night and it was a few more days after we took it home until we did drive it at nite. ``` This 2015 still is under 40K miles and is still under original warrantyAND we bought the extended warranty. I will not buy another car from that dealer. No help. They just say "that's how the lites are on new model cars". And tell me to go on line and but LED bulbs? ``` I need a way to contact KIA direct Thank you all for your in-put ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/15 "2018-09-27T16:06:33Z")
> [@vipergg](#): > > I have 10 year old halogens and they are as bright as when they were new . That’s impossible. The filament in halogen lamps are consumed as they are used. In addition, the vaporized material re-deposits on the interior of the lamp surfaces and further reduces output. They may seem as bright as new but they are not. It’s like glaucoma, it gradually progresses so you don’t notice it until it’s so bad they aren’t effective anymore. Yours are still effective but they have gone down in output unless yours can defy the laws of physics… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/16 "2018-09-27T16:53:43Z")
> [@Arnold1](#): > > I need a way to contact KIA direct I can guarantee that the desired info is contained in your Owner’s Manual. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/17 "2018-09-27T17:48:24Z")
Not only the Owners Manual but the OP could have asked the dealer , did a simple web search or even gone to a different dealer. Frankly , the suggestion by the dealer to replace the bulbs makes sense. They can’t do it because of warranty issues but the owner could . ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/18 "2018-09-27T21:30:29Z")
why can’t they replace bulbs or at least diagnose the problem if it is a bad ballast or what ever. The car has a bumper to bumper full warranty as well as an extended warranty I purchased. ``` All they did was shrug their shoulders and proclaim that that's just how these cars are!! But I am going to check the owners manual. I should have thought of that. ``` ---
**Author:** ![Susan\_Soucy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Susan\_Soucy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Susan_Soucy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/19 "2019-01-09T22:07:31Z")
Have you fixed this problem. I am having the same issue. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@Arnold1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Arnold1)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259/20 "2019-01-10T15:32:50Z")
No, and KIA seems very arrogant about it. I called them direct, I went to a different dealer, they all say that it is just the way they are. ``` My lenses are not cloudy of fogged. The low beams are just not brite enough. It is dangerous. If you find a solution or anyone sympathetic at KIA please let me know ``` [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-sorento-headlights-too-dim/125259.md?page=2)