2011 KIA SORENTO Complaints

BOUGHT NEW 2011 KIA SORENTO IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE 11,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PUSH TO START TAKING A BIT TO START. IT SEEMS AS IF SOMETIMES IT IS NOT GOING TO START. TOOK IT IN AT 8000 MILES AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BRAKE SENSOR AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. JUST GOT THAT FIXED WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT. TOOK KIA IN THIS WEEK FOR A NOISE IN THE FRONT WHEEL BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHEEL IS GOING TO FALL OFF. PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SAID KIA WAS WORKING TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH BRAKE PAD BUT THAT IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE AND THAT NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. NOT TO HAPPY ABOUT MY SERVICE NOT GETTING TAKING CARE OF WHEN I TAKE IT IN. APPARENTLY THEY NEED TO JUST REPLACE OUR CARS IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I DON'T APPRECIATE BUYING A $27,000 CAR AND BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY NEW KIA ALREADY HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. *KB

VEHICLE HAS 5000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS VERY WELL CARED FOR AND GARAGE KEPT. THE STEERING WHEEL COATING BEGAN TO PEEL, WHICH LEADS TO HANDS SLIPPING ON THE WHEEL AND THE LAYERS CONTINUE TO PEEL. NOTE: THIS INVOLVES A KIA SPORTAGE. THE KIA CHOICES DO NOT ALLOW FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. IT JERKED VERY HARD AND DECELARATED. THE RPMS ALSO WENT UP MUCH HIGHER LIKE IT SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TURNED CAR OFF. SAME THING HAPPENED 2 DAYS PRIOR WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 71 MPH. FIRST TIME, WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND CONTINUE THE 20 MILE DRIVE TO WORK. TODAY, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED. WHEN ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP, CAR STARTED WITHOUT ISSUES. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HOOKED UP THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH CAR. THE TECHNICIAN DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 30 MILES AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ESC AND DBC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS PENDING AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

*ALTERED MILEAGE , * DRIVE AND EMISSIONS, CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT ON, FUEL CAP REPLACED, 2 JOURNAL PREFIXES, REPAIR KIT WIRING, BRACE ADDED FOR WIRES TO KEEP FROM TOUCHING TAIL PIPE, TRANSMISSION GEARS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MY VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR, AND GETTING STUCK IN GEARS KEEPING ME FROM BEING MOBILE IN TRAFFIC. MY WINDOWS GET STUCK IN POSITIONS ALL THE TIME WHEN LEAVING DRIVE THRU WINDOWS ETC. AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER,STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART A COUPLE OF TIMES. *ALTHOUGH SHIFT GEARS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, MY VEHICLE (WITH MY FAMILY IN IT THANK GOD AT SAFE SPEEDS) WILL NOT SHIFT/GO TO THE NEXT GEAR, BECOMING IMMOBILE. IF PARKING AT A STORE, WORK ETC. OFTEN I CAN NOT PUT MY VEHICLE INTO PARK, IT REMAINS STUCK IN DRIVE OFTEN MAKING ME LATE FOR APPOINTMENTS. MY DASHBOARD/CLUSTERS WERE REPLACED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL AREA DUE TO SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING. MY ODOMETER WAS REPLACED ON MY KIA SORENTO ALTERING THE ACTUAL MILEAGE (MY 'SPEEDOMETER REPLACEMENT RECORD' ON THE INSIDE WAS FILLED IN BY AN AUTHORIZED KIA DEALER). NOW WE HAVE YET ANOTHER RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR ADDING FRONT SPRING PROTECTION RECALL # SC091. I'M SURE I HAVE LEFT OFF A COUPLE OF REPAIRS, BUT THIS IS JUST RIDICULOUS. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I COULD AVOID CONSTANT WAITING AT VEHICLE REPAIR/SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. I REALLY WISH THEY WOULD JUST REPLACE MY 2011 VEHICLE; I DO NOT WANT TO BE CUT SHORT WHEN TRADING MY VEHICLE SOME YEARS FROM NOW DUE TO AN INACCURATE ODOMETER READING AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *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.

DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, HEARD A LOUD THUD AND FELT A SHARP JARRING. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, NOR DID I HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO SAFETY OR "LIMP" MODE. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. VEHICLE RESET WHEN RESTARTED. *KB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GOLF BALL HITTING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, IT WAS ACTUALLY MY TIRE POPPING. IT WENT FLAT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE FLAT IN TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULDN'T REPAIR IT, I HAD TO BUY NEW ONE FOR $235, KIA WOULDN'T WARRANTY IT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 5000 MILES ON IT. I DIDN'T RUN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT A POT HOLE OR CURB, IT JUST POPPED. *KB

MY 2011 KIA SORENTO EX 4 CYLINDER HAS HAD A SAFETY ISSUE WITH HESITATION UPON TAKEOFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR ANY STOP. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL ACCELERATE AND I AM VERY CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER MANY TIMES AS IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY ACT LIKE THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS. ONE TIME THEY DID SAY IT WOULD TAKE A SOFTWARE FIX THAT KIA HAS NOT PROVIDED. I JUST WANT IT FIXED. *TR

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