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.
Electrical system, Dec 27, 2011
MY CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO WITH 115,000 MILES ON IT. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR, IT HAS CONTINUALLY HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS REPLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHTS EVERY FEW MONTHS. I HAVE JUST DEALT WITH IT AND LEARNED HOW TO REPLACE THEM MYSELF. ONE MONTH AGO THOUGH, MY CAR BROKE DOWN AND I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED IT. EVERYTHING WAS RUNNING SMOOTH WHEN I DROVE IT AWAY BUT THEN 2 WEEKS LATER, I BROKE DOWN AGAIN (SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED FROM WHEN I BROKE DOWN THE FIRST TIME - BRAKE & BATTERY LIGHT BLINKS AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND BOOM, NO POWER). BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND THIS TIME IT WAS THE BATTERY THAT NEEDED REPLACED SO HE WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED IT. JUST YESTERDAY, 2 WEEKS AFTER THE BATTERY ISSUE, MY CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRING. I'M STILL WAITING ON IT TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THERE IS NO OTHER EXPLANATION THAN FOR IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. SUGGESTIONS? *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 9, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,522. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN UPDATED 2/6/2013*JS
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Nov 29, 2011
I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CHANGE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. EVERY 4/5 MONTHS THEY ARE GOING OUT. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHT ABOVE IN THE BACK SEATING AREA DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN, ONLY IF MANUALLY PRESSED ON AND OFF. THE LIGHT BEHIND THE PANEL CONTROLLING THE HEAT/AIR TEMPERATURES IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO CHANGE THEIR LIGHTS AS FREQUENTLY AS I DO, IF AT ALL SINCE THEY'VE HAD THEIR CARS. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *KB
Engine and engine cooling, Nov 11, 2011
STRIPPED CRANK SHAFT. *TR
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Nov 8, 2011
WE HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT BULBS. I HAVE TRIED EVERY AVAILABLE BRAND AT LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE STORES FROM THE LEAST EXPENSIVE TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THEY LAST ABOUT 4 MONTHS AT BEST. THERE IS A DEALER AVAILABLE "FIX" WHICH INCLUDES A NEW WIRING HARNESS. KIA WILL NOT FIX THIS AT NO COST. THERE HAS BEEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED DURING LATE NIGHT DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BLOWN BULB AND WITHIN HOURS THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILED. HAD BOTH FAILED AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. AT THE DEALERSHIP (THREE) THEY SAID "YEA A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE" MY OTHER VEHICLES BULBS LAST ON AVERAGE 5 TIMES LONGER - OR MORE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Oct 24, 2011
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS WITH NO EXPLANATION AND HEADLIGHTS BEING REPLACED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS AND DOME LIGHT JUST QUIT AND NO EXPLANATION FROM KIA OR DLR. *TR
Steering, Oct 9, 2011
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME I NOTICED PULSATING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN, AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURNING IT OFF, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK, THIS ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. *TR
Steering, Power train, Oct 4, 2011
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2005 KIA SORENTO MY CAR LOST STEERING. MY BRAKE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BROKE WITH HALF OF IT STUCK IN ENGINE. KIA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH SOME MANY PEOPLE HAVING IT. IT IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT CAUSES YOU TO LOSE STEERING WHILE DRIVING LUCKILY I DIDN'T CRASH, BUT SOME MANY OTHERS HAVE. KIA MUST RECALL THIS CRANKSHAFT BOLT ISSUE, SOMEONE MY GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED! *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Latches/locks/linkages, Sep 15, 2011
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, IT BEGAN MAKING A "KNOCKING" NOISE. THE POWER STEERING THEN BEGAN TO FAIL AND THEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR DIED (ON A BUSY 4 LANE HWY WITH MY 7 MOS OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR). ONCE STOPPED, I LOOKED UNDER MY HOOD TO FIND A LARGE BOLT LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE INTERIOR OF THE BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHERE, AFTER 2 DAYS AND $1300 IN REPAIRS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE "LARGE BOLT" I FOUND WAS HALF OF THE CRANK PULLEY BOLT. IT HAD SNAPPED CLEAN IN HALF LEAVING THE OTHER HALF INSIDE THE PULLEY. EXTENSIVE LABOR TO REMOVE THIS PIECE AND THEN RESET ALL THE PULLEYS AND BELTS (TIMING BELT) ATTRIBUTED TO THE EXCESSIVE COST. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO REASON WHY THAT BOLT SHOULD HAVE SIMPLY BROKE IN HALF AND THAT IT WAS A FAULTY PART. KIA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND I HAVE READ SEVERAL POSTS THAT MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. ELECTRICALLY, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHT BULBS SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THE ACCUATOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS IS FAULTY. THE CAR RANDOMLY LOCKS ITSELF AT ANY GIVEN TIME (WHILE DRIVING, WHEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY DURING THE NIGHT, PARKED AND RUNNING). I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT TO GET MY DAUGHTER'S TOY THAT SHE HAD DROPPED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO WALK AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE, THE CAR LOCK DEFECT LOCKED MY DAUGHTER INSIDE THE CAR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. *KB
Engine and engine cooling, Sep 1, 2011
HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT BROKE CAUSING FAILURE OF ALL BELT DRIVEN COMPONENTS. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BEING THE WORST OF WHICH. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR A SMALL FRAMED OLDER WOMAN TO CONTROL WHILE PULLING OVER. HARMONIC BALANCER FELL FROM VEHICLE REPRESENTING SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO OTHER VEHICLES ON ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS BUT THEY NEGLECTED TO ADHERE TO THE MANUFACTURERS TSB AND REPLACE THE BOLT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE SPANNING MANY MODEL YEARS. I DON'T BELIEVE THE DEFECT TO BE IN THE BOLT BUT RATHER IN THE DESIGN OF THE HARMONIC BALANCER, THE CRANK SHAFT AND THE MATING OF THE TWO. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS THE VEHICLE BECOMES INOPERABLE AND LEAVES IT OCCUPANTS STRANDED. LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED CONTROL AND THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF A LARGE AND HEAVY PIECE OF STEEL BEING DROPPED IN THE MIDST OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC REPRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE PUBLIC. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS NO NOTICE THAT THIS BOLT SHOULD BE REPLACED HAS BEEN GIVEN TO CONSUMERS. KIA MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SENT A TSB TO DEALERS DIRECTING THEM TO CHANGE THE BOLT IN QUESTION UPON THE VEHICLES NEXT DEALER SERVICE. HOWEVER THIS PRACTICE IS NOT PROPERLY ADHERED TO AND WITH THE CUSTOMER BEING UNAWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEM IT BECOMES EASILY OVERLOOKED. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE MORE FREQUENT FAILURES AFTER THE BOLT HAS BEEN REPLACED. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO KIA I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THAT KIA WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER IT'S POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
Power train, Exterior lighting, Aug 13, 2011
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STOPPED TO STORE AND WHEN I WENT TO BACK OUT IT FELT LIKE POWER STEERING BELT WENT OUT BUT IT WAS NOT THAT IT WAS A BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE CRANKSHAFT AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I CALLED KIA HOTLINE AND THEY SAID I STILL HAVE WARRANTY BUT NOT ON THAT SCREW SO I AM LOOKING A 2 GRAND TO FIX THIS SUV THAT HAS HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS TO BE REPLACED ALL THE TIME AND THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT BACK UP THERE PRODUCT. *TR
Electrical system, Aug 6, 2011
WE HAVE A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THE INTERIOR LIGTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON AND OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAS HAPPENED ON 10 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, THE LAS OCCASION BEING AUGUST 6, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00AM. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY HERE IN SEATTLE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS BOTH SHUT DOWN AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND WAITING FOR 10 MINUTES THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AHOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN. *TT
Electrical system, Jul 26, 2011
ON 6-14-2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 KIA SORENTO JUST TURNING ONTO MY STREET WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I MANAGED TO DRIVE IT A FEW FEET TO MY DRIVEWAY TO INSPECT MY CAR AND NOTICED A BIG SILVER BOLT-LIKE PIECE OF METAL APPROXIMATELY 4" LONG DANGLING BENEATH THE RADIATOR AND TOOK IT INSIDE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. WHEN HE CAME HOME HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND CHECKED ONLINE TO TRY AND SEE WHAT MAY BE WRONG WITH IT AND DISCOVERED IT MAY BE THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE MAN AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FELT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE BUT MY HUSBAND SAID THAT HE HAD WAS HOLDING THE BOLT IN HIS HAND. NONETHELESS I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE SOONEST THEY COULD GET ME IN WAS 6-29-2011, 15 DAYS LATER. I AM EMPLOYED AS A PHYSICIAN EXTENDER AM HAD TO WORK THE WEEKEND (JUNE 18TH AND 19TH), THEREFORE, I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THAT WEEKEND AS WE HAVE NO WEEKEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN OUR LOCATION WHICH COST ME $177.00. MY CAR THEN HAD TO BE TOWED ON THE MORNING OF 6-28-2011 TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON 6-29-2011 AT A COST OF $65.00. THEN THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY HONORING MY WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND MY NAME BUT I HAD SINCE MARRIED BUT SINCE IT WAS NOT CHANGED ON THE WARRANTY THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR. I HAD TO CONTACT KIA CORPORATE AND THE PERSON THERE TOLD ME IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS TO MAKE THE CHANGE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNTIL THEN AND THEY COULD ONLY GIVE ME A DISCOUNT ON A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY FAX (NOT EMAIL) DOCUMENTATION OF SALE. I HAD PAID CASH FOR THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY KEEPS SALES RECORDS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE CORPORATE PERSON THAT I WAS SPEAKING WITH WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE INFORMATION ON HIS END DUE TO A "GLITCH". THEY FIXED THE CAR AND CHARGED ME $170.00 ADDITIONAL FOR REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Jul 18, 2011
THE MAIN CRANK SHAFT PULLY BOLT STRIPPED OUT AND CAUSED THE CRANK SHAFT TO START TO WORK ITS WAY OUT OF THE MOTOR BLOCK I TALKED TO KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MAIN FAILURE IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS OF 2003 AND 2004 THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING A DIFFERENT BOLT IN THE 2005 MODEL BUT IN MY OPINION THAT IS A FALSE STATEMENT DO TO THE FACT IT HAS FAILED IN MY 2005 SORENTO TELLING ME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED.
Engine and engine cooling, Jul 11, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE BRAKE LAMP, BATTERY WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE BELTS, AND CRANK BOLT SHEERED OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Exterior lighting, Jul 10, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE TAIL LIGHTS, TAG LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND RUNNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING UP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM SICK AND TIRED OF SPENDING A SMALL FORTUNE IN BULBS FOR THIS CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005 AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. KIA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM OR PUT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. FOR THE SAFETY OF MY TWO KIDS WHO ARE PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE, PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jun 14, 2011, crash
I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, I COULDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH AND ENDED UP HITTING A CEMENT POLE. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLT FOR THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN. ( THE CAR HAS ONLY 43,500 MILES ON IT) WHEN TALKING WITH KIA DEALER AND DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON FAILURE. I WAS TOLD THAT KIA WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT LEFT THE DEALERS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL, DO THEY NEED SOMEONE TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM? THE NHTSA HAS THE POWER TO INTERVENE AND I URGE YOU STEP UP AND ADDRESS THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR
Other or unspecified, Jun 8, 2011
I WAS SITTING AT A DRUG STORE DRIVE THRU WHEN A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I PULLED OUT OF LINE AND INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF IN THE ENGINE. UPON RESEARCHING MY OPTIONS (THE REPAIR COST IS ENORMOUS, AND THE VEHICLE MAY BE JUNKED DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE) I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH SORENTOS, (EARLIER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM) BUT KIA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 2005 MODELS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF THE BOLT BREAKS OR SHEARS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER OR CONTROL THE CAR. A CALL TO OUR LOCAL DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD HAD SEVERAL COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND AT THIS TIME KIA IS DOING NOTHING. IF THIS PROBLEM EXISTED IN EARLIER MODELS, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY KIA.
Other or unspecified, Jun 7, 2011
THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO. I HAVE FOUND A SITE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS HAPPENING. IT ALSO SAYS THAT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS DONE ON THE 2003 SORENTOS, BUT NOT THE 2005. LISTED BELOW IS WHERE I FOUND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/REVISED-CRANKSHAFT-PULLEY-BOLT-422. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Jun 6, 2011
2005 KIA SORENTO EX WITH 80,000 MILES; CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT FAILED MAY OF 2011, RESULTING IN BEING STRANDED. TOWED TO NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY, COST APPROX. $1200.00 FOR REPAIR. THE 2003 AND 2004 KIA MODELS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, BUT KIA REFUSES TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO 2005, EVEN THOUGH MANY KIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. SOME HAVE HAD THEIR CRANKSHAFT BOLTS FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED. *TR
Steering, Jun 1, 2011
ON TUESDAY MAY 24, 2011 AS I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN IN MY 2005 KIA SORENTO THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY AND DRIVE DIAGONAL TO THE SIDEWALK AND PARK THE VEHICLE. UPON TOWING THE VEHICLE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE DAMPER, CONTROLLING THE STEERING HAD BROKEN. I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING HOW THIS BOLT COULD HAVE BROKEN. MY VEHICLE HAS 111,025 MILES AND I AM THE FIRST OWNER. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE. *TR
Steering, Engine and engine cooling, Apr 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 -65 MPH WHEN THE BATTERY AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY AND CAUSED EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT AND THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Exterior lighting, Apr 11, 2011
I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO THAT CONSTANTLY HAS HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS & BRAKE LIGHTS THAT CONSTANTLY GO OUT. I NORMALLY HAVE TO REPLACE ONE OF THESE LIGHTS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH......I'VE STARTED KEEPING MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE HOPEFULLY KIA WILL STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES AND FINALLY DO A RECALL ON THIS. I LOOK ONLINE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, BUT IT LOOKS AS IF KIA ISN'T STANDING BY THEIR VEHICLE. I HAVE NO INTENTION ON PURCHASING A KIA AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUITE A FEW TIMES TO SEE IF THEIR HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED YET, BUT THE SERVICEMEN SEEM TO BLOW THE ISSUE OFF. *TR
Electrical system, Apr 8, 2011
WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 2 SECONDS VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 4, 2011
BOLT FOR THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HAS SHEARED OFF TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AGO. *TR