2006 Kia Sorento

AT 60,000 MILES TOOK MY 2006 SORENTO IN FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SERVICE - CHANGE TIMING BELT AND NEW PLUGS, ETC., NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE THEN. GOT THE SUV BACK FROM MECHANIC AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BELTS CAME OFF, LOST POWER, OVERHEATED. CRANK SHAFT BOLT CAME LOOSE. NOW AT 82,290 MILES, BOLT BROKE, HARMONIC BALANCER CAME LOOSE AND CHEWED UP THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT. $3200 FIX. SUV HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 5 WEEKS AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR AT LEAST 5 MORE UNTIL I CAN GET THE MONEY TO FIX IT. KIA SHOULD RECALL THIS MODEL AS WELL, THEY ALREADY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM IN 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. I AM A SINGLE MOM, RAISING BOYS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF CHILD SUPPORT OR ANY OTHER HELP. KIA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR WORKMANSHIP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE OPEN SOUND CONTROL (OSC) SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,882.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPIED WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SEAT PACK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING BELT ALSO BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE 2004-2005 KIA SORENTO ADDRESSING THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE 2006 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND REAR LIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A MINIMUM OF ONE TIME PER YEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE THE BULBS FOR THE LIGHTS BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

SINCE PURCHASING MY SORENTO IN 2006 I HAVE REPLACED ALL 3 OF MY HEAD, FOG, AND BRAKES LIGHTS MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. ALSO THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE THAT DISPLAYS THE TEMPERATURE, COMPASS, ETC HAS NEVER REPORT ACCURATE READING. THERE WERE TIME IN THE WINTER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WERE 20 DEGREES HOWEVER IT WOULD DISPLAY THAT IT WAS 50 DEGREES. THEN THEY ARE TIMES WHEN THE PASSENGERS SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN THEY IS SOMEONE SEATING IN IT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT KIA ABOUT THE ABOVE CONCERNS ONLY TO HAVE HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE. *TR

THIS 2006 KIA SORENTO WAS PURCHASED NEW (ONLY OWNER) AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE POWER CONTROL TO BOTH SIDE MIRRORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. 2. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS WILL SUDDENLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN JUST BY OPENING AND CLOSING A DOOR. 3. THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW WASHERS NO LONGER WORK (SAFETY HAZARD); DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $500 TO FIX WITHOUT EVEN SAYING WHAT IS EXACTLY WRONG. 4. BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT OR SHORT OUT FAR TOO OFTEN, CREATING SEVERE SAFETY HAZARDS. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE LIGHTS ON A VEHICLE SO OFTEN, AND I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT VEHICLES IN MY LIFE. 5. SEAT BELT STRAPS NO LONGER RETRACT PROPERLY AND PLACES A LOT OF TENSION ON YOUR LAP/WAIST WHEN USED. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SAME MODEL FOR THE SAME REASONS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BETTER PROTECT ITS CITIZENS FROM POOR QUALITY AND DANGEROUS FLAWS IN SUCH VEHICLES. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FORCED RECALL FOR THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL. I AM FILING FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE U.S. CONGRESS AS WELL. THERE SHOULD BE A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF KIA/HYUNDAI BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS ON THEIR CAR MODELS AS WELL, INCLUDING BOTH KIA AND HYUNDAI MODELS WHICH ARE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS THAT YOU DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS, YET IT IS COSTING TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND EVEN RISKING THEIR LIVES. *TR

2006 SORENTO EX WAS BOUGHT IN 2009, WITH 56,000 MILES. CURRENTLY HAS 103,000 MILES AND IS A CONSTANT ELECTRICAL BATTLE. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT ONLY WORKS WHEN MANUALLY SWITCHED "ON," AND THE "A/C" SETTING CONTROL DIAL ONLY LIGHTS UP AFTER YOU FIDDLE WITH IT. THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOTOR HAS PARTIALLY DIED SO THAT THE SEAT RECLINES BACK BUT WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT UP AGAIN. THE FRONT TWO WINDOW MOTORS SEEM TO BE ON THEIR LAST LEGS. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MECHANISM DIED LAST YEAR AND WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL, LOUD BUZZING SOUND WHENEVER THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON WOULD BE PRESSED. THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS ARE STARTING TO INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. IT'S QUITE SCARY TO BE DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT AND EVERYTHING ON THE PANEL GOES BLACK. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY ONCE SINCE BUYING IT WHEN IT DIED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. *TR