2013 KIA SORENTO Complaints

ENGINE HAS KNOCKING SOUND. GETS WORSE WITH A/C ON SEEMS AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. MORNINGS THE LOUDEST. GETS LOUDER ON AND OFF. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING AND LOUD TAPPING NOISE WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREED. IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER AND WORSE WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE TRACTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE TRAVELING AND ALSO QUICKLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER. SPRADLEY KIA (2145 HWY 50 WEST, PUEBLO, CO 81008, (719) 543-6710) PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO CODES WERE FOUND. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A MORE EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR NEXT WEEK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY SIMILAR FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

PER THE MECHANIC, METAL CHIPS IN THE OIL, RADIATOR OVER HEATED AND CRACKED THE ENGINE THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY WHAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2.5 ENGINE. .WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTED OVERHEATING

THE ENGINE IS MAKING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF NOISE IN THE ENGINE. IT ALSO IS BURNING UP TO 3 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO HELP. THEY TELL ME IF IT LOCKS UP THEY WILL FIX IT BUT NOT UNTIL. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHAT DO I DO?

I HAD A POWER TRAIN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. TOOK TO A KIA REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND I'M VERY DISTRAUGHT ABOUT IT. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO ACCELERATE. THEY SAID IT WAS A REA SAFETY PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. IM READY TO TAKE WHOM EVER TO COURT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

TWO LEAKING RADIATORS REPLACED IN TWO YEARS, ANTIFREEZE LEAKING IN THE DRIVEWAY; TWO BATTERIES REPLACED IN TWO YEARS.VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN ALL INSTANCES. WORKING ON GETTING PROOF FOR LAST YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN KIA OF MIDDLETOWN (4961 NY-17M, NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2013 KIA SORENTO ,,, 120,000 MILES ONE OWNER, REGULAR MAINTANCE ON TIME. ENGINE FAILED ON HYWAY , MY MECHANIC SAID ITS A RECSLLED ENGINE. TOWED TO KIA , AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BACK AND FOURTH PHINE CALLS, KIA SAID ITS NOT A RECALLLED ENGINE. THE PROBKEM IS KIA SENT NOBODY TO INSPECT ENGINE , AND THEY RUN YOU AROUND ON PHONE. NOT HAPPY.

ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF PASSANGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG. FROM DEALERSHIP INSPECTION: 'AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SCANNED CODES RETURNED CODE B1764 OCS MAT DEFECT, PERFORMED TEST ON BODY SENSOR AND FOUND NO VOLTAGE GOING TO OCS MAT AND SRSCM MODULE, WILL NEED TO REPLACE MODULE AND MAT. TOTAL $3,058.' FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH TECHANICAN: NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, LIKELY FAULTY WIRES OR FAILED ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY OPTION TO REPLACE THE PASSANGER MODULE. UNCLEAR IF AIRBAG WILL STILL OPERATION IS COLISSION. OWNER OPINION: IF AIRBAG ASSEMBLY IS FAILING IN THIS MANNER, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. OTHERWISE, PASSANGERS ARE AT RISK. YEAR: 2013 MODEL: KIA SORENTO MILEAGE: 120548