2011 KIA SORENTO Complaints

LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND APPARENTLY IT IS THE COIL SPRING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. FROM WHAT WE HAVE DONE OUR RESEARCH ON, THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT IS NOT A RECALL. I DO BELIEVE THAT IF THE IS OCCURING IN SEVERAL OF THESE MODELS, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF THE CAR IS WRECKED. I WOULD APPRECIATE PROPER CHANGE FOR THIS TO BE A RECALL.

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. CHILD LOCK IS ON AND NOW I CANNOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE EITHER.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. HOOK UP THE DEVICE TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS AND DO NOT EVEN GET A CODE TO HELP. ASK KIA AND THEY SAY IT WILL COST AROUND $1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

MIDDLE ROW SEAT LATCHES ARE STUCK AND THE SEATS CANNOT BE MOVED. NO ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW BECAUSE THE LATCHES ARE STUCK. ALSO, ONE OF THE SEATS IS STUCK IN A RECLINED POSITION, WHICH I BELIEVE IS UNSAFE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. BOTH OF MY YOUNG CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS ARE IN THAT ROW. APPARENTLY, IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE LATCHES ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THE HEADRESTS ON BOTH SEATS.

HEADLAMPS QUIT WORKING, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REPEATEDLY REPLACED. HAPPENS ABOUT 1 EVERY THREE WEEKS. USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY DURING NIGHT DRIVING.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HEY, MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR HEY, WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT EXCELLERATE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE HEY BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER FOUR MILES PER HOUR. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MACHANIC, HE SAID THE PRONGS BROKE OFF THE THING THAT PLUGS INTO THE COMPUTER, DUE TO CORROSION. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO KIA. THEY SAY I NEED A NEW COMPUTER & IT WILL COST, $5000.00. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. WHY CAN'T THEY INSTALL A NEW PLUG & PLUG BACK INTO THE COMPUTER? I'M BEING RIPPED OFF!

REAR PARKING BRAKES NEVER WORKED. USING MY SHIFT GEAR FOR PARKING . NOW FRONT DOOR IS NOT OPENING FROM OUTSIDE. WENT TO FORUM ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF KIA SORENTO 2011 OWNERS HAS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DOOR. IF WE GO TO KIA, THEY CHARGE $400 FOR ONE DOOR LOCK! CRAZY! SO MANY KIA OWNERS DON,T WANT A KIA ANYMORE. ME EITHER

EVERY TIME I CHANGED THE OIL, I NOTICED IT WAS NOT THE SAME AS USED OIL COMING FROM MY OTHER VEHICLES. ENGINE PROBLEMS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO. I WAS CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE OIL AND NEEDING TO ADD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE KIA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY SAID THE OIL WAS BURNING UP IN THE MOTOR. IT WAS GETTING HOT. I RAN TWO FLUSHES ON THE MOTOR AND THEN CONTINUED MY REGULAR OIL CHANGES. IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 THE MOTOR SEIZED UP AND QUIT WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS. I DRAINED 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS TOWED. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL ON VARIOUS YEARS OF KIA/HYUNDAI MOTORS AND THOUGHT THIS MIGH BE THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 SORENTO.

MY CAR JUST IMMEDIATELY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT LET ME BRAKE. I ALMOST WRECKED MY CAR. ALSO MY CAMERA JUST STOPPED WORKING AS WELL.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND HAS NOT SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALERSHIP THAT IT COULD COST A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS AND THAT TERRIFYING THAT IT COULD BE SET OFF AT ANY TIME FOR NO REASON OR EVEN WORSE NOT AT ALL. AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN ADDRESSED OR RECALLED?