2006 Kia Sorento

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN MY KIA SORENTO 2006 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO BREAK DOWN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, FOLLOWED BY MY BRAKES AND FINALLY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS THE REST OF THE CAR STARTED TO FALL APART ON THE ROAD. THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BP WHERE AFTER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENGINE CRANK BOLT HAD BLOWN OFF, DESTROYING MY CRANK SHAFT, PISTONS, BELTS, ETC. MY ENGINE IS RUINED AND CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DOING 55MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BREAK AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IN 2006 KIA SORENTO. AT THAT VERY MOMENT, I REALIZED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH MY SUV WAS THAT I HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE BULBS IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CAR. ALSO, MY DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING AND SOME OF THE PANEL LIGHTS AS WELL. ALTHOUGH, THAT WAS ANNOYING, I NEVER COMPLAINED BECAUSE IT DID NOT PUT ME IN ANY SERIOUS DANGER. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THESE CARS SHOULD BE BUILT TO LAST AND NOT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG I KEEP IT. SHEESH, IF KIA WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT ONCE MY CAR GETS AT A CERTAIN AGE IT WOULD PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER I WOULD HAVE HAD SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PURCHASE. I THINK IT IS SAD THAT THESE BIG COMPANIES ONLY CARE ABOUT MAKING MONEY THAN HUMAN MORTALITY. *TR

MY KIA SORENTO SUDDENLY BEGAN DYING AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN IT HAPPENED, I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL OR MY BRAKES. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND IT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OF ANY TYPE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN LUBBOCK, TX (GENE MESSER KIA). THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISCOVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SCANNED FOR CODES, NOTHING SHOWED UP. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR TWO FULL DAYS. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH AN INVOICE FOR $143.00 FOR CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE AND A LIST OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED SOON. THE INCIDENT HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I AM GOING TO EITHER KILL ANOTHER DRIVER OR MYSELF OR HAVE A CRASH INTO ANOTHER OBJECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW, THE FOLLOWING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE KIA, ITSELF, HOWEVER, I JUST LOST MY HUSBAND, MOVED TO LUBBOCK A FEW MONTHS AGO, I DO NOT KNOW PEOPLE HERE. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF JOB HUNTING SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN I AM GOING TO BE CALLED FOR AN INTERVIEW. IF I LEAVE MY CAR WITH GENE MESSER KIA, I AM TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY TRANSPORTATION. I AM ALONE, AND NEED TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY DO NOT LET CUSTOMERS HAVE LONER CARS SO MY LIFE IS JUST "ON HOLD". I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL SITUATION TO PAY OUT A LOT OF MONEY. I'M BARELY MAKING IT NOW UNTIL I FIND A JOB. I AM ASKING SOMEONE TO PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT HAD SEIZED IN THE CRANKSHAFT AND HAD BROKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER, ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD FROM HER HOME, BUT THE VEHICLE BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER AND WHEN HER DAUGHTER PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT, SHE COULD NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANELS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE THE ENGINE BEING PULLED AND TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT OR REPLACE THE ENGINE ENTIRELY. EITHER WAY, IT WOULD BE COSTLY. UPDATED 05/19/14 UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS

WE HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. HAVE TRIED VARIOUS BRANDS TO NO AVAIL. TRIED REPLACING ONE AT A TIME/ BOTH AT SAME TIME WITH NO LUCK. SAME RESULT IN THAT THEY BURN OUT WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS TO A COUPLE MONTHS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, THE DOME LIGHT FOR THE DOOR DOES NOT WORK. DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE ON INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THESE ISSUES. SEEMS TO ME THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ONLY REPORTING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN TO THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS WHO OWN A KIA. THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AFTER MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER FOR HAVING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. THE OFFICER WAS NICE AND ONLY GAVE HER A COURTESY WARNING. NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME. LAW ENFORCEMENT DOES NOT ALLOW IGNORANCE AS AN EXCUSE FOR THE LAW. *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.

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MADE A TURN ON TO A STREET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND ENGINE CUT OFF AND POWER STEERING HAD QUIT WORKING. IF I WAS GOING FAST WOULD HAVE BEEN A WRECK. I GOT IT STOPPED AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER HOOD AND A BELT WAS LOOSE AND THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT WAS LAYING THERE BROKE OFF.CALLED KIA AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT. I HAVE 92,500 ON MY SUV AND THE POWERTRAIN IS FOR 100,000 MILES BUT THEY SAY A BOLT IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE READ ONLINE - THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. NOW HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED... ALSO THEY SHOULD RECALL ABOUT THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS - THEY HAVE TO HAVE A BULB REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

I GOT THIS CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND 3 DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE I COULD SMELL THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IT WAS EXTREMELY STRONG, THEN A RUMBLE SOUND UNDER THE CAR FROM THE EXHAUST. A DAY LATER I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR STARTED SQUEALING EXTREMELY LOUD AND THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND. TOOK IT TO THE AUTO DEALER I GOT IT FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR BELT, DEALER REPLACED BELT AND THERE IS STILL A NOISE OF TICKING AND A FAINT SCREECHING NOISE.. THEY ALSO SAID THEY FIXED THE EXHAUST BUT I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SMELL . THIS WEEKEND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS AT 65 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE BOGGED DOWN AND SOUNDED LIKE IT DIED AND CAME BACK ON. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT ANYMORE PROBLEMS. TODAY I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND THE ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND THE CAR BOGGED AGAIN. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND GOT UP TO 40 MPH AGAIN AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO SOMEBODY. MY CAR IS GOING INTO THE SHOP THURSDAY BUT AFTER READING ALL THE REVIEWS IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST WASTED ALL THIS MONEY ON A PIECE OF JUNK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. I'LL CONTACT HELP ME HANK AS WELL . *TR

SYSTEM WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE I.E. NEW SPARK PLUGS, DRIVE BELTS, AND SPARK PLUG WIRES. PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND DROVE FINE FOR A DAY. UPPER CAT CONVERTER GOT CLOGGED... THINGS JUST WENT DOWN HILL FROM THERE. CRANKSHAFT SEAL BUSTED, OIL PUMP FAILED, WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE RODS STARTED KNOCKING. ENGINE HAS TO BE REBUILT. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY SORENTO SINCE MARCH 2013. BOUGHT THE SORENTO IN OCTOBER 2012. JUST HAD THE SORENTO IN THE SHOP FOR ENGINE REBUILD. HAD MONEY SET ASIDE FROM TAX RETURNS. I PAID THE ORIGINAL QUOTED AMOUNT TO HAVE THE REBUILD DONE. IT IS COSTING ME $2000 IN ADDITION TO THE BASE COST THAT WAS ORIGINALLY QUOTED. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY JUST LAYING AROUND FOR THOSE TYPES OF REPAIRS. OH WELL... GUESS I WON'T BE DRIVING MY CAR FOR ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR. OH... ONE MORE THING.... SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER KIA REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THEM WANTING OVER $8000 FOR A NEW MOTOR... FYI.... KIA WARRANTY'S AND BBB ARE BOTH WORTHLESS.. *TR