2015 Kia Sorento complaints

MY 2015 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALER TO GET "KIA DIAGNOSED" IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. WE ARE SECOND OWNER AND 94K MILES SO THIS TRANSLATES TO OUT OF WARRANTY. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PREFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE GOT THE VEHICLE. IT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 94K MILES, I BELIEVE KIA HAS A BETTER REPUTATION THAN THIS. ULTIMATELY WE HAVE A BIG GARAGE BILL NOW IN ADDITION TO PUTTING MONEY OUT TO BUY A TEMPORARY VEHICLE TO USE WHILE WE ARE STUCK WITH PAUSING FOR THIS KIA WE CANT DRIVE. IN MY RESEARCH I GATHER WE ARE NOT ALONE IN PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. I EXPECT KIA WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT EVENTUALLY. IN THE MEANTIME WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

MOTOR IS LOCKED UP. THERE IS 114,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED PULLING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE MOTOR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT OR ANYTHING. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK TO THE SHOP THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED DOWN. I KEEP REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THE MOTOR? THIS MOTOR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED DOWN LIKE IT DID. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I PURCHASED THE 2015 KIA SORENTO NEW IN THE YEAR OF 2014 FROM THE KIA DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN MERIDIAN, MS. SINCE THE PURCHASED... MY GOODNESS, I'VE HAD AIRBAG SYSTEM ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS, THE ELECTRONIC OUTLETS FOR DEVICE INPUT, CONTROL PANEL ON STEERING TO MAKE ACCESSING THE RADIO AND PHONE; THE BUTTONS ALWAYS JAM WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH!! LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST THE MOTOR HAS A RECALL AS OF TODAY'S DATE 09/2020. PLUS THE TRANSMISSION JERKS IN GEAR AND I'M TOLD THAT THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE OLD MOTOR DEFECTS.., BUT NOW THAT THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS WORSE!! THE FACT I'VE BEEN GOING TO DEALERSHIP EXPRESSING MY ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEEN DONE OTHER THAN NOW BEING TOLD, MA'AM YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY! THAT I NEED TO COME OUT OF POCKET $2,200 FOR THEY'RE NEGLIGENCE. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY!!!

DRIVING HOME END OF WORK DAY EVERY THING WAS NORMAL DRIVING DOWN 66 AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN .5 MILES LATER LOST POWER TOWER HOME HAS BEEN MAKING POPCORN LIKE SOUNDS FROM ENGINE BEING TOLD IT'S THE PISTONS

POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT, PASSENGERS CONSTANTLY ASKING ID HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. IN ADDITION HAVE TO REGULARLY REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULBS EVERY SIX MONTHS.

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ABS SENSOR, AND TPMS SENSOR GAVE OUT AT 56K. GOT IN ONE DAY AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 140 WHILE PARKED. BEFORE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, THE ABS, TCS, AND TPMS LIGHTS WERE ON. CAR WAS USED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. IF EVERYTHING WASN'T BUILT INTO THE WHEEL HUB, IT WOULD BE A RELATIVELY EASY FIX. INSTEAD I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE MY SORENTO WITH NO TCS, ABS, OR KNOW IF A TIRE IS LOW/FLAT BECAUSE A QUOTED COST OF REPAIR WAS CLOSE TO 1200 DOLLARS. NOBODY HAS 1200 TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH 2013-2015 SORENTO TO HAVE ANYTHING ABS/TCS RELATED GO SOUTH. CAR DRIVES LIKE A DREAM, ONLY WISH IT DIDN'T TAKE 2 MONTHS RENT TO FEEL SAFE.

A JERKS WHEN YOU TRYING TO PARK WHEN YOU GOING SLOW ON THE PARKING LOT IT HAS A KOOL 2098 FUEL TRIM IT KEEPS IDLING HIGH AND I'M STALLING

AIRBAG SYMBOL LIGHT STAYS ON

MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND FELT IT NEEDED OIL DUE TO HOW IT WAS SOUNDING WHILE DRIVING IT. HE CHECKED MY OIL AND MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL. NO OIL WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. HE ADDED OIL AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TICKING NOISE WHEN HE EXCELERATED. HE WAS DRIVING HOME, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IT, LOST HORSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE 100160+ MILES ON MY CAR, JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP 3000 MILES AGO. ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGES.

MY STEERING COLUMN IS OFF CENTER WHICH MAKES MY CAR OR TIRES SHAKE UNLESS I GO A CERTAIN SPEED. MY REAR VIEW CAMERA NEVER WORKS, SCREEN GOES BLACK, BUT OUTLINE SHOWS. THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY HEADLIGHTS, REAR, BRAKE AND REVERSE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS GOING OUT. I HAVE TO REPLACE THEM CONSTANTLY. I HATE GOING TO THE CARWASH BECAUSE I FEAR THAT MY LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE BULBS AGAIN & AGAIN.

PAINT IS DELAMINATING AND PEELING AT THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. SO BADLY THAT I'M AFRAID TO WASH IT! IT'S STARTING TO RUST NOW FROM IT. IT IS CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING IT.

WITH THE VEHICLE MOVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND THEN TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY, I TURNED ON THE ENGINE LIGHT BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY CODE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT IT TURNED ON AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ENGINE IS BLOCKED, MY MECHANIC REPORTED THAT IT DAMAGED THE CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTING ROD

THE PEARL WHITE PAINT ON MY 2015 KIA SORRENTO IS PEELING OFF. SMALL AREAS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD STARTED AT FIRST AND NOW THE SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD ARE COMING OFF IN LARGER SECTIONS. ALL OF THESE AREAS ARE STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF RUST AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL SMALL SPOTS ON THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHICH ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST AS WELL. THIS IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE OVER TIME AND I AM NOT DOING ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE (NOT EVEN WASHING IN FEAR OF MORE COMING OFF) AT THIS POINT.

WHILE DRIVING A KNOCKING SOUND OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. EVENTUALLY THE SUV BEGINS TO STALL AND STARTS TO LOSE POWER. ONCE STOPPED (PULLED OVER SAFELY) I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT IS OVERFLOWING AND GUSHES OUT ALONG THE SIDE OF THE HOOD. WHEN ADDING MORE COOLANT, IT CONTINUES TO OVERFLOW ONCE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE TEMP RISES AGAIN AND BEGINS TO STALL. SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD COOLANT.

UPON A COLD STAR, ENGINE RATTLES LOUDLY. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM I KIA'S ACROSS MANY MODELS. SOMEHOW THE SORENTO WAS EXCLUDED. OF COURSE OUR VEHICLE IS AT 101,000 MILES AND KIA NOT ONLY REFUSES TO COVER IT, THE WANT $3100 TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. I CONTACTED KIA CORPORATE, THE LED ME ON AND CHANGED THEIR STORY 3 TIMES OVER 2 WEEKS AND ULTIMATELY DECLINED TO HELP. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND THERE ARE OTHER ADVISORIES WITH OTHER MODELS. IT'S THE SAME TENSIONER, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY CAN PICK AND CHOOSE.

KEEPS BLOWING OUT LOW BEAM HEAD LITES. REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. TOOK IN TO DEALER TO LOOK AT. WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I FOUND OUT BY ONLINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A COUPLE REPORTS. IT IS DANGEROUS AT NITE WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH DAYLITES. NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR DRIVING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. KIA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX PROBLEM THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.NEEDS GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT UNIT ON MY 2015 KIA SORENTO AT 62,000 MILES. COULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE LAMP.

I HAVE CHANGED THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2015 KIA SORENTA OVER 6 TIMES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND SELDOM DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I AM ELDERLY. HOW CAN I GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. LAST NIGHT WE DROVE FROM OHIO TO VIRGINIA WITH DIM AND NO HEADLIGHTS. AGAIN. TIME AFTER TIME, NO HEAD LIGHTS. AND YES I BUY THE HIGHER PRICED HIGH QUALITY RECOMMENDED LIGHT BULBS. THIS IS UNSAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE LOCAL DEALER KIA OF DAYTON LOCATED AT 8560 TROY PIKE, HUBER HEIGHTS, OH 45424 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,100.

WHEN IPHONE CONNECTED THE STEREO RANDOMLY SKIPS. AND WHEN MY WIFE GOT OUT OF THE CAR THE STEREO WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. ALSO TOOK CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. FIXED GASKET BUT STILL SMELL RADIATOR FLUID WHEN YOU HAVE CAR RUNNING AWHILE. ALSO ENGINE MAKES TERRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE LIKE A LITTER ISSUE WHEN YOU START THE CAR UP. IT LASTS ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS.

I GOT THIS SORENTO WHEN IT HAD 32 THOUSAND MILES I HAVE PUT ALMOST 30 THOUSAND ON IT BUT EVERY SENCE I HAVE OWNED IT IT HAS USED ALMOST 2 QUARTS OF OIL AT ABOUT 25 HUNDRED MILES I CHAGE IT AT 25 HUNDRED MILES BUT DONT NO WHY IT USES OIL LIKE THAT I HAVE HAD IT A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS I BELEAVE

THE ENGINE SEIZED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED FOR THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED AND THAT NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN THE TIRES. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM INCLUDES BLUE TOOTH RADIO A GPS STOPPED WORKING AND I CAN NOT USE BLUE TOOTH AND DIRECTION MAPS MY MECHANIC ASKED THE KIA MECHANIIC AND WAS TOLD IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE VALVE IT'S DETACHED! CAR WAS RUNNING FINE SINCE PURCHASED USED BACK IN OCT 2019 WITH THIRTY ONE THOUSAND MILES. I WAS SOLD THE CAR WITH THE PRETENSE OF CAR FAX AND IT BEING IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY TWO PREVIOUS OWNERS. AS OF THIS PAST MONDAY THE CAR WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP THIS FRIDAY. THE DEALERSHIP I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM HAVE BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH UP HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LEVER LIMIT BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA OF CHATTANOOGA (2136 CHAPMAN RD, CHATTANOOGA, TN 3742, 423 855-1022) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OF RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NOT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,670.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WAS INFORMED IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY CAR STARTED STUTTERING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. GOT THE CODE READ AT A KIA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR IS STILL STUTTERING AND HAVING GAS MILEAGE ISSUES. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES, MY GAS MILEAGE IS AFFECTED AND WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, MY VEHICLE RUNS NORMAL. MY VEHICLE STARTS STUTTERING AT AROUND 30-35 MPH, WHEN IT'S FIRST STARTED AND DRIVEN, IT STUTTERS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY START BLINKING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN WHEN I ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S CHOKING OR SPUTTERING AND STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLY OCCASIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (1945 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007 (888) 425-6349) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AIR FILTER EXCHANGE HOSE AND ENGINE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,786.

NOTICED KNOCKING IN ENGINE AT START, AND WHEN PRESSED GAS PEDAL. STOPPED DRIVING IT IMMEDIATELY. PER MECHANIC, NEW ENGINE NEEDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 SORENTO TO WORK, AND LOOKED DOWN TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS RUNNING HOT. THEY DAY BEFORE MY AC HAD STOPPED WORKING, AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE FAN WAS RUNNING LONGER THAN USUAL WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS HOT, I LOOKED FOR A SPOT TO PULL OVER. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, SO IT TOOK ME ABOUT 2 MINUTES TO PULL OVER. IN THAT TIME THE CAR STARTING RUNNING ROUGH, AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE ANTIFREEZE SMELL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, AND THE CYLINDERS WERE WARPED. I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS, IT HAD AROUND 70K MILES ON IT. I HAD NO INDICATION LIGHTS APPEAR TO LET ME KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M AMAZED MY CAR CAN TELL ME IF MY TIRES ARE LOW, AND IF I'M GOING TO SWITCH LANES IN TO SOMEONE, AND WHEN I NEED AN OIL CHANGE, BUT SHOWED NO INDICATION OF A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS IN A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD. THERE ARE NO RECALLS, AND KIA WILL NOT REPAIR IT, AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, SO THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT TRANSFER TO ME. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE, REPAIR COST BEING 5300. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR CAN FAIL SO BAD, AND I'M HELD ACCOUNTABLE, DESPITE BEING A RESPONSIBLE CAR OWNER. I ALSO AM UPSET THAT IT GAVE ME NO WARNING. I HOPE THIS IS LOOKED IN TO FOR OTHER OWNERS, AND AM SAD TO BE OUT 5300 DOLLARS. I

I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, ON A SATURDAY MORNING, SUN SHINING AND A BRISK 70 DEGREES, WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GUNSHOT AND MY EARS RINGING FROM THE SOUND. MY SUNROOF STARTED SHATTERING AND THEN RAINING GLASS DOWN INTO MY CAR. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING HAD HIT MY CAR AND STOPPED AS SOON AS SAFE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY ROOF WAS BLOWN OPEN. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE A CLAIM AND THEY WILL FIX MY SUNROOF. I THEN SAW ONLINE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH A KIA SORENTO AND JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS EXPLODING SUNROOF IS HAPPENING AND IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS!

ENGINE FAILED AT 118,813, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE MAINTANIED MY VEHICLE WITH ALL PROPER SERVICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT COVER THE ENGINE AND WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $11,000 TO REPLACE.

I JUST RECENTLY MADE A POST HERE YESTERDAY ... AND AFTER READING COMMENTS, I THOUGHT I'D ADD ON. MY COMMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH A 2015 KIA SORENTO WHICH NEEDS A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEAD TO THE BLOCK ARE STRIPPED (I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE). OBVIOUSLY, NOT MY FAULT. MILEAGE IS 102,000. KIA DOESN'T WANT TO HELP ME FIX THIS. TELLING ME I NEED A NEW MOTOR AT A COST OF $7,000+. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS, I HAD TO ADD ON. TWO WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE FUEL PUMP WENT. THAT COST WAS COVERED. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE BACK-UP CAMERA WENT. KIA WANTED $1,000 TO FIX THAT; WE HAD IT FIXED FOR $200 OUT OF POCKET. THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON THE CAR (I THINK WE PAID FOR THAT). MY DOOR HANDLE ALSO FELL OFF, WE HAD THAT FIXED OUT OF POCKET. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, KIA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER OR THEIR SAFETY. I BOUGHT A NEW KIA IN 2004, TRADED IT IN IN 2007 FOR ANOTHER NEW KIA, WHICH I STILL HAVE. IT HAS 278,000 MILES ON IT! WE BOUGHT THE 2015 USED AND IT'S BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. CAN'T SELL IT AS IS, GOTTA FIX IT. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL KIA OWNER SINCE 2004 ...WON'T BE ANYMORE. FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THIS CAR, IT'S GONE. AND THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER ONE IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHOEVER HEARD THAT A 2015 CAR NEEDS A NEW MOTOR?!?! AND THEIR REFUSAL TO HELP US IS UNBELIEVABLE. I'M SO ANGRY.

SMELLED ANTIFREEZE AFTER DRIVING. TOOK TO KIA. DIAGNOSED THAT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR HAD STRIPPED OUT FROM THE BLOCK. CAUSED ANTIFREEZE LEAK. BOUGHT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED, DEALER REFUSES TO HELP US WITH THIS. $7,000 NEW MOTOR NEEDED. 2015, 102,000 MILES, $19,000 OWED ON CAR.

MY VEHICLES REAR FACING CAMERA HAS A BLACK SCREEN. THE LINES ARE STILL THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE SENSOR IS WORKING BUT THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK. AT FIRST THIS SEEMED TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENING ONE OR TWO TIMES A WEEK. NOW IT WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STARTS IN PARK AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE THE SCREEN TURNS BLACK BUT SHOWS THE LINES FOR MY CAR.

ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION AND AT INITIAL STARTUP. ENGINE HAS ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, PARKED IT AND IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (LESS THAN 5 MILES). AFTER MUCH RUNAROUND AND LITTLE EXPLANATION, KIA IS TELLING ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE (SOMETHING I HAVE VERIFIED WITH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS IS VERY UNLIKELY WITH A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND REASONABLY LOW MILEAGE). THE OIL AT TIME OF DROP OFF WAS VERIFIED TO BE CLEAN AND FULL PER THE KIA TECHNICIAN. I PROVIDED KIA WITH RECORDS PER THE WARRANTY AGREEMENT AND THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM FOR REPLACEMENT. EVERY EXCUSE FOR DENIAL HAS INCLUDED ADDITIONAL TERMS NOT OUTLINED IN THE WRITTEN WARRANTY AGREEMENT (RECEIPTS THAT INCLUDE MINUTE DETAILS OR THE EXCUSE THAT 'DATES DON'T MATCH' WHEN I HAVEN'T PROVIDED ANY DATES NOR IS ANY REQUIRED SERVICE BASED ON TIME (ONLY MILEAGE)). THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY (5 YEARS/60,000 MILE) AND POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (10 YEARS/100,000 MILE). MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES, YET KIA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR EXPAND PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE SAME MODEL AND ISSUE.

ENGINE STOP AT RHE LIGTH ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE OF 2015 KIA SORENTO STOP GETTING CLOSED TO LIGTH FOR NO REASON. THE ENGINE IS LOCK AT 61,000 DEALERSHIP WATING TIME ON A DIAGNOSIS IS 4 TO 6 WEEKS

I HAVE HAD MY SORENTO FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. IN FEBRUARY MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED FOR 8000. AFTER REVIEWING I SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE ARE RECALLS FOR ALOT OF THEIR ENGINES. SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR USED, THERE IS NO WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD MY ENGINE HAD SLUDGE EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN NOVEMBER AND MY CAR IS STILL UNDER 79000 MILES.

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I HAVE RESORTED TO HAVING TO RUN MY FOG LIGHTS JUST TO GET ENOUGH LIGHT ON THE ROAD. I'VE TRIED NUMEROUS TYPES OF AFTER MARKET LIGHTS AND NOTHING MAKES THEM BRIGHTER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT KIA SOMEHOW MISSED.

MY CAR WAS WORKING FINE, THE NEXT I HEAR A KNOCKING IN THE MOTOR, THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF, I TOOK IT RIGHT ALWAY WHEN THEY TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THERE WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON OR NO NOTICE THAT CAR WAS GOING BREAK DOWN. I ONLY HAD CAR FOR ABOUT 1YEAR AND 3 MONTHS. I STILL OWN 25,000 AND I NEED GO GET A NEW ENGINE.. I WENT ONLINE SAW MORE COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME THING.. YOUR ENGINE SUCK DONT WORK.. THE DEALER SAID IF THEY WOULD A BEEN A 4 CYLINDER THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT RIGHT AWAY BUT BECAUSE MINES OF SUCCESS UNDER IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WELL I THINK YOU SHOULD RECALL IT BECAUSE I READ ABOUT 15 PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING NO NOTICED THAT THEIR CAR WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND NOW THEY DON'T HAVE A CAR.. I NEED A CAR TO GET WORK AND TAKE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL.. FIX MY CAR.. THIS NOT RIGHT THAT U SELL A CAR THAT ENGINE IS GOING GIVE IN LESS THEN 2 YEARS..

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HIT A KEEP BURNING OUT PREMATURELY. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 47000 MILES, AND IT NOW HAS 106000. IN NOT QUITE 60K MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS 7 TIMES. WHEN REPLACING I HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL PROCEDURE EACH TIME. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH OF VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS REVEALS THAT I AM FAR FROM THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ANY ISSUE, AND THAT REPLACING THE LIGHTS THIS MANY TIMES IS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE BOTH LOW BEAMS BURNED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO USE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO GET TO A STORE AND BUY REPLACEMENTS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION.

CAR ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES AND HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET. OIL IS CHANGED ON REGULAR AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF

WHEN MY WIFE GOT THIS VEHICLE SHE TOLD ME SHE COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD EITHER SO I WENT TO KIA AND THEY PLACED NEW BULBS IN THERE AT FIRST WE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS GREAT BUT AFTER A MONTH IT WAS BACK TO BEING VERY DIM AT NIGHT. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO KIA AND THEY SAID IT'S YOUR BULBS I'M LIKE THESE ARE KIA BULBS AND SO THEY RECOMMENDED ME TO CHANGE THE BULBS OUT SO I DID. WELL ONCE AGAIN AFTER A MONTH THEY WERE DIM. I NOTICED THE BULB BURNT OUT . SO I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND BOUGHT NEW BULBS. THE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT SO I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED WHETHER IT BE ELECTRICAL OR SOMETHING ELSE. THANK YOU.

REGULAR DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS DIM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN DARK ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. REGULAR LAMPS ARE CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT, HAVE REPLACE LAMPS COUNTLESS OF TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. IN DECEMBER I REPLACED BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHT AND I JUST NOTICE BOTH ARE BURNT OUT ONCE AGAIN.

WE PURCHASED THIS 2015 KIA SORENTO USED WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES BUT HAD 62,000 ON THE ENGINE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOAD TICKING AND THEN A VIOLENT SHAKING AND A BANG AS THE DASH PANEL LITE UP AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. I THEN LOOKED UNDER THE CAR ONLY TO SEE OIL POURING OUT OF THE OIL PAN. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE PISTON ROD HAD GONE THROUGH THE OIL PAN AND THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN. WHEN WE CONTACTED KIA WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT WE WERE BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE COULD NOT HELP US. CONSEQUENTLY, TO SAVE MONEY WE PURCHASED A USED REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND PAID FOR OUR LOCAL MECHANIC TO INSTALL IT. THE TOTAL COST WAS OVER $6,000. SINCE THIS TIME, WE HAVE BECOME AWARE OF RECALLS ON OTHER KIA SORENTO ENGINES, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT OUR BLOWN ENGINE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE/FUEL SYSTEM, MUCH LIKE THE OTHERS.

EGINE STALLS AND AC ON STALLS AND HAS DIED 3TIMES

DESPITE MAINTAINING OIL LEVELS (WELL-DOCUMENTED), ENGINE SLUDGE OCCURS. ENGINE SHAKES WHEN GOING UPHILL. ON JANUARY 2, 2020 4 QTS OF OIL WAS GIVEN. ON JANUARY 20, 2020...THE ENGINE HAD USED UP 3 QUARTS OF OIL. THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2019 AND THE ONE BEFORE THAT WAS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER 2019.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. ON MOUNTAIN ROADS IN VERMONT I NEEDED HIGH BEAMS CONSTANTLY TO HAVE REASONABLE SIGHT DISTANCE. ON INTERSTATE ROADS THE LOW BEAMS BARELY LIGHT 2-3 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I TRIED GETTING TO THE NEXT EXIT BUT EVEN DOING 15MPH I COULD HEAR A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR. HE CALLED TO TELL ME I HAD ENGINE FAILURE. HE CALLED KIA AND GAVE THEM MY VIN. HE SAID THEY CONFIRMED MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE ENGINE FAILURE GROUP. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP. A DAY LATER THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THEY SUBMITTED THINGS TO KIA. TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE 3 BUSINESS DAYS FOR AN ANSWER.