2012 Kia Sorento SUV AWD

Passenger side low beam headlight keeps burning out. Had bulb replaced one month ago, burnt out again. Had it replaced several times. One time recently the mechanic had to also replace the wiring connections because it melted.

The car randomly started to burst j to flames. Our car is now totaled because of an engine compartment fire.

Both of my headlights went out as I was driving down the road. I did not have any type of warning light on my dash come on.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving 40 mph and passing another vehicle and abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to independent mechanic and was informed the piston was needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact towed the vehicle to another independent and was also informed the piston was needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) , however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

Low beam headlights on passenger side burn out at a rate of 1 to 2 per year. I am the original owner and the vehicle has never been in an accident. Dealer replaced headlight wiring and high beam switch on steering column under warranty because plug at headlamp melted and switch seemed faulty. This repair was approximately 4 years ago. Headlights burning out has been a problem since new. Seems to happen most often when High beams are used and going back to low beams. Inspect at any time. Living in rural Texas with little to no street lights it can be unnerving to have the low beam on one side unexpectant burn out. I write all of this because it burned out again last night and it's getting frustrating.

SRS light is on.

The engine blew a piston or maybe a rod out of the bottom of the motor causing two big hole above oil pan bottom of motor will get pictures later

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the engine replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V224000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while stationary, the vehicle stalled inadvertently and was unable to be restarted. The contact stated that the check engine and oil warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was not diagnosed. The vehicle was next towed to a local dealer and was diagnosed with needing the engine replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with complete engine failure from the engine block. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

This vehicle has an oil consumption problem. It has shown on separate oil consumption tests from the dealer, that the vehicle is consuming oil at an abnormal rate. The vehicle does not have any visible oil leaks. I feel unsafe driving this car because in the past, I've experienced shakiness on the freeway and loss of acceleration, which forced me to quickly exit the freeway.

While driving the vehicle it felt smooth and after a while a clicking sound started very faintly. I stopped at a red light and when I tried to accelerate at the green light the engine stalled and wouldn't power the vehicle. Everything worked well except the engine, it was locked. My safety and my passengers safety were put at risk because I was driving the vehicle on the street and it could've gave out while driving causing a major accident by an intersection. The issue has been address by an independent mechanic who stated a full engine is needed. The vehicle is currently on its way to a Kia dealership. There were no other lights or signed of engine failure.

I doing oil change every 3 month. The engine light was on and lost power immediately when I was driving on the road. Brought to auto shop, they told me the engine oil was leaking pretty bad , and it will cost me $7k to put a new engine in. I’m at a tough situation.

We bought this 2012 Kia Sorento on November 2018, never miss a oil change. But The engine light was flashing and lost power immediately when I was driving on 09/10/21, my husband and me bought it to auto shop they told us the oil was leaking caused the engine problem, and we’ve to replace the engine. They also mentioned kia is recalling 2012 Kia Sorento because engine problem. We called Kia customer service but they said we haven’t upgraded a software which we just received a software update notification on 09/06/21, so they couldn’t fix this problem for free. Shall NHTSA help me figure out is it my problem or their? Thank you very much!

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that the passenger’s side front headlight had stopped working. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the wiring harness in the headlight was melted. The vehicle was not diagnosed by an independent mechanic or dealer. The headlight assembly was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Passenger side headlight went out while driving. Went to replace bulb and found connector melted. Quick internet search shows this is not uncommon and even a YouTube tutorial on how to replace the pigtail. Question remains what caused the overheating in the first place? While it's a major inconvenience at this point as we can't drive the vehicle without fear of getting a ticket or repair order until fixed, worst case scenario this happens to both at night?

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, there was an abnormal knocking noise detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that there was plenty of fluids in the vehicle however, the rod bearings needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

The air bag light on the driver side dashboard will not turn off and the concern is that the airbags will not deploy if in an accident, or may randomly deploy. The vehicle has been in no type of collision affecting the front of the vehicle. At this time, the vehicle has not been taken to the dealership or a mechanic, but it seems that the dealer should repair at no cost given the issue is related to a safety concern.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that on the startup of the vehicle, the engine would begin to knock and blue smoke would emit from the muffler. The contact stated no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer with needing gaskets replaced but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Sorento. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V750000 (Engine). The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that no issues were found. The contact stated while driving 60 mph and changing lanes, the vehicle inadvertently stalled and lost power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was then towed to Sansone Kia (90-100 US-1 North, Avenel, NJ 07001) who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced and the failure was related to the recall. The dealer informed the contact that the part for the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The vehicle was repaired but consumer could still smell the gas leak. The approximate failure mileage was 77,250.

The airbag light came on for no reason. It will not go off. The concern is the airbags won’t deploy if there is a collision.

The vehicle has been diagnosed with oil leaking out through the exhaust. On July 31st, 2021 I was on the highway and my car started making a loud clicking sound. It lost power and the engine light came on blinking. The safety of others and myself/passenger was in danger as it lost power on the highway and the speed limit was 75.

Pearl white paint pealing on front, back, top of car

Hi, I get my car fixed at the dealer Inver Grove Kia in West Saint Paul in Minnesota. There is s problem with my suspension. With that being said, the first problem was my sway bar and that was not fixed correctly. I am now hearing the same noise on the passenger side of SUV and they are telling me it is strut. I need to have all information and recalls sent to me. Then dealer is not looking into other problems that the 2012 Kia Sorento has right now. The dealer has put me in a bad situation and also in danger with not inquiring more about the suspension problems associated with my 2012 Kia Sorento. https://www.lutherkiamn.com/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic

*White Pearl paint is pealing / chipping away on the front hood and around the top of the windshield roof. *I have been told that the area of missing paint around my windshield can rust/corrode through and affect the windshield seal. *My Kia dealer has seen it and said it was a widespread problem with the white pearl paint on the Sorento model.....but no further action was done. *It has not been inspected by the police, insurance....just the Kia Dealer. *No warning lamps or messages.....

In 2012 my sister bought new 2012 Kia Sorento from Caribbean Auto Mart in St Thomas VI. About a year ago, the horn stopped working and the air bag light has been on for some time now clearly indicating a possible problem with the clock spring assembly in the steering column mentioned in the recall notice attached. On contacting the dealer, Caribbean Auto Mart, she was told that they were no longer a Kia dealer and that it was not their responsibility to fix the problem. The local Jiffy Lube apparently is doing warranty work for Kia here now but they refuse to fix it without authorization from Kia. On contacting Kia, they refuse to even acknowledge the existence of this vehicle. They say they have no matching VIN. We asked if they would just send the part and I would install it. They refused this as well. I’m concerned that my sister is still driving this vehicle with defective safety equipment with no apparent way to resolve the situation. Any help you could provide in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

The rear wheel speed sensor housing covers are prone to water intrusion. The rear wheel sensor signal is interrupted and illuminates the ABS(anti-lock brakes),the ESC(electronic stability control) and the downhill sensor warning lights in the instrument cluster.Kia fixed the problem on July 24 2017. The same problem is occuring again (the warning lights came on last month) and Kia states that its out of warranty. I am not certain if it is a safety concern, but I don't want my rear wheels to fall off. Thank you

Engine suddenly lost power while on 125 mile road trip. Tachometer flat lined at 60 mph and speed and engine power rapidly decreased ( as if in creeper mode) and I was not able to accelerate above the 20 mph , enough to get to the shoulder. I was towed to the Kia dealership and after a day the couldn't replicate the problem as the vehicle returned to it's proper operational mode. This happened again 3 weeks later at 80mph in the center lane under cruise control with the same issues, sudden loss of power, inability to accelerate and no tachometer reading yet still running at idle. This time I pulled into a gas station and took the battery cable off for 5 minutes then replaced it. The vehicle became fully operational and I drove another 125 miles home. I bare was able to get over as I couldn't accelerate the vehicle and had to creep up the exit ramp. This being extra hazardous as it was nightfall and both times I had my 2 year old grandson with me. If I was in the left lane I would not have been able to make it across the highway and possibly would have caused a major back up putting myself, grandson and the other drivers on the road at risk of a collision...There are many blogs in line with Kia owners reporting this same problem and with no resolution if the dealerships can't replicate the problem while they have the vehicle.

Car will shut off randomly while driving. Usually slowing down or speeding up in the 0 to 30 mph zone. Does not show any codes for KIA or my mechanic to read. Car will not restart for about 20 seconds. Car will slow down and loose all RPM's of it doesn't shut all the way off and will only run 20mph until I can get off the road and restart it.

Miles on vehicle is at 130,000 miles and never missed an oil change however noticed at 125,000 miles that it has really started to burn oil. Took to the Kia dealership and they told me that I could be eligible for a free engine replacement and I needed to pay for a engine oil consumption test. Paid the amount and engine failed and I figured I'd go the the next necessary step for the replacement however they then told me it didn't cover oil consumption...Took vehicle to different shop and will cost me $4,400.

Hello,My engine began to make a knocking noise and high rev when started approx. 2 weeks from today. I took it to a local mechanic, Archers automotive, Whittier, Ca., and he advised that I needed a new engine. The mechanic advised me of numerous recalls on the 2012 Kia Sorento engine and recommended I take it to the dealer. I made an appointment with Kia Cerritos and about a week later I took it to Kia in Cerritos, Ca. on 06/02/21. On 6/4/21 I was advised by Service advisor "Ryan" i needed a new engine, I advised Ryan that I am the original owner who purchased this vehicle new and I advised him there are numerous recalls and safety issues with the 2012 Sorento but I was advised my engine for some reason is not recalled. I advised him It is obvious Kia has an engine issue with their 2012 Sorento based on the recalls and the numerous complaints on the web.There were no warning lights of an engine issue. The moment I noticed an issue with how the engine was sounding I took it to a mechanic and then to Kia Cerritos. It had been inspected by Kia Cerritos by a mechanic and on a diagnostic machine. When I initially asked for the reason why the engine needed replacing, On 6/4/21, I was advised the mechanic did not list any reasons. When I asked for the service codes I was advised the mechanic misplaced the diagnostic print out and he had to put it on the machine again, which leads me to believe they initially did not test it on the machine. I was told by Ryan at 10am I would get a call back that day, no call. On 6/5/21 Ryan at Kia Cerritos advised me the engine needs replacing and the cost would be $10,000, but they could not say why because the bearing test used on 4cyl recall engines would not work for 6cyl engines but he advised the "sound" it makes is similiar to the recall engines. My vehicle is available, anytime, within a reasonable distance from zip code 90604,  for inspection from NHTSA and anyone from Kia.I look forward to hearing from you. I have included all ppw

Since purchase of the Vehicle there has been non stop issues with the engine and cooling system. I had the engine replaced after purchase which took 2 months and now the Vechicle started to smoke again and a smell of burning rubber. I took it to the dealership to have repaired and the entire cooling system was replaced, only weeks after the same issue occurred again to find out it was now the water pump that was not replaced. Researching to resolve the car has serveral recalls for the same exact issues that have been occurring. My concern is the safety of me and my children and the unknown of being repeatedly charged for a vehicle that was sold knowing that it was not in good standing with the State for Odometer Variance.

2012 Kia Sorento, approx. 135,000 miles, driven by my daughter who is away at college. Vehicle is rapidly losing oil, but it is not leaking/dripping or smoking. At a recent regularly scheduled oil change (which was done sooner than recommended) the mechanic advised that no oil drained out. Over the next several days and 550 miles later, my daughter needed to add two quarts of oil just to get the dipstick level to "low". I have read numerous complaints from Sorento owners with the same issue, who have been told they need a new engine. Our vehicle is no longer under warranty, but that may be a moot point as I have also read that Kia is somehow not repairing the ones that are still under the original manufacturer warranty. I am concerned about the safety of my daughter driving a car that may experience sudden engine failure. For now, she is adding oil every week until we can get the car diagnosed.

Driving on the highway the suv completely shutted off, we almost died with my 1 year old daughter. I was able to start it again, within 2-3 minutes the engine seemed very weak, stalled again. Never had any issues prior. The only sign was the oil light was on, (it was never on before) we checked the oil, it was fine, 3/4 full. The engine is dead, with only 40k miles. I'm lucky to be alive.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROD BEARING WAS WORN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO KIA ON 02/22/21 TO HAVE THE ENGINE LOOKED AT BECAUSE IT IS KNOCKING, AND I AM EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER, BURNING SMELLS, JERKING, STALLING, HAVING TO ADD OIL IN MY SUV WEEKLY. WE ALREADY REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET TWICE, AND ALSO THE HIGH FUEL RAIL SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS PRIOR TO TAKING IT BACK TO THEM. WE HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC DO THE REPAIRS FOR US. MY SUV WAS AT KIA A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS THOUGH AND I GOT MAYBE FOUR PHONE CALLS, ONE THEY JUST TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE RECALL. THE OTHERS WERE ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALLS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND ARE NOT EVEN FULLY COMPLETE. I WAS TOLD BY A GENTLEMAN NAMED DAVID TO DRIVE IT WHEN I GET IT BACK UNTIL IT SEIZES OR STARTS KNOCKING, WHATEVER COMES FIRST. I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WHEN I TOOK IT IN SO THEY KNOW. I WAS TOLD UNDER KIA GUIDELINES THAT KIA WOULD NOT PUT A NEW ENGINE IN MY VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY ENGINE IS PART OF THE RECALL UNTIL SOMETHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS. THAT IS NOT SAFE! I HAVE CHILDREN AND I DON'T WANT TO GET HURT OR MY CHILDREN TO GET HURT IF IT SEIZES WHILE DRIVING IT, AND THEN THERE IS THE FIRE RISK WITH IT ALSO THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR. I AM REALLY CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED. IT WONT EVEN PASS SMOG RIGHT NOW UNTIL IT HAS A NEW ENGINE AND I CANNOT EVEN GET MY TAGS AND REGISTRATION WHICH I PAID FOR UNTIL IT PASSES SMOG. HERE I AM ALSO PAYING A CAR PAYMENT MONTHLY ON THIS THING WHEN CLEARLY THE ENGINE IS FAILING BECAUSE IT IS A BAD ENGINE. ALL I DID WAS DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I FILED TWO COMPLAINTS TO KIA REGARDING THESE ISSUES AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RESPONSES, THEY HAVE TREATED ME LIKE CRAP. WHEN I PICKED UP MY SUV IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF GAS, IT HAS NO OIL IN IT, IT WAS DIRTY AND MY BRAND NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD.

ON APRIL 9,2021 I WAS DRIVING HOME THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND SMOKING. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A TOW. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME ON MONDAY 12TH THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE KIA ENGINE RECALL LAST WEEK. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER OR HEARD FROM KIA BEFORE. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS AND WHAT STEPS I CAN TAKE.

THE CAR ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ANOTHER DRIVER NOTIFIED ME SO I COULD PULL OVER. THE ENGINE FIRE DESTROYED THE CAR. I NOTIFIED KIA 1 MONTH LATER, BUT THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED/DESTROYED BY USAA. KIA REFUSED ACCOUNTABILITY (EVEN THOUGH KIA WAS FINED BY THE GOVT FOR CARS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL WITH THIS ISSUE).

MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS KEEPS OVERHEATING AND MELTS THE HARNESS CASING. I HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIME. MY DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS JUST ON, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HIT FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ON. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. AND BACK WIND SHIELD WASHER FLUID IS NOT COMING OUT. WHEN I NOTICED THESE ISSUES MY CAR WAS STATIONARY.

CAR STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING THEN I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT AND IT HAS A JERKING TO IT WHEN THIS HAPPENS

ON 03/22/21, AT 8.00AM WAS A REGULAR VISIT FOR OIL CHANGE, FINALLY AROUND 1PM MY CAR WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD THE "ENGINE LIGHT", NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE, I CLAIMED VERBALLY WHY, THAT HAPPEN NOW. I AM DRIVING BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME IS SAFE AND I BELIEVE, AND WAITING THE APPOINTMENT FOR( RECALL 20V750) THANKS TO ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER CMA'S COLONIAL KIA (2300 WALTHALL CENTER DR, SOUTH CHESTERFIELD, VA 23834, (804) 431-3838) REGARDING AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE ENGINE TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE REPAIR WAS PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,093.*DT *JB

MY ENGINE NEEDS WORKED ON AS OF 02/2021, THERE'S SOME TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE EVEN THOUGH I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED LIKE THE CAR REQUIRES EVERY 3-5 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE HIGH MILEAGE.I MADE THIS REQUEST TO CHECK FOR RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE(MAKE MODEL & YEAR) I BOUGHT THE CAR FEBRUARY 2019. MY LEFT PARKING LIGHT STOPPED WORKING ALMOST A YEAR AGO SO I THINK IT COULD BE ELECTRICAL.

PAINT ON ROOF OF CAR AT TOP WINDSHIELD IS PEELING OFF AT AN ALARMING RATE, HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE. STARTED NOT TOO LONG AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLA

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED EMAIL SENT TO NHTSA .. I WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I NEED HELP! THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME ANYTIME REGARDING DOCUMENTATION. IF YOU DO NOT REACH ME DIRECTLY, FEEL FREE TO SPEAK WITH MY WIFE [XXX]. SHE CAN ALSO ATTEST THE ISSUES WE HAVE. THIS IS CONSTANT WHETHER IN PARK , DRIVING , IDLING. ALSO RECENTLY WE HAVE NOTICE THE LIGHT TO SIGNAL A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAGS KEEPS COMING ON. IT ALSO FLASHES FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. PLEASE LET ME OR MY WIFE KNOW WHAT DOCUMENTS YOU NEED AND WE WILL GET THEM TO YOU IMMEDIATELY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V750000 (ENGINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JERRY SEINER KIA SOUTH JORDAN (10301 S JORDAN GATEWAY, SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84095, (801) 506-6283) AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST STARTED TO FLASH, AND THE CAR JUST DIED ON ME. I COSTED OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WAS TOWED TO MY GARAGE. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND LOUD BANGING AND RATTLING STARTED, IT SOUNDS LIKE A CRANK SHAFT IS BEING THROWN ROUND.

ON 1/28/2020 AT 8 PM DURING A SNOW STORM, I HAD BEEN DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 41 AND HAD ENTERED THE CITY OF MARINETTE AND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NO NOTHING. I MANAGED TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED KIA AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT CONSIDER ASSISTING ME WITH ANY REPAIRS UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER. I PAID $200 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES TO DORSCH FORD IN GREEN BAY WISCONSIN, THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE FOR APPROXIMATELY $10,000 AS THE WARRANTY HAD RECENTLY EXPIRED. I CONTACTED KIA AGAIN TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL (SC147) THAT I HAD LEARNED ABOUT ONLINE WHERE THE 2012 KIA SORENTO WAS EXPERIENCING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MACHINING ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE DURING MANUFACTURING THAT CAUSED BEARINGS TO WEAR RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZURE. I WAS ADVISED THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 4 CYLINDER MODELS NOT THE 6 CYLINDER WHICH IS WHAT I PURCHASED. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER OFFERED ME $100 TO JUNK IT. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $30,000 FOR THE CAR AND IT WAS SERVICED DILIGENTLY AT THE DEALER. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE WITH MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT FOR $5000 FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT WAS ADVISED I WOULD ONLY HAVE A 90 DAY WARRANTY AND THE SAME THING COULD HAPPEN. I DID NOT THINK THIS WAS A VERY GOOD IDEA SO THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE.

THE ENGINE STOPPED, I HAVE TO BUY A USED ENGINE, WHICH I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW.

I HAD A BURNING OIL SMELL COMING INTO THE CAB OF THE CAR AND SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED IT WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK. WE TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND IT SMELLED BAD, BUT DIDN'T OVERHEAT. I TOOK IT IN AND IT HAD MULTIPLE OIL AND FUEL LEAKS. THEY REPLACED THE VALVE COVER GASKET AND FUEL LINE AND RESEALED THE FRONT COVER AND LOWER OIL PAN. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER RECALL (RECALL #20V750000) THEY HAVE ON A DIFFERENT 2.4L ENGINE. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT KIA AND THEY SAID THAT NO ISSUES HAD BEEN RELATED, BUT I'VE HAD MANY OTHER RECALLS ON MY ENGINE ALREADY AND HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT.

ENGIN STOPPED IN THE HIGHWAY DIDN'T START AFTER THAT. ALL THE SERVICES DONE IN THE DEALERSHIP. NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT ENGINE FROZEN. DEALER TRIED TO START CRANK MANUALLY BUT DIDN'T TURN. I WENT THROUGH THE DEALER FOR NESSASORY HELP BUT FAILED. STILL THE CAR SITTING IN GARAGE IN MY HOUSE SINCE THAT. I GOT ALL THE PROOFS OF THE SERVICES AND THE BLACK AND WITE PRINT OUTS OF THE DEFECTS WHICH MENTIONED. DEALER DIDN'T HELP ME AND I AM STILL TRYING TO FIND A LAWYER TO GO AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR THE REFUSAL FOR FIXING MY VEHICLE.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE FROM THE EXTERIOR HANDLE WITH NO PRIOR COMPLICATIONS OR DAMAGE ENSUED. KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2011 KIA SORENTO MODELS AND NOT RESOLVED IN NEWER MODELS. THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES IN SAFETY ESPECIALLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THIS SHOULD BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, HALFWAY THROUGH THE JOURNEY, THE ENGINE MOUNT FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

LEAKING FUEL AND NOW CAR NEEDS NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE AS THE VEHICLE WAS IN A IDLE MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE APPEARED WITHOUT WARNING. NO LEAKS WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DID MENTION THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DIAGNOSED TEST WAS RAN. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE ENGINE DIED WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WASN'T TOO BAD ON THIS ROAD, BUT WE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE UNTIL THIS MOMENT, NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE ISSUES UNTIL THIS MOMENT, AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS KEPT UP WITH.

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AND MY KIA STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GASAND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CHECK BATTERY LIFE AND THE OIL LIGHT AND THEN IT DIEDWHILE I WAS DRIVING

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 KIA SORENTO ON THE FWY. THE ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...I WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. IT RAN FINE, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THERE WAS NO APPARENT SOUNDS OF ENGINE TROUBLE ...SO I CONTINUED MY ROUTE. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED FINE, NO BAD NOISES, BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON...I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES UNTIL IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE ON FWY. WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT COMPRESSION WAS LOW ON ENGINE, SO I PULLED OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THE OIL WAS DOWN 4 QTS. AND HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. MY COMPLAINT IS THE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAM ON. I'VE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS...I'M WONDERING IF YOU ARE DOING ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM?

VEHICLE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING NEARLY CAUSING AM ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS THE TACHOMETER WILL DROP TO ZERO AND THE CAR WILL START TO SPUTTER AND STALL. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY SOMETIMES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY SOMETIMES AT STOP LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 142K MILES AND HAS HAD THE CAM SENSORS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT IS STILL HAVING ISSUES THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TRACK DOWN.

CAR NEVER HAS HAD ENGINE ISSUES AND GETS REGULAR, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED THREE WEEKS AGO AS I DO EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SIEZE. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC AND NO CRACKS/LEAKS WERE FOUND. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL CURRENTLY FOR THE ENGINE BEARINGS BEING PREMATURELY WORN CAUSING ENGINE TO MALFUNCTION AND SIEZE. MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THIS RECALL, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT IS AN INTERNAL/ENGINE PROBLEM, THUS QUITE LIKELY DUE TO THESE WORN BEARINGS IN THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SNOW STORM AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WIFE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND CALLED FOR A TOW AND A NEW BATTERY WAS BOUGHT AND THE OLD ONE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC WHO OBSERVED THE VEHICLE SHUTTING ON AND OFF AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO DANBURY KIA (100A FEDERAL ROAD, DANBURY, CT 06810, (203) 730-5737). THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE STARTER BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BUT THE VEHICLE LOSS ACCELERATION THE SAME DAY AFTER IT WAS PICKED UP AND SHUT OFF WHEN IT WAS PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

HI I AM WRITING YOU ON BEHALF OF MY KIA SORRENTO 2012 I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS THE LAST PAST NINE MONTHS AFTER MY CAR WOULDN'T START I SUPPOSEDLY ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I HAD THE BATTERY CHANGED IN THE LOCK AT THE BATTERY IS ABOUT 78 YEARS OLD SO I CHANGED IT AFTER CHANGE THAT STILL DRAIN AFTER EVERY MONTH MY CAR WOULD JUST TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING OR STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN WHEN I PUT MY AC OR MY HEATER ON IT DROPS IDLE AND IT MAKES THE CAR REALLY HEAVY TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HOLDING BACK MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS OCCASIONALLY OFTEN ON WHERE I'LL BE DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE OR A SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE AC ON AND AS I'M PARKING TURN OFF THE AC IN THE CAR WHILE I GO UP AND DOWN AND WILL DROP IDOL AND JUST TURN OFF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY SPIDERS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE I'VE HAD IT CHECKED OUT EVERY MONTH FOR THE LAST PAST NINE MONTHS AND PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSIS WHICH THEY ALWAYS KEEP ON TELLING ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE I HAVE LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER AND HAVE PUT IN THE NHTSE NUMBER AND I HAVE A FORM YOU RECALLS AND THEY LOOK LIKE ENGINE CESAR AN ENGINE FIRE

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT BROKE DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 20 MINUTES ON 12/10/2020. IT WAS IN COBB COUNTY GA OFF OF EW CONNECTOR AND IN BETWEEN FONTAINE RD AND FLOYD RD.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STEADY. MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG HAS A PROBLEM AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. I SEE THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAVE THESE COMPLAINTS NOT RESULTED IN A RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2012 KIA SORENTO SX. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE THE ROAD. AS THE VEHICLE STALLED SHE NOTICE BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 150,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE AUTO SHOP TO BE FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES IT FIXES FOR A FEW DAYS AND OUT AGAIN BUT THE BUILD DOESN'T BURN OUT BECAUSE SOMETIME IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL COME BACK ON OR IF I GOT A BUMP IT WILL GO OUT.

WENT TO CHECK MY HEADLIGHT BULB AS MY HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AFTER JUST REPLACING THE BULB A FEW WEEKS AGO. WHAT I FOUND IS THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BULB WAS COMPLETELY MELTED

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE CLIP ON THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE HEADLIGHT WAS BROKEN. REPLACED IT. LIGHT STARTED WORKING THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE WIRES IN THE HOUSING CAME LOOSE. LIGHT OUT AGAIN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, IT'LL WORK WHEN IT WANTS TO. AS FOR THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE....PULLED INTO A CAR WASH TO SPRAY IT OFF. TURNED AROUND TO START AND NOTICED ON THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR A SPOT OF PAINT MISSING ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. DOWN TO THE PRIMER. THE PAINT IS DARK CHERRY PEARL. THERE IS NO SCRATCH, DENT, OR ANYTHING THAT CAUSED IT.

HAVE HAD THE TO REPLACE THE RIGHT CV AXLE TWICE IN THE PAST 40K MILES (ONCE AT ABOUT 118K AND AGAIN AT 150K) MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE IN KIAS

AT APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES, WE RANDOMLY CHECKED THE OIL PRIOR TO TAKING A ROAD TRIP AND NOTED THE DIP STICK WAS DRY. THE CAR WAS DOWN SEVERAL QUARTS OF OIL. NO OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC WITH NO LEAKS FOUND. THE CAR HAS HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS RECOMMENDED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IT REQUIRES A QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 500-700 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING FROM ARIZONA TO UTAH, SUDDENLY I HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR STARTS LOSING POWER AND THEN COMPLETELY SEIZED UP, LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TRIED TO TURN IT ON AGAIN BUT IT WASN'T TURNING ON.

INTERMITTENT CONNECTION TO PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLAMP BULB, CAUSING OVERHEATED CONNECTOR AND WIRING.

LH LOW BEAM NOT WORKING. REPLACED BULB AND IT DIDN'T FIX. SWAPPED WITH RH BULB TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T A BAD NEW BULB AND THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. HI BEAM AND PARK LAMP WORK FINE. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SEEN THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLED. IT RESTARTED BUT HAD NO POWER. I TURNED AND TRIED TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER HAD NO POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF ROAD AND INTO THE BYPASS LANE. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TO CALL FOR TOW TRUCK.

HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR DON'T WORK WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR ON AND THEN WILL RANDOMLY START WORKING AGAIN. IT IS USUALLY JUST ONE HEADLIGHT, BUT DID HAVE BOTH GO OUT ONE NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CAME TO HER RESIDENCE AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ENGINE ROD BEARING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, CAME TO A STOP AND STARTED TO SMOKE, A FIRE IGNITED AND CONSUMED THE FRONT END

ENGINE SEIZED WHILE ROLLING TO A RED LIGHT.

THE MOTOR SEIZED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING WINDING MOUNTAIN ROADS AT A CONSISTENT 40-45 MPH AND WHEN I TOOK ONE OF THE CURVES, THE MOTOR SEIZED CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO ALSO FAIL. WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AWAY FROM THE CLIFF ADJACENT TO THE ROAD. MY MECHANICS REPLACED MY MOTOR BUT SAID THE ORIGINAL MOTOR WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED TO THE POINT THAT HE COULDN'T WORK ON IT.

WHEN TURNING BLINKER ON HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH A FEW TIMES THEN TURN OFF VERY COMPLETELY SO DANGEROUS

MY AIRBAG IS ON, WHEN I WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN I NOTICED IT . I THOUGHT IT WOULD TURN OFF, BUT IT STILL ON AND THAT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO.

WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THE POWER DECREASES, BUT THE ENGINE DOESN'T STOP RUNNING. THEN IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING, AND I PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF, AND START IT AGAIN, THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS ALREADY. ALSO, I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS AND HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND BLINKERS NUMEROUS TIMES. I'M AT THE POINT THAT I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO BURN UP. BTW, THE ENGINE TEMP LIGHT REMAINS NORMAL. ALSO, SOMETIMES, THE ENGINE WILL STOP WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR SIGN, BUT THEN IS NORMAL WHEN I START IT AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREENWAY KIA OF RIVERGATE, 1536 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE DEALER ONLY COMPLETED AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A VERY BAD KNOCKING NOISE OCCURRED THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PURCHASED SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY FROM THE SAME DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. REPLACED ENGINE 2-3 YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME REASON, TURNED INTO LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE SAYING ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO DO A FULL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE. CONTACTED KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY'RE ALSO REFUSING TO LET DEALERSHIP PERFORM A FULL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT MONROEVILLE KIA SINCE 06/12/2020 AND THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY POOR IN KEEPING US UPDATED OF PROGRESS OR NOT. KIA RECALL NUMBER SC147 NHTSA NUMBER 17V224000

I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MADE RIGHT TURN AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND TURN OF AND CAME BACK ON AND STAY ON WANT GO OFF

MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB AND I CHANGED THE BULB BUT IT WAS STILL OUT. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY FIXED IT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55MPH THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A DAY, THEN WENT OUT WHILE I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I TURNED THEM ON AGAIN IT CAME BACK ON SO I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED, THEN WHILE I WAS ON THAT SAME HIGHWAY IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND IT HASN'T COME BACK ON.

WHEN ME AND MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE SUV USED IN 2016 FROM A HUYNDAI DEALER THAT IS LOCAL, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SENSOR LIT THAT WE HAD NO CLUE WHAT IT WAS. WE WERE NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THEY TOLD US THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION THAT IT WAS INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING. WE TOOK THE SUV TO KIA IN 2019 TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, AND HAD THEM CHECK THE MOTOR TO SEE IF THEY COULD EXPLAIN WHY WE WERE GOING THRU OIL WEEKLY. WHILE WE WERE THERE THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD US THAT THE OCS MAT DOES NOT FUNCTION THAT IT NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT THAT SENSOR IS FOR WHICH WE WOULD HAVE NOT KNOWN AND THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO US NEVER TOLD US ANYTHING. I FIGURED IT WAS A WEIGHT SENSOR FOR A CHILD AS I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THE SAFETY OF VEHICLES.... ALSO, WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN THE DEALER SOLD US THE VEHICLE AS IS THAT THEY NEVER HAD A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE PRIOR TO PUT IT ON THE LOT. THE LAST DOCUMENTED SAFETY INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS SOLD BRAND NEW WHEN THE FIRST ORIGINAL OWNER BOUGHT IT FROM THE KIA LOT I BELIEVE IN ANOTHER STATE. KIA TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THE SAFETY INSPECTION BEFORE SELLING IT ON THE LOT BECAUSE A NON KIA DEALER SOLD US THE VEHICLE. I DID CONTACT CALIFORNIA STATE ABOUT MY COMPLAINTS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO TO PROVE I DIDN'T CAUSE IT BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT IN THE SUV THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF..... I AM DRIVING DAILY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITHOUT WORKING AIRBAGS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE OCS MAT AND I BELIEVE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH OUR GASKET THAT WE HAD TO GET FIXED, WE ARE CONSTANTLY GOING THRU OIL AND WE ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND TOWN. WE ARE HAVING TO ADD OIL IN IT EVERY WEEK SO THE ENGINE DOES NOT BLOW. WE NOW HAVE A VACUUM LEAK IN THE GASKET.

I HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE WHY IS THERE NO RECALL VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN WRECKED. AIRBAG WERE NEVER DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE WITHOUT AIRBAG REPAIR, AS LONG AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON THE DASH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILS INSPECTION. IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAUSE DEATH IF I WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

AIRBAG ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE KIA NEEDS TO RECALL AIRBAGS MAY JUST SAVE A LIFE AND MINES IS AT STATE HERE... PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAGS DISABLED AND WILL NOT ALLOW OTHER AIRBAGS TO WORK IF I BECOME IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I'M FEAR OF MY SAFETY

I PURCHASED A KIA SORENTO ON JULY 21 2020 AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT POPPED ON THE SALES MAN TOOK IT TO ONE OF THEIR ON SITE EMPLOYEES AND THEY HOOKED UP THE CODE DEVICE NO CODES APPEARED SO HE SUGGESTED ITS JUST A SENSOR PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT SHOULDN'T BE MUCH TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP. I DID IN WHICH COULDN'T GET IN TO SEE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNTIL TODAY IN WHICH I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY FOUND THAT THE ODS MAT WAS FAULTY. I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THAT THE CAR LOT TOOK THE SEATS OUT TO CLEAN THE SUV FOR SALE AND HE TOLD ME THEY DAMAGED OR BROKE THE ODS MAT. I CONTACTED THE SELLER AND STRONGER EXPRESSED MY FEELING ABOUT MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE ONLY THING HE SAID TO ME IS MY PAYMENT DUE AUGUST 31 TODAY IS THE 10TH AND THIS REPLACEMENT WILL BE OVER 2300 THAT I CAN'T AFFORD AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER. I REALLY FEEL THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG AND JUST TRIED TO MAKE A SALE SAYING IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE THAT KIA WILL HAVE TO RESET.

I OWN A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUTOFF WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND WAS TOWED TO THE MANAHAWKIN KIA DEALER, LOCATED AT: 270 NJ-72, MANAHAWKIN, NJ 08050, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VIN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING - BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE EITHER. REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT BLOWS IMMEDIATELY. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT AND THEY INFORMED ME A DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TO FIX THE PROBLEM- IT'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE.

MY KIA SORENTO 2012 ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR DESERT HIGHWAY WHICH MY INSURANCE UPON INSPECTION DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY A PISTON ROD PIERCING THE ENGINE WHICH ALTHOUGH OTHER KIA MODELS ARE PART OF A RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DUTCH MILLER KIA IN CHARLOTTE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID I WOULD NEED AN OCS MAT REPLACEMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THE LIGHT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DUTCH MILLER KIA LOCATED AT 335 MCCORKLE AVE, CHARLESTON, WV 25303 HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING PARKING LOT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, I - THE CAR OWNER - UNLOCKED THE CAR WITH THE FOB FOR PASSENGERS TO LOAD THE VEHICLE. AS THE REAR PASSENGER GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE, IT CAME OFF IN HER HAND. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS YEARS PRIOR UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS, SAME PASSENGER REAR RIGHT DOOR. I PAID FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET THAT TIME BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WASN'T A RECALL. I AM SURE THIS HANDLE SHOULD BE RECALLED CLEARLY AFTER HAPPENING TWICE FOR NO UNDERSTANDING REASON OR AGGRESSION.

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WILL INTENSELY JERK AND IMMEDIATELY LOCKS UP THE DRIVING CONTROLS AS THE ENGINE STALLS AND STARTS TO SEIZE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, AND RESTRAINING FROM ANY ACCELERATION, STEERING, OR POWER USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE OIL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH CHEVROLET INC (1911 EASTERN AVE, GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. I GOT TO WORK AND WAITED A FEW HOURS THEN CHECKED THE OIL. I FOUND THE OIL WAS LOW AND ADDED MORE, I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND STILL HEARD THE KNOCKING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH KEEPING OIL IN MY VEHICLE, THERE ARE NO LEAKS, DRIPS OR ANYTHING ON THE GROUND. I HAVE NOTICED WATER LIKE LIQUID DRIPPING FROM AROUND THE EXHAUST JUST REAR OF THE OIL PAN AND FRAME AND MY RPMS DROP WHEN FROM ABOUT 800 TO LESS THE 500 WHEN STATIONARY. I KEEP UP WITH ALL THE OIL CHANGES WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN MY TOWN, DID WHAT RECALLS WERE REQUESTED BY KIA. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 143,800 MILES. I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS AND FOUND MY VIN NUMBER WAS UNRELATED TO ANY.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE CAR'S ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON. I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND IT ALLOWED ME TO RESTART AND DRIVE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I STARTED IT, I TURNED OFF ON A LESS CROWED ROAD TO GET TO ANOTHER STRETCH OF ROAD AND DROVE VERY SLOWING FOR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET IT HOME. I COULD SMELL SOMETHING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I DIDN'T PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS STRONG AND THE HOOD VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE IT CATCHING ON FIRE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I KEEP THE OIL CHANGED AND HAD IT DONE ON 6/22/2020. *TR

DRIVING ON THE THRU-WAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES AND COMPLETELY JUST 'SHUT OFF' ON ME WITH NO FORE-WARNING. CALLED AAA, TECH. COULD VISIBLY SEE A BELT WHICH HAD RIPPED OUT OF ENGINE AND WAS DANGLING UNDER VEHICLE. I THEN HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED- A NEW BELT WAS INSTALLED , A BRAND NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW BRAKES, OIL CHANGE. 3 WEEKS AFTER THIS EVENT, I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE THRU- WAY IN ALMOST THE SAME EXACT LOCATION AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. . MY VEHICLE JUST WENT DEAD, THIS TIME SLOWING DOWN AND DYING. CALLED AAA , THEY SERVICED ME OFF THE THRU-WAY (THRU-WAY DIVISION) AND UPON HAVING VEHICLE LOOKED AT MY CHOICE SHOP.. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY SEIZED (WAS NOW TOTALLY DEAD) AND WAS NON- REPAIRABLE WITHOUT A NEW ENGINE. ALSO TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE HAD LITTLE OIL EVEN THOUGH I HAD ONLY 3 WEEKS PRIOR GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE AND CAR REPAIRMAN COULD NOT REPORT ANY PHYSICAL ISSUES WITH OIL CONNECTIONS, IE. GASKET LEAK, DRAIN PLUG, SEAL ISSUES. DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF MONIES I HAVE SPENT FROM DAY 1 ON THIS VEHICLE, MY EXPERIENCES AND THE LEMON THE VEHICLE HAS PROVEN TO BE, I FIND THIS INCREDIBLY UNSETTLING AND KNOW THAT THERE WERE ISSUES GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT GOING ONTO THE ROAD THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND WERE NOT DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. ASIDE FROM THESE ISSUES, IN PAST THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS LOCKING ON THERE OWN WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND FUSES RELATED TO THIS AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE SHOCKING ME WHEN OPENING DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE WHICH IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE! I REQUEST THAT SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THE RECALL WITHHOLDING WHICH HAS COME TO LIGHT WITH KIA AND MY VEHICLE QUALIFYING FOR THESE RECALLS AS KIA HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME FINANCIALLY AS WELL AS WEST HERR. *TR

THE VEHICLE, A 2012 KIA SORENTO WITH 95719 MILES, IS UP TO DATE ON ALL RECALLS AS IT IS REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY ON 6/13/2020, AND ACCELERATING PAST 45MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHTS CAME ON, MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE CAR WASN'T EVEN STARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT INTO PARK, AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. THE CAR ACTED LIKE NORMAL ON STARTING (STARTER TURNED, POWER WAS AVAILABLE) FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE TURNING ON. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE FAMILY MECHANIC. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE FINE, NO ERROR CODES WERE DETECTED ON THE CAN BUS READER INSTRUMENT, SO EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL ON THE COMPUTER. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START IN NEUTRAL. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY STALLING FAULT FOR A VEHICLE TO HAVE ON ANY ROADWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GUNTHER KIA (1900 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317) TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS A ONE-TIME FREE REPAIR. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WAS FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

MY AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHEN I START UP MY ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I WAS WONDERING IS THAT NORMAL? I'VE HAVE GOTTEN MY INSPECTION AND EVERYTHING PASSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT HOWEVER, THE RETRACTOR FAILED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR PERMANENTLY CEASED IN PLACE AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE MY OCS SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR $ 2100-$2300. THEY SAID THE AIR BAG WON'T WORK. NEXT TO ME WAS ANOTHER WOMAN BEING GIVEN THE SAME INFO AT THE DEALER AND ONLINE I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. RIDICULOUS!!!!!! *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 45 MINUTES AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN. I HAD NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. I WALKED OUTSIDE TO THE DRIVEWAY AND FLAMES WERE VISIBLE INSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR WAS UNOCCUPIED AND WAS NOT RUNNING. THE SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED. THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. I UNLOCKED THE DOORS AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A PAN OF WATER. I LET IT COOL OFF AND CRANKED IT AND MOVED IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER SWITCH APPARENTLY HAD MELTED AND THE FLASHERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF.

I HAD MY CAR SERVICED ON 3/13/2020. I HAD A CRACKED VALVE COVER GASKET. I DROVE MY CAR ON 3/15/2020 TO MY DAD'S HOUSE. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DAD'S DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF. ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS ON TOP OF THE HOOD OVER THE ENGINE AREA. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR WAS AN INFERNO.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE STARTING ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT STARTS MANY TIMES IT DOESN'T. ALSO I HAVE REPLACED MY HEAD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S AS IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE INSIDE THE CAR SOMEWHERE. I HAVE BEEN READING MANY CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE 2012 KIA SOENTO. I'VE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM HANDLED BUT I AM CONVINCED THIS IS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT HAS TO DO WITH MANUFACTURING.

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN SMOKING. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (KIA COUNTRY IF SAVANNAH) WHERE THEY HAD 14 OTHER 2012 KIA SORENTO WAITING FOR NEW ENGINES. MAJOR CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. SLUG IN THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. CLAIMED THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING OIL BUT OIL HAD BEEN CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES.

MY MOO ROOF SHATTERED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 5 YEARS. NOTHING HIT IT, IT WAS PARKED THE FIRST TIME AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO BE STANDING NEXT TO IT AND HEARD IT START TO SHATTER, YESTERDAY I GOT IN IT AFTER IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE STARTED TO DRIVE AND HEARD THIS POP/ CRACKLING SOUND AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN! THIS CAN'T BE BAD LUCK TWICE IN A ROW LIKE THIS. I DID NOTHING TO IT, WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING AND NOW AGAIN, SHATTERED!

I HAVE A 2012 KIA SORENTO. I HAD ISSUES WITH A RECALL WHEN THE DEALER USED A PROBE TO LOOK FOR METAL SHAVINGS IN MY MOTOR. CAR STARTED BURNING OIL. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF ARGUING WITH THE DEALER, KIA FINALLY REPLACED THE MOTOR IN JANUARY 2018. NOW ON 3/9/2020 I AM 4 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. I SMELL GAS AND THEN MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. KIA HAS A RECALL ON "CERTAIN" 2012 KIA SORENTO'S HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT ONE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN WHY DID MINE CATCH FIRE.

ON THE AFTERNOON OF 2-27-20 I WAS DRIVING ON I-25 HEADED SOUTH, NEAR MEAD (BETWEEN LOVELAND AND DENVER) I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 80MPH IN THE MIDDLE (3) LANE WHEN MY SUNROOF SHATTERED FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE NO REASON AT ALL. GLASS RAINED DOWN EVERYWHERE AND I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT IT WASN'T THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A BUSY SECTION OF I-25 AND THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CARS NEARBY, ALL GOING 70+MPH. I HEARD NO IMPACT TO THE SUNROOF WHATSOEVER. IT JUST SORT OF EXPLODED. IT SEEMS TO ME AS THOUGH THE LEADING METAL EDGE WAS FLEXING AND AIR GOT UNDER IT IN SUCH A WAY, THAT IT JUST PEELED BACK. I HAVE THE METAL PIECE SHOWN IN THE PIC ATTACHED. THE END OF THAT PIECE OF METAL LANDED ON MY RIGHT FOREARM; GLAD I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL.

VEHICLE I BURNING OIL(NOT LEAKING) AND KIA DEALER AND KIA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEIR POLICY IS NOT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE BLOWS (MUST SHOW THE PROPER FAULT CODE). IT IS SMOKING AND THE BURNING SMELL HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3+ MONTHS. RETURNED TO DEALER 3 WKS AGO AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I'M TOLD THE ENGINE HAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY, BUT THAT WON'T MATTER IF THE CAR CATCHES FIRE AND THEN MY INSURANCE HAS TO PAY, NOT KIA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MULTIPLE R.O.'S ON PROBLEM WITH RICK CASE KIA AT GWINNETT PLACE IN DULUTH, GA. 770-476-2800

HAD TOW TRUCK COMPANY PICK UP MY KIA A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2019 BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RECALL ISSUE. I PICK MY KIA UP 2-3WKS LATER AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT ADJUST IS HANGING OFF NEVER HAS THAT BEEN BROKEN KIA SAID IT ARRIVED THAT WAY. THAT'S COMPLETE TRASH I HAD NO ISSUE WIT THAT SEATING ADJUSTMENT AND NOW IT SETS OFF STARKS IT'S DANGEROUS KIA CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY AND I HAVE MY HUSBAND AS WITNESS NEIGHBORS FRIENDS I'VE GIVEN RIDES. NEVER BROKEN TIL TOW DRIVER AND FINDLAY KIA HAS MY VEHICLE

AT 97K MILES, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A $134 KIA SERVICE VISIT, THEY DETERMINED WE NEEDED TO REPLACE OUR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT FOR AN OCS SENSOR, AT A COST OF $2,550. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER REVIEWING MANY WEBSITES (AND NHTSA), I SEE THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING, BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE CAR.

THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE AND THE LAST OIL CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE TOOK PLACE JUST 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS, NO SOUNDS, NO DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THE BREAKDOWN. CAR SIMPLY DIED.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS ON. ACCORDING TO UNIVERSTIY FORD/KIA DEALERSHIP IN DURHAM NC THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS BAD IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY $2200.00. THIS VEHICLE HAS 142,000 MILES AND I THINK KIA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS. TO REPAIR WILL REQUIRE A NEW SEAT. ACCORDING TO KIA SERVICE THE AIRBAGS NO LONGER WILL FUNCTION OR MAY BE ACTIVATED PREMATURELY.

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING STRANGE INTERMITTENT ENGINE TROUBLES & SYMPTOMS. (THE FIRST SYMPTOMS APPEARED IN SEPTEMBER 2019) IT STARTED WITH THE ACCELERATER GOING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY OVER ABOUT 50 MPH ONCE OR TWICE RANDOMLY. ABOUT A MONTH LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. AND THEN THIS TIME IT ALSO STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. OTHER TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR ENGINE HICCUPS. IT WILL LOSE POWER AND COME BACK ON WITHIN A HALF SECOND. AND THEN CONTINUE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ANOTHER MONTH. RECENTLY THE SYMPTOMS ARE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. IT IS TERRIFYING. I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I AM SO SCARED. AT THIS POINT, THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE NOW TAKEN PLACE NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED - WHEN IN MOTION UP TO 60-70 MPH, AROUND 30 MPH, AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO TURN LEFT, ETC. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST SYMPTOM. AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A KIA SERVICE LOCATION. ALL HAVE SAID THE CAR SEEMS TO BE RUNNING GREAT AND THERE ARE NO CODES SHOWING UP OR ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON. THEY CANNOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR UNLESS THE SYMPTOMS APPEAR. I HAVE SEEN SOME ARTICLES ONLINE ABOUT A RECALL FOR KIA'S OF MY YEAR WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS, BUT THIS RECALL IS NOT ON MY VIN? I AM HONESTLY SO UPSET BECAUSE I LOVED THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR, BUT I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET THIS FIXED. I DO BELIEVE MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE OTHER RECALL, BUT WHY ISNT IT SHOWING UP? WHAT DO I DO? THIS CAR IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. I HAVE A LOT OF TRAVEL COMING UP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I NEED A SAFE CAR AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?

MY CAR IS STARTING TO RATTLE ON COLD STARTS ONLY. IT NOW HAS 142000 AND STILL HAS THE ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO SUMMIT PLACE KIA AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOESN'T FALL UNDER TECHNICAL BULLETIN 140 EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS UNDER THE ENGINE TYPE AND MANUFACTURE DATE. I DO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WITH RECORDS AND THEY SAID I MISSED THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AFTER READING MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THEN COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. WHEN WILL KIA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE ENGINES THAT THEY MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY? I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH KIA SINCE JUNE OF 2018 TO HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE 140 DESCRIBES THE ISSUE TO THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THE SOUND PROVIDED MATCHES THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE. BULLETIN 140 DESCRIBES WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND HOW IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BUT KIA WONT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PROBLEM AND WONT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT

DRIVING TO WORK THIS PAST TUESDAY 12/24/2019, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DID THIS JERK MOVE AND THEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL SIGNS POPPED UP I COULDN'T BRAKE OR STEER MY STIRRING WHEEL .ITS AS IF MY CAR LOCKED UP ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF A SIDE ROAD AVOIDING ON COMING TRAFFIC. AND BUT THE CAR IN PARK. I WAS STUCK FOR 2 HOURS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THE ONLY LIGHT THAT STAYED ON. I COULDN'T START THE CAR AT ALL. LUCKILY I CALLED MY COUSIN TO SEE IF SHE COULD TRY AND GIVE ME A JUMP TOO SEE IF IT WORKED. IN WHICH IT DID I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE UP TO AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY OUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. WHERE MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE FINE. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE SHUT OFF ON ME LIKE THIS I AM JUST GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A REALLY BAD OUTCOME FOR ME. THE UPLOAD OPTION ISN'T ALLOWING ME TO UPLOAD THE VIDEO OR MY PICTURE FROM THE SAY IT OCCURED.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SEIZED UP LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. HAD TO COAST CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD AND WAS LATER REMOVED BY A TOW TRUCK. WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 83 IN MONROE COUNTY GA.

THE CAR HAD EMISSIONS ISSUES, ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, AFTER INSTALLING ALL NEW PARTS OURSELVES STILL WAS SHOWING EMISSION CODE, LOOKED UP IF THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR MACHINING CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND CAUSE OPERATOR TO LOOSE CONTROL. CONTACTED KIA AND THEY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN KINGSTON NY. ORIGINALLY CLAIMED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE AND TWO OTHER RECALLS. TWO DAYS LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE KIA DEALER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE FACT THE EMISSIONS LIGHT WAS ON AND THAT WE HAD WORKED ON THE CAR. THE EMISSIONS CODE IS UNRELATED TO THE ISSUE OF THE RECALL. THE CAR IS STILL WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER. DO THEY STILL HAVE TO DO THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT REGARDLESS OF US ATTEMPTING THE EMISSION ISSUE? HER 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS GOING BE THE ONE DRIVING THE VEHICLE- WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE RECALL THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2011 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT WIRING 4 TIMES AND HAVE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. EACH TIME I HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED AFTER THE THIRD LIGHT BULB CHANGE THE WIRING HARNESS BEGINS TO MELT AND THEN LOSES CONNECTION WITH THE BULB THEREFOR MY HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OF THE KIA SORENTO. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR NORMAL OIL CHANGE AND INVESTIGATION OF A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED ON THE ROAD. TECHNICIAN PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TAKEN BACK TO SHOP. WHEN INVESTIGATING, FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. NO LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS PRESENT.

VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 88000 MILES AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DEALER SAYS WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM 1500 TO 2600 DOLLARS TO FIND AND REPLACE ISSUE. OTHER SORRENTO OWNERS COMPLAINING ONLINE ABOUT SAME ISSUE. ON INITIAL START FOR THE DAY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BEARING WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED RON BOUCHARD'S KIA (LOCATED AT 488 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523, (978) 345-1800) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

CODE :P0014 EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY.

I DRIVE KIA SORRENTO 2012, ITS AT 117,000 MILES. FOR THE LAST 6000 MILES MY CAR HAS STARTED BURNING THROUGH ABNORMALLY HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL. IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY WARNING SIGNS AND THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. FOR MY LAST 3 SERVICES WHICH WERE IN JUNE, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER, ALL WELL BEFORE I WAS DUE FOR OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NEXT TO NONE OIL LEFT IN MY CAR. ON NOV 16TH, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY MY CAR WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY WARNING OR INDICATION THAT OIL WAS RUNNING LOW, DECELERATED FROM 60MPH TO 30MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE SIGN STARTED FLASHING. I PULLED ASIDE AND GOT IT TOWED TO A NEARBY CAR AUTO REPAIR SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NEXT TO NONE OIL IN MY CAR AND BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN RUNNING WITHOUT ANY OIL MY ENGINE WAS ALL DAMAGED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY KIA NEEDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS OR OTHER REASONS WHY OIL MIGHT BE GETTING CONSUMED SO QUICKLY. I SEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT WHY I MIGHT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER KIA OWNERS ACROSS AMERICA ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS WITH ABNORMALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH KIA CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING BUT I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT. IT JUST STOP MOVING. I HAVE TO PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD. I HEAR SOME NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHEN I START IT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN NORMAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TOUGH TO TURN AND MANEUVER. HAZARD LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON WHILE STREERING WITH MUCH DIFICULTY TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A KIA DEALER IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. THEY HAVE DENIED THE RECALL UNDER KIA RECALL SC147. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS ACCOUNTABILITY ERROR ON THE DEALER.

HAD TWO MOTORS REPLACED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CRUMBLED WHEN MECHANICS REPLACED MOTOR NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME 3000 WHY WOULD THIS CRUMBLE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS ENGINE PROBABALY DAMAGED IT MAY HAVE EVEN CAUGHT FIRE AND DIDN'T KNOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

ON A BUSY HIGHWAY RT.70 VEHICLE DECALS GOT TO FLASHING ON THE DASH BROAD ALL OF THEM. THAN LOST ALL POWER.COULDN'T USE FLASHERS OR ANYTHING. AND GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER .WAIT A FEW MINUTES NOTHING HAD TO GET IT TOW BACK TO MY SONS. TRY A JUMP AFTER 3 MINUTES THE VEHICLE SHUT BACK DOWN .BATTERY SHOW GOOD .

THE OCS (OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR) HAS FAILED, RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILING IN THE "OFF" POSITION. THE COST TO REPLACE IS IN EXCESS OF $2,000... A PRICE THAT WILL LEAVE MANY OWNERS WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. KIA HAS EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR OTHER FAILING AIRBAG COMPONENTS (CLOCK SPRING), IT IS ODD THEY WOULD LEAVE THEIR CUSTOMERS EXPOSED BY NOT COVERING THIS ONE.

WHEN I USED MY DEFROST THIS CRACK CAME UP AND KEPT SPREADING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AND I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A WRECK WITH THIS VEHICLE

SOMETIME WHEN YOU START THE CAR THE RPM'S WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR WILL GO FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND IT WILL NOT GO. YOU HAVE TO STOP..TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS A NUMBER OF TIME LATELY.

MY 2012 KIA SORENTO LX HAS 144,566 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY 2018. IN OCTOBER 2019, MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ROUGHLY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. UPON COASTING THE VEHICLE INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO START IT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING AN INTENSE KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE MAINTAINING POWER AND CONTINUOUSLY CUT OFF, EVEN AFTER PUTTING IN A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WOULD THROW ANY CODES, IT THREW A "MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2" CODE. UPON HAVING THE CAR INSPECTED, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL NEED A NEW ROD IN THE ENGINE. THIS CAR HAS UNDER 150,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY, BUT RANDOMLY THREW A ROD AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT 2012-2018 KIA SORENTOS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM; MY 2012 SORENTO, HOWEVER, IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ACCORDING TO A VIN CHECK.

I BROUGHT MY 2012 KIA SORENTO TO DORSCHEL FOR THE SC147 RECALL A COUPLE MONTH AGO. THEY SAID MY ENGINE WAS NOT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE KIA IS ONLY REPLACING ENGINES FOR THIS RECALL IF THEY STOP WORKING. THEY DID NOT TELL ME I HAD ANY OTHER ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE, ALTHOUGH KIA'S RECALL TELLS THEM TO INSPECT TO THE ENGINE FOR ISSUE. I WAS DIRECTED TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE ENGINE STOPS WORKING. NOW MY ENGINE HAS MAJOR ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS HAVING TOUGHT TIME PICKING UP SPEED WHEN I ENTER A 55MPH ROAD AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST. THE CAR KEPT SPUTTERING AND SHUTTERING, CAUSING A CAR TO ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THIS IS ONLY A 2 MONTHS AFTER THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND NO ISSUES. DORSCHEL KIA SAYS IT IS A TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND COMPRESSION PROBLEM, BENT VALVES AND SUCH, OIL SLUDGE AND THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SC147. I ALSO HAD REALLY EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (1QT EVERY 300 MILES) SINCE THE SC147 INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. WHY? NOW KIA COMPANY IS SAYING THIS IS NOT THEIRFAULT. I BELIEVE EITHER DORSCHEL WAS NEGLIGENT IN THEIR ENGINE INSPECTION PERFORMED THE SC147 RECALL, OR THE ENGINE SLUDGE WAS CAUSED BY THE ROOT CAUSED OF THE SC147 PROBLEM, WHICH CAUSED THE OTHER ISSUES. OR SOMETHING DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOR THE SC147 PROBLEM CAUSED OTHERS ISSUES THAT LEAD TO MY CURRENT SITUATION. I HAD NO ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO DORSCHEL KIA 2 MONTHS AGO AND THEN I HAD ALL OF THIS HAPPEN. WHAT DID DORSCHEL KIA REALLY DO TO MY CAR TO MAKE IT FAIL SO QUICK? THIS SEEMS VERY SUSPICIOUS TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THE LOW OIL LEVEL, BATTERY, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SCOTT HARVEY KIA (LOCATED AT 1710 N OLDEN AVE, EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ 08638, (866) 548-4303) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LONG OR SHORT BLOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH WHEN MY 2012 KIA SORENTO COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO A STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAD IT TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CRANKSHAFT HAD SEIZED DUE TO MECHANICAL DEBRIS IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL REGARDLESS OF ENGINE TYPE, BUT ONLY THE GDI ENGINE WAS RECALLED. MY SPECIFIC ENGINE WAS NOT RECALLED AND I WOULD BE LEFT TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE FIXED DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE NOT OF MY CAUSING. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOUND WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KIA SORENTOS 2011-2013 WHETHER THEY ARE A GDI ENGINE OR THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE I HAVE. WHY WERE NOT ALL ENGINE TYPES RECALLED IF ALL ENGINE TYPES HAVE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE?

THERE WERE PREMATURE ENGINE BARRING WEAR WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SEIZE AND BLOW A ROD OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WHICH STARTED A SMALL FIRE. I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN I GOT TO ON RAMP IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED, OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED THEN PEOPLE YELLED GET OUT CAUSE THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE FRONT OF MY CAR. POLICE INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER [XXX] TRP. HARRISON 616-403-0698 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

AIRBAG LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES , NO BEEPING WHEN PASSENGER SITTING AND CAR MOVING,

MY WINDSHIELD-WASHING SYSTEM IS NOT SPRAYING WATER ONTO EITHER THE WINDSHIELD OR THE REAR WINDOW. THE DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ORIGINAL MESH IN THE PUMP FILTER SCREEN IS SO FINE THAT IT BECOMES CLOGGED BY WASHER FLUID. A NEW, COARSER MESH IS AVAILABLE, AT A REPLACEMENT COST TO ME OF APPROXIMATELY $185. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM. THE PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE, BROKEN, OR WORN-OUT. INSTEAD, IT WAS NOT SUITED TO CARRYING OUT ITS PURPOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SITUATION IS CLEARLY THE RESULT OF FAULTY DESIGN. I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THE INABILITY TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD ON-THE-MOVE WHEN NECESSARY IS WITHOUT QUESTION A SAFETY CONCERN. IT IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE AT NIGHT, BUT IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM AT OTHER TIMES. FOR THE MOMENT, I MUST CARRY CLEANING SUPPLIES AND MUST SOMETIMES STOP THE VEHICLE TO CLEAN THE GLASS SO THAT I MAY SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS TOO ENTAILS THE RISK OF BEING STRUCK IF, FOR EXAMPLE, I AM ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I CAN AFFORD TO REPLACE THE SCREEN. BUT MANY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO SO. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF PROBLEM THAT SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL.

AT APPROXIMATELY 123K MILES, THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A KIA SERVICE DIAGNOSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I NEED AN OCS MAT REPLACEMENT, PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. THE COST IS $2,700. AFTER REVIEWING MANY CONSUMER WEBSITES, I SEE THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS STARTING THE CAR AND NEVER WENT OFF. THIS APPEARS TO BE A NATIONWIDE ISSUE WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING. (I HAVE A RECALL LETTER, BUT IT IS FOR THE DRIVER AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING.)

AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS 4 QUARTS LOW. I DID OIL CHANGES REGULARLY BEFORE THIS (EVERY 6 MONTHS / 5,000 MILES). THE ENGINE CONSUMED (BURNED?) 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. NOW AT 93,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE ENGINE IS BURNING 1 QUART EVERY 500 MILES.

THE ENGINE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART WHILE DRIVING, IN MODERATE TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30MPH.

SUDDENLY AT 95000 MILES ENGINE STARTED TO USE OIL BUT IT'S NOT BURNING IT OR ANY LEAKING FROM ENGINE. I HAVE TO CHECK OIL WEEKLY AND WILL NEED A QUART EVER 800 TO 1000 MILES. AFTER READING MANY POSTS ON THIS SUBJECT ALL ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS WE ARE. KIA WILL NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TERRIBLE ENGINE DESIGN. THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.

MY KIA SORENTO HAS HAD THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR GO OUT TWICE IN TWO YEARS. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IS CHANGED WHEN SUPPOSED TO BE AND STILL THIS IS THE SECOND TIME DRIVING IT HAS DONE THIS ON A CITY STREET.

THE REAR BREAK LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS FAIL CONSISTENTLY. THEY HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. ON OCCASION, THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT POWERS BACK ON AFTER THE REAR HOUSING HAS BEEN MOVED. IN INCIDENTS WHEN THE LIGHT HAS FAILED, THERE IS A BURN MARK ON THE OUTER CONTACT PORTION OF THE BULB. THIS AFFECTS ALL LEVELS OF DRIVING AS YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF NEARLY INVISIBLE AND GIVE ZERO INDICATION OF STOPPING TO VEHICLES AROUND YOU.

2012 KIA SERENTO 2/25/2017& KIA HAD A "ANTI-CORROSION"RECALL AND WE HAD IT SERVICED AT MIKE SMITH KIA IN PADUCAH,KY-4/14/17,WE WILL CALL THIS DOCUMENT1.THEN WE WE RECEIVED MAJOR ENGINE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 20,2017 ABOUT 2012 KIA SERENTO'S STALLING,DOCUMENT 2.WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WYATT JOHNSON KIA OF TN. OCTOBER 7,2017 & WE WERE TOLD IF IT DID NOT PASS THEIR TESTS THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE.OK,WELL THEY SAID IT PASSED,AND CHANGED THE OIL,&SUPPOSEDLY PUT AN "MIL" SENSOR AND"MIL" DASH LIGHT TO DETECT ONCOMING ENGINE FAILURE AND SEND THE CAR INTO WHAT THEY CALL A 'LIMP" MODE. WHICH IS NOT DOCUMENTED ON DOCUMENT #3 WHICH TO OUR SURPRISE IT PASSED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN MAKING AN KNOCKING SOUND AND EXPERIENCING SOME ATTEMPT'S OF THE VEHICLE STALLING.YES AFTER THE OIL CHANGE RAN SOME WHAT SMOOTHER,BUT STILL EVERY NOW AND THEN WE WOULD GET AN OCCASIONAL THROTTLE SPIKE,OR AN ATTEMPT TO STALL.GOT AN RECALL TO DO A LOGICUPGRADE,& TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO WYATT J. KIA DEC.12,2018,DIAGN. DID NOT DETECT CODE FROM KNOK SENSOR BUT CAUTIONED,ON PERFORM FUEL INJECTION/THROTTLE BODY SERVICE FOR $199.95 DOCUMENTS #4&5 THE WE HEAR ABOUT THIS FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE RECALL IN MICHIGAN ON 68,000 VEHICLES IN OUR YEAR,MAKE AND MODEL,WHICH RAISED A RED FLAG TO WHY OUR VEHICLE WAS CONTINUING TO THROTTLE SPIKE'S AND MORE APPARENT ATTEMPTS TO STALL.HOWEVER NO RECALL ON OUR'S?HAVE GOTTEN 2 MORE RECALL'S SINCE ON OUR VEHICLE,ONE HEADLAMP LOW BEAM CONNECTOR WARRANTY EXTENSION,&TWO AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING,CALLED KIA TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINT. FOR REPLACEMENT AND ASKED ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND IT POSSIBLY BEING THE REASON FOR THE THROTTLE SPIKES & STALL ATTEMPTS ALL THIS TIME,BUT NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE,AND WANT TO CHARGE$120+$199.FOR DIAG.AND THROTTLE BODY/FUEL INJECTION,BUT FREE REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG SPRING ASS.?HAVE TO KEEP OIL CHANGED,BECAUSE START'S TO RUN REALLY ROUGH.THIS IS GETTING OLD!

2012 KIA SORENTO, HAD ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT BLOWING. ASKED DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. THEY SAID PRONGS NEEDED TO BE SPREAD. THE LIGHT BLEW AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEN THEY REPLACED THE HARNESS. THEY FORGOT TO MENTION THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND MADE IT SOUND LIKE THEY DID ME A FAVOR FIXING IT FOR FREE. FAST FORWARD A YEAR AND I START HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL DIAGNOSE FOR $150 AND IF IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS IT WILL COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $300. IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESSES THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSE BUT IT STILL COST $250. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE HEADLIGHT. THEY DIDN'T CARE BECAUSE I DIDN'T BRING IT IN EVERY TIME THE BULBS BLEW TO PAY $20 TO REPLACE THE BULBS. GOT IT REPAIRED 5/2019 NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AGAIN.

I USE SPEED CONTROL OFTEN. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO SET. I NEVER REPORTED IT BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD COST A FORTUNE FOR THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. I BELIEVE IT IS ACTUALLY PART OF AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT NO LONGER WORKS. I WENT TO ADJUST THE VOLUME OF PHONE CALL FROM STEERING WHEEL AND THE IT DISCONNECTED THE CALL. WENT TO TURN VOLUME UP FOR THE RADIO FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VOLUME WENT DOWN.

MY KIA SORENTO IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. I HAD IT AT A DEALERSHIP 6/2019 FOR A RECALL TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS OK AT THAT TIME. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN 07/2019 DUE TO LOSS OF OIL ABOUT 800 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT MINEKE. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AND HAD ME COME BACK IN AFTER 1000 MILES AND TOLD ME I HAD AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND TO TAKE IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP. I WENT TO AN OFFICIAL KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DOCUMENTED BY THEM AND THEY DID THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN. THEY SAID AT THE TIME THE SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE LOOKED OK AND THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT MINE WOULD NOT QUALIFY TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME AND I COULD KEEP TOPPING OF THE OIL IF NEEDED. I BROUGHT IT BACK AFTER PUTTING ON 950 MILES BECAUSE THE OIL WAS VERY LOW. IT HAD BURNED THROUGH 2.5 QUARTS. THEY SAID THE ENGINE IS BAD AND 2 OUT OF 3 SPARK PLUGS ARE STARTING TO GO. THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA KIA HAS TO BE COVERED UNDER KIA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 136,331 MILES ON IT NOW AND I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT SO I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY $6,200 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I CALLED KIA DIRECTLY AND THEY CREATED A CASE NUMBER. THEY RECOMMENDED GETTING SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER KIA DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE TO START THIS PROCESS OVER AGAIN. MEANWHILE, MY ENGINE IS GETTING WORSE AND IT IS CONCERNING ME THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST KIA WITH REPORTS OF ENGINES CATCHING ON FIRE. ONE DEATH AND 130 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED. I DRIVE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE 9 AND 5 AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING THEM AT RISK WHILE I WAIT FOR A DECISION ON THIS. AT THE VERY LEAST I WANTED THIS REPORTED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.

MY ENGINE WAS REPLACE ON ORIGINAL RECALL. I KEEP BRINGING IT BACK FOR OVERHEATING AND RUNNING HOT AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG. IS THERE A DEFECT IN THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR CAR IT DOES NOT GET HOT UNTIL YOU DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE OR LONG TRIP

I TOO HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON OUT OF THE BLUE; NO ACCIDENTS.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM KIA MOTORS STATING THAT I NEED TO BRING IN MY 2012 SORENTO IN TO HAVE THE "CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY" CHECKED AS MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD IS ILLUMINATED. I BROUGHT IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT'S NOT THE "CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY" BUT THE OCS MAT THAT IS DEFECTIVE ( CODE B1764 ) AND WOULD COST ME $2640 TO REPLACE...I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM "MIGHT NOT" FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED...WHY IS THE OCS MAT NOT A RECALL MATTER AS IT IS APPARENT THAT THEY ARE FAILING MISERABLY...VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON CONTINUALLY...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 KIA SORENTO ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 60MPH AND I FEEL A "KLUNK". AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY RPMS WERE RAPIDLY DROPPING, THEN I FELT THE ENGINE CUT. I POPPED IT INTO N AND HAD TO MAKE MY WAY ACROSS THE 3 LANE HIGHWAY. COASTED TO A STOP ON SHOULDER AND OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON POPPING THE HOOD, THERE WAS A SMALL ENGINE FIRE WHICH I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH. THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE. BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE SERPENTINE BELT, ON THE RADIATOR. IT WOULDNT CRANK SO I HAD IT TOWED. AUTO SHOP CALLED AND STATED "WE CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS AND IT WAS AT THE L LINE ON THE DIP STICK. TRIED TO CRANK IT TO NO AVAIL, THEN TRIED TO MANUALLY CRANK IT AS WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE NOTICED A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK, WITH A PIECE OF THE ENGINE MISSING. YOU ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE." SPECIFICS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED, JERKED, AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAWKINSON KIA (5501 MILLER CIR DR, MATTESON, IL 60443, (708) 720-8999) TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE ENGINE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURES OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,286.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UPHILL THEN HIT THE BRAKES AND ALL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH AND CAR DIED. HAD CAR TOWED AND 2 MECHANIC'S TOLD ME THAT MOTOR HAD LOCKED.

UNDER THE RECALL, A FUEL LEAK WAS REPAIRED. THE SAME LEAK IN THE SAME PLACE AGAIN WITHIN 7 MONTHS. DEALER SLOW TO CALL BACK AND ARRANGE AN INSPECTION. CANNOT DRIVE CAR AS IT IS UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HEADLIGHT SOCKETS. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE LOOSE AND HANGING OFF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT HEADLIGHT COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ENGINE ON MY 2012 KIA SORENTO RAN OUT OF OIL WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT OR OTHER INDICATION OF PROBLEM. WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND ACCELERATED TO GET AROUND AN 18 WHEELER AND THE ACCELERATION CUT OUT, CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO SLOW TO AVOID RUNNING INTO MY REAR. THE SORENTO QUICKLY BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND PROGRESSIVELY SLOWED DOWN. I CHANGED LANES TO THE RIGHT WHEN SAFE TO DO SO AND STOPPED THE CAR. I LOOKED FOR PROBLEMS UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN CHECKED THE OIL. THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND I HAD NO WARNING THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID THE MOTOR IS BLOWN AND MUST BE REPLACED.

THE BALL BEARINGS WENT OUT ON THE FRONT END CAUSING BOTH MY FRONT TIRES TO WEAR RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRES ON THE TIRE TREADS. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF FIXING THEM THE ENGINE SEIZED IN MY CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHILE MY 16 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY SHE SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD HER BROTHER TAKE OVER DRIVING IT. HE COULD NOT GET IT TO SPEED OR TO SHIFT SO HE PUT IT IN MANUAL TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE OFF THE HIGHWAY HE CALLED ME. I FOLLOWED HIM LESS THEN 4 MILES TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO LISTEN TO THE ENGINE AND SAID TO PARK THE CAR AS THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO GO. IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING IT HOME LESS THEN 2 MILES THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED UP.

I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HWY. WHEN WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY DASH LIGHT WARNINGS MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE IT FELL APART AND I LOST POWER PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED KIA THEY HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. 2 DAYS LATER DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE ENGINE SPUN A BEARING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON ON THIS BUT THEY SAID ITS NOT ON MY VIN. # AND IT WILL COST $9,500.00 TO GET AND INSTALL A USED 78,000 MILE ENGINE IN IT, WHY WOULD I PUT A SIMILAR USED ENGINE IN IT TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. MY ENGINE IS 1000 MILES OVER ITS WARRANTY. VERY FRUSTRATING.....I LOOKED ON THIS SITE AND I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M GLAD I WAS JUST ENTERING THE HWY WHEN IT HAPPENED NOT DOING THE 70MPH SPEED CAUSE IT MAY OF HAD A MUCH WORSE OUTCOME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS THANKS FOR READING MY REPORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S NEPHEW WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED / SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. *DT CUTS TO HAND ON STEERING WHEEL FROM FALLING GLASS. *JB

MY SUV HAS NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY INCIDENTS THAT INVOLVE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. YESTERDAY WHILE LEAVING WORK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT STILL HAS NOT TURNED OFF. LOOKING AT RECENT COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS THAT KIA HAS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED NATIONWIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HART KIA (1361 E MAIN ST, SALEM, VA 24153, 540-444-4444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. *TR

LAST JULY MY HUSBAND HAD CHANGED MY BRAKES AND THEN WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. WELL, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. CALLED KIA AND HAD IT TOWED THERE(UNREIMBURSED) REPLACED ENGINE TOLD THEM THAT SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. KIA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW, A YEAR LATER STILL TRANS PROBLEM. TOOK TO MASTER MECHANIC THAT HAS A TRANS SHOP AND THAT HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM KIA FOR A HARD TRANSMISSIKN SHIFT. CALLED KIA THEY SAID THEY HAD TO "RESEARCH PROBLEM", BUT HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO, MY CAR SHUTS OFF IF I HAVE TO DO A HARD BRAKE EVEN AFTER MY ENGINE BEING REPLACED. ALSO, MY GAS LID WONT OPEN, MY MIRRORS HAD STOPPED MOVING AND MY WINDOWS ALL STOPPED WORKING. HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH FUSE BOX. APPARENTLY SOMETHING IS NOT GROUNDED CORRECTLY KIA AND IS SHORTING OUT ALL MY FUSES. BUT I HAVE TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY TO HAVE A CAR THAT IS BARELY THAT OLD HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. IF I COULD SUE THEM FOR DAMAGES UNDER LEMON LAW I WOULD. VERY UPSET AND SCARED TO DRIVE CAR AND I HAVE A TEN YEAR THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE CAR WITH ME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE OR IN TOWN, I LOSE ALL POWER WITH NO WARNING OTHER THAN A JERK THAT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE REAR. THEN IT GOES DEAD. I CRANK IT BACK UP AND IT RUNS FOR A WHILE THEN REPEATS. I TOOK TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT TODAY, BUT THEY ARE SAYING IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL, AFTER KIA CORP. TOLD MY FATHER LAST WEEK THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. IT IS THERE NOW TO BE CHECKED 1ST THING IN THE MORNING.

JULY 2016, WHILE HWY DRIVING MY 2012 KIA SORENTO (V6) (@69,000 MILEAGE) THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED & SMOLDERED (POLICE CALLED FIRE DEPT). CAR WAS INOPERABLE, TOWED TO SHOP & THEN TO KIA DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THAT RADIATOR CAP MELTED & THEY FOUND "METAL IN COOLANT & THE ENGINE" (AS NOTED ON THE KIA DEALERHSHIP DOCUMENTATION). HE SAID HE NEVER SAW SUCH A THING. DEALER SAID ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE METAL FOUND IN ENGINE & METAL LIKELY CAUSED OVERHEATING WHICH MELTED RAD CAP. KIA DEALER INSTALLED NEW RADIATOR & A USED ENGINE (W/43K MILEAGE), COSTING ME $14,000. THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND RECENTLY 7/2019, @122K MILES AGAIN SMOLDERED & LOST POWER. RADIATOR CAP AGAIN "MELTED" REQUIRING A 3RD RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. GAUGES/DASH SHOWED NO INDICATION OF CAR OVERHEATING. I FEAR PROBLEM IS RECURRING WITH 2ND ENGINE (SAME DEFECT). LEARNED OF 2012 SORENTO RECALLS FOR EXACT ISSUES (METAL IN ENGINE, OVERHEATING/FIRE, KNOCKING & POWER LOSS). KIA DEALER (8/2019) INFORMED ME ONLY 4 CYL UNITS WERE RECALLED FOR METAL IN ENGINE & MY 6 CYL UNIT WITH THE SAME ENGINE-METAL ISSUES WAS NOT COVERED BY KIA RECALL. I ASKED IF ANYTHING RELATED TO CAR USE OR MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE CAUSED METAL TO CONTAMINATE AN ENGINE; DEALER SAID NO, PROBLEM IS UNRELATED TO CAR USE OR MAINTENANCE AND A MFG PROBLEM WAS THE ONLY WAY THE METAL WOULD SHOW UP IT. BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE 6 CYL MODELS REPAIR COSTS WERE MINE. THEY REFUSED TO CONTACT KIA. MY VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 4 CYL MODELS & IT'S A UNIQUE DEFECT KNOWN ON NUMEROUS KIA MODELS. KIA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED MY IMPECCABLE PM & SERVICE REORD. THEY ADMIT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT BE DUE TO VEHICLE CARE OR USE, & KNOW THE PROBLEMS W/ MY 6 CYL ARE IDENTICAL TO 4CYLS. I BELIEVE KIA MAY BE UNDERREPORTING THE PROBLEM & FAILED DUE DILIGENCE TO IDENTIFY SAME DEFECTS IN 6 CYL MODELS.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY GOES DEAD, NO WARNING NO ENGINE LIGHT. NO POWER, NO BRAKES NO POWER STEERING. DID GLIDE TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH A NEAR MISS, CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. HAD IT TOWED TO KIA DEALER.

FOLLOWING AN OIL CHANGE AND MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CUSTOMER ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE KIA TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE ON MY KIA 2012 SORENTO IS LEAKING AND LOOSING GREASE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, SHE TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM TENDED TO OCCUR AFTER A NUMBER OF MILES HAD BEEN INCURRED ON KIA SORENTOS.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING TO SET IT OFF. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL AND THIS IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE. SO UNSAFE!!!

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL ROAD AT 35 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES, SMOKING, CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SEIZED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE. MY 2012 KIA SORENTO WAS PART ON MANUFACTURING DEFECT RECALL RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND IT WAS CHECKED BY A KIA SERVICE SHOP FOR THIS OVER A YEAR AGO. AT THAT TIME I ASKED IF THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION COULD OCCUR AT A LATER DATE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FINE NOW. THEY SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT COULD STILL OCCUR AT A LATER DATE BUT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COULD FAIL/LOCK-UP, CATCH ON FIRE WITH NO WARNING AT ALL.

VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY KIA SORENTO. AT 90000 MILES IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEARINGS WEAR AND WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE I HAVE IS NOT RECALLED. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS GET MORE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR NEEDS A NEW $6000 ENGINE AT 90,000 MILES. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT I WAS RECOMMENDING KIA TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND NOW SINCE THIS HAPPENED I WOULD NEVER AGAIN BUY OR RECOMMEND A KIA CAR EVER.

2ND COMPLAIN FOR KIA ENGINE. DEC. 2017 MY ENGINE SEIZED. I SPENT ON 5GRAND FOR A REBUILT ENGINE. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DID NOT GIVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY OIL OR ENGINE. DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET WHERE MY CAR SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED YOU CAN HEAR LOUD CLICKING FROM THE ENGINE. FAST FORWARD TO A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS LATER. REBUILT ENGINE ON FEB 2018.. CAR DIED AGAIN ON 7/16/19. ONCE AGAIN NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. NO OIL LIGHT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP ON ACCELERATING. I DECIDED AFTER WORK I PUT SOME OIL INTO MY ENGINE. SCHEDULE AN APPT WITH MY MECHANIC TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD MY MECHANIC TOW MY CAR AND LATER TELLS ME THAT IT WAS MY ENGINE AGAIN. STATED HE COULD FIND AN ENGINE FOR OVER 3GRAND FOR ME. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY. I AM NOW OUT OF A CAR AGAIN WITH A NEWBORN AND TRYING TO FIND RIDES TO AND FROM WORK. I JUST RECENTLY MOVED AND CANNOT AFFORD THIS. MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALLS AND IT SHOULD BE. KIA HAS FAULTY ENGINES AND IT IS NOT JUST THE ONE ENGINE. LAST ENGINE FAILURE WAS AT 65000 MILES. THIS TIME IT IS AT 69000 MILES. WHY ARE MY OIL LIGHTS NOT COMING ON WHEN THERE IS LOW OIL? WHY WAS THIS PROBLEM NOT FIXED TO BEGIN WITH??? OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR IS MY HANDLE IN THE BACK SEAT PULLED OFF (I AM NOT THAT STRONG) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (OIL LIGHT NOT COMING ON, CRUISE CONTROL KNOCKS OUT WHILE DRIVING, VOLUME CONTROL FOR RADIO RANDOMLY CALLS CONTACTS) KIA IS A LEMON BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR A 2ND AND PROBABLY 3RD ENGINE. I DON'T EVEN TRUST MY CAR WITH MY KIA DEALERSHIP ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY ARE CROOKS AND LIARS. I STILL HAVE 10GRAND LEFT TO PAY FOR THIS CAR!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ABS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT CALLED KIA OF WEST CHESTER (LOCATED AT 326 WESTTOWN RD, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, (610) 429-3500) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD-UP IN THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT DROVE TO KIRBY KIA OF VENTURA (6424 AUTO CENTER DR, VENTURA, CA 93003, (805) 256-7021) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NO WAY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTACT REFUSED THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REQUESTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND WAS DENIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SOCKET KEEP BURNING OUT, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MANY TECHNICIAN AND THEY CHANGE THE SOCKET AND AFTER A MONTH OR 2 IT BURNS THE SOCKET AGAIN, THE TECH SAID IT SEEMS LIKE A FACTORY PROBLEM.

LOSING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. STARTED AT 80,000 MILES. TAKEN TO DEALER. WE ARE DOING OIL LOSS TEST. SAID THIS IS NORMAL. NO WAY THIS IS NORMAL. STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX. ON TEC SAID JUST DRIVE TO ENGINE LOCKS UP IS ONLY WAY KIA WILL FIX. THAT WOULD BE NICE GOING DONE THE ROAD AT 70 MPH.I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME THING. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE ENGINES. NO SMOKE OR DRIPPING ON GROUND. ALL THE PEOPLE ONLINE ARE SAYING THE SAME THING.

MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL THROUGH MY TRIP. IT WILL NOT GO OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEEN THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN COMPLAINED ABOUT BY SO MANY OTHER USERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS LIKELY FAULTY AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY CAR IS HAVING PREMATURE BEARING WEAR AND CAUSING NOISES WITHIN THE ENGINE AT ALL TIMES. I WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SC147 BUT IT SHOULD BE.

MY CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED CHUGGING, DRIVING EXTREMELY ROUGHLY, AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECALL ON ENGINES LIKE MINE SO I TOOK IT TO A KIA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND EXPLAINED MY CONCERN AND THE THE RECALL IN QUESTION HAD BEEN CLEARED BECAUSE IT HADN'T DONE ANYTHING AT THE TIME BUT NOW I WAS CONCERNED THAT WAS THE ISSUE. THEY RAN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS AND THE FUEL INJECTOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $800 BUT THEY WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RECALL OR SHOW ME WHAT THE CODES WERE. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THEM RUN THE CODES SO I COULD SEE WHAT THEY WERE AND IT WAS JUST THE IGNITION COIL AND CYLINDER 4 MISFIRING AND NOT THE FUEL INJECTOR AT ALL. I GOT THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED BUT IT'S STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND CYLINDER 4 IS STILL MISFIRING AND MY CAR EVEN STALLED OUT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH 151,000 MILES ON IT. IT DROVE LIKE A DREAM WHEN I GOT IT AND I'VE TAKEN CARE OF IT REALLY WELL EVER SINCE. I'M AFRAID THIS ISSUE IS OUT OF MY HAND AND HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CURRENT RECALL OR POSSIBLY ANOTHER ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

2012 KIA SORENTO, WHEN DRIVING AT 30MPH AVERAGE, STRAIGHT OR TURNING, SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN, OR DRIVING IN PARKING LOTS, AT THE MOMENT OF PRESSING THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF.

I RECENTLY HAD STRUTS REPLACED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A FRACTURE IN THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE. I WAS FURTHER TOLD IT MAY BE A RECALL. WELL AFTER RESEARCH I WAS TOLD IT WAA FOR 2014 BUT IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT THIS FOR REVIEW TO SEE IF THIS RECALL OF THE 2014 FRONT AXLE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MORE YEARS AS MY ISSUE IS THE EXACT SAME THING. IT DOES MAKE LOUD NOISE AT MILD TURNS. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE AS THE FRACTURE PROGRESSES. I HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR DECISION IF ANY IS BUT MAYBE THIS WILL HELP OTHERS.

AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND WHEN I PULLED OVER TO CHECK, MY CAR BLEW UP IN FLAMES.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65-70 MPH AND THE REAR FIXED PANORAMIC SUNROOF JUST SHUTTERED IN HER VEHICLE. I READ ABOUT OTHERS HAD SAME ISSUE. I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD SITTING ON THE BACK SEAT. SHE GOT SCARED BUT LUCKILY DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE DASH CAM VIDEO AND WE HAVE RECORDED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY ROAD DEBRIS HITTING THE CAR.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN DRIVING ALSO THE BOOT IS CRACKED AND AFFECTING THE BALL JOINTS ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH ENGINE

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG NOT ALLOWING IT TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT (AT ALL TIMES), WILL COST $2,000 TO REPAIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. A WEEK LATER, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TEAM KIA OF EL CAJON (LOCATED AT 541 N JOHNSON AVE, EL CAJON, CA 92020, (619) 444-7200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A NEW ENGINE AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE HEADLIGHT FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR TAIL PIPE. THERE WAS ALSO REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHEN NEEDING TO DRIVE MORE THAN 40 MPH. CENTURY 3 KIA (2483 LEBANON CHURCH RD, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122, (412) 466-1466) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE19004 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BEARING FAILURE THAT KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE CAST BLOCK ALLOWING THE OIL TO DUMP OUT OVER THE CARS EXHAUST. THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICE ROUTINELY UTILIZING FULL SYNTHETIC AT 6000 MILE INTERVALS. THE OIL LEVEL AND COOLING SYSTEMS WERE ALL FULL AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR HAD 103000 MILES AND HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED. CONTACTED KIA AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND RECEIVED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS SIGNIFICANT FAILURE. THE PREMATURE BEARING FAILURE ISSUE IDENTIFIED ON OTHER MODELS AND INVOLVED IN THE SIGNIFICANT RECALL DEFINITELY APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED ON OUR CAR AS WELL.

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUALLY BURNS OUT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WIRING IN THE HEAD LAMP IS BURNT OUT AND THE ENTIRE HEAD LAMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.

MY BURGUNDY 2012 KIA EX I PURCHASED IN 2017 HAS BEEN GIVING ME NO PROBLEMS I LOVE THE SUV UNTIL 6/18/2019 WHEN I STARTED UP THE SUV AN THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WHICH NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THE NOISE QUIETED DOWN I PROCEEDED ON ROUTE 51 AN GASSING THE VEHICLE THE NOISE COMES BACK AN IT SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BREAK DOWN AN I DONT WANT TO HAVE A ACCIDENT I SAW THERE ARE SOME RECALLS ON THIS SUV THAT A CLEARLY WASNT AWARE OF AN I JUST WANT TO GET THIS RESOLVED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE CHECK ENGINE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

ENGINE SEIZED, CAME TO A RED LIGHT CAR DIED HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR IS LOCKED UP DUE TO BEARING WEAR!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULD OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESTINATION KIA (760 CENTRAL AVE, ALBANY, NY 12206, (518) 478-8036) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY SLUGGISH AND THE ENGINE WAS CHUGGING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP & I WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT KIA WILL NOT COVER THIS. UPON PICKING THE CAR UP WITH A TRAILER, MY SON-IN-LAW DISCOVERED THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. AFTER ADDING 5+ QUARTS, IT STILL WAS NOT FULL (THE CAR IS NOT DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED MILES). THERE IS SUCH BAD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT IS RUNNING THAT IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I TURNED MY CAR ON LIKE NORMALLY AND THE AIRBAG LIKE CONTINUED TO STAY ON INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF ONCE YOU ARE BUCKLED AND STARTED DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CAR TURNED OFF WITH THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE SMALL HILL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON A TWO-LANE CITY ROAD. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS IN MY CAR AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF ENGINE FAILURE (SEIZING). THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PICKED FROM SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE ANY SAFETY ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE THE MOTOR STARTED MAKING A LOT OF NOISE AND THEN IT SEIZED UP LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED DURING A VERY COLD WINTER NIGHT. WE HAD TO SIT ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAIT ON A TOW TRUCK WHILE HOPING WE DIDN'T GET HIT BY A TRUCK. KIA HAS TOLD US THAT THE OUR MOTOR IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECAL THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE OTHER KIA SORENTOS, BUT THE RECALL IS FOR THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR. I AM INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE MOTOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO SAFETY RELATED ISSUES OR FAILURES UNTIL MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN: SC147 AND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WERE PERFORMED. JIM SHORKEY UNIONTOWN KIA (1050 PITTSBURGH RD, UNIONTOWN, PA 15401, 724-415-3210) SERVICED THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AN INDICATED THAT THE ROD BEARING, O RING, AND ENGINE WERE WEARING DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NO REMEDY FOR THE FAILURES. SMAIL KIA (5094 US-30, GREENSBURG, PA 15601, 724-837-7000) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL AFFECTING THE CRANK CASE AND PISTON RINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

PRIOR TO THE DATE OOF 05/24/2019, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ASK TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BURNING OIL. THIS WAS IN JUNE 2018 AND AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THE ENGINE I HAD IN MY VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS APPOINTMENT I HAD ONE OF MY GOOD FRIENDS CALL DOWN AND EXPLAIN TO THE MECHANIC WHAT HE EXPERIENCED WITH MY VEHICLE, AS HE WAS A MECHANIC HIMSELF. I ENDED UP PAYING A BILL THAT DAY FOR SOME MINOR THINGS. IN THE BEGINNING OF 2019 I GOT AN OUL CHANGED AND BY MARCH WE HAD TO ADD BOUT 3 QUARTS. IN APRIL 2019 I NOTICED OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 6 WEEKS I PUT 2 QUARTS IN MY CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND INFORMED THE SECRETARY ON THE PHONE ABOUT IT BURNING OIL. MY FATHER ENDED UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY WHILE I WAS MEETING HIM THERE WITH HIS VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED MY VEHICLE WAS ALREADY DONE BEING SERVICED. HOWEVER I STILL MANAGED TO SPEAK WITH THE MECHANIC IN WHICH HE INFORMED ME MY ENGINE WAS ON RECALL AND COULD ONLY BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF THE CAR MADE A KLINKING SOUND OR I DROVE MY CAR TO THE POINT MY ENGINE SEIZED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THE ENGINE WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. TO ME AND MY FATHER THIS DIDNT SEEM SAVE AS I TRAVEL SEVERAL MILES THROUGHOUT A COUPLE OF MONTH SPAN. THERE ARE TIMES IN WHICH I REACH AREAS THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE. I ALSO OFTEN TIMES HAVE MY DAUGHTER WITH ME IN WHICH WORRIES ME. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED IN APRIL 2012, 14 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE KIA SORENTO. I WAS DRIVING 4 HOURS TO GO BACK HOME WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING COLD AIR. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY CARS LIGHTS WENT ON AND MY VEHICLE FROZE UP. MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE. LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD MY OIL CAP WAS GONE. I ENDED UP GETTING ANOTHER ONE HOPING MY VEHICLE WOULD RUN. IT WAS TOWED AND I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT ADDED A QUART OF OIL EVERY FIVE HUNDRED MILES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK KIA OF MANCHESTER (1300 S PORTER ST, MANCHESTER, NH 03103, (603) 836-7600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 13113751. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I HAD THE MOTOR REPLACED IN JAN 2018 FOR ENGINE FAILURE ROD KNOCKING METAL SHAVINGS ON THE DIP STICK, IT JUST SHUT OFF GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND NOW ITS THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN, GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE STARTED KNOCKING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK AGAIN WITH METAL SHAVINGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH DARCARS KIA OF FREDERICK (5826 URBANA PIKE, FREDERICK, MD 21704, (301) 696-1200) TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,200.

ENGINE OIL USE EVERY 1.000 MILES GIVE OR TAKE CAR IS USING 1 TO 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO THE SELLING DEALER THEY HAVE DONE A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND HAVE VERIFIED THAT CAR IS USING OIL.I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 3 TIME FOR THEM TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AND FOR THEM TO SAY YEP ITS USING OIL .AND WENTON TO TELL ME THAT KIA CORP WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE.SO EVERY 1.000 MILES I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN IT TILL IT BLOWS UP.THIE IS SO SAD I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS CAR AND KIA WILL NOT STAND BY REPAIRS.IM A DIESEL TRUCK SERVICE MANAGER AT A NAVASTAR DEALER.AND WE WOULD NOT TREAT ARE CUST THIS WAY.WE HAVE REPLACED $30.000 MOTORS CAUSE OF OIL USE.CAN YOU PLEASE HELP THANKS FOR YOUR TIME JOEL B [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

MY 2012 SORENTO HAS BEEN BURNING/LOSING OIL SINCE IT WAS TESTED FOR THE PREMATURE BEARING WEAR RECALL AT 100K MILES. IT BURNS APPROX. 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 114K MILES. I HAVE TO ADD 5 QTS OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY 5K MILE OIL CHANGE. DROPPING A MICROPHONE INTO MY OIL PAN DID SOMETHING TO MY ENGINE. KIA DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED FOR AN ENGINE WITH THIS MANY MILES.

WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS, MY CAR SOUNDED LIKE A TIN CAN PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD OUTSIDE. THOUGHT IT COULD BE SHOCK ABSORBERS. A LOCAL CAR REPAIR PLACE REPLACED STRUT MOUNTS, BRAKE PADS AND NEW SHOCKS AT A COST OVER $3000. AFTER PAYING FOR THIS, MY CAR MADE THE SAME SOUND WHICH I CAPTURED ON VIDEO. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL KIA SORENTO. I PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION TO REPAIR SHOP AND RETURNED FOR PROPER FIX. THEY DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS CAR #SA178. THEY MADE THIS CORRECTION AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT KIA FOR REIMBURSEMENT. KIA REFUSED SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT REPAIRED AT A KIA DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NO HELP ME. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SORENTOS, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I AM OUT OF POCKET OVER $3K. NOT HAPPY.

ENGINE SIEZED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. IT WASN'T LEAKING OIL OR BURNING ANY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, HE AGREED THEIR WAS NO LEAK BUT THE OIL WAS LIVE SLUDGE AND IT CAUSED THE CAR TO SEIZE. IT HAD BEEN LESS THAN 4000 MILES SINCE I'LL HAD BEEN CHANGED.

WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 70MPH MY ENGINE SHUT OFF, MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED FROM 70 TO 40 CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO HAVE TO PULL INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC (TWO LANE ROAD GOING DOWN MOUNTAIN) TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO MY VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS OIL, CHECK ENGINE, AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS ALL BEGAN TO FLASH. PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SOME STRUGGLE. DROVE WITH HAZARDS ALL THE WAY HOME. BEFORE THIS MY VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. MY RPMS WOULD DROP AND HITTING THE GAS DID NOTHING. EVERY TIME VEHICLE STARTS MAKING KNOCKING SOUND BEFORE RATTLING AND STALLING OUT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION EVERY SINGLE TIME IT LOSES POWER, OR THE ENGINE STALLS OUT. IMMEDIATELY PURCHASED CAR FAX TO SEE ALL OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES. ENTIRE REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE. KIA REFUSES TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AND ONLY KEPT MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR 56 MINUTES BEFORE TELLING ME IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP. WHEN ENGINE IS ACTING UP, REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS DOES NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL INSIDE THE ENGINE. FOUR QUARTS OF OIL WERE ADDED TO THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER, WHILE AT SONS KIA (100 SONS DR, MCDONOUGH, GA) FOR SERVICE, THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MOTOR JUST ALL OF LOCKED UP WITH NO WARNING I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF SUDDEN I HEAR THE FANS START BLOWING LOUDLY I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE, NOW I'M WITHOUT VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE). WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER JOB AND EXTINGUISHED THE SMOKE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO KIA OF DULUTH (LOCATED AT 1701 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55806, (866) 722-4542). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TOOK 2012 SORENTO IN FOR ENGINE/BEARINGS RECALL AT 92K MILES (WHICH INCLUDED AN OIL CHANGE BY DEALERSHIP). NEXT OIL CHANGE AT 98K THERE WAS APPRX 1 QUART OF OIL LEFT. NEVER BURNED OIL PRIOR TO THIS RECALL CHECK. THOUGHT DEALERSHIP MADE MISTAKE. I USUALLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 5K MILES. OIL WAS CHANGED AND CHECKED AGAIN AT 2,500 MILES, IT WAS 4 QUARTS LOW. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE EVER DISPLAYED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS (4), CONSUMING ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 500 MILES. KIA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME UNLESS IT DISPLAYS THE P1326 FAULT CODE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT KIA WILL DO - I CAN FILE A CLAIM WITH KIA AFFAIRS, IF I WANT. IT IS BURNING SO MUCH OIL, THAT IF OIL WAS CHANGE EVERY 7,500 MILES AS RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE -- THERE WOULD BE NO OIL LEFT IN ENGINE. IT IS BURNING OIL -- THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING. ENGINE WILL FAIL, IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN - HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. A TICKING TIME BOMB. HOPE IT DOESN'T FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE....OR CATCH FIRE.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL THIS HAS OCCURRED AROUND THE ENGINE GOING OVER 90,000 MILES. IN SPEAKING WITH THE KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY STATE IT IS COMMON FOR AN ENGINE OF THIS AGE TO BURN OIL. THE ENGINE BURNS ABOUT A QUART EVERY 500-600 MILES. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE.

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO WARNINGS. STARTED ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS 'LOCKED UP'. IT IS 2012 SORENTO HOWEVER IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR, ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

ENGINE IS CONSUMING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL. WE HAD TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO CORRECT A RECALL AFFECTING THE ENGINE OIL. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED BURNING OIL. WE TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO REFERRED US TO THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. CONSUMER AFFAIRS SENT IT TO THE ESCALATION DEPARTMENT. THE ESCALATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO TO A JUNK YARD AND GET A USED ENGINE. THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE KEPT THIS CAR SERVICED BUT WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE TO THE TUNE OF $9,000.

THE RETRACTABLE SUNROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILD. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OR DAMAGE. THE GLASS FELL IN ON US, MOSTLY MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE KIA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES, BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE KIA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET.

MY 2012 KIA SORENTO KEEPS GOING THOUGH OIL IT'S NOT BURNING IT AND IT'S NOT LEAKING SO WHAT HAPPENING TO IT ?

OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO STARTED HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS ALL THE OTHER MOTORS THAT WERE ON RECALL FOR BAD BEARINGS. I NEVER GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT WOULD DIE RANDOMLY ON ME. ONCE DIED ON ME ON THE FREEWAY WITH ME AND MY 5YR OLD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AROUND ANYONE OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY TRAGIC. I LOVED THAT CAR, AND NOW IT'S JUST SITTING AT KIA DEALERSHIP COLLECTING DUST AND NOT BEING USED WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT A OWNER ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS BAD BEARING AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED. YET WE CAN'T GET THIS ISSUE FIXED BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP US, AND YET HAVE ALL THESE BAD REVIEWS ON NOT WANTING TO HELP OUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. SO IT'S JUST SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP ROTTING AWAY BECAUSE WE REFUSE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. WE HAVE MADE REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON THE CAR. THERE WAS FOUND TO BE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT IS 2012 WITH 88,861 MILES ON IT. IT WOULD NOT START SO WE HAD TO TOWED TO LIBERTYVILLE KIA DEALER. THE SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN WITH THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE

I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. I HAD JUST ENOUGH FORCE TO GET IT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE RADIO WAS STILL ON BUT I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER TO DRIVE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE??? MY MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND HE DROVE IT FOR AWUITE A BIT TO BE SURE.

AS I CAME OFF AN EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 90 MINUTES, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. THE TACH DROPPED TO O, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT BY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, ARRANGED FOR A TOW TO MY MECHANICS GARAGE, ONLY TO HAVE HIM TELL ME THAT THE MOTOR JUST CEASED. AGAIN NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLES WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. IT JUST DIED RIGHT THERE.

HEADLIGHTS SO DETERIORATED THAT AT NIGHT MUST RUN HIGH BEAM JUST TO SEE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALOHA KIA OF MAUI (89 E WAKEA AVE, KAHULUI, HI 96732) AND REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WEIGHT SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,250.

ENGINE RECALL. LATELY I BEEN HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE ALSO I HEARD KNOCKING NOICE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE WHEN I START THE CAR AS WELL. IT COMES N GOES I HEAR IT ONCE IN A WHILE MAINLY IN THE MORNING WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR. I HEAR IT ANY OTHER TIME ONCE IN A WHILE. N I SEE LATELY THERE LEAKAGE COMING THREW THE EXHAUST PIPE AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO MY MACHANIC N HE ADVISED ME TO REPORT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT CAN B A POSSIBLE RECALL

MY KIA'S ENGINE SEIZED UP ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED IT FOR A YEAR. I STILL OWE QUITE A BIT ON THIS AND CAN NOT SEEM TO GET ANY HELP FROM MY LOCAL KIA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF THIS AND CANNOT TRY TO FIND ANOTHER ONE WITH OUT MY VEHICLE - IT IS CAUSING GREAT DISTRESS TO MY FAMILY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PURCHASE AN ENGINE. I REALLY NEED HELP AND GUIDANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS TOLD KIA WAS THE BEST WITH CUSTOMER CARE AND VEHICLE RELIANCE. SOON I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON MY VEHICLE WITH OUT A JOB. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN. THANK YOU

LOSING OIL..NO INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. THEY TELL ME I HAVE DROP OIL PAN AND AND GET NEW SEAL. WHY DOESNTINDICATOR COME ON? .HAVE APPOINTMENT MARCH 4TH AT DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED. SOUNLD NOT HAVE TO AY FOR IT. INDICATOR LIGHT DO NOT WORK.NOW MY ENGINE KNOCKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A KNOCKING NOISE OCCURRED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON'S MID RIVERS KIA (LOCATED AT 4955 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY, ST PETERS, MO 63376, (636) 206-4284) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE ENGINE CONSUMED OIL, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,276. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS UNTIL THE ENGINE SEIZED. *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT BEGAN KNOCKING. IT WAS PULLED OVER ALMOST IMMEDIATELY (WITHIN A MILE). OIL WAS CHECKED AND ALTHOUGH IT HAD REGULAR SERVICE, IT REGISTERED LOW. AFTER ABOUT A HALF A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED, THE OIL REGISTERED AT PROPER LEVEL. WHEN TRYING TO RE-START THE ENGINE IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND WOULD NEED A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. PRICE QUOTED WAS $15,000! THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED WITH A SMALLER BLOCK (THEY DON'T MAKE THE 3.5 L ANYMORE) AND THE MODIFICATIONS THAT IT NEEDED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED, HAD 125,054 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INITIAL KNOCKING THAT OCCURRED ON THAT DAY.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITHIN 2 YEARS. I HAVE CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CARS ENGINE SEIZED UP. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE BREAKS AND POWER STEARING AND IT WAS SMOKING AS I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SEATS OUT OF THE BACK AND LET IT COOL DOWN SOME BUT THE ELECTRIC IN IT WAS NOT WORKING SO IT WOULDNT TURN OVER. IT LEFT ME STRANDED A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM MY HOUSE WITH 2 INFANTS. I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND CHANGED THE BATTERY IN IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD TURN OVER AND IT DID. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AND THE CAR WOULD STALL IF I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PRESS THE GAS. WHEN I CALLED KIA THEY TOLD ME MY VIN WASNT COVERED IN THE ENGINE RECALL SO IM FILING A COMPLAINT.

HEADLAMP OUT AND UPON INSPECTION THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET MELTED. SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A FAILURE OF THE SOCKET AS THE WIRING CHECKED OUT FINE. HAD TO REPLACE WITH NEW SOCKET. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

SHORTLY AFTER THE ANALYTIC CONVERTER LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND THEN DIED WHEN I SLOWED FOR A TURN. I PUT THE CARE IN PARK, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT DIED AGAIN. I TRIED AGAIN WITH PARK, RESTART AND THEN DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT. I FOUND RECALL SC106 ON LINE BUT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THIS FOR MY VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL - OCS MAT PASSENGER FRONT SEAT- AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT - KIA SAID IT IS NOT A DEFECT HOWEVER I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY WANT TO CHARGE $1950.00 TO FIX IT.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, THIS BANGING NOISE STARTED WHICH FELT LIKE WE HIT SOMETHING OR AN OBJECT THE ROAD (JUST ONE BIG BANG NOISE). THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WE TOOK IT THE AAA AND THEY SERVICED IT AND MADE SOME REPAIRS TO IT AND REPLACED SOME PARTS. THE NOISE WENT AWAY AND NOW (FEB 2019), I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND IT CAME BACK AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY. UPON RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, I AM HERE ON THIS SITE TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS FOR THESE ISSUES. NOW, I DO NOT WANT OUR CAR TO CATCH FIRE SINCE I'VE READ A FEW PEOPLE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS HORRIFYING PREDICAMENT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? WILL KIA TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENED? IT SEEMS TO BE CASE WITH THESE RECALLS, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS TO HAPPEN.

MY 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2012 KIA SORENTO ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND LOST ACCELERATION (HE WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT FELT LIKE IT WASN'T DOING ANYTHING.) THE KNOCKING NOISE CONTINUED AND GREW LOUDER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT SAID THE CRANK BEARING WAS BAD AND THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. HE SAID REPLACING IT WOULD $5,000 OR MORE. HE SAID REPAIRING LIKELY WOULDN'T BE AN OPTION BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN OTHER KIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE ENGINES WERE FULL OF METAL PIECES. AFTER RESEARCHING, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL FOR 2012 KIA SORENTOS FOR THIS VERY REASON, BUT MY SON'S VIN ISN'T LISTED, AND IT OBVIOUSLY SHOULD BE. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. IT WAS MY HUSBAND'S VEHICLE BEFORE, SO WE KNOW IT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE THE BEGINNING. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS STAYED IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, IT IS NOW IN MY SON'S NAME SO THE WARRANTY DOESN'T APPLY. PLEASE ADD THIS VEHICLE TO THE RECALL! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THE MECHANIC, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE AND I CAN GET THAT IF NEEDED.

ALL THIS HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY, 2018. MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE TO VISIT FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAY, WHEN THE ENGINE OUT OF NO WHERE MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THEN STARTED KNOCKING. IT WAS LIKE I IMMEDIATELY LOST A LOT OF POWER OF THE ENGINE AND IT WAS HARD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD. IT DIED AND WHEN RESTARTED IT WAS KNOCKING AND BARELY WANTED TO GO. WE DROVE IT 4 MILES TO THE EXIT AND PARKED IT AT A BK FOR THE NIGHT. WE GOT IT TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE 40 MILES AWAY. INITIALLY HAD THOUGHT THE TIMING CHAIN BUT LATER FOUND OUT IT THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD METAL FLAKES AND SHAVINGS ALONG WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE CAMSHAFT. WE WERE TOLD BY KIA THAT OURS WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ONLY FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2012. THE VEHICLE IS JUST OVER 100K MILES.I STILL OWE ABOUT $8000 LEFT ON THE CAR. ENGINE REPLACEMENT QUOTES ABOUT $3000 BUT I FEAR PUTTING IN A NEW MOTOR THE SAME PROBLEM COULD EVENTUALLY HAPPEN AGAIN.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 98K+ MILES ON IT FROM STEVENS CREEK SUBARU. THEY DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY RECALLS NOR ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WEEK, I BEGAN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE EVERY TIME I BRAKED. ITS SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING HITTING PIECE OF PLASTIC. IT HASN'T CHANGED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR THAT I CAN EASILY TELL. HOWEVER, THIS EVENING, MY MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON AND IS NOT TURNING OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE CAR WAS SERVICED BEFORE I DROVE OFF THE LOT, BUT GIVEN IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE WASHER FLUID, I'M NOT CONVINCED IT WAS SERVICED PROPERLY. I'M ALSO NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT EASILY WHEN I AM NEEDING TO PICK-UP SPEED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE SHIFT TRANSITION ISN'T SMOOTH. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE HEAT FEATURE ON THE DRIVER SEAT DOES NOT WORK - IT WORKED A WEEK PRIOR WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND MY BROTHER SOUTHBOUND ON THE 101 FREEWAY NEAR TEMPE, AZ ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20AM WHEN WE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OVER OUR HEADS AND SAW GLASS RAINING DOWN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD VISOR AND OFF THE BACK OF THE CAR. STUNNED AND SHOCKED, I CAREFULLY MADE MY WAY ACROSS THREE LANES OF BUSY MORNING TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED, LEAVING JAGGED GLASS PARTICLES OVER THE TOP AND INSIDE THE SUNROOF MECHANISM, AS WELL AS INSIDE MY CAR. I'M GRATEFUL MY TWO CHILDREN WEREN'T SITTING IN BACK OR THEY MAY HAVE BEEN CUT BY THE SPRAYING GLASS! WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT AVERAGE HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING A COOL, CLOUDY DAY. IT WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES AND THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OR DEBRIS ON THE ROAD THAT MORNING. I NEVER NOTED PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND WAS TRAVELING WITH THE SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHUT THAT MORNING. THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE THAT VERY WELL COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I'M FURIOUS TO FIND SO MANY REPORTS OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRING! RECALLS MUST BE MADE AND A BETTER SOLUTION NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JEFF WYLER SPRINGFIELD AUTO MALL (937-783-7030, LOCATED AT 1501 HILLCREST AVE, SPRINGFIELD, OH 45504). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TAMARA RECALL: WHILE DRIVING ON BRIARCLIFF WAY IN ATLANTA, GA 30345 ON 8/5/18 GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MY ENGINE MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND BEGAN SMOKING AND SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART CAR; CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TOW CAR TO ED VOYLES KIA DEALERSHIP IN CHAMBLEE GA. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO 'BROKEN TONE WHEEL INSIDE ENGINE CAME APART' ; ALLEGEDLY FIXED IT BY REPLACING ENGINE; SINCE SERVICE I HAVE BROUGHT 2012 SORENTO BACK TO ED VOYLES DUE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMING BACK ON IN WHICH ED VOYLES JUST TURNS IT OFF STATING; 'WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF IT BURNING OUT PREMATURELY. I BOUGHT ANOTHER BULB TO HAVE IT REPLACED AND THE OLD BULB WAS STILL GOOD. THE NEW BULB WAS PUT IN TO VERIFY THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. THE AUTO PARTS STORE CHECKED THE FUSES AND ALL ARE OK.

LAST FRIDAY I WAS ON MY WAY GOING TO WORK AND I STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I GAVE IT GAS I NOTICED A LITTLE KNOCKING FOR MY ENGINE IN THE FIRST GEAR THE ONCE THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED AND WENT IN THE OTHER GEARS IT GOES SMOOTH ONLY WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND FIRST TAKE OFF THE BEARINGS IN MY MOTOR IS KNOCKING

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A LOW KNOCKING NOISE THEN IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER ANYMORE. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR. I DIDN'T GET ANY WARNING OTHER THAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BEGAN TO MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND LIGHTS WENT ON MY DASH, THEN STOPPED. I CALLED KIA SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE, SHE SAID THAT MY CAR DIDN'T QUALIFY. SO I'M STUCK WITH A CAR PAYMENT AND NO CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND ALL POWER WAS LOST, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE DOWN AN EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUSHED OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND OIL SPILLED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PARKSIDE KIA (9929 PARKSIDE DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922, (844) 755-6461). THE DEALER CALLED BACK THREE WEEKS LATER AFTER THEY ORDERED A NEW ENGINE. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONTACT OVER $1,400 FOR LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH THE PHONE NUMBER TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

KIA RECALL. ON MAY 22, 2014, MY 2012 KIA SORENTO CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AT THIS TIME, BUT NOW IT IS COMING TO SURFACE THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE SPONTANEOUSLY CATCHING FIRE.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE STALLED. AS I MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER AND CAME TO A STOP I NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. AS SOON AS I CAME TO A STOP I GOT OUT. WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVERS DOOR THE HOOD BURST INTO FLAMES. BY THE TIME THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS GOT THE THERE THE ENTIRE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES.

ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, MY 2012 KIA SORENTO, WHILE CRUISING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF APPX 55 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, TOTALLY LOST POWER. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE BLINKING, BUT NOTHING ELSE WAS OPERABLE. ON THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, I MANAGED TO STEER CAR ONTO SHOULDER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, CAR RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AFTER THAT. LATER ON THE EVENING OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, SOMETIME IN 2016, I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN THE FOB AND THOUGHT THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. AFTER SECOND INCIDENT (3/5/17), I TOOK CAR TO HERSON'S KIA IN ROCKVILLE, MD. THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT (12/12/18), I TOOK IT BACK TO HERSON'S KIA. THEY CHECKED AND SAW THAT A RECALL PROCEDURE (SC 106) THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON AN EARLIER VISIT. THEY AGAIN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH AGAIN REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IF THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS THIRD INCIDENT WAS PRETTY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THE CAR LOST POWER IN THE CENTER LANE OF A FIVE-LANE HIGHWAY, SO I COULDN'T PULL OVER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SITUATION THAT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING. ALTHOUGH MY WEB RESEARCH FINDS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2010--2013 KIA SORENTOS,, KIA DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTH SHORE KIA (1128 SUNRISE HWY, COPIAGUE, NY 11726, (631) 991-3910) AND THEY STATED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION WAS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 12995434. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART PER EVERY 600 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF LAUREL (14921 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MARYLAND), BUT NO FAILURE WAS LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE) IN 2016 AND THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE HAS STARTED CONSUMING HIGH AMOUNTS OF OIL AS IT PASSED 90,000 MILES. RECEIVED AN OIL LOW LIGHT AND NEEDED TO ADD 3.5 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK TO A KI DEALERSHIP WHO NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS, BUT PLUGS WERE BURNING WHITE. KIA CORPORATE FORCES THE DEALER TO INSTALL KNOCK DETECTION SENSOR UPDATE WHICH VOIDS ALL PREVIOUS ENGINE RECALLS. IN THE PAST, HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WAS ENOUGH TO LEAD TO ENGINE REPLACEMENT BY PREVIOUS RECALL INFORMATION. NOW HOWEVER KI CLAIMS THAT ONCE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS UPDATED ALL PREVIOUS ENGINE RECALLS ARE VOID AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS NO LONGER A VALID REASON EVEN WHEN COMBINED WITH ENGINE WEAR. A USER MUST NOW HAVE MULTIPLE SENSOR FAILURES OR ENGINE FAILURE, AND EXPECT TO MONITOR OIL EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THEIR HANDS ARE TIED DUE TO REQUESTS BY KIA CORPORATION.

ENGINE HAS ROD KNOCK

RESTRICT OIL FLOW TO THE BEARINGS CAUSING BEARING WEAR. A WORN CONNECTING ROD BEARING WILL PRODUCE A CYCLIC KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND DRIVING IN A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. THE ENGINE SPRAYED OIL ALL OVER THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PARKSIDE KIA (9929 PARKSIDE DR, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922, (844) 755-6461). THE DEALER WANTED THE CONTACT TO PAY OVER $2,000 TO DETERMINE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAULTY ENGINES THAT WERE SHIPPED FROM KOREA; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,337.

DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF, AIR BAG LIGHT IS TURNED ON AFTER REPLACING BATTERY IN CAR, AND CAR WON'T PASS SMOG BECAUSE O2 SENSOR READINESS AND FUEL SYSTEM MONITORS WON'T SHOW READY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND CAR IS NOT PULLING ANY ERROR CODES, BOTH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM O2 SENSORS WERE REPLACED, AIR FILTERS CHANGED, AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND STILL DID NOTHING TO MAKE THE MONITORS SHOW READY

WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO TURN ONLY LANE HEADED FOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR JUST SEIZED UP AND STALLED OUT. I GLIDED TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, TURNED IT BACK ON. I ACCELERATED ONTO ON RAMP OF HIGHWAY AND IT SEIZED UP AGAIN COMPLETELY STALLING. WHEN CHECKING OIL LEVELS THERE WAS HAD NONE, MY HUSBAND BROUGHT ME 4 QUARTS OF OIL (ALWAYS FOLLOWED DEALERSHIP PROTOCOL ON OIL CHANGES), TRIED ENGINE AGAIN NOTHING. TOWED IT TO DEALER, THEY REMOVED AND DISSEMBLED THE ENGINE TO FIND POINT OF FAILURE. FOUND #1 AND #4 CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS TO HAVE SPUN AND WELDED THEM SELF TO THE CRANK SHAFT, ALSO FOUND #2 AND #3 TO BE WORN DOWN/CHEWED UP, FOUND BEARING DEBRIS IN THE OIL PAN AND THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE, NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND ALL NEEDED SEALS AND GASKETS.

THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, EVENTUALLY ENGULFING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING ON MY CAR. NUMEROUS BULBS, LENS, ETC... AND THEY BLOW WITHIN 2 DAYS. SO, WE DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE BULB. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS WIDESPREAD ON THESE MODELS, BUT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT. WE DO NOT HAVE $600 TO $1000 TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING AND ASSEMBLY. FOR WHAT I PAID, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOR AN ENGINEERING/DESIGN FLAW. THE LACK OF CONCERN KIA HAS SHOWN THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE SHOWS A DISREGARD FOR CONSUMER SAFETY. THIS WILL BE MY LAST KIA UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE.

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE LIKE A FIRE GUN THAN I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE, I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY ON FIRE, I GOT MY TWO DAUGHTERS OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FIVE MINUTES LATER THE WHOLE TRUCK EXPLOTED

FIRST TIME IN 2017 STARTED CAR AND IT STARTED KNOCKING, AS I DROVE IT GOT LOUDER, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DROVE IT TO KIA DEALER AND MOTOR HAD THROWN A ROD, KIA HONORED THEIR RECALL AND SUPPOSED NEW MOTOR WAS INSTALLED WITH 60 DAYS. NO PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY, 15,000 MILES ON NEW MOTOR, AS I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER WITHIN A MINUTE AND CALLED TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO KIA DEALER. THEY WERE HOPING IT WAS JUST A COIL, BUT TODAY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAID KIA SAID I MUST HAVE DROVE IT A LOT AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANOTHER MOTOR ??? I HAD BOUGHT THE EXTRA 20,000 MILE GUARANTEE, SO EVEN THOUGH THIS SUPPOSED NEW MOTOR ONLY HAS 16,000 MILES RUNNING TIME ON IT, MY MILEAGE IS AT 111,000 SINCE THE FIRST ONE BLEW AT 95,000. SO I SHOULD STILL BE GETTING ANOTHER MOTOR, BUT, AFTER READING ALL OF THESE ACCOUNTS, LOOKS LIKE I WAS SO LUCKY FOR IT NOT TO HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE, EVEN IF I GET IT BACK, I DON'T THINK I CAN PUT MY GRANDKIDS IN IT AGAIN, AND ITS ALMOST PAID OFF, LOVE MY CAR, BUT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, SOON.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 11-26-18, ABOUT A MILE OUT OF TOWN WHEN MY CAR MADE A REALLY HIGH PITCH SQUEAL SOUND FOLLOWED BY A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, PULLED IN TO THE CLOSEST BUSINESS TO IT KNOCKING AND IT HAD STALLED RIGHT WHERE IT WAS PARKED, HAVE I NOT PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT IT WOULD HAVE STALLED ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. HAD IT TOWED IN TO A DEALERSHIP ON THE MORNING OF 11-27-18, THEY SAID IT IS ENGINE FAILURE. THE 2012 KIA SORENTO DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 90,000 MILES ON IT YET AND GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES SO THERE REALLY IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED. IT WAS A PERFECT RUNNING VEHICLE WITHOUT EVER HAVING ANY ISSUE WITH IT WHAT SO EVER, NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING GOING OUT EITHER, NOT EVEN A DASH INDICATOR LIGHT! HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THERE'S A RECALL OUT FOR THIS TYPE OF THING BUT MY CAR ISN'T IN THE BATCH THAT WAS RECALLED???!!! I THINK THIS IS ABSURD!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO A LACK OF ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. MURRAY KIA (LOCATED AT 1402 WEST RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428, (610) 279-3020) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

"TAKATA RECAL". MY KIA 2012 WITH CURRENT MILLAGE 49,000. NO ACCIDENT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO KIA DEALER. THEY SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT COST AROUND $900.

ENGINE IS USING EXCESSIVE OIL - A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MI. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY NEAREST KIA DEALER WHO ON THE FIRST VISIT A MONTH AGO TOLD ME I NEEDED A TUNE-UP (NEW PLUGS, PCV VALVE, ETC. I JUST HAD A TUNE-UP AT MY REGULAR SVC RPR SHOP IN MAY. KIA DLR TOLD ME THEY DID NOT USE OEM ARTS, SO I OK'ED THE TUNE-UP AND SUGGESTED WORK TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. PER THEIR ADVICE, I BROUGHT IT BSCK THIS WK AFTER PUTTING ON 1000 MI. AND IT WAS AGAIN A QT. LOW. THEY HAD A TECH LINE CASE OPEN WITH KIA FACTORY ON FIRT VISIT AND WORKED WITH THEM AGAIN THIS WK. KIA'S ANSWER IS THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE UNTIL TI THROWS A ROD. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE AND I SAFETY. WE LIVE IN A HIGH TRAFFICE CITY (ATLANTA) AND WHEN THE ENGINE BLOWS, WE COULD BE INJURED BADLY OR EVEN KILLED. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. NOTE: ENGINE RECALL WAS DONE LAST YEAR OR SO, SO I AM TOLD THE ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED FOR LIFE ANY TIME IT FAILS STILL UNACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE THREAT OF INJURY OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL ONTO THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO PETE'S CAR SMART KIA (4701 S SONCY ROAD, AMARILLO, TX 79119) FOR REPAIRS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD TURNED ON AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I HEAR THE ENGINE TURN OFF WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA GOING DOWN HILL AND SPEED LIMIT WAS 25 MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE GEARS WERE STUCK AS WELL, IT WOULD NOT LET ME PARK THE CAR. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TURN CAR OFF AND IT WORKED. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING. I THEN WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TURN CAR ON LIGHTS ON AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICE ROUTINELY AND NO WARNING OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN.

ENGINE BEARING FAILURE VERY SIMILAR TO ENGINE RECALL FOR THE OTHER TYPES OF KIA 2.4 SORENTO ENGINES. THIS ENGINE IS A 2.4L DOHC CVVT 4-CYL. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE NEEDS NEW ENGINE.

UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY ON AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP, MY ELDERLY FATHER, 9 YEAR OLD SON AND I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS OF AN ISSUE AND WE JUST TRAVELLED ABOUT 250 MILES. I TYPICALLY DRIVE ALOT IN THE CITY AS WELL. IN THIS CASE, I PULLED INTO THE HOTEL PARKING LOT (RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY) AND THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. BECAUSE THIS OCCURRED ON SATURDAY EVENING AND WE WERE COMING INTO TOWN FOR AN EVENT, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CONTACT WARRANTY FOREVER UNTIL MONDAY. FEARFUL, BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD OF THE MANY SPONTANEOUS FIRES THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE TYPE, WE HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE IT TOWED AND INSPECTED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACE IN MY VEHICLE, UNDER RECALL, JUST LAST YEAR. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE, VERY SCARY. I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO UPLOAD ANY NEEDED DOCUMENTATION AFTER AN INSPECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS DEPLOYED FROM 2013-2015 AND DIDN'T HAVE A PHYSICAL ADDRESS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TURNING SIGNAL KEEPS GOING OUT. I'VE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT'LL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN IT WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN.

THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS PREVIOUS TO THE STALL. ON THE HIGHWAYS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MANY WARNING LIGHTS ALL APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME OF THE STALL. UPON TOWING THE CAR TO A NEARBY SHOP WE WERE INITIAL INFORMED IT APPEARS THE ENGINE HAS SEIZED.

TAKATA RECALL: I PURCHASED MY CALL FEB. 11, 2017 AND STARTING MAY I STARTED HAVING ALL KIND OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FUSED KEPT BLOWING OPEN EVERY OTHER DAY. NOW FAST FORWARD TO 2018 I GO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FIND THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING OIL. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ASAP. MY CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR THE PASSED TWO WEEKS.

'TAKATA RECALL' I CONTINUE TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL UNDER MY HOOD BUT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND IT. IT COME AND GOES I HAD IT CHECKED WAS TOLD ALL FLUIDS ARE FINE AND NO LEAKS. I PRAY IT NEVER CATCHES FIRE AS I HAVE A GRANDSON WHO RIDES WITH ME OFTEN. ALSO MY REAR BREAK LIGHT GO OUT EVER TWO MONTHS NOT SURE WHY IT IS NOT JUST ONE SIDE THEY TAKE TURNS EACH SIDE. PRESSURE IN TIRES TEND TO GO LOW VERY OFTEN FOR NO REASON PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY WRONG BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS 🙏🙏 THE BURNING SMELL SCAMMERS THE MOST BUT I SMELL WHILE IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, IT STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT MADE A TICKING SOUND, BUT DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE OIL WAS CHANGED RECENTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED REGARDING AN OIL SHORTAGE. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ENGINE LEAKS; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE RECENT OIL CHANGE, BUT THEY HAD INCOMPLETE RECORDS OF THE OIL CHANGE, EVEN WITH THE CONTACT HAVING A RECEIPT. THE DEALER (GRIECO KIA OF DELRAY BEACH, 2255 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (866) 858-7513) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN ENGINE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. LOCAL KIA DEALER CLOSING SO NOT TAKING APPOINTMENTS. TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS BOTH RECOMMENDED CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL. THEIR COMPUTER SAID HIGH RESISTANCE IN STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG. LIGHT IS ON WHETHER SITTING IN THE CAR OR NOT SITTING IN IT BUT IGNITION ON. AS LONG AS CAR IS ON LIGHT IS ON. IT HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES.

OUR 80,000 MILE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OUT OF THE BLUE, NO WARNING. WE HAD TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. IT IS NOT PART OF THE GDI ENGINE RECALL, WE HAVE A DUAL OVERHEAD CAM (DOHC) ENGINE. THE DEALER SHIP REFUSED ASSISTANCE AS IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED.

VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY TURNING ONTO AN INTERSECTION AT NIGHT , BURST INTO FLAMES, POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND ELECTRICAL WENT OUT AS WELL , VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES INSTANTLY AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED, UPON INSPECTION THE HARNESS WIRE TO HEADLIGHT BURNED AND MELTED AND BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN THE HEAD LIGHT WIRE BURNED. THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS. WENT TO COMPUTER AND THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENING TO KIA OWNERS OF NUMEROUS MODELS. APPARENTLY KIA INSTALLED A ODD SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS HEADLIGHTS AND BURNS OUT WIRING . VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE CAUSING TO VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WON'T REPAIR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM CREATING A EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OWNER FOR A BADLY DESIGNED ARRANGEMENT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I 95 IN DELAWARE THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED INCIDENT BUT IT'S ALL OVER THE INTERNET HAPPENING ONLY ON KIA VECHICLES

THE KIA WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY IN JUNE OF 2018 WHEN THE ENGINE JUST FROZE UP AND STOPPED WORKING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE CAR WAS FULL OF OIL AND BEING PROPERTY MAINTAINED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN KILLEEN. INITIALLY, THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE SAID THE KIA ENGINE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I CALLED KIA CORPORATE AND ONCE THEY WERE INVOLVED, I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A SHORT BLOCK AND IT COULD BE REAPAIRED. KIA CORPORATE HAS AGREED TO PAY FOR JUST OVER HALF THE REAPAIR (AROUND $3500) IF I PAY THE OTHER PART (AROUND $2500). THEY KEEP PUSHING OUT THE DATE THE NEW SHORT BLOCK WILL BE DELIVERED. AFTER RESEARCHING KIA SORRENTO RECALL ONLINE, I FIRMLY BELIEVE MY KIA SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE OTHER 2012 KIA SORRENTOS.

THIS KIA SORENTO CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE DRIVER REPORTED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND SHE COULD SEE SMOKE AND A FLAME COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE UNHARMED HOWEVER THE EXPERIENCE WAS FRIGHTENING. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE CAR IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM DALLAS AUTO AUCTION BY MAS MOTORS IN DALLAS TX. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS KIA OF ARLINGTON.

A LITTLE AFTER 100,000 MILES, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY WENT OUT. THERE WAS NO RHYME OR REASON. I SIMPLY BOUGHT MORE LIGHTS AND REPLACED THEM UNTIL ONE DAY I FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED. I WAS ABLE TO BUY A NEW HARNESS AND HAVE IT WIRED IN. THEN, ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE CONNECTOR LOOKS LIKE IT IS STARTING TO COME APART, WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHT FAILING ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME NOW - SO I ASSUME THAT THIS ONE IS ALSO ON THE WAY TO MELTING AS IT IS FOLLOWING THE SAME MANNERS AS THE DRIVER SIDE HAD PRIOR TO MELTING.

SUNROOF RANDOMLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. JUST THE FRONT PORTION THAT OPENS UP HAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNION CITY AUTO MALL (4080 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (770) 964-3825) AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,892.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE "ENGINE THREW A ROD". THE DEALER (STOKES KIA, 202 S. GOOSE CREEK BOULEVARD, SOUTH GOOSE CREEK SC, 29445, (843)-572-7300) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS UNDER THE VIN AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A JUMPSTART. THE ENGINE MADE CLICKING NOISES BUT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START BUT EVENTUALLY STALLED AGAIN AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE STARTED CLICKING BUT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME AT 10 MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (VIVA KIA BASSETT PLACE, 5800 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925 (915) 834-2300) WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500.

MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE ENGINE CATCHING FIRE BUT YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. WHY IS THIS? WHAT ARE WE DOING TO FIX THIS?

HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE LIGHTS WILL WORK ONE MINUTE AND THEN THE NEXT THEY WON'T. OFTEN TIMES, WE'VE HAD TO PULL OVER, LIFT THE HOOD, MESS WITH THE WIRING AND THEN IT WILL WORK FOR EITHER 3 MINUTES OR 30 MINUTES. EACH TIME WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WANT TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITH A FEE AND THEN CHARGE A FEE TO REPAIR.

2012 KIA SORENTO WAS SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP ON REGULAR BASIS. OCTOBER 7, 2017 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT TO THE GROUND. CALLED KIA AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING! STATED THEY DID NOT DEAL WITH CONSUMERS AND TO DEAL WITH MY INSURANCE. INSURANCE ONLY PAID BOOK VALUE AND WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WITH THAT AMOUNT! I DID EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK AND KEPT MY KIA IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THEY DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! I HAD A APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE ON MONDAY AND IT BURNT ON SATURDAY! I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD ISSUED A RECALL AND I AM SURE THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT AT SERVICE ( I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE). MY NIECE WAS DRIVING FROM KENTUCKY TO MY HOME IN VIRGINIA (HER VEHICLE WAS BROKE DOWN AND THE DRIVE WAS A HOUR AWAY). THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE AT WHICH TIME SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN THE VEHICLE DIED AND STARTED SMOKING. IT WAS NIGHT TIME AND SHE CALLED ME AND I STARTED ON MY WAY TO MEET HER. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO RAISE THE HOOD BUT TWO GUYS HAD STOPPED TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP AND ONE SEEN THE RED OF THE FIRE IN THE CRACK OF THE HOOD AND ADVISED HER TO GET AWAY. WITHIN SECONDS FLAMES ENGULFED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND BURNT COMPLETELY BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE FIRE CHIEF TOLD ME WHEN I ARRIVED THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY ELECTRICAL. WE WERE BLESSED THAT MY NIECES 6 MONTH OLD WAS WITH ME AND NOT IN THE VEHICLE WITH HER BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HER OUT! VERY DISAPPOINTED IN KIA AND I WAS A HUGE FAN BUT NOT ANYMORE AFTER DEALING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE! I DO NOT FEEL IT IS FAIR THEY ARE NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT! THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME AT ALL!

MY HEADLIGHT PIGTAIL CAUGHT ON FIRE...I HAD IT REPLACED ...REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS IN IT AND NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS LATER THE PIG TAIL CAUGHT ON FIRE AGAIN...THEY SAID IT MUST NE A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING SOMEWHERE AND IT WILL START AT 200$ TO LOOK AT IT TO FIX....MU CAR ISNT THAT OLD TO HAVE THIS ISSUE.

MY SORENTO MADE A CLANGING NOISE THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. I WAS ON A BUSY CITY ROAD IN CINCINNATI WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS IN MOTION, I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE IT DIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HIGH. MINUTES LATER, THE TOP OF THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE ENTIRE HOOD ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE BATTERY APPEARED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND WAS TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

ENGINE SHUT OFF GOING DOWN INTERSTATE, MECHINCE SAY IT SHOT LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES TOWED IN ENGINE GONE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE JENKINS AUTO GARAGE IN TENNESSEE

FRONT HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY SHORT OUT I HAVE REPLACED BULBS CONNECTOR WIRE MULTIPLE

SUN ROOF SHATTERED

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION (~30 MPH) WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE HOOD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, EXITED VEHICLE AND IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED WITHIN MINUTES. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY KIA UNDER WARRANTY JANUARY 2018; LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR FAILED TO START WHEN PARKED AND OFF. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED MARCH 2018 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER AND A STRONG GAS ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CAR FIRE OCCURRED 2 DAYS AFTER IT WAS PICKED UP FROM THIS REPAIR.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF A FEW MONTHS AGO. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IS WAS A SHORT BECAUSE IT WENT OFF ANYTIME I MOVED THE PASSENGER SEAT AROUND. I HAD MY SERVICE TECH CHECK IT A FEW TIMES, AND HE RESET IT. HE EVENTUALLY SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO KIA. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID THE OCS MAT WAS BAD. IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. I WAS QUOTED $2601.29 FOR JUST THE PART! THEY SAID I NEEDED THE WHOLE CUSHION ASSEMBLY. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. IMO, THEY SHOULD PUT A BACKUP SWITCH TO OVERRIDE THIS IF THEY'RE GOING TO PUT FAULTY PARTS IN THEIR SEATS. OR, THEY SHOULD CONSTRUCT A BETTER WAY TO REPAIR THESE WITHOUT A COMPLETE SEAT REPLACEMENT. IT BASICALLY MEANS, IF I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULDN'T THINK ANYONE IS PRESENT IN THE SEAT. SO, IT WOULDN'T TRIGGER THE AIRBAG ON THAT SIDE. I'VE CONTEMPLATED BUILDING A BYPASS TO FORCE THE AIRBAG TO GO OFF EVEN IF NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT DURING A COLLISION. IT WAS SO BAD FOR THE 2009 VERSION, THAT YOU CAN PURCHASE THE BYPASS FOR $50. BUT, THERE'S NO GOOD DOCUMENTATION ON THE 2012 MODEL. I DO HAVE 142,000 MILES ON THE CAR. BUT, I WOULD BET THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS BEEN USED ABOUT 30% OF THAT. SO, THIS IS A CASE OF A BAD PART. I HAVE PAMPERED THIS CAR. IT STILL LOOKS NEW. I PAID IT OFF AND HAD PLANNED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT BLEW UP. NOW, I'M CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT AND BUYING A NEW CAR. I'D PREFER TO DRIVE FREE FOR AWHILE. BUT, I'M CERTAINLY NOT PAYING $3000 TO FIX THIS. I KNEW THEY HAD A RECALL ON PREVIOUS MODELS FOR THIS EXACT SAME THING. I'M NOT CONVINCED THEY CHANGED ANYTHING FOR THE 2012 MODEL. BUT, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. I CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS AS NEEDED.

ON 8/18/18 THE ENGINE OF MY KIA SORENTO BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND OUR DOG. I HAD MY SIX YEAR OLD AND ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS AND MY 9 YEAR OLD PUG IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THE ENTIRE ENGINE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES WITH THEM SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD AT ALL SIDES. I YELLED FOR MY 6 YEAR OLD TO GET OUT BUT SHE FROZE AND WAS SCREAMING AND CRYING, SAYING "I CAN'T, I CAN'T GET OUT". I FIRST GOT MY ONE YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND RAN AROUND AND PULLED MY 6 YEAR OLD OUT. I GOT THEM AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN WENT BACK AND GOT MY DOG OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE FIRE SPREAD WITH SUCH SPEED AND THE THICK BLACK SMOKE WAS SO STRONG. THANK GOD THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY OUT AS THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT MY VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, MELTING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE CAR THAT WE WERE SITTING IN JUST MINUTES PRIOR. NOTHING IN THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGEABLE. THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF CHUCK OLSON KIA IN SHORELINE, WA. I HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I SMELLED GAS AND WANTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT IT. THEY HAD REPLACED MY ENGINE ABOUT SIX WEEKS PRIOR UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE MY ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WAS THE INSTILLATION OF THE ENGINE OR IF THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF KIA ENGINES BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON, MY CAR HAD A FULL GAS TANK AND DID NOT NEED AN OIL CHANGE. I SMELLED GAS AS I DROVE MY DAUGHTER'S FRIEND HOME AND CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO SAID TO TAKE IT IN. I WAS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS I WAS DRIVING THERE. AS I PULLED UP I SAW THE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED AND I BEGAN TO TURN AROUND WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BLACK SMOKE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE FRONT PANEL TURNED ON WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 90,000 MILES WITH NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER ISSUE. THE KIA DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LET ME KNOW THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE AND THE AIR BAG AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $800 IN PR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WHILE THIS LIGHT IS ON. I CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS NOT RELATED TO AN ACCIDENT OR ANY EVENT CAUSED BY THE CONSUMER. INSTEAD, THE ISSUE JUST APPEARED WITH TIME AND NOW OUR SAFETY IS AT RISK.

CAR REPAIRED BY RECALL DUE TO NOISES IN THE MOTOR. MOTOR CHANGED. NOISES CONTINUED. CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY. LOST POWER AND IT WAS IN FUMES AND SMOKE. LIVES IN DANGER. CAR TOWED TO KIA SERVICE IN LIBERTYVILLE , IL. STAFF INDICATED THAT PISTONS BLEW UP.. WHOLE MOTOR CHANGED AGAIN. AFTER THREE WEEKS CAR DID NOT WORK AT AND.. BROKE IN THE NIGHT WHILE MY WIFE WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF AN EMERGENCY CALL TO A HOSPITAL. KIA TOWED AGAIN. MOTOR CHANGED THIRD TIME. AT SERVICE SINCE JULY 19, 2018. IT HAS BEEN PROMISED TO BE DELIVERED TO ME AGAIN TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 8/14/208. FAMILY AND MYSELF AFRAID TO RIDE THE KIA SORENTO AGAIN. CAR WITH NOISES SINCE 2016. THEY HAVE BEEN USING REBUILT PART TO CHANGE THE MOTOR. CURRENT MILES 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICED MY SORENTO WAS MAKING A LOUD TICKING SOUND AND WAS STRUGGLING TO CHANGE GEARS. I PULLED OVER AND IMMEDIATELY AS I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND CAR TURNED OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. THIS DESCRIPTION FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE ENGINE RECALLS ON 2012 SORENTO'S, BUT KIA SAYS MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS 80,989 MILES ON IT. MY MECHANIC REACHED OUT TO KIA TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THE ENGINE WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SEIZED, AND BELIEVED IT WAS A FAULTY ENGINE AND THEY HUNG UP ON HIM.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 50 ABOUT 20 MILES FROM SOUTH LAKE TAHOE MY CAR JUST STALLED OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MPH. STEAM/SMOKE FROM COMING FROM THE FRONT END. AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING WEST BOUND STARTED HONKING AND POINTING TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING IS WHEN WE REALIZED THE ENGINE AREA WAS ON FIRE. AFTER OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THAT CAR CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE BACK CALF ON MY LEFT LEG. THE CAR WAS IN TOTALLY IN FLAMES WITHIN 5 TO 10 MINS.

SRS, AIRBAG MODULE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY REPLACING BULBS JUNE 2018, 88KMIKES AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT GO OUT AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT RESETTING. DEALER STATED IT IS THE AIRBAG MODULE, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST $750-$800 TO REPAIR AND RESET

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CODE SAYS IT IS A PASSENGER SEAT BODY SENSOR MAT. KIA HAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR MANY AIRBAG ISSUES, BUT SAYS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM

I HAVE A 2012 SORENTO AND THE ENGINE DIED IN IT AT 123K MILES. I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT I KEPT UP AND MAINTAIN THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. I DONE TUNE UP ,OIL CHANGES FLUSHES THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. MY SORENTO HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY AND THE KIDS CALL HER MISS KIA!!😂. I LOOK FOR RECALL AND DIDN'T SEE ANY FOR MY SORENTO. ITS GONNA COST ABOUT 5K TO FIX OUT OF POCKET😱😱😓. WHICH MEANS ITS GONNA TAKE AWHILE TO GET HER UP AND ROLLING AGAIN. IM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT DOESN'T RUN. I WISH YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER FIXING OUR CAR. IM NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS BUT THE KIA SHOPS DIDN'T SEE THE ENGINE GOING EITHER. WE ARE RENTING CARS TO TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK WEEKLY AND ITS HARD TO SAVE WHEN YOU KEEP SPENDING TO TRAVEL TO WORK AND FROM WORK. PLEASE HELP US GET MISS KIA UP AND ROLLING AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL AT [XXX] AND MY NAME IS [XXX]. THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FRANK FLETCHER KIA, 2901 SE MOBERLY LN, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712, (479) 845-4343), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,109.

CAR CAN SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT BREAKS BEING ENGAGED. I CAN MOVE MY GEAR SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE WITHOUT PUSHING MY BREAK. THIS INCLUDES WITH MY CAR RUNNING OR NOT.

THE BREAK LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ESC AND DOWNHILL BREAKING CONTROL DHC LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ALERTED TO THE BREAK LIGHT ISSUE WHEN I WAS STOPPED BY A FORT WORTH POLICE OFFICER. I TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY CHECKING THE BREAK LIGHT BULBS (THEY WERE GOOD), THE FUSES WERE ALL GOOD. I REPLACED THE BREAK SWITCH WITH ON BOUGHT FROM O'REILLY AUTO PARTS. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE SWITCH WAS BAD, SO I RETURNED THAT SWITCH AND CHANGED IT AGAIN BUT STILL THE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO SOUTHWEST KIA IN MESQUITE AND WAS CHARGE $312.95 TO FIX A $19.41 PART: ANOTHER BREAK SWITCH. I FOUND THIS PREPOSTEROUS. AS I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM I LOOKED UP KIA RECALLS AND I FOUND THAT PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE AND THAT 2012 AND OTHER MODEL YEARS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A TICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BOB SIGHT INDEPENDENCE KIA, 1700 S NOLAND ROAD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64055) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY SEEN ARTICLES REGARDING THE HYUNDAI/KIA ENGINES CATCHING FIRE. I HAD A 2012 KIA SORENTO THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE IN 2014 HENCE TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED FOR YEARS TO DISCUSS THIS WITH PEOPLE BUT SINCE IT WASNT AN ACTIVE RECALL NO ONE WOULD PURSUE THE CASE. ON MAY 22, 2014, MY DETAILER WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND TO MOVE IT AND THE WHOLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. OBVIOUSLY I DO NOT STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS.

I WAS DRIVING A 2012 KIA SORENTO WITH THREE OTHER PASSENGERS AND OUR FAMILY DOG. I SEE SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF MY CAR THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR PASSING ME SINCE MY CAR WAS IN MINT CONDITION WITH A NEW ENGINE AND NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOOK AGAIN THERE IS NO CAR GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY AND NOW I SEE A LOT MORE SMOKE. CARS COMING THE OPPOSITE WAY ARE FLASHING ME AND WAVING SO I FIGURED I'M PROBABLY OVER HEATING. I STEER TO THE RIGHT ON A STEEP HILL THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE DOESN'T WORK I QUICKLY THROW IT INTO PARK THE GEARS ARE GONE SO NO PARK. AT THAT POINT WE SEE FLAMES SHOOTING AT US. MY DAUGHTER AND I OPEN OUR DOORS THE CAR IS SLOWLY ROLLING DOWN THE HILL, THE DOOR HITS HER SHE GOES FLYING THE CAR ALMOST RUNS HER OVER. I TAKE THE CAR AND I'M HOLDING THE 4,000 POUND CAR BACK FROM ROLLING DOWN THE HILL SO THE KIDS AND DOG IN THE BACK SEAT CAN GET OUT. THEY FINALLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS, GRABBED THE DOG BY THE COLLAR. I LET GO OF THE CAR IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND STARTED TO EXPLODE. WHAT A HORRIFYINGLY EXPERIENCE.

MY VEHICLE IS CONSUMING OIL. EVERY 1000 MILES I AM HAVING TO TOP IT OFF TO KEEP IT FROM RUNNING DANGEROUSLY LOW AND SEIZING UP. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A LEAK SO IT IS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SLUGGISH UPON ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE RPM GAUGE IS A ZERO WHEN I AM DRIVING AT 40 PLUS SPEEDS.. PRESENTLY I AM THE KIA DEALER IS CONDUCTING AN OIL COMSUMPTION TEST. I WILL UPLOAD RESULTS.

I STARTED EXPERIENCING STALLING ISSUES IN APRIL 2018, HAD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM INSPECT IT AND I WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE BATTERY. I CHANGED BOTH AND THE THE MOTOR RAN FINE FOR AROUND 3000 MILES. I WAS DRIVONG DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, OIL LAMP OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START UP AFTER STALLING. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY BROTHER'S HOUSE, TRIED TO START IT A FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN IT CRANKED OVER THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SCREACHING SOUND FOLLOWED BY KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE. TOWED THE CAR INTO KIA IN WACO AND THEY HAVE DENIED REPAIRS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I RECIEVED THE RUN AROUND REGARDING WHAT EXACTLY IS BROKEN. THE ONLY ANSWER I GET IS "WE KNOW ITS GOT BROKEN PARTS ONSODE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT." I BELIEVE THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN PERFORM AN INSPECTION, JUST DENIED BASED ON NOT RECALLED UNDER VIN. KIA SENT ME AN INTERIM NOTICE AS WELL AS ANOTHER NOTICE STATING MY ENGINE WILL BE COVERED FOR 10 YEARS AND 120K MILES DIE TO THE ENGINE BEARING CLEARANCE ISSUE. KIA DOESN'T HAVE A RECORD OF NOTIFIED VEHICLE OWNERS AMD IS TELLING ME I'M LYING BY SAYING I RECIEVED ANY NOTIFICATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RECORD. ITS ALREADY BEEN PROVEN THAT KIA HAS HID THE DEFECTIVE INTERNAL ENGINE PARTS. I WAS QUOTED $7300 FOR AN ENGINE WITHOUT LABOR.

JUNE 23 DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY POPPING NOISECOMING FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE UNDER THE CAR RED ENGINE SYMBOL COMES ON IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF DASH IMMEDIATELY BEGIN GETTING OVER SECOND POPPING OCCURS WITHIN 10-15 SECONDS RED OIL LAMP LIGHT COMES ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF DASHBOARD SMOKING FROM VEHICLE HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY GET TO SIDE OF FREEWAY ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF CAR RESTARTS ATTEMPT AGAIN TURNS OFF IMMEDIATELY GET OUT OF CAR AND RUN TOWARDS GOOD SAMARITAN WHO WITNESSES ENTIRE THING STOPS AND STAYS WITH ME ENTIRE TIME 911 CALLED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLS OVER AS FRONT OF VEHICLE IS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH FIRE BUT TO NO AVAIL FIRE TRUCKS AND FREEWAY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COME WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF INCIDENT EXTINGUISH FRONT OF MY VEHICLE VEHICLE TOWED IN MOTION AT BEGINNING ON FREEWAY PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT ON SIDE OF FREEWAY NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V224 MAY AND OCTOBER 2017 JUST HAD 105,000 MILE MAINTENANCE DONE AT RALLY KIA ON JUNE 11 COULD NOT UPLOAD PICTURES SAID FILE MUST BE ONE OF THE TYPES SPECIFIED ABOVE. AM I ABLE TO SEND THEM VIA ANOTHER WAY?

FRONT LEFT SPRING CRACKED. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ON PAVED ROADS, UNDER 50K MILES. THE KIA DEALERSHIP NEVER FOUND THE ISSUE DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS, MAVIS DISCUNT TIRE STORE FOUND THE PROBLEM WHILE CHANGING TIRES.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE 10 EAST FROM CALIFORNIA HEADING HOME TO PHOENIX, AZ ON JUNE 14TH. AT APPROX. 12:30PM PST AT A CRUISING SPEED OF 75 MPH WE APPROACHED THE LONG STEP HILL AND HALF WAY UP THE HILL THE ENGINE CEASED. WE WERE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE RIGHT LANE HAD MANY SEMI- TRAILER TRUCKS PASSING US. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT THE SORENTO WITH NO ENGINE POWER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SAFETY SHOULDER- THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SITUATION WITH MY WIFE, ME AND MY 11 YEAR DAUGHTER AS FATALITIES SINCE LOSING POWER UP FILL AS SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS PASS YOU BY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND PERILOUS. WE HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE KIA TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN BERMUDA DUNES. HIS ANALYSIS WAS THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CRANK OVER/NO SIGNS OF OVER HEATING, BATTER LEVELS IN GOOD CONDITION, AND ENGINE COMPLETELY SEIZED. WE HAD TO TOW THE SORENTO ON JUNE 15TH TO PALM SPRINGS KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN UP TO THIS REPORT'S WRITING JULY 15TH -- ONE FULL MONTH. KIA PALM SPRINGS RAN THEIR TEST AND SAID THE ENGINE DID CEASE UP BUT NO "SLUDGE" IN THE OIL HENCE NO OIL ISSUES. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE TECHNICIAN'S REPORT- MONICA AT PALM SPRINGS KIA SAID THERE WAS NO REPORT AVAILABLE FOR ME TO REVIEW.. MONICA ENTERED A " GOOD WILL SERVICE CASE" FOR ME . I HAD TO CONTACT KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY AN ESCALATED AFFAIR MANAGER LYLE CLARK SAID KIA MOTORS INC. WILL NOT BE OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE ENGINE OR ANY HELP AND THAT BASICALLY I HAVE TO TAKE UP MY CASE WITH PALM SPRINGS KIA-- WHO BY THE WAY ADVISED I CONTACT KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN THE FIRST PLACE. NO OWNERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY OR COMPASSION BY KIA. MANY KIA ENGINES ARE CEASING AND ONE DAY FATALITIES WILL HAPPEN. NOW I HAVE A BROKEN KIA IN PALM SPRINGS AND THE TERRIBLE FEELING OF BEING DISMISSED BY KIA AND THEY ONLY WANT ME TO FIX IT SO THEY CAN GET PAID FOR THIS INDIGNITY.

2012 KIA SORENTO -SIMILAR TO OTHERS, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. RATTLING NOISE HEARD DURING ACCELERATION. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME MAIN REAR SEAL BLOWN. CALLED KIA AND LEARNED MY ENGINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. AFTER READING OTHER REPORTS, SEEMS LIKE KIA MAY NEED TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER ENGINES IN THE SAME TIME FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHERSTRIPPING AROUND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WAS LOOSE AND PREVENTED THE DOORS FROM OPENING. TEAM KIA OF BEND (611 NE PURCELL BLVD, BEND, OR 97701) DIAGNOSED THAT THE WEATHERSTRIPPING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 11/27/18*JB

I HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, ONE OF THEM IS THAT MY CAR MADE A BIG RATTLE NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH IN THE STREET, I CALL KIA MADE AN APPOINTMENT TOOK THE CAR AND WHEN THEY GOT BACK TO ME THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE NEED IT TO BE REPLACE ($500) THEN THE STARTED ($600) I HAVE REPLACE THIS 2 TIMES ALREADY, THEN THE DRIVE BELT IDLER PULLEY AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF VERY OFTEN, AND SO ON. MAKE STORY SHORT MY CAR WAS IN THE SAFETY RECALL, MY CAR AS SHOWED ALL THE SIGNS, RATTLE NOISE, THE OIL LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF THE DASHBOARD I HAVE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS CAR BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I RECEIVED A SECOND SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 17V224 ON OCTOBER 17, 2017. AND THEN ANOTHER NOTICE FROM KIA SAYING THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MY CAR TO 120,000 MILES. ON MY POINT OF VIEW THAT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE MOTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER (CRAIN KIA OF SHERWOOD, 5830 WARDEN RD, SHERWOOD, AR 72120, (501) 542-6042) DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE GOODWILL ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S HIGH MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TT *TR

THE PUSH BUTTON TO OPEN THE GAS TANK DOOR CONTINUOUSLY HAS PROBLEMS ACTIVATING TO OPEN THE DOOR. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES RIGOURSLY TO ENGAGE THE UNLOCK MECHANISM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE BEEN ADVISED BY OTHER SORENTO OWNERS THEY TOO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

THE AIRBAG LIGJT CAME ON AND STAYED THEN IT CUT OFF BUT IT WAS NEVER IN A ACCIDENT AND NOTHING ELSE HAS CAME ON HAVE YOU HEARD OF MALFUNCTION

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO AND AS HE EXITED THE FREEWAY TO THE SERVICE ROAD AND APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION WHICH WAS ON AN UPHILL GRADE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. HE LOST BRAKING AND STEERING CONTROL ON THE CAR. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND HIM AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR RESULTING IN $1,820 DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR. THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED AND THREW A ROD INTO THE VEHICLE STARTER.

MY FRONT "LOW BEAM" HEAD LAMPS GO OUT FREQUENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I HAVE JUST CONTINUED TO BUY NEW LIGHTS, REPLACE & DO OVER & OVER. FINALLY IT NO LONGER WORKED. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT & THE CONNECTOR AND SOME WIRING WAS MELTED. I PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED, ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN 2 - 3 WEEKS LATER. I JUST HAD IT FIXED AGAIN, BUT AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR! 1ST ENGINE FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD @ 45 MPH... IT COULD HAVE ENDED FAR WORSE. THAT HAS BEEN FIXED, BUT MY WIRING/HEADLAMPS ARE A HUGE PROBLEM & CONCERN. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHTS MORE TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS THAN I HAVE IN 20 YEARS I'VE OWNED MY 1998 CAMRY. THIS HAS TO FALL UNDER A RECALL TO BE FIXED BY KIA. IT'S DEFECTIVE PARTS & ASSEMBLY AND COULD BE FATAL! THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO SLAM INTO A DEER. I HAVE EVEN RENTED A CAR WHEN DRIVING ON VACATION FOR FEAR OF MY CAR HAVING THIS MALFUNCTION OR WORSE. PLEASE HELP ME. MY FAMILY IS SURVIVING ON BASICALLY 1 INCOME & THIS NEWEST HURDLE IS THAT " PROVERBIAL STRAW"... DATE LISTED BELOW IS TODAY'S DATE OF THE MOST RECENT REPAIR. I CAN GET THE DATE ABOUT 3 WEEK'S AGO IF YOU NEED IT. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT ALL OF THE HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LIGHTS THAT I HAVE REPLACED FROM THE SAME AUTO SUPPLY STORE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SO I CAN GET THOSE RECORDS AS WELL IF NEEDED.

TAKATA RECALL MY TRANSMISSION IS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I BRINGING IT TO A STOP AND MY TIRES START GOING TO THE LEFT ALSO IT HAS NO TRANSMISSION OR MOTOR LIGHT FLASHING BUT I CAN FEEL THATS THERES SOMETHING WRONG ALSO WHEN I PARK IT MOVES A LITTLE I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON SO THAT IT WONT BOUNCE INTO GEAR AND MOVE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED TO INDICATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) IN AUGUST OF 2017 AT THE DEALER (RAY SKILLMAN SHADELAND KIA & MITSUBISHI, 1300 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219). THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO KIA'S WARRANTY DEPARTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MENTOR KIA IN MENTOR, OHIO, 440-953-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *TT

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN STOPPED. WHEN IT STALLS IN MOTION, THERE IS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. AWD KICKS IN FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND BOTH THE MAP SENSOR AND VCMA ACTUATOR WERE BOTH REPLACED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. I DID HAVE A TUNE UP ON THE VEHICLE ONE DAY PRIOR SO I HAD HOPED THE SPARK PLUGS WERE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM RESUMED ONE DAY AFTER BRINGING HOME FROM SHOP. I CALLED KIA AFTER SEEING THERE WAS A RECALL IN MAY OF 2017 THAT COVERED CERTAIN SORENTO MODELS THAT WERE STALLING, HOWEVER I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT A PART OF THIS RECALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW OTHER THAN TO TAKE IT TO KIA AND SPEND ENORMOUS AMOUNTS IN REPAIRS.

MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP CERTAIN IT HAD TO BE THE ENGINE SAFETY RECALL. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT, BLAMED THE ISSUE ON SOMETHING ELSE AND CHARGED ME OVER $1,000 TO FIX IT. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AGAIN. THE NEXT MORNING, IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAIN CITY ROAD. I HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN IT DIED. KIA IS PUTTING MY FAMILY'S LIVES AT RISK.

EXISTED THE FREEWAY, STOPPED AT 2 STOP LIGHTS WITH OTHER CARS WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE. STARTED FORWARD FROM LIGHT 100+ YARDS AND MAYBE 20 MPH WHEN FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH LARGE FLAMES. I PULLED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FIRE BURNED FROM MOTOR COMPARTMENT INTO DASH AND CEILING OF PASSENGER AREA. VEHICLE IS TOTALED! THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED BY KIA ON A RECALL JUST 5 MONTHS AGO. ONLY ABOUT 9000 MILES ON THE NEW ENGINE!

116,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN CHANGING THE OIL EVERY 2K MILES SINCE I FOUND OUT ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE/MODEL. NO MATTER HOW MANY ENGINE FLUSHES AND ENGINE CLEANERS I USE IT BURNS OIL LIKE CRAZY. YESTERDAY I DROVE 1 BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE BEFORE REALIZING THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING BEYOND 20 MILES PER HOUR. NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT WON'T REACH MORE THAN 2 ON THE RPM DIAL.

MY MECHANIC SAID MY ENGINE SEIZED ON ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHICH TURNS INTO A CITY STREET AND THE CAR STOPPED ON ME AND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL RIGHT TO GET OFF OF THE BUSY STREET IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I THEN TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON BUT THERE WAS NO NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE SEIZED ON ME. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. I CALLED KIA BUT THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A GDI MODEL, EVEN THOUGH IT FALLS INTO THE SAME YEAR FOR THE ENGINE RECALL. I CALLED KIA TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO GET THE ENGINE REPLACED AND WAS TOLD THEY DISCONTINUED MY ENGINE MODEL. SO THEY TOLD ME MY BEST BET WOULD BE TO SEARCH FOR A USED ENGINE IN A JUNK YARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GLASS PARTICLES FELL ONTO THE PASSENGERS. THERE WERE MINOR SCRAPES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,414.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD AND ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON 06 APRIL 2018 AT 1743, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2012 KIA SORENTO AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE VEHICLE'S GLASS WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT, ROCK OR MAJOR TEMPERATURE CHANGE CREATED THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT FIFTEEN (15) MILES PER HOUR.

MY KIA SORENTO DIED BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ' STALLING REPEATEDLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND, OF COURSE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ' AND WAS TOLD EVENTUALLY THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. THEY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE (AT MY COST, OF COURSE) AS WARRANTY NOT CONSIDERED VALID BY LACK OF ENOUGH MAINTENANCE RECORDS.

MY CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT LOCK POSITION. THIS OCCURS WHEN GOING EXTREMELY SLOWLY LIKE WHEN GOING IN OR OUT OF A PARKING SPACE.

HELLO, I AM 2ND OWNER @51,000 K WITH NO KNOWN ACCIDENTS TO THIS SUV. FROM 51,073K I DISCOVERED THE 2ND ROW SEAT LATCH WAS FAULTY AND I COULDN'T FOLD THE SEAT DOWN. I HAD THE LATCH REPLACED AND IT WAS FINE AND ONLY USED IT ABOUT EIGHT IMES. THEN @ 68,000K FOUND IT WAS USING/ BURNING OIL. THE REPAIR COST QUOTED FOR THIS IS $3,600. EVER SINCE I'VE HAD TO ADD UP TO FOUR QUARTS OF 5W20 BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. AT 85,000K THE SAME SEAT LATCH QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I WAS QUOTED $110 FOR THE REPLACEMENT LATCH AND BOOK INSTALL CALLS FOR 3.1 HOURS EQUALLING CLOSE TO $340. ALSO FROM 87,000K TO CURRENT (116,007K) THERE HAS BEEN A SLURRY OF SEEMINGLY RANDOM ODDITIES: A) THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS HAD FIVE GLITCHES. MOMENTS LASTING LESS THAN 40 SEC. WHERE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH AND CHIMES SOUND, COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED BUT RUNNING AND WHEN STARTING AFTER GETTING FUEL. B) THE IGNITION SWITCH STICKS OCC. WHICH SOUNDS THE 'KEY IN' CHIME AND PREVENTS DOORS FROM LOCKING. C) THERE IS AN INSANE AMOUNT OF AIR FLOW COMING IN AROUND THE DOOR HINGE AREAS, CENTER CONSOLE/ ARM REST AND BENEATH THE SEATS; FRONT AND BACK. TEMPORARY FIX, IN THE IA WINTERS MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BLANKETS OVER OUR LAPS AND BEHIND OUR LEGS...AND THE EXTRA WINTER GARM IS STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO TRY AND BLOCK AIR FLOW. D)THE MOTOR MAKES A PING/ KNOCK, METAL ON METAL SOUND @69K. FRESH TO 72HR OIL ITS FINE.E) THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON @115,996K. I DROVE TO TOWN, 7.4 MILES, THE LIGHT WAS OFF, NOTHING WRONG. I PARKED, LEFT SUV RUNNING AT THE GAS, RAN INSIDE TO GRAB COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS, CAME OUT LESS THAN FIVE MINS LATER AND SAW THE LIGHT ON. STAYED ON AFTER I BUCKLED. THANKFULLY IT'S NOT FLASHING, JUST ON, AS OF 7:36AM ON 3/31/18. PLEASE HELP. I'M ONE ADULT TRYING TO CARE FOR TWO KIDS. MY CHILDREN AND OTHER DRIVERS NEED BETTER SAFETY THAN THIS. THANK YOU

AFTER JUST HAVING A FAULTY STARTER REPLACED ON THIS CAR (WHICH THEY CHARGED US OVER $800 TO DO, AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THEIR ISSUE), WE STARTED TO NOTICE THE OIL LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE STOPPING. WE THEN NOTICED OIL LEAKING, CONTACTED KIA, AFTER WE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE WE SEE THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR LEAKING, WHICH A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR CANADA BUT NOT U.S. (EVEN THOUGH THEY COME FROM THE SAME PLANT). THEY CHARGED US OVER $300 TO DO, THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST US WITH ANY ISSUE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD AND INTO A DRIVEWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY ENGINE LOCKED.

SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON. INITIALLY TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP IN 8/2017, WAS TOLD THEY WERE ABLE TO RESET THE SENSOR AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. IT HAS SINCE COME BACK ON AND NOW I AM TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OCS MAT AND IT WILL COST ME $1900. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED AT AROUND 103,000 MILES AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS SUV. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. I PULL OFF THE ROAD RIGHT AWAY AND SHUT OFF. THEN I NOTICED TRAIL OF OIL ON ROAD BEHIND ME. I GET OUT AND LOOK UNDER FRONT OF CAR AND SEE OIL RUNNING OUT ON TO THE GROUND. COST $700.00 LAST TIME WHEN REPAIRED. REPLACED MAIN SEAL ON MOTOR AND REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT. WATCHED YOU TUBE VIDEO THEY SAID LOOKS LIKE MAIN SEAL LEAK BUT IS ACTUALLY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. LOCATED UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OIL RUNS OUT END OF MOTOR. BY TRANSMISSION AND LOOKS LIKE MAIN SEAL LEAK. BUT IT'S JUST A $18.00 OIL SENDING UNIT. THAT'S LEAKING.

THE PANERAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY IN VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC. NOTHING SEEMED TO STRIKE THE SUNROOF.