2015 KIA SORENTO Complaints

MY PAINT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN PEELING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MAINLY ON THE FRONT OF MY SORENTO & ITS BEGINNING TO RUST WHERE SOME OF THE PAINT HAS COME OFF. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2015.

RADIO CAME ON BY ITSELF, PASSENGER DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF, SOMETIMES MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK OTHER TIMES I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO SET. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE OIL WAS BLACK EVEN THOUGH I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE

HEADING TO A FAMILY EVENT, WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE KIA SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. WE HAD TO GET OVER TWO LANES GOING 60 MPH, TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AND WE HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN EXIT OFF THE ROAD AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED IN THE PROCESS. ONCE WE GOT OVER WE COASTED OFF AND PARKED IN THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. WE DISCOVERED THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK, THERE WAS NO OIL LIGHT WARNING, NO ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER SIGNS IT WAS LOW ON OIL. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED REGULARLY. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. NOW MY 2015 KIA SORENTO NEEDS AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT THAT I CANNOT AFFORD AND SINCE I PURCHASED IT USED IT IS NO LONGER UNDER THE KIA WARRANTY. I'M MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE AND I SEE NO REASON THAT THE OIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOW, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHT. AS OF TODAY THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH KNOCKING, BUT DIES FREQUENTLY WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS STILL NO ENGINE LIGHT ON.

I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY SORENTO ON JULY 18, 2020. ON AUGUST 25,2020, I PUT IT IN THE KIA SHOP FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER(AC/HEATER BLOWER). I HADN'T MADE THE 1ST PAYMENT YET. THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DO TO IT WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THAT TELLS ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW, ETHER THE PARTS ARE DEFECTED OR THE SHOP DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. ONE THING IS FOR SURE, SOMETHING IS MAKING THE WIRING OVER HEAT.

ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AND OFF WHEN TAKING IT TO THE SHOP THE CODE READER IS GIVING NO CODES

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS FREQUENTLY BLOW OUT. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUST CAPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT BULBS MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. THESE ARE THE H7 BULBS THAT FIT THE STANDARD 2015 SORENTO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FIXTURE.

MY 2015 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. WE HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALER TO GET "KIA DIAGNOSED" IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY. WE ARE SECOND OWNER AND 94K MILES SO THIS TRANSLATES TO OUT OF WARRANTY. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PREFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE GOT THE VEHICLE. IT'S ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 94K MILES, I BELIEVE KIA HAS A BETTER REPUTATION THAN THIS. ULTIMATELY WE HAVE A BIG GARAGE BILL NOW IN ADDITION TO PUTTING MONEY OUT TO BUY A TEMPORARY VEHICLE TO USE WHILE WE ARE STUCK WITH PAUSING FOR THIS KIA WE CANT DRIVE. IN MY RESEARCH I GATHER WE ARE NOT ALONE IN PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. I EXPECT KIA WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT EVENTUALLY. IN THE MEANTIME WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

MOTOR IS LOCKED UP. THERE IS 114,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED PULLING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE MOTOR WAS NOT RUNNING HOT OR ANYTHING. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK TO THE SHOP THE MOTOR HAD LOCKED DOWN. I KEEP REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THE MOTOR? THIS MOTOR SHOULD NOT HAVE LOCKED DOWN LIKE IT DID. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I PURCHASED THE 2015 KIA SORENTO NEW IN THE YEAR OF 2014 FROM THE KIA DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN MERIDIAN, MS. SINCE THE PURCHASED... MY GOODNESS, I'VE HAD AIRBAG SYSTEM ISSUES, ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY LIGHTS, THE ELECTRONIC OUTLETS FOR DEVICE INPUT, CONTROL PANEL ON STEERING TO MAKE ACCESSING THE RADIO AND PHONE; THE BUTTONS ALWAYS JAM WITH THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH!! LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST THE MOTOR HAS A RECALL AS OF TODAY'S DATE 09/2020. PLUS THE TRANSMISSION JERKS IN GEAR AND I'M TOLD THAT THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE OLD MOTOR DEFECTS.., BUT NOW THAT THE MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION IS WORSE!! THE FACT I'VE BEEN GOING TO DEALERSHIP EXPRESSING MY ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEEN DONE OTHER THAN NOW BEING TOLD, MA'AM YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY! THAT I NEED TO COME OUT OF POCKET $2,200 FOR THEY'RE NEGLIGENCE. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TIME FOR ME TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY!!!

DRIVING HOME END OF WORK DAY EVERY THING WAS NORMAL DRIVING DOWN 66 AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN .5 MILES LATER LOST POWER TOWER HOME HAS BEEN MAKING POPCORN LIKE SOUNDS FROM ENGINE BEING TOLD IT'S THE PISTONS