2011 KIA SORENTO Complaints

HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM BULBS ARE BURNING OUT AT THE RATE OF ONE (1) TO TWO (2) WEEKS. THE LEFT BULB BURNED OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO BOTH OF THE LOW BEAM BULBS BURNED OUT AT NIGHT WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH. SHE ALMOST WRECKED BEFORE SHE TURNED THE LIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM. SINCE THEN THE LEFT SIDE BULB HAD BURNED OUT TWICE. I HAVE REPLACE THESE BULBS AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $15.00 EACH. I AM AFRAID THAT THE LIGHTS ARE GOING TO GO OUT WHEN DRIVING WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CHANGE TO HIGH BEAM. THE LAST BULB BURNED OUT JUST LAST NIGHT WHEN IT WAS DARK.

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN ON TWO OF MY DOORS, THE PASSENGER FRONT AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IF YOU GET THEM FIXED, WITH ORIGINAL KIA PARTS, THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS CLEARLY IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2011 KIA SORENTO LAST WEEK WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I CAN ONLY OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. I TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING IT AND NOTHING. IT STILL DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE.

2011 SORENTO SHIFT REALLY HARD, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO FORCE IT TO SHIFT BY LOWERING SPEED, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT AT ALL AND THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN SHIFTS REALLY HARD AND WANTS TO STOP ON ME AS I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES AT A LIGHT IT DOES DIE, BUT THEN START BACK UP. ONE TIME IT WOULD NOT GO EVEN WITH PUSHING THE GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 3 YEARS, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS MELTED, MAKING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT NON-FUNCTIONAL. I DO NOT USE MY LOW BEAMS AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND, AFTER THE FIRST MELTDOWN OF THE SOCKET, I CONSCIOUSLY TRIED TO USE THE HEADLIGHTS SPARINGLY. THE MANUAL REFERENCES A 55 WATT REPLACEMENT BULB AND THAT IS WHAT I AM USING. THE AUTO PARTS STORE CLERK ALSO LOOKED UP THE REPLACEMENT BULB AND GUIDED ME TO THE BULB I AM USING. I AM CONCERNED THE MELTED SOCKET COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND, THEREFORE, I FEAR DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, IN THE RAIN, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME LOW BEAMS ARE REQUIRED. MY MECHANIC THOUGHT IT IS A VOLTAGE PROBLEM. WITH A 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND NEARLY 150,000 MILES, I AM RELUCTANT TO SINK A LARGE SUM OF MONEY INTO REPAIRS. GIVEN THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SOCKETS HAVE MELTED (2X PASSENGER SIDE; 1X DRIVER SIDE), I BELIEVE THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE THAT KIA SHOULD ADDRESS. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT AN ISSUE SOLELY WITH MY SORENTO, BUT IS A MORE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

IN THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE HAD TWO OF MY EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF WITHOUT EXPLANATION OR INCIDENT.

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THE KIA DEALERS ARE REPLACING THOSE THAT ARE UNDER WARRANTY, AND BRAND NEW ONES (DOOR ACTUATOR PROBLEM). IT IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT, YET KIA WON'T ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DOOR ACTUATOR. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO USE MY BACK SEAT. ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE IF MY FAMILY IS IN THE BACK SEAT.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUT SIDE. THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS A HAZARD AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ ON MANY BLOGS WITH OTHER KIA SORENTO OWNER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE A BABY, AND HAVING TO OPEN MY DRIVER DOOR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE CRAWLING THROUGH THE CAR.

DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER OPEN DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. REAR DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT DUE TO ENGAGED CHILD LOCK

TAKATA RECALL. MY DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY SAID IT WILL COST $4OO. THIS SITE IS FULL OF THESE COMPLAINTS SO WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT? DOES A CHILD HAVE TO GET STUCK IN ONE OF THESE CARS AND DIE BEFORE IT IS FIXED??