2005 Kia Sorento

I WAS STOPPED BY A FHP OFFICER ON MY WAY HOME ONE FRIDAY EVENING FOR MY LEFT HEADLIGHTS BEING OUT. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE OUT UNTIL HE STOPPED ME. I DIDN'T GET A TICKET, ONLY A WARNING. THE OFFICER SAID IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY LIGHTS OUT. A COUPLE YEARS BACK I WAS STOPPED IN VALDOSTA FOR THE SAME REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES OR MORE SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. MY LIGHTS GO OUT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW THERE OUT UNTIL SOMEONE STOPS ME OR I CAN HARDLY SEE TO DRIVE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I THINK KIA SHOULD RECALL THIS MODEL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OVER 100+ POSTS FROM THIS SITE OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE KIA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO A LAWYER AND I PLAN TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST KIA IF THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHERS WHO ARE READY ALSO. THE KIA DEALERS WANT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS, AND THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS FROM THE FACTORY. ALL THEY EVER SAY IS IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2005. I WENT DOWN TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO VISIT IN 2005 AND ON THE WAY DOWN ALL MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I COULDN'T SEE TO DRIVE AT ALL SO WE HAD TO STOP FOR THE NIGHT AND WAIT TILL MORNING TO GET IT FIXED. IT COST ME OVER $80.00 TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME. SINCE THEY GO OUT ON A MONTHLY BASIS, MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN FIXING THEM. IT IS GETTING QUITE EXPENSIVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BULBS AND IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS AS WELL!! *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE CRANK SHAFT CAUSING THE BOLT TO BRAKE. AS A RESULT, THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ON THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2014, I BROUGHT MY KIA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE AND DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND ROTTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, TO THE POINT THAT THE LEFT BRACKET THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED ONTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS LITERALLY RUSTED OFF AND HANGING. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR UP WAS A SHOCK. I WAS THEN TOLD IT WOULD BE $1700.00 TO REPLACE. I MADE A CALL TO KIA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND FILED A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN, HOWEVER, THE FACT THAT A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, THE CAR WAS MADE WITH CHEAP METAL. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING KIA DID NOT MANUFACTURE PROPERLY. KIA DENIED FAULT AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT HELP PAY OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A STEERING PUMP NEEDING TO BE FIXED, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN ENTIRE REAR END OF A CAR RUSTING AND ROTTING AWAY IN 9 YEARS. THIS VEHICLE WS MANUFACTURED WITH VERY INEXPENSIVE CHEAP METAL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. THIS MORNING I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM CROWLEY KIA STATING THAT THEY DID REPLACE THE REAR AXLE, HOWEVER WHEN THEY WENT TO CONNECT IT TO THE E BRAKE SYSTEM THE BRACKETS FOR THAT WERE MANUFACTURED WRONG BY KIA AND THAT THEY WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? THIS CAR WAS MADE CHEAPLY, AND I THINK ITS A LEMON. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE ADDRESSED BECAUSE I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON SOME KIA FORUMS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I WERE DRIVING WITH MY 7 YR TWIN GIRLS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE WHOLE REAR END JUST FELL OFF. WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY A VERY TRAGIC SITUATION. FORGET THE WARRANTY, LOOK AT THE MANUFACTURING SIDE OF IT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 KIA SORENTO IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS I ALWAYS DO. THEN I WAS BROUGHT INTO THE GARAGE AT THE KIA DEALERSHIP, WHERE MY CAR WAS UP ON A LIFT AND SHOWN NOTHING BUT COMPLETE RUST/ROT ON THE REAR AXEL. THE BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR. NOW, HOW DOES A CAR RUST IN 9 YEARS? THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT WITH THEM USING CHEAP METAL. SORRY! CARS SHOULD NOT RUST OUT IN 9 YEARS. SO, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND $1700.00 TO REPLACE IT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE COST OF THE OIL CHANGE AND REPLACING THE COOLANT BUCKET BECAUSE IT HAS A HOLE. OH, AND MY RENTAL CAR. I'M MAD AND UPSET! UP UNTIL NOW, I HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR KIA, NOT ANYMORE. BTW....THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD TO PUT OVER $1000.00 INTO THIS CAR THAT I HAVE ONLY OWNED FOR TWO YEARS. THANKS KIA!!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE WAY TO WORK AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF.... LOST ALL ABILITY TO STEER, LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS WERE CLOSE BY. OR ELSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH BETWEEN US. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. BEFORE LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE INFAMOUS CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT. I WAS AT A LOSS FOR WORD AS IT SOUNDED LIKE ITS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS. TOO MANY PEOPLES LIVES ARE AND CAN BE IN TROUBLE BECAUSE OF IT. AFTER THE LOCAL SHOP LOOKED AT IT AND CONFIRMED IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT. I WAS ADVISED TO TALK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF THE BOLT. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE PARTS REP A KIA, I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALLS ON THE BOLT OR ANYTHING ELSE 2003-2006 KIA SERENTO. THEY COULD GET ME A NEW/USED MOTOR FOR $4K.... SEEMS THAT KIA IS ONLY IN THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS WHILE OTHER PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE. FOR A PART/PIECE THEY KNOW IS FAULTY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A COUNTLESS AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. EVEN PEOPLE COVERED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS TOLD ITS NOT APART OF THE DRIVE DRAIN SO ITS NOT COVERED. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A KIA TO ANYONE... *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 THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING POWER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR A REGULAR YEARLY INSPECTION. TOLD MY MECHANIC IT HAD BEEN MAKING A WEIRD NOISE IN THE REAR, THOUGHT MAYBE I NEEDED BREAK PADS. TURNS OUT MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE DUE TO AS SUSPENSION ISSUE. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKET WELDED TO THE REAR AXLE ON BOTH SIDE ARE ROTTED RIGHT THROUGH/OFF. KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANIC SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MAKING SOMETHING TO REPLACE IT. KIA DOES NOT EVEN SELL THE PART. I CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. TOLD ME TO FIND A SALVAGE YARD AND REPLACE IT THAT WAY. HORRIBLE QUALITY! PASSENGER SIDE LET GO FIRST. *TR