2014 KIA SORENTO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.

PAINT BUBBLED UP TWICE AFTER RAINY DAYS THEN WOULD GO DOWN AND LOOK NORMAL LIKE IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED AFTER THE RAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE FRONT MIDDLE SECTION ON MY HOOD STARTED PEELING, DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE IT WASN'T TOO BIG. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD STARTED PEELING THE SAME WAY (WHERE IT WOULD BUBBLE UP AFTER THE RAIN) IT STARTED PEELING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A PAPER SINCE IT SOUNDED SIMILAR TO WHEN A FLYER IS LEFT ON WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, AFTER GETTING TO MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT HAD STARTED PEELING OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE, NEXT TO THE WINDSHIELD. I STOPPED BY KIA DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO KIA'S WITH THE SAME PAINT COLOR AND THAT THEY JUST HAD A 2020 CAR THAT WAS GETTING RUST DOTS, THE GUY AT THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAID I HAD RUST DOTS IN MY TRUNK DOOR, RIGHT NEXT TO THE SIDES OF THE KIA SIGN. I LOOKED CLOSELY AND HE WAS CORRECT, NOW I'M AFRAID IT WILL START PEELING THERE AS WELL. WHILE THERE THEY CHECKED MY WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THAT MY PAINT WARRANTY WAS OVER.

MY SORENTO HAS STARTED BURNING OIL. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN RUNNING. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS FOR MY BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T WORK NOR MY RADIO. SOMETIMES THE RADIO IF ON, STATION CAN'T BE CHANGED. IT IS LIKE IT IS IN A FROZEN MODE.

I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 45 TO 48 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD WITH TRAFFICE FLOWING FASTER THAN ME AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ALL LID UP. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR ME AS WHEN I NOTICED AND TRIED TO BREAK A LITTLE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED AND I COULDN'T BREAK. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL UNTIL IT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP I TURNED THE KEY AND THEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART IT JUST DID A CLICKING NOISE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE AS IT SMELLED BURNING AND GRINDING METAL PIECES WERE HEARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECUASE MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF OR SOMETIMES JUST FLASH AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. ALL KIA SAID THAT IT WAS THE MAP SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THAT WAS JUNE 18, 2019, AND NOW MY CAR JUST WON'T START.

MY KIA SORENTO WAS PURCHASED FROM KIA IN 2018 - 1ST - I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO CHECK THE REAR BREAKS DUE TO A SHAKING OF THE CAR THAT HAPPENS WHEN GOING OVER 50MPH. THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT GOES OUT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. RECENTLY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ONE, AFTER THE BATTERY WAS SWAPPED (THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T POWER ON)- THEY RAN A FEW TESTS AND DISCOVERED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I HAVE TAN MY VIN FOR THE RECALL BUT MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RECALLS THAT MENTION AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE KIA

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT RESPONDING TO THE REMOTE UNLOCK BUTTON AND ALSO THE INTERIOR SWITCHES. THE ONLY DOOR THAT WORKS WITH THE REMOTE OR ON THE INTERIOR SWITCHES IS THE DRIVER'S DOOR, ALL OTHERS MUST BE OPENED BY CLIMBING INTO THE CAR AND MANUALLY UNLOCKING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT IS AN ISSUE WITH A BAD RELAY AND THE ENTIRE UNIT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $1500+ TO REPAIR. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH KIA SORENTO'S MADE IN THE 2014 TIME PERIOD. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY KIA AT NO EXPENSE TO OWNERS.

2014 KIA SORENTO. PURCHASED IN AUG 2020 AT 86,000 MILES. I NOTICED A SMALL CHIP ABOVE WINDSHIELD. SALESMAN SAID IT WAS A ROCK. IN JAN 2021 WENT TO WASH VEHICLE WITH A SPRAYER AND LARGE CHUNK OF PAINT CAME OFF HOOD OF VEHICLE.. SMALLER CHIPS APPEARING ABOVE WINDSHIELD NOW ALSO.. BELIEVE THIS PAINT IS DEFECTIVE BY OTHER RESPONSES I'VE SEEN. KIA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS DEFECT.

PEARL WHITE PAINT IS FLAKING OFF AND HAS DELAMINATED ON THE FRONT, SIDE AND TOP. RUST IS FORMING ON THE FRONT ROOF WHERE THE PAINT HAS FLAKED OFF. THIS ISSUE WITH THE PAINT FLAKING OFF IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS FROM TODAY.

ENGINE IS FAILING AND BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL, NEED OIL CHANGE EVERY 1K MILES. CURRENTLY COMPLYING WITH OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING, HOWEVER SENSORS ARE GOING ON AND I BELIEVE ITS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. SERVICE ADVISOR SUBMITTED A GOODWILL CLAIM FOR THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, TIRE PRESSURE & E-BRAKE SENSORS AND KIA DENIED IT. I JUST PAID OFF MY CAR, WHICH IS IN GREAT CONDITION, AND NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES. KIA JUST KEEPS DOING OIL CHANGES AND TELLING ME TO RETURN EVERY 1K MILES. ALSO HAVING AC ISSUES, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT MY SUCTION HOSE WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO REPLACE IT, AFTER PAYING $160 FOR AC DIAGNOSIS. BROKE DOWN AND PAID $471 (ORIGINALLY $541 BEFORE DISCOUNT) FOR A PLASTIC HOSE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 DAYS TO GET HERE. ABOUT 27 DAYS LATER, THE PART FINALLY COMES IN, WHILE MY CAR HAPPENED TO BE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER GETTING 2 OIL CHANGES $140 IN ONE MONTH AND DRIVING FOR THE FIRST 1K MILES AFTER STARTING THE OIL TESTING, I WENT IN AT 8:30AM TO GET AN INSPECTION ON 3/15/21. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP MY CAR, AND HAD TO WOUND UP GETTING A RENTAL CAR. ANOTHER $239 I DON'T HAVE. I THEN HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR AND FREON $286. AFTER ALL THE WAITING AND TROUBLE I WENT THROUGH, SUFFERING WITH NO AC IN FL, AND SPENDING A TOTAL OF $1,296; THEY TELL ME AFTER INSTALLING THE PART MY AC COMPRESSOR IS BAD AND IT WOULD COST $905. SO I STILL DON'T HAVE AC! AT THIS POINT, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RENTAL EXPENSES WHILE DOING THE OIL TESTING, FUTURE RENTAL/LOANER ACCOMMODATION BECAUSE I KNOW THEY WILL KEEP MY CAR AGAIN, AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE COMPRESSOR AND SENSORS. BEING I PAID FOR AN OVERPRICED HOSE, AND THE ENGINE IS FAILING. NOW SINCE LAST OIL TEST, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT MATCH ELECTRONIC RANGE READING. NOT SURE IF GAS IS FULL OR NOT. WHEN SEATBELT DINGS SPEED GAUGE JUMPS.

ENGINE LOCKED 12/24/19. ENGINE AND PARTS HAS SINCE BEEN DISCONTINUED WHICH HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. MY SORENTO IS STILL IN THE SHOP TIL THIS DAY. THERE'S CURRENTLY A RECALL ON SMALLER KIA SORENTO ENGINES, HOWEVER, NOT MINE YET.