2011 Kia Sorento complaints

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BALISE KIA (LOCATED AT 603 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089, (413) 316-1500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12933624. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY ENGINE GAVE OUT AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT BUT THE COMPLETE ENGINE IS NO LONGER WORKING.THE CAR DOES NOT START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD STILL JOLT FROM TIME TO TIME. I'VE SEEN A RECALL ONLINE FOR MY CAR ONLINE BUT KIA SAID IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS OFF BY A COUPLE MONTHS. ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE IS THE SAME.

MY ENGINE WENT OUT ON MY 2011 KIA SORENTO ON JUNE 8, 2018. I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT SOUNDED VERY ROUGH AND STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED BACK UP INTO THE DRIVE WAY AND PUT IT IN PARK. IT WAS STILL SHAKING VERY BAD AND SOUNDING VERY ROUGH. I TURNED IT OFF AND CALL A MECHANIC OVER. HE PERFORM A CODE DIAGNOSTIC. THERE WERE ABOUT 10 OR 11 ENGINE CODES THAT POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN. I HAD IT TOWED TO HIS SHOP ON JUNE 13, 2018 TO DO A MORE IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSTIC. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE IS NON-REPAIRABLE. FROM THERE, HE HAD IT TOWED TO ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS FOR A SECOND OPINION. IT WAS DETERMINED THERE ALSO THAT THE ENGINE IS NON-REPAIRABLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I GOT MY SERVICING IN REASONABLE TIME-SPANS. I AM AT A LOST. I AM STILL PAYING ON A VEHICLE AND CARRYING INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE RIGHT NOW. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SAW WHERE THE 2012 AND A FEW OTHER YEAR SORENTO'S HAD A ENGINE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE 2011 KIA SORENTO SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUSIVE IN THAT RECALL.

DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY MONTH AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT OR ON A HIGHWAY.

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP SINCE JUNE AWAITING AN ENGINE . I AM TOLD THAT WHEN AND IF I GET AN ENGINE I HAVE TO PAY 6, 500 DOLLARS FOR IT . I KNOW THAT SOME 2011 SORENTOS HAVE A RECALL ON THERE ENGINES . I AM TOLD THAT MY MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PUT A RECALL ON. AFTER WAITING ALL THIS TIME IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE JUST SEIZED ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT'S ALL I WAS TOLD. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN

ALL CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING AROUND 120,000 MILES. BLUETOOTH, RADIO CONTROLS AND CRUISE CONTROL. ALL POWER SOCKETS AND USB SOCKET STOPPED WORKING AROUND 110,000 MILES. WHINING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE AREA WHEN CAR IS ON STARTED AROUND 128,000 MILES.

SRS LIGHT ON, REPLACE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT $3000. NO ACCIDENT AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, CAR STATIONARY LIGHT COMES ON YET PASSENGER IN SEAT SENSOR WORKS

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (PART OF THROTTLE BODY) HAZARD! RANDOM. THE VEHICLE RADIO WILL SHUT OFF, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE (SAME LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED), AND THEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION/POWER WHAT SO EVER! THE VEHICLE WILL MAINTAIN A SPEED 20 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE VEHICLE IS PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. TO CORRECT, EMERGENCY EXIT TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT ACCELERATED SPEED (40-60 MPH) OF WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS/DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS NEARLY PLACED ME INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE ETHER SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED ME BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WHEN SEARCHED ON YOUTUBE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=NHQAQURNFV0 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=834XLHQGRNO

APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS AGO MY VEHICLE BEGAN ACTING FUNNY, LIKE IT WANTED TO DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD CUT OUT AT RED LIGHTS. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT TO A KIA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS EXHAUST CAM SHAFT AND IT WAS BROKEN OFF /MELTED IN CYLINDER HEAD. TO REPLACE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED. WHEN HEAD WAS REMOVED CRACKS WERE FOUND ON COILS 3 & 4 IN HOUSINGS AND NOTICED METAL SHAVINGS IN MOTOR. YESTERDAY I DROPPED AT DEALER WHO NOW SAYS VEHICLE MAY HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR WORSE. MADE KIA AWARE WITH 1ST ISSUE AND THEY COVERED 1/2 OF REPAIR COST. STILL HAVE AN OPEN CASE # WITH THEM AND REPORTED THE NEW ISSUE UNDER THE SAME CASE NUMBER. BROKEN AND MELTED PIECES IN CYLINDER HEAD & METAL SHAVINGS TELLS ME ENGINE ISSUES THAT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. COULD THIS BE RELATD TO SAME ISSUE AS FIRES IN ENGINES ON 2011 SORENTOS?

WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR FIRE THAT WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR. IT WAS MY DAUGHTER, MYSELF AND 4 DOGS HEADING TO SEE MY DAD IN WIGGINS,COLORADO. IF NEED MY DAUGHTER HAS PHOTOS OF THE CAR FIRE AS WELL AS VIDEOS.

AIRBAG SENSOR CAME ON DESPITE NO ACCIDENT AND HASN'T GONE AWAY. NO DAMAGE OR HITS TO MY VEHICLE TO CAUSE ANY MALFUNCTION.

MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BROKE. I NEED TO REPLACE 3 OF THEM. THIS ISN'T NORMAL AT ALL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WRECKED. THE PAINT KEEPS PEELING OFF. I REPAINTED 1 X ON AN AREA, KIA IS AWARE. I TOOK TO THEM AND THEY SAID KIA WASN'T RESPONSIBLE (BUT , I DISAGREE). I PAID OVER 30,000 FOR THIS KIA.. , BODY SHOP COULDN'T GUARANTEE DUE TO THE PAINT JOB KIA DID ON MY AUTOMOBILE. NOW THE PAINT IS PEELING ON OTHER SPOTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 10 MPH; HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TURNER KIA (4201 CHAMBERS HILL RD, HARRISBURG, PA 17111, (717) 564-2240) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE MIGHT BE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. *TT CONSUMER NOTIFIED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. UPDATED 12/11/18*JB

REAR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. ONLY CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE

THE BACKUP CAMERA STARTED TO BECOME DISTORTED THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING

"TAKATA RECALL" MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN I HAVE MY SEAT BELT BUCKLED! I'M SO WORRIED OVER THIS! IT'S MY ONLY VEHICLE THAT I DRIVE AROUND WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT! WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED!? DOESN'T MATTER OF I'M DRIVING OR IN PARK. NOTICED AROUND 75000 MILES

CAR ENGINE SEIZED WHILE OPERATING. HAD TO BE TOWED. BEEN IN KIA DEALERSHIP SERVICE SINCE JUNE 2018 IT IS NOW OCTOBER 13. STILL NO ENGIENE.

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

HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN MAKING TURNS AND JUST DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON. BEEN TO DEALER THEY SAY CAN'T FIND ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES NOW CAME CLOSE TO HITTING CAR THIS LAST TIME.

VEHICLES CAUGHT FIRE, HAD PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS FLAMES HAD ERUPTED AND FRONT END OF CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD ARRIVED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP TO RELEASE THE BRAKES OR TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC. SKID CONTROL MUST BE SWITCHED OFF ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IS SWITCHED OFF THE BRAKES DRAG AND THE RIMS WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU HED

2011 KIA SORENTO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL FOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *AS *TR

AT 106,000 MILES, THE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT. CODE READER STATED THAT THE OCS MAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BAD. QUOTES $2,000 TO COMPLETELY REPLACE SEAT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT WITHOUT ANY OBSTRUCTIONS (BRIDGE, ETC.) IN SIGHT. WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT SUNROOF OF MY CAR EXPLODED, SHATTERING THE GLASS. NO DEBRIS HIT THE CAR TO CAUSE THE DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO CAUSE TEMPERATURE STRESS ON THE GLASS. IT EXPLODED WITHOUT CAUSE. HAD THE CLOTH COVER NOT BEEN COVERING IT AT THAT MOMENT, THE GLASS WOULD HAVE FALLEN DIRECTLY ON TOP OF ME.

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH THE TACHOMETER WILL DROP TO 0 AND THE SORENTO WILL LUNGE OR BUCK, HESITATE AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AND SOMETIMES STAYS ON. ONE TIME I ACCELERATED TO PASS, IT RESPONDED BUT STOPPED MIDWAY THRU THE PASS, DECELLED BACK TO 20 MPH. I COULD NOT COMPLETE MY PASS AND HAD TO FALL BACK BEHIND THE SLOWER VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN BY KIA # SC106 BUT NO DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGES IT. THERE IS 130,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 120,000 MILES. BELIEVE IT IS CAUSING ISSUES FOR STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. CLOCK SPRING SENSOR BAD. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $2,000. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WILL AIR BAGS DEPLOY AT ALL???? WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED??? READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE FRACTURED AND ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A COST ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE SOME PACKAGES FROM THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, THE EXTERIOR HANDLE WAS PULLED AND A PIECE OF THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

ALL ACCESSORIES ON STEERING WHEEL HAVE GONE OUT: RADIO CONTROLS NO LONGER WORK, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, BLUETOOTH CAPABILITY(ANSWERING/ENDING PHONE CALLS) NO LONGER WORKS, AND NOW THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. HAVING A WORKING HORN IS PART OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON A VEHICLE. ONE DAY WHILE PARKED, I HONKED THE HORN TO GET MY SONS ATTENTION AND IT DID NOT WORK.THE HORN JUST STOPPED WORKING. ANOTHER TIME I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SOME IDIOT NOT PAYING ATTENTION ALMOST DID NOT STOP, AS I WAS TURNING I HONKED THE HORN(FORGETTING IT HAD NOT BEEN WORKING PREVIOUSLY) AND IT WORKED JUST THAT ONE TIME. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE! HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? ALSO, THE HEAD REST ON FRONT SEATS ARE POORLY DESIGNED, BOTH HAVE COME OFF COMPLETELY.

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS TRYING TO DO THE SAME AT TIMES. I BABYSIT AND THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PEOPLE WITH SMALL CHILDREN. ALSO WHAT IF SOMETHING MAJOR WAS WRONG AND I NEEDED TO IMMEDIATELY GET INTO MY CAR, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM A F WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN THE DOOR EVENTUALLY NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN AT ALL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

DASHBOARD CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS. LIGHT IS ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON OR THE ENGINE IS ON. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS DRIVING HE VEHICLE BUT UNSURE IF AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT.

CAR LOSES POWER WHEN APPLYING GAS, THEN STALLS OUT. I STOP AND WAIT FOR FEW MINUTES, THEN START THE CAR AND DRIVE OFF LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. IT OTHERWISE DRIVES PERFECT UNTIL THE RANDOM STALLING

HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEAR, TOOK IT TO REPAIR STATION AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU ARE STUCK WHERE YOUR AT. THE SHIFTER GETS VERY STIFF OR HARD AND WON'T GO INTO GEAR.

CAR MAKES LOUD ROARING SOUND UPON COLD START. IT IS TYPICALLY THE LOUDEST WHEN IT HAS BEEN LEFT SITTING ALL NIGHT AND AT FIRST START. IT WILL NOT MAKE THE NOISE AFTER THAT UNLESS IT SITS FOR AT LEAST 8HRS.I TOOK IT TO KIA AND THEY EXPLAINED IT WOULDN'T DAMAGE MY CAR AND IT'S MOSTLY JUST A LOUD NOISE AND ANNOYANCE. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE AND ONE OF THE MECHANICS EVEN SAID HE DROVE HIS KIA AROUND FOR YEARS AND IT MADE THE SAME NOISE. IT IS LOUD.

I AM ISSUING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE ARE TONS OF REPORTS ABOUT MY MAKE/MODEL CATCHING FIRE AND STEERING ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, OR THESE CARS NEED TO BE DISCONTINUED!

SINCE I BOUGHT THE 2011 KIA SORENTO THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE TENDS TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING LIKE NOT CHANGING GEARS, GETS LOCKED, JERKS BACK AND FORTH TILL IT UNLOCKS OR CHANGES GEARS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME SLOWING OR STOPPING CAR IN IT'S TRACKS. TWICE I HAVE HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HAVE HAD SEAT BELTS LOCK TIGHT AGAINST ME AND MY PASSENGERS WHEN IT LOCKS WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 3-6 TIME A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO MY SERVICE DEALERSHIP KEARNY PEARSON KIA, 7303 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111 AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THESE PAST TWO YEARS THE GEARS LOCKING IS GETTING WORSE AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN INSTANTLY FROM DRIVING ON THE FRWY 65 MPH DOWN TO 35 MPH INSTANTLY ALMOST HAVING CARS HIT ME FROM BEHIND. SAME FOR DRIVING ON THE STREET GOING 35-40 MPH DROPPING TO 5-10MPH AND STOP/JERK/GO/STOP/JERK AND ALMOST HAVING CARS BEHIND ME CRASH INTO ME. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE HAD FAST REACTING DRIVERS BEHIND ME OR NO DRIVERS. THIS LAST INCIDENT LAST MONTH WAS SO POWERFUL THAT I SMACKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN HIT BUT DIDN'T. MY CHEST GOT TIGHT AS IF I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK FROM THE FORCE AND MY KIDS CRIED FROM THE WHIPLASH. THIS WAS YET THE STRONGEST. ALSO, SINCE 2011 I HAVE HAD 7 - 10 INCIDENTS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS, SMILING LIKE FIRE. I TURN OFF THE VENT AND IT CONTINUES FOR 10MIN THEN GOES AWAY. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT IF I HAD TO GUESS I WOULD SAY S

WAS DRIVING FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. I STOPPED PUT IT IN PARK AND NO CHANGE AFTER WORK,8 HOURS LATER, THE CAR RAN FINE. IT HAD BEEN SHIFTING ROUGH FOR A WHILE, AT OR AROUND 50MPH, IT WOULD JERK THE WHOLE CAR LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING UP OR DOWN

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED UP(STOPPED) AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN WITHIN MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS IN COMPLETE FLAMES. PRIOR TO THIS THERE WHERE NEVER ANY SIGNS OF THE CAR RUNNING OR DRIVING LIKE THERE WHERE GOING TO BE PROBLEMS. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES AT ALL ASIDE FROM THIS INCIDENT. THIS HAS COME COMPLETELY OUT OF NOWHERE UNEXPECTEDLY.

THE REAR DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT.

PULLS TO 1 DIRECTION WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING. SOUNDS OF AXEL OR SUSPENSION IN MOTION STARTED ON CITY STREETS NOW ON HIGHWAY

VERY ROUGH START IN THE MORNING OR AFTER SITTING OFF FOR OVER 2 HOURS. AFTER 30 SECONDS ENGINE NOISE REDUCED DRAMATICALLY. STEERING CONTROL MALFUNCTION SOMETIMES. MAKING UP DOW BUTTON ACT ERRATICALY ALONG CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO CONTROL. BLUETOOTH CONNECTION SOUND QUALITY VERY POOR.

MY TRANSMISSION ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY I CANT EVEN REVERSE 1ST 2ND AND PART OF 3RD GEARS ARE ROUGH SHIFTING. ITS ALSO CAUSING IT TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE REAR AXEL ALSO WONT SHIFT WHILE TURNING.

DOOR WILL NOT OPEN! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AND IF YOU HAD THE CHILD LOCK ENGAGED, IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EITHER. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE THE CHILD LOCK ENGAGED SO I CAN STILL OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, BUT NOW THAT I KNOW IT'S A COMMON ISSUE I'M AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN ON MY OTHER DOORS AND I DO HAVE A CHILD, SO THE CHILD LOCKS ARE SOMETIMES USED. CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME, I CLOSED THE DOOR AND THE NEXT TIME THE HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN IT.

2011 KIA SORENTO - WHILE DRIVING, THE GEARS IN MY CAR STOPPED WORKING AND MADE A TERRIBLE LOUD NOISE. AFTER GETTING VEHICLE TOWED, PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON PASSENGER SIDE.BELOW IS THE DETAILED RECALL INFO-HOWEVER MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW THIS RECALL. BUT I THINK IT SHOULD. DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLES IS MINE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME: SB082B - RECALL TO REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. RECALL: 11V258000 RECALL DATE 04/25/2011 COMPONENT POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT SUMMARY KIA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SORENTO 2WD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND 2.4L ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM THE START OF PRODUCTION THROUGH MAY 22, 2010. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY SUFFER FROM NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WHIRRING/WHINING NOISE AND CAN EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CONSEQUENCE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY CAUSE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT OWNERS SHOULD DO DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KIA AT 1-800-333-4542. **I SUBMITTED A CASE TO KIA #12833214, AFTER 10 DAYS I DIDN'T GET A REPLY SO I CALLED THEM. I SPOKE TO HALEY AND SHE ADVISED MY CAR WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN A LOCATION THAT HAD THIS ISSUE. I THINK KI