2006 Kia Sorento

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON OCT.8, 2015 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND SHE STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD SOUND AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY STEERING. SEVERAL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SUCH AS ENGINE, BRAKE, BATTERY. SHE MADE IT HOME, I CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. MY DAD AND I LOOKED AND AT THE TIME BOTH PULLEYS WERE MOVING AND MY DAD JUST ASSUMED IT WAS A LOOSE BOLT ON THE PULLEY AND IT NEEDED TO BE TIGHTEN. THE NEXT DAY OCT.9, 2015, I TOOK MY TRUCK DOWN TO AN AUTO SHOP STILL HAVING TROUBLE STEERING AND STILL HEARING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD AND THE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD WE BOTH NOTICED THAT THE PULLEY HAD STOP MOVING. THE SHOP WAS ACTUALLY AT THERE CLOSING SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME. THE NEXT DAY OCT.10, 2015 I WENT TO TRY AND TAKE MY TRUCK DOWN TO THE SHOP AND COULD START IT. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START, SO THEY HAD TO COME AND TOW IT AWAY. THE MECHANIC ASSUMED WITHOUT TAKING IT OFF THAT I WOULD NEED AN HARMONIC BALANCER, UPON TAKING THIS PART OFF HE NOTICED THE BOLT WAS LOOSE. WHILE REMOVING THIS PART THE BOLT BROKE IN HALF LODGING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PART, SO I CALLED KIA CONSUMER LINE TO CHECK THEY TOLD ME THERE ISN'T ONE ON MY TRUCK. KIA SUGGESTED THAT I BUY A NEW ENGINE. THE BOLT TO THE PULLEY COST BETWEEN $7- $10.49. I ALSO SEARCHED AND PRICED AN REBUILT OR USED ENGINE THAT WOULD RUN LOWEST $2,001.50 AND UP. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND THE REPAIRS WILL COST JUST AS MUCH AS THE REMAINDER OF PAYMENTS THAT I HAVE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY AN ENGINE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR KIA SORENTO'S FOR SOME TIME NOW. THERE ACTUALLY WAS AN RECALL ON THIS SAME PART SOME YEARS BACK. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM I SEE IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVE AND STILL REMAINS A PROBLEM TODAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, IT FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF BRACKETS ON THE AXLE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE BRACKET ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, BOTH THE BREAK LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE LOCATION. WHEN AT FIRST GLANCE IT APPEARED THAT THE MAIN BELT HAS SLIPPED OFF THE PULLEY. WHEN TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN THE CRANKSHAFT. WE ARE STILL IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND OUT OF THE REMAINING PART OF THE BOLT CAN BE REMOVED OR IF THE ENTIRE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BOLT IS NOT CONSIDERED A 'WORKING PART' OF THE ENGINE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ROLL PIN INSIDE THE CASING THAT WEARS DOWN AND THE BOLT CAN NOT SUPPORT THE STRESS. KIA HAS HAD A RECALL ON MODEL YEARS 2003 AND 2004 BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES FOR 2005 AND 2006 YEARS AND RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT KIA IS NOT COVERING THE PROBLEM FOR 2005 OR 2006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DISPLAYED A DANGEROUS INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.