Kia Sorento transmission problems

MY KIA SORENTO 2011 MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHILE WE DRIVING OR COMING OUT OF A FULL STOP BUT THIS IS RANDOM, SHES BEEN AT THE DEALER ON 4 OCASIONS BUT THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG, THE COMPUTER DID NOT ADVISE OF ANY PROBLEM SO WE CONTINUE USING THE CAR AND MAKE NOTES OF WHEN IT HAPPENS THE DEALER TOLD US WHEN IT HAPPEND MORE OFTEN THEN TAKE HER BACK, SO IF ANYBODY HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT IT CAN BE WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, THANKS. *KB

MY 2008 KIA SORENTO IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION LUNGING. THERE IS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS EVERY DAY, EXCEPT WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. ONCE I DO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND THAT THEY CANNOT GET THE CAR TO DO THE SAME THING I DO. I BELIEVE THAT NO DIAGNOSTICS WERE PERFORMED, AND I KNOW THAT A PROPER ROAD TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AND NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. *TR

TRANSMISSION BROKEN FOR 4TH TIME. VEHICLE TOWED FOR 4TH TIME. ONE NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN NOV 2010. ON 04 AUG 2011, WHILE AT BANK, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE, WITH MY SPOUSE, A US NAVAL VETERAN AND (DISABLED), WHEN SHE COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. AS SHE SAT CRYING FOR THE 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LET HER DOWN, SHE GOT THE ATTENTION OF 2 WOMEN WHOM CAME OVER AND NOTED THE PROBLEMS AND TOOK PHOTOS FOR WHEN THE DEALERSHIP "CROWN KIA" IN TYLER TEXAS SAYS "WE CANT DUPLICATE YOUR CONCERN." WE ARE NOW WRITING OUR SECOND DEMAND LETTER AND WILL TAKE KIA TO CIRCUIT COURT TO GET OUR MONEY BACK AND GET AWAY FROM THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED FOR THE 4TH AND LAST TIME DUE TO GROSS NEGLEGENCE AND VIOLATION OF THE MAGNUSSON MOSS WARANTY ACT AND THE STATE OF TEXAS LEMON LAWS. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES AND IS STILL BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE. THE KIA SORENTO HAS LEFT MY SPOUSE STRANDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS INCLUDING AN OUT OF STATE TRIP TO FT. BRAGG NC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO VISIT ACTIVE DUTY SON HOME FROM IRAQ. AND THE ICING FOR ALL POTENTIAL/FUTURE KIA OWNERS, THIS IS OUR 7TH KIA. YES, THIS IS HOW KIA REWARDS CUSTOMER LOYALTY. *TT

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IN BECAUSE I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DRIVE IT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP TOO HIGH BEFORE IT WOULD SHIFT GEARS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT BUT DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. TODAY I DROVE IT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK IT WOULD NOT GO BEYOND NEUTRAL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN. THEY WERE VERY VAGUE ABOUT WHAT IT COULD BE AND JUST SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT CONCERNS ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I SEE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 2011 KIA SORENTOS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY HAVING THE PROBLEM OF BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

MY 2007 KIA SORENTO WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN 2009-10. BOTH WERE AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY 4-WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007, WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND STOPPED TO TURN, IT MADE A JERKING MOVEMENT THAT WAS DANGEROUS. WE WERE TOLD IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, I WAS TURNING INTO MY GARAGE IN CENTRAL OREGON ON ICE, THE CAR WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND IT MADE A SERIES OF LURCHING MOVEMENTS WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SLIDE INTO THE GARAGE WALL. I STILL HAVE THE DENT IN THE PASSENGER DOOR FROM THAT INCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 27, 2009 ON MY WAY TO WORK, I NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES, AND PUT MY ("ON THE FLY" 4-WHEEL DRIVE) CAR INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A 360 SPIN ON A HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AN HOUR. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FLAT WHEN I LANDED IN THE DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS CAR ISN'T AN "ON THE FLY" 4-WHEEL DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE MANUAL SAYS IT IS. I REPORTED BOTH OF THESE ACCIDENTS TO KIA SAFETY HEADQUARTERS. THEY TELL ME THE CAR OPERATES AS DESIGNED, AND THEREFORE ARE NOT CONCERNED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE WILL DIE IN ONE OF THESE 2007 KIA'S WHEN USING 4-WHEEL DRIVE. I KNOW THAT KIA REDESIGNED THE SORENTO IN 2008 TO BE ALL WHEEL, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THIS DESIGN DEFECT . HOWEVER, WHAT ABOUT ALL OF US WHO DRIVE IN COLD, ICY WEATHER MANY DAYS OF THE YEAR AND NEED OUR 4-WHEEL DRIVE? DO WE JUST HOPE THE JERKING MOTION WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AND TURNING WILL NOT CAUSE US TO SLIDE INTO SOMETHING? DO WE STOP EVERY TIME WE NEED TO PUT OUR "ON THE FLY" FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IN PLAY? KIA NEEDS TO FIX OUR CARS SO THEY ARE SAFE FOR THE ENTIRE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD! *KB

MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO MANIPULATE THE BRAKE, AND KEY TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT. TODAY I LEFT FOR WORK, MADE A QUICK STOP AT THE STORE AND MY KIA WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I WAS AE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF APPLIED THE ER BRAKE GOT WHAT I NEEDED. RETURNED TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHIFT TO P, OR R. I WAS IN NEUTRAL AND LUCKILY ON A SLIGHT SLOPE SO THE CAR ROLLED BACK ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING. PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WENT ON TO WORK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT GO IN TO ANYTHING BUT N AND D THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND DOWN SLOP LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. AFTER A WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN PARK. I THEN LEFT FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF P. GIGGLED THINGS AROUND AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO BACK UP AND DRIVE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY APPOINTMENT THE KIA WOULD NOT GO INTO R OR P AND IT REMAINED THAT WAY. I HAD TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL APPLY ER BRAKE. AFTER WORK I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE GEAR SHIFT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE. I HEARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISES. BACKED UP SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY. PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE I HEARD MORE LOUD NOISES. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND LEFT IT FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. I'M EXTREMELY AGGERVATTED THAT I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNLOCKED ALL DAY WITH THE KEY IN THE EMISSION AND ER BRAKE APPLIED. I HOPE THIS HELPS WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN THE KIA. *TT

IN APRIL 2010 THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT AND PIN SHEARED OFF. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY. TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW IN JULY 2011 THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED. THE PIN IS SHEARED ALLOWING THE PULLEY TO DROP THE BELT, RENDERING MY CAR INOPERABLE. KIA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS STILL NOT COVERED BY KIA AND WILL COST ME AGAIN TO FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GASOLINE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE;HOWEVER, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2011 BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.