Kia Sorento Complaints

10,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10735597July 21, 2015
ENGINE
THE BOLT HOLDING THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY TO THE CRANKSHAFT FELL OUT AND ALL THE ENGINE BELTS AND PULLEYS STOPPED TURNING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, AND MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED AND THE DRIVER WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. AT A HIGHER SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR ON MOUNTAIN ROADS, THE RESULT WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR APPROXIMATELY $1,500.00, REPLACING THE FAILED PARTS WITH NEW PARTS AND WITH A WARRANTY OF 12 MONTHS/10 THOUSAND MILES. PREVIOUSLY, AT 70 THOUSAND MILES AS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED BY A KIA DEALER. KIA MOTORS, HAVING KNOWN OF MANY FAILURES OF THE BOLT, SPROCKET, AND PULLEY, SHOULD HAVE UPGRADED THESE PARTS YEARS AGO AND ISSUED A RECALL OR AT LEAST A SERVICE BULLETIN TO AVOID SUCH DANGEROUS FAILURES. AFTER OUR EXPERIENCE, WE DID NOT TRUST THIS CAR AND TRADED IT IN FOR A NEW CAR FROM HOPEFULLY A MORE RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735309July 20, 2015
ENGINE
ON 06/15/2015, DROVE MY CAR TO THE BARN, THEN IT WILL NOT START. I THOUGHT IT'S BATTERY PROBLEM. BATTERY IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. SO I CHARGED THE BATTERY. DIDN'T WORK. SO I JUMPED IT, IT HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. I GOT A NEW BATTERY FOR IT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER, GOT IT STARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS.TOOK IT TO KIA SERVICE. THEY SAID OIL RING HAS SLOW LEAK. DEALER CHANGED O RING, AND THEN SEVERAL DAYS, IT HAD ISSUES STARTING. THE DEALER KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS TO LISTEN AND FIX THE KNOCKING NOISE. FINALLY ON FRIDAY 06/27/15, IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT HAS THIS GRINDING, HARD START. I CALLED THE # 800-333-4542. SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAD MY CAR TOWED FOR FREE, AND DEALER GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. I CALLED KIA AT # 678-385-8540 AND ASK WHAT'S GOING ON AS THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE WAITING FOR KIA SUPPORT TEAM APPROVAL TO TEST THE ENGINE. AFTER TWO WEEKS, KIA CALLED AND TOLD DEALER TO TEST ENGINE. IT HAS ISSUES WITH LOW COMPRESSION ON 2 CHAMBERS AND FINALLY THE DECISION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ON 7/11/2015, DEALER SUBMITTED AN ORDER TO HAVE KIA SHIP ENGINE. I WAS TOLD, NEXT WEEK, I SHOULD HEAR FROM THEM. NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE 678 # AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD BY MS. KUSHELL THAT SHE'S CONTACTING THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO GIVE PRIORITIES TO MY CASE.THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BETWEEN 7/20 TO 7/25. THIS MORNING, 7/17/15, I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THE ETA FOR ENGINE ARRIVAL WILL BE 7/31/2015, AS THERE ARE NO ENGINES ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. TO DATE (7/17/2015), THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE KIA DEALER SERVICE FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW. I HAVE PENDING TRIPS THAT I KEPT POSTPONING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ISSUES. BUT THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND, AS I AM GETTING THE ROUND AROUND TALKS. MS. KUSHELL SAID, THEY CAN SHIP MY CAR TO THE PLACE I'M GOING, BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, WALK THE 1500MILES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735315July 20, 2015
ENGINE
ON 06/15/2015, DROVE MY CAR TO THE BARN, THEN IT WILL NOT START. I THOUGHT IT'S BATTERY PROBLEM. BATTERY IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD. SO I CHARGED THE BATTERY. DIDN'T WORK. SO I JUMPED IT, IT HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. I GOT A NEW BATTERY FOR IT. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER, GOT IT STARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS.TOOK IT TO KIA SERVICE. THEY SAID OIL RING HAS SLOW LEAK. DEALER CHANGED O RING, AND THEN SEVERAL DAYS, IT HAD ISSUES STARTING. THE DEALER KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS TO LISTEN AND FIX THE KNOCKING NOISE. FINALLY ON FRIDAY 06/27/15, IT WON'T START AT ALL. IT HAS THIS GRINDING, HARD START. I CALLED THE # 800-333-4542. SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY HAD MY CAR TOWED FOR FREE, AND DEALER GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. I CALLED KIA AT # 678-385-8540 AND ASK WHAT'S GOING ON AS THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE WAITING FOR KIA SUPPORT TEAM APPROVAL TO TEST THE ENGINE. AFTER TWO WEEKS, KIA CALLED AND TOLD DEALER TO TEST ENGINE. IT HAS ISSUES WITH LOW COMPRESSION ON 2 CHAMBERS AND FINALLY THE DECISION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. ON 7/11/2015, DEALER SUBMITTED AN ORDER TO HAVE KIA SHIP ENGINE. I WAS TOLD, NEXT WEEK, I SHOULD HEAR FROM THEM. NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE 678 # AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD BY MS. KUSHELL THAT SHE'S CONTACTING THE REGIONAL MANAGER TO GIVE PRIORITIES TO MY CASE.THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BETWEEN 7/20 TO 7/25. THIS MORNING, 7/17/15, I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THE ETA FOR ENGINE ARRIVAL WILL BE 7/31/2015, AS THERE ARE NO ENGINES ANYWHERE IN THE U.S. TO DATE (7/17/2015), THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE KIA DEALER SERVICE FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW. I HAVE PENDING TRIPS THAT I KEPT POSTPONING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ISSUES. BUT THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND, AS I AM GETTING THE ROUND AROUND TALKS. MS. KUSHELL SAID, THEY CAN SHIP MY CAR TO THE PLACE I'M GOING, BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, WALK THE 1500MILES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735354July 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
DASH LIGHT WITH THE AIRBAG LOGO CAME ON AS I WAS STARTING UP TODAY, AND STAYED ON. WENT STRAIGHT TO KIA DEALERSHIP, THE ONE WE ALWAYS USE. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE'S SEEN A LOT OF THEM, SAME PROBLEM. HE AGREED THAT $2,000 WAS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS MALFUNCTION DISABLES ALL THE AIRBAGS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, WE ARE TOAST. KELLY BLUE BOOK RATES THIS VEHICLE AT A VALUE OF $9500, IN MINT CONDITION, WHICH THIS IS. 21% OF THE VALUE FOR A REPAIR? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR SO MANY ( I DID CHECK THE INTERNET, IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM) AND NO ONE CHOOSES TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. WE JUST WENT AROUND WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THAT ON A RECALL, BUT WE HAD A BLOWOUT ON I-81 AT 70 MPH THAT COULD'VE ENDED OUR LIFE.....SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. I APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734962July 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN OPEN ANY OF THE DOORS IS FROM THE INSIDE. FIRST IT WAS DRIVERS SIDE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER IT WAS THE BACK DRIVERS PASSENGER DOOR. NOW IT'S THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR. MAKES NO SENSE I HAVE ONE DOOR TO GET INSIDE MY CAR. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734685July 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
UPON ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO PRESS THE IGNITION OFF BUTTON SEVERAL TIME BEFORE THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. THERE WERE TIMES WOULD HAVE TO SIT IN THE CAR ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734793July 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 KIA SORRENTO PURCHASED ON JUNE 30, 2015. TIME LINE 6/30/2015- PURCHASED VEHICLE AT FREDY KIA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. 7/3/15- STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH INDICATOR LIGHTS/BROUGHT IN CAR TO DEALERSHIP 7/11/15- VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND WAS UNMOVABLE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NUMEROUS INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. 7/11/15-7/14/15- VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP AT FREDY KIA IN HOUSTON TEXAS. I HAD TO RENT A CAR. 7/14/15- PICKED VEHICLE UP AND ONE INDICATOR LIGHT STILL CAME ON (SHOWED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER) 7/16/15- ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON, THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN BLOWING HOT AIR AND CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. CAR WAS TOWED TO WESTSIDE KIA FOR SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734897July 17, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE IN JUNE 2015 AND JULY 9, 2015 PASSENGER SIDE AXLE CRACKED AND PASSENGER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY WENT BAD. MAKING A RATTLING, METAL GRINDING NOISE. WHEN THE SORENTO WAS RAISED UP THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH IS RUSTED OUT. IM LUCKY I DIDNT HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734501July 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL THE TIME THE CAR'S SPEED IS REDUCED. WE HAVE COMPLAINT TO DEALER MANY TIMES. THE LAST TIME WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. HE SAID HE ADJUSTED IT BACK TO FACTORY START, WHAT EVER THAT MEANS. WE ARE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM TO THIS DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10734408July 15, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE HANDLE WAS ATTACHED; HOWEVER, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS NO LINKAGE FROM THE DOOR TO THE HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON A LATER OCCASION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,290.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733451July 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A BANG/THUD HAPPENS WHEN GAS IS APPLIED. SOUND APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT ENGINE AREA. CUSTOMER SERVICE REP RODE WITH ME BACK IN 2013, HEARD SOUND, BUT LATER STATED IT WAS "NORMAL". INVOICE STATES NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, ONLY ITS LOUDER NOW, WITH NO SOLUTION. I AM GETTING MORE FRUSTRATED. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TRY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733000July 9, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THREE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,469.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733080July 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WIFE WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM HOUSE, HEARD SCREACHING SOUND, THEN LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING NEARLY ENDING UP ON SIDEWALK. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER HOOD, I SAW A BOLT SITTING ON LOWER PART OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CRANKSHAFT PULLEY NOT MOVING, BUT BOLT THAT HOLDS IT ON SPINNING. NONE OF THE BELTS WERE MOVING. MOST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO LIT UP. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT INVOLVING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732340July 7, 2015
ENGINE
CRANK SHAFT BOLT BROKE THREE SEPARATE TIMES (2ND TIME JAN. 21, 2015; 3RD TIME JULY 3, 2015) AFTER REPAIRS MADE. THE LAST TIME, THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED IRREPARABLE DUE TO THE INEVITABILITY OF FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF THE FACTORY MADE CRANK SHAFT BOLT. WHOLE NEW ENGINE NEEDED FOR COMPLETE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732492July 7, 2015
ENGINE
MY 2012 KIA SORENTO WAS RUNNING FINE, NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A FLUTTER NOISE THAT TURNED INTO A KNOCKING SOUND. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. TOW TRUCK DRIVER STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 60 FT TO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED TIGHT (WHICH WAS NOT TRUE AT ALL) DUE TO NEGLECT. I HAVE PROVIDED KIA CORP. AND THE DEALER WITH ALL OF THE SERVICE RECORDS AS WELL AS THE OIL PURCHASE RECEIPTS, OIL FILTER RECEIPTS AND OIL CHANGE RECORDS. OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED TO WHAT KIA'S MANUAL SUGGESTS. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS KIA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I HAD. THEIR COMPLAINTS ARE ALMOST EXACTLY WORD FOR WORD WHAT HAPPENED TO MY KIA. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS...MOST KIA OWNERS HAD THIS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN THEIR TEENAGERS WERE DRIVING. KIA HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM FOR THIS VERY REASON. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. IF THERE WERE TRAFFIC AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.. IT COULD GAVE RESULTED IN MUCH WORSE. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE CAME ACROSS SO MANY PEOPLE IN STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND DEALERS WHILE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILD TO AND FROM SCHOOL, FOOTBALL, ETC. I STILL HAVE A LOAN ON MY KIA AND NOW HAVE ANOTHER LOAN BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. KIA HAS BASED MY WARRANTY REPAIR ON PICTURES THE DEALER TOOK. THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSE TO LISTEN TO ME NOR HELP ME. I BEGGED AND PLEADED WITH THEM TO LOOK FURTHER INTO IT AND THEY WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THEN I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO AND I NEEDED TO GET MY CAR OFF OF THEIR LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732070July 6, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL WAS NOT GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK PROPERLY UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WERE FULL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO ENSURE THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V353000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731560July 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,050.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731270June 30, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. IT CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, BUT NOT THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN RELATION TO IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT AND I CANNOT GET MYSELF FREE, NO ONE FROM THE OUTSIDE CAN GET ME OUT EITHER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST REPORT OF A DOOR HANDLE NOT WORKING ON THIS BRAND OF SUV MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731262June 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
STARTED VEHICLE AND PUT INTO REVERSE, ONCE IN REVERSE I BEGAN TO BACK UP, THE GEAR SLIPS OUT OF REVERSE INTO NEUTRAL. IF PLACED BACK INTO GEAR PARK, REVERSE OR DRIVE IT PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SHIFTS HARD WITH A CLANK SOUND. IF YOU PROCEED TO DRIVE IT SHIFTS LIKE IT IS GOING FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR. IT WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF ONCE DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS I CAN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WORKS FINE WITH NO SLIPPING OR SHIFTING PROBLEMS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. HOWEVER TODAY IT WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730492June 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON MILD SUMMER DAY (~70). LIGHTLY-PACKED CARTOP CARRIER AFFIXED PROPERLY/SAFELY TO KIA CROSSBARS (INSTALLED BY KIA). DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH "PASSING LANE" TRAFFIC (ABOUT 75MPH). RUNNING AC AT ABOUT 70 INSIDE, WITH ALL WINDOWS UP. PANORAMIC SUNROOF CLOSED, WITH INNER SOFT SUNSHADE ALSO CLOSED. ABOUT THREE HOURS INTO FIVE HOUR DRIVE. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY VISUAL WARNING (E.G., ROCK, SHARD), WE HEAR AN *EXPLOSION* SOUND FROM ABOVE, ALONG WITH THE SOUND OF GLASS CLANGING EVERYWHERE AND THE RUSH OF HIGHWAY AIR. I QUICKLY SWITCH MY HAZARDS ON, DECELERATE, AND PULL OFF THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. I NOTICED THAT NO NEIGHBORING VEHICLES AS MUCH AS FLINCHED DURING THE INCIDENT, NOR DID ANYONE STOP ... AS IF NOTHING APPEARED TO HAVE HAPPENED EXTERNALLY FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW. WHEN WE GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, WE SAW THAT THE FRONT MAJOR PANE OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED CENTER-OUT, PROBABLY ABOUT 2SQFT OF GLASS MISSING. NOTABLY, SEVERAL EDGES AROUND THE NEWLY-FORMED HOLE WERE UPTURNED. THOSE ARE ALL THE DETAILS I CAN REMEMBER. MY VERY STRONG BELIEF IS THAT THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL DEBRIS INVOLVED. THE POSITION OF THE CARTOP CARRIER RELATIVE TO THE HOLE, MY VEHICLE'S POSITION RELATIVE TO OTHER CARS/TRUCKS (NOT TERRIBLY CLOSE), THE FACT THAT I SAW NO OBJECT HURTLING TOWARD THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE FACT THAT NO OBJECT WAS FOUND IN BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE INNER SUNSHADE, THE FACT THAT NO OTHER CARS/TRUCKS BEHIND ME REACTED ... ALL THE SIGNS POINT TO SOMETHING SIMPLY BEING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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