2014 KIA SORENTO Complaints

HELLO, I AM WRITING HERE SINCE I DID NOT RECEIVE FOR ONLINE ACCESS. MY SITUATION IS RELATED TO MY 2014 KIA ​​SORENTO VEHICLE,VIN # [XXX] IT IS PRESENTING FAILURE INDICATORS RELATED TO 4 RECALLS REPORTED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT WHETHER IT IS REPLACED OR REPAIRED. I CONTACTED KIA DE AGUADILLA PUERTO RICO PRESENTING THE SITUATION, THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR 2014 AND THAT AT THAT TIME IT DID NOT PRESENT ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS AND THAT BY THE VIN #. MY VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE UNITS REFERRED TO BY THE RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THE VEHICLE THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR MUST BE INSPECTED BY CERTIFIED KIA MECHANICS. IN THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THEY INDICATED THAT THE COST OF THE INSPECTION STARTS AT $ 65 DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROBLEM. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER KIA REPRESENTATIVE FROM KENNEDY EXPLAINING MY SITUATION WITH KIA FROM AGUADILLA, BEING SPECIFIC THAT THE RECALL CLEARLY INDICATES THAT IN BOTH 1 AND 4 RECALLS, LIFE CAN BE AT STAKE WITHOUT THE PARTS NOT BEING CORRECTED IN TIME. THIS AND THE PREVIOUS MESSAGES RELATED TO MY SITUATION REMAIN IN RECORD FOR WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS THAT INVOLVES BOTH MY FAMILY AND THIRD PARTIES. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME IN THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP AND SOMETIMES THEY WANT WORK.

WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE RUNNING BUT STANDING STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE UVO/ONBOARD VOICE ALERT CAME ON AND ALERTED TO A SERIOUS ENGINE ISSUE/OR FAILURE. ENGINE CODE P0263 (CONTRIBUTION BALANCE) & P0301 (CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE). DEALER DIAGNOSED CYLINDER 1 INTERNAL INJECTOR FAILURE & ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $526.00 PLUS TAX. VEHICLE ODOMETER AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 75485 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO ATLANTA WEST KIA (1301 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,400.

ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DANGER IS WHEN IT DOES IT AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD, MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT HAPPENS IN THE DAY TIME AS WELL, AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON FROM THE REFLECTION ON VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THEY COME BACK ON AND MAY GO OFF 2 OR 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING MAYBE 5 TO 10 MINUTES. ON THE DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS HAPPENING ON MY WAY THERE, BUT THE KIA DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.

THE PAINT IS DELAMINATING AND QUICKLY CHIPPING AWAY IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF THE CAR, BUT STARTED ON THE WINDSHIELD PILLAR. THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THEY HAD SEEN THIS EXACT THING ON OTHER KIA SORENTOS AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT KIA. THEY ESTIMATED $2,700 TO REPAINT. MY BODY COLOR IS PEARL WHITE.

THE PAINT HAS CHIPPED OFF IN A LARGE PORTION OF THE HOOD. IT IS NOT A NORMAL PAINT CHIPPING BUT RATHER A LARGE PIECE/SECTION JUST CAME FLYING OFF DURING DRIVING TIME, APPROXIAMTELY 50 MILES PER HOUR.

OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED AND VEHICLE IS STILL CONSUMING/BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 QUARTS EVERY FEW WEEKS / ENGINE KNOCKING CONTINUOUS / KIA OF IRVINE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE NO ANSWERS AND WASTED MY TIME ON A RECENT SCHEDULED VISIT AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND UPON LOOKING UP THE RECALL STATUS IT STATES THERE ARE 4 , ANSWERS ARE NEEDED ON THE STATUS OF THIS VEHICLE , THANK YOU

PEARL PAIN IS PEELING AND CHIPPING. WENT THRU CAR WASH AND IT CHIPPED HOOD CAR WASH PAID FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED. THEN ON 9/15/20 IT WAS RAINING AND THE RAIN CHIPPED THE PAINT ON THE DOOR FRAME. NOTHING HIT IT OR DAMAGED IT I WAS DRIVING BUT THE RAIN PEELED MY PAINT. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON WHY MY PAINT SHOULD CHIP LIKE THAT AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PAINT IS FAULTY. I ALSO DISCOVER THERE WAS A RECALL DUE TO FAULTY BREAK LINES AND LEAKS AND I BELIEVE I MAY HAVE A BREAK LEAK BECAUSE EVERYTIME ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE BREAK LIGHT COMES ON AND ONCE THEY PUT FLUID IN IT IT GOES OFF. MY UPKEEP HAS BEEN IMMACULATE SINCE OWNING THIS CAR AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES I BELIEVE ARE DUE TO FACTORY DEFECT.

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T SHINE ON ANYTHING AND IT'S HARD TO FIND YOUR WAY AT NIGHT. SPEED ​​CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE ENGINE HAS A DIFFERENT RHYTHM AT 3000 RPM.