2014 KIA SORENTO Complaints

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACE EVERY 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THIS ISSUES HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 81 OR HIGHWAY 322 AND 11/15 IN PENNSYLVANIA. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BURNT OUT WITH BEING STATIONARY IN PARKING LOTS AT ALL TIMES AND SEASON OF THE YEAR. WHEN ONE SIDE BURNS OUT IT CAN BE A MONTH TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE THE OTHER SIDE BURNS OUT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN EARLY 2019 AND SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE REPLACE ALMOST 10 OR MORE BULBS SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE.

HELLO, PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OF KIA SORENTO 2014, THESE ARE VERY DIM AND IN THE DARK YOU CAN SEE LITTLE OR NOTHING AND THIS CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD.

ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2020 I WAS GETTING IN MY CAR AND SAW SOMETHING ON IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LEAF AND REALIZED THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF. I TOUCHED IT AND THE PAINT KEPT PEELING. UPON DOING RESEARCH I SAW WHERE THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING IN KIA CARS 2014 AND OTHERS THAT WERE THE PEARLY WHITE COLOR. IT LOOKS TERRIBLE AND ACCORDING TO OTHER CAR OWNERS OF THE KIA PEARLY WHITE IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE. IT WAS NOT DUE TO WEATHER LIKE HAIL OR ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE. I CALLED KIA LOCAL DEALERS AND THEY HAD HEARD OF IT BUT SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SO THEN I CALLED CORPORATE AND WAS RUDELY TALKED TO STATING THEY KNEW THEIR WAS A PROBLEM BUT IT WAS OVER 36K. I AM DISABLED AND DON'T DRIVE MUCH. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 46,339 MILES ON IT. I AM WANTING THE ENTIRE CAR REPAINTED BECAUSE WHAT I SEE ON THE COMPLAINTS IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE.

CAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. IT DRAINED MY BATTERY. TOOK CAR TO KIA DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND SENSOR AND STILL MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. WHILE DRIVING AND IN PARK. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CALLED KIA CORPORATE CODING AND THAT THE HECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE ON NUMERUS OCCASIONS AND NOTIFIED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WORLD CAR KIA NORTH (12115 INTERSTATE 35, BLDG 1, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL UNDER THE VIN. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V519000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOST SOME POWER DARNING DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE 3.3L GDI ENGINE. THIS ENGINE IS NOT PART OF THE SC147 RECALL. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CARS. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE I'M HAVING IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. WE HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A DIFFERENT RECALL. IT INITIALLY PASSED THE RECALL TEST. THE ENGINE FAILED LATER WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS I'M HAVING WITH THE 2014 KIA. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

STARTED IN FEBRUARY 2020. PAINT IS CHIPPING TERRIBLY AND STARTING TO RUST. TOP OF WINDSHIELD AND FRONT OF CAR ARE THE WORST AREAS.

PEARL WHITE PAINT ON MY 2014 KIA SORRENTO IS DECLAMINATING OR RAPIDLY PEELING OFF IN SEVERAL PLACES. TWO SPOTS ARE ON THE HOOD AND THE BIGGEST IS ON THE SUPPORT BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE WINDSHIELD. WILL COME OFF WHILE DRIVING, PARTICULARLY ON THE INTERSTATE. NOT DUE TO ROCK OR WRECK. HAVE HAD SEVERAL ESTIMATES ABOUT RE-PAINTING.

CAR DOES PERFECTLY FINE FOR TWO WEEKS THEN RUNS THROUGH RADIATOR FLUID AND OIL LIKE IT'S CRAZY HAS NOT THROWN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS HAD MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE IS FIXES WE HAVE LITERALLY ALMOST HAD A SEVERE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND HAD THE RADIATOR CAP ALMOST EXPLODE OFF OF IT . AND IT LITERALLY WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL SPEED GOING ABOUT 75 MPH-80MPH, ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY IT GOES TO A COMPLETE AND UTTER 20 MPH WITH HER TO THE FLOOR THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IT'S BARELY DRIVEN FROM OUR TIME OF PURCHASE.AND THE AMOUNT OF CERTIFIED VETERAN KIA. MECHANICS ALL HAVING NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG BECAUSE WHEN THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THE FIXLAST BUT A WEEK OR TWO BEEN PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW WHILE STILL PAYING MY PAYMENT ON A KIA THAT CUOMO HAS NO RECALL' AND ALMOST KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY ON THE I 40 IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DARK AS WELL WHEN IT WAS AN ICY STORMY ROAD THAT I JUST BEEN CLEARED WE COULD'VE DIED AND GOD KNOWS WHAT WE COULD'VE DONE TO OTHERS THE ROAD WAS SAFE TAKE IT INTO MULTIPLE KIA CERTIFIED MECHANICS THAT YOUR MECHANICS MOM AND POP MECHANICS TWO DEALERSHIPS AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM THIS IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY I HAVE A CAR THAT HAS BEEN SITTING AT A MECHANIC SHOP ALL OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOREVER YEAR NOW OR IN MY DRIVEWAY THAT I JUST PAY ON AND PAY A MECHANIC BILLS FOR BECAUSE NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY IT OVER HE EATS WHY THE SPEED WHY I ALMOST CATCHES ON FIRE AND WHITE AND BLACK SYSTEM BREAK OR THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SPEED SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY HAYWIRE. MY FAMILY'S OR MY WIFE DREAM VEHICLE IS BEEN OUR NIGHTMARE. I HAVE PLENTY OF BILLS I CAN UPLOAD HERE THE DATE BELOW IS THE DATE THAT I'VE BEEN PAYING FOR TO SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND FOR IT TO BE LOOKED AT MECHANICS FOR THEM TO FIX SOME THING AND NOTHING BE RESOLVED.

MY STABILITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION, HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON INTERNET AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PROBLEMS OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE. YOU WILL BE REAR ENDED IF YOU HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. MY VEHICLE HAS 33000 MILES ON IT. I THINK KIA NEEDS TO RECALL THE SORENTOS FOR THIS ISSUE