2014 KIA SORENTO Complaints

WHILE SITTING IN OUR 2014 KIA SORENTO LX AWD, 2.4L 4CYCLIDER GDI; THE CAR WAS IDLING IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. HE WAS BEARLY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND CONSEQUENTLY BURNED TILL THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT BUT THE FRAME.

SIMPLE, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HERE THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT LOSS OF POWER. BUT I HAD A DIAGNOSIS BOTH BY AUTOZONE AND THE KIA DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS IS: ERROR CODE P0717 TURBINE INPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS FAULTY DUE TO CORROSION FROM MOISTURE GETTING IN FROM NOT HAVING ADEQUATE SEALING OR POOR QUALITY OF RUBBER SEAL. PULLING OUT OF STORES OR MY DRIVEWAY BECAME VERY DAMAGES AS YOU COULD IMAGINE AND I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS ANY AND ALL LOSS OF POWER ISSUE CAUSE IT CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH! I HOPE YOU AGREE AND TAKE ACTION TO HELP US ALL OUT PLEASE.

I HAVE A 2014 KIA SORENTO SXL 3.3 LTR V6 WITH 119, 952 MILES ON IT. ON 11/26/2018 AFTER PULLING IN THE DRIVE WAY AND EXISTING THE CAR I SMELLED WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE AN ANTIFREEZE SMELL.MY CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY WARNING INDICATORS ON AND MY TEMPERTURE GAUGE WAS NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR TO DOBBS ON 11/27/2018, PAID $30.95 AND TOLD IT WAS LEAKING HEAD GASKETS WHICH COST $4500-$5000 TO REPAIR. I DECIDED TO CALL KIA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A KIA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY DECIDED I NEEDED A MOTOR, THE COST WOULD BE $7600. I THEN CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS BACK AND WAS TOLD BY THE AGENT SHE WOULD SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR A GOODWILL REPAIR. KIA AGREED TO REPLACE MY MOTOR AS THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED, BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR AT $140/HOUR FOR 21.4 HOURS. I REALLY APPRECIATE KIA REPLACING THE MOTOR, OBVIOUSLY DUE TO SOME TYPE OF DEFECT.WONDERING IF THERE WILL SOON BE A RECALL ON IT. I'VE HAD 2 STEERING COLUMNS INSTALLED, ALTERNATOR, LOWER OIL PAN AND STILL A POPPING NOISE. I WAS TOLD ON THE 4TH TIME OF COMPLAINING TO DEALER SERVICES, THEY TIGHTEN AN AXLE NUT. WELL THE NUT MUST BE LOOSE AGAIN BECAUSE THE POPPING IS BACK. COULD THIS BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS?SHOULD MY MOTOR ALSO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE MOTORS MOST RECENTLY RECALLED. COULD MY STRUT HAVE STARTED LEAKING DUE TO AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF CORROSION SUBSTANCE NOT BEING APPLIED ? I REPLACIND MY STRUTS,ROTORS, BREAKS AND 4 NEW TIRES. I LOVE MY CAR, THIS IS MY SECOND KIA.I AM GREATFUL, BUT A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT PAYING $3000. MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER PASSED AWAY IN HER SLEEP ON MARCH 15. 2017 AND LEFT ME WITH THE STRESS OF LOSING HER, FUNERAL COST AND NOW THIS. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER; THEREFORE MONEY IS TIGHT. CARS SIMILAR TO MINE HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO FAULTY MOTORS AND THAT IS REALLY A SCARY THOUGHT.

TAKATA RECALL ON 12/6/18 I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I REAR ENDED A STOPPED OR SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. MY CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

MY VEHICLE STALLS IN MOTION. SPEED IS INCONSEQUENTIAL. WHETHER I'M ON A CITY ROAD OR EXPRESSWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLICKERS, AND THE ENGINE STALLS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE TO COAST IN FRONT OF OTHER SPEEDING CARE TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WILL START AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS OFF AGAIN. THE SITUATION REPEATS ITSELF. CHECK ENGINE CODE REFLECTS FAULTY MAP SENSOR. IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE. I CONTINUE PAYING FOR DIAGNOSES, BUT THE ANSWER IS THE SAME. MAP SENSOR, OR WE DON'T KNOW. IT CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RELATED OR AN AIRBAG ISSUE, AND I CAN'T CONTINUE PAYING FOR THE KIA DEALER, OR CERTIFIED REPAIR SHOPS TO CHARGE ME ONLY TO SAY "I'M NOT SURE." THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NO LONGER WORKING CONSISTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY DO, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. IT'S RANDOM. ONE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THEY CAN REPLACE MY MAIN COMPUTER FOR ABOUT $2000, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE IT WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

MY 2014 KIA SORENTO IS HAVING TERRIBLE ENGINE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD IT REBUILT AND THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS AND NO ONE IS WANTING TO HELP ME. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THESE PROBLEMS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST PASSED ON THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2017. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND THE ENGINE HAS NEVER SOUNDED GOOD. THE CAR BURNS OIL VERY FAST AND THE GAS MILEAGE IS HORRIBLE. NOW I HAVE NO POWER WHEN I PRESS THE GAS IT HAS NO GET UP. THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. THE CAR ALSO SHAKES VERY BAD. I HAVE NEW BABY AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING. THE TIMING SEEMS OFF TOTALLY. I ALSO THINK THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THERE IS OIL RUNNING DOWN PLACES ON AND AROUND THE ENGINE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE OIL ON THEM AND IT IS SLUDGE LIKE OIL. I CANT HARDLY MAKE IT THROUGH A TURN I HAVE TO MAKE SURE ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IS AROUND IF NOT I WILL GET HIT BECAUSE THE POWER IS GONE MOST OF THE TIME. IT COMES AND GOES.

REAR ALL WHEEL DRIVE COUPLER WILL START A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY AND TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT FROM A STOP.

I HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND I HAVE REPLAY THE LIGHTS 7 SEVEN TIMES AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY. WHEN I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ASAP. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY KIDS EVERYDAY WHEN WE GET IN THIS UNSAFE CAR. THE LIGHTS ON BUT THE ROAD LOOKS DARK AT NIGHT ALL THE TIME IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR NOW. PLEASE HELP ME MY CELL [XXX] AND MY EMAIL ADDRESS [XXX] THANK U INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING AT APPROX 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A FAINT KNOCKING SOUND WHICH VERY QUICKLY TURNED INTO A MORE RAPID HECTIC KNOCKING SOUND. AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY THE SOUND CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY AND THE ENGINE KNOCKING THEN BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD ALMOST COMPLETELY DISABLING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY LEAVING ME VERY LITTLE TIME TO REACT TO THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DUE TO A CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE.

I HAVE A 2014 LX WITH NOTHING SPECIAL OTHER THAN HEATED FRONT SEATS. REGULAR IGNITION, 6CYL WITH ALMOST 148K MILES. ISSUE 1- AT APPROX 100K MY DASH STARTED LIGHTING UP WITH ABS, E-BRAKE, TRAC, AND TPS LIGHTS. EBRAKE AND TPS WERE INTERMITTENT AND ONLY CAME ON AFTER IT RAINED IT SEEMED. AFTER PLUGGING IT UP AND GETTING NO CODES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER JUNE 2017 AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS NO BIG DEAL BUT IT WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR A SENSOR. HOWEVER, KIA HAD NOT PROVIDED THEM WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO FIX IT. IT'S NOW AUGUST 2018 AND I AM STILL WAITING. ISSUE 2- AT APPROX 130K MILES MY STEERING CONTROLS FOR BLUETOOTH AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO ITSELF WORKS, BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SEEK OR ADJUST VOLUME WITH STEERING CONTROLS THE VOICE COMMAND POPS UP. ISSUE 3- AT APPROX 145K CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I CAN TURN IT ON AND SET SPEED, BUT IN LESS THAN A MILE IT DISENGAGES. I HAVE FOUND IF I TURN OFF THE ECO IT WORKS AS IT SHOULD. ISSUE 4 I FOUND TODAY. AFTER GETTING A MESSAGE FROM A RANDOM STRANGER THROUGH MY ADVERTISED BUSINESS ON THE BACK WINDOW I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THE ONE ON TOP (THIRD). I JUST REPLACED THEM IN JULY AFTER A RANDOM STRANGER TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE OUT. WHEN I GOT THE MESSAGE (AFTER MAKING MY 60 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK) I GRABBED A COWORKER TO COME OUT AND TROUBLESHOOT WITH ME. WE CHECKED FUSES AND THEY ARE FINE. THIRD LIGHT WORKS, TAIL LIGHTS WORK, TURN SIGNALS AND BACKUP LIGHTS WORK. WE TOOK APART THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND PULLED THE BULBS TO CHECK THEM AND THE BULBS ARE STILL INTACT (FILAMENT STILL COMPLETELY INTACT) BUT THE BULBS ARE CHARRED BLACK AND THE HARNESS SOCKET APPEARS TO HAVE GOTTEN EXTREMELY HOT. ALSO THE BOTTOM OF THE BULB IS GLOSSY LIKE IT MELTED.