2005 Kia Sorento complaints

CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. REAR BRAKES PADS WORN DOWN TO 30%. HAD REAR ROTORS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED AT 37,945 SHAKING REDUCED SOMEWHAT. AT 41,252 HAD REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED,(BECAUSE THEY WHERE WARPED) AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED,CAR STILL SHAKES. MECHANIC STATES PROBLEM IS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WHICH SOMEHOW BINDS-UPS WHEN BRAKING AND IS DESTROYING THE REAR BAKES. SHAKES. *TR

2005 KIA SORENTO +/- 77,000 MILES...WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ON, LOST POWER STEERING, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS IT'S THE DREADED CRANK SHAFT PULLEY/BOLT DEFECT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD......1YR TO PAYOFF VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION THE NUMEROUS FRONT AND TAILLIGHT BULB REPLACEMENTS. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN!!! KIA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS DONE LITTLE TO NOTHING ABOUT IT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY LIGHT AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ALL THE ENGINE BELTS WERE DETACHED AND A BOLT WAS SEPARATED FROM THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000.

I HAVE TO EVERY 3 -4 MONTHS REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO. KIA HAS TOLD ME BECAUSE YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ISSUES ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS I WILL KEEP ON REPLACING THEM. THIS IS INSANE!!!!! I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECURRING DEFECT ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2005 FOR A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED; YET, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND FOLLOW UP WITH HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP HILL AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR CHANGING GEARS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/28/2011 *LN

LIGHTING (BULBS) VERY SHORT LIFE, BULBS LAST 1/5 TO 1/10TH OF THE LIFE IN OTHER VEHICLES. MOST RECENT BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS FAILED WITHIN 5 MINUTES LEAVING US WITH NO LIGHTING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON UNLIT DIVIDED HIGHWAY. WE HAVE BEEN REPLACING BULBS EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. WE ALWAYS REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS WHEN ONE BURNS OUT. MY OTHER VEHICLES LAST MANY YEARS, THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER HAD THAT HEADLIGHTS ONLY LAST MONTHS. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY DRIVEN 4 DAYS PER WEEK AND THE HEADLIGHT LIFE IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN 50 HOURS USE. WE HAVE TRIED SYLVANIA (STANDARD, SILVERSTAR AND SILVERSTAR ULTRAS, GE, HELLA AND RECENTLY PHILLIPS BULBS ALL WITH THE SAME LIFESPAN (WITHIN DAYS) SOMETHING IS WRONG. THERE IS A TSB BUT NO RECALL. *TR

DECEMBER 18, 2010 KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. DEAR KIA THIS LETTER IS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN INTERNET POSTED AND KNOWN DEFECT IN YOUR 2005 KIA SORENTO. I RECENTLY BROKE DOWN BECAUSE 'THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE'. IT COST ME $85.00 TO GET IT TOWED AND NOW WILL RUN AN ADDITIONAL $1,200+/- TO REPAIR IT. FROM WHAT I'M READING ON THE INTERNET WHEN THE PROBLEM IS FIXED THERE IS NO WAY OF GUARANTEEING IT WON'T HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. THROUGH NO FAULT OF SORENTO OWNERS AS TOLD BY YOUR SERVICE MECHANIC (SCOTT) OF KIA OF DUTCHESS COUNTY (NY). 'JUST A BAD PART'. APPARENTLY, THIS BOLT SHEARS OFF AND FALLS INSIDE THE ENGINE CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. YOUR FIX SUPPOSEDLY, IS TO TORQUE THE BOLT PROPERLY, WELL THAT BOLT IS FACTORY TORQUED! I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH SCOTT AS HE IS COURTEOUS AND TRYING TO FIX IT. THE ISSUE IS THAT THIS VERY COSTLY FACTORY DEFECT IN EITHER THE BOLT OR THE ENGINEERING OF THE BOLT SPECIFICATIONS IS AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF KIA MOTORS.' AS AN OWNER, I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU HAVE TURNED AWAY FROM YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE FACTORY PROBLEMS AS THEY ARE NOTED THROUGH USE OF YOUR VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE BOLT BREAKS, AND I HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE, THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ALMOST CAUSED ME TO VEER INTO A CURB ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. I HAVE ADDED (BELOW) SOME OF THE MANY INTERNET POSTED COMPLAINTS OF PE

OWN A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WE HAVE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS BURNING OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, AND FOG LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS BURN OUT ABOUT EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. NOW THE POWER SEAT HAS STOPPED MOVING FORWARD OR BACK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. A SHORTER PERSON THAT MY WIFE MOVED HER CAR AND SHE ADJUSTED THE SEATS. WHEN MY WIFE GOT INTO THE CAR SHE WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE SEAT IN THE ORIGINAL POSITION. I HAVE TRIED TO JOCKEY THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH AND UP AND DOWN AND THE SEAT WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL ABNORMALLY LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A BOLT WITHIN THE DRIVESHAFT HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING HER VEHICLE SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BOLT ON THE CRANK SHAFT HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY 2005 SORENTO, SUV, BEGUN TO SHAKE ON THE FRONT AND LATER STOPPED. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT FOR THE MAIN BELT TO BE OFF AND HE SAID IT WAS MORE MAJOR. THE BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN THE MOTOR. SOME CARS FROM KIA HAD ALREADY HAD THAT COMPLAINT. I CALLED THE KIA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID YES, BUT NOT A RECALL FOR THAT MODEL DOING IT. WELL IT IS AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T USE.???? *TR

CAR POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS CHECKED BUT ADDING FLUID DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE FAILED TO START, NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR. CONSEQUENTLY THIS BROKE THE TIMING BELT AND MAY HAVE BENT THE VALVE RODS (MECHANIC IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE APART AND ASSESSING ANY OTHER SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BROKEN CRANK SHAFT BOLT). THE VEHICLE NEEDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS (STILL BEING DETERMINED AS TO THE ENTIRE SCOPE). THE BOLT, TIMING BELT AND MOST LIKELY VALVE RODS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS HOURS OF LABOR DUE TO THE FACT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER. THE OLD CRANK SHAFT BOLT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

05 KIA SORENTO. THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT DOESN'T ADEQUATELY SECURE THE BALANCER OR PULLEY. THRU NORMAL USE, THE BOLT BECOMES LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BALANCER. THE DAMAGED BALANCER CAUSES THE PULLEY TO BECOME DAMAGED, AND ALL OF THE ACCESSORY BELTS RUN BY THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ARE DAMAGED. THE "FIX" OFFERED BY KIA DOES NOTHING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COSTS HAVE NOW REACHED OVER $2100 AND COUNTING!!!!! *TR

2005 SORENTO LOVE THE CAR, BUT ON TAKE OFF AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH IF I'LL JERK AND LOSE SPEED BUT IF I KEEP MY FOOT IT DOES HAPPEN AS OF YET, IT JUST HOLDS THERE END MUCH GIVE LOTS OF GAS TO GET IT GOING. THAT'S THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE HELP. ALL THE TIME! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND FAN COULD NOT BE USED WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. AFTER PARKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES BECAUSE THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT KEPT REPLACING BULBS BUT THE DOME LIGHT STILL SHORTED OUT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TIMING BELT SERVICE PERFORMED BY KIA DEALER ON 3/1/2010 @ 77105 MILES. ON 5/22/2010, NOTICED BRAKE WARNING AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY. PULLED ONTO NEXT OFF-RAMP, AND NOTICED NO POWER STEERING. I THEN PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, A/C, AND MAIN DRIVE BELT APPEARED TO HAVE COME OFF OF THE PULLEYS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND CHECKED THE NEXT MORNING TO SEE IF I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE BELTS. I FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY LYING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF AT THE THREADS INSIDE THE CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL POPPING SOUND. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TIRES WOULD NOT MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING. UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS START WORKING BY ITSELF WITHOUT PRESSING ANY CONTROL. SPECIALTY AT NIGHT AND THE WASHER PUMP DOES NOT WORK. SOMETIMES WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS OR HEADLIGHTS AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. IT IS SCARY BECAUSE YOU DO NOT EXPECT SUCH OCCURRENCES AND MAKES A DISTRACTION WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE SPEEDWAY, HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS IN THE ROAD AND THE I 26 IS NOT AN EASY ROAD TO DRIVE SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE BOLT THAT CONNECTED THE PULLEY AND CRANKSHAFT SNAPPED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE PULLEY FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN LIFTED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT CALLED BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EXPENSES. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIR AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

EARLIER RECALL DEFECTIVE!!! 2005 KIA SORENTO V6, HAD A RECALL OF BREAKAGE OF CRANKSHAFT ACCESSORY PULLEY BOLT. NEW BOLT FROM THE RECALL HAS ALSO FAILED. MY CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND BOLT FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IN OPERATION. KIA SERVICE REFUSES TO COVER THE NEW BOLT ON WARRANTY. HAD BOLT TIGHTENED AT LOCAL SHOP AND IT FAILED AGAIN IN 3 DAYS!!! KIA IS FAILING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH WILL RESULT IN FATALITY ACCIDENTS. *TR

MY 2005 KIA SORENTO CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THROWING ME INTO A SPIN AND LEAVING ME FACING THE WRONG WAY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND MY KIDS. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY JUMP STARTED IT AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID NOTHING. IT SUBSEQUENTLY CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC 3 MORE TIMES. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WASN'T A WARRANTY ISSUE (THIS WAS THE MONTH OF THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION BUT IT HADN'T EXPIRED YET) AND SINCE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. KIA IS PARKED AND I WON'T DRIVE IT. THEY DON'T HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AND KNOW ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WON'T TRY TO FIX IT DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DE-ACTIVATED WHEN THE FRONT SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. IT SHOULD ONLY DE-ACTIVATE IF IT SENSES NO PASSENGER SEATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE EXTERIOR LIGHT SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB. THE FAILURE WAS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

I HAVE A 2005 SORENTO. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS 15 TIMES. THEY HAVE BOTH GONE OUT BEFORE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I HAD TO DRIVE NEARLY 40 MILES WITH BRIGHTS ONLY. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED BRAKE LIGHTS 5 TIMES. IT STARTED IN OCT THE YEAR I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAS CONTINUED. I AM STUNNED AT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND LACK OF RESPONSE FROM KIA. ANYBODY FILING A CLASS ACTION? I'M SURE THERE WOULD BE PLENTY OF TAKERS!! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO THAT STARTED TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON JAN 3RD 2009. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. IT IS RANDOM AND I AM CURRENTLY IN COURT WITH KIA THROUGH THE PA LEMON LAW. I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO IT IS ON RECORD. *TR

FIRST THE HEADLIGHTS ON DRIVER SIDE WENT OUT. WE TOOK THE 2005 KIA SORENTO LX TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED AT WHICH TIME THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A DEFECT PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT FREQUENTLY. THEY SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME THE PASSENGER LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT FIX IT. SINCE THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT THREE MORE TIMES AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAS GONE OUT TWICE. EACH REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAS GONE OUT TWICE. RECENTLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONING ALONG WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND A SMELL OF SMOKE NEAR THE DOME LIGHT. WE HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE BY POLICE DUE TO INOPERABLE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. THE DEALER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS ELECTRICAL DEFECT WHICH IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

INTERMITTENT HARD STEERING AS STATED ON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, KIA MOTORS, # KT2005022519, MODEL: SORENTO EX, PRODUCED BEFORE 10/06/04. MAY INTERMITTENTLY HAVE VARIATIONS IN THE LEVEL OF POWER ASSIST DURING DRIVING AND PARKING. STEERING PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO DEALER, ALIGNMENT OF FRONT WHEELS WAS PERFORMED THAT REQUIRED MAJOR REBUILD DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS SERVICE BULLETIN RECENTLY WHILE SPEAKING WITH A SERVICE WRITER AT NEW KIA DEALERSHIP. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS INFORMATION WAS NEVER MADE KNOW TO ME SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TWICE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TWICE TAILLIGHT FOUR SETS OF PARKING LIGHTS,ON OUR 2005 KIA SORENTO EX THIS IN A 18 MONTHS. *TR

THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY IN MY 2005 KIA SORENTO IS DEFECTIVE. THE PART HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIME AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PART OR VEHICLE. THE CAR IS STILL WITHIN THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY WITH COVER THE ENGINE. THEY HAVE HOWEVER STATED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED AS IT IS NOT PART OF THE ENGINE HOWEVER THIS PART IS ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP PART OF THE ENGINE AS IT CONTROLS THE PISTONS AND WITH OUT IT THE ENGINE CAN NOT RUN. THIS SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS CONSUMER COMPLAINT ARE POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THEY RECEIVE MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND FIX 3-4 A WEEK AND OFTEN THE PART FAILS AND THEY AGAIN HAVE TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHILE HEADING EAST DURING A SNOW STORM, COLLIDED WITH A SNOW PLOW. THE KIA SORENTO WAS TOTALED BEYOND REPAIR. IMPACT WAS AT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. DESTROYED FRONT OF VEHICLE, REAR DOOR AND RIPPER PART OF ROOF OPEN, DRIVER HIT FACE ON SIDE WINDOW CAUSING BLEEDING ON BRAIN. WAS HOSPATIZED FOR 3 DAYS. NOT ONE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. NOT FRONT NOR SIDE AIR BAGS. NOTIFIED KIA CORP. SENT PICTURES AND REPORT. SAID THEY DIDNT THINK IT WAS THE FAULT OF KIA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 KIA SORENTO. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAIL. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE RETURNING FROM OUR VACATION OUR KIA STARTED MAKING AT LOT OF NOISES IN AROUND THE AIRCONDITIONING HEATING SYSTEM, THE AIR COMING FROM THE VENTS DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WARM ENOUGH TO DEFOG THE WINDOWS, THEN THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS WARMER IT STARTED MAKING A RATTLING FAN NOISE WHEN THE AIR WAS TURNED ON. WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF IT DIDN'T MAKE THE NOISE ANYMORE. WE ARRIVED HOME UNLOADED OUR GEAR AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN A WHILE LATER. THE FAN NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING DIDN'T WORK, WHEN THE AIR WAS TURNED OFF EVERYTHING RESUMED TO NORMAL. WE ARRIVED AT OUR FRIEND HOUSE AND WENT INSIDE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WE LIFTED THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE WHERE WE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THE NEXT DAY. COME TO FIND OUT SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS TOO BADLY BURNED TO REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A TIMING BELT FAILURE. IF THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY THAT THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED BY WHOMEVER OWNS THE VEHICLE OR THE DEALER IF THE CAR HAS BEEN TRADED BECAUSE THE NEXT OWNER WOULD NOT KNOW ANY OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS SUCH WAS OUR CASE. AS IT STANDS NOW THERE ARE SOME INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE LIGHTS AN THE ELECTRONIC SEATS WE ARE HOPING FOR SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE FAN

HEADLAMPS FAIL AND MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 3-6 MONTHS. *TR

BALANCER BOLT HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR NOT TO SPIN. REQUIRED TO DRILL OUT THE BOLT AND REPLACE THE BALANCER AND REMOVE AND REPLACE THE SPROCKET. *TR

THE GEAR SHIFT LEAVER BROKE WHILE DRIVING 2005 KIA SORRENTO WHEN EXAMINING THE LEAVER IT IS HELD TOGETHER BY A SMALL PLASTIC SCREW THAT SPLIT IN HALF WHEN THE LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. THUS MAKING THE SHIFTER INOPERABLE THE CAR HAD 65000 MILES ON IT I BROUGHT THE CAR TO KIA AND HAD TO REPLACE THE SHIFT LEAVER. I DID NOT ASK TO KEEP THE OLD LEAVER. *TR

THIS IS CONCERNING MY 2005 KIA SORENTO THAT I NEVER GOT THE RECALL LETTER FOR THE ICV SENSOR, IT JUST SO HAPPEN THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I CALLED THEM COMPLAINING AND THEY MADE IT SEEM AS IF THEY WERE DOING ME A FAVOR AND SAID BRING IT IN, IT IS COVERED AND I DISCOVERED ON THE COMPUTER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I THEN HAD TWO HEADLIGHTS BLOW OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEN SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT IT WAS COVERED. MY CAR LATER WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND I CALLED THEM AND TOLD THEM I COULD BE ON THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATING AND COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED , THE SUV WAS RETURNED FOR THE THROTTLE SENSOR. NOT MORE THAN A MONTH LATER MY SUV IS SLUGGISH AND NOT PICKING UP SPEED AGAIN AND THEY SAY BRING IT IN AND TELLS ME IT IS NOT THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME IT IS A SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ONE PERSON QUOTES ME $395.00 ANOTHER QUOTES $595.00 (I WILL BE WRITING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AFTER THIS). I JUST FEEL THAT THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH GOING ON WITH 2005 KIAS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT LOOKED INTO. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A LIFE OR MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THESE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED. A TRUCK OR TRAILER COULD HAVE HIT ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. I FEEL THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE PREYING ON DEFECTS THAT IS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND PASSING THE COST ON TO CONSU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SHAKE SEVERELY AND MAKE A TICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND PARTICLES THAT RESEMBLED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE ENGINE. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TWICE AFTER DRIVING OUR 2005 KIA SORRENTO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF APPROX 75 MPH, THEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN HEADING UPHILL CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR AND COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 45 MPH. LUCKILY, THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO GET CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD - WE LET IT REST A WHILE AND THEN IT WAS OK. THE SECOND TIME WE AGAIN HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR GOING UPHILL BUT IT ONLY DID ABOUT 35- 45. WHEN WE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED AND RAN NORMALLY FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. BOTH TIMES CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON - BUT NOT IN ACTIVE USE AND THE AC WAS ON. BOTH TIMES WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED AC OFF BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. WE ASKED LOCAL KIA DEALER TO CHECK ON IT THEY ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, SO THERE WAS NO INCIDENT CODE. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T BE SURE WHAT CAUSED IT. WE ASKED IF IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT. *TR

I TOO HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE MY HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A FUSE BLOCK REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGING THE STARTER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLOCK DUE TO FLICKERING. *TR

MY KIA SORENTO HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THE INTERIOR DASH AND DOOM LIGHTS TO BLINK OFF AND ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST FOURTEEN MONTHS. THE DASH LIGHTS STAY OFF MOST OF THE TIME NOW, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MONITOR MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AT NIGHT. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHT A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO PLUS YEARS. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT. THE HOT AIR TURNS COLD ANYTIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR ME TO REV THE ENGINE TO STAY WARM. THIS MAKES A GAS GUZZLER EVEN MORE WASTEFUL IN COLD WEATHER. I CAN GET NO DEFINITIVE ANSWERS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE PROBLEMS. I'M NOT AN ADVOCATE OF A LOT OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, BUT SOMEONE WITH AUTHORITY NEED TO STEP IN AND REQUIRE KIA TO PROVIDE A ROOT CAUSE SOLUTION TO THESE ISSUES. *TR

MY 05 KIA SORRENTO'S HEAD LIGHT BULBS KEEP CONSISTENTLY BURNING OUT. I HAVE BOUGHT 8 LIGHTBULBS WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS WILL BE THE VERY LAST KIA THAT I OWN UNLESS THERE SERVICE GETS BETTER AND MORE RELIABLE AND THEY TAKE ACTION ON THERE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO, I HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHTS A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ON EACH ON BOTH SIDES, NOW BOTH ARE OUT AND I CAN ONLY USE MY HIGH BEAMS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO CHANGE MY REAR LIGHTS ONCE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 AND A 2006 KIA SORENTO EX. IN BOTH VEHICLES I MUST REPLACE LIGHTBULBS CONTINUALLY. ON AVERAGE, I REPLACE HEADLIGHTS APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 60 TO 90 DAYS. BRAKE LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT IS LESS FREQUENT, BUT DOES OCCUR OFTEN WITHIN THE YEAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES BUT KIA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

IDLER AIR CONTROL VALVE- BAD ON 2005 KIA SORENTO, 75, 000 MILES REPAIR COST STEVEN KIA WICHITA KS, $570.00 DEALER SAID THE VALVE WOULD NEED REPLACED, AND PINS CLEANED.. SYMPTOMS, VEHICLE DIES WHEN SLOWING DOWN WONT STAY RUNNING, CAR ONE TIME IDLED UP ON IT OWN AT A VERY HIGH ACCELERATION, SCARED ME, I HAD TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL IT DIDN'T WORK, THEN TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH TO STOP CAR. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON THIS ISSUE. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO WORKING HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO, AGAIN. THE LIGHT BULBS GO OUT EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT JUST WENT OUT AS WELL. I KEEP HAVING TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON BECAUSE I KEEP LOSING ONE OR BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS. THIS WILL BE THE 5TH TIME I REPLACE THE BULBS IN A YEAR'S TIME. KIA TELLS ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME $48 PER BULB TO CHANGE THEM AND GUARANTEE THEM FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD. I SEE ALOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,469 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.