2005 Kia Sorento

THE POWER STEERING ON OUR 2005 KIA SORENTO BEING DRIVEN BY MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FAILED. IT WAS SO FORTUNATE THAT IT OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS DECELERATING TO TURN A CORNER, HOWEVER IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO STEER WITH THE LOSS OF POWER. SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY. HAD AAA TOW TO THE DEALER WHO HAD SOLD US THE CAR 2 MONTHS EARLIER. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR JUST THIS PURPOSE...NEVER THINKING THAT I WOULD NEED TO USE IT SO SOON.. THE AAA DRIVER SAID IT LOOKED AS A BELT HAD COME OFF. WHEN AT THE DEALER, FOUND THAT THE CRANK PULLY BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING, AC OR CHARGING SYSTEM! BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF AND HARMONIC BALANCER HAD DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE! AFTER SOME NET RESEARCH I FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN{ #072 REVISED} FOR THIS SAME CRANKSHAFT BOLT. KIA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS FAILING BOLT AND CONTINUES TO PUT PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK? THIS IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW. *TR

I OWN A 2005 KIA SORENTO 4WD LX. AFTER A SCHEDULE OIL CHANGE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE COMPUTER SHOWED A PO300 CODE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE VEHICLE BECAME SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD NOISE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY, BALL BEARING AND CYLINDERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TECH ALSO SAW METAL IN THE OIL. THE TECH BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $4700.00. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED ON THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. ..UPDATED 01/16/2013 *BF UPDATED 129/2013 JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES, LINE DYNAPRO AS, SIZE: P245/70/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

I HAVE COOPER DISCOVER TIRES ON MY SUV I PUT ON BRAND NEW THAT I BOUGHT FROM MY FORD DEALER ON AUG 16TH ON 2008 IT IS A 2005 KIA SORENTO I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2004 SO I NEEDED NEW TIRES AND THAT IS WHAT I BOUGHT I DROVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHEN I PUT THE TIRES ON MY KIA IT HAD 30,402 MILES ON IT NOW IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 75,000 MILES ON NOW THEY TELL ME THEY ARE DRY ROTTED AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE WEARING BUT I ALSO HAD A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE WHEN THEY WHERE PUT ON ALSO I HAD THEM ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES ALSO THEY WHERE MS245/R70-16 4 OF THEM I BOUGHT AT ONCE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD BE DRY ROTATED AND WHY THEY DIDN'T EVEN LAST 60,000 MILES WE DON'T DRIVE LIKE MANIACS AND WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES IN FACT I DIDN'T EVEN WORK IN THE LAST 2 YEARS MY HUSBAND WAS ONLY DRIVING IN TOWN WHERE WE LIVE FROM ONE END OF TOWN TO THE OTHER I EVEN HAD THE NITRO PUT IN MY TIRES SO THEY DIDN'T FLUCTUATE WITH THE TEMPERATURE. SO I WAS WANDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES AND I WASN'T NOTIFIED IF SO COULD YOU PLEASE POST IT SO I COULD PRINT IT OUT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF THANK YOU BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT DO NOTHING ABOUT THEM THEY SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRES AND NO MILEAGE GUARANTEE. *TR

OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES. EACH TIME, THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR A DAY OR 2 AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO USE IT, THE CAR/BATTERY WAS DEAD. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THAT THE TCCU (TRANSFER CASE CONTROL UNIT) IS PROBABLY THE CULPRIT AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WILL SHOW NO HISTORY OF IT. EVIDENTLY, ON RARE OCCASIONS THE COMPUTER WILL BEGIN RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TCCU WHEN THE CAR IS BEING SHUT OFF. THE DRAIN ON THE SYSTEM IS ENOUGH TO WIPE OUT THE BATTERY. I HAVE CONTACTED KIA - THEY DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH WILL TELL THEM NOTHING AND WILL COST ME MORE MONEY. THE COST OF A NEW TCCU IS ABOUT $1500, PROBABLY WHY KIA HAS NO INTEREST IN REPLACING IT. *TR