2006 Kia Sorento

REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOT SMALL PROBLEMS. LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING? WHY NOTHING, NO QUESTIONS, NO NOTHING. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH NO HELP FROM THIS PUBLIC AGENCY. WHY? BRAKE PROBLEMS, WIDELY KNOWN. KIA REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THE BRAKES DON'T WORK ON THEIR VEHICLES, THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS THINKING MY BRAKES WERE FINE AND THEN BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE ROTORS ARE GONE, THE GUYS ARE SAYING YOU ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. NOW AFTER REPEATED REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 6/13/14 I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN MY CAR NEARLY FLEW OUT OF A HIGH RISE PARKING GARAGE BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT SHEARED OFF CAUSING MY HARMONIC BALANCER TO COME OFF. THE RESULT NO BRAKES, NO STEERING WHILE IN A HIGH RISE PARKING GARAGE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? SOMEONE NEEDS TO DIE? WHY? WHY NO ENFORCEMENT OF KIA? PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. WHY WOULDN'T YOU? IF YOU JUST TAKE 5 MINUTES TO LOOK ON THE INTERNET, DON'T SEARCH REALLY HARD, JUST PUT IN KIA SORENTO OR ANY KIA AND YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS LIKE THIS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS AGENCY, THE AGENCY TASKED WITH LOOKING INTO THESE THINGS IS NOT LOOKING INTO THIS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ON YOUR OWN SITE BUT STILL NOTHING. DO THESE COMPANIES HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE USA OR NOT BECAUSE THIS IS A FOREIGN CAR MANUFACTURER. APPARENTLY NOT. AGAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, I AM AFRAID OF MY CAR. MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN THIS CAR WITH ME. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER REPAIR. IN JANUARY IT WAS A REPAIR OVER 1200.00. I WAS LAID OFF IN MAY AND NOW ANOTHER REPAIR OF AT LEAST 3000.00 TO 4000.00. I HAVE ONLY 53000 MILES ON MY CAR. WHAT WILL IT TAKE NHTSA? IS IT NOT WORTH YOUR ATTENTION YET? HOW MANY LIVES BEFORE IT IS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION? *JS

THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND NOW YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN POPPING YOUR HOOD, YOU FIND THE TWO OF THE THREE BELTS HAVE COME OFF AND THE CAM STABILIZER PULLEY HAS EITHER BROKE OFF AND THE CAR IS NO LONGER RUNNING OR IS WOBBLING AND ABOUT TO DETACH FROM THE ENGINE. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE PIN HAS BROKE AND THE BOLT HAS BROKE OR IS ABOUT TO BREAK. THIS LAST TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, I WAS 80 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD MADE IT HOME WITH MY MOM AND CHILD RIDING PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND WILL END UP CAUSING A WRECK AND POSSIBLY DEATH. *TR

AFTER DOING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE REPLACING TIMING BELT AT 60K THE DRIVE PULLEY BOLT LOOSENED (AFTER THREE HOURS OF DRIVING) AND THE DRIVE PULLEY POPPED OFF THE SHEAR PIN, LOOSING CONTROL TO THE STEERING, BREAKS THAT ARE RUN BY THE SERPENTINE BELT . MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RECONNECT DRIVE PULLEY, PIN AND BOLT TO CRANK SHAFT. FIVE MONTHS LATER THE SAME HAPPEN. KIA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT RETURNING CALLS. KIA DEALER SAY'S NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE ONES ON THE DRIVE BOLT RECALL. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS SPENDING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORRENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING AS THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS, HAD VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL ON INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, NOT 45 MPH, CARS AHEAD WERE BRAKING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND DECREASED VISIBILITY (BLOWING SNOW). PROCEEDED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK AS THEY NORMALLY DUE AND VEHICLE HIT A SIDE RAIL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE MOMENTARILY. VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOMENTARILY GET BACK ONTO INTERSTATE ROAD BEFORE GOING INTO A DITCH ON OTHER SIDE-OPPOSITE OF GUARD RAIL, OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PURCHASED/FINANCE 12/7/2013 AND IS NOW CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO DAMAGES THE VEHICLE SUFFERS. *TR