2013 Kia Sorento complaints

HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED REGULARLY. MOST RECENTLY THE HEADLIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. WHEN GOING TO REPLACE THE BULB THE LIGHT HARNESS AND BULB WERE MELTED TOGETHER.

I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THEY SAID IT WILL TAKE OVER $2100 TO FIX. AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THIS DEFECT.

REAR SEAT LATCH MALFUNCTION. THE SEAT IS STUCK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE LATCH DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. VERY INCONVENIENT WHEN THE WHOLE FAMILY IS IN THE CAR. KIDS FORCED TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH TRUNK. ANNOYING!! APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE CLEARLY ITS A DESIGN FLAW.

DRIVING DOWN I-20 WEST (1.5 MILES FROM I-45 SOUTH EXIT) AT 70MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, ON OPEN ROAD WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC (NO OVERPASSES, NO VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, ETC.). MY CHILDREN AND I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND I LOOKED IN MY REVIEW MIRROR TO SEE GLASS POURING OFF OF MY BACK WINDOW. MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CALLED KIA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE & RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD "DO NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNTIL YOU ARE CONTACTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE". I RECEIVED A MSG FROM MY "CASE WORKER" AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HER CALL EVERY DAY BY LEAVING MESSAGES AND CALLING MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. I EVEN CALLED 15 TIMES IN ONE DAY (EVERY 20-30 MINS) WITH NO ANSWERED CALLS AND NO RETURNED CALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR AND TWO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TWO REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A DAY AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE AND THERE WERE SEVERAL TSB ALERTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,178.

I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE GASOLINE PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER A FEW LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THEN THE ENTIRE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I COASTED TO THE CURB IN A NO PARKING ZONE. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT "TURN OVER." APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPENED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AGAIN. I CALLED THE KIA ROADSIDE ASSIST AND THEY TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM AWAITING AN ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. MY WIFE ALSO WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 2 TIMES IN THE PAST AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN IN A FAST MANNER BY ABOUT 20 MPH. SHE COULD THEN SPEED UP AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AN ANSWER FOR THAT PROBLEM.

IN LATE JUNE MY ENGINE STARTED S KNOCKING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I TRIED TURNING IT ON AND THE ENGINE JUST KEPT MAKING THE KNOCKING NOISE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE LET ME KNOW THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN SEPTEMBER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA DATED AUGUST 29,2016, STATING THAT THEY WERE EXTENDING MY WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXACT ISSUE I HAD WITH MY ENGINE IN JUNE. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR MY VEHCLE TO BE FIXED, BUT IT'S STILL NOT RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *JS

SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT JUST SHATTERED, PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS, NO DEBRIS, NO ACCIDENT, DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY OTHER VEHICLES AROUND OR BRIDGES. ROAD WAS FLAT, EVEN AND NO DEBRIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2016, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IN OUR 2013 KIA SORENTO WITH OUR TWO TODDLERS WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. HE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WE LOST ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING SO IT TOOK ALL HE HAD TO COAST AND PULL OVER SAFELY. HE CALLED KIA WHO GOT A TOW TRUCK EN ROUTE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO OUR DEALERSHIP. MY DAD HAD TO COME BY TO PICK UP MY FRIGHTENED GIRLS WHILE MY HUSBAND WAITED WITH THE VEHICLE (IT TOOK TWO HOURS). WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES BEFORE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FAITHFULLY HAD IT MAINTAINED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT GAVE US NEWS WE WERE NOT EXPECTING; THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AS WE BROKE A CRANKSHAFT. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT!! LUCKILY THIS IS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY SINCE THEY VERIFIED THAT IT WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY THEM. FAST FORWARD A WEEK AND WE GET THE CALL TONIGHT THAT KIA HAS YET TO RELEASE A NEW ENGINE TO BE INSTALLED AND THEY HAVE NO TIME FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT 55MPH THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME WITHOUT POWER, THE BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT, NOT ONLY DID I NOT HAVE POWER TO THE ENGINE I DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING FOR THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR ONLY TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE SCAREST MOMENT FOR ME ALONE ON THE SIDE OF THE PARKWY WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND TRAFFIC FLYING PAST US. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND IT IS THREE DAYS LATER AND THE CAR IS STILL NOT STARTING AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. MY CAR ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE AND THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL HAD BEEN DEPOSITED INTO THE VEHICLE RECENTLY BEFORE THE STALL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TOOK MY VEHICLE - 2013 KIA SORENTO - TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS TEST DONE AT A KIA DEALERSHIP ON WHY MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY. THE DIAGNOSIS SAID CODE B1764 WHICH IS A PASSENGER OCS MAT DEF ECT AND WANTS TO CHARGE ME 2100.00 TO FIX. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I AM OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING ALONE IN THE VEHICLE AND ONLY 5% OF THE TIME SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS TO ME SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF MY KIA. FROM WHAT I AM SEEING ON NHTSA WEB SITE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE

THE SECOND ROW SEAT WILL NOT RELEASE.

DURING ACCELERATION THE ENGINE RATTLES AND JERKS LOSING POWER UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE IS ATTEMPTING TO STALL.

CAR STOPPED DEAD IN ROAD WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREET.TAKEN TO KIA DEAL WHO REFUSED TO EVEN CONSIDER MANUFACTURING DEFAULT. UPON EXAMINATION DETERMINED THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE. TO REPLACE ENGINE THEY WANT TO CHARGE $6800 FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR HYUNDAI ENGINES PROMPTING A RECALL OF OVER 600,000. SAME ENGINE IS USED IN THIS KIA WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN RECALL ON KIA'S WITH THIS ENINE?

WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREET TO STOP SIGH, ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. ATTEMPT TO JUMPER DID NOT WORK.THIS WAS SECOND INCIDENCE OF THIS PROBLEM FIRST TIME ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND ENGINE THEN WORKED,FOR 2 WEEKS. CAR IS NOW AT KIA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. I S PROBLEM METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL CAUSING ENGINE TO FAIL ? COULD THIS BE SAME PROBLEM WITH HYUNDAI ENGINES THAT WERE RECALLED. SAME ENGINE ,SAME PLANT, SAME TIME FRAME. . .

THE LEVER TO FOLD DOWN THE SECOND ROW SEAT HAS GOTTEN STUCK SINCE I GOT THE CAR. IT WAS SO HARD TO OPERATE SOMETIMES THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH FORCE YOU USE THE SEAT BACK LEVER WILL NOT RELEASE. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THE GEAR THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE IS NOT WORKING. THEY SAY MANY KIA SORRENTOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE SEAT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND I CAN NOT GET IT BACK UP. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT WILL COST $350 TO HAVE THE LEVER REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NEVER WORKED. THE MIDDLE SAFTEY BELT HAS NEVER WORKED EITHER. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT IS FIXED. WHEN I GET HOME IT DOESN'T WORK.

OUR 42 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.......... RT 84 IN NEWTOWN, CT........NO BRIDGES OR TRUCKS NEAR-BY..... 2 CHILDREN IN BACKSEAT......PANORAMIC SUNROOF.............. LOUD EXPLOSION AND SUNROOF SHATTERED OVER CHILDREN.

PASSENGER SIDE 2ND ROW SEAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FOLD DOWN SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. NOW IT IS STUCK AND WILL NOT FOLD DOWN AT ALL. THE LATCH SEEMS TO BE BROKEN. MY KIDS WERE STUCK IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT UNTIL I COULD REMOVE MY BABY'S CAR SEAT BASE TO LAY DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE 2ND ROW TO LET THEM CLIMB OUT. HAD I BEEN IN A HURRY TO GET THEM OUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

IN THE PAST YEAR MY VEHICLE HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING TWICE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. BUT SCARES ME TO THINK THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT'S NOT EASY WHEN YOU HAVE NO POWER TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH.

BOUGHT MY KIA ON 6/17/2016 AND TODAY 3 DAYS LATER I AM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STARTS POWERING DOWN WHILE I AM AT 70MPH. SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. THERE IS ALSO A JERKING FORWARD MOVEMENT THAT I GET, BUT TODAY WAS THE SCARIEST, THE CAR ACTUALLY STOPPED WITH NO POWER WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL ASIDE AND RESTART THE CAR. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS. M DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR. THIS IS CRAZY A 2013 CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE ON THE ROAD. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PARTS 6/7/18*JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 67,000 MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS BAD. I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE 2014 VERSION HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY REASON. WE ALSO HAVE ISSUES WHERE THE "GAS FULL" SENSOR CLICKS REPEATEDLY WHEN PUMPING THE GAS, EVEN AFTER JUST STARTING TO FILL A TANK LESS THAN 1/4 OF THE WAY FULL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND FOLLOWED BY A LOUD METAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

CAR WAS PARKED. WENT TO START IT UP TO AND CAR WOULDN'T START. ENGINE KEPT TURNING OVER AND OVER. FIRST FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED BUT IT WOULD SHAKE, VIBRATE, AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. EVENTUALLY, I WENT TO START THE CAR FROM PARK AND IT WOULDN'T START. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED BY JUMPING IT, BUT THE VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND HESITATION CONTINUED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM OF WERE THE RESULT OF LOW FUEL DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED (I.E. 65 MPH TO 20 MPH) AND SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. CAR HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT. ALL ROUTINE SERVICES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP AND OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ROUTINELY AS SPECIFIED.

I PURCHASED MY KIA NEW IN 2012. PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND SMOKE POURED FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SAID THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES AND THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. IT HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. I HAVE A VAN THAT HAS 270,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL. WHEN I FOUND A GARAGE TO REPLACE IT FOR $1,000 LESS, THAT MECHANIC TOLD ME HE JUST REPLACED AN ENGINE IN A 2013 KIA SORENTO THAT ONLY HAD 30K MILES ON IT. KIA DENIED THEIR WARRANTY. I BELIEVE KIA IS A COMPLETE RIP OFF. I HOPE I CAN GET THIS TRADED IN BEFORE THIS USED ENGINE DOES THE SAME THING. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER KIA.

I'VE HAD MY 2013 KIA SORENTO FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. I WAS IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT AND MY SEATBELT DIDN'T RETRACT AND MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I BROKE MY STERNUM AND HAVE BACK PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH MY SORENTO ARE REPLACING HEADLIGHTS, I HAD TO GET A NEW BATTERY AND BRAKES AFTER ONE YEAR. MY AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T GO OFF RIGHT AWAY. BEFORE MY ACCIDENT IT WAS IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. NOW I HAVE NO POWER ALL MY LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AND TURN IT OFF, I CAN'T TAKE THE KEY OUT I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK AGAIN. MY SORENTO WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE WHEN THE LIGJTS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE NO TEMP GAGE AT ALL.

MY WAS REMOVING GROCERIES FROM HER NEW KIA WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. WE CHECK KIA DEALER WE WERE ALL WAS ON WITH THE CAR THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE DIVER ERROR. THEN ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 20, 2015 WE RECEIVED A RECALLED FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ALLOW THE KIA TO SLIDE OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE WITH THE BREAK PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR HAS ILLUMINATED. WHEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MOSTLY OCCURS IN VEHICLES THAT, LIKE MINE, HAVE JUST SURPASSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IF HUNDREDS OF CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS IT NOT A PROBLEM COVERED UNDER A RECALL?

I PURCHASED THE KIA SORENTO NEW JUNE 2013. I HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER AT ABOUT 5700 MILES ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 2013. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT KIA HAD THE BEST WARRANTY AND ONLY SUGGESTED OIL CHANGES AT 7500-10,000 MILE INTERVALS. I PURCHASED THE OIL AND MY FATHER CHANGED THE OIL 2 MORE TIMES ONCE IN JULY 2014 AND AGAIN SEPTEMBER 2015. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY WIFE WHO GAVE BIRTH TO OUR SON THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN BECAUSE SHE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL OCTOBER 2013. AS A TEACHER SHE ONLY WORKED UNTIL MAY 2014 AND DID NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2015. SHE WORKED LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM HOME THEREFORE OUR MILEAGE WAS LOW. AROUND DECEMBER 9, 2015 MY WIFE SAID THE CAR WAS 'ACTING FUNNY'. I TOLD HER TO COME HOME AND I WOULD HAVE MY DAD LOOK AT IT. WHEN SHE CAME HOME THE CAR APPEARED FINE NO LIGHTS, NO WARNINGS, NO SOUNDS THAT WASN'T NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING AND THE CAR IT JUST STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AGAIN NO WARNING LIGHTS, OR ENGINE LIGHT NO LOW OIL LIGHT... NOTHING. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER TOOK SEVERAL DAYS TO TELL US THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE OIL ENOUGH. WE WERE NOT DUE FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE FOR 5000 MILES. AFTER A MONTH OF WAITING KIA TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT FIXING UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE, DEALERSHIPS, JUNK YARDS, MECHANICS... ALL SAY AFTER ONLY 30000 ON THE CAR NO WAY IT SHOULD HAVE THAT MUCH ENGINE SLUDGE TO BLOW TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAITED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MORE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY, BUT COULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,800.

DEAR NHTSA, I WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A FAILURE TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF MY 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE INITIAL SYMPTOM OF THE FAILURE WAS AN INTERMITTENT RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT THAT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. WITHIN A WEEK, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING, INDICATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. THE KIA DEALER RETRIEVED ERROR CODES B1763 AND B1764 DURING THEIR INSPECTION. THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE THE "ELECTRIC FIELD OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR" WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT-PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION. THE SENSOR IS NOT SOLD INDIVIDUALLY, BUT ONLY AS PART OF THE ENTIRE LOWER SEAT ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER QUOTED OVER $1,600 AS THE RETAIL PURCHASE PRICE. THIS INCLUDED THE SEAT COVER, CUSHION, ADJUSTABLE SEAT RAILS, AND THE ONE PART I NEEDED, THE ELECTRIC FIELD OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR. THE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER WAS 88200-1U210SAL AFTER TEARING DOWN MY OLD SEAT ASSEMBLY I FOUND THE FOLLOWING PART NUMBERS ON THE FAILED ELECTRIC FIELD OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SENSOR. KIA: 88950-1U500 AUTOLIV: 611166600C IEE: 31-004117-28-10 BODYSENSE: 31-723107-15-00 MAT TEST S/N: 0400640222 THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF FRACTURED AND EXPLODED OUTWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. REPLACED BATTERY & AFTER APROX 1 MONTH ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, THE ONLY ANSWER I GET IS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY (WHICH I DID). THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS JAN 2016 & I HAVE KEPT BATTERY ON A SLOW DRIP CHARGER AS I CANNOT WAIT ON JUMP/TOW DAILY.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MONDAY (JANUARY 11, 2016) MORNING UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT DID NOT TURN OFF. IT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF DOES NOT RESET HE PROBLEM AS IT STILL PERSIST. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON IF VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR DRIVE OR ANY GEAR. ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL SPEEDS FROM STANDING TO 65MPH. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON AT THE TIME OF FILING THIS COMPLAINT WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13 2016 APPROXIMATELY 9:00AM EST I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PARKSIDE KIA OF KNOXVILLE TN AND HAVE A SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED ON THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2016. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THIS ISSUE AROSE AND AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AS THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO KNOW IF IN FACT THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS TO ME AS I HAVE 4 CHILDREN ONE OF WHOM HAS A LOT OF MEDICAL NEEDS, A WIFE AND A NURSE WHO ARE OFTEN TIMES IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I STRONGLY URGE AN INVESTIGATION IN TO THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE.

FRONT WHEEL, 4 CYLINDER ENGINE GROSSLY UNDER POWERED. MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN FROM STOP, THE ENGINE HESITATED ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STALLING. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HEAD-ON COLLISION EVEN ON A MODERATELY BUSY ROAD. KIA DEALER CLAIMS NO DEFECT IN VEHICLE. *JS

STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT. WAS IN " DRIVE " AND WAS NOT LOW ON GAS. PUT FLASHERS ON AND SHUT OFF CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND DROVE HOME. CALLED KIA IN SMITHTOWN WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD IF I BROUGHT IN CAR AND IT DIDN'T STALL WHILE IN THEIR CARE THE TECHS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED.

STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WHEN TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT. WAS IN " DRIVE " AND WAS NOT LOW ON GAS. PUT FLASHERS ON AND SHUT OFF CAR. WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND DROVE HOME. CALLED KIA IN SMITHTOWN WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD IF I BROUGHT IN CAR AND IT DIDN'T STALL WHILE IN THEIR CARE THE TECHS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED.

HIT MY BRAKES GOING ROUGHLY 30MPG (I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE TOLLWAY WITH LOTS OF BRAKING AND GOING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ALREADY), THE ABS WAS TRIGGERED AS THE CAR WAS MAKING THE JERKING/THUMPING (HOWEVER YOU DESCRIBE FEEL OF ABS), I SHOULD HAVE HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO STOP, BUT MY CAR WAS ACCELERATING IT SEEMED AT THE SAME TIME, I HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND IT CONTINUED, LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR A SECOND TIME ALL WHILE THE BRAKE (ONLY) WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THAT FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. THE OTHER DRIVER THOUGHT I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND TOO SINCE THERE WERE TWO HITS...BUT I FELT THE LURCHING AND ALSO THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF MY CAR, PROVING IT WAS MY CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! AFTER READING ONLINE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS OF KIA'S LURCHING AND ACCELERATING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED WHILE PARKING AND THE CAR ACCELERATES SO QUICKLY IT JUMPS A CURB, HITS A TREE, OR ANOTHER CAR OR OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS. IT IS CLEAR AFTER SEARCHING "KIA SORENTO 2013 ACCELERATING WHILE BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME", THERE ARE LOTS OF REPORTS ON CAR GURUS.COM OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT.

I BOUGHT A 2013 KIA SORENTO LAST NIGHT SATURDAY 12/19/2015 AND THE PAPERWORK DID NOT GET COMPLETE UNTIL AFTER 10:30PM. THE SALESMAN STATED THAT ALL COMPONENTS HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THAT ALL WAS GOOD. I LIVE A HOUR AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I WAS ON 290 HEADING EAST AT ABOUT 70 MPH, WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY DASH AND RADIO PANEL LIGHTS START FLICKERING, MY MOTOR FELT LIKE IT IDLED DOWN A LITTLE BUT THEN IT WAS OK, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE RADIO AREA, STEERING WHEEL AND SPEEDOMETER AREA TURNED OFF AND IT LOST A LITTLE POWER BUT THEN THEY ALL CAME BACK ON AND I MADE IT HOME, THEN ON 12/20/15 I WAS DRIVING INTO TOWN AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES AT 75 MPH MY INSIDE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AGAIN, AND THEN WENT TOTALLY DARK. I DIDN'T LOSE ANY POWER THIS TIME BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL PRETTY RIPPED OFF. I ALSO NOTICED TODAY THAT WHILE DRIVING ON HWY THAT WHEN YOU COME UP TO A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKS TO FAR AND I ENDED UP IN THE OTHER LANE. THANK GOD THAT NO CAR WAS THERE. *DT

2013 VEHICLE WITH 60,939 MILES HAS AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECALL SC 124 PERFORMED. DEALER INDICATES CODES B1764 AND 1765 OCS DEFECT. DEALER STATES SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT, MAKING THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THIS SEAT BECAUSE A COLLISION COULD RESULT IN "TRAGEDY." KIA SAYS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY (BY 939 MILES) AND I AM SECOND OWNER (PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 12K MIKES AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED) THEREFORE, KIA WILL SPLIT THE REPAIR COST 3 WAYS-KIA, DEALER, ME ($2,200.00 REPAIR AND ONLY FACTORY PARTS CAN BE USED, RESULTING IN OVER $700.00 FOR ME TO PAY IF I WANT MY KIDS TO BE SAFE IN THE CAR) THERE ARE 42 OTHER REPORTS OF THIS EXACT DEFECT AT HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/AIR-BAG-LIGHT-INDICATOR-691 SIMILAR MILEAGE AND SAME SEAT LOCATION ON MANY OF THOSE REPORTS. DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE ON OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AS AIRBAGS SAVE LIVES, AND KIA'S AIRBAG SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE. NO CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THIS UNREASONABLE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR FOR AN AIRBAG SENSOR THAT GOES OUT AT A FEW MILES OVER 60,000. SENSOR REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY. SHAME ON YOU, KIA. THIS WAS MY THIRD KIA BECAUSE I TRUSTED KIA'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY. I WILL NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS WERE EVACUATED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,307.

WHEN I TOOK MY 2013 KIA SORENTO TO RICK CASE KIA (DULUTH GA) FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IN DEC 2014, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR NEEDED ALIGNMENT AND BRAKE FLUID FLUSHING. I DECLINED BOTH SERVICES AND HAD ONLY THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK DONE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALER ON 10/12/15, I WAS TOLD I NO LONGER NEEDED THE PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT AND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS OKAY. WHILE I WAS INITIALLY RELIEVED THAT I WAS LONGER HAD TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN UNNECESSARY EXPENSES, I AM CURRENTLY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACCURACY OF YOUR CAR INSPECTION AND RECOMMENDED FIXES. I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE INITIAL, OR THE LAST EVALUATION THAT WAS ACCURATE. MOREOVER, I AM YET TO GET ANY REPLY TO ALL MY NUMEROUS EMAILS, MESSAGES AND LETTERS TO RICK CASE KIA AND KIA CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CENTER.

I TOOK T\HE VEHICLE TO A NON DEALER LOCATION TO BE INSPECTED AFTER HAVING MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY BEING FAULTY. UPON INSPECTION I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MECHANIC ON DUTY THAT THE WIRING ASSEMBLY WAS ACTUALLY MELTING , A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. BECAUSE THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD HE WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE BULBS FOR ME AND SAID HE FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT WOULD PLACE MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT RISK. HE PROCEEDED TO SHOW ME THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN MY HAVING TO REPLACE THE BULBS FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND AT LEAST TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE ALSO PROVIDED A PICTURE OF THE REPAIR NOTE OF THE PROBLEM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO PROVIDING A CLIP SHOWING THAT ACCORDING TO THEIR INSPECTION MY LIGHTS WERE IN WORKING ORDER WHEN IN ACTUALITY THEY WERE NOT. LASTLY NOTING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES REMAIN IN ADDITION TO HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AS IT IS BEING CONTINUALLY DRAWN FROM DUE TO THESE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,800.