2005 Kia Sorento
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 307 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 23 Sorento model years with reports.
Of the 2005 reports, 17 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 20 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints
307 reports, newest first.
Suspension, Other or unspecified, Feb 4, 2016
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT # 10819147. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD BY KIA USA IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED, THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FOR PARTS ONLY WAS BETWEEN $1,300 AND $3,000. I HAD INFORMED KIA USA THAT THEY WERE DOING THE REPAIRS I THE UK, BUT APPARENTLY IT DID NOT MATTER TO THEM. FURTHER FOLLOW UP SHOWED THAT KIA IN THE UK PROGRAM ENDS IN APRIL 2016. SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED IN OTHER COUNTRIES, IS THE NHTSA GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION?
Engine, Feb 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT RESPOND TO THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,310.
Engine and engine cooling, Engine, Jan 27, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CAM SENSOR, CRANK SENSOR, AND TIMING BELT WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE ECM COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,300. ..UPDATED 02/23/16 *BF....UPDATED 03/16/16 *BF *CN
Engine, Jan 18, 2016
BROKEN CRANK BOLT WITH 100,000 MILES.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Other or unspecified, Jan 12, 2016
I PURCHASE MY 2005 KIA SORRENTO LX NEW FROM TAYLOR KIA IN TOLEDO OHIO.ALSO PURCHASED EXTRA WARRANTY FOR BUMPER TO BUMPER.A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I HAD PURCHASE VEHICLE MY HEADLIGHT STARTED GOING OUT I WOULD TAKE IT BACK GET IT FIXED COME BACK HOME AND ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE OUT TAKE IT BACK COME BACK TO WEEKS LATER ANOTHER HEADLIGHT WOULD BE OUT. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS &TAILLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT THIS WENT ON WITH EVERY SINGLE LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE.CONTINUE TO CALL TAYLOR KIA TO HAVE THE SERVICE THEN ABOUT THE SIXTH TIME ONE OF MY LIGHTS WENT OUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE MY VEHICLE ANYMORE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COMPLETELY COVERED EVERYTHING ON MY VEHICLE FROM BUMPER-TO-BUMPER. THEY ALSO RED FLAG TO ME ON THEIR COMPUTER SO THAT I COULD NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY KIA SORRENTO. AT ONE POINT I EVEN HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER TELL ME THAT HIS SERVICE GUYS WERE UPSET WITH ME BECAUSE I DID NOT GIVE THEM A GOOD RATING WHEN MY CAR WAS NOT FIXED TO JD POWERS.I GOT KIA CORPORATE INVOLVED WHICH DID ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD SOMEONE SOMEONE FROM CALIFORNIA TO FIX MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP NOT SENDING ANYONE SENT A WIRE HARNESS INSTEAD. OF COURSE THAT'S DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHY ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLES WAS GOING OUT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY KIA WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT I COULD CLEARLY DRIVE DOWN THE STREET SEE OTHER KIA SORRENTO'S WITH HEADLIGHTS OUT. THEN I GOT ONLINE AND READ ABOUT HOW MANY KIA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT KIA CORPORATE WOULD NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT AND TAYLOR KIA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THAT POINT. NOW MY CAR IS BROKE DOWN WITH THE CAM SENSOR AND ALSO CRANK SENSOR AND BOLT BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE WITH THESE KIA SORRENTO'S.
Suspension, Jan 9, 2016
I HAVE AN 05 KIA SORENTO LX. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR TO DAY TO HAVE A TIRE REPAIR DONE. MY MECHANIC ASK ME TO COME INTO THE SHOP TO SEE AN ISSUE ONCE IT WAS ON THE LIFT. THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKET ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY AND WAS DETACHED FROM THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. THE BRACKET ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS HEAVILY RUSTED BUT HAD NOT YET BROKEN. THE REPAIR SUGGESTED WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING . I DID SOME RESEARCHED ON THE NHTSA SITE AND THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND IN FACT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY HOW THE BRACKET HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH NO DRAIN HOLES. ISS THE NHTSA OR KIA GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL? I SAW IN MY RESEARCH THAT THIS WAS DONE BY KIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE ATTACHED PICTURES SHOW THE DAMAGE AND ALSO A PICTURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO SHOW THIS IS LIMITED TO THE REAR AND NOT A TOTAL SUSPENSION ISSUE.
Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 19, 2015
BOUGHT THE CAR USED DROVE HOME .... CAR SAT FOR A WHILE CAME OUT TO THE SMELL OF GAS SO STRONG THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS... TANK IS DAMP FROM GAS SOAKING IN..... BOUGHT A USED TANK FIXED IT AND THE LEAK IT 100X WORSE!!!! YOU CAN'T SEE THE HOLES IT'S AS IF IT'S NOT SEALING I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMOM PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. AND NOT A CHEEP FIX!!! NO RECALLS?????
Steering, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 16, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR GAVE A BIG SOUND AND DIED. THE STEERING WAS REALLY HARD TO STEER, LUCKLY I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND COASTED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC THE STARTED WAS BAD, ALONG WITH THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP. AFTER GOT IT RUNNING ONCE AGAIN RAN FINE HOUR LATER THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WENT OUT. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES, ALSO WAS TOLD THAT MY FUEL TANK AND BOTTOM WAS RUSTING OUT. AND MY SWAY BAR IS BAD. MY CAR SHAKES, I HAVE HAD NEW TIRES AND BRAKES PUT ON AND A NEW MUFFLER PUT ON. I HAVE HAD ALL MY OIL CHANGES AND TUNE UPS. THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECALLS, HOW COULD THERE NOT BE RECALLS HERE IN THE USA. THEY HAD A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IN CANADA AND KIA WAS MADE TO FIX THESE SAME ISSUES.
Steering, Air bags, Service brakes, Nov 24, 2015
I PURCHASED THIS 2005 KIA SORENTO AND ON MY WAY HOME THERE WAS A KNOCK BEFORE I LOST MY STERRING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY I SLOWED DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND. I GOT THE CAR HOME SAFELYBEING ONLY A HALF A MILE AWAY. CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE KIA FROM AND HE CAME AND GOT IT TO REPAIR IT. HE BOUGHT THE UPDATED SO CALL BOLT THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT. THEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AND HAD THE GAS TANK LEAKING FROM THE SEAMS. HE FIX AND REPLACED THAT. JUST THE OTHER NIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I LOST MY STERRING AND BRAKES AGAIN..I TRAVEL ON MAIN ROADS BUT THERE IS A LOT OF AMISH HERE AND THANK GOD I WASN'T GOING AROUND ANY OF THERE BUGGY AND HURT THOSE PEOPLE OR MYSELF..THERE IS NO FIX WHAT SO EVER FOR THIS ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE KIA STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY DEFECT BEFORE A INNOCENT CHILD OR WOMAN OR HUSBAND GETS KILLED.
Suspension, Nov 13, 2015
I HAVE AN 05 KIA SORENTO LX. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY CAR KEPT MAKING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING A LEFT, AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS RATTLING A LOT WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHOM I'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS AND TRUST TO THE HIGHEST, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH, WITH MULTIPLE HOLES AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO KIA TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE A BARELY 10 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR, AND UPON THEIR INSPECTION THEY SAID, "FRAME IS RUSTING AND HAS MANY HOLES, IS UNSAFE. ADVISE CUSTOMER TO DRIVE AT OWN RISK SINCE IT COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. ENTIRE FRAME AND REAR END WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOUND SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE FAME HAS ROTTED THROUGH, AND THE REAR AXLE IS BROKEN WHERE THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES. ADVISE GETTING A NEW CAR". TO ME, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN - AND I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. KIA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION, AND QUOTED ME WAY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH TO FIX IT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO USED FROM A DEALERSHIP, AND IF THIS IS AN ISSUE NOW, THEN IT WAS AN ISSUE WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THEY CLEARLY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND YET THEY'RE GOING TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS RISK THEIR LIVES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HELP THEM.
Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 7, 2015
VEHCILE WAS FILLED UP AND DRIVEN TO FRIENDS HOUSE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT FRIENDS HOUSE FOR FEW HOURS. WHEN LEAVING I SMELLED THE ODOR OF GAS. GOT LIGHT TO OBSERVE PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER VEHICLE. I DROVE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND WAITED TO INSPECT IN THE MORNING. WHEN RE-INSPECTED IT WAS VERIFIED GAS WAS LEAKING FROM INSIDE AN INSET ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK.
Steering, Electrical system, Engine, Nov 4, 2015
I WAS TURNING ONTO A STREET AND HEARD A BIG CLUNK ONLY TO FIND OUT THE BOLT ON THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE OFF AGAIN ON 10/29/15 AS WELL AS 7/30/13. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT & BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER AND EVERYTHING AFTER A BIG CLUNK! THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME: THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS: THIS ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2010 AND THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND PULLEY HAVE BEEN WORKED ON TWICE SINCE 2010. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE BOLT THAT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW DEFECTIVE BOLT. THIS IS HAPPENING NUMEROUS TIMES TO MANY KIA SORENTO OWNERS AND THEY ARE LEFT STRANDED. KIA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING! MY CAR IS SITTING AT COUNTRY KIA IN CHARLESTON, SC BECAUSE THE EXTENDED- WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECTIVE BOLT AND I CAN'T PAY $5000.00 ON A CAR THAT IS NOW ONLY WORTH $3000.00. I HAD TO STAY IN CHARLESTON, SC AN EXTRA 2 DAYS AT MY EXPENSE $79.00 /NIGHT, PAY $75.00 FOR THE TOW BILL AND AN ADDITIONAL $55 OR $65 FOR THE KIA DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT. I HAD TO RENT A CAR TO COME BACK TO FL AS I WAS STRANDED IN CHARLESTON WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $5000.00 FOR REPAIRS AND THE $1500.00 TO PAY IT OFF JUST TO GET THE TITLE TO SEND THIS TO A JUNK YARD. THE MILEAGE JUST TURNED TO 107,000 OR 108,000. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE ON THIS PART OF THIS CAR HAVING TO DO WITH THE SAME ISSUES RELATED TO THIS DEFECTIVE BOLT, HARMONIC BALANCER AND PULLEY AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE BOLT. (THIS IS ONLY ON ONE CAR). YOU WILL SEE HOW MANY TIMES THIS IS OCCURRING TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THESE KIA SORENTOS. PLEASE READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://GOTACLASSACTION.COM/KIA-NAMED-IN-CLASS-ACTION-OVER-FIRST-GENERATION-2002-2009-EQUIPPED-WITH-A-HYUNDAI-MANUFACTURED-3-5L-24-VALVE-DOHC-V6-ENGINE/
Suspension, Structure, Nov 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Engine, Oct 31, 2015
HAD A CAR REPAIR IN OCTOBER 2014 DUE TO A BROKEN BOLT NEAR CRANK SHAFT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. PAID FOR REPAIR AND GOT CAR BACK AND WITHIN A MONTH THE MOTOR WAS SHOT . I WENT TO GO START THE CAR TO GO TO WORK AND IT WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE, IT WAS STATIONARY. I STILL HAVE AT 7 MORE CAR PAYMENTS TO MAKE ON THE CAR.
Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Oct 19, 2015, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PLACING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AT 10 MPH. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.
Engine, Oct 12, 2015
THE KIA SORENTO HAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILOR DO TO A SINGLE PIN ON THE CRANK SHAT TIMING GEAR. THIS GEAR HAS BROKEN FREE TWICE AND CAUSED HEAD DAMAGE BENT VALVES AND ALSO COST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE 30 DOLLAR GEAR THAT WILL WITH OUT QUESTION FAIL AGAIN I'M ON MY THIRD TIME OF THIS HAPPENING THIS TIME THE TIMING GEAR PIN GROW SLOWING ONLY THE CRANK SHAT HIMONIC BALANCER TO COME FREE BRAKING A 10 DOLLAR BOLT BUT WITH OUT A DOUBT IT WILL COST ME AGAIN THOUSANDS TO FIX . EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN A DIFFERENT SITUATION ONCE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY THE VECHICAL MADE A LOUD BANG AND THE VECHICAL LIST POWER AND CAME TO A HALT ONCE WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THIS TIME THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE HAD TOBE TOWED TO A SHOP ONLY TO FIND OUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT BECAUSE IT IS A KNOW DEFECT THE THIRD TIME WAS DRIVING THREW TOWN AND IT SOUND LIKE I HAD DROPPED A SAW MILLE UNDER THE HOOD IT DAMAGED THE VALVES AND BROKE THE FANS AND TORE UP THE MOST THUS TIME.
Other or unspecified, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 18, 2015
I WENT TO PUT FUEL IN MY KIA SORRENTO AS I DO EVERY TWO WEEKS AT THE SAME GAS STATION SAME PUMP. I ENGAGED THE PUMP AS ALWAYS PUT THE NOZZLE IN AND WHEN I PUSHED THE LEVER WITHIN 30 SECONDS THERE WAS A GURGLING NOISE AND GAS SPEWED ALL OVER ME, THE CAR AND THE SIDEWALK. I WENT IN TO GET THE ATTENDANT WHO HAD TO BRING OUT KITTY LITTER TO COVER THE GAS ON THE GROUND. SHE HAD ME MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PUMP AND ASSISTED ME WITH TRYING TO PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED KIA AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 800 TO 1000 TO FIX. NOW I AM FUELING THE CAR WITH 5 GALLON CONTAINERS A LITTLE AT A TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER, OTHER PATRONS AND THE GAS STATION AS WELL.
Suspension, Aug 16, 2015
WHILE EXAMINING THE REAR SUSPENSION PRIOR TO REPLACING THE SHOCKS I SAW THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS ON THE REAR AXLE ARE BADLY RUSTED. THE LEFT IS SLIGHTLY WORSE. I DO NOT LIVE IN A RUST BELT AREA. WESTERN WASHINGTON TO BE SPECIFIC. THERE IS NO OTHER RUST OR CORROSION ON THIS CAR. THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS WATER TO STAY IN THE AREA ABOVE THE AXLE AND CORRODE THE BRACKET. WHEN THE BRACKET BREAKS THE REAR AXLE IS NO LONGER HELD IN PLACE. THE CAR WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE WHEELS COULD LOCK UP. THE ADDITION OF A WEEP HOLE AND AN ANTI-CORROSION COATING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS. THERE ARE REPORTS HERE ON NHTSA WHERE THESE BRACKETS HAVE ROTTED AWAY AND FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW THAT IS JUST NOW APPEARING ON THE OLDER CARS. THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET WORLDWIDE. THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE MORE OF THESE FAILURES AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS FROM LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. IN THE UK KIA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPAIRING SORENTOS FOR FREE SINCE 2013. KIA USA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DESIGN FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.
Air bags, Aug 15, 2015
I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FEW MONTHS AGO AS A USED CAR, WHENEVER I START THE CAR , PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAGS LIGHTS IS ALWAYS ON. I WENT TO KIA SERVICE CENTER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT INCLUDED ON A RECALL LIST, I EVEN SHOWED THEM A PAPER WHICH STATED A GROUP RECALL SC076. AND ALSO READ ON A KIA FORUM THAT THAT THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL WHICH IS SC045, STATING A GROUP RECALL ALSO. KIA MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH IF THEY DO NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Steering, Aug 3, 2015
I WENT TO MY DOCTORS APPOINTMENT THE CAR RAN FINE WELL ABOUT HALF WAY HOME THE CAR STARTED MAKING A FUNNY NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A TRACTOR OR IF U TURN YOUR WHEEL TO FAR THE NOISE IT MAKES LIKE A GRINDING METAL NOISE SO I STOP AT A LIGHT THE NOISE STOPPED ALL SEEMED NORMAL I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE NOISE CAME BACK WELL IVE GOT TO GET HOME ONLY SECONDS AWAY FROM HOME NO LIGHT ARE COMING ON ITS NOT OVER HEATING I GO TO TURN A CORNER AND THE STEERING WAS GONE FOR A SECOND BUT CAME BUT STEERING CAME BACK DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP ALL THE WAY TO THE SHOP THE STEERING AND NOISE WAS ALL GOING AT THE SAME TIME ITS CLEAR THERES PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED IS THAT WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO GET A RECALL?
Power train, Engine, Aug 3, 2015
THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK, AND IT WAS RARELY DRIVEN AFTER TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT A KIA DEALER. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD SHOWED THAT THE BELTS WEREN'T MOVING. THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY WAS ATTACHED BUT NOT STRAIGHT; OFFSET. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BREAKING IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. IS/WAS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVEN FAR WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. MA 10/8 *CN
Engine, Jul 31, 2015
DRIVING IN RURAL EASTERN COLORADO WHEN THE BATTERY AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DROVE ON TO THE NEXT TOWN WITH A REPAIR SHOP (BRUSH, CO) AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. BELTS WERE LOOSE AND THE BOTTOM PULLEY WAS LYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 70 MILES TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN WINDSOR, CO ($375). THEY DID THE REPAIR AND CHARGED $1303.85. HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ($343.57). HARMONIC BALANCER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO TIMING BELT, TENSIONER, CRANK SPROCKET, ETC. UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN UPDATED 12/21/2015*JS
Other or unspecified, Jul 29, 2015
I WAS DRIVING, ABOUT 45MPH, I NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY TEMPERATURE GAGE IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE, SAUD IT WAS FINE. I DROVE ABOUT TEN MORE MINUTES SINCE THE SMOKE STOPPED. ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION , THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD AND WATER WAS EVERYWHERE. THE THERMOSTAT AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. EVERYDAY I DRIVE IT, THERE'S A RIVER OF WATER COMING FROM UNDER THE SUV. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND EVERYTHING TESTED FINE. IT'S BEEN A HUGE MESS.
Steering, Suspension, Other or unspecified, Jul 17, 2015
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.
Power train, Jul 9, 2015
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.