2005 Kia Sorento

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

HELP!! I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS. EVERY SINGLE MONTH IT'S ONE LIGHT OR ANOTHER IN A CONTINUOUS CYCLE. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I LOVE MY KIA SORRENTO OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MUCH AS IT IS A NUISANCE NOT TO MENTION AN EXPENSE!!! KIA, DO THE RIGHT THING!! PLEASE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND BOTH OF MY TAILLIGHTS STOP WORKING. I WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A LIGHT ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT. EVEN AFTER THEIR SO CALLED FIX I HAVE T O REPLACE TAILLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT BULBS ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE OUTAGES OCCUR ON OPPOSITE SIDES EVERYTIME AND SWITCH BETWEEN THE TAILLIGHT AND HEADLIGHT. I HAVE TO KEEP EXTRA BULBS AND THE NEEDED TOOLS AVAILABLE IN MY TRUCK AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE BEEN ISSUED A TICKET AS WELL DUE TO MY TAILLIGHT BEING OUT. THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND DANGEROUS TO FAMILY. I HAVE TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN WHO ALSO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM DUE TO THE BLOGS THAT I HAVE SEEN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 5-7 DRIVER'S FRONT HEADLAMP BULBS AND NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING BECAUSE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS IT GOES OUT, NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE BULBS AND TO HAVE SOMEONE PUT THEM IN. I AM READY TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE!!! I HAVE CHECKED WITH KIA AND OF COURSE, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OR HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLAMPS, LIARS!!! I WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. *TR

TODAY I TOOK OUR 05 SORENTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT DURING THE 20 POINT INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DIDN'T WORK. THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS AT THIS POINT. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED BURNT OUT HEADLIGHTS A MINIMUM OF 5-7 TIMES NOW. I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE COUNT. LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS I HAVE TRIED EVERY MAKE AND TYPE OF HEADLIGHT AND NONE OF THEM WILL LAST MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS. THIS RECENT SET WAS THE TOP OF THE LINE AND I HAD TO PAY $80 FOR THE TWO LIGHTS. STILL DON'T LAST. IT SEEMS THAT KIA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IS UNWILLING OR TOO CHEAP TO PAY HAVE THEIR ISSUE FIXED. I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. LOOK IT UP! THE CAR HAS OPERATED FINE OTHER THAN THIS BUT IT HAS BECOME A HASSLE AND IS VERY COSTLY REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY FEW MONTHS! THIS WILL BE THE LAST KIA THAT I BUY UNLESS KIA STEPS UP AND FIXES THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT CAN HELP/FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. STEP UP KIA OR ENJOY LOSING A CLIENT FROM HERE ON OUT! *TR

THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS/DASHBOARD LIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF REPLACEMENTS. JUST BURNED THROUGH 5 FUSES FOR THE DASHBOARD IN ONE DAY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. GOOGLE THE MAKE AND MODEL AND YOU WILL SEE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND ANGRY OWNERS. HAVE A TEEN DRIVER IN THE FAMILY AND WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HER EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE RECALL THIS MODEL AND MAKE KIA OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES!!!! *TR

I'VE REPEATEDLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS IN THIS CAR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN ONE LIGHT IS REPLACED, THE OTHER SIDE GOES OUT NEXT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE 189,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED. MY DRIVER SEAT ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE BACK GOES FORWARD AND BACK, BUT THE BASE SEAT DOESN'T MOVE. *TR

HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE GONE OUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. HAVE TO KEEP SPARE BULBS IN VEHICLE IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT NIGHT WHICH I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITH MY NORMAL HEADLIGHTS IG I HAD NOT CARRIED THE SPARE ONES IN SORENTO. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED SORENTO IN MARCH 2012. LIGHTING INTERIOR DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU MANUALLY PUSH THE BUTTON FROM THE TOP OF CEILING. DOOR AJAR" LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BEEPING ALL DOORS WERE TIGHTLY SHUT. WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT HARNESS METAL PART MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO BEND OR KNOCK OFF THE DIODE BUTTON. *JS

EVERYTHING FROM INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, CLOCK, DOOR LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST COME ON. HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. I TOOK KIA TO COURT TO GET A EQUAL TRADE BUT ONLY GOT $9,000. HAD TO GIVE $3,500 TO THE LAWYERS. THE OTHER $5,500 WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO COVER A TRADE IN BECAUSE THE KIAS HAVE A TERRIBLE VALUE FOR TRADES. ENDED UP SPENDING MORE THAN HALF TRYING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, STILL NOTHING. KIA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. EVEN THE SEVERAL SERVICE MANAGERS (OFF THE RECORD) THAT I SPOKE WITH THROUGH MY HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE TOLD ME THAT IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE COST. *TR