2014 KIA SORENTO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT, MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF. PULLED OVER IT WOULD RESTART BUT THEN SHUT OFF. LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GO 1 MILE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. AFTER THAT LET IT SIT AGAIN AND RESTARTED AND WENT 1/2 MILE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THEN WOULDN'T START AGAIN. THERE'S FUEL IN IT, ALL LIGHTING WORKED. BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

MULTIPLE AREAS WHERE PAIN IS CHIPPING OFF. ONE LARGE AREA ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT POST WITH DE LAMINATION OF WHITE PEARL PAINT. NOTICED IT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. JUST TOOK IN FOR BODY WORK AND IT WAS ERCOMENDED I RESEARCH FOR OTHER ISSUES THAT PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED.

ON NOV. 11, 2020 I TOOK THIS 2014 KIA SORENTO INTO THE LOCAL KIA DEALER FOR A FOLLOW UP ON A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THE RECALL WAS FOR AN INSPECTION ON THE HECU UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM, ESC SYSTEM, AND THE TCS SYSTEM. THE DASH BOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE ABS, TCS, AND BRAKES ARE VISIBLE ON THE DASH WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A DRAW TEST ON THE ABS MODULE AND DETERMINED EVERYTHING WAS OK AND NO REPAIRS WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THIS RECALL (SC197). THE VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID INTO THE HECU UNIT. MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS RECALL IS WHY ARE THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STILL VISIBLE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE RECALL WAS ON THESE ELEMENTS AND KIA SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED ANY ELECTRONIC PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS RECALL. IS THE PROBLEM ELECTRICAL ON THESE VEHICLES OTHER THAN BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE HECU UNIT THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

MY 2014 KIA SORENTO HAS DRASTICALLY CHIPPED ON ITS OWN THE PAINT PEELS OFF EVERY-TIME I WASH MY CAR, THE PAINT OVER TIME HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE.

THE PAINT ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED CHIPPING SYMMETRICALLY AND BILATERALLY. I JUST NOTICED IT ONE DAY WHEN IT WAS PARKED. IT WORSENS WITH EVERY DAY. SOME TINY AREAS ON THE FRONT HOOD ARE BEGINNING TO CHIP AS WELL. IT STARTS AS A TINY CHIP THEN CHUNKS START TO PEEL OFF. I'M EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED. THE KIA DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN ROCKS THAT HIT THE CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAGNER KIA OF SHREWSBURY (730 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 581-5700) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN CLEARED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ALTERNATOR, AND DRIVE BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

MY KIA SORENTO HAS DELAMINATION.THE CAR PAINT STARTED TO PEEL AWAY 2 1/2 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I STARTED TO COMPLAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SINCE IT STARTED TO GET REAL BAD BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. AT ONE POINT THEY TOOK PICTURES BUT THAT WAS IT. I NOW HAVE ALMOST 192,000 MILES AND THEY TELL ME MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I TOLD THEM THAT I DID CONTACT THEM MANY TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE HAVE A FILE ON IT BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD TWO ESTIMATES DONE WAS TOLD IT'S HARD FOR THAT TO GO OUT. I ENDED PAYING TO HAVE IT REPLACED SINCE THE SUV WAS NOT DRIVABLE.

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON NOT THE OIL LIGHT WHEN IT'S TIME TO FILL. ONCE I HAVE OIL CHANGE IT GOES OFF OUT THE NEXT DAY. MY ENGINE LIGHT CURRENTLY REMAINS ON AND I SMELL A BURNING FROM MY ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR IT STRUGGLES TO CHANGE OVER.I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW WITH MY ENGINE SMELLING AS IF IT'S BURNING.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO TIMES WHEN SERVICE FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE WAS DUE AND THE SHOP SAID THE ENGINE HAD ALMOST NO OIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME SHOP ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION AFTER HEARING RATTLING NOISES AROUND THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING AND THE SAME ANSWER WAS GIVEN ABOUT VERY LOW ON OIL LEVEL. THIS WEEK THE CAR STALLED WHILE ONE OF MY KIDS WAS DRIVING AND I PICKED THEM UP WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT AFTER AAA TOWING CAME THEY SHOWED ME THE BATTERY HAD FULL CHARGE AND PULLED THE OIL DIP STICK AND SHOWED ME NO OIL MARKING. THE CAR IS A 2014 SUV WITH 155,950 MILES. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY KIND OF INDICATORS WARNING THAT OIL WAS LOW OR COMPLETELY DRIED OUT. THE CAR DOES NOT TURN AND IS AT THE SHOP. THE SHOP PREVIOUSLY DID SOME COSTLY WORK AS THEY REPAIRED AN OIL LEAK BUT THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT 1 YEAR TO 1.5 YEARS AGO AND I'VE NOT NOTICED ANY LEAKAGE. I CAN PROVIDE RECEIPTS IF NEEDED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.