Kia Sorento Complaints

10,397 consumer complaints on file.

#10650406October 27, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ON. HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE CLOCK SPRING, AND WANT $400 TO REPLACE. IT IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NOTED RECALLS WITH KIA OTHER MODELS. OBVIOUSLY A WEAK POINT IN THIS MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650057October 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE JUST TURNING AROUND A BEND AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, WE LOST POWER STEERING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THEN WE MANAGED TO PULL IT OVER TO A PARKING LOT. THEN WE NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WE HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED KIA TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WASN'T THAT PARTICULAR RECALL ON THAT MODEL. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS MODEL SHOULD HAVE BIN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650090October 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY 10-YEAR OLD SON, WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE, WAS PLAYING IN OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT'S THE PUSHBUTTON START TYPE AND HE DIDN'T HAVE THE KEY FOB. THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE. REGARDLESS, WITHOUT THE CAR STARTED AND WITHOUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL. BECAUSE THE SORENTO WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT BEGAN TO COAST BACKWARD DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. OUR SON TRIED TO PUT THE SUV BACK INTO PARK. BECAUSE IT WAS MOVING, HE WAS UNABLE TO DO THIS. SO, IN A PANIC, HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO STOP IT BY GETTING BEHIND IT AND TRYING TO SLOW IT DOWN. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND ENDED UP BEING CRUSHED BETWEEN THE SORENTO AND A TREE IN THE YARD. THIS RESULTED IN A HUGE LACERATION IN HIS KNEE, SERIOUS BRUISING TO HIS LUNGS, 4 CRACKED RIBS AND A CRACKED PELVIS. HE SPENT NEARLY 3 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING 10 DAYS IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT CHILDREN?S HOSPITAL. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I TRIED TO RECREATE WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF PARK WITHOUT MUCH FORCE AT ALL. THIS IS WITHOUT A KEY FOB IN THE CAR, WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON, WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND WITH THE DRIVER?S SIDE DOOR OPEN. OUR SON WAS VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10649568October 24, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE STRUTS ON MY BACK LIFT GATE ARE ALREADY WORN OUT ON A 2012 KIA SORENTO. I HAD A 2007 KIA SPORTAGE PRIOR TO THIS VEHICLE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BACK STRUTS ON THE LIFT GATE. ON THE SPORTAGE THE GLASS OPENED SEPARATELY FROM THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LIFT GATE. HOWEVER, THIS NEWER VEHICLE WORE OUT THE BACK LIFT GATE STRUTS IN JUST OVER 2 YEARS WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE BACK LIFT GATE IS NOT SEPARATED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE GLASS SO THE ENTIRE BACK LIFT DOOR IS EXTREMELY HEAVY TO OPEN AND HOLD WITHOUT THE STRUTS TO KEEP THE TRUNK DOOR LIFTED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HURT SMALL CHILDREN OR EVEN ADULTS WHO ARE NOT ANTICIPATING A SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE STRUTS ON A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. AT THIS POINT, THE ENTIRE TRUNK AREA CANNOT BE USED UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED, BUT REPAIR SHOPS WANT OVER $500 TO FIX A PART THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THIS QUICKLY TO BEGIN WITH. I WILL ATTEMPT SEEK REMEDY FROM KIA DIRECTLY, BUT WANTED TO BRING THE ISSUE UP IN CASE OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR TREND ANALYSIS AND POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649724October 24, 2014
ENGINE
I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 KIA SORENTO MAY 17, 2014. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LAST NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, SUDDENLY THE CAR JERKED AROUND, SOUNDED LIKE I DOWNSHIFTED (ALTHOUGH IT'S AN AUTOMATIC) AND I GOT THE DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE OF THE "ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM- POSSIBLE ENGINE CONDITION" IT TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID TODAY THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE. NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS YET BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN A BRAND NEW CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649446October 23, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
ON FRIDAY, OCT 17, 2014 I DROVE OVER 600 MILES WITH MY SON TO AN EVENT AND RETURNED HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I DISCOVERED THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THE CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO OUR HOUSE IN OUR DRIVEWAY AT THE TIME. IT WAS VERY STRANGE AS NOTHING HAD FALLEN ON THE CAR AND THERE APPEARED TO BE NO CAUSE. WHEN I CALLED THE KIA DEALERSHIP THEY INITIALLY DENIED KNOWING OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SUNROOFS SHATTERING. AFTER I GOOGLE - RESEARCHED IT AND TALKED TO THEM ON MONDAY, OCT 20, THEY THEN SAID THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT AND I SHOULD JUST SUBMIT IT AS A CLAIM TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE 100 % GLASS COVERAGE BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT AND COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG PROBLEM IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHEN MY SON & I WERE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10649171October 21, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE IS INITIALLY PLACED INTO REVERSE GEAR, AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS LIKELY ALREADY IN REVERSE MOTION, THE BACKUP CAMERA GOES BLACK FOR 2-3 SECONDS (AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE DRIVER IS BLIND) WHILE THE CAMERA IS APPARENTLY SWITCHING ON THE GUIDE LINE OVERLAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648938October 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY SON WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN A ROUNDABOUT IN TAUNTON MASS AND NEARLY CRASHED THIS VEHICLE DUE TO LOSING THE ABILITY OF STABILIZING IT, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD THANKFULLY BECAUSE OF THE SPEED OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME, THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR I MAY BE TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE HOME, MY HUSBAND LOOKED OVER VEHICLE TO SEE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS AND NOTED FRAME NEAR RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH WHERE IT ATTACHES TO AN ARM OF SOME SORTS MAYBE A STABILIZING ARM(NOT SURE). WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MARCH 2014-7 MONTHS AGO AND IT PASSED INSPECTION AT THE TIME, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD HAVE AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THE FRAME AS LISTED ON INSPECTION REPORT AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY IT RUSTED THROUGH THAT BADLY IN 7 MONTHS TIME WITH ROUGHLY 6,000 MILES PUT ON IT. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MANY BLOG SITES AS WELL AS ON THIS SITE, THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY POSSIBLY THEIR LIFE FOR SUCH A DEFECT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS ISSUE, AND WILL ALSO BE NOTIFYING KIA ABOUT THIS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648644October 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES AND SEEMS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND/OR POWERTRAIN. I'LL BE IN PARK AND SHIFT THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND WHEN I LET UP ON THE BRAKE TO IDLE AND PROCEED SLOWLY THERE IS A LOUD BANG/CLUNK (ALMOST AS IF SOMETHING INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL IS SLAMMING THE CAR WITH A RAMMING ROD) AND THE CAR LURCHES UNTIL I BRAKE. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME AS I FEEL THAT IT CAN INJURY PEDESTRIANS NEARBY OR EVEN THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE IF THE CAR LOSES CONTROL. ALSO, I DON'T THINK THIS CAN BE GOOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OR POWERTRAIN. SINCE THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY, THE DEALERS SAY THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT AND DENY A PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO WHAT RECOURSE I MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648589October 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE TECH NOTICED A COUPLE OF BRAKE LINES LOOKED WET, WHEN THEY WHERE CHECKING THE LINES THEY NOTICED THE REAR SUB-FRAME WHICH THE LINES WERE CONNECTED TOO WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS SUB-FRAME HOLDS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648337October 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE
ENGINE SIMPLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. COASTED TO A STOP, PUT TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR TO KIA DEALER WHO SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH WAS PERFORMED. THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF HAPPENED THE VERY NEXT DAY. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648356October 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648512October 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
"PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OFF" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ON 06 AND 07 SORENTOS MADE AFTER JUNE 06 BUT MY KIA WAS MADE PRIOR TO THIS DATE AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF ANY PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648278October 16, 2014
ENGINE
2013 KIA SORENTO LX LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL. I HAD JUST EXITED A 55MPH BOULEVARD ONTO A 35MPH RESIDENTIAL STREET. AS I ACCELERATED TO THE POSTED SPEED THERE WAS A ?POP?, THE CAR LURCHED, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I CUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NON-RESPONSIVE. SURPRISINGLY THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED WAS SUFFICIENT TO PUSH THE CAR ALONG ON MODERATELY HILLY ROADS. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALER, WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND LEFT IT WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER I GOT HOME I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR ?KIA SORENTO ACCELERATION? AND FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS WITH 2012 THROUGH 2014 KIA SORENTOS. HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/2011-2013-XM-SORENTO-FORUM/76454-2012-SORENTO-DISCONNECTED-ACCELERATOR.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/KIA/SORENTO/2013/ENGINE/DIED_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML AFTER REVIEWING THE VARIOUS POSTS I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ARE LOADING ARE NOT GOING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, OTHERWISE KIA WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I BELIEVE THE ACTUAL ISSUE IS A FAULTY PART THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED OR REDESIGNED. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN I WILL HAVE THIS ISSUE AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. THE TECH REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND 3 SERVICE CODES. THEY CLEARED THE CODES, CHECKED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND "FOUND OLD VERSION". THEY REPORTED THAT THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND PERFORMED A THROTTLE CLEANING. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR TWICE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN BACK ON (NO CODES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644185October 12, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY COMPLIANT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE IT SPILLS BACK OUT FUEL. SPITTING ME, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SIDEWALK. CONSTANT ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643712October 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED ON/AROUND 9/5 AND THEY WOULDN'T CHANGE IT DUE TO SEVERE RUST DAMAGE THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH THE OIL PAN, BRAKE LINE, AT LEAST ONE CRACK IN THE FRAME FROM RUST, AND THE TIRES ARE BARELY HELD ON TO THE CAR DUE TO RUST DAMAGE. NOW MY BRAKES DON'T WORK BUT I STILL HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WENT TO 2 OTHER SHOPS AND NO ONE WILL WORK ON MY CAR DUE TO IT FALLING APART FROM RUST. I PURCHASE MY CAR AT ABC MOTOR CREDIT AUGUST OF 2013 AND RE-LOCATED TO FLORIDA BEFORE WINTER HIT. I CALLED THEM AND THEY REFERRED ME THEIR WARRANTY COMPANY, LISA WARRANTY GROUP. OF COURSE, RUST DAMAGE AND FRAME WORK IS NOT COVERED. ABC MOTOR CREDIT SOLD ME A CAR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED, NOT RE-SOLD TO A CONSUMER FOR $12,000!! I HAVE TRIED 5 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO HELP GET INTO A NEWER, SAFER VEHICLE, BUT NO ONE WILL FINANCE ME DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EQUITY ON THIS LOAN. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? I SHOULD NOT BE STUCK PAYING $367 A MONTH FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS AFTER ALREADY INVESTING OVER $4,000 INTO A USELESS VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CONCLUDE THAT ABC MOTOR CREDIT SOLD ME THIS CAR FULLY KNOWING THE EXTENT OF THE RUST DAMAGE BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THEIR LOT. I HOPE THERE IS SOME LAW PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM THIS SORT OF BUSINESS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643560October 9, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE REVVED WHEN THE CONTACT LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A STEEL POST. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD TO HELP THE CONTACT SHIFT THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO A FIELD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PRESS THE IGNITION START BUTTON IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR ANKLE INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURED ELECTRICAL CORD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CODES DID NOT ILLUSTRATE THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,900. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ *AS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10643441October 8, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
ON 8/23/2014 MY FAMILY A I WERE IN CHICAGO WE TRAVELED THERE ON FRIDAY 8/22/2014 FROM VIRGINIA IN THE 2005 KIA SORENTO THAT I JUST PURCHASED IN JULY 2014 FROM PEARSON HYUNDAI. WHILE DRIVING TO MY FAMILY REUNION IN THE FOREST RESERVES THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND A RATTLE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BECAME LOUDER. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY FAMILIES MECHANIC, AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE PIN ON THE CRANK GEAR BROKEN OFF, AND THE CRANK BOLT CAME LOOSE, REPLACED THE SPROCKET (CRANK GEAR), THE HARMONIC BALANCER, AND THE BOLT. I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO VIRGINIA WITH NO PROBLEM, THEN ON OCTOBER 3, 2014 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN RICHMOND, VA THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, (WARNING LIGHTS, NO POWER STEERING AND RATTLING FROM THE HARMONIC BALANCER, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY, THEY FINALLY GOT BACK WITH ME WED, OCTOBER 8, 2014 AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A MOTOR CAUSE THE CRANK SHAFT IS BLOWN, PRIOR TO HAVING IT TOWED, I SAW THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING IT HAD DID IN CHICAGO AND TURNING IT I CAN TELL THAT THE SAME PIN HAS CAME OFF THE SPROCKET. THE KIA DEALERSHIP WANTS TO SELL ME A USED ENGINE, SAME AS THE ONE THAT IS IN THE KIA I HAVE, I AM RELUCTANT TO PAY $5000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THAT I AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION A LOT OF KIA SORENTO OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643041October 7, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING HOME THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. GET HOME TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAMSHAFT PULLEY IS COMPLETELY LOOSE AND BROKE! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!! COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING LUCKILY I WAS ONLY A MILE AWAY FROM HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641582October 6, 2014
ENGINE
THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE PROBLEM AND IS A RECALL IN THE 2003 KIA SORENTO'S. IT SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR 2004 IMMEDIATELY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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