2005 Kia Sorento

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF WIRES PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHT, RADIO, HAVE ALL FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. I REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND BREAK LIGHTS EVERY THREE MONTHS. I HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, ONE BEFORE I COULD GET THE OTHER FIXED. NONE OF THE DOME LIGHTS WORK, I HAVE NO AUTOMATIC LIGHTING IN THE CAR. THEY DIM BASED ON WEATHER AND THE TERRAIN I AM DRIVING ON. THE RADIO WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES THE CAR HAS TO BE RUNNING FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT WILL WORK. SO MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH 22 NOV 2013, HEARD A THUMP FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, ENDING UP IN A DITCH. ENGINE STOPPED, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES. DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START. CRANK PULLEY BOLT BROKE OFF. OVER 5 HOURS TO EXTRACT REMAINDER OF BOLT TO REPAIR ENGINE. $1359 IN REPAIRS. NOW, 22 SEPT 2014, 10 MONTHS LATER, HAD SAME HAPPEN ON HIGHWAY AT 70MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THANKFUL I WAS IN A LANE AT THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY. CURRENT MILEAGE SLIGHTLY UNDER 114,000. YEAH. 10 MONTHS AND 13000 MILES AND ANOTHER HUGE REPAIR BILL. NO RECALL, KIA CLAIMS NO LIABILITY. OTHER ISSUE: INTERIOR LIGHTING TURNS ITSELF OFF AND ON AT WHIM. HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 45-90 DAYS. *TR

ON 7/30/14 I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE MORNING OF 7/31/14 THE LIGHTS STILL WERE NOT WORKING SO I CHECKED THE FUSE BOXES. I FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD AND REPLACED IT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE EVENING OF 7/31/14 I AGAIN CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND THE FUSE I HAD JUST REPLACED IN THE MORNING WAS AGAIN BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND HAD MY HUSBAND STAND AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I TURNED THE IGNITION AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON. IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WE HEARD A "POP," CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT HAD ONCE AGAIN BLOWN. WE TRIED A THIRD FUSE AND IT BLEW AS WELL AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THREE FUSES IN ONE DAY AND STILL NO ANSWER ON HOW TO GET MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO WORK. *TR

I BOUGHT MY KIA NEW IT HAS SPORTS PACKAGE , I HAVE HAD TO REPLAIN SHOP ALL THE TIME CE HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES THE LAST 6 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN TOTAL MESS POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSES BLEW OUT THEN IN MAY WENT TO AIR PORT PICKED UP DAUGHTER CAR WAS NOTHING NO START TOW TRUCK ..AUTO SHOP FIRST SAID PLUG IN READER SAID CRANK SHAFT SENSOR THEN IT SAID STARTER BAD SO REPLACED STARTER IT STARTS BUT IT NOW WHINES I TOOK IT BACK HE SAID IT IS THE STARTER BRAND . I AM ALWAYS WORRIED IF IT WILL START AND IF I HAVE LIGHTS I LOVE MY KIA BUT IT HAS HAD ELECTRIC PROBLEMS FROM DAY 1 KIA SHOULD RECALL 2005 DUE TO THIS . LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND IT WENT FROM REG DRIVE TO LOW IT HAS SHIFTER IT HAS BUTTON THAT HAS TO BE PUSHED IN TO CHANGE DRIVE OVER DRIVE LOW I NEVER PUSHED IT IT DID IT ON ITS OWN THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WISH KIA WOULD STEP UP AND RECALL I WANT TO KEEP MY CAR IT IS WELL TAKEN CAR OF BUT I CANT KEEP POURING MONEY IN IT BIG $ LAST 6 MONTHS OVER 2500 IS THERE A WAY TO DO LAW SUIT I HAVE SEEN TONS PEP WITH HEADLIGHTS ISSUES SENTS I REPLACED MY FIRST ONES ALSO PAINT ON DOORS OPEN ALL GONE I NEVER EVEN USE BACK SEAT DOORS SO HOW IS IT COMING OFF IS THERE A LAWYER OUT HERE WHO OIWNS A KIA HELP...... *TR

I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IN VALDOSTA GA SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY DOME LIGHT HASN'T WORKED IN YEARS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FROM THE BEGINNING. THE 10 YEAR/100,000.00 MILE WARRANTY IS ABOUT USELESS WITH THIS CAR. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE THING SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN AND I CERTAINLY WANT EVER USE KIA IN VALDOSTA GA AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE WORST SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN. THERE FAVORITE THING TO SAY IS "IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY!" THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY THERE BIG SELLING POINT AND IT IS WORTHLESS! EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE NEEDS TO COMPLAIN SO WE CAN GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED. I WISH I KNEW WHERE TO COMPLAIN TO THAT COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THEY DON'T REALLY CARE IN VALDOSTA WHETHER YOU COMPLAIN OR NOT, THERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ANYWAY. WELL I HAVE BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE POLICE FOR MY LIGHTS BEING OUT. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOT A TICKET, BUT IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE NO LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE WELL OVER 100 EMAILS FROM REPAIR PAL ABOUT OTHERS HAVING HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEN SUE THE KIA COMPANY. SICK OF BUYING HEADLIGHTS! *TR

RECENTLY, OUR 2005 KIA SORENTO BEGAN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT. THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS INCLUDING THE RADIO, ETC. WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND ON. LAST NIGHT, THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON AND BEGAN FLASHING INVOLUNTARILY. I AM CONCERNED WITH AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DAMAGE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT SEE THAT THERE IS ONE FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID HOWEVER SEE OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005 AND OTHER THAN REGULAR MAINTENANCE WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD PURCHASE ANOTHER KIA IN THE FUTURE, BUT NOW THAT I SEE KIA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I AM RECONSIDERING THAT DECISION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING UPHILL WHEN THE THROTTLE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING INTO THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2005 SORENTO STARTED STALLING & SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HWY AT 65 MPH (HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED). CODE COMES UP FOR BAD CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME IN 4 YEARS I WILL HAVE REPLACED IT. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME "CLOSE CALLS" WHILE ON THE HWY, AVOIDING OTHER VEHICLES & NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR