2005 Kia Sorento

IN NOVEMBER OF 2015, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND JUST PICKING MY ONE YEAR OLD UP FROM DAYCARE, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM A BELT. MY GAUGES WENT WILD AND I MY POWER STEERING WAS IN AND OUT. BY THE TIME I HIT THE MAIN HIGHWAY TO GET HOME AS I WAS EXITING MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER, SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I AM SOOOO LUCKY THAT I HADN'T QUIET ENTERED THE HIGHWAY YET. HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. GOT HOME AND NOTICED THE CRANKSHAFT BOLD WAS BROKEN AND THE BELTS WERE THROWN. WE FIXED IT AND NOW IT HAS JUST DONE IT AGAIN ON JULY 1ST AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO GO OUT OF TOWN. I DIDN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE I KNEW THE BOLT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK BECAUSE THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY WAS WOBBLING REALLY BAD, THE AIR WOULDN'T WORK AND THE GAUGES STARTED GOING CRAZY. ALSO THE PULLEY'S WERE STRUGGLING TO SPIN. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT?

I PURCHASED A 2005 KIA SORENTO IN NOVEMBER 2013 FROM DEALERSHIP. IN JUNE 2014 I HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD TO BE TOWED. HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED: CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WARPED PULLEY, SHEERED BOLT ON SAID PULLEY, RESULTING IN MORE DAMAGE, INCLUDING WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELTS. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED, AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A DEFECT IN THE KIA DESIGN. TWO WEEKS LATER GOT IT FIXED. NOW TEN MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS, AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. EACH TIME THIS HAS COST ME $2,000 TO FIX. I STILL OWE $4,500 ON THE VEHICLE! SINCE REPAIRING WITH KIA PARTS AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER SOLVED DUE TO POOR DESIGN, KIA REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE RECALL. SAME PROBLEM 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR! PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CRANK PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE DISABLED THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST ALL STEERING POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR MAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS, 10819147,10824199,10838525 AND 10838531. I FURTHER RESEARCHED THE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION MAY CAUSE LOOSE CONTROL ARM IN THE KIA SORENTO'S AND FOUND THAT IN EUROPE KIA ISSUED THE ATTACHED SERVICE BULLETIN TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE BRACKETS RUSTED OUT. BASED ON KIA SORENTO VEHICLE SALES IN THE US FROM 2002 TO 2008 (THE PRODUCTION RANGE NOTED ON THE ATTACHED SERVICE BULLETIN) THIS ISSUE COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT UP TO APPROX. 266,000 VEHICLES.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBERS, 10819147,10824199 AND 10838525. IN RESEARCHING THE CROSSMEMBER CORROSION MAY CAUSE LOOSE CONTROL ARM IN THE KIA SORENTO'S I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V354000 HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ( KIA'S PARENT COMPANY) FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. WAS THERE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE KIA SORENTO'S AT THE TIME?

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO NHTSA ID NUMBER'S 10819147 & 10824199. AFTER FILING VSC 10824199, I WAS CONTACTED BY A KIA AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA. SHE REQUESTED A COPY OF MY ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE, THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND THE REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE REPAIR UPPER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS. SHE DID NOT REQUEST ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR PICTURES. SHE SAID SHE WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND SPEAL TO THE DEALER AND DEPENDING ON THE COST WOULD EITHER HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED OR PURCHASE THE CAR TO BE SCRAPPED FOR KBV. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST AT LEAST $3,000 AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND NOT IN THE REPAIR PROGRAM ( I ASSUME THAT WAS BEING DONE IN THE UK) KIA WOULD OFFER ME $1,500 FOR THE CAR. I ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE IN IT'S PRESENT CONDITION AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME ANY WARNINGS WHEN THE ESTIMATE WAS COMPLETED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT "AT LEAST I HAD GOTTEN 10 YEARS OF USE OUT OF THE VEHICLE". SEEING AS THERE IS STILL A REPAIR PROGRAM IN EFFECT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THIS DEFECT IS THE NTSB GOING TO REQUIRE KIA YO MAKE THESE REPAIRS IN THE US?