2013 KIA SORENTO Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING AND TWO MINUTES LATER MY ENGINE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AROUND A BLIND TURN. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AS I COULDN'T MOVE MY VEHICLE AND CARS TRUCKS WERE ZOOMING BY AT 80 MPH. I HAD TO GET MY CAR PUSHED OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY, LATER TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHOT. THIS IS COMMON WITH KIA ENGINES AS MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN. MY MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT NOT MY VIN#. SEEMS HOWEVER I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY WAS MY ENGINE NOT RECALLED? I'M LUCKY I WASN'T SERIOUSLY HARMED BUT NOW I'M LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND FEAR LOOSING MY JOB BC I DON'T HAVE A WAY TO COMMUTE 35 MINUTES TO WORK NOW.

2013 KIA SORENTO, 2.4L. I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR, AND THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ARE THIS, AFTER DRIVING TO ACHIEVE FULL OPERATING TEMP, LET THE CAR IDLE FOR 15 MINUTES, PULL OUT AND GET ON HIGHWAY, SLOW ACCELERATION, AND AT 2000 RPMS, THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS ABOUT 3 TIMES, TACH GOES TO 1000 RPM, ACCELERATOR IS NON RESPONSIVE BUT ENGINE DOES NOT DIE, AFTER ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO RESPOND NORMALLY, NO CODES ARE CAPTURED, NO INDICATION TO WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I DID BRING MY CAR IN NOT LONG AGO AND THEY RE-FLASHED THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS NEW SOFTWARE MAY BE AT FAULT. IT IS NON REPRODUCIBLE TO DEMO TO THE KIA MECHANIC. BUT CAN HAPPEN AS SAID ABOVE BUT NOT RELIABLY. I PLAN TO GET A FULL ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC OF THE MAIN COMPUTER, THE BODY CONTROLLER, AND TRANSMISSION CONTROLLERS TO SEE WHERE THE FAULT IS. I QUESTION THE HEALTH OF THE MAIN COMPUTER AS NO CODES ARE RECORDED.....SAMPLING RATE SEEMS TO BE IN QUESTION. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT 60 MPH OR 30 MPH, AT LOWER SPEEDS SEEMS LIKE THE ENGINE WILL TOTALLY QUITE ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME, OTHER TIMES THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT IN "LIMP MODE" AND NON RESPONSIVE. I SEE THIS AS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL DIE. IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS COMMANDED TO A LOWER GEAR AT HIGH SPEED AND AFTER THE JERKS, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN SO DAMAGE WILL NOT OCCUR TO TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. IF ENGINE DOES NOT SHUT DOWN FULLY, IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE COMPUTER(S) TO RESET AND RESUME "NORMAL" OPERATIONS. ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION, NEVER STATIONARY ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY AT 60 +MPH.

THIS AS HAPPENED 3 TIMES..WHILE DRIVING CAR IT WILL MYSTERIOUSLY STAUL..LAST TIME ON INTERSTATE THEN AFTER HOURS OF SITTING IT WILL START WITH NO CODES AND BE FINE TIL NEXT TIME

PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE (FLAT SURFACE), PUT IN PARK, TURNED OFF VEHICLE; THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO THE LOCK POSITION, TURNED BACK ON, STRAIGHTED STEERING WHEEL, TOOK OUT OF PARK, PUT BACK IN PARK, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, PULLED BACK ON STEERING WHEEL, PUSHED IN BRAKE AND KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT. ATTEMPTED THIS A 3RD TIME BUT BACKED UP & THEN FORWARD AND FINALLY ABLE TO REMOVE KEY. HAS HAPPENED MANY OTHER TIMES.

CONNECTING ROD SHOOT OUT THE ENGINE AND WENT THROUGHT THE 4TH CYLYNDER OPENING A BIG HOLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 47000 MILES. THIS BREAK DOWN HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BEARINGS FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED ALL STAR KIA OF SAN BERNARDINO (735 SHOW CASE DRIVE NORTH, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408, (888) 480-0418) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THAT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

IN DECEMBER OF 2018, MY FATHER IN-LAW WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN(ENGINE, LIGHTS, STEERING, EVERYTHING). WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY BATTERY, AND HAD US PAY TO REPLACE IT. WHEN WE TOOK THE OLD BATTERY BACK TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, THEY STATED THAT THE OLD BATTERY WAS FINE AFTER TESTING IT. IN MARCH OF 2019, WE STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE AT OR OVER 2000 RPM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ADVANCED BEARING WEAR, AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THAT AS THERE WAS NO RECALL, THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, OR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TROPHY KIA OF CARSON (22020 RECREATION RD, CARSON, CA 90745) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HOWEVER, EACH TIME, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. The vehicle shut off randomly. RPM Gauge will go to zero while driving streets or Freeway. Consumer would have to pull over and shut off. our and restart to reset car to run properly.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER STIFFENED UPON SHIFTING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND THAT THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD ONCE PLACED IN PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROWE KIA AUBURN (699 CENTER ST #4, AUBURN, ME 04210) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO MENTIONED THAT SINCE OTHER REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE WERE PERFORMED BY A THIRD PARTY, THEY COULD NO LONGER OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TRUCK WAS LEAKING FLUID. CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING ON NEW JERSEY PARKWAY. TRUCK WAS ALSO SMOKING.