2011 Kia Sorento SUV 4WD

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, an abnormally loud banging sound was coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle then started to lose motive power and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced, and the contact was informed that the new transmission was also defective. A used transmission was installed, and the failure was remedied. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

I have contacted the manufacturer Kia-ConsumerAssistanceCenter@kiausa.com. I notified them first on September 8,2021. I was given a generic response of to contact a dealership about lights being on that won’t cut off, the hatch falling on its own , the windows gets stuck and the door handle not working and more recently November 3, 2021 that the car will just stop accelerating when driving and then resumes by itself. I also followed their instructions and attempted to make and appointment with Kia of Orange Park 6373 Blanding Blvd Jacksonville, Florida 32244 (904) 771-6078 and was told each item to LOOK AT it was $159. I informed them of my warranty that would cover Cost and was denied that option but payment would be needed upfront and then they would bill my warranty and apply the cost. This was for a diagnostic check. Not repair at all. Which means fees needed to paid whether I got the work done or not. My car was there in June for a recall with the engine and that was covered by Kia due to a system update. I tried again in October just for the car acceleration and have not received a response back from [XXX] GENERAL SALES MANAGER [XXX] on the cost to look at the vehicle to see what it’s accelerating on its on. I sent a follow up request again today to Kia the manufacturer and the dealership. I want it documented that I am driving a car that will stall on its own and then accelerates again. I have two kids and if we are killed due to the vehicles stopping in traffic on its own. Or the other mechanical problems it’s now having they should be sued for our deaths. To just look at my vehicle [XXX] states I must pay because his guys need to get paid too. Not for any work just to look at the vehicle and tell me the cost of repairs. Also they will not submit rose cost to my warranty company who states they will cover the repairs unless they are given money upfront. Sounds illegal to me. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at night at an undisclosed speed, the contact was noticed while making a slight turn, the driver’s and passenger’s side headlights stopped functioning as designed. The failure also occurred while using the turn signals. The contact had to manually activate the headlights after the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

2011 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THEIR VEHICLE STOPPING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 98,122 MILES.

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at nighttime, the front headlights turned off independently. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive to his destination. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

SUA July 3, 2020, driver was exiting a Kroger fuel station located at 7380 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 in the subject 2011 Kia Sorento SUV vehicle. Suddenly and without warning, the subject Kia vehicle began accelerating without throttle input from the driver. The Kia Sorento then struck the rear of a 2014 RAV 4, pushing it across the street and into a Waffle House parking lot. The 2011 Kia Sorento continued accelerating and gained significant speed before striking a nearby curb and fencing, colliding with an embankment of a retention pond, and ultimately coming to rest in the base of the retention pond. The injured driver was transported from the scene by ambulance, where they began receiving the first portion of many treatments for her injuries. Driver believes they are victim to a runaway throttle control malfunction that caused a sudden uncommanded acceleration (SUA). Manufacturer notified. NHTSA has received 54 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs), aka U.S. consumer complaints to DOT, regarding Vehicle Speed Control problems with the 2011 Kia Sorento; including NHTSA ID No. 10473983: On August 19, 2012, in Iowa/Missouri, state police footage showed Lauri Ulvestad’s, 47, of Ames, Iowa, 35-minute ride of terror after the accelerator of her Kia Sorento jammed, causing her to careen down a highway at speeds up to 120 miles per hour for 59 miles. The accelerator in this other 2011 Kia Sorento SUV became stuck. A dash-camera video captured by the Missouri State Highway Patrol officers who soon began following her shows the 35 minutes of terror that Ulvestad endured as her car traveled 59 miles at speeds as high as 115 mph. Apparently Kia "technicians were unable to duplicate the issue and this appears to be an isolated incident," per the South Korean company’s statement. "KMA will continue to investigate and analyze the facts of this situation." Source: ABC News. Petition for Defect Investigation. Special Crash Investigation.

My 2011 Kia Sorento headlights blink on and off when I’m drinking it’s very scary driving at night because I don’t know when it may happen it’s been happening on and off

Passenger low beam kept burning out. I kept replacing. This morning, on my way home from work (I work nights on an ambulance) I could smell burning, and saw that the light was out once again. Got home, and the entire connector/wiring to the bulb was completely melted and sizzling, with a small flame at the base of the plastic connector. This is outrageous. There were recalls for this EXACT issue for other Sorentos, but mine was not included. This could have started a major vehicle fire, and I cannot afford a vehicle electrician. Kia should be replacing this.

Tail light continues to blow. Changed both bulbs twice in a week. The left socket has burn mark, and light blows immediately after replacing bulb. This has been continously over the past 2 years.

When driving at night my headlights flicker off and on for about 3 seconds, also when I attempt to use my turn signal, the lights will blink out and I have to jiggle the handle to get the lights to come back on. Sometimes when I turn the corner the head lights will blink off and then come back on and this takes about 3 scary seconds. Unable to drive in an unfamiliar or dark area because the lights are subject to go out. There is no warning light, message or other symptom to address the problem. I was told that there might be a recall on this issue. Is there any technical service bulletin addressing this issue. Please advise as this can be a very dangerous situation

Hood opened twice on me while I was driving.

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed to her residence. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer and was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

One of the 2011 KIA SORENTO door can't open from outside or inside. This is really frustrating, as I couldn't open a door where my chiled seat. I have 5 year old and I have to sneak one of them into the other door. I am really frightened if what will happen if the child door is locked and child is in the car seat and I am not able to go inside my car. This is a potential hazard for my child. I heard from people is very common problem with Kia, Kia has to really step forward and replace this faulty mechanism. The cost my kia dealer estimates is $1200, I urge the Kia company to really fix this asap before someone gets hurt and/or result into fatality.

Unknown. I have been having oil loss since 2018 and have extensively reported the issue to my local kia dealership where I receive certain. I was instructed to do an oil consumption test that the service department later had no idea what that would have done. Twice the engine has nearly ran out of oil with no warning and I have to regularly monitor the oil level between service. At times it is very low. If I accelerate too quickly it smokes white smoke and smells of burning oil. This is a safety issue if I am merging into traffic and I am unable to accelerate fast enough to not cause an accident. This has been an ongoing issue with this vehicle.

Paint is chipping really bad. Rust spots

There was a recall on the passenger doors (all of them) actuators. All have been replaced by Kia. They are ALL BROKEN AGAIN and will not lock.

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while, driving at an undetermined speed at night and making a turn the headlights became inoperable without warning for a few seconds. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was not available.

Purchased the vehicle new and never sustained any damage to the affected areas of pearl white paint peeling.

I was driving on the freeway, my car just stopped, it wouldn't start I had to have it towed.

AIRBAG LIGHT ... FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG FAULT / CURTAIN AIRBAG FAULT

The contact owned a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at 25 mph, a UPS truck veered off into her lane causing the contact to crash her vehicle into a curb. The contact stated that the next morning, she saw that her vehicle was leaking an immense amount of oil. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where it was diagnosed with nothing needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact then stated while driving at 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and the contact saw smoke emerging from the engine compartment. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact opened the hood to fire behind the engine. There were no injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The fire department was contacted but did not extinguish the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed back to the repair shop. The repair shop informed the contact that they do not specialize in fires and the vehicle was towed to a local dealer. The vehicle was then diagnosed with the engine needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist. The failure mileage was 132,685.

The left rear passenger quit working. The door cannot be opened from inside or outside. Now the driver door will not open from the outside, but will open from the inside. I have ready many complaints about this problem. We have small grand children that are taken in this vehicle and the concern is that both rear doors quit working before the afore mentioned repairs are made. This has repeatedly happened to doors that have been fixed as well from all the complaint I've read. This has just recently happened to my vehicle. What are the chances of the other doors quitting after these repairs are made. Looks to be above average. This car has not been taken to a dealer yet as the driver door just broke.

There was a recall to add a engine knocking warning device. When I got the recall in June of 2021, my engine was already knocking. I took the car into Rapid City Kia Dealership for repair on June 24th. I still do not know if it has been approved for repair. The recall stated there was a warranty extension to provide lifetime coverage due to bearing damage. A knock sensor detection system was to be installed caused by worn connecting rod bearings. They ran the diagnostic test for trouble code P1326 and said the noise only got worse. The service department in Rapid City told me the engine needed to be replaced. I still have not heard the decision of Kia and was told it could be the end of July. I need help getting the service my car requires and I need a rental vehicle to drive until my vehicle can be repaired.

I have had a oil temperature sensor P0711 go out twice on my vehicle. The first time back in 2018 and had it replaced. And now again just this month. This has got to be something wrong to keep this not working and keeping the transaxle oil temperature normal on long rides. I would greatly appreciate if this could be fixed this time at no cost to me. This needs to be a recall.

The Pearl White paint is peeling off of my 2011 Kia Sorento. The dealer is aware of this and had no response. I was told by other individuals with the same problem to file this information in anticipation of a recall. This has been happening over the past year and a half.

Kia motors sent a letter about 2011-2015 sorento occupant detection system (ODS) Sensor pads new vehicle limited warranty extension If the airbag warring light is on the airbag system is not functioning properly, it may or may not deploy in an accident(which should be considered a safety issue) I have already had the diagnostic done by my dealer who said the problem is covered by the warranty but because my car is salvaged which makes it not apply for warranties does the fact that my airbags may or may not deploy not seem like a safety issue?

Engine has a loud knocking noise also had flames coming from under the hood. No check engine light came on. I was so terrified for my life. Kia has a recall on 2012 - 2019 engine and not 2011 Kia Sorento engines and it’s causing the same issue.. this is not Safe for anyone.. so can you’ll look into this matter and make Kia accountable for the repairs.. total of 187 complaints on the 2011 Kia Sorento engine and nothing is being done… Please help us

I have a 2011 KIA SORENTO and the rear back door handle has stopped working on 7/7/2021. This is safety issue as I can open the door from inside but not from outside. I have a small child and another on the way and not being able to open the door to let her out of the car is unacceptable. I am really frightened if what will happen if my child is inside and I am not able to get inside my car. This is a potential hazard for my child and my future infant child. Kia has to really step forward and replace this faulty mechanism. I urge the Kia company to recall and fix this asap before someone gets hurt and/or it results in a fatality.

A few days before we were to go on vacation we received a campaign letter from Kia about reprogramming the ecm because of the knock sensors. In this letter it stated that after the repairs were done the would warrant the engine for 10 years or 150000 miles from first in service date. My Kia has 144417 miles on it. Because it was so close to our vacation time I didn't have time to take it to the dealer and get the campaign done on it, I was going to do it when I returned from vacation. When we were returning on I-75 outside Chattanooga Tn I heard a loud noise, check eng light started flashing, it jerked me into the right lane which I barely avoided a crash with a vehicle in that lane, smoke was coming up behind me after getting the vehicle to the shoulder of the road some lady pulled up in front of us and said the car was on fire i raised the hood and it was burning at the firewall and underneath it. I instructed my son to get my wife and 3 yr old grandson out of the car, they were in the back seat. I happened to have a case of water in the ack so I started getting out bottles of water out and pouring them on the flames when a dot truck pulled up with a fire extinguisher and finished putting out the flames. There were no warning lights or noises on before this happened. I have been a mechanic all my life and upon inspection I saw that it had slung a rod out the side of the block and that the oil hitting the hot exhaust had set fire to the vehicle. I had to pay 350.00 to get it towed back to my house. I called Kia on Monday and he took all this information down and then he told me they wouldn't do anything about it because I didn't have the campaign done before it happened. I think that Kia ought to put me an engine in this vehicle

The contact owns a 2011 KIA Sorento. The contact stated that at first, the vehicle would seem as though it would hesitate or choke before acceleration after being idle. Now, while sitting idle the vehicle would suddenly stall. The contact stated that at first, they had to wait approximately 5 minutes however, now about 10 minutes before they are able to restart the vehicle and function as expected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 250,200.

I have replaced the drivers side low beam headlight three times and it is out again. I have replaced the passenger side low beam headlight two times.

The contact owns a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving 58 MPH, the vehicle shut-off with the engine and oil warning lights illuminated. The contact pulled off the road and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic informed her that the radiator was blown and that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that since the software update was not performed on the vehicle, they could not assist her with the failure. The dealer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 93,407.

Engine knocking when accelerating, leaking oil, sparks of fire almost caught fire,... no engine light came on. There’s a recall for Kia Sorento engine but only the 2.5 engine and not a 3.5 engine in which I have a 3.5 and it’s doing the same as the 3.5 engine... that’s terrifying

I have paint delaminating from many areas of my car. It is a Snow White Pearl 2011Kia Sorento.

IVE HAD TWO ENGINES FAIL ON THIS CAR BOTH THE SAME CONNECTING ROD ISSUE YET MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL SO MY FIRST ENGING COST ME 6,000 DOLLERS THE SECOND I HAVE REPACED YET IT SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY DROVE IT ONLY 3800 MILES SAME ISSUE BEARING ARE GONE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT MAYBE GET A LAWYER CAR IS A LEMON

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS ON AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING.

ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND LEAKING OIL WITH NO OIL LIGHT ON TO INDICATE THAT IT'S A OIL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING POSSIBLE BOUT TO CATCH FIRE SPARKS WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE MOMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS SPARKS AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD AND A FIRE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SUSTAINED AN EYE INJURY DUE TO THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED KIA OF SOUTH AUSTIN (5306 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745) AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING UNDER A RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE POPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO THE REAR DOOR AND I NEEDED A DOOR LATCH KIT AND ALSO ON THE FRONT DOOR LATCH KIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SAFETY OR IT IS NOT SAFE WHEN YOU CANNOT OPEN YOUR CAR DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WEST HERR KIA LOCATED AT 3565 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127 WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FUEL VAPOR LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR OPERATE AS NEEDED, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED SPRADLEY KIA (2145 HWY 50 WEST, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (719) 543-6710) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.

AT 100000 MILES ENGINE HAD MAJOR FAILURE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED HAD MECHANIC INSTALL USED ENGINE WITH 75000 MILES AND THIS ENGINE IS HAVING TIMING ISSUES UNABLE TO GET IT INSPECTED BECAUSE IT WON'T PASS EMISSION TEST

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. I GOT THE CODE PULLED AT A LOCAL SHOP FOR FREE THANKFULLY. THE CODE WAS B1764 OCS MAT DEFECT. NOW BECAUSE IT FAILED FOR NO REASON I HAVE NO AIRBAGS AT ALL. FROM OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS IT CAN COST $1,000 TO $3,000 TO FIX. AWESOME. I REALLY LOVED MY SORRENTO TOO.

THE PAINT (PEARL WHITE) ON THE VEHICLE ON THE SURFACE ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD IS DELAMINATING/PEELING. TWO DIFFERENT BODY SHOPS TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

WHEN IN IDLE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE OR IN PARK, STOP LIGHT, INTERSECTION (TRYING MAKE A TURN ACCROSS MAJOR EXPRESSWAY, STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. BOTH CITY AND HWY. INTERNET SHOWS REF. SERVICE CAMPAIGN #SC106. KIA CORP SAYS NO RECALL. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL. STARTED JAN 2021.

I DROVE MY 2011 KIA SORENTO ABOUT 9:15 AT NIGHT. BY 12:45 AM A PASSERBY HAD CALLED 911 DUE TO MY CAR BEING IN FLAMES. I WAS WOKEN UP TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVING AT MY HOUSE AND MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. AFTER THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED, THEY CHECKED IT OVER AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2017 AND IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 120,750 MILES ON IT. THEY INVESTIGATED IT AND DETERMINED IT HAD STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND IT WAS HEARTBREAKING TO WAKE UP TO THAT AT ALMOST 1:00AM. KIA NEEDS TO GET IT TOGETHER AND TAKE CARE OF MY EXPENSES.*DT

MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I LEFT FOR WORK AT 5AM, TRAVELING ON AN UNLIT ROAD WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FLICKER OFF. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL DAYLIGHT TO GET TO WORK. WHEN I GOT BACK IN AFTER MY SHIFT, THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I REPLACED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. MY HUSBAND CHECKED IT AND FOUND THE PART THAT THE BULB GOES IN WAS MELTED. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, CHANGED BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES, TRIED CERAMIC PARTS, EVEN REWIRED IT. MECHANICS TELL ME IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, BUT THEN THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY LOOK AT MY CAR. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE KIA SORENTO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL ISSUE?

VIBRATING SOUND IN FRONT END

GENERAL COMPLAINT-THE MATERIAL ENCLOSING VEHICLE FRONT LIGHTING BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH. ALL ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN THE SURFACE FAILED, AS IT APPEARED (TO A LAYMAN) THAT THE MATERIAL WAS CHANGING CHEMICALLY. DEALER REPLACEMENT WAS EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED AN AFTER-MARKET REPLACEMENT-TOO SOON TO EVALUATE OVER TIME, BUT INITIAL RESULTS SHOW EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE WITH NO APPARENT CHANGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR AND SHIFTED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 10 MPH. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WAITING FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KIA OF JAMESTOWN (1700 WASHINGTON ST, JAMESTOWN, NY 14701, 716-664-1222) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE FILTER WAS CHANGED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,499.

VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, STRUT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS 85500 MILES ON IT.

THE CONTROL OPTION FUNCTIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAIL. CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO, AND PHONE BUTTONS ALL HAVE FAILED.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I COULDNT ACCELERATE ANY LONGER. IT OCCASIONALLY GOES OFF BUT ANYTIME IT COMES ON, I CANT ACCELERATE AND THE CAR JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEAR

MY PEARL WHITE PAINT IS PEELING IN SHEETS ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS COMING OFF ALL ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IN SPOTS ALL ALONG THE CAR.

MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AND KIA REPLACED IT, I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITHIN 15 MONTHS THE SECOND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 70 M HR THE CAR WITH NO WARNING THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED ON THE INSIDE LANE NO BRAKES, NO GAS, NO LIGHTS, THIS WAS SUCH A DANGEROUS WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED I HAD TO PAY OVER 900.00 TO GET THIS REPLACED, I'M CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE BATTERIES AND ALTERNATORS I'M KNOW FOR THE 3RD TIME HAVING TO HAVE THIS DONE AGAIN

2011 KIA SORENTO EX 3.5 ENGINE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY CHANGED IN THE WAY ITS FEELS SAFE WITH ROUGH INSTABILITY IN MY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A RANDOM BASIS AS WELL AS WHEN CAR IS PARKED WILL RANDOMLY CLICK IN MY GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM AND WILL FAIL TO LOCK WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF IT WILL CLICK WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED.MY FRONT LIGHTS HAVE DIMMED AND BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT CONSISTENTLY AS WELL AS MY STEERING WHEEL HAS FAILED WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS RANDOMLY.CAR HORN IS INOPERABLE AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STOP FUNCTIONING. MY ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT ON ME AND MY CAR HAS HISTORIAL PROOF OF CONSISTENT MAINTENANCE WITH CAR FAX REPORT IN HAND .MY GAS MILAGE HAS SINCE DECREASED. MY SUSPENSION FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND REALLY BAD ON BUMPS AND AVERAGE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO VERY UNPLEASANT SO I HAVE PARKED IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED FOR ACTIVE RECALLS AND OTHER POTENTIAL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS

RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT DRIVETRAIN SHUTTERING AND VIBRATION - SINCE AUG2019 THE 2011 KIA SORENTO EX AWD HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT AND SUDDEN SEVERE SHUTTERING AND VIBRATION FROM THE DRIVETRAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP ON 3 OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED NOR DIAGNOSED. YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THE ISSUES HAS RANDOMLY OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES STARTING IN AUG2019 AND MORE RECENTLY IN JAN2020. THE FREQUENCY OF THE SHUTTERING / VIBRATION IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SPEED OF TRAVEL (VIBRATION FREQUENCY SLOWS AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS). ON EACH OCCASION, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO A COMPLETE STOP SINCE THE VIBRATION WAS SO SEVERE. HOWEVER, FOLLOWING A COMPLETE STOP THE VIBRATION AND SHUTTERING WOULD DISAPPEAR WHEN PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED, AND I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE. ADDITIONAL INFO IN THE ATTACHMENT

INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON DURING DRIVING. SHUT VEHILE OFF AND RESTART AFTER SEVERAL HOUR , RESTART AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ALL OFF. THEY WILL ALL COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER A WHILE WHEN DRIVING .THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITENT FOR TWO MONTHS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED TAYLOR KIA OF TOLEDO (6300 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615:419) 842-8811) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

IT STARTED LIKE A LOW SOUND FROM THE ENGINE WHEN I TRIED TO SPEED UP THREE DAYS BEFORE MONDAY. AND THIS NOISE WAS GROWING WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN GRADUALLY AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC HELPED ME REACH MY APT AND PARKED AFTER HE CHANGED ONLY THE STARTER, HE SAID ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO DEFEATED BEARING.

I HAVE A 2011 KIA SORENTO WHIHC HAS 136K MILEAGE ON IT. AT 2014 WHILE I WAS ON DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE THEY BURNNED MY ENGINE AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONE. CAN HAD 25K ON IT. LAST FRIDAY I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE SOUND AND SOUND STARTED TO COME FROM ENGINE AND IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. MJAOR ENGINE FALIURE AGAIN AND DELAER NOT WILLING TO CHANGE UNDER WARRANTY. KIA NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE

MY DOOR HANDLE OR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND ALSO MY LEFT BACK DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR AND MY KIDS. ALSO, MY HEADREST HAS FALLEN OFF. I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS, THEY WILL NOT WORK FOR THE INTERIOR.

ON DECEMBER 2, 2020 MY KIA SORENTO STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WENT TO GO HEAD HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HEARD A CLANK WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY BRAKES LOCKED IN TRAFFIC THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND I HAD TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY GEICO TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME. VERY SCARY AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT STILL DOESN'T NOT TURN ON WHATSO EVER. I HAVE VIDEOS BUT NOT IN THE RIGHT FORMAT TO OPEN.

I WAS DRIVING TO BAKERSFIELD TO VISIT MY SISTER. ME AND MY GRANDSON WERE ON THE 5 FRWY WHEN MY CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE FRWY AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK. MY CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S THE MOTOR. MY CAR NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS NEVER RAN HOT OR ANYTHING

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF AT SPORADIC TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION IS FRIGHTENING, PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT SINCE WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH NO STREET LIGHTS ON MANY OF THE ROADS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FIND YOURSELF IN TOTAL DARKNESS ON COUNTRY ROADS THAT HAVE DEEP DITCHES ON EITHER SIDE.

CHECK ENGINE CODE FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR A CIRCUIT HIGH INPUT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR CKT RANGE / PERFORMANCE CODES 0713 AND 0711. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS? 2012 KIA SORENTO LX. ALWAYS ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WENT OUT THEN OIL WAS THROWN OUT ALL OVER ENGINE AND UNDER CARRIAGE, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO HEADS UP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ( 2 DIFFERENT TIMES) IN THREE YEARS AND THIS ISN'T CONCEDED A FIRE ISSUE. 7/4/2016 FIRST TIME, THEN 7/22/2019

A MONTH AGO WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A DAY OF SHOPPING AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS STILL CONNECTED THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON JUST YESTERDAY 12.5.2020. STAYS ON WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I CHECKED THE GAS CAP TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TIGHT THEN WENT TO AUTO ZONE SO THEY COULD USE THEIR DTC. (THE CLERK PUT AN ESTIMATE OF MILES ON MY PAPERWORK AS HE DID NOT GO OUTSIDE TO GET ACTUAL MILAGE.)THE CODE WAS OBD2. I WAS DUE FOR A OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I GOT THOSE REPAIRED BUT STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHT. THE PAPERWORK STATES ERROR CODE READ P0014 EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING OVER ADVANCED BANK 1 INDICATES THAT THE BANK 1 EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING WAS ADVANCED BEYOND LIMITS FOR A PREDETERMINED. OF TIME. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE HEAT ON AND THERE WAS NICE AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING THROUGH THE VENTS BUT THE HEAT DIAL WAS ON THE OFF POSITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

THERE IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING INTO MY CAR, THE FLUID IS COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM LEAKING DOWN THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND ONTO MY FLOOR MAT. THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT, I NOTICED IT THIS MORNING AND I DROVE THE CAR AND THE FLUID LEAKED ON MY SHOE.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON WITH OUR ANY REASON. CAR WON'T ACELERATE, STOP AND GET SPEED IN UNSAFE WAIT ON THE HIGHWAY.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. DEALER WANTS OVER 1200.00 TO REPAIR.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE KIA CARS. I AM AFRAID THAT ALL THE DOOR MIGHT DO THIS AND I WOULD NOT BE ABOUT TO GET MY GRANDKIDS OUT OR IF I HAD TO GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY I COULD NOT EXIT. NOW I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO ACTIVATE THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. MY FEAR IS THIS WILL STOP WORKING AND I WILL BE STUCK IN THE CAR. I AM AN OLDER PERSON SO CRAWLING OVER THE CONSOLE WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I BELIEVE IT IS A BROKEN DOOR LATCH ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD THUD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND WAS GUIDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN 5 MPH TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V258000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT KEYFOB FAILED TO UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NAPLETON RIVER OAKS KIA (1951 RIVER OAKS DR, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT PAINT WAS COMING OFF THE ROOF OF MY KIA SORENTO 2011 MODEL AFTER THE CAR WASH. THIS WAS AROUND MID 2017. ON NOV 7, 2017, I TOOK MY CAR TO A BODY SHOP TO INQUIRE ABOUT FIXING THE PAINT DAMAGE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY KIAS SORENTOS COME IN WITH THE PEARL WHITE COLOR HAVE DELAMINATION. THEY INFORMED ME TO CHECK WITH A KIA BODYSHOP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THIS. THEY SAID THAT IT IS A FACTORY ISSUE. SO I WENT TO THE KIA BODY SHOP AND TALKED WITH THE MANAGER AND AFTER A FEW DAYS HE GOT BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT KIA WOULD COVER HALF THE COST TO FIX IT. WELL I NEVER GOT IT DONE BECAUSE IF IT IS A FACTORY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THAT KIA SHOULD COVER ALL OF IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY WHAT KIA WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THE PAINT JOB AND MAKE MY CAR PAYMENT AT THAT TIME. SO I WAITED AND NOW THE ROOF AND HOOD PAINT ARE CONTINUING TO COME OFF AND EVEN WORSE RUST. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE MY CAR AT THIS MOMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY CAR, BUT NOT ONLY IS IT EMBARRASSING, I WORRY ABOUT THE RUST EFFECTING AREAS AT THE TOP OF MY WINDSHIELD. I SEE MANY WHITE KIA SORENTOS WITH THIS ISSUE IN MY AREA AND THINK WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED AND COVERED BY KIA NATIONALLY. I FEEL KIA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR THE US CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY ON THEIR PRODUCT. I DON'T FEEL THAT I AS A CONSUMER AM BEING TREATED FAIRLY BY THIS COMPANY. I FEEL THE PRODUCT AND QUALITY IS SUBPAR AND THAT CORNERS WERE CUT TO CREATE A BETTER BOTTOM LINE FOR THE CORPORATION. KIA NEEDS TO DO BETTER. YOU NEED TO DO A NATIONAL RECALL ON ALL WHITE KIA SORENTOS WITH THIS PAINT DELAMINATION ISSUE AND REPAINT THE WHOLE VEHICLE CORRECTLY.

MY SEAT BELT KEEPS LOCKING ON ME. FORTUNATELY, THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET IT TO COME LOOSE. SOMETIMES IT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN. I'M AFRAID SOMEDAY I WILL NEED TO GET OUT FAST AND WON'T BE ABLE TO. I AM PARKED AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF ON A CITY STREET AND SOMETIMES IN MY DRIVEWAY AND STORES.

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS LIKE THE DOOR IS LOCKED, HOWEVER IT IS NOT LOCKED. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT OR NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO GET ME OUT. IT REMAINS THIS WAY AT ALL TIMES; INCLUDING WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND IN PARK. THERE IS A WARRANTY EXTENSION OFFERED BY KIA, BUT THEY ARE TELLING ME THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL THE VIN'S!

THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE TENDS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING LIKE NOT CHANGING GEARS, GETS LOCKED, JERKS BACK AND FORTH TILL IT UNLOCKS OR CHANGES GEARS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SLOWING OR STOPPING CAR IN IT'S TRACKS. RPM GO TO 0. FEEL LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE . SOUNDS LIKE TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-4 TIME A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THESE PAST TWO YEARS THE GEARS LOCKING IS GETTING WORSE AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN INSTANTLY FROM DRIVING ON THE FRWY 60 MPH DOWN TO 35 MPH INSTANTLY ALMOST HAVING CARS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. SAME FOR DRIVING ON THE STREET GOING 20-40 MPH DROPPING

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WHERE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHAT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN TO ALL 4 DOORS WITH A KID IN THE CAR?

I WAS HEADED TO WORK A 10 MIN ROUTE FOR ME ABOUT 3 MILES IN TRAVELING AT APPROX 55 MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR.THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN A WEEK SPAN.

HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. OFTEN SEEM TO OCCUR WHEN USING SIGNAL OR AFTERWARDS. LIGHTS OTHER TIMES MIGHT JUST GO OFF BRIEFLY, OR REQUIRE DRIVER TO PUT HIGH BEAMS ON THEN TOGGLE DOWN TO LOW BEAMS. OCCURS OFTEN ON HIGHWAY AND SECONDARY ROADS. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS ON INTERNET. THERE HAD BEEN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR LOW BEAM WIRE HARNESS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED, HOWEVER ANY LOSS OF LIGHTS DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. KIA HAS A HISTORY OF MINIMIZING ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALLS. DEALERSHIP SERVICE AREA CONTINUALLY STATES THEY CANNOT RECREATE ISSUE, OF COURSE THEY ATTEMPT DURING THE DAY LIGHT HOURS.

CAR HAS BUCKED OR STALLED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR THE LAST 60,000 MILES (CAR NOW AT 110K) , TO THE DEGREE THAT I WOULDN'T LET MY KIDS USE THE VEHICLE. AS WITH OTHER ISSUES DEALERSHIP CLAIMED 'UNABLE TO RECREATE' LEAVING ME WITH NO FIX FOR A POTENTIALLY FATAL SAFETY ISSUE. CAR HAD SHUT DOWN ON I-84 IN HARTFORD CT, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DO A RESTART QUICKLY. SORENTO MODEL YEAR 2011 HAS VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR COMPUTER ISSUE THAT SOUNDS SIMILAR BUT WAS TOLD ONLY CERTAIN VINS WERE APPLICABLE, WHICH SHOULD BE EXPLAINED AS TO WHY THAT WOULD BE. SEE ATTACHED PDF. BUCKING ON HIGHWAY CAN BE SEVERE, ENGINE LIGHT BLINKS BUT LEAVES NO CODE. DANGEROUS AND MANY INSTANCES ON INTERNET!

DRIVE SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW STEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING. KIA DEALER STATED ITS THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE THAT IS FAULTY

AT 103,000 MILES, MY 2011 KIA SORENTO HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IT WAS DEEMED TO BE AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE, KNOWN BY KIA, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL. I PAID 2700 FOR A REPLACEMENT THROUGH THE KIA DEALERSHIP. 2 YEARS LATER, AT 1240,000 MILES, THE SECOND ENGINE FAILED. AGAIN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, SIMPLY DRIVING FORWARD AT 60MPH WHEN IT STOPPED. KIA REFUSES TO COVER ANYTHING AGAIN.

IN 2018, WHILE DRIVING, MY 2011 KIA SORENTO WITH 101,000 MILES, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH ZERO WARNING. IT WAS DEEMED AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AND WHILE KIA HAD A KNOWN ENGINE ISSUE, THEY REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE RECALL. I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE KIA DEALER INSTALL A KIA SUPPLIED ENGINE. 2 YEARS LATER, WITH 20,000 MILES, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND GOOD SAMARITANS STOPPED TO HELP PUSH ME OUT OF HARMS WAY. AGAIN, KIA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. FORTUNATELY I COULD SMELL THE HOT ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A TOW RATHER THAN TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AFTER LEARNING THE ENGINES BURST INTO FLAMES.

REAR CAMERA GOES BLACK OCCASIONALLY WHEN PUT IN REVERSE

DOORS FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS WILL MELT WIRING FOR THE LIGHT BULB AND KILL THE LIGHTBULB. DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE, HOWEVER THE BOLTS ARE AS TIGHT AS THEY WILL GO.

PAINT DELAMINATING CAUSING RUST ON HOOD AND ROOF OF VEHICLE, GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.

CAR MAKES A BAD NOISE WHEN STARTING UP. SEEMS TO BE THE TIMING CHOSEN. KIA KNOWS ABOUT IT AND MADE A REPAIR BUT HAS TO BE REPAIRED AT OWNERS COST. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT SINCE THEY PUT OUT BAD PRODUCT

ENGINE STARTED CLICKING AND SMOKING WHILE IN MOTION GOING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. MY ENGINE BLEW AT 158,000 MILES. I HAD NORMAL REGULAR MAINTENANCE. MY MECHANIC DID REGULAR OIL CHANGES.

DOORS ON RECENTLY BOUGH SORENTO WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND YET KIA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL AND THAT LEAVES CONSUMERS STUCK WITH REPAIR COSTS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTIES.

MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG SENSOR COMES ON AND DOESN'T GO OFF .

THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. ITS SPONTANEOUS WHEN IT DOES IT BUT IT SOMETIMES COMES BACK ON. THIS CAUSES ME TO BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH NO WAY OF SEEING OR OTHERS TO SEE ME. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN THEY REPLACED MULTIPLE PARTS ON THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE HOWEVER, OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

LEFT BLINKER IS FAST AFTER REPLACEMENT AND DIM. RIGHT HEADLIGHT REPLACED AND WORKS TEMPORARILY IF YOU UNPLUG IT ABS PLUG IN.

I WAS LEAVING MY MOM HOUSE AROUND TEN O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. AS I WAS FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM MY APARTMENTS MY CAR MADE A LOUD SOUND AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I STOP MY CAR AND PUT IT UN PARK AND I SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOOD. I GET OUT THE CAR AND GRAB MY SON AND , I KNOCK ON SOMEONE'S DOOR FOR HELP AND AFTER THAT FIRE STARTS. I CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME IN ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES AND THEY FORCED MY HOOD OPEN DUE TO MY HOOD LATCH MISSING . AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT I FOUND PIECES OF METAL ON THE GROUND FROM MY KIA.

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS LOCKED IT'S SELF SHUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT IT'S A SENSER THAT'S GOING TO COST $300.00 TO GET IT OPEN

PLEASE BE ADVISED THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE FUEL TANK CORROSION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS EATEN UP WITH RUST. IT IS AFFECTING THE UNIT BODY AS WELL AS SEVERAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE SPOKEN WITH KIA AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT IS AFFECTING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE.

WHEN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, THEY WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. AFTER THIS BACK AND FORTH, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT NIGHT. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT NOW. MY MECHANIC IS RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM ON LINE. I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT A RECALL YET.

CAR HAS AN ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND FROM A BAD ROD. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR WILL COST MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH.

ONE DAY HEARD UPPER MOTOR TAPPING SOUND.ASSUMED LOW IN OIL.WE HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND WERE DO FOR ANOTHER SHORTLY.WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO ADD FLUIDS.DROVE THE CAR AROUND THE BLOCK TO GET OIL WARM.CHECKED OIL .FOUND ENGINE COMPLETELY OUT IF OIL!! CAR DOES NOT LEAK.NO ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.THE VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM TELLING ME IT NEEDS AIR!! BUT A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE THAT IT DOESN'T INDICATE!! FILLED ENGINE TO MANUFACTURED SPECS.ENGINE HAS NO POWER!! TOP OF ENGINE TAPPING BOTTOM OF ENGINE KNOCKING. JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR CAR WITH ONLY 90K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED-UP OR JUST THE FRONT WHEELS. THE WHEELS RELEASED HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO DRIVE BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE, THE WHEELS LOCKED-UP AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ATLANTA WEST KIA (1301 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (833)953-0189) WHERE THE MECHANIC PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTED THE FAILURE FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DTC FAULT CODE WAS CLEARED AND SENT THE CONTACT HOME. THE ISSUE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN DEALER. THE MECHANIC DUPLICATED THE FAILURE AND RETRIEVED A CODE FOR A FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (HECU) PRESSURE SENSOR AND ABS UNIT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HOWEVER, THE DEALER RETURNED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE MECHANIC WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND QUOTED THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

HEADLIGHTS DONT WORK. KEPT TEPLACING BULBS AND STILL DONT WORK. BRAKE LIGHTS SAME ISSUE, TEPLACE BULBS AND LIGHTS DONT WORK. VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL. IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIO 3 TIMES, THE ENGINITION HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE IVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I'VE HAD BACK TO THE GARAGE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND KEPT TELLING THEM THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT THEY DONT WANT TO ADMIT IT.

PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT KEEP BURNING OUT AS SOON AS I REPLACE IT IT SMELLS LIKE WIRES ARE BURNING AND WHEN I DRIVE ANY BUMPS WILL MAKE THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER

I HAVE A 2011 KIA SORENTO AND CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE MOTOR. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ON THE MOTORS. BUT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MOTOR SMOKING AND LOSING POWER. I FEEL LIKE KIA SHOULD REPLACE THOSE MOTORS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, BECAUSE LOSE OF POWER! I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO. I COULD PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T FAR FROM MY HOME! IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE. SO I HAD TO LIMP IT HOME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY! I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING TO THEIR KIA SERENTO. KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE MOTORS!

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WILL LOSE POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, ON REGULAR STREETS, AND WHEN GOING UP HILLS.. I AM NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT HOPE THAT NO ONE HITS ME AND I CAN GET IT PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND HOPE IT WILL START AGAIN. NOW THE CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND HAS COMPLETELY DIED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. EVERYTHING IS GOOD BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, RELAYS/FUSES.

HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS 2-3 YEAR;. BRAKE CALIPER TWICE; REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR; BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT.

VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING OR EITHER WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH . AFTER RESTARTING A COUPLE TIMES VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS SOMETIMES MONTHS. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR WAS ADVISED OF SOME RECALLS BUT NO OTHER ISSUES. BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE . IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WAS VERY SCARY TRAVELING AT A FAST SPEED. NOW IT WONT STAY STARTED AT ALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED NEED A NEW ENGINE .

RIGHT SIDED PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE WITH NOT FASTEN/LOCK. CAR WAS STABLE AS WE WERE TRYING TO BUCKLE UP BEFORE WE DROVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ON ROUTE TO BALD HILL KIA LOCATED AT 1021 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886 TO HAVE AN UNSTATED RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT OCCASIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER WITH THE ABS AND EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC BRAKING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HATFIELD KIA LOCATED AT 1455 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF DOING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND THE DASH LIGHTS ALL FLICKERED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BATTLEGROUND KIA (2927 BATTLEGROUND AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27408, (336) 295-1542) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 99,200.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I DID TROUBLESHOOT ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THAT CAME WITH MY VEHICLE. THE LIGHT STILL DID NOT SHUT OFF. MY GUESS IS THAT IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED. LOOKING ON LINE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR KIA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT CAME ON AS WELL AS WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.

DEALER SAID FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PITTING AND CORROSION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SECTION OF THE TANK THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION AND LEAKING ARE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VIDEO IS AVAILABLE AND WE WILL BE ADVISING DEALER TO RETURN THE DAMAGED FUEL TANK TO US.

I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL TWICE DURING THE SAME SPAN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT AS THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK UNTIL I USE THE TURN SIGNAL WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THE HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT AND THEN THE TURN SIGNAL ONLY FLASHES WHEN THE SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS IS OFF.

DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED WITH THE MECHANIC FOR TWO DAYS AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. A DAY LATER WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER BUT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

WHILE MAKING A TURN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE TURN SIGNAL IS ON. THEN AFTER MAKING TURN THEY COME BACK ON. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED HOWEVER, THE DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

MY CAR TURNED OFF ON ME TWICE WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE STREETS, ALL LIGHTS WENT BLACK.THERE WAS CARS BEHIND ME, I WAS SCARED ON GETTING HIT. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SMART JUNKING BOX CAUSING THE PROBLEM SINCE SOME CABLES HAS CORROSION. THEY HAVE BEEN RECALL ON THAT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY SEND ME A PICTURE OF THE PROBLEM, AND I SEE NO CORROSION. NOW I'M SCARED DRIVING MY CAR AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ESPECIALLY WHEN HAVING MY KIDS WITH ME AND DRIVING AT NIGHT, IF THAT CAR TURNS OFF, IT CAN CAUSE A HORRIBLE CRASH. *TR

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO KIA. STAFF STARTED ENGINE AND SAID IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT FURTHER. TOOK ELSEWHERE FOR A SECOND OPINION. KNOCK SUBSIDED SOME AFTER ADDING ADDITIONAL ENGINE OIL (NO HISTORY OF LEAKS OR OIL USE). ENGINE THEN THREW A ROD THROUGH THE OIL PAN AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROX 40 MILES PER HOUR ON A 4 LANE STREET. .FORTUNATELY, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO REACT TO THE TOTAL ENGINE/POWER LOSS AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A TURN LANE. KIA ACKNOWLEDGES THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING MANY IDENTICAL ISSUES WITH VARIOUS ENGINES, BUT THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE WASN'T INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. SEEMS VERY STRANGE THAT THIS ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER KIA ENGINES, BUT THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE ISN'T COVERED... KIA IS AGREEING TO COVER APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF THE ESTIMATED $6,000 REPAIR BILL. ENGINE HAD APPROX 120,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AT NIGHT WITH MY FAMILY AND I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY IN A DARK ROAD WHICH SCARED ME BECAUSE EVERYTHING WENT COMPLETELY BLACK I QUICKLY TRIED TO PULL OVER ALMOST GOING INTO A DITCH IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. I TRIED FLICKING ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. I ALSO NOTICE THAT MY CALL BATTERY WAS DRAINED IM ASSUMING IN MAY BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING. *TR

ROD BARRING SEIZURE ON MY NON-GDI THETA II ENGINE. KIA IS REFUSING TO COVER THIS, IN LIEU OF THE RECENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT. 2011 SORENTO'S ARE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE SETTLEMENT, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NEVER EQUIPPED WITH THE GDI VERSION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.NOT WITH KEY FOB OR WITH THE KEY.CAR HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS LIGHTLY USED.DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST 413.00 TO REPAIR.AFTER LOOKING ON LINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON IT. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN THROUGH OUTSIDE HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH PASSENGER DOOR.THIS COULD BE DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY WELL BEING AS I COULD BE PULLED FROM CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER..I AM ALMOST 60 AND THIS IS VERY HARD ON ME TO CLIMB FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO DRIVERS SIDE ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN OR DARK PARKING LOT WITH ALL THE CRIME GOING ON THESE DAYS. *TR

ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR MISSED & DIED. TRIED TO START AND IT MADE A RATTLING SOUND. A TN TROOPER SD IT SOUNDS LIKE TIMING CHAIN AND WE HAD TO TOW IT HOME 75 MILES $500. A FORD MASTER MECH SD IN 20 YRS HE NEVER SAW THIS B4. OIL LEVEL WAS FULL BUT THE OIL WASN'T GETTING TO THE ENGINE AND THE CRANK CRACKED IN 3 SPOTS. CALLED LOCAL KIA MARYVILLE TN & SHE SD IT WAS OVER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND I BOUGHT IT USED.. NO TELLING WHAT THE OTHER DEALER DID TO IT. STILL I DO TO TOW IT TO KIA PARKSIDE KNOXVILLE TN AND PD THEM ALMOST $200 TO TELL ME THE EXACT SAME THING; HE'D BEEN A MECH FOR 20+ YRS AND HAD NO IDEA HOW THAT COULD EVEN HAPPEN. THEY WON'T FIX IT THOUGH THE RECALL IS FOR THE 2.0 LITER ENGINE, MINE IS A 2.4 2011. (MY CAR IS THE 2012 BODY STYLE MADE IN 2011) THEY WILL SELL ME ANOTHER ENGINE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND I TWEETED ABOUT IT. KIAMOTORS_AMERICA DM'D ME OFFERING HELP. THEY DENIED MY CLAIM ENTIRELY BECAUSE MY ENGINE ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH MY ISSUE IS THE SAME. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF PPL JUST LIKE ME BEING TOLD THE SAME THING. I'M ON SS DISABILITY PAYING $267/MO + FULL COV INS SINCE NOV. I HAVE 2 SPECIALISTS 100 MILES IN OPP DIRECTIONS THAT I HAVE NO CAR TO GO TO. I WATCH MY 3YR OLD GRANDSON AND WAS GOING TO THE STORE FOR MY MOM WHO HAS STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER. I WOULD TWEET NEWS ARTICLES WARNING PPL AND KIAAMERICA BLOCKED ME. I COULDN'T TALK TO THEM IF I TRIED. I THOUGHT I FILED A COMPLAINT HERE ONCE B4, I DON'T SEE IT THOUGH. I WAS THINKING OF TRYING MY SENATOR. KIA IS RECKLESS, UNPROFESSIONAL AND HAS NO CONCERN WHATSOEVER ABOUT HUMAN LIVES. I WISH I KNEW A GOOD LAWYER, THIS HAS ALMOST DESTROYED ME. *TR

SC098XM RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE BUT THE SITE SAYS 'INCOMPLETE'. HOW CAN I GET IT CHANGED? I AM MILITARY STATIONED IN ITALY, I'M GOING TO SHIP THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE STATES BUT ALL RECALLS MUST BE COMPLETED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS MEANS THAT+S THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASEBOOK OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS A HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM OREGON TO IDAHO I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROXIMATELY 67MPH AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I PRESSED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING SO I DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND IT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER SO I PULLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAD BEEN TO THE MECHANIC THAT WEEK TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WHEN IT WAS TOWED BACK THE MECHANIC REPORTED IT HAD BLOWN TWO CYLINDERS.

I STARTED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY,SHIFTED INTO REVERSE , LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE ,THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND A LOUD BAM(LIKE I HIT SOMETHING IN THE DRIVEWAY). I GOT OUT TO CHECK AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I PULLED FORWARD AND STOPPED FOR A SECOND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DROVE AWAY AND EVERYTHING WORKED NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHEN AFTER STARTING THE CAR I COULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IT JUST WOULDN'T MOVE. THE SHIFTER WAS JUST STUCK THERE. TURNED THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT FINALLY LET ME SHIFT INTO REVERSE.

ON 6/5/17 I WAS DRIVING FROM MCCALL TO BOISE IDAHO WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES. I PARKED THE CAR AT WALMART AND WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START AT FIRST THEN WHEN IT WOULD RESTARTED IT WOULD DIE QUICKLY APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. I DROVE IT TO THE BOISE DENNIS DILLON KIA DEALERSHIP AND ON THE WAY IT STALLED, DID CHUGGING SOUND AT A STOP SIGN IN TOWN AND JERKED FORWARD AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE. THE CAR HAS BEEN BURNING OIL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUT A QUART OF OIL IN PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK. MY BROTHER WHO IS A MECHANIC HELPED ME TO GET PARTS FOR IT AT O"REILLY AUTO PARTS AND HELPED ME REPLACE THE VALVE COVER GASKET, SPARK PLUGS, PLUG TUBE SEALS, HEADLIGHT BULB, AND AIR FILTER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. LATER I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW OIL FILER CAP TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP BUT NOTHING EVER SEEMED TO.

ENGINE SEIZED UP CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE MADE NOISE AND STOPPED COMPLETELY. UNABLE TO START. PERSONAL RESEARCH ONLINE-POSSIBLE RECALL SC147.KIA SORENTO BUILT 4/2011-2/10/2014, NHTSA CAMP.ID 17V224000. KIA CONSUMER AFF.STATES THE VEH DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL.VEH.BROKE DOWN ON 3/20/2020 IN LYNCHBURG,VA. SAME SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.DEALERSHIP IN LYNCHBURG DETERMINED THE MOTOR "SEIZED" UP CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.KIA HAS DETERMINED TO PAY FOR PARTS ONLY,NOT LABOR.KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATED THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER DUE TO BEING 2ND OWNER.THE VEH. HAS LESS THAN 43K MILES.NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UNTIL TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE.VEH. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY PRIOR TO DATE OF ENGINE FAILURE.IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE DEALERSHIP HAS PERFORMED TESTING VIA SCAN TOOLS EQUIPPED FOR SC147 INSPECTION.RESEARCH THAT I'VE DONE SHOWS THE NOISE TEST CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE THE ENGINE SEIZED AND CANNOT BE STARTED.WHEN THE VEH ENGINE FAILED, I CHECKED THE OIL AND COOLANT.ALL FLUIDS WERE AT LEVEL AND CLEAN.NO LEAKS APPEARED UNDER VEH.THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT VEHICLE START-UP, THE AIR BAG WARING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERRA TRUSSVILLE KIA LOCATED AT (5009 BROOKE'S CROSSING BLVD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35235) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT SENSOR AND READ DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND SOMETIMES NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO PARK. I HAVE 2 LIGHTS ON THAT SHOWED UP WHEN THIS STARTED. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE DOWN HILNOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK OR BACK INTO PARK DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME WHEN IT DOES WE HAVE TO PUSH A KEY INTO THE LITTLE HOLE BUY THE SHIFTER TO OVERRIDE IT

TODAY I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE AND I FINISHED THERE AND I WAS MAKING MY WAY HOME. I GOT ABOUT 3 OR SO MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND I NOTICED MY OIL LIGHT WAS ON. SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE OIL AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED THOUGHT IT WAS TELLING ME IT WAS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I PROCEEDED ONE AND I GOT ABOUT A MILE OR SO FROM MY HOUSE I'M AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH MY OIL LIGHT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED. THEY HAD LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. I NEEDED A NEW ONE. I STILL OWE MORE THAN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS.

MY VEHICLE IS GIVING ME RANDOM PROBLEMS WITH MY SUSPENSION AND BRAKE SYSTEM IT RANDOMLY FEELS LIKE IT IS FINE AND THEN RANDOMLY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE DUE.TO BRAKE CLICKING NOISE THAT YOU CAN HEAR WHERE SHIFT KNOB IS AND WHEN I PRESS BRAKES MY TIRES LOCK OR.SOMETIMES FEELS AS IF THERE IS AIR AND.IT WILL NOT BRAKE.UNLESS I PUMP BRAKES A COUPLE TIMES..MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOP OPENING FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE BUT WORKS FINE FROM INSIDE TO OUTSIDE OPENING

HAVE HAD A LOT OF SUSPENSION ISSUES RELATED TO ALIGNMENT, TYE RODS, BEARINGS - LOTS OF LOUD NOISES WITH EVERY BUMP. I HAVE GOTTEN SOME ISSUES FIXED ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITHIN ABOUT TWO MONTHS.

TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BUYING THE CAR WE WERE DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE RPMS ON THE TRUCK WERE GOING TO HIGH AT 70 MPH THE RPM WOULD BE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 SO I DECIDE WHILE DRIVING TO SHIFT IT TO STANDARD SHIFT AND IN THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK THE ODOMETER SHOWS WHAT GEAR I AM IN AND I COULD ALSO SHIFT IT MANUALLY BUT THE TRUCK IS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND AT A COMPLETE STOP THE START DOESNT SEEM TO WANT TO GO AT ALL AND NOW IT WANT GO FORWARDS OR REVERSE. IF I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT SIGNALS THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF. WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION THE PASSBY PERSON SAW THAT IT WAS A LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I WAS DRIVING 35MPH ON A 40MPH STRAIGHT ROAD FROM MY GROCERY STORE TO MY HOME. HALFWAY INTO MY DRIVE, THE HOOD OF MY CAR UNLATCHED AND SMACKED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. IT DID NOT FALL BACK DOWN IT STAYED COVERING THE WINDSHIELD AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A BUSINESS BY LOOKING THROUGH THE BOTTOM WHERE THE HOOD CURVES. AFTER PULLING OVER I PUSHED THE HOOD DOWN TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT USING A BUNGEE TO SECURE THE HOOD. I THEN DROVE HOME GOING ROUGHLY 15MPH BEHIND A FRIEND DRIVING IN FRONT OF ME. I AM UNSURE OF THE LAST TIME MY HOOD WAS MANUALLY OPENED. ROUGHLY 3-4 WEEKS AGO I TOOK MY KIA INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A LETTER I RECEIVED TO FIX AN AIRBAG RECALL/WARRANTY. I AM ASSUMING THEY OPENED THE HOOD DURING THIS FIX BUT NOT CERTAIN. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE AND CURRENTLY HAVE MY KIA AT A COLLISION BODY SHOP THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. ATTACHED IS THE ESTIMATE IS GIVEN BY THE INSURANCE BASED ON THE PHOTOS I GAVE THEM. THE BODY SHOP ASSESSED DAMAGE TO MY ROOF AS WELL BUT I DO NOT HAVE THEIR ESTIMATE.

ALTERNATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS... MECHANIC AT PEP BOYS SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL OF THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL COME IN FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM...

MY ABS, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BEFORE. AFTER REPLACING THE CLOCK SPRING THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON, AND ALSO BOTH MY BACK SEAT BELTS WILL NOT GO DOWN. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS

REAR PASSAGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN

THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER CV AXLE. IT WAS AFTERMARKET AND NOT OEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS AND BULBS AT MY OWN COST TWICE. ONCE IN FLORIDA AND ANOTHER IN MY HOME STATE. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. THEY SENT ME THE RECALLS ON BOTH. THEN PROCEEDED TO SAY THAT THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS UNDER RECALL. ALSO IF I COULD NOT GET OR FIND MY RECEIPTS FROM THE MECHANIC SHOP. I WOULD NOT GET REIMBURSED. KIA HAS BEEN KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS! ON TOP OF THE CV AXLE THIS IS TOO MUCH. IT IS DAMAGING MY TRANSMISSION AS WE SPEAK. MY BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGEY.

WE WERE DRIVING ON A ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG FROM THE REAR END ALMOST SOUNDED AS IF A TIRE HEAD BLOWN UPON BRINGING IT BACK AND DOING TESTS AND CHECKS WE FOUND AT THE REAR TRANSFER CASE OR DIFFERENTIAL WAS TO BLAME. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OR TRANSFER CASE OCCURRING ON MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES

AIRBAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER IS ON. ALSO THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. DOOR NOT LOCKED AND CHILD LOCK IS OFF.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL DOORSOP LATCHES ON MY 2011 SORENTO WITH ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT. I AM A SENIOR SO THE DOORS ARE NOT OPENED AND SHUT THE MUCH. MAINLY THE DRIVERS DOOR USED.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING "H11" PIGTAIL IS A MELTED CONNECTOR AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTING IS GOING OUT CONSTANTLY. WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS AND THE PIGTAIL TWICE THIS YEAR.

HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT NOT WORKING. REPLACED BULB AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, IT WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I COULD WIGGLE THE CONNECTION AND LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THEN THAT NO LONGER WORKED. I TOOK THE BULB OUT OF THE CONNECTION TO REPLACE AND NOTICED THE CONNECTION WAS MELTED WHERE THE BULB CONNECTS TO THE WIRE HARNESS. I REMOVED BULB UNTIL CONNECTION CAN BE REPLACED.

CLEAR COAT PEELING ALL OVER ROOF AND SIDES OF RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOORS AND SOME ON FENDER AND ON HOOD

I CAN NOT OPEN BOTH DRIVER DOOR AND REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR FROM OUTSIDE IT SEEMS THE LATCHES FOR THESE DOORS ARE BROKEN I HAVE ALWAYS TO JUMP TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO OPEN THESE DOORS.I THINK THERE MUST BE A RECALL TO BE REPORTED TO KIA MANUFACTURERS TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE DOORS.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHEN ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON.

NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BOTH THE ESC AND DBC INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND STAY ON AS I'M ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS PREVENTED ME FROM SHIFTING THE CAR INTO 'PARK' AFTER PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AS I CAN'T GET IT TO SHIFT BEYOND 'NEUTRAL.' WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I'VE HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND START IT AGAIN. IF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS GO OFF AFTER RESTARTING, I CAN THEN SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO MY LOCAL KIA DEALER THIS MORNING BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE, AND SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A TECHNICIAN ON DUTY TO LOOK AT IT, I NOW HAVE TO RETURN ON MONDAY IN THE HOPE THAT THEY CAN FIGURE OUT AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE JERKS AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. NO CODES

ALL STEERING WHEEL FUNCTION HAVE STOP WORKING INCLUDING HORN. RADIO, CRUISE AND BLUE TOOTH CONTROLS. DURING A TRIP ON THE HIGH WAY

MY DAUGHTER IS 21 YEARS OLDS AND SHE PURCHASED 2011 KIA SORENTO FROM PETE'S KAR SMART KIA IN AMARILLO. SHE GOES TO COLLEGE IN LINCOLN NEBRASKA AND HER CAR IS NOT HOLDING OIL. SHE HAS ON 2 OCCASIONS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HAD HER OIL LIGHT COME ON AND WHEN SHE CHECKED THE OIL IT WAS BONE DRY. THIS IS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WE CAN GET NO RESOLUTION FROM KIA AS SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO KIA IN AMARILLO AND IN LINCOLN. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ISSUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND THEIR HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMMENTS FROM OTHERS SHARING THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2011 KIA NOT HOLDING OIL. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY. IF SHE BREAKS DOWN ON SHE SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE THIS ISSUE AS SHE HAS TO DRIVE 10 HOURS TO COME HOME. PLEASE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING AND REVIEWING THIS ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. SHE GOT THE CAR TOWARDS THE END OF APRIL/ FIRST OF MAY

MY CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET. THE ENGINE LIGHT OR DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE ALTHOUGH IT IS ON. AFTER CONTINOUSLY TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR CUTS OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF AND IT STARTS AGAIN. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I CAN BE HIT BY ANOTHER WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY DECIDES TO NOT ACCELERATE. THE COMPONENT PART OR SYSTEM THAT MAY BE THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,400.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OUT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHILE THIS LIGHT IS LIT, MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA VEHICLES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL!!

MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH CODE B1764. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS MEANS THAT I HAVE NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT LEAVING MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF INJURY OR DEATH IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

OCS MAY DEFECTED. HAD IT SCANNED AND CODE B1764

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUNTRUP KIA(6263 S. LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO) WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CAR IS STATIONARY. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, JUST COULD NOT OPEN ONE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NAPLETONS MID RIVERS KIA (4555 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, ST PETERS, MO 63376) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENTLY NEEDED HEADLIGHTS REPLACED EVERY 3 MONTHS. VEHICLE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND OR OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. THIS IS A DEADLY SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REMEDIED.

HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD THAT CAN CAUSE DEATHS OR INJURIES. I'M VERY AFRAID AND EXTREMELY NERVOUS WHEN THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH WHICH IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE

EN ESTE AO A PARTIR DE JULIO MI CARRO KIA SORENTO 2011 A PRESENTADO PROBLEMA EN LA DIRECION, POWER TREN, DE ACUERDO A LO QUE INDICA QUE TIENE UN DESPERFECTO DE FABRICA, EN DOS OCACIONES HE TENIDO PROBLEMA MUY FUERTE, SE BLOQUEO EL CARRO MANEJANDO Y LO FRENOS NO FUNCIONARON Y EL CARRO SIGUIO RODANDO Y PUDE HABER TENIDO UN ACCIDENTE... LA OTRA EN LA CARRETERA EL CARRO COMIENZA A SONAR LAS RUEDAS Y CUANDO SE FRENA TAMBALEA... LO LLEVE PARA LA INSPECCION Y PASO CORRECTAMENTE PERO ME ENTREGARON UNA HOJA QUE EL CARRO TIENE DESPERFECTO DE FABRICA ,,, LO LLEVE A LA KIA PARA LA REVISION DE LAS PARTES,,,LA CUAL REALIZARON EL PEDIDO DE LAS MISMAS... PERO YO COMO USUARIO NO ME SIENTO CONFORME YA QUE ESE CAMBIO NO ME DA SEGURIDA POR QUE CORRE PELIGRO MI VIDAD Y LA DE LA FAMILIA,,, NO NECESITO UN CARRO REPARADO LO QUE NECESITO UN CARRO QUE ME DE SEGURIDA PARA TODA LA FAMILIA,,, UNA VEZ QUE CAMBIEN LAS PARTE Y SE ME FALLA EN LA CARRETERA QUIEN RESPONDE POR MI VIDA Y LA DE LA FAMILIA Y LA DE OTRAS PERSONAS, NECESITO QUE POR FAVOR ME AYUDEN CON UNA INVESTIGACION, YA QUE TAMBIEN TIENE OTROS DESPERFECTO.. LO LLEVE ALINEAR Y ME DICE QUE LE FALTA UN PIEZA EN LAS RUEDAS QUE NO VIENE DE FABRICA Y ES UN DESPERFECTO,,, YA A MI EL CARRO NO ME DA CONFIANZA AL MANEJAR Y NO ES CONFIABLE... ESPERO QUE DURANTE LOS DOS AOS QUE FALTA DE GARANTIA YA QUE DAN 10 AOS NO ME PASE NADA A MI Y A MI FAMILIA.. YA QUE ESE PROBLEMA QUE TIENE Y NO SE REALIZA BIEN PUEDE PASAR UN GRAN ACCIDENTE...EL PUNTO ES QUE NECESITO UN CARRO QUE ME DE CONFIANZA YA QUE EN ESTE MANEJO CON TEMOR . ADJUNTO FOTOS

DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN CHILD LOCK IS ENGAGED, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. DEALER INDICATED POSSIBLE ACTUATOR FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 106,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY.

WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CALIPERS AS WELL. NOW WE ARE HAVING ISSUES AGAIN WITH THEM. WE SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED IN 2017, 2018, AND NOW AGAIN IN 2019. TWO OUT OF FOUR OF OUR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, WE SEE THERE IS ALSO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE US HOW WE GO ABOUT GETTING THESE RECALLS FOR OUR VEHICLE AS WE ARE TIRED OF PUTTING OUT MONEY WHEN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO REPEATEDLY.

CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTION CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A CONSTANT AND DAILY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS PARKED. LOW BEAM SOCKET MELTED. SINCE BEEN REPLACED BY ME. BOTH ISSUES ARE UNDER A RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED. MY VEHICLES YEAR MAKE AND MODEL ARE LISTED IN A CURRENT RECALL BUT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL WITHIN IT.

VEHICLES INTERIOR LIGHTS, INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER PANEL LIGHTS CLICK AND FLICKER OFF AND ON DURING VARIOUS PERIODS OF TIME. THE HEADLIGHTS STAY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND REPETITIVELY AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED BOTH EARLY IN THE MORNING, IN THE EVENINGS, IT ALSO HAPPENS JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO THE DASH LIGHTS AND WITH THE CLICKING. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN WINTER AS WELL AS SUMMER. ORIGINALLY IT ONLY OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, NOW IT OCCURS DAILY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, ON BACK ROADS, ALSO AT STOP LIGHTS OR A STOP SIGN. THE CLICKING HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF, IT WILL START MAKING CLICKING NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH AREA, THE SAME NOISE AS IT MAKES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN IT IS ON. ALSO AFTER HAVING A RECALL REPAIRED I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE START STOP NOT STARTING, AS WELL AS THE DOORS NOT UNLOCKING WITH THE KIA REMOTE OR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO LOST STEERING CONTROL DURING EXCESSIVE RAIN. THIS OCCURRED ON A SIDE STREET WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF OF A MAIN ROAD ONTO A SIDE ROAD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. IT PROCEEDED TO GO AT A DIAGONAL, ONLY PARTIALLY TURNING INTO A FRONT LAWN DURING THE TURN. IT WAS RAINING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ISSUES WITH THE PHANTOM HEADLIGHTS IN OTHER KIA MODELS. AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING THE ISSUE, THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT OCCURRING. ALSO THEY ARE SAYING THEY NEED TO REPLACE A PART THAT COST $400 BUT IT MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE LEFT THE MANAGER A MESSAGE AT THE KIA IN MYRTLE BEACH AND HAVE ASKED FOR A GOOD FAITH REPAIR AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, IT SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FUCCILLO KIA OF CLAY (3885 NY-31, LIVERPOOL, NY 13090) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

JUST WHEN THE WARRANTY RAN OUT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. IF CHILD LOCK IS PUT ON, THEN THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE BLOCKING EGRESS FOR THAT REAR PASSENGER.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON MY 2011 KIA SORENTO LX WILL NOT OPEN. IF THE KEY FOB IS PRESSED AND ALL THE OTHER DOORS OPEN, THAT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I CHECKED THE CHILD PROOF LOCK TO SEE IF IT WAS ENGAGED OH, IT WAS NOT. A MERE COUPLE OF DAYS, PERHAPS A WEEK PRIOR TO FINDING THIS PROBLEM OH, I HAD THE RECALL FIXED ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH THE LOU FUSZ KIA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN ST LOUIS AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS KIA THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS WITH REAR DOOR LOCKS.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND STATIONARY. WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE USING THE KEY-LESS IGNITION, DASH AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER IN THE VEHICLE AND RELAYS START TO CLICK. LOCKS WOULD NOT OPERATE NOR COULD I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, STARTED TO SMELT BURNING, PUSHED IGNITION BUTTON TO SHUT DOWN. WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, ELECTRICAL KEPT CYCLING LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START ON ITS OWN, HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR. STARTER SOLENOID NEVER ENGAGED AT ANY TIME NOR DID THE ENGINE TRY TO TURN OVER.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR VOLUME AND BLUETOOTH DO NOT WORK.

CAR RAN FINE. DROVE TO STORE. GOT OUT OF STORE. CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD SO.EONE CHECK BATTERY .BATTERY WAS GOOD.12.5 . HAD THEM CHECK THAT WIRES WHERE TIGHT ON BATTERY AND THEY WHERE. STILL NO POWER TO CAR. LEFT CAR AT STORE . CAME BACK NEXT DAY AND CAR STARTED UP LIKE NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE SINCE

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 35 MPH ACROSS A BUSY BRIDGE IN THE CITY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF AND THEN SHARDS OF GLASS POURING INTO THE CAR AND ALL OVER ME. MY SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO KNOWN CRACKS OR CHIPS WERE EVER PREVIOUSLY NOTICED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE STARTER INHIBITOR TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10050640 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED MIKE KELLY KIA (LOCATED AT 254 PITTSBURGH RD, SUITE A, BUTLER, PA 16002, 724-431-2145 ) AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANOTHER REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE FOURTH WHEEL WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO VISIT A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATTHEWS AUTO GROUP (3721 VESTAL RD D, VESTAL, NY 13850, (607) 584-5354) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. *BF

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2011 KIA SORENTO TO MULITPLE DEALERSHIPS TO GET FIXED. ALL SAY THE ENGINE IS SHOT. THERE IS A SEAL INSIDE THE ENGINE THAT IS MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT WORK. THERE IS MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS OF THE KIA SORENTO BUT NOT OURS. THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THIS YEAR AND MAKE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. I AM WONDERING WHEN THIS YEAR WILL BE RECALLED FOR ENGINE ISSUES? WHEN I START THE 2011 KIA IS SPUDDERS AND BLOWS SMOKE OUT THE MUFFLER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SPUDDERING AND SMOKE HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2011 AND I ONLY HAVE 96K MILES ON IT.

ENGINE GOT A LOUD NOISE AND THEN CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE HAS A LARGE HOLE. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE STREET. HAD HAVE VEHICLE TOWED.

THE DRIVER DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ANYMORE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BACK AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN

EVERYTIME I HIT A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD MY ECO SAVER GOES OFF CAUSING ME TO BURN MORE GAS UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER BUMP TO KNOCK THE SAVER BACK ON

I WENT TO THE STORE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK PASSENGER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I THOUGHT THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE ON SO I WENT INSIDE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR. STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHY I CAN'T OPEN MY DOOR THEN TODAY THE OTHER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN NOW. BOTH BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT GOD FORBID OR A FIRE AND I HAD MY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILD IN MY VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET THEM OUT! KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IMMEDIATELY. LOOKING BACK I CAN SEE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I MUST EITHER ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER DOOR & CRAWL INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT, REACH IN THROUGH THE WINDOW IF IT'S DOWN (WINTER IS APPROACHING...IT WONT BE DOWN) OR REACH IN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR & OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED (OBVIOUSLY). DOOR WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY SLAMMED SHUT PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, DBC, ESC, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THEN TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE FAILURES WENT AWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB BELL NISSAN (7900 EASTERN AVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 288-2500) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,156.

COLD START CHATTER... KIA ISSUED A REDESIGNED PARTS. BECAUSE OF A BAD DESIGN ISSUE ON THIS PROBLEM..I FEEL IF THE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE AND CREATES THIS TYPE AN ISSUE IT CA BE A PROBLEM. IT MAKES THE NOISE EVERYTIME I START IT AFTER IT SETS FOR LONG PERIOD..

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. ALL OF THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE STOPPED WORKING, AND THE FUEL DOOR BUTTON HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING AND HISSING NOISE THAT THE CONTACT BELIEVED CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WARNER KIA (501 7TH ST, PARKERSBURG, WV 26101, 304-422-3502) WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V258000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE

MAJOR PAINT DEFECT ON HOOD & ABOVE WINDSHIELD. KIA REFUSES TO ISSUE RECALL AND COVER THEIR DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HWY MY CAR STALLED OUT ALMOST WAS HIT BY A DUMP TRUCK . THE DUMP TRUCK RAN OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID ME THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THINK IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL

TODAY AS I CHANGED LANES COMING TO A RED LIGHT MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF WITH NO INDICATION. I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS TO GO AND LOOKED DOWN WHEN I WOULDN'T MOVE AND THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TRIED CRANKING IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT CRANKED BACKED UP. JUST HAD A CLOCKSPRING FOR AIRBAG REPLACED JUST DAYS AGO AND NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND I AM NOW SCARED OF MY CAR AS IT COULD STALL OUT ANYWHERE AND CAUSE A WRECK. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10164382 (AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TAYLOR KIA OF TOLEDO (6300 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615, (419) 842-8811) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,100.

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I'M AFRAID TO PUT CHILD LOCK ON BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS MAYBE DEATHLY SITUATION. HORN DOESN'T WORK.

KIA SORENTO 2011 DOOR HANDLES KEEP COMING APART IN OUR HANDS WHEN JUST OPENING DOORS 'NORMALLY' (I.E.- NO JERKING FORCES USED, JUST NORMAL OPENING FORCE !!!) KIA MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ABSURD 90% PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES ! THIS IS THE 3RD TIME - WE ARE NOT GOING TO KEEP PAYING KIA DEALER TO FIX HANDLES ! US GOV'T MUST GET INVOLVED IN THIS!WHAT KIND OF BOGUS DESIGN USES PLASTIC HANDLES? PLEASE MAKE THIS ISSUE KNOWN TO PROPER GOV'T AGENCIES & KIA 🧐THANK YOU

MY TIRES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO FALL OFF, ALSO EVERY SMALL BUMP I HIT FEELS AS IF I HIT A BIG POTHOLE OR A OBJECT WHEN THAT'S NOT THE CASE AND MY WHEELS POP AS I TURN

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO KIA FOR SEVERAL RECALLS. ONE WAS THE DOOR LOCKS BEING FAULTY. I SAID I HAD NO PROBLEMS BUT THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THEM ANYWAY. NOW MY REAR DOOR LOCK IS BROKEN. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN ACCELERATING THE ENGINE REVS. IT ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AT FIRST, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PEDAL IS GETTING STUCK. MY LAST ISSUE IS THE AIR BAG. I WAS REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS BANGED UP AND THE AIRBAG NEVER OPENED.

KIA WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED. CAR ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSES POWER AND KEEPS GOING INTO LIMP MODE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND MUST BE DEALT WITH. TODAY WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH AND IT WOULDN'T GO . A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS SPEEDING BEHIND ME AND NEARLY REAR ENDED ME AS I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE AND COULDN'T MAKE IT GO AGAIN TO PULL OVER. WHEN I EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO PULL OVER IT WAS IDLING HIGH AND DID NOT SOUND RIGHT. MECHANIC CAME AND PLACED VEHICLE ON COMPUTER AND AGAIN THREE CODES CAME UP INCLUDING ENGINE POWER FAILURE AND LIMP MODE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO KIAS LACK TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT AND THIS COULD BE A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS OR AN ALLOWANCE TOWARD A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE.

ON FRIDAY EVENING 30 AUGUST WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON I-66 IN NORTHERN VA THE HOOD INEXPLICABLY OPENED UP ON OUR 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH HAD APPARENTLY FAILED AND THE HOOD VIOLENTLY SMASHED AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. BY SOME MIRACLE, THE WINDSHIELD DID NOT SHATTER AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER ON A NOTORIOUSLY CONGESTED AND ACCIDENT-PRONE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, THUS PREVENTING INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. WHEN KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE (CA) OPENED ON 3 SEPTEMBER (AFTER LABOR DAY) I FILED A CASE (#13336462). I HAD CONFIRMED ONLINE THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON OUR SORENTO BUT NOTED THERE WAS A RECALL (SC134) ON THE 2006-2014 KIA SEDONA HOOD LATCH BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF THE HOOD OPENING WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I DROVE THE SORENTO TO OURISMAN KIA IN CHANTILLY, VA WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE HOOD LATCH HAD FAILED AND REPORTED THIS TO KIA CA. DESPITE OWNING 3 KIA VEHICLES AND CALLING TO SPEAK WITH 3 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS AT KIA CA (LISA, ANNETTE, JEREMY) AS NOBODY WOULD RETURN OUR CALLS TO PROVIDE UPDATES OVER 3 DAYS, NONE OF THESE FACTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL LETHAL VULNERABILITY MATTERED TO KIA WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE OUR 2011 SORENTO IS OUTSIDE OF THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY BY 18,000 MILES. KIA CA DID NOT CARE THAT THE SAME FAULTY PART WAS ALREADY RECALLED ON A DIFFERENT KIA VEHICLE. KIA CA APPEARED UNCONCERNED WITH THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. THANK GOD MY WIFE OR CHILDREN WERE NOT DRIVING THE SORENTO AT THE TIME OF THE HOOD LATCH FAILURE. I IMPLORE THE NHTSA WORK TO HOLD KIA ACCOUNTABLE TO RECTIFY THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EXTEND THE HOOD LATCH RECALL TO THE 2011 KIA SORENTO BEFORE THERE ARE INNOCENT VICTIMS. PLEASE DON'T LET KIA MEAN 'KILLED IN ACCIDENT.'

I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND AS SOON AS I HIT 60,000 MILES IT BECAME ALMOST UN DRIVABLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHILE IN DRIVE AND UPWARDS OF 50 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. CAN NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BEFORE IT WILL ACCELERATE AGAIN. IT HAS ALMOST GOT ME INTO MANY CRASHES, MORE THAN I CAN COUNT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO KIA, THEY WILL NOT DIAGNOSE. HOWEVER A RECALL WITH AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM TOOK PLACE FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR BUT MINE WAS MANUFACTURED 2 MONTHS OUT OF THEIR RECALL DATES SO I'M S OUT OF LUCK? MANY PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME MALFUNCTION. KIA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. THE DEALER TRIED TALKING ME INTO TRADING IT IN FOR A NEW ONE AND THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I TOLD HIM I WILL NEVER OWN A KIA AGAIN. IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE NOT GETTING INTO GEAR OR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING AND ENGINE SEEM TO LOOSE POWER OR NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALSO THERE IS A NOISE THE A/C MAKING A RATTLING NOISE AND VIBRATING .

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT AIRBAG SENSOR MAT FAILED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT CAUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH KIA'S. MANY KIA'S HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THIS MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. PLEASE ADVISE.

IN NOVEMBER 2015 HAD MAJOR OIL LINE FAILURE, DEALERSHIP REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. IN DECEMBER 2017 HAD MAJOR OIL LEAK, DEALERSHIP REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. JUNE 2019 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED UPON PUTTING VEHICLE IN PARK. TOOK IT TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND PIECES OF BEARING IN THE BOTTOM OF OIL FILTER HOUSING. KIA DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF BANK OIL CONTROL VALVE AND ULTIMATELY REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,600 MILES ON IT. KIA DEALERSHIPS NOT INTERESTED IN BUYING VEHICLE AND QUOTE ME APPROXIMATELY $6,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. I SUSPECT THIS MAY BE SAME ISSUE KIA HAD WITH 2012 SORRENTOS WHICH LED TO RECALL.

DROVE TRUCK TO BANK AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE IS BAD. I HAD A TOW TRUCK DRIVER TELL ME THAT I WAS THE 10TH VEHICLE HE HAS PICKED UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT.

THIS WAS NOTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BUT LIKELY ALSO OCCURS DURING AT ALL TIMES. FRONT DOOR LATCHES WERE REPAIRED(NOT REPLACED) BY KIA CORAL SPRINGS ON 01/06/2017 (INVOICE K1CS733790) PER CS1603A. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER FRONT NOW NEVER OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE DRIVER SIDE OCCASIONALLY. DEALER SAID (CASE# 1331-7164) , IT WAS A ONE TIME FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY REPAIRED NOT REPLACED. I REACHED OUT TO KIA AND THEY AGREED. THEY SAID I COULD FIX THEM AND PETITION FOR REIMBURSEMENT. GETTING TO THE LATCHES REQUIRES COMPLETELY DISMANTLING THE DOOR AND WOULD COST ABOUT $500 PER DOOR AND I FEAR THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY 2-3 YEARS (ON AN 2011/9 YEAR OLD CAR!) .

FFELT LIKE TIRES SKIDDED THEN SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MILES AN HOUR AN 4WHEEL DRIVE ANI LOCK BRAKE SYMBOWL CAME ON WAS RUNNING ABOUT 50 HAD TO PULL OVER AN CUT OFF ENGINE THEN RESTART

MY ROOM LP FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. IT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT OUT AND STARTED MY CAR AND SEEN THAT THE CLOCK AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I PULLED FUSE PUT A NEW ONE IN AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN IT BLEW AGAIN. THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT IS STAYING ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROOM LP FUSE ABOUT 12 TIMES. IT WAS A RECALL GOT FIXED AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN.

THE ALTERNATOR IN THIS VEHICLE HAD DIED NOW 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 YEARS, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ALTERNATOR GOES FROM WORKING TO COMPLETELY DEAD. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR HAD AROUND 65,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD AROUND 128,000 AND THIS LAST TIME AROUND 131,000 THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR BUT KIA CLAIMED IT DID NOT APPLY TO OUR CAR EVEN THOUGH THE MANUFACTURED DATE FIT WITHIN THE LISTED MONTHS.

DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ON THE DRIVER REAR SIDE. ALSO I AM STARTING TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY GEAR SHIFT. I CAN'T PUT MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. IF I DO GET IT OUT OF PARK, 2 OF MY DASHBOARDS LIGHTS COME ONE. I ALSO NOTICE WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT SHOW ON THE REAR SIDE. THIS IS AM HAZARD AND MY TRUCK SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME.

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. BEFORE ACCIDENT AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON AND STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS WERE WORKING (CRUISE, HORN, VOLUME ECT.) DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DOORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOORS ARE INOPERABLE AND DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR AND REACH INSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I WORRY THAT EVENTUALLY ALL OF THE DOORS WILL STOP WORKING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A PLASTIC MECHANISM INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME THAT FAILS AT SOME POINT. MY WIFE CONTACTED KIA CONCERNING THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED OVER $300 TO REPAIR ONE DOOR. THIS SHOULD NOT COST THE CONSUMER AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU.

THE DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF WHEN I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING.. AT THE SAME TIME, ALL OF MY ELECTRONICS ON THE STEERING WHEEL QUIT WORKING ( CRUISE CONTROL, BLUE TOOTH, RADIO). I WAS TOLD THIS IS A CLOCK SPRING ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED TO MANY 2011 KIA SORENTO OWNERS. IS THIS NOT A RECALL?

FIRST IT STARTED WITH DRIVERS DOOR NOT WORKING. I CAN'T GET IN THE DRIVER DOOR BECAUSE THE HANDLE DOESN'T WORK. SO I HAVE BEEN CRAWLING THRU THE PASSENGER DOOR TO GET IN THE CAR. BUT NOW I CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THE PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE EITHER. YOU PULL ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND IT DOES NOTHING. WHAT IF THERE WERE A FIRE AND I WAS IN THE CAR AND SOMEONE RAN UP TO GET ME OUT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. NEXT PROBLEM IS I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE OIL LEAK IN THE CAR. SO BAD IT KEEPS DRIPPING DOWN ON THE ALTERNATOR WHICHECK HAS FORCED ME TO REPLACE THAT TWICE NOW. I TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN COVER. IT WOULD COST 2,000.00 TO FIX. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THE TIMING CHAIN COVER IS A MISDIAGNOSIS. APPARENTLY THE OIL SENSOR IS THE CULPRIT. IT MALFUNCTIONS BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION IN THE ENGINE. I DON'T HAVE 2000.00 JUST TO PLAY A GUESSING GAME. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL. LASTLY, DUE TO THE ENGINE ISSUES THE OIL LEAKING THE CAR HAS NOW DECIDED IF I'M DRIVING 60 MPH IT WILL ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHIFT THE ENGINE ALMOST TO A DEAD STOP AND THEN YOU FEEL AS IF YOU WILL FLY THRU THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE NOW THE CAR WON'T GO OUT OF FOURTH GEAR MANUALLY OR AUTOMATIC. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR STAYS ON. IT DOES NOT TURN OFF, WHEN I'M STATIONARY OR MOVING, UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF.

MY CAR HAS STALLED PLENTY OF TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS. TWO OF WHICH I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HWY!. CAR STALLS, NO POWER THEN SHUTS OFF. I WOULD SHUT IT OFF FOR A BIT THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I DID TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP AND THEY FOUND NOTHING ELSE BUT WAS CHARGED FOR THROTTLE AND NEW SPARKS.OH, AND NO LIGHTS ON DASH. SAME THING HAPPENED. LOTS OF MONEY SPENT. I STILL OWE ON IT SO I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN STATIONARY (AS I STARTED THE CAR) AND REMAINED ON AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. MECHANIC INSPECTION YIELDED ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. MECHANIC ORDERED PART FROM KIA DEALERSHIP BUT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RETROFITTED TO FIT THE PART. AS OF 8/5/2019, THERE ARE NO UNREPAIRED RECALLS ON THIS CAR OR FOR THIS SPECIFIC SAFETY ISSUE, BUT YEARS OF DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLAINTS FOR IT, AND IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDED AS A FORMAL RECALL? HAVE NOT CHECKED CRUISE CONTROL OR HORN, BUT VOLUME CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL STILL WORKING. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SOMETIMES OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS ON SEAT, SOMETIMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN SEAT.

2011 KIA SORENTO SX VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE, STARTED TO BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SLIPS OUT OF REVERSE, INTO NEUTRAL OR NOT IN AN ENGAGED GEAR POSITION AND ENGINE REV'S UP. OBSERVED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT APPEAR TO MOVE OR DISPLACE ITSELF. PLACED THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO PARK. WAITED A 10 SECONDS OR SO AND PUT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. TRANSMISSION PAUSES FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SHIFTS HARD WITH A VERY LOUD THUD /CLANK /BANG SOUND. THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE ISSUE OF SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR IN REVERSE IS EXACTLY UNEQUIVOCALLY THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED KIA OF EAST SYRACUSE (6717 MANLIUS CENTER RD, EAST SYRACUSE, NY 13057, (315) 701-5898) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE RPMS DECREASED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT FULLY DECELERATE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A BMW MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.

TAKATA BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING BOUGHT 3 SINCE JAN2019. GOT BRAKES DONE IN 2018 BUT PEDAL STILL MOVES AT RED LIGHT CAR MOVES FORWARD. I MASH BREAKS HARDER. ENGINE SHAKES OR JUMPS. IGNITION SWITCH WON'T TURN ON CAR IT DON'T CRANK UP KEY WAS REMADE A YR AGO. IGNITION STARTED BACK WORKING WELL BUT 6MONTHS AGO SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. TODAY I WAS STUCK 3.5HRS.HORRIBLE PLEASE HELP MY SORENTO IS LOVED BY ME. NO ONE CONTACTED ME ON THESE ISSUES IM HAVING.

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT GO OUT .

MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND MY HEADLIGHTS ARE BLACK AND HAVE MELTED WIRES

MY CAR DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. THE DRIVER SEAT LOWER BACK ADJUSTING CUSHION DOES NOT FUNCTION ANYMORE. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UMLOCK DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE TO DIAGNOSE OR INSPECT AND ORDER THE DOOR HANDLE BASE MECHANISM PART, THEN CHARGE FOR THAT AND INSTALLATION.

INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THEN WENT OFF. HAS SINCE CAME BACK ON AND HAS NOT GONE OFF. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STATIONARY.

MY KIA SORENTO'S BRAKELIGHTS WILL NOT LUMINATE. I CHANGED THE BULBS AND THEY STILL WILL NOT LUMINATE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IN 2013, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 KIA SORENTOS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS FAULTY. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES RECALLED.. I HAD NO IDEA MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE

5XYKT3A15BG[XXX], DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WANT OPEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

.MY AND DOWN HILL LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT ALL ON HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL IT OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM.....HAD AUTO SHOP HOOK UP NO CODES SHOW ING

SRS/AIRBAG LIGHTS RANDOMLY CAME ON AMD SHUT OFF ALSO DOOR STOPPED OPENING

DOOR'S FAIL TO OPEN- MODULAR THAT CONTROLS OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS HAS FAILED ENTRY DOORS CANNOT OPEN OR CLOSED DOORS I HAVE ONE DOOR TO GET INTO THE CAR AND OUT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH LEE JOHNSON KIA (425-827-0521, LOCATED AT 11845 NE 85TH ST, KIRKLAND, WA 98033). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

FIRST ISSUE BEGAN WHEN CAR STARTED PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS ON HIGHWAY. TOOK TO SHOP; PAID FOR NEW BRAKES INCLUDING PADS, ROTORS, FRONT CALIPERS PLUS FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT REPLACED. BALL JOINT RUSTED OUT SO BAD IT CRUMBLED TO PIECES WHEN TIRE WAS TAKEN OFF. NOT OUT OF SHOP FOR EVEN A FULL DAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED PULLING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE GOING STRAIGHT ON HIGHWAY AND IN TOWN. THIS TIME THE PULL WAS SO STRONG THE CAR WENT OFF ROAD. THIS TIME IT FELT LIKE STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY. SO BACK TO SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS ALSO SHOT AND NEEDED REPLACED. CAR BEEN OUT OF SHOP BARELY 2 WKS; NOW FRONT END IS MAKING A HARD CLUNKY NOISE WHEN TURNING AND GOING OVER JUST THE SLIGHTEST BUMPS. THE CAR FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER BOULDERS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT END IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. SO BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH. READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THESE SAME ISSUES? IM PRETTY SURE I'LL BE PAYING FOR STRUTS, SHOCKS AND/OR COMPLETE REPAIR OF FRONT END SUSPENSION AFTER ALREADY PUTTING $800 IN TO IT. HOW HAS THIS CAR NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR SUCH ISSUES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE DRIVER WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY ANOTHER MOTORIST WHO ALERTED HER THAT FLAMES AND SMOKE WERE VISIBLE UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE TAILPIPE. THE CONTACT IMMINENTLY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY AAA CAR INSURANCE BACK TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT HARD. THE FEELING YOU GET IS THAT YOU HAVE DRIVEN OVER A CURB. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE AN ISSUE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS INTERMITTENT.

TAKATA RECALL BOTH OF MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE COMPLETELY COME OF NOT ALLOWING ME TO OPEN MY DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED.

TWICE, WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND PREPARING TO STOP THE ENGINE REVS FAST IN ATTEMPT TO RACE ON FORWARD ALTHO I AM SLOWING DOWN AND PREPARING TO PARK VEHICLE. I AM FORCED TO REACT BY RUSHING & PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE RACING OF THE ENGINE.

I HAVE HAD THE FRONT PASSENGER HIGH AND LOW BEAM REPLACED TWICE AND IT IS OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS YEAR WITHIN 6 MONTHS

DOOR HANDLES. FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE NEXT HANDLE TO BREAK, SAME ISSUE, WAS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ONE. NOW, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS THE SAME ISSUE, WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE MOST RECENT HANDLE BROKE ON JUNE 16, 2019. THE FIRST HANDLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, BROKE IN AUGUST OF 2017. THE SECOND DOOR HANDLE BROKE LATER THAT YEAR.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HOOD FLEW UP CAUSING HEAVY HOOD DAMAGE AND THE TOP OF THE SUV

HEAD LIGHT BURN OUT EVERY FEW MONTHS PASSENGER SIDE. REPALCED HEAD LAMP DOZEN TIMES ALREADY.

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, KEEPS STALLING OUT AT A STOP OR WHEN TURNING, SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING BURNING, NOW MAKING A ROUGH GRINDING NOISE FROM MOTOR. KEEPS GOING THROUGH OIL, PUTTING TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN EVERY OTHER DAY. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN BACK WONT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT, THE TIRES ON THE FRONT END KEEP GOING BOLD.

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY REAR BRAKES SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING NOISE. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES VERY WELL SO I WAS SURPRISED IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD ME THE CALIPERS HAD SLIPPED AND MY BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. I NOTICED A LEAK IN MY GARAGE AS WELL. NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL OR WARNING NOTICE FROM KIA. WHEN I ENTERED MY VIN MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE. I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THIS UNTIL I WAS LOOKING FOR A RECALL 9N A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

TOWED A BOAT IN JULY OF 2018, STOPPED AT A STORE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT CAR IN PARK, HAD TO LOOK AT OWNER MANUAL TO FIND OUT HAD TO PUSH A LITTLE BUTTON BY THE PARKING GEAR FOR IT TO SHIFT INTO PARK OR DRIVE. AFTER WE UNHOOKED BOAT WENT BACK TO WORKING NORMAL.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD WHINNING SOUND CONSTANTLY, START UP, DRIVING, AND WHILE SITTING STILL. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT WILL FEEL LIKE THE CAR SKIPS (LIKE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, IT ALSO WILL NOT SHIFT THROUGH GEARS, SOMETIMES IT WILL SIT AT THE RPM OF 3 AND DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEARS. THIS IS WHILE USING BOTH THE AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL DRIVING.

THE VOLUME CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL, AND OTHER ELECTRONICS WILL RANDOMLY MALFUNCTION. HAD WHERE I WOULD HAVE CRUSIE CONTROL ON AND TURN THE TURN SIGNAL ON AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL (ONLY THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD CAUSE THIS). THE VOLUME ON STEERING WHEEL, YOU WOULD GO TO TURN IT UP AND IT WOULD TURN IT DOWN INSTEAD, LIGHTS ON DASH SUCH AS THE STEEP DECLINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON AND IT IS NOT EVEN BEING USED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN WHEN FIRST STARTED

HEARING WHIRRING AND WHINING NOISE FROM DRIVE SHAFT ON 2011 KIA SORRENTO. WE THINK IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE RECALL: HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/VEHICLE/2011/KIA/SORENTO/SUV/4WD#RECALLS AFTER CALLING THE DEALER - OUR VIN# IS NOT LISTED WITH THIS RECALL. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL FORUM POSTS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2011 KIA SORRENTO AND NA VIN#. SUCH AS: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/KIAMOTOR/SORENTO/DRIVESHAFT-PROBLEMS.PHP WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, BUT THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL...

STARTED ENGINE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK CLICKS BUT WON'T LOCK. FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE, ONLY INSIDE HANDLE. AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS STOPPED OPERATING RADIO AND PHONE CALLS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT PRESENCE OF AN OIL LEAK AND THE OIL WAS NOT PROPERLY CYCLING THROUGH THE OIL PUMP. DARCARS KIA OF FREDERICK (5826 URBANA PIKE, FREDERICK, MD 21704, 1-877-997-6197) SERVICED THE VEHICLE PER MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: SC106; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY STRUTS MAKE MY TIRES POP AT LEAST EVERY TWO WEEKS GOT THEM REPLACED OVER 10 TIMES AND ALSO MY FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL GIVE OFF A STINKY SMELL IT MAY RESULT IN GETTING ANOTHER CATALIC CONVERTER

THE ENGINE HAS A CLICKING SOUND ALL THE TIME SOUNDS LUKE ITS GRINDING METAL

I AM NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WILL BE COVERED OR NOT. MOST LIKELY IT WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE CS1603 CAN ONLY BE COMPLETED ONCE, AND ONLY UNDER THE 5 YEARS/ 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY BY THE YEAR AS IT GOES BY THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OF 06/04/2011. HOWEVER, WE CAN LOOK INTO POSSIBLE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR THAT IS NEEDED. OF COURSE I AM NOT ABLE TO GUARANTEE ANYTHING UPFRONT. KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. 111 PETERS CANYON RD IRVINE CA 9260 ON FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019, 8:43:00 AM CDT GOOD MORNING, I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO YOUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN. TYPICALLY, THE REPAIR CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED ONCE, BUT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT TO SEE WHAT IS CAUSING THAT TO OCCUR. I AM NOT TECHNICALLY TRAINED IN MY OFFICE, SO I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE CS1603, OR RECALL, COULD BE CAUSING THIS OR NOT. A KIA DEALERSHIP WOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT PLEASE LET ME KNOW, AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP. SUBJECT: RE: 13091874 YES, MY CONCERN IS THAT I TOOK MY 2011 KIA SORENTO INTO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP FOR A DOOR LOCK RECALL WHILE I WASN'T HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THEY DID A REPAIR. NOW, EVERY SO OFTEN, THE ONLY DOOR LOCK, WHERE YOU CAN PUT A KEY IN, YOU TURN THE KEY, AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THEN YOU TURN THE KEY AGAIN AND THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK. IN SOME CASES NOT. SO, I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM WHERE BEFORE THE RECALL I HAD NONE. SO, I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL, OR WHAT IS GOING ON???? Consumer stated vehicle has not been repaired.*JB

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD DRIVEN DAY BEFORE. WENT TO START AND HEAR CLICKING NOISE LIKE STARTER PROBLEM. CALL TOW TRUCK TO TAKE TO SHOP $92.32. SHORT IN WIRING DOWN BY STARTER ASSEMBELY. REQUIRED REPAIR AND RETEST OF SYSTEM. $311.39

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY HORN STOPPED WORKING AND NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL AS OF I'M A ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS MEANS THAT'S THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE CASEBOOK OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH IS A HAZARD.

WHEN SPEEDING UP TRANSMISSION. WILL SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT IT OFF, WAIT A MINUTE TO RESTART THEN BEGIN DRIVING AGAIN

DRIVING DOWN HWY. O IN ORRICK MO WITH TWO OTHER PASSENGERS MY DAUGHTER 15 AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER 5. AROUND 5PM SATURDAY HUNE 2ND A SMELL OF SMOKE CAME THROUGH FRONT VENTS. AS I STARTED TO PULL OVER A SWOOSH SOUND CAME FROM THE CAR AND FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THEN FROM UNDER THE DASH INSIDE. THROUGH THE CAR IN PARK AND OPEN THE DOOR. RAN TO GET MY GRANDDAUGHTER OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND A THIRD PASSENGER MY DAUGHTER GOT OUT OF THE BACKSEAT AS WELL. WITH IN MINUTES THE CAR WAS TOTALLY IN FLAMES.*DT VIN UNKNOWN. CONSUMER STATED SHE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS. *JB

DRIVERS BACK SIDE DOOR LOCKS AND WILL NOT REOPEN. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU HAVE CHILDREN. I HAVE CHILDREN THAT GO IN THE BACK SEAT AND ONLY ONE WORKING BACK DOOR IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY I CANNOT GET TO MY KIDS IN TIME. MY LOBSTER WORK IN ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WENT OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR IT WOULD NO LONGER OPEN. THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED ON THE DOOR SO THAT MY SON CANNOT OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. PLEASE RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR US.

I HAVE A HEAD LIGHTS THAT KEEP GOING IN AND OUT . I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRS A LOT OF TIMES BUT IT KEEPS DOING IT . ITHEN GOT A PAPER IN THE MAIL FOR A EXTENSION ON THE LIGHTS FOR MY MODEL VEHICLE CAUSE THE CONNECTORS IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO I TOOK IT TO KIA. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I HAD IT FIXED SO MANY TIME THAT THERES NOT ENOUGH WIRE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN THIS WAS ON MAY 14 2019 AND THEY SAID THAT MY WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO FIX IT BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ASK KIA FOR COVERAGE . ON MAY 30TH I CALLED AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY WERE GONNA COVER IT AND THEY SAID NO EVEN THO THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T GO TO THEM TO FIX IT IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY WONT COVER IT .

AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. LIGHT ON BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL AND LIGHT STILL ON DEALER SAID IT WAS OCS MAT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS RECALL. SO I STILL HAVE NO AIRBAG AND THEY ARE REQUESTING $2,000+ TO FIX. SAFTEY ISSUE IS STILL NOT TAKEN CARE OF AND PUTTING ME AND MY CHILDREN IN HARMS WAY.

MY KIA SORENTO 2011 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON FOR DAYS WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL IT GOES OFF THAN GOES ON WHEN I STRAIT IT IN MOVEMENT OR NOT THE LIGHT IS ON .SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT HAVE TO BE RECALL.

FAULTY OCS MAT SENSOR PREVENTS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE RENDERS THAT DOOR USELESS, AND IN AN EMERGENCY, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY/ PARKED WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THE KIA SORRENTO. THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP, WHEN ASKED, STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN, BUT THERE IS NOT YET A RECALL. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR "LATCH", WHICH DID NOT COVER THE HANDLE ITSELF. A RECALL OF A DOOR "LATCH" SHOULD INCLUDE THE HANDLE, IF BROKEN.

I TOOK MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IN TO KIA MOTORS IN AMERICAN FORK, UTAH TO GET THE AIRBAG LIGHT CHECKED OUT. IT HAS BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE OCS MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1600 TO FIX. SINCE MY AIRBAGS CAN NOT DETECT ANYTHING WITHOUT GETTING THIS PART REPLACED, ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I'M DRIVING AND ACCELERATE THE CAR DON'T SHIFTING THE GEAR OR ITS DELAYING. SOMETIME IT NOT SHIFTING FROM 4 HT SPEED AND UP. I READ ON INTERNET ABOUT MANY COMPLAINS AND ABOUT RECALLS IN 2015 REGARDING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RESEARCH/KIA-SORENTO-2011/RECALLS/ PLEASE HELP ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

I OWN A 2011 SORENTO (NOT A GDI ENGINE) THAT EXPERIENCED A SPUN ROD BEARING AND ENGINE FAILURE (ENGINE LIMP). MY SONS WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN OUR KIA SORENTO WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE ENGINE FAILED. THANKFULLY, MY SONS WERE ABLE TO SAFELY TRANSITION OFF THE HIGHWAY THROUGH HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC IN "LIMP MODE". MY SONS WERE QUICKLY ABLE TO FIND ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND DIAGNOSTICS DUPLICATING WHAT THEY HAD JUST EXPERIENCED - SPUN ROD BEARING. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY KIA CORPORATE THAT I SHOULD TOW MY VEHICLE TO A KIA DEALER FOR OFFICIAL DIAGNOSTICS ($140). THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE CAR EXPERIENCE A SPUN ROD BEARING AND ENGINE FAILURE REQUIRING A $6,500 ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIA ENGINE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RECALL LIMITS WHEN THE ROD BEARING DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE FAILURE REGARDLESS OF THE ENGINE TYPE.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED OR ANYTHING. THE INDICATOR NEVER WENT UP TO HOT, THERE WAS NO STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR--ONLY A THICK CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THAT ENGINE HAD COOKED ITSELF FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OIL AND FLUIDS WERE GOOD EXCEPT ALL THE COOLANT HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE. SPOKE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND WERE TOLD THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED MANY OTHER KIA SORENTO THAT DID THE SAME THING. ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY JUST STOP. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE ENGINES AND/OR VEHICLES. IT IS GONNA COST ME OVER $5000 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE!

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR 2 WEEKS AGO MAY 4 THAND THE CAR DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I GOT SOMEONE TO HELP PUSH THE CAR IN THERE DRIVEWAY. WHEN BACK THE NEXT DAY WITH A MECANIC HE TOLD ME THE CAR ENGINE NEED TO BE REPLACED. DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM CAUSE I BROUGHT THE CAR 3 YRS AGO. BEFORE THE CAR DIE THE CHECK ENGINE TURN ON THAN DIE. THE SEATBELT TURN IN 1 MONTH AGO .NOW I HAVE 9000 LEFT ON THE CAR THE WON'T WRONG TAKE BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP WON'T MAKE A STRADES

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCKED, UNABLE TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. PREVIOUSLY DOOR WAS REPAIRED DUE TO RECALL, DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF ALSO DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING. VEHICLE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION WONT OPEN. PLEASE ADVISE.

FOUND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 85,000 MILES ON IT. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 100,000 MILES AND THE WIPERS ONLY WORK ON HIGH AND OCCASIONALLY DON'T EVEN WORK AT ALL WHEN IT RAINS WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS MADE THE CARE SCARY TO DRIVE AND WE DON'T DRIVE IT WHEN IT RAINS. BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE KIA AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS WELL.

MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I PUT MY TWO GRANDSONS IN THE VEHICLE ONE ON EACH SIDE PUT THE SAFETY LOCKS ON THE NEXT DAY THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE

'TAMARA RECALL' I WAS TRAVELING UP THE INTERSTATE SLIGHTLY UPHILL AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I BEGIN TO LOSE POWER\SPEED AND BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE SHOULDER IT LOST ALL POWER TO GATHER AND SMOKE STARTED COMING IN THE AC VENT WHEN I GOT IT STOPPED AND OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS BURNING AT THE BACK RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE MOTOR ON SOME WIRING HARNESS I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT I LATER WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD THROWN A ROD AND WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE SLIGHTLY UPHILL. AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN MY SORENTO BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER/SPEED. BEFORE I COULD PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER SMOKE BEGAN COMING IN THROUGH THE A.C VENTS. WHEN I REACHED THE SHOULDER AND OPENED THE HOOD THE BACK RIGHT END OF THE MOTOR WAS ON FIRE FROM THE WIRING HARNESSES. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. UPIN A MECHANIC LOOKING AT IT I WAS TOLD IT HAD THROWN A ROD AND MOST LIKELY THE FIRE.

DOOR LATCH PROBLEM, WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE, AND THEN WON'T OPEN ON OUTSIDE. IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS KIA, FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME ISSUES. YOU UNLOCK THE DOOR AND DOOR LATCH WON'T UNLOCK THE DOOR . IT WILL NOT OPEN. SO YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO OPEN . THE SECOND SIMILAR PROBLEM. DOOR UNLOCKED, BUT YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR, THIS SAME ISSUES HAPPENED ON DRIVER'S SIDE!

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISE AND LOCKED UP, CHECKED WITH KIA ON RECALLS DUES TO I'VE SEEN SO MANY, AND AFTER TRYING TO FIND ONE AT MANY ENGINE SHOPS, THEY HAVE NONE AT THE TIME BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE IN HIGH DEMAND RIGHT NOW. THE 2.4 IS FAILING, AND THE ONLY RECALL IS ON THE 2.4 TDI, BUT I HIGHLY BELIEVE KIA HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS. MOTOR LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. YOU CAN REACH ACROSS THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN.

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE OUTSIDE NOR THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN ISSUE WAS NOTICED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 35-48 MPH, A DEER JUMPED OUT INTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FUCCILLO KIA (3900 STATE ST, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800) WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER'S COLLISION SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

MY VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE OFF OFTEN AND ALSO MY HORN ONLUY SOUNDS WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL A CERTAIN POSITION . MY AIRBAG LIGHT REMAIN ON ALSO .THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS MALFUNCTION HAPPEN IN THE STREET ALSO.

DOORS ARE NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE NOR OUTSIDE. DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON ONE DOOR WHEN OPENING.

VEHICLE HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS STARTED TO STALL AT LOW IDLE TIMES. MOSTLY UPON START UP BUT HAS INCREASED TO STALLING OCCASIONALLY AT STOP LIGHTS. ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON CAR WILL RESTART AND SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF OTHER TIMES IT WILL STAY ON. HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR FAULTY DOOR HANDLE WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD DEALERSHIP RUN DIAGNOSTICS WHICH OF COURSE I HAD TO PAY FOR AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS READING A CPU ERROR AND THE BOARD SHOULD BE REPLACED $1,400. LOTS OF RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, DON'T SEE MYSELF BUYING ANOTHER KIA.

FIRST WARNING SIGN WAS THE HEADLIGHT, LOW BEAMS, AND ALL INTERIOR ELECTRONICS WOULD SHUT COMPLETELY OFF FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS RANDOMLY WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS USED. NEXT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT, LOW BEAM, WENT OUT WHEN REPLACING THE BULB THE REPLACEMENT BULB WORKED UNTIL THE BULB WAS PLACED IN THE SOCKET. AFTER CLEANING THE SOCKETS TO CREATE A BETTER CONNECTION, STILL NOTHING WORKED. I SWITCHED BULBS FROM DRIVER TO PASSENGER TO SEE IF THE BULB WOULD GET A GOOD CONNECTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW NEITHER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WORKS. THIS IS A LIGHT SWITCH ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED FOR 2012-16 KIA SORENTO'S BUT I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IN A 2011.

PASSENGER DOOR FRONT AND REAR DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. A VERY LARGE KNOWN ISSUE FROM KIA SORENTOS, MAINLY 2011 THAT KIA WANTS ME TO PAY 668.00 PER DOOR FOR A 1.50 PIECE. THIS ISSUE IN MY MIND IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT AGREE. I HAVE A FEAR ALL 4 OF DOORS MAY HAVE THIS ISSUE AT SOME TIME. CLEARLY AFTER LOOKING AT GOOGLE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THE SAME. HE SAID HE HAS FIXED HUNDREDS OF THESE

MY KIA SORENTO 2011. MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR STARTED ACTING DIFFERENT. EVERY TIME I TURN IT MAKES A NOISE. I GOT THE BALL JOINT DONE. THE RIGHT SITE. ALSO I GOT THE STRUT DONE . I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW STRUT AGAIN. .WENT I DRIVE IT SOUND LIKE IF THE CAR GONNA FALL APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE OIL TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BE REFILLED IN THE VEHICLE. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PROVIDED BY BENSON KIA OF SPARTANBURG (1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, SC 29303, (864) 585-3611) AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. AFTER THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS RENDERED, THE OIL LEAKED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURES DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S MAINTENANCE RECORD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR STALLS AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING.WHEN PLACING IN DRIVE IT TAKES OFF VERY SLOW AND UNDER POWER.WHILE DRIVING THE CAR CHANGED GEARS ON ITS OWN EVEN JERKING HARD.

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE CAR MOVING. NO INDICATION NO LIGHTS ACROSS DASH AND LOST ALL POWER.

CAN NOT OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAD THE SAME ISSUE LAST YEAR WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUOUSLY MELTED WIRING HARNESS AFTER WIRING HARNESS THAT RUN MY HEADLIGHTS. NOT SURE IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, I JUST NOTICE IT WHEN I AM DOWN TO ONE HEADLIGHT. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DRIVE IN THE DARK WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. ALSO IT REALLY SCARES ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS MELTING WIRES THAT CONNECT TO OTHER WIRES THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A FIRE!

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY...AND SUSPENSION WHILE DRYING TRIALS YOU OVER IN LEFT LANE IF YOU HIT A BUMP

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT, MY REAR WIND SHIELD WIPER DOESN'T LAY ON THE GLASS. THEREFORE, IT DOESN'T CLEAN WELL, THE SEATBELT IN THE MIDDLE ROW KEEPS FALLING IN THE SEAT CRACK MAKING IT HARD TO GET OUT AND BUCKLE UP. MY REAR KIA SYMBOL IS CHIPPING PAINT.

SO THIS MORNING I'M JUST HEADING TO WORK AND MY KIA START A LIMP MODE WHICH IT STOP IN MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEIR WHERE KIDS IN THE CAR IT HAS A BUNCH OF LIGHT ON

MY SORENTO MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE AND WHEN. PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. OR TURNING THE WHEEL AT SCHOOL CIRCLE DROP OFF. I TOOK CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT GARAGES. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE AND CHECKED FRONTEND OF CAR HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. HE FOUND VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN.SC 082A IT SAY THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEED REPLACED. IT DRIVE GOOD BUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS GONNA FALL APART. THE NOSIE IS GETTING WORSE. MY CAR WAS BUILT JUNE 4TH 2010. THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE IS BETWEEN OCT23 2009-MAY22 2010. COULD I PLEASE HAVE MY CAR ADDED BY EXTENDED THE CAMPAIGN SERVICE. SC 082A. APRIL 2011. I HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON APRIL 4TH TO GET THREE OTHER RECALLS TO GET FIXED.

LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND APPARENTLY IT IS THE COIL SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FROM WHAT WE HAVE DONE OUR RESEARCH ON, THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT IS NOT A RECALL. I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THE IS OCCURING IN SEVERAL OF THESE MODELS, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS WRECKED. I WOULD APPRECIATE PROPER CHANGE FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL.

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. CHILD LOCK IS ON AND NOW I CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EITHER.

FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CHROME PEAL OFF CAUSING CUTS ON HANDS.

MIDDLE ROW SEAT LATCHES ARE STUCK AND THE SEATS CANNOT BE MOVED. NO ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW BECAUSE THE LATCHES ARE STUCK. ALSO, ONE OF THE SEATS IS STUCK IN A RECLINED POSITION, WHICH I BELIEVE IS UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. BOTH OF MY YOUNG CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS ARE IN THAT ROW. APPARENTLY, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE LATCHES ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE HEADRESTS ON BOTH SEATS.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. HOOK UP THE DEVICE TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS AND DO NOT EVEN GET A CODE TO HELP. ASK KIA AND THEY SAY IT WILL COST AROUND $1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HEY, MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HEY, WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT EXCELLERATE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE HEY BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER FOUR MILES PER HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MACHANIC, HE SAID THE PRONGS BROKE OFF THE THING THAT PLUGS INTO THE COMPUTER, DUE TO CORROSION. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO KIA. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW COMPUTER & IT WILL COST, $5000.00. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHY CAN'T THEY INSTALL A NEW PLUG & PLUG BACK INTO THE COMPUTER? I'M BEING RIPPED OFF!

HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED. HAPPENS ABOUT 1 EVERY THREE WEEKS. USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING NIGHT DRIVING.

REAR PARKING BRAKES NEVER WORKED. USING MY SHIFT GEAR FOR PARKING . NOW FRONT DOOR IS NOT OPENING FROM OUTSIDE. WENT TO FORUM ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF KIA SORENTO 2011 OWNERS HAS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DOOR. IF WE GO TO KIA, THEY CHARGE $400 FOR ONE DOOR LOCK! CRAZY! SO MANY KIA OWNERS DON,T WANT A KIA ANYMORE. ME EITHER

EVERY TIME I CHANGED THE OIL, I NOTICED IT WAS NOT THE SAME AS USED OIL COMING FROM MY OTHER VEHICLES. ENGINE PROBLEMS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. I WAS CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE OIL AND NEEDING TO ADD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID THE OIL WAS BURNING UP IN THE MOTOR. IT WAS GETTING HOT. I RAN TWO FLUSHES ON THE MOTOR AND THEN CONTINUED MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES. IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 THE MOTOR SEIZED UP AND QUIT WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS. I DRAINED 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS TOWED. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL ON VARIOUS YEARS OF KIA/HYUNDAI MOTORS AND THOUGHT THIS MIGH BE THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 SORENTO.

MY CAR JUST IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT LET ME BRAKE. I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. ALSO MY CAMERA JUST STOPPED WORKING AS WELL.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND HAS NOT SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP THAT IT COULD COST A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT TERRIFYING THAT IT COULD BE SET OFF AT ANY TIME FOR NO REASON OR EVEN WORSE NOT AT ALL. AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED OR RECALLED?

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PA, RT. 83 AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I GOT IT TOWED TO MY GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. I GOT IT REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IMAGINE IF I KEEP DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO ACCELERATION. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. RT. 83 IS ONE OF THE WORST HIGHWAYS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOR TRACKER TRAILER ACCIDENTS. THIS SORENTO IS A 2011 AND ONLY 55,900 MILE. WHAT YHE HECK. TWICE IN A MONTH. I WANT THIS ON RECORD BECAUSE IF THIS VEHICLE CAUSES ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THAT KILLS ME, KIA IS LIABLE. I ONLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2018. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO?

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE THEIR IS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH THEIR SEATBELT IS ON WHILE THE VECHICLE IS BEING OPERATED.

ACCORDING TO THE OBD CODE READER: CODE P0335, $07E8 GENERIC. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE STARTING. THE TACHOMETER FALLS TO 0 AS OPPOSED TO SITTING AT A HIGHER IDLE, AND DOES NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. WHEN IN MOTION, THERE CAN BE TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER, THE INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS, AND/OR THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND RATTLES. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, WHEN IN ALL TYPES OF TRAFFIC AND WHEN MOVING AT CONSTANT SPEEDS. WHEN THIS SITUATION HAPPENS, THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS AT ALL AND MUST BE RESTARTED. THIS HAS CAUSED DANGEROUS LANE CHANGING TO HIGHWAY SHOULDERS AS WELL AS DIFFICULT ATTEMPTS BACK ONTO THE ROADWAYS DURING RUSH HOUR.

2011 KIA, JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. STARTED KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE, PULLED OVER HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. STATED THAT LOWER ENGINE BLOCK BROKE THE ENGINE BLOWN. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.

I HAVE BEEN A KIA CUSTOMER FOR OVER 7 YEARS AND ARE ON OUR THIRD VEHICLE FROM THEM. TRADED MY KIA FORTE FOR 2011 SORENTO IN 2016. IT HAS HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IT COST $1,200 TO FIX IT. RECENTLY ON JAN 25TH MY TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND ALSO RUINED THE ENGINE. NOW TOLD THAT I NEED NEW ENGINE FOR $5.100. I HAVE LEARNED OF MANY RECALLS ON SORENTO ENGINE MOTOR BUT STARTING FOR THE YEAR 2012.

LEFT HEADLIGHT CONNECTER MELTED AND SHORTS OUT THE CONNECTION TO THE LIGHT BULB. OVERHEATS REALLY BAD. WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

TAKA RECALL- VECHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY/STREETS WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES, EXAMPLE I COULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SLOWS DOWN, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS WHICH CAN BE VERY SERIOUS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG, CLEARLY THERE'S AND ISSUE WITH THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN READING STORYS WITH CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING. KIA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL WHICH IS SAD DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND LIFE THREADING SITUATIONS THIS HAS PUT PEOPLE IN. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING AND ATTORNEY TO LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE NO ONE IS GIVING ME ANSWERS. NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE BUT I'VE ASK AROUND AND SOME SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE I NEED ANSWERS

A CAM SENSOR MELTED, THERE WERE PIECES OF PLASTIC ON THE SPARK PLUGS, AND ALL MECHANICS WE TALKED TO HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE EXHAUST VVT SOLENOIDS, BUT AS THEY INSPECTED FURTHER THEY REALIZED SOMETHING ELSE WAS MAJORLY WRONG. WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOR 4 DAYS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY SOLUTION THEY FOUND IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE SYMPTOMS SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGNS #11V258000 AND #17V224000 AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THE MECHANICS WE'VE WORKED WITH. SEE ATTACHED IMAGE OF MELTED CAM SENSOR.

MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AND PULL THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THEN HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION. BY THE TIME I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS I WAS HOME. KIA ISN'T TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED SO ONLY HAVING ONE VEHICLE I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

MY CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN SOLENOID A OF TRANSMISSION. CAR STRUGGLED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND WOULD WOULD JERK ME DRIVING. DRIVING YESTERDAY AND PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING TOTAL MOTOR LOSS AND HOLE IN MOTOR.

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY. HAS NOT SHUT OFF.

IN 2017 MY DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLE WAS BEING OPENED BY MY 98 LBS DAUGHTER AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. CAR WAS IN PARK THEN IN 1018. THE PASSENGER EXTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF BY THE SAME 98 LB DAUGHTER. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES. IF I WAS IN A CAR WRECK AND PASSED OUT. YOU WOULDNT BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE BACK SEAT.

STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR RADIO/PHONE QUIT WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO ACCIDENT ETC, JUST QUIT WORKING.

2011 KIA SORENTO WAS PARKED IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE AT 7:30 PM. IT HAD A NEARLY FULL TANK OF GAS. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. MY SON WENT CYCLING THE NEXT MORNING AT 5:30 AM AND RETURNED AT 7:30 AM. HE WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO TURN ON SPRINKLER SYSTEM. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS NOTICED. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM HE STARTED TAKING A SHOWER. A FEW MINUTES LATER HE HEARD A LOUD POP. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER ANOTHER LOUD POP. THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING AT THE FRONT DOOR. A MAN WAS YELLING THAT THE GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. MY SON AND ANOTHER YOUNG MAN WHO WAS RENTING ONE OF THE BEDROOMS IN THE HOUSE ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE CAR THE ATTACHED GARAGE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE REST OF HOUSE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE. SEE ATTACHED PICTURE TAKEN AT 7:59 AM. GARAGE IS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE CENTER AT THE FRONT OF THE 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. INVESTIGATORS HIRED BY THE HOME INSURANCE COMPANY WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT COMPONENT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FAILED AND CAUSED THE FIRE. NOT ENOUGH LEFT TO BE CERTAIN. KIA MOTORS USA HAS STONEWALLED US ALL THE WAY. THEY SENT PEOPLE TWICE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOT SOMETHING ELSE IN THE GARAGE TO BLAME THE FIRE ON AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS MADE A DEFINITIVE DETERMINATION OF OF WHAT COMPONENT FAILED OR OTHERWISE HAD TO SAY IT WAS UNDETERMINED. THEY ALSO HIRED A LOCAL LAW FIRM TO OBSERVE ALL THE INVESTIGATION EFFORTS. INTIMIDATION AND STONEWALLING IS WHAT KIA HAS PROVIDED TO US. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE KIA AND HYUNDAI ADMIT THEY HAVE DEFECT IN THEIR ENGINE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND GET IT FIXED.

REAR RIGHT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED AT 136,000. ASB, BRAKE AND TRACTION LIGHTS ALL ON. WAS DRIVING APPOX 45 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREET, NO REASON FOR LOGHTS TO SUDDENLY COME ON. OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT BATTERY SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR LOW CHARGE, NEW BATTERY NOT INDICATED IN THIS SITUATION. HAD REPLACED BRAKES, PADS AND ROTATORS THREE MONTHS PREVIOUSLY. GOT THREE QOUTES AND KIA WAS $250 MORE THAT THE OTHER REPAIR OPTIONS AND THE INDEPENTENT COMPANIES INCLUDED PURCHASING THE SENSOR FROM KIA.

WHEN DRIVING CAR JERKS AND ENGINE CUTS OUT LOSING ALL POWER AND MOBILITY. USUALLY COMES BACK ON WITHIN SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. A FEW TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER AND RESTART THE CAR. WHEN LOSING ALL POWER I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55-60MPH. ALL POWER IS LOST AND WITH NO POWER STEERING I HAVE HAD TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES. OFTEN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING OR MELTING. SMOKE FROM DASH A FEW TIMES. NO FIRES YET... ALSO PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP CONTINUES TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF THE WIRES AND HARNESS MELTING.

I WAS GOING TO MY SISTER-IN-LAWS HOUSE TO PICK UP MY SON. WHILE GOING ABOUT 55MPH DOWN A RURAL ROAD I SEEN A FLASH ON THE ROAD THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE AND REALIZED MY KIA HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY RAN TO THE NEAREST HOUSE FOR HELP. IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS AND MY WHOLE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE STALL OR WONT START THEN OIL IS GOING SOMEWHERE AND NO CLUE WHERE. I THOUGHT I HAD A GREAT VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT IT DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS ANY ISSUES WITH IT. BUT I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT THAT SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN WHILE I AM OUT WITH THE GRANDBABY AN FAMILY.

TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT I NEED TO PAY OVER 4K IN REPAIRS THE REPAIR LISTING CONSISTED OF INTERMEDIATE BEARINGS (WHICH LATER WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPAIRED AFTER I FUSSED ABOUT THE COST. HAD TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH 2 CV SHAFT FRONT SUSPENSIONS. WITH LABOR AND PARTS 4K. MY REBUILT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS UP IN AUGUST 2018.

MY HORN STOPPED WORKING. MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND WAS REPAIRED A LITTLE AFTER A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO STOPS ACCELERATING. THE SORRENTO SEEM LIKE A HAZARDOUS VEHICLE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO RECALLS ON CERTAIN ISSUES. I HAVE READ OTHER ISSUES AND I'M SEEING I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

HORN STOPPED WORKING.

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WHILE VEHICLE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ONCE VEHICLE IS IN PARK ON SIDE OF ROAD. NO INDUCATOR LIGHTS LIGHTS SHOW IN DASH.

MY REAR CALIPER HAS FAILED SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING ALL 4 ROTARS, AND BRAKE PADS. NOW I AM FACING A RATHER EXPENSIVE BILL THAT I CANNOT AFFORD ON A LIMITTED INCOME AS I AM DISABLED. I AM ALSO LUCKY THAT THIS MALFUNCTION DID NOT CAUSE ME TO CRASH THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED MY GAS MILEAGE HAD SIGNIFICANTLY GONE DOWN, AND THE REAR OR THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGING, AND I ALSO HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING DRAGGING ON THE GROUND UND ERDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED A GROOVE BEING DUG INTO MY ROTAR BY THE BRAKE PADS LOCKED IN THE ON POSITION.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BULB WENT OUT. WENT TO REPLACE BULB AND THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED

WHILE DIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE GEAR BOX SHATTERED.

WENT TO GET IN VEHICLE AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE USING KEY FOB OR USING KEY ENTRY. I HAD TO CRAWL FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO ENTER VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFTY HAZARD!

WIRING IS BAD FOR HEADLIGHTS, MELTED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THAT AND THEN IT MELTED THE WIRES CONNECTED TO THE HEADLIGHTS.

(1)TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WOULD "JUMP" EVERY TIME THE CAR HIT 50MHP. COULD NOT REPLICATE AFTER SITTING IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. (2)ABS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON-TOLD IT IS A CLOCK SPRING. KIA NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. (3) DOORS STICK-DRIVERS DOOR WILL LOCK ITSELF AND CANNOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENED 3X WHILE CAR IS RUNNING AND I EXITED TO GET MAIL. FRONT PASSENGER WILL NOT CLOSE- HAVE TO KNOCK HANDLE TO CLOSE. (4)BACKUP CAMERA INTERMITTENT. (5)BLUETOOTH DOES NOT PAIR WITH PHONE-INTERMITTENT. (6) GAS DOOR STICKS- MUST HIT RELEASE BUTTON DOZENS OF TIMES BEFORE IT OPENS. (7) TIRE PRESSURE GUAGES BROKEN.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET KEEPS MELTING AFTER REPLACING. FIRE HAZARD

SINCE PURCHASE, ON THREE OCCASIONS DO REAR DOORORS LOCKED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE FRONT 2 DOORS AND THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. EACH FRONT DOOR WAS FIXED BY KIA WITH NO EXPENSE TO OWNER. THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THIS REAR DOOR STATING IT WILL COST THE OWNER APX. $ 1,800. THIS IS A REAL DANGER SINCE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS CANNOT EXIT CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED UNDER ANY CONDITIONS.

MY REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR STOPPED OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE A FEW MONTHS AGO - CHILD LOCK IS NOT ON. YESTERDAY, MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STOPPED OPENING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE KIA SORENTO. WHAT WOULD I DO IF I WAS IN ACCIDENT AND CAN'T PHYSICALLY GET IN CAR TO GET MY CHILD OUT. THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE. A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

RECALL!!!WHEN ACCELERATING MORE THAN 60-80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ECO SENSOR LIGHT POPS ON AND MY SUV JERKS BACK THEN PICKS UP SPEED CAUSING THE BACK OF MY HEAD TO HIT YOUR HEAD RESTRAINT. IT IS VERY SCARY!!!!

AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR, DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS A PART OF A RECALL ISSUE BUT WAS NEVER FIXED. LAST MONTH MY ENGINE LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, UPON MY HUSBAND AND POLICE GETTING THERE TO ASSIST, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY RESERVOIR, MY HUSBAND BOUGHT OIL ONLY TO RETURN AND NOTICE THAT DRAIN PLUG WAS NOT IN PLACE, ENGINE IS BURNT UP AND MY INSURANCE NEITHER DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS SERVICED WANTS TO ASSIST ME WITH COST! I DON'T HAVE $7,752 FOR A NEW ENGINE!

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE PASSANGER SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS MELTING. I HAVE REPLACED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE NO LONGER WORKS. THERE IS A PLASTIC PIECE ON THE ACTUATOR THAT BREAKS VERY EASILY. THIS COULD CAUSE DANGER TO PASSENGERS INSIDE THE CAR AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE.

THE WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY PUDDLES. I CAN NOT BAKE ANY TURNS DURING THIS LOCKING AND HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE LOCK POSITION.

WHEN THE LEFT BLINKER IS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS, AND LIGHTING OF INTERIOR DRIVER PANEL), TURN OFF. THIS OCCURS WHEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. I HAVE TO TAP THE BLINKER ARM TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN DRIVING DOWN DARK STREETS AT NIGHT. IN ESSENCE, I'M DRIVING "BLIND" AND IT CAUSES CONFUSION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

I SAW ON NEWS MEDIA ABOUT THE KIA SORENTO VEHICLE'S CATCHING ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING NOW THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN IN MY CAR 24/7 AND I DO TRAVEL OUT OF STATE TO VISIT FAMILY. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO MENTION OR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM? I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB.

MY KIA HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY SINCE JULY 1ST 28. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE TWICE. MY ORIGINAL ID COMPLAINT # WITH NHTSA IS NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11142672. I STILL HAVE AN OPEN COMPLAINT WITH KIA THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING. DUE TO MELTED PARTS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED A COUPLE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE GOING IN THIS TIME. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THE ENGINE MATING SURFACE IS AN ISSUE. THE CYLINDER HEAD IS WARPED & THE BLOCK IS WARPED. HOW? I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS CAR HOT THAT I AM AWARE OF! THIS IS A 2011 KIA THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL FOR ENGINE ISSUES BUT IS STILL BEING PUSHED FOR RECALL BY NHTSA...WHAT DO I DO NOW IF KIA WON'T REPLACE THE MOTOR? THERE ARE ONLY 77K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT WITH 900 MILES ON IT. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM KIA. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS! KIA KNOWS VERY WELL THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THESE MOTORS AND FEELS CONTENT TO SIT BACK AND LET PEOPLE'S HARD EARNED MONEY RESULT IN A NON-DRIVEABLE VEHICLE. I HAVE BABIED THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT. THIS ISSUE IS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THIS IS ON THEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. A $25K VEHICLE WITH 77K MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW MOTOR!

MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IS ACCIDENT-FREE. WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AT ABOUT 85,000, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR ONE DAY, AND HAS STAYED LIT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING EVER SINCE. AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT IS SOMETIMES LIT WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER, AND IT IS SOMETIMES NOT LIT WHEN NO PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX (THE CLOCK SPRING ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY AND THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR MAT OR ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT). IT LOOKS LIKE KIA HAD A RECALL ON THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 2007-8 KIA RONDO AND THE 2006-8 KIA OPTIMA; THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE 2011 KIA SORENTO. I WILL GET THIS REPAIR COMPLETED SINCE IT IS AN OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE DEFECT - I READ MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT AIR BAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.

ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 13, 2018, MYSELF, MY DAUGHTER AND SON N LAW WENT TO LEAVE HER HOME AND MY KIA SORENTO DIDNT WANT TO START, WHEN IT FINALLY DID START WE WERE ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO OUR TRAVEL AND PULLED OFF AT A REST AREA, SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND THERE WAS THIS AWFUL BURNING SMELL, KINDA SMELLED LIKE RUBBER TO US. WE LET CAR COOL OFF AND BEGAN OUR TRAVELLING. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL PREVIOUS TIMES BEFORE THIS DATE THAT MY KIA HAD NOT WANTED TO START AND THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE GOING ON 3 YEARS NOW, AND HAVE HAD THE STRUTS LITERALLY BREAK ON ME, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PART REPLACED TWICE NOW, THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING OUT OF IT AND I NEVER GOT TO DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES BUT CAR DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE CAR IS FINE. 'THE BURNING SMELL IS THE COMPLAINT I AM WORRIED ABOUT"

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME IT SEAMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE IVE ALREADY READ ABOUT 20 POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN I STAR THE CAR THEN GOES OF FOR 2 SECONDS AND STAYS ON ALL THE TIME UNTIL I SHUT DOWN THE CAR. IVE DONE ALL THE QUICK CHECKS LIKE LOSE CONNECTIONS TO NO AVAIL. ON LINE THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM SEAMS TO IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SENSOR MAT. I PROBLEM THAT COST AROUND $2000 TO HAVE FIXED. I FEEL THE PROBLEM IS SAFETY RELATED AND THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE