2008 Kia Sorento complaints

2008 KIA SORENTO START-UP STALLING TEMPERAMENTALLY FOR THREE WEEKS. ON 9/11/2012 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC OFF LIGHT APPEARED, FOLLOWED WITH A "PUTTING" ENGINE AND LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN FOOT APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. KIA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TPS AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILURE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. (ERROR CODES READ: P2135, P0638, AND P2A00 OR P2A03.) KIA PUBLISHED BULLETIN TSB 044: HTTP://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/ATTACHMENTS/KIA-CARENS-RONDO-FORUM/5552D1272512047-ENGINE-RACING-STOP-TSB-TPS.PDF DANGER ASPECT: THE CAR SEEMED DRIVABLE, HOWEVER, THE LIMP MODE DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO THE SPEED LIMIT OR FLOW OF TRAFFIC. RESEARCHED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS -- PLEASE ISSUE AN INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE RPM READINGS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT ALSO USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,455.

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF WHEN AN ADULT SETS IN THE SEAT. THE OCS MISS CLASSIFIES THE ADULT IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH TURNS THE FRONT AND THE SIDE AIR BAG OFF. KIA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR CERTAIN SORENTOS TO BE REPROGRAMMED. HOWEVER WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE KIA DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPROGRAMMING MY SELF. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE MY SORENTO WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE RECALL DATES AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD ME PAID FOR MY KIA MOTORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE ACCELERATION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 40MPH. SPEED DECREASED BELOW 40MPH ON HILLS. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER RESTARTING. A CHECK OF THE ODB-II CODES GAVE P2138, P2127 AND P2106. ALL OF THE CODES REFLECT A MALFUNCTION IN THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. AWAITING REPAIRS BY LOCAL KIA DEALER. *TR

WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE ESC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, BATTERY LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, CHECKED THE BATTERY AND THESE LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON. MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED REDUCING SPEED WHEN ESC LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AT AROUND 64,000 MILES. ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE HAVE WENT OFF. ESC LIGHT IS STILL GOING OFF AND ON. THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED ON US. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY TO ALL THESE DEFECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THESE ISSUES WITH KIA. I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND SAW TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. FURTHERMORE I TOLD KIA OF AN OIL LEAK I WAS HAVING AND ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY FAILED TO ANSWER, AND DID NOT FIX IT. NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE WITH THE CAR UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND AFTER THAT IS WHEN ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

FOR THE 3RD TIME MY WIFE'S CAR ESC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE VEHICLE SPEED CAME TO ALMOST A STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGERS FOR UP HILL OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE ALSO HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ESC LIGHT AND TPS LIGHT COMING ON. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. WE WERE TOLD TODAY IT WAS A THROTTLE SENSOR PROBLEM. IT WAS REPLACED TODAY AND HOPEFULLY THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I SEE ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRING PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE.

I PURCHASED THIS KIA BRAND NEW IN 2008. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS BECAUSE WHEN I REACHED BETWEEN 40 AND 50MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED. WAS TOLD EACH TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ON THE FINAL TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE WITH ME AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE WAY I DROVE. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 3 AND HALF YEARS. IT HAS 67,000 MILES. I AM STILL HAVING THE JERKING ISSUE AND NOW THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT FORUMS ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR A LOT OF KIA SORENTO OWNERS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR MY WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE SERVICE DONE AT AUTHORIZED KIA SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SO I HAD TO OUT OF POCKET PAY $1100 TO HAVE MY 3 AND HALF YEAR OLD VEHICLE FIXED. I HAVE OWNED MANY NEW CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS I HAVE HAD WITH A KIA WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO I HAVE HAD 6 SERVICE ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESC COMING ON. KIA DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED GAS PEDAL X2, THROTTLE SENSORY ASSY, TIGHTENED CONNECTIONS, CLEARED CODES, APPLIED STABULANT, TIGHTENED PINS, RESET CODES, CLEARED FAULTS, CLEANED GROUND STATION AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS. I ONLY HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH THE CAR IN THE WARMER MONTHS (MAY-AUGUST)? IT LOSES POWER AND WON'T ACCELERATE. *JS

ON 3 OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AFTER STOPPING & REMOVING MY KEY... IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MY KIA HAS ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE THE KEY WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK, BUT I THINK IT IS THE FORMER.. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE. THE VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL MANUFACTURED ONLY 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO MIND HAVE A RECALL. THE PROBLEM LIES THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAS A SENSOR TO TURN ON THE AIR BAG. THE FEATURE WILL ONLY TURN ON IF THE PASSENGER IS 130 LBS OR MORE. SO MY WIFE THAT WEIGHS 120LBS WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF REMAINS ON. I WAS TOLD OF THIS BY MY LOCAL KIA TECHNICIAN THAT SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL THE SORENTO OF THIS YEAR. SO THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. KIA SAID THEY ARE UNWILLING TO FIX. SO THEY MAY HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS LATER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ARE THERE ARE MANY ADULTS THAT WEIGH LESS THAN 130LBS. *TR

1. A WHINING NOISE DEVELOPED AROUND 40K AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. WAS TOLD THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A FAULTY BEARING. 2. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON STATING THAT AIRBAGS ARE OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE SEAT 3. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CAR IS LITERALLY NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE, DUE TO SENSOR THAT CONTROLS ACCELERATOR, HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BEING REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE NO REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THE ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH. I CAN TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT I CAN'T SET A SPEED FOR CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE A REMOTE STARTER THAT HAS A SAFETY SWITCH WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TURNS THE REMOTE STARTER OFF THAT ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY CAUSE THERE IS NO SIGNAL THAT THE BRAKE HAS BEEN PRESSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,700.

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO LX LOSES POWER & WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO 60MPH. I FEAR DRIVING MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BY AN 18-WHEELER DIESEL DUE TO THE FACT THE POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE & ESC OFF LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED. LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I HAVE TRIED TURNING MY ENGINE OFF & WAITING 10 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE ENGINE TO SEE IF THAT CLEARS THE STATUS OF THE LIGHTS BUT HAD LIMITED SUCCESS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, FOR RESOLUTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT CERTAIN SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS WELL AS THE GAS PEDAL BUT YET EITHER HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN WANTED TO CHARGE ME $2800 FOR ONE TRIP & $1800 ON THE NEXT. THIS WAS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE & CORPORATE WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE & ARE ANOTHER REASON FOR WHY I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF ME & MY PASSENGERS WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS DOWN FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE LOW/OUT OF GAS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON, BUT GOES OFF AFTER NEEDLE MOVES FROM THE LOW FUEL GAUGE MARKING. THIS MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL GAS NEEDLE HAPPENS AT NO SPECIFIC TIME INTERVAL OR SPEED RATE. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS COME ON AND STAYS ON. ALSO, THE "ESC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK, HOWEVER WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE REPORTS OF POWER AND CONTROL FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALSO NOT WORKING, WHICH COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. *TR

2008 KIA SORENTO TPS PROBLEM CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO HAVE NO ACCELERATION VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ESC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO ZONE TO SEE WHY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE CODE READER SAID I HAD 3 DIFFERENT CODES WRONG WITH THE CAR WHICH ALL WERE RELATED TO THE TPS SENSOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ASAP. *TR

2008 KIA SORENTO LOSES POWER. ESC LIGHT ILLUMINATES AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN ABOUT 40-45 MPH. IF I PULL OVER TO A STOP AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES RESOLVES ITSELF. SOMETIMES I FIND THE FUEL CAP IS LOOSE AND WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE OFF I TIGHTEN THE CAP AND THIS RESOLVES THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2009. IT WAS USED WITH ABOUT 12,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY SON HAD IT ON A TRIP AND HE CALLED IN A PANIC WHILE DRIVING IN A LARGE CITY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THAT WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 2010. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY TIGHTENING THE FUEL CAP AS HE TOLD ME HE HAD JUST FILLED IT WITH FUEL. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2011 THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT, NEARLY A WEEKLY EVENT FOR EITHER MY WIFE OR ME. THANKFULLY WE LIVE IN A SMALLER CITY WHERE TRAFFIC IS LIGHTER AND IT IS EASY TO PULL OFF ON A SIDE STREET TO DO THE "SHUTDOWN/RESTART" PROCEDURE. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2008. PROBLEMS BEGAN WITH THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE ABOUT A YEAR LATER. MULTIPLE PARTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND REPLACED BUT THE LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON, EACH TIME LOOSING ALL ACCELERATION SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY! A FEW DAYS AGO, DRIVING UP A HILL, BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON, MY CAR STALLS OUT, STEERING LOCKS AND STARTS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL, LUCKILY IN A QUIET, SLOW TRAFFIC NEIGHBORHOOD. AFTER THAT MY CAR WON'T EVEN START. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SINCE CALLED CORPORATE... WE WILL SEE WHAT THAT DOES. *TR

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION LUNGING. THERE IS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY DAY, EXCEPT WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. ONCE I DO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE SAME THING I DO. I BELIEVE THAT NO DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED, AND I KNOW THAT A PROPER ROAD TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. *TR

SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 KIA SORENTO IN MARCH 2009, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT WHERE WHEN I AM SITTING THERE AND THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. I AM 150 POUNDS, AND MOVED MYSELF AROUND IN THE SEAT, WEIGHT CENTERED, SITTING PROPERLY. AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THE ISSUE OF THE ESC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL, SO THE 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO SERVICE FOR THE ESC OFF PROBLEM, WE ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF. MY HUSBAND IS THE ONE WHO TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD HIM THAT I WAS NOT POSITIONED IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPT, IT WAS AFTER I BASICALLY YELLED AT THEM ON THE PHONE AND TOLD THEM TO RIP OUT THE SEAT IF THEY HAD TO IN ORDER TO FIX IT. AGAIN, MY HUSBAND TOOK IT, THEY SAID THAT "THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY, BUT IT MIGHT BE SLOW." I KNEW THIS WAS INCORRECT. I KNOW THE WAY IT WORKS AND IF THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IT SAYS THE AIRBAG IS OFF, IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE THIRD TIME IT WENT TO SERVICE FOR THE ESC OFF LIGHT PROBLEM, MY FATHER WENT AND HAD A STERN CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS A SERVICE MANAGER AND THAT HE KNOWS THAT IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT, ESPECIALLY BEING THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE ISSUE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY DID, BUT WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN ONCE IN THE PAST 6

WE HAVE A 2008 SORENTO, PURCHASED IN MARCH 2009 (NEW). APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ONLY APPROX 15,000MILES, WE HAD OUR FIRST INCIDENT THAT THE ESC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AT THE SAME TIME, POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED TO THE ENGINE. THANKFULLY, I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS NOW OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS LATER. THIS TIME WE TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY INSISTED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD IN THE "COMPUTER" OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. WE WERE BASICALLY DISMISSED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT EVEN TELL THAT IT HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, TURNING ONTO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-95, I LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS FURIOUS AND FRIGHTENED OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER OF THE SITUATION, AND CALLED TO MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME, WHICH BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO "NORMAL" AND NO RECORD IN THE COMPUTER. I HAD PRINTED OUT RESEARCH FOR MY HUSBAND TO TAKE WITH HIM TO SHOW THEM THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE TCM WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY DISMISSED HIM AND DID SOMETHING ELSE. IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN (APPROX DEC. 2010) WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95,

DRIVING 75 MPH ON HIGHWAY THE ESC OFF LIGHT LUMINATED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER (WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 10 MPH INSTANTLY ON HWY). KIA REPLACED THE TPS SENSOR AND UPDATED ECM MODULE. ONE YEAR LATER SAME EVENT HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX EVEN WITH TECH BULLETIN. TRIED TO CONTACT KIA MOTORS WITH NO RETURN RESPONSE. AT THE CURRENT TIME THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. FASTEST IT WILL GO IS 45MPH EVEN WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN YOU TRY TO PULL OUT OR ACCELERATE THE VECHICLE LOOSES POWER. RANDOMLY THE CHECK ENGINE AND "ESC OFF" LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND CAR WILL ACCELERATE BUT ONCE OVER 65MPH WILL LOSE ALL POWER HAS ALMOSTED CAUSED SEVERAL WRECKS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND. THE LACK OF POWER IS DANGEROUS BUT NOT AS DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER IN INTERSECTION NEARLY CAUSING SIDE WRECK. SEARCHED ON INTERNET AND TPS SEEMS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO HAS 40000 MILES AND THE ESC OFF INDICATOR, AS WELL AS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH AND WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION DIMINISHED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED, BEING I JUST BLUNT THE CAR A MONTH AGO. YES IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT IS NOT.... FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THIS IS A CONTINUAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, BEFORE SOMEONE LIFE BE HARMED WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 KIA SORENTO WITH JUST OVER 34,000 MILES ON IT AND AM ON MY SECOND EXPERIENCE WITH THE ESC OFF PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS JULY 2010, CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND CAR WORKED FINE UNTIL THIS PAST MONDAY. I STARTED MY CAR TO WARM IT UP AND AFTER 10 MINUTES I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THAT THE ESC OFF LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN ME, THE ESC OFF LIGHT IS DANGEROUS AS THE CAR LOSES POWER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON, BUT THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. I GOT A RIDE TO WORK THAT DAY, BUT MY DAD WENT OVER TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THE ESC OFF LIGHT WENT OFF FOR HIM AND SO DID THE CHECK ENGINE, HE DROVE IT AROUND WITH NO PROBLEM. NOW THIS MORNING I STARTED IT TO WARM IT UP, NO LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT IN TO LEAVE AND WHEN I REACHED THE END OF MY ROAD AT THE STOP SIGN, BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AND THE ESC OFF WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE IS STILL ON. THIS PROBLEM WILL STILL HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND THEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEND MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND IT DOSN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING SLOW OR FAST. LOSS OF POWER IS DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS NOWHERE TO PULL OVER. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEBSITED WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR REPLACED, NOT THE ESC SENSOR. IN JULY 2010 THE ESC SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING JAN. 2011

2008 KIA SORENTO ESC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. *TR

01/25/10 WITH 22,395 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION. HAD PART #35107-3C100FF TH SENSOR ASSY REPLACED. 11/12/10 WITH 30,002 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION AGAIN. HAD PART #91214-3E324 WIRING ASSY-ENG REPLACED. 12/30/10 WITH 32,064 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION AGAIN. HAD PART #32700-3E400 PEDAL ASSY-ACCE REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS LOSING POWER ON A FREEWAY AND GETTING INTO A ACCIDENT. ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG BEING ON AT RANDOM TIMES. MY CONCERN IS HAVING A ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING. *TR

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO'S THROTTLE ACCELERATOR SENSOR HAS GONE OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE, SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AND FOUND EXTENSIVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN IT GOES OUT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM QUITS FUNCTIONING ALSO. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A LOSS OF POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALERSHIP KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND ASK ME TO BRING IT IN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN REPEATEDLY. *TR

ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, HEAD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE CHANGED. MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN BACK MALFUNCTIONS BY NOT UNLOCKING AT TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT CUSHION THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER SCANNED THE SENSOR BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER CLEARED THE MEMORY AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF FOR TWO MONTHS BUT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. UPDATED 05/11/11

TRANSMISSION - VEHICLE TURNS ON, WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE A LOUD/HARD JOLT OCCURS. WHEN PLACED IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WILL HARDLY MOVE WITHOUT PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE ROARS AND HARDLY MOVES FORWARD. HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WAS RECENTLY FIXED TWO MONTHS AGO BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. *LN

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

MICHELIN TIRE ON VEHICLE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT THAT ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH, TIRE TORE COMPLETELY AROUND THE OUTER PART. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. *TR

DASH LIGHTING PROBLEM ON 2008B KIA SORENTO. WHEN CONTROL KNOB ON TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS ROTATED FOR NIGHT LIGHTING OF DASH LIGHTS, THE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWING A FUSE. POSSIBLE SHORT IS SYSTEM SOMEWHERE. UNABLE TO TRACE AT CANADIAN KIA DEALERSHIP WITHOUT PAYING $90.00/HR FEE WHICH COULD TAKE MANY HOURS. *TR

2008 KIA SORENTO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. 38 Y W/F SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT, VEHICLE NOT RUNNING AND NO ONE WAS AROUND VEHICLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING FEMALE ON LEFT SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO ABDOMEN, ARM, SHOULDER AND FACE. ACCORDING TO KIA COMPUTER MALFUNCTION CAUSED PROBLEM. GLAD SHE WAS WAITING ON OTHER SON TO LEAVE CHURCH. KIA'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EVENTS FEMALE SAT IN DRIVER'S SEAT. CONSEQUENCES MODERATE INJURY, DISORIENTED UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHICH CHILD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT SHE WAS TALKING TO AT THE TIME. OFFICIAL MEDICAL VISIT AT URGENT CARE THE NEXT MORNING. X-RAYS AND CAT SCAN. SEVERE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DEATH IF IT HAPPENED 5-10 MINUTES LATER GOING DOWN ROAD. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE? I HAVE BEEN INFORMED KIA DOES NOT DEAL WITH HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS. FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN JUST ANOTHER NUMBER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED ABNORMAL HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE UPGRADES WERE MADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FAILURE SINCE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORRENTO. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS DAMAGED. THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR THE PARTICULAR PART. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE, CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD . THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. UPDATED EVOQ 12/03/10.*JB

ON A TRIP FROM BILOXI, MS TO FORT MYERS, FL- APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES ALL 4 TIRES ON A "NEW" (13,000 MILES) KIA SORENTO FAILED. AFTER SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OF THE TRIP THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND LUCKILY WAS KEPT UNDER CONTROL. A TOWTRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED AND THE CAR TOWED TO TWO CITIES BEFORE A DEALERSHIP COULD BE FOUND TO "FIX" THE CAR. THIS MEANT AN OVERNIGHT STAY. THE SERVICE DEPT PROBABLY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED! THEY PUT 2 NEW TIRES ON, INSPECTED OTHERS AND ALIGNED THE CAR- COSTLY SERVICE CALL + 2 NEW TIRES. BACK TO THE TRIP AND SEVERAL MORE HUNDRED MILES AND AGAIN VIOLENT SHAKING. ANOTHER TIRE WAS FALLING APART! SAME THING ANOTHER TOW, OVER NIGHT STAY, DEALER, ANOTHER TIRE. BOTH DEALERS SAID THEY WOULD SEND TIRES BACK TO KUMHO FOR EXAMINATION. WE COULD NOT BELIEVE, BUT OUTSIDE TAMPA AT 10:30 AT NIGHT-VIOLENT SHAKING. CHANGED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE DARK. THANK GOD, NO ONE HURT. HAD TO ORDER A NEW TIRE FROM SEARS IN FORT MYERS FOR THIS ONE. I NOW HAVE MIS-MATCHED TIRES ON MY NEW VEHICLE- HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES 30,000 MILES BEFORE I SHOULD OF HAD TO- HAD A FAMILY MEMBERS LIFE IN DANGER, HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DAMAGE DONE FROM ALL THE VIOLENT SHAKING, WAS SERVICE WORK DONE CORRECTLY, DO I STILL NEED AN ALIGNMENT-- IT TOOK OVER 48 GRUELING, NERVE-RACKING HOURS FOR AN 11 HOUR TRIP- WITH A LOT OF EXTRA EXPENSES. KUMHO DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE US "WHOLE" ON THIS FIASCO (WE ARE HAPPY THOUGH THAT IT IS NOT A TRAGEDY). BY "WHOLE" WE MEAN REIMBURSE US FOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO INDICATE THAT A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE COMPUTER BECAUSE IT WAS A SMARTS SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

INTERMITTENT DISPLAY ON DASH "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF'" WHILE PASSENGER IS SEATED AND BELTED INTO PASSENGER SEAT. SEVERAL DOCUMENTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALER HAVE FAILED TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *TW

WE PURCHASED A 2008 KIA SORENTO FROM KIA OF BRADLEY, ILLINOIS, LAST NOVEMBER. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SIGNALS THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF, EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THEN, THAT IF YOU WERE IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT AND THE LIGHT IS STATING THE AIR BAG IS OFF, IT WILL NOT DEPLOY. WE HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES TO KIA OF BRADLEY, TALKED WITH THE REGIONAL MANGER, AND HIS BOSS AND THEIR STAND IS THAT MY WIFE IS SITTING WRONG IN THE SEAT. I DON'T BUY THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL, WE TOOK IT IN TO BE FIXED, THAT DID NOT HELP. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS REPLACED AND THAT DID NOT HELP EITHER. THEY DID ALL THIS WORK BUT CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT INCORRECTLY. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND SAYS THAT AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. WIFE WEIGHTS 160 AND IS A FULL SIZE ADULT. KIA SAYS SHE IS NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT RIGHT, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEAL TWICE NOW FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND ARE AVOIDING IT. IT IA A KIA SORENTO. *TR

"PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN ADULT PASSENGERS OVER 108 LB SIT IN SEAT. NO AIRBAG FAILURE LIGHT INDICATED. HAD DEALER REP INSPECT AND DO CALIBRATION TO OCS IN LATE AUG. HOWEVER, THE FAULT STILL HAPPENS ABOUT 1OUT OF 10 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE OCS MISCLASSIFIES THE PRESENCE OF CERTAIN ADULT PASSENGERS BASED ON A COMBINATION OF THEIR WEIGHT, STATURE, BODY SHAPE AND POSITION ON THE SEAT CUSHION. AS CONSEQUENCE THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN #10030366 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,321. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MISCLASSIFIED A SMALL ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, THE AIR BAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE SPECULATED THAT THE SEATS WOULD HAVE TO BE POSITIONED FAR AWAY FROM THE AIR BAG IN ORDER TO BE OPERATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 KIA SORENTO. THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR MISCLASSIFIED A SMALL STATURE ADULT AS A CHILD. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE AIR BAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT SINCE THE PASSENGER WEIGHED ONLY 130 LBS, SHE WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE SENSOR TO DETECT HER WEIGHT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 380 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200.