2015 KIA SORENTO Complaints

THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. I WAS INFORMED IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY CAR STARTED STUTTERING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. GOT THE CODE READ AT A KIA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AND THE CAR IS STILL STUTTERING AND HAVING GAS MILEAGE ISSUES. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES, MY GAS MILEAGE IS AFFECTED AND WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, MY VEHICLE RUNS NORMAL. MY VEHICLE STARTS STUTTERING AT AROUND 30-35 MPH, WHEN IT'S FIRST STARTED AND DRIVEN, IT STUTTERS. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ALSO RANDOMLY START BLINKING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOOSE POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN WHEN I ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S CHOKING OR SPUTTERING AND STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 KIA SORENTO THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLY OCCASIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (1945 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007 (888) 425-6349) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AIR FILTER EXCHANGE HOSE AND ENGINE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,786.

NOTICED KNOCKING IN ENGINE AT START, AND WHEN PRESSED GAS PEDAL. STOPPED DRIVING IT IMMEDIATELY. PER MECHANIC, NEW ENGINE NEEDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 SORENTO TO WORK, AND LOOKED DOWN TO NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS RUNNING HOT. THEY DAY BEFORE MY AC HAD STOPPED WORKING, AND I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE FAN WAS RUNNING LONGER THAN USUAL WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS HOT, I LOOKED FOR A SPOT TO PULL OVER. I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, SO IT TOOK ME ABOUT 2 MINUTES TO PULL OVER. IN THAT TIME THE CAR STARTING RUNNING ROUGH, AND I NOTICED A TERRIBLE ANTIFREEZE SMELL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED THE ENTIRE ENGINE REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, AND THE CYLINDERS WERE WARPED. I HAD ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS, IT HAD AROUND 70K MILES ON IT. I HAD NO INDICATION LIGHTS APPEAR TO LET ME KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M AMAZED MY CAR CAN TELL ME IF MY TIRES ARE LOW, AND IF I'M GOING TO SWITCH LANES IN TO SOMEONE, AND WHEN I NEED AN OIL CHANGE, BUT SHOWED NO INDICATION OF A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS IN A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD. THERE ARE NO RECALLS, AND KIA WILL NOT REPAIR IT, AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, SO THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT TRANSFER TO ME. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW ENGINE, REPAIR COST BEING 5300. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR CAN FAIL SO BAD, AND I'M HELD ACCOUNTABLE, DESPITE BEING A RESPONSIBLE CAR OWNER. I ALSO AM UPSET THAT IT GAVE ME NO WARNING. I HOPE THIS IS LOOKED IN TO FOR OTHER OWNERS, AND AM SAD TO BE OUT 5300 DOLLARS. I WILL NOT RECOMMEND KIA TO ANYONE, OR BUY ANY KIA EVER AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY, ON A SATURDAY MORNING, SUN SHINING AND A BRISK 70 DEGREES, WHEN I HEARD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A GUNSHOT AND MY EARS RINGING FROM THE SOUND. MY SUNROOF STARTED SHATTERING AND THEN RAINING GLASS DOWN INTO MY CAR. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING HAD HIT MY CAR AND STOPPED AS SOON AS SAFE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY ROOF WAS BLOWN OPEN. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO MAKE A CLAIM AND THEY WILL FIX MY SUNROOF. I THEN SAW ONLINE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH A KIA SORENTO AND JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS EXPLODING SUNROOF IS HAPPENING AND IT IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS!

ENGINE FAILED AT 118,813, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE MAINTANIED MY VEHICLE WITH ALL PROPER SERVICE SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT COVER THE ENGINE AND WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $11,000 TO REPLACE.

I JUST RECENTLY MADE A POST HERE YESTERDAY ... AND AFTER READING COMMENTS, I THOUGHT I'D ADD ON. MY COMMENTS HAVE TO DO WITH A 2015 KIA SORENTO WHICH NEEDS A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEAD TO THE BLOCK ARE STRIPPED (I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE). OBVIOUSLY, NOT MY FAULT. MILEAGE IS 102,000. KIA DOESN'T WANT TO HELP ME FIX THIS. TELLING ME I NEED A NEW MOTOR AT A COST OF $7,000+. AFTER READING THE COMMENTS, I HAD TO ADD ON. TWO WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED, THE FUEL PUMP WENT. THAT COST WAS COVERED. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE BACK-UP CAMERA WENT. KIA WANTED $1,000 TO FIX THAT; WE HAD IT FIXED FOR $200 OUT OF POCKET. THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON THE CAR (I THINK WE PAID FOR THAT). MY DOOR HANDLE ALSO FELL OFF, WE HAD THAT FIXED OUT OF POCKET. FROM EVERYTHING I'VE READ, KIA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER OR THEIR SAFETY. I BOUGHT A NEW KIA IN 2004, TRADED IT IN IN 2007 FOR ANOTHER NEW KIA, WHICH I STILL HAVE. IT HAS 278,000 MILES ON IT! WE BOUGHT THE 2015 USED AND IT'S BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. CAN'T SELL IT AS IS, GOTTA FIX IT. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL KIA OWNER SINCE 2004 ...WON'T BE ANYMORE. FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THIS CAR, IT'S GONE. AND THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER ONE IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHOEVER HEARD THAT A 2015 CAR NEEDS A NEW MOTOR?!?! AND THEIR REFUSAL TO HELP US IS UNBELIEVABLE. I'M SO ANGRY.

SMELLED ANTIFREEZE AFTER DRIVING. TOOK TO KIA. DIAGNOSED THAT BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEAD ON THE MOTOR HAD STRIPPED OUT FROM THE BLOCK. CAUSED ANTIFREEZE LEAK. BOUGHT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED, DEALER REFUSES TO HELP US WITH THIS. $7,000 NEW MOTOR NEEDED. 2015, 102,000 MILES, $19,000 OWED ON CAR.

MY VEHICLES REAR FACING CAMERA HAS A BLACK SCREEN. THE LINES ARE STILL THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE SENSOR IS WORKING BUT THE SCREEN IS COMPLETELY BLACK. AT FIRST THIS SEEMED TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENING ONE OR TWO TIMES A WEEK. NOW IT WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE STARTS IN PARK AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE THE SCREEN TURNS BLACK BUT SHOWS THE LINES FOR MY CAR.