2005 Kia Sorento

MY 2005 SORENTO, SUV, BEGUN TO SHAKE ON THE FRONT AND LATER STOPPED. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT FOR THE MAIN BELT TO BE OFF AND HE SAID IT WAS MORE MAJOR. THE BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN THE MOTOR. SOME CARS FROM KIA HAD ALREADY HAD THAT COMPLAINT. I CALLED THE KIA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID YES, BUT NOT A RECALL FOR THAT MODEL DOING IT. WELL IT IS AND I AM STILL PAYING FOR SOMETHING I CAN'T USE.???? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ENTERING HER VEHICLE SHE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BOLT ON THE CRANK SHAFT HAD FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

CAR POWER STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS CHECKED BUT ADDING FLUID DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE FAILED TO START, NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR. CONSEQUENTLY THIS BROKE THE TIMING BELT AND MAY HAVE BENT THE VALVE RODS (MECHANIC IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE APART AND ASSESSING ANY OTHER SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BROKEN CRANK SHAFT BOLT). THE VEHICLE NEEDS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS (STILL BEING DETERMINED AS TO THE ENTIRE SCOPE). THE BOLT, TIMING BELT AND MOST LIKELY VALVE RODS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS HOURS OF LABOR DUE TO THE FACT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART AND PUT BACK TOGETHER. THE OLD CRANK SHAFT BOLT IS AVAILABLE. *TR

05 KIA SORENTO. THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT DOESN'T ADEQUATELY SECURE THE BALANCER OR PULLEY. THRU NORMAL USE, THE BOLT BECOMES LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BALANCER. THE DAMAGED BALANCER CAUSES THE PULLEY TO BECOME DAMAGED, AND ALL OF THE ACCESSORY BELTS RUN BY THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ARE DAMAGED. THE "FIX" OFFERED BY KIA DOES NOTHING TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COSTS HAVE NOW REACHED OVER $2100 AND COUNTING!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND FAN COULD NOT BE USED WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN RELATION TO THE FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. AFTER PARKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BULB WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TO FIVE TIMES BECAUSE THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT KEPT REPLACING BULBS BUT THE DOME LIGHT STILL SHORTED OUT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

TIMING BELT SERVICE PERFORMED BY KIA DEALER ON 3/1/2010 @ 77105 MILES. ON 5/22/2010, NOTICED BRAKE WARNING AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ON WHILE ON HIGHWAY. PULLED ONTO NEXT OFF-RAMP, AND NOTICED NO POWER STEERING. I THEN PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, A/C, AND MAIN DRIVE BELT APPEARED TO HAVE COME OFF OF THE PULLEYS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND CHECKED THE NEXT MORNING TO SEE IF I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE BELTS. I FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY LYING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BAY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD SHEARED OFF AT THE THREADS INSIDE THE CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN UNUSUAL POPPING SOUND. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TIRES WOULD NOT MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE HIS PERSONAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.