2007 KIA SORENTO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAD MY 07' SORENTO TO SEVERAL PLACES. I ORIGINALLY TOOK IT TO THE PLACE I BIOUGHT IT FROM. I WAS REFERRED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP, WHICH TOOK MY CAR APART TWICE AND RAN A CAMERA THROUGH IT AND REPLACED THE REAR CRANK SHAFT. THEN I REPLACED EVERY SENSOR AND SPARK PLUG ION THE THING AND ALSO HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. IT SOUNDED LOUD AND WAS ALWAYS NEEDING PARTS BUT IN THE SPRING, I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND LEFT MY CAR RUNNING A FEW MINUTES WHILE I GOT THINGS OUTSIDE TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE IT WAS DARK,( THE CAR HAS APPROX.124,000 MILES ON IT) WHILE IT SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES IT SPIT AND SPUTTERED AND DIED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT WOULD BARELY START RUNNING. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT ONCE AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TIMING CHAIN, ELECTRICAL AND CRANK SHAFT AGAIN. NEEDS NEW ENGINE MOST LIKELY AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE IT HAS SOME MANY ISSUES! SO , I AM PAYING A LOAN FOR THIS CAR THAT HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR MONTHS BECAUSE I WILL NOT AND CANNOT PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE ANYMORE WORK DONE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I OWN A 2007 KIA SORENTO. RECENTLY, MY CHECK ENGINE AND ESC OFF LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER LOOKING UP MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR SORENTO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V114000/KIA SERVICE CAMPAIGN SC098). I TOOK THE CARTO MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL AS MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. AS SUCH, I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL BRAKE LAMPS UNTIL I GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED--INCREASING MY CHANCES OF BEING REAR-ENDED. I TRAVEL CONSTANTLY FOR WORK SO I DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF NOT DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED.

EACH DOOR HANDLE IS POPPING AND I'M UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AND AT THE TIME THE CHILD LOCK WAS ON AND I CAN NO LONGER USE THAT DOOR AT ALL. THE SEATBELT ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT BUCKLE INTO THE SOCKET AND MY CHILD HAS TO WRAP THE BELT AROUND HIM WHEN HE RIDES IN THE BACK. SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR, NOT ONLY WILL HE NOT BE FULLY COVERED BY HIS SAFETY SEAT, BUT IF WE SHOULD HAVE TO ESCAPE SUDDENLY, NEITHER OF US CAN JUST OPEN OUR DOORS AND GET OUT! THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE TO GET FIXED AT THE DEALER. ALSO, JUST RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR SHAFT POPPED OUT OF PLACE AND MY FATHER TAPED IT BACK ON SO THAT I'M ABLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND SCHOOL.

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR AN ACCIDENT. I'VE GONE TO THE KIA DEALER AND THEY ARE QUOTING AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT JUST TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE. THIS IS INCONVENIENT WHILE I TRAVEL TO AND FROM WORK, AS I HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ORDER TO GET IN THE CAR! THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN DECEMBER OF 2014, AND MY FATHER HAD TO LEAVE A STICK OR A WIRED HANGER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS SO THAT WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE I WOULD LEAN IN THROUGH EITHER THE PASSENGER OR REAR DRIVERS DOOR TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR. ON 8/4/15, THE DOOR HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AS THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL. I HAVEN'T FOUND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR PERSON THAT CAN ACTUALLY FIX THIS ISSUE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS ATTENTION ASAP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE HANDLE WAS ATTACHED; HOWEVER, THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS NO LINKAGE FROM THE DOOR TO THE HANDLE THAT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON A LATER OCCASION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,290.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT EXTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THREE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,469.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS AND FUSES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. WHILE AT A STOP, THE DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.