# 2016 Kia Sorento - Heater Not Working Properly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-heater-not-working-properly/146871>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 16, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-heater-not-working-properly/146871 "2019-08-16T23:09:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RandyPerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@RandyPerry](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandyPerry)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-heater-not-working-properly/146871/1 "2019-08-16T23:09:06Z")

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Heater not working properly. Took my 2016 Sorento to the dealer due to cold air coming out of vents. Was told everything is working properly however I have to turn the temperature up to past 80 before any warm or hot air will come out of the air vents.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-kia-sorento-heater-not-working-properly/146871/2 "2019-08-17T00:32:41Z")

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Under warranty. If the dealer isn’t solving the problem, try another Kia dealer. Or contact Kia. The contact number is in your owners manual.