2008 Kia Sorento complaints

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 KIA, FIRST IT WAS THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 3 MOS. AFTER MULTIPLE DIAGNOSES TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, I JUST PUT 800.00 IN NEW ROTORS AND TIRES AND FUEL/AIR INDUCTION SERVICES. THEN THE OTHER DAY DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, MAKING A THUD THUD THUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END, FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE, I PULLED OVER, NO FLAT TIRES. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, WORSE THAN THE FIRST TIME IT SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER IN MY VEHICLE AND IT VIBRATED AND WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GLIDING. I WAS AFRAID THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CALLED ME LATER WITH THE DIAGNOSES OF A CARRIER BEARING COMING APART, THE CARRIER BEARINGS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE REPLACED ALONE, THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED AS IN THIS MODEL IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. TO REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT IT WILL COST $1100.00 TO REPLACE. I DECLINED THE REPAIRS I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE MONEY I HAVE HAD TO INVEST IN THIS VEHICLE JUST TO KEEP IT RUNNING. I FEEL KIA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. *TR

FOR THE 3RD TIME IN AS MANY YEARS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. HAVE REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. SEE THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL. WHEN LOSING ALL POWER ON HWY IN TRAFFIC THIS IS SURE TO BECOME A FATALITY ISSUE BEFORE LONG. I WOULD THINK THE COMPANY WOULD RATHER RECALL BEFORE IT BECOMES A LAWSUIT.. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I HAD THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE KIA SORENTO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY CONFIRMED REAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY ( REAR DIFFERENTIAL GEARS) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1942.00. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT YEAR VEHICLE DUE TO SUB-STANDARD SUPPLIER PARTS. VECHICLE WARRANTY 5YR/60,000 MLIES ;NOT COVERED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PREMATURE AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT , THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND A DANGER ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS LOSE POWER (NOT STALLED) WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE(NOT SURE IF RELATED TO PROBLEM. *TR

2008 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AFTER THE PASSENGER FASTENED THE SEAT BELT. *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GAS INTO THE TANK, IT FORCEFULLY SPEWED OUT ALL UP MY ARM AND ON MY FEET BEFORE I COULD JUMP BACK OUT IF THE WAY. I TRIED AGAIN, THIS TIME VERY SLOWLY BUT IT SPEWED OUT AGAIN. HAVING ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME, I LEFT THE CAP LOOSE. BY THE NEXT DAY, IT HELD THE GASOLINE JUST FINE. SO I CONTINUED TO LEAVE THE CAP LOOSE, WHICH WAS WORKING UNTIL YESTERDAY. I WAS OUT OF TOWN SHOPPING. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, SO I ATTEMPTED TO GET GAS BUT IT SPEWED OUT ALL OVER MY ARM AND FEET AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A KIA DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND I HAD ENOUGH GAS TO GET THERE. AS OF TODAY, THEY TELL ME THAT TWO VALVES ARE CLOGGED AND REPAIRS WILL BE AROUND $500 ASSUMING THE CHARCOAL FILTER IS OKAY, WHICH THEY HADN'T YET CHECKED WHEN THEY CALLED ME. IN RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT 2003-04 KIA SORENTOS WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY FUEL VALVES THAT RESULTED IN THE EXACT SPEWING PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED. MINE IS A 2008 BUT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT DUE TO NEGLECT OF MAINTENANCE OR TO ROUTINE WEAR AND TEAR. I DON'T FEEL THAT I'M FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I DO FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WASN'T BURNED. I AM STILL LEERY OF DRIVING IT AFTER REPAIR THOUGH IN FEAR OF A GAS TANK EXPLOSION. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, THE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION AND PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD BE VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. IT WOULD BE VERY SLUGGISH AND NO ACCELERATION AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD COME UP ON YOU BEFORE YOU COULD GET IT GOING. I CARRIED IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR AND REPLACED IT AT A COST OF 350 DOLLARS. IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND DON'T HAVE 350 DOLLARS TO TRY AND FIX IT AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE FOUND TONS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND IT SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

AFTER REMOVING THE GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATION WILL NOT COMPLY, GOES LESS THAN 10 MPH WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS. I STOPPED AND SWITCHED BACK TO PARK. TRIED THE DRIVE GEAR AGAIN, AND IT WAS STILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHANGE, IT RESPONDS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER 10 MINUTES I TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE, NO SIGN OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN PUBLIC AREAS WHERE HELP MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE SHOULD THE GEARS NOT CORRECT THEMSELVES. THE PROBLEM USE TO OCCUR ONLY COMING OFF A SLANTED PARKING AREA LIKE A DRIVEWAY, BUT IT'S STARTED HAPPENING WHILE PARKED ON A LEVELED PARKING SPACE ALSO. *TR

THE ESC LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2014. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE IS VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE SPEED LIMIT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS A CHIP THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $3,000. WE WERE ALSO TOLD IT WAS NOT A GUARANTEE IT WOULD STILL FIX THE ISSUE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO GO FROM DRIVE FROM DRIVE TO PARK WHILE DRIVING. THIS ALONE IS A DANGER IN ITSELF CAUSING HARM TO US AND TO OTHERS IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC IS DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY UP HILL. I TALKED TO KIA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PERSON I TALKED TO WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL. IF THIS A CHIP ISSUE THEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOMETHING THAT KIA SHOULD FIX. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL OF THE OWNER. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OK. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH GREAT URGENCY BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE SERVICE ENGINE AND ESC SENSORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AFTER BEING PARKED WITH VEHICLE OFF, TURNED VEHICLE ON AND VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, MAYBE 5 MPH. TRIED TO SWITCH IT TO MANUAL SHIFT BUT IT WOULD NOT REGISTER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES A MONTH SINCE AND HAS NOT DONE IT ONCE FOR THE DEALER TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY ALWAYS ACT LIKE I AM INSANE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. VEHICLE IS NOW OVER 60,000 MILES AND THE DEALERS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT MY ISSUE. IT IS SO IMMENSELY FRUSTRATING. *TR

AUTO HAS A DASHBOARD ALERT WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT GOES OUT AND THERE BY ARMING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IF THIS LIGHT DOESN'T GO OUT, THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT ACTIVATE. I WENT TO THE KIA DEALER TO CONFIRM THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. HE SAID IF THE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE. HE STATED THAT IT WAS BECOMING A PROBLEM IN MY MODEL OF KIA. IT IS APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00 TO REPAIR. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WORTHY OF FURTHER ACTION BY YOUR AGENCY. *TR

MY CAR WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING. NOTICE IT MORE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. IT'S PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND I'M TERRIFIED OF HAVING A WRECK. HAVE TRIED NEW TIRES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENTS ETC.. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MAY BE THE DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,720. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND THE ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO START THE CAR. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO MY MECHANIC. REPLACE ON OIL PUMP AND CAR WILL NOT START. HE STATED MOTOR WAS GONE. PLEASE HELP ME. HAVE 30 MORE PAYMENTS ON THIS 2008 KIA SORENTO. GOD BLESS ND HAVE A GOOD DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE CAME OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN REVERSE, RENDERING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. *TR

HIGHWAY DRIVING. SUSPENSION IS SO TIGHT VEHICLE "BOUNCES" WHEN BUMP, POT HOLE, ETC ENCOUNTERED. HIT BUMP, BOUNCE ALMOST THREW US INTO ADJACENT LANE STRIKING TRAILER TRUCK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEING BOUNCED ALMOST INTO ANOTHER LANE. VERY UNSAFE AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL IF UNSUSPECTING DRIVER BEHIND WHEEL. *TR

GAS PEDAL (OR COMPUTER PROGRAM) VERY TOUCHY. WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AWARE OF ISSUE DRIVES CAR, AS THEY START TO PRESS GAS PEDAL IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. WAS DRIVING WITH DAUGHTER WHO WENT TO STEP ON GAS AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AND WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH OTHER DRIVERS, INCLUDING MYSELF WHO IS WELL AWARE OF ISSUE AND MAKES SURE NOT TO PRESS PEDAL QUICKLY, BUT IT STILL LURCHES ON OCCASION. *TR

VEHICLE MADE A PROGRESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VAN. IF SOUNDED LIKE OVERSIZED MUD TIRES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW BY MYSELF AND ONLY HAS 22,508 MILES ON IT.. AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR COMPRESSOR WENT OUT. THIS WAS ALSO REPLACED. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS EARLY ON A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED (AND STAYED ON) WITH INTERMITTENT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED; VEHICLE ACCELERATION BECAME SLUGGISH AND SOMETIMES UNRESPONSIVE. VEHICLE CODES USING OBDII POCKETSCAN SHOWED ACTIVE AND STORED CODES OF P2138 (ACCELERATOR), P2127 (ACCELERATOR) AND P2106 (LIMP MODE). I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 09/25/13. ON THE DAY OF APPOINTMENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND STORED CODES IN THE COMPUTER OF P2138, P2127 AND P2106. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ACTIVE CODE (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ON AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT AND THE PART WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR THE TIME BEING. WHEN ASKED IF IT WAS THEIR POLICY OR KIA MOTORS POLICY NOT TO REPLACE COMPONENTS THAT WERE FAILING, THEY STATED IT WAS KIA MOTORS POLICY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE LAST FAILURE WAS 08/23/12 AT 27,545 MILES. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE INVOLVE THESE CODES AND THIS COMPONENT. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR LOSS OF LIFE SHOULD NEVER BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR WHEN MAKING A DECISION THAT A MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT A FAULTY COMPONENT; BY THEN IT IS MUCH TOO LATE. *JS

ESC LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE ENGINE LOSES POWER, IT ALSO DID THIS 2 YEARS AGO ON 10/31/2011. *JS

I WAS LEAVING LA GOING OVER THE GRAPEVINE ON THE FREEWAY,AFTER REACHING THE TOP I STARTED ON THE DOWN SIDE OF THE GRADE WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY.TRAFFICK EVERYWHERE BARELY MADE IT TO SAFETY,WITHOUT HITTING TWO AUTOS IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS SCARED TO DEATH.THE MASTER CYLINDER $438.58 WENT OUT. SEPTEMBER 18TH2013,5:40AM,NO POWER TO ENGINE THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT WORKING COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR,I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN IT HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE.THE ELECTRIC GAS PEDAL WENT OUT!. REPAIR COST $430.00.MILEAGE ONLY43069. *TR

I ALMOST KILLED EVERYONE IN MY CAR, ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND HAD NO POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I NOTICED MY ESC OFF LIGHT HAD COME ON SOMEHOW. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND I HAD POWER AGAIN. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND I WILL LOSE POWER. I CALLED A COUPLE MECHANIC SHOPS BUT WHEN I TRY TO TAKE IT IN THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN BUT I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE ISSUE. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY AND THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. SAT THERE A FEW MINUTES THEN TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE POWER CAME BACK ON. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE NOW THE SAME ISSUE HOWEVER THE LIGHT IS NOT GOING OFF.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING AROUND FOR THE DAY IT WENT OFF. THEN LAST NIGHT SEPT. 2 2013 THEY BOTH CAME ON AGAIN. *JB

DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO A AUTO CENTER WHERE I WAS TOLD MY TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ME TO LOSE POWER AND CAUSING MY CAR TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 11 MONTHS.*JB

WE WERE RETURNING HOME FROM THE STORE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT . TWO HOURS LATER WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EMERGENCY WE WOULD HAVE BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT. *JS

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO THAT HAS HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO WARPING. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THEM FOR THE FOURTH TIME AT 79,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKES ON THIS SUV ARE INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. KIA HAS INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE SUV IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT DOES NOT FEEL IT HAS ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THIS ROTOR WARPING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. I HOPE ENOUGH CONSUMERS? COMPLAIN SO THAT THE NTSB DOES AN INVESTIGATION. *TT

MY 2008 KIA HAS HAD A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS. REPLACED AN ITEM AND SAID THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD LOSE POWER. THE DEALER STATED IT WASN'T RELATED BUT I NEVER LOST POWER UNTIL THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. SERVICE TECH SAID HE COULDN'T "RECREATE" THE ISSUE. THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN HE TESTED IT, BUT I TOOK IT TOO ANOTHER LICENSED MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION POWER. ANY ONE WHO DROVE THE CAR COULD TELL THAT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. NOW THE ESC OFF LIGHT THEN STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. NO ACCELERATION. WILL NOT ALLOW 4 WHEEL ACCESS TO OPERATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 5TH TOO RAPIDLY NOT ALLOWING THE ACCELERATION. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT THE SERVICE TECH'S CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT. *TR

CURRENT AND ONGOING PROBLEMS BEGAN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM KIA REGARDING THE FAULTY/DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON UPON BRAKING AS WELL AS "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEARING AND STAYING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PROMPTLY TAKEN TO A KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. REPLACEMENT OF A FAILED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DID NOT ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS/CODES THAT BEGAN WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR (LESS THAN A MONTH AFTERWARD AND VERY FEW MILES DRIVEN) THE "ESC OFF" AND "CHECK ENGINE" MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEARED, STAYED, THEN CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH ENGINE NOT GOING OVER PAST APPROXIMATELY 2,000 RPMS RESULTING IN UNPREDICTABLE VEHICLE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE OR GETTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE ADVISORS GAVE ASSURANCES THAT THE NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SERVICE ADVISORS/TECHNICIANS COULD NOT SPECIFICALLY DIAGNOSE WHAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT TO ULTIMATELY SOLVE THIS ONGOING PROBLEM OR IF IT IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE OF THE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LOCAL AND HIGHWAYS, THE BRAKE DOES NOT GET ACTIVATED UNLESS YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN WHICH ENGAGES THE VEHICLE IN REDUCING SPEED BUT THIS TAKES TOO LONG. THERE IS NO REDUCTION OF SPEED IF YOU PRESS A LITTLE OR IN INCREMENTS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ONLY WAY THE VEHICLE BRAKES IS YOU HARD PRESS YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND THAT TAKES TOO LONG TO MAKE IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN I NEED TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WITH DELAY RESPONSE AND I AM PRESSING HARD ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PAD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND EVEN REPLACED BRAKE SHOES AND BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH VEHICLE TAKING TOO LONG TO BRAKE AND NOT BRAKING PROPERLY WAS A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES IN PAST AND AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH CAR BRAKING SYSTEMS AND THE RESPONSE TIMES NEEDED TO BRAKE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND IS UNSAFE AND DOES NOT MEET STANDARDS TO APPROVE THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND NOTICED YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ALL KIA SORENTO MODELS ARE LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO PRESS HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN AND FINALLY STOP AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO RESPOND. HAVING OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND DRIVING FOR 15 YEARS, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT I JUST DEALT WITH IT ACCEPTING THE ANSWER THAT KIA SORENTO BRAKES WERE NOT GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS OTHER BRAND BRAKES (HONDA, TOYOTA, MAZDA). I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ALWAYS ASKED THE ENGINEERS IF THEY COULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE BRAKES AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO BRAKE (BRAKING DISTANCE). I FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND ULTIMATELY SOLD AFTER REPLACE BRAKES AND SHOE PADS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FAULTY WHEN AN ADULT WOULD BE SITTING THERE AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS ALSO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON AS WELL AS THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM). I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANICS AND KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD JUST TURN OFF THE LIGHTS BUT COULDN'T EXPLAIN A REASON FOR THESE TURNING ON AS THE VEHICLE TIRES AND ENGINE WERE OK. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ALLOWED TO PASS ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A ACCEPTABLE TIME. I HOPE KIA ISSUES A RECALL ON 2008 KIA SORENTO LX MODELS TO REPLACE OR FIX THE BR

BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. BROUGHT BACK HOME AND PARKED. FEW HOURS LATER TOOK GRANDDAUGHTER TO DENTIST AND ONLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIDN'T GO OFF UNTIL TOOK TO AUTO ZONE ON ASHEVILLE HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN. AFTER PLACING ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND GIVING A PRINT OUT OF PROBABLE CAUSES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/29 AND WOULDN'T EXCEPT DIAGNOSIS SINCE THEY DIDN'T PERFORM. WAS SHOWING ELECTRICAL AND VALVE PROBLEMS. STATED UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO LIGHTS NOT BEING ON WHEN CAR WAS AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP. STATED REPLACED THE PROBLEM WITH RECALL. HOWEVER, NOW STATING MOTOR SEALS NEED REPLACED WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UNSURE IF OTHER ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED DUE TO NO ISSUES SINCE FRIDAY. *TR

DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. WE WERE LUCKY THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ABOUT AS THIS COULD DEFINITELY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED BOTH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD TO LEAVE OUR CAR IN NEVADA AND GET A RENTAL CAR TO GET HOME TO ARIZONA, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE WILL GET OUR CAR FIXED AND BACK HOME. WE WERE OWNERS OF A KIA RONDO AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THAT VEHICLE TOO (NO LONGER OWN THAT ONE). THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AND KIA NEEDS TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG AND THAT THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING IT. TOO MANY OWNERS HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM, WE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN WITH NO WARNING THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "ESC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION BOTH WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME AND WITH THE CARS MERGING OVER FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF MY MUCH SLOWER SPEED. EVEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 55 MPH, AND MY SPEED GOING UP HILLS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY REACH A SHOULDER WITH COMFORTABLE CLEARANCE, I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR, BOTH LIGHTS REMAINED ON, AND I SIMILARLY WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR APPROPRIATELY, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP. I LIMPED ALONG WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS FOR THE LAST FEW MILES TO WORK WHERE I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS FAR FROM AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IN FACT, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PERVASIVE IN KIAS OF SIMILAR MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE SCORES OF KIA OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR SERIES OF EVENTS. THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS IN ANY SITUATION, BUT ESPECIALLY SO ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN SPEED LIMITS ARE SO HIGH. I WAS SO LUCKY THAT THE DRIVERS AROUND ME AND I WERE ABLE TO AVOID AN INJURY-CAUSING CRASH. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED S

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 KIA SORENTO EX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ESC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, MY VEHICLE IN FACT SLOWED DOWN TERRIBLY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I SHUT MY CAR OFF THEN TURN IT BACK ON SOMETIMES THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. IF MY CAR SLOWS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I COULD END UP CAUSING QUITE AN ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION HURTING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE. MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 65000 MILES. *TR

STARTED CAR TO WARM UP FOR TRIP TO WORK. ESC LIGHT STAYED/CAME ON. ENGINE WOULDN'T ALLOW SPEED OVER 55 WITH THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED. TOOK TO KIA DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT. *TR

EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR THE ESC OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS I HAVE NO POWER. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT WILL USUALLY DISAPPEAR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON LINE, AND MANY PEOPLE WITH MY SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE IN THEIR CARS HAVE PROGRESSED TO RANDOMLY TURNING ON WHILE GOING 65 MILES AND HOUR, AND LOSING SPEED WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I CURRENTLY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THIS NOW HAS ME AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX IT? *TR

JAN.19,2013 MY 2008 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO LOSS POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE, THE DEALER FOUND THE VEHICLE SHOWN CODE PO300 ,VEHICLE MISFIRE AND IT BURNED PLUG ASSY-SPARK AND COIL ASSY-IGNITION. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT CITY KIA OF GREATER ORLANDO. SERVICES WAS GREAT. MARCH 7,2013 THE SAME INCIDENT AS ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND CAMSHAFT SENSOR CONNECTION ERROR, PERFORM PIN TENSION RECHECKED. I WAS TREATED BADLY, THEY STATED AT FIRST THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY SITUATION. REPAIR WERE DONE WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2/2011 WITH KIA WARRANTY. LOCATION ORLANDO KIA E.COLONIAL DRIVE.ORL FL.32817. ON MAY 4,2013 MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS ABOVE INCIDENTS WILL TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER ON E. COLONIAL DRIVE ON MONDAY 6,2013. HOPE THEY WILL HELP ME.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED HIM THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD, CAUSING A HOLE IN THE OIL PAN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, CAR WAS BEARLY PULLING. NOTICED SMOKE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. STOPPED AND CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. WALKED AROUND CAR AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF WHEEL AREA. HAD CAR TOWED. HAD NEW CALIPER, ROTOR, AND BRAKE PADS PUT ON. DROVE ABOUT A WEEK. AND BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP, 4TH DAY THERE THE BRAKES WENT TOTALLY OUT. CAR CRASHED THROUGH THE DOOR OF SHOP AND HIT POLE. CAR IN STILL AT BODY SHOP SOME PARTS WERE HARD TO FIND. STILL WILL HAVE TO GET BRAKES FIXED WHEN I GET CAR THIS WEEK. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR SINCE JANUARY 2013. THIS IS MARCH 27TH 2013. *TR

I WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2008 KIA SORENTO REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WHILE I WAS DOING SO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS OR BRAKE. INSTEAD IT WAS BRAKING ITSELF. THIS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'M READY TO GET A NEW CAR! KIAS SUCK! *TR

I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT OTHER 2008 KIA SORRENTO OWNERS HAVE REPORTED TO KIA, ABOUT THE ESC LIGHT COMING ON CAUSING LOST OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE. KIA IS CONTENT TO CHARGE CUSTOMER A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, FIX PART THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE FIXED WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN YOU MENTION TO THEM THE COMPLAINTS FILED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY INDICATE THE HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK ON SAFECAR.GOV, THEY CONTINUE TO BRUSH IT OFF. NOT SURE HOW BEING ON THE HWY DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND YOUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPING TO 20MPH IS A CUSTOMER PROBLEM. ALSO NOT SURE HOW WHEN YOU PLACE MY CAR ON THE MACHINE AND IT GIVES YOU A CODE TO FIX THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT FROM BEHIND WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT IS A CUSTOMER PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL "OFF" (ESC OFF) LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. UPON TAKING IT TO THE A MECHANIC, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD. I CONTINUED READING ONLINE, AND HAVE NOTICE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. IT ALSO SLOWS THE CAR DRASTICALLY WHILE IN MOTION, AGAIN WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ## VIN FAILED ## *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SORENTO LAST YEAR AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I HAVE STARTED HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. A DEER RAN INTO MY VEHICLE APRIL 2012 REALLY MESSED UP MY ENTIRE FRONT END AND SIDE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAD MY VEHICLE BOTCHED UP AND MY NOW MY AVS SYSTEM AND CLUTCH ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY VEHICLE. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH A ESC LIGHT COMING ON I COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT THIS LIGHT MEANT BUT I CAN IMAGINE THAT IT IS NOT GOOD. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE TRULY THEY ARE NO GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND REVEALED THAT THE OXYGEN SENOR, BRAKE PEDAL LIGHT SWITCH, AND THROTTLE PEDAL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED PARTS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,371 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING MY KIA SORENTO ALONG WITH HIS 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON A WET ROAD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN BETWEEN THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND THE DOOR HINGE. MY 18 YEAR OLD MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND GET HELP FOR HIS BROTHER THAT UNFORTUNATELY HAD PASSED AWAY ON THE SCENE. AFTER REVIEWING MY VEHICLE, I PERSONALLY NOTICED THAT NONE OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGERS AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I TRAGICALLY LOST MY 16 YEAR OLD SON IN THE MIST OF THE SITUATION AS WELL AS HAVING MY 18 RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I RECEIVED THE REPORT FROM MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR THE LOSS OF MY VEHICLE... THERE WAS RECALL ATTACHED TO THE FINDINGS FOR THESE AIR BAGS FOR WHICH I HAD NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF. I KNOW THIS WILL NEVER BRING HIM BACK TO ME BUT THE AIR BAGS MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE INJURIES AND THE FATALITY!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SWERVED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT TRAVELED OVER A GRASSY AREA BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR PRE OWNED. ABOUT 2 WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING THE ESC LIGHT SHOWS UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOWLY LOSE POWER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST GOT HIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED!! AFTER 3-4 TIMES LATER, KIA DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPAIR THE ISSUE OR EVEN SOLVE IT. THEY ACTUALLY TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THE CAR WAS READY, HOWEVER IT WAS NOT FIXED BC THEY CANT FIGURE IT OUT. THEY TRIED EVERYTHING. I DID PICK UP THE CAR ONLY TO BRING IT RIGHT BACK THIS MORNING. I AM SCARED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS MY CHILDREN. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THEIR ARE SO MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS IS INSANE. I AM NOW IN A RENTAL AS THEY ARE TRYING AGAIN FOR TIME #5 TO FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO KIA CORPORATE. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB. AND NOW I AM HERE. IF ANYONE CARES ABOUT OTHERS SAFETY THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I REFUSE TO PUT MY CHILDREN'S LIFE AT RISK. IMAGINE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS LIGHT TURNING ON RANDOMLY AND YOUR CAR JUST LOSING POWER. VERY UNSAFE!! *TR