2005 Kia Sorento

I PURCHASED A 2005 KIA SORENTO FROM A DEALERSHIP ON NOV. 18, 2014. IN JANUARY 2015 THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR BROKE . IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. ON APRIL 8TH I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING SOUND SO I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR I HAD WAS PART OF A RECALL AND THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FOR THE SAME ISSUE I WAS HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE PARTS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE CAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR AND ALSO PAY DAILY FOR RIDES TO AND FROM WORK. I CONTACTED KIA TODAY AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY KIA TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BEFORE ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EVERY PURCHASER WHETHER NEW OR USED. *TR

AT A STOP LIGHT, I HEARD AND FELT A SHUDDER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SHUDDER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN NORMALLY. PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, I EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE I CALLED FOR A TOW TO THE KIA DEALER. DEALER CONFIRMED A SHEARED CRANK SHAFT BOLT. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A BUSY STATE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH ON THIS STRETCH OF ROAD AND VERY BUSY AT RUSH HOUR. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE PART FAILURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

DURING MY TRIP HOME FROM A LOCAL OUTING I NOTICED MY BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. AS I GOT CLOSER TO HOME THE LIGHT BECAME MORE STEADY STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. I HAD A GOOD GUESS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I'VE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE TWICE IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY AND HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED A FEW DAYS LATER TO A REPAIR SHOP. I WAS NOT AT ALL SURPRISED WHEN THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD A CRANK SHAFT PROBLEM. THIS IS SOMETHING KIA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE SCHEDULED A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY IF I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A FASTER SPEED. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 55MPH, MY LIGHTS SEEMED TO DIM THEN MY BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY HEATER, RADIO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND LIGHTS TO LOW. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR NOTHING ELSE SEEMED TO BE WRONG AND WAS GOING TO PULL OVER WHEN I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING ALSO WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET MYSELF TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT BEGAN MAKING AN ODD SOUND (THINKING A POSSIBLE BELT) IT THEN MADE A POPPING SOUND THINKING I BROKE A SERPENTINE BELT, I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS AN ESTIMATED $3000+ REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT TURN OVER WITHOUT A JUMP. AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY THAT PRIOR TO THE WINTER SEASON TESTED OUT TO BE GOOD. IHAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG WHICH COULD COST HUNDREDS TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION. I HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS MORE THAN NORMAL.I HAVE SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES WITH ALIGNMENT AND HAVE PUT 2 SETS OF TIRES ON AFTER NOTICING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE INSIDES, I'VE HAD IT ALIGNED TWICE. I STILL OWE $6100 ON A CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT $3000 INTO AND NOW HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH DOWN AN ICY HILL, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM WERE INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PINION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,700. UPDATED 03/31/15*LJ

ON JULY 13TH 2013 I STARTED FINANCING A 2005 KIA SORRENTO LX FROM A DEALERSHIP IN PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA CALLED E-Z CAR CREDIT. DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF FINANCING THE CAR HAD TO BE SERVICED FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OF FINANCING THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AN MORE EXPENSIVE. PROBLEMS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: OVERHEATING, BAD SENSORS, FRONT END ALIGNMENT, NEW WATER HOSES, NEW WATER RESERVOIR, THERMOSTAT, POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL. AN THEN WE COME TO THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM. THE ONE 1,000S UPON 1,000S OF CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN HAVING "CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE" BROKEN PUSH RODS, CAMS DESTROYED, VALVES, PISTONS. ESTIMATED COST $4000. AN NOW THAT I HAVE $7,000 INVESTED AND OWE ANOTHER $5,000 ON MY LOAN I AM JOINING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST KIA MOTORS. *JS