2013 Kia Sorento complaints

WAS DRIVING CAR STRAIGHT DOWN CITY STREET WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND IT KEPT DOING SAME THING AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR FINE, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT ENGINE IS SEIZING UP.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS DAUGHTER WHO OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WASS DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BULLDOG KIA LOCATED AT 4305 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606 (888) 348-8159 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A HELICOPTER LIKE NOISE AND THE MOTOR SHUT OFF. SHE WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND JUST MANAGED TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND GET OFF THE ROAD. CAR DOES NOT EVEN CRANK OVER. MECHANIC SAYS MOTOR IS SEIZED UP.

ON 02/04/2020 DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE, PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE KEY WAS STILL IN IGNITION AND COULDN'T GET KEY TO RELEASE. HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, TOOK SHIFTER OUT OF PARK AND THEN PUT BACK INTO PARK, STRAIGHTENED STEERING WHEEL AND TURN OFF VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 15 OR MORE TIMES SINCE OWNING VEHICLE AND I HAVE ASKED LOCAL DEALER WHO PERFORMS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO CHECK FOR PROBLEM IN THE PAST AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON & THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER. I FIND MANY KIA MODELS/OWNERS REPORT THIS SAME PROBLEM. SHOULD BE COVERED W/A RECALL!, REFUND, ETC. OWNERS ARE NOT AT FAULT & AGE OR "NORMAL WEAR & TEAR" OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT TO BLAME! NHTSA SHOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE KIA/HYUNDAI CORP. TO ORDER A RECALL OR NOTIFY OWNERS THEY'D FIX THIS IF IT HAPPENED. REPAIR IS BETWEEN $800-$2100+!

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND AT 70 MPH I HAD SUDDEN POWER FAILURE AND THE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY DIED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT STARTED UP JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GO A HALF A MILE AND IT DID THE SAME THING. 10 HRS LATER IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC READING DONE WHICH SHOWED NOTHING. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE TESTED AND ARE BOTH WORKING COMPLETELY FINE. LATER ON IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN SUDDENLY DID THE SAME THING AGAIN.

HEAD LIGHT KEEP BURNING.. THE PASSENGER ONE.. LADY 3 MONTHS I HAVE CHANGED THREE TIMES THE HEAD LIGHT

MY NAME IS [XXX] . MY DAUGHTER HAD A 2013 SORRENTO... TOOK GREAT CARE AND DID THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES ... NOW I HAVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE DIED 2017. DID NOT DRIVE IT MUCH.. IT HAS AROUND 40000 MILES . 2018 THE ENGINE FROZE UP. I COULD START IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CANTON MICHIGAN KIA DEALERSHIP ... I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PUT A NEW ENGINE IN BECAUSE IT'S THEIR FAULT. JUST NEED TO HAVE THE PROPER PROCEDURES TO GET AN APPROVAL FROM KIA... AFTER WEEKS THEY CAME BACK AND SAID NO UNLESS I CAN PROVE EVERY 6 MONTHS SHE AND MYSELF HAD SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. I'M 90 YEARS OLD AND TRYING TO CALL THE DIFFERENT KIA DEALERSHIPS TO GET RECORDS. AND I HAD OTHER PEOPLE DO OIL CHANGES. I WOULD NOT BUY AN SORRENTO. I PUT TO BATTERIES IN IT THINKING MY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WAS THAT. NOW THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE DEALERSHIP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE RPMS DROPPED TO ZERO. IN ADDITION ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (NEMET KIA LOCATED AT 153-03 HILLSIDE AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11432) FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHICH WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY RESOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY.SOMEONE HIT ME VERY HARD LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL.

AFTER DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT AND PARKING, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER DOOR TO GET MY SERVICE DOG OUT WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE COVER POPPED OFF AND HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE HANDLE ITSELF, BUT THE DOOR HANDLE COVER HAD SNAPPED WHERE THE SCREW FROM THE DOOR IS MEANT TO SECURE THE PIECE TO THE DOOR. WHEN I WENT TO KIA, THEY EXPLAINED KIA HAD ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR HANDLES BREAKING, AND THE FIX WAS A NEW DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, KIA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND REQUIRE THOSE AFFECTED TO REPLACE THEM AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE, WHICH IS OVER $150 WITHOUT LABOR COST INCLUDED. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD (WITHOUT THE HANDLE, YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE) AND MANY KIA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE VIA ONLINE FORUMS, AND YET KIA STILL REFUSES TO OFFER A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION! THE FACT THEY DON'T OFFER A REPLACEMENT HANDLE COVER, BECAUSE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO POSE THIS PROBLEM, AND STATE THE FIX BEING A NEW COMPLETE DOOR ASSEMBLY SHOULD MERIT THEIR EXTENDING A WARRANTY FIX OR RECALL.

MY CHILD WHO IS CURRENTLY 13, HAS MANAGED TO PULL THE REAR PASSENGER HANDLE OFF THE VEHICLE TWICE IN THE 6 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED IT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT BOTH TIMES AS THE PIECE HOLDING THE HANDLE IN IS PLASTIC AND HAS SHATTERED. THE FIRST TIME HE WAS ONLY 7. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DOOR HANDLE TO BE ABLE TO BE DESTROYED BY A CHILD MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE HANDLE WHICH ALLOWS THE SECOND ROW SEAT TO FOLD FORWARD FOR PASSENGERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY EITHER. OBVIOUSLY BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY FAMILY OF FOUR, THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE TAKING THE OFF RAMP FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO MERGE ONTO ANOTHER WITH NO POWER. LUCKILY WE WERE IN THE LANE CLOSEST TO THE SHOULDER AND NOT ALREADY IN THE FAR LEFT FAST LANE WITH LITTLE TO NO ROOM TO SAFELY GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE CLEAN OIL. WILL COST $7,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. THOUGH KIA HAS A RECALL FOR OTHER ENGINES, THIS ONE IS NOT (YET) PART OF THEIR RECALL.

THREE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND DOWN HILL. I TOOK IT TO PRECISION TUNE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD I NEED A PASSENGER REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.

THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE ENGINE DID HAVE A MINOR OIL LEAK SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS MONITORED AND REPLINISHED REQULARLY AND HAD BEEN DONE THE SAME DAY THE ENGINE SEIZED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMALLY LOUD POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF WAS NOT IMPACTED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT OR DEBRIS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAFELITE AUTO GLASS WHERE THE FRACTURED SUN ROOF WAS REMOVED AND PLASTIC WAS TAPED TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. SANDS KIA (13474 N AUTOSHOW AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85388, (623) 474-3344) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

WE EXPERIENCED LITERALLY EVERYTHING DESCRIBED ON THE LAST LETTER FOR THE RECALL ON OUR 2013 KIA SORENTO'S ECU, INCLUDING THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ACTIVE INTERSECTIONS, HIGHWAY, AND NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION(S). MY WIFE AND I OWN A VEHICLE (2013 KIA SORENTO), THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF YOUR "VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO UPDATE THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU)". AFTER THE ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED WE RECEIVED THE ATTACHED LETTER FROM KIA THAT STATES HE HAS A WARRANTY ON THE ENGINE FOR AS LONG AS WE OWN THE VEHICLE. DESPITE THIS LETTER, WE'VE BEEN TOLD BY KIA USA CORPORATE AND LITHIA KIA OF ANCHORAGE THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED BY A WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. I EXPECT SOMEONE IN A HIGHER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TO EXPLAIN, ASFORMERLY REQUESTED. AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2019, WE HAD OUR VEHICLE TOWED TO LITHIA KIA OF ANCHORAGE TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED, AND COMMUNICATE WITH KIA USA. KIA HAS DECIDED TO STOP COMMUNICATING WITH US AND WILL NOT SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH OUR LAW FIRM, PER THEIR OWN GUIDANCE. WE ARE HOPING THIS WILL COMPLETE THIS TEDIOUS METHOD OF VEHICLE REPAIR(S). KIA NEEDS TO EXPLAIN TO US WHY IT WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY AS STATED IN THE LETTER. I AM A RETIRED DISABLED VETERAN AND CAN BE REACHED AT ANY HOUR. PER MY LAW FIRM'S INSTRUCTION(S), WE HAVE CONTACTED AND FILED A CLAIM THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AS WELL.

THE REAR TAILLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT AND MAKING THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT GO OUT TOO SO IT MAKING THE REAR OF THE CAR UNVIABLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE CAN REPLACE THE BULBS AND THEN THEY GO OUT AGAIN

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2013 KIA SORENTO TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AFTER THE LATEST ENGINE RECALL. THEY UPGRADED SOFTWARE BUT GAVE NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. EVERYTIME I GET MY OIL CHANGE ITS ALMOST EMPTY. THE PAST 2 OIL CHANGES THERE HAS BEEN ALMOST NO OIL. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING, ON THE HIGHWAY AND CHECK ENGINE, OIL, BATTERY, LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND 15 MIN LATER WHILE WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK I TRIED TO TURN IT ON AND IT CAME ONE. I CANCELED THE TOW AND I AM AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY . MY CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL ANYWHERE AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A ENGINE RECALL ON MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I AM AFRAID OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE THAT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

LIGHTING HAS WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND NOW TURN SIGNALS. WHEN HEADLIGHT GO OUT, IT OFTEN MELTS THE LIGHT BULB SOCKET AND BURNS WIRES. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT, THE BULB BURNING OUT CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO SHORT OUT, BY DESIGN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN. LIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING, OFTEN FLICKERING, ESPECIALLY WHEN HITTING BUMPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO KEARNY MESA KIA (7303 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 365-8763) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *LN

THE BACK DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE FELL OFF, TAKING TO KIA TOMORROW BUT GETTING SENSE THERE CLAIMING NO ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ASSISTANCE WITH PUSHING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CAROLINA KIA OF HIGH POINT (2445 N MAIN ST, HIGH POINT, NC 27262, (866) 824-7081). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2013 KIA SORENTO TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AFTER THE LATEST ENGINE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE DIPSTICK,.NO EXPLANATION WHY BUT THE LEVEL LINES ARE DIFFERENT. RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A GRINDING, VIBRATION NOISE IN THE FRONT END, NO ISSUE REPORTED. THE PAST 2 OIL CHANGES WHICH I DO EVERY 3K.MILES THERE HAS BEEN NO OIL. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING, STILL HAD ABOUT 1K MILES LEFT BEFORE THE 3K MILE OIL CHANGE AND MY OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO AGAIN SAID THERE WAS NO OIL. MY CAR IS NOT LEAKING OIL ANYWHERE.

I ALREADY FILED A CLAIM THE OTHER DAY, BUT NOW MY 2013 SORENTO HAS GOTTEN EVEN WORSE! MY CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 65-70 MPH, AND POWER STEERING AND ACCELERATION COMPLETELY CEASED. AFTER GETTING HOME AND CALLING TO REPORT THIS, I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND MY ENGINE HAS A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM IT, AND IT DRIVES EXTREMELY ROUGH. I NEVER HAD ANY WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS, AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES ON MY VEHICLE, AND NOW IT IS THROWING A "P1326" CODE. IT STALLED TWICE PRIOR TO THIS WHILE DRIVING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY ENGINE WASN'T RECALLED PRIOR TO THIS WHEN THERE WAS AN ENGINE RECALL ON MY EXACT YEAR AND MODEL FOR ROD BEARING WEAR! THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, AND KIA IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT JUST KEEPS THROWING BANDAIDS ON THE ACTUAL PROBLEM! WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END? ENGINES ARE CATCHING ON FIRE, PEOPLE (INCLUDING MYSELF) ARE STALLING AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE ROAD DUE TO THEIR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP! I WANT ANSWERS!! HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I EITHER WANT A RECALL ON MY ENGINE, OR I WANT A WARRANTY TO COVER THE PROBLEM THEY ARE ALREADY AWARE OF! I REFUSE TO PUT MINE OR MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE KIA DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS, WHEN WILL THIS END?! I'M STILL PAYING ON A CAR I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERROR!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, INCLUDING POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ENGINE SEIZED. ENGINE IS BLOWN.ENGINE ONLY HAS 34000 MILES ON IT.

I PURCHASED MY 2013 KIA SORENTO IN MARCH 2013...I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP MAINTENANCE. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES ( EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS GOING OUT CONSTANTLY AND HAVING TO REPLACE, CAR STALLING/STOPPING IN TRAFFIC, ABS//TRACTION CONTROL & DOWNHILL ASSIT LIGHTS COMING ON, AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM). I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE UNDER NHTSA, AND IT APPEARS THAT I AM HAVING MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS. MY VEHICLE IS NEARING 100,000 MILES (98,800), AND I HOPE THAT ALL THESE ISSUES I AND OTHERS HAVE HAD CAN BE RESOLVED BY KIA. I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED TWO RECALLS ON MY VIN #- ONE BEING THE HEADLAMP LOW BEAM CONNECTOR WIRING HARNESS DATED 4-22-2019. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS?? THE OTHER ONE WAS DATED AUGUST 14, 2019 REGARDING AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY EXTENDING WARRANTY COVERAGE TO 15 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THANKS FOR CHECKING INTO MY PROBLEMS.

MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCKED INSIDE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME EXTREMELY FRAYED AND UNSAFE FOR USE.

MY VEHICLE STARTS HESITATING THAN SHAKES AND STALLS . I WAIT AND START IT UP . IT HAS DONE THIS AND I SEE RECALLS FOR KIA AND STALLING ISSUES. I AM AFRAID I'M GONNA GET INTO AN ACCIDENT

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SORENTO YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 50-55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STALLED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND OUT OF OIL. I STILL HAD 1,000 MILES TO GO ACCORDING TO THE OIL CHANGE STICKER FROM THE MECHANIC. NO OIL WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON TO INDICATE LOW FUEL. THERE ARE ALSO NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKING IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING GREAT THE DAY BEFORE WHEN I DROVE 50+ MILES ON MOSTLY HIGHWAY. I HAD MY 2013 KIA SORENTO TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND JUST INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE I'M CONFUSED TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND FOUND THAT I'M NOT ALONE. MANY OTHER KIA & HYUNDAI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME ISSUE. "THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) REPORTEDLY STATES THAT MORE THAN 6 MILLION HYUNDAI AND KIA VEHICLES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ENGINE DEFECT SINCE 2015". WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING AT AN ESTIMATE OF $6220.00 TO INSTALL A NEW ENGINE. I NEED HELP. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY 2013 KIA SORENTO STALLED. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ENGINE BEGAN A CLANKING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY HAVEN'T REPORTED BACK YET. RECALL NOTICE WAS NEVER SENT TO ME. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 7V224 RECALL DATE: MARCH 31, 2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: SC147

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, EXITED THE HIGHWAY, WENT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN TURNED CAR OFF. STARTED CAR AGAIN AND DROVE SEVERAL BLOCKS AND CAR STARTING KNOCKING AND THEN SHUT OFF. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN.

THE VEHICLE WAS COASTING DOWN AN EXIT RAMP OF A BRIDGE WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. IT ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO TURN THE ENGINE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. BATTERY TESTED GOOD. COOLANT AND OIL WERE FULL. BELT WAS REMOVED. ALL PULLEYS TURNED FREELY. SPARK PLUGS REMOVED TO ALLEVIATE COMPRESSION. ATTEMPTED TO TURN ENGINE OVER BY CRANK BOLT. TOOK OVER 150 LB. FT. TO TURN ENGINE. REMOVED OIL PAN AND FOUND BEARING MATERIAL IN BOTTOM OF OIL PAN.

THE MOTOR FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR UNDER NORMAL LOAD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO IMMEDIATE PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. KIA DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS AN INTERNAL FAILURE, HOWEVER THEY DENY THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MOTOR AND WERE UNWILLING TO FIX IT AS IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I AM WRITING THE NHTSA TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR YOUR RECORDS AS I HAVE SEEN THERE TO BE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR ISSUES RELATED TO KIA SORENTO MOTORS.

HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THEN HAVING TO PUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN THE MOTOR EVERY OTHER DAY AND IT STALLING TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CUTTING OFF WHEN I START TO TAKE OFF. I GOT UP PUT OIL IN THE CAR STARTED MY DAY AS USUAL, RAN ERRANDS AND THE PARKED THE CAR AS USUAL. WENT TO GET IN IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. STARTED TO DRIVE IT AND IT MADE THE SOUND AS IF IT WAS MISFIRING. LATER THAT DAY HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS PLUGS. SO I CHANGED THE PLUGS AND COIL PACKS AND IT DID NOT CHANGE A THING. STILL HAD THAT NOISE AND WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL START SHAKING AND HAVE TO GEAR DOWN. CALLED KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS PART OF THE 147 RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWED THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED IN 2018. I EXPLAINED THAT IT SHOOK WHEN DRIVEN THAT PLUGS AND COIL PACKS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, HAD TO FILL UP ON OIL INSTEAD OF GAS AND THAT THE OIL HAD GAS IN IT. TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME 230 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE IT TOWED. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TOO KIA DEALERSHIP WHO SAID I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE MOTOR LOCKED UP BEFORE THEY COULD DO ANYTHING. FINALLY GOT THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR WAS BAD. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUGHT FIRE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BUT YET NOT PART OF THE RECALL SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. NOT ONLY DID KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NHTSA BOTH SAID IT WAS PART OF THE 147 RECALL. I AM WITH OUT A VEHICLE AND STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ONE THAT I CA

ENGINE HAS KNOCKING SOUND. GETS WORSE WITH A/C ON SEEMS AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. MORNINGS THE LOUDEST. GETS LOUDER ON AND OFF. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER HEADLAMP CONTINUES TO BURN OUT FREQUENTLY AND THE COMPONENTS LOOK MELTED. IN SEARCHING THIS SITUATION ONLINE, THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ALTHOUGH KIA DOESN'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH ONLY 1 HEADLIGHT, WHICH ISN'T SAFE.

IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING AND LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREED. IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND WORSE WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE.

PER THE MECHANIC, METAL CHIPS IN THE OIL, RADIATOR OVER HEATED AND CRACKED THE ENGINE THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY WHAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2.5 ENGINE. .WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED OVERHEATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE TRACTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE TRAVELING AND ALSO QUICKLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER. SPRADLEY KIA (2145 HWY 50 WEST, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (719) 543-6710) PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A MORE EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR NEXT WEEK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY SIMILAR FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE ENGINE IS MAKING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF NOISE IN THE ENGINE. IT ALSO IS BURNING UP TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP. THEY TELL ME IF IT LOCKS UP THEY WILL FIX IT BUT NOT UNTIL. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHAT DO I DO?

I HAD A POWER TRAIN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK TO A KIA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND I'M VERY DISTRAUGHT ABOUT IT. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO ACCELERATE. THEY SAID IT WAS A REA SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. IM READY TO TAKE WHOM EVER TO COURT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

TWO LEAKING RADIATORS REPLACED IN TWO YEARS, ANTIFREEZE LEAKING IN THE DRIVEWAY; TWO BATTERIES REPLACED IN TWO YEARS.VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN ALL INSTANCES. WORKING ON GETTING PROOF FOR LAST YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN KIA OF MIDDLETOWN (4961 NY-17M, NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2013 KIA SORENTO ,,, 120,000 MILES ONE OWNER, REGULAR MAINTANCE ON TIME. ENGINE FAILED ON HYWAY , MY MECHANIC SAID ITS A RECSLLED ENGINE. TOWED TO KIA , AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BACK AND FOURTH PHINE CALLS, KIA SAID ITS NOT A RECALLLED ENGINE. THE PROBKEM IS KIA SENT NOBODY TO INSPECT ENGINE , AND THEY RUN YOU AROUND ON PHONE. NOT HAPPY.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF PASSANGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG. FROM DEALERSHIP INSPECTION: 'AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SCANNED CODES RETURNED CODE B1764 OCS MAT DEFECT, PERFORMED TEST ON BODY SENSOR AND FOUND NO VOLTAGE GOING TO OCS MAT AND SRSCM MODULE, WILL NEED TO REPLACE MODULE AND MAT. TOTAL $3,058.' FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH TECHANICAN: NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, LIKELY FAULTY WIRES OR FAILED ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY OPTION TO REPLACE THE PASSANGER MODULE. UNCLEAR IF AIRBAG WILL STILL OPERATION IS COLISSION. OWNER OPINION: IF AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS FAILING IN THIS MANNER, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. OTHERWISE, PASSANGERS ARE AT RISK. YEAR: 2013 MODEL: KIA SORENTO MILEAGE: 120548

MY HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A BLOWN BULB I FIND THE BULB IS FINE AND THE SOCKET OR HARNESS DOES NOT KEEP A GOOD CONNECTION. THE BULB WILL COME ON AND OFF WITH VIBRATION. I HAD THE WIRING AND/OR HARNESS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES.

MY HEADLAMPS HAVE GONE OUT UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A BLOWN BULB I FIND THE BULB IS FINE AND THE SOCKET OR HARNESS DOES NOT KEEP A GOOD CONNECTION. THE BULB WILL COME ON AND OFF WITH VIBRATION. I HAD THE WIRING AND/OR HARNESS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES.

INCORRECT FLYWHEEL WAS INSTALLED ON MY KIA SORRENTO, MOST LIKELY BY THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER. IT HAS CAUSED PREMATURE FAILURE OF MY STARTER MOTOR AND VARIOUS OTHER REPAIRS. THE INCORRECT PART BELONGS TO A KIA SEDONA OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR.