2006 Kia Sorento

I WAS DRIVING HEADED TO GET ON THE HI-WAY, HEARD A NOISE AND A WHINE AND THEN MY CAR BEGAN TO RUN BAD. SHAKING AND LIKE NO POWER STEERING OR SOMETHING. AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP AND PULL OVER THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND. I AM BEING TOLD 2 THINGS. BUT THEY ALL COME DOWN TO A BOLT THAT IS SAID TO HAVE COME LOOSE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CAMSHAFT AND HARMONIC BALANCER. WHICH I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT AND YOUR COMPANY IS NOT OWNING THIS ISSUE OR ASSISTING TO HAVE THE ISSUE REPAIRED OR RECALLED AND RESEARCH SHOWS YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AS THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT YOU SETTLED ON IN 2017. HOWEVER, I DID NOT PURCHASE MY CAR OR HAVE ISSUES WITH THE BOLT UNTIL AFTER THEN. WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR PPL WHO ARE NOW EXPERIENCING THIS? I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF BEING A PART OF THE SUIT. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE CONTACTING ME CONCERNING THIS AND OPTIONS FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. I COULD HAVE DIED HAS I ALREADY GOTTEN ON THE HI-WAY OR BEEN GOING MUCH FASTER. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD DID THAT NOT HAPPEN. I PRAY THAT YOUR COMPANY IS READY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO BOUGHT AND CONTINUE TO USE YOUR PRODUCTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLTS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE PULLEY AND THE SERPENTINE BELTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ARAPAHOE KIA (9701 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, (888) 236-7975). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. *TT *TR

PARKED THE CAR ONE NIGHT, NEXT MORNING ONLY CLICKS, CLICKING COMING FROM FUSE BOX TOO. NEW BATTERY, BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON, CAR DIES AFTER SPUTTERING. THIS IS A NEW $5,000 ENGINE WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES DUE TO A CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BREAK RUINING THE ORIGINAL ONE. NOW, IT WON'T CRANK, OBDII RETURNS CODES P0763 AND P0101 WHICH ARE SHIFT SOLENOID AND MASS AIR FLOW ELECTRICAL. THE COOLING FAN RELALY IS BURNED AS WELL AS THE FUSE BOX CIRCUIT BOARD IT GOES INTO. HAVE A MECHANIC COMING TO CHECK IT BUT NOT TOO OPTIMISTIC GIVEN THE CAR'S HISTORY. LUCKILY, I ONLY DROVE 3 MILES TO MY OTHER HOME WHEN THE SECOND TIME FOR QUITTING OCCURRED WHERE IT IS STILL, NOW I'M OUT OF A CAR AND LOTS OF OBLIGATIONS TO FULFILL AND WALKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A PASSING MOTORIST THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND REMAINED AT THE SCENE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT AN IMPACT UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. A DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REPAIR BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A CLUNK. SOON AFTER MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING/BRAKING. I FIGURED IT WAS SNOW IN THE WHEEL WHEELS CAUSING THE IMBALANCE. AFTER WASHING MY CAR AND ENSURING ALL THE SNOW WAS REMOVED, I STILL FELT VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING/ACCELERATING. I FIGURED MAYBE MY BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH MAKES NO SENSE AS I REPLACED BOTH BRAKES AND ROTORS LAST YEAR. I WENT TO CHANGE THEM AND WHEN I LIFTED MY VEHICLE I SAW THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE BRACKET WAS BROKEN. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE IN THE UK BUT NOT IN THE US. I CURRENTLY CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE HANDLING IS UNSTABLE. THE REAR AXLE BRACKET RUSTED OUT AND BROKE DUE TO POOR DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES WATER TO POOL AND CORRODE THE STEEL DUE TO LACK OF DRAIN HOLES. HTTP://WWW.PRACTICALCARAVAN.COM/FORUM/TOWCARS/48287-KIA-SORENTO-1ST-GENERATION-REAR-AXLE-BRACKET-RUST-IMPORTANT?START=10 HTTP://WWW.KIAOWNERSCLUB.CO.UK/FORUM/RECALL-ON-REAR-SUBFRAME-CORROSION_TOPIC13285_PAGE2.HTML

AS I SLOWED FROM ABOUT 20MPH TO MAKE A STOP ON APPROACH AT A CROWDED INTERSECTION, MY CAR SUDDENLY BECAME POSSESSED; WHILE I WAS GENTLY BRAKING/DECELERATING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED TO FULL POWER ON ITS OWN AND LURCHED FORWARD TOWARD THE CARS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT! I MASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE ROARING ENGINE WAS STRONGER AND IT WAS WINNING, KEEPING THE CAR MOVING FORWARD [THE TIRES WERE ACTUALLY SCREECHING AS I HAD THE BRAKES LOCKED, BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE ENGINE WAS STILL MOVING THE CAR FORWARD TOWARD THE CARS AT THE INTERSECTION]. IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH CARS, I SWERVED RIGHT, AIMING FOR A UTILITY POLE ON THE SIDEWALK AT THE INTERSECTION [FIGURING THAT WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE CAR, AND WOULD ALSO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT ME HITTING ANY OTHER CARS]. THE CAR MASHED INTO THE HIGH CURB, DAMAGING THE TIRE AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR. THEN, AS SUDDENLY AS THE REVVING HAD STARTED, THE CAR RELEASED ACCELERATION, SETTLED DOWN, AND RETURNED POWER TO ME. *TR