2011 KIA SORENTO Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 35 MPH ACROSS A BUSY BRIDGE IN THE CITY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF AND THEN SHARDS OF GLASS POURING INTO THE CAR AND ALL OVER ME. MY SUN ROOF HAD EXPLODED AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO KNOWN CRACKS OR CHIPS WERE EVER PREVIOUSLY NOTICED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V626000 (POWER TRAIN). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO START PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE STARTER INHIBITOR TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10050640 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED MIKE KELLY KIA (LOCATED AT 254 PITTSBURGH RD, SUITE A, BUTLER, PA 16002, 724-431-2145 ) AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANOTHER REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE FOURTH WHEEL WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO VISIT A KIA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATTHEWS AUTO GROUP (3721 VESTAL RD D, VESTAL, NY 13850, (607) 584-5354) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000. *BF

ENGINE GOT A LOUD NOISE AND THEN CAR SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE HAS A LARGE HOLE. I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON 4 LANE STREET. HAD HAVE VEHICLE TOWED.

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2011 KIA SORENTO TO MULITPLE DEALERSHIPS TO GET FIXED. ALL SAY THE ENGINE IS SHOT. THERE IS A SEAL INSIDE THE ENGINE THAT IS MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT WORK. THERE IS MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS OF THE KIA SORENTO BUT NOT OURS. THE MECHANICS SAY THAT THIS YEAR AND MAKE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. I AM WONDERING WHEN THIS YEAR WILL BE RECALLED FOR ENGINE ISSUES? WHEN I START THE 2011 KIA IS SPUDDERS AND BLOWS SMOKE OUT THE MUFFLER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SPUDDERING AND SMOKE HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. IT IS A 2011 AND I ONLY HAVE 96K MILES ON IT.

EVERYTIME I HIT A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD MY ECO SAVER GOES OFF CAUSING ME TO BURN MORE GAS UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER BUMP TO KNOCK THE SAVER BACK ON

THE DRIVER DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ANYMORE I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BACK AND I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I MUST EITHER ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM ANOTHER DOOR & CRAWL INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT, REACH IN THROUGH THE WINDOW IF IT'S DOWN (WINTER IS APPROACHING...IT WONT BE DOWN) OR REACH IN FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR & OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED (OBVIOUSLY). DOOR WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY SLAMMED SHUT PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING.

I WENT TO THE STORE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK PASSENGER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I THOUGHT THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE ON SO I WENT INSIDE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR. STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT WHY I CAN'T OPEN MY DOOR THEN TODAY THE OTHER SIDE WILL NOT OPEN NOW. BOTH BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT GOD FORBID OR A FIRE AND I HAD MY CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILD IN MY VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET THEM OUT! KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS IMMEDIATELY. LOOKING BACK I CAN SEE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, DBC, ESC, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THEN TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE FAILURES WENT AWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB BELL NISSAN (7900 EASTERN AVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21224, (410) 288-2500) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,156.