2013 KIA SORENTO Complaints

ON TWO OCCASIONS ONE MONTH A PART, WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 KIA SORENTO LX3 THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT RPM'S AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 15/20 MPH. THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" OR SAFETY MODE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE ONTO A 40MPH AND 50 MPH HIGHWAY. THE CAR COULD NOT SPEED UP TO FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY RUSH HOUR COMMUTER BUS WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT IN CHICAGO, IL. KIA SERVICE SAID CAR "FIXED" TWICE. CONCERNED ABOUT REPEAT PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENTS AS RESULT OF SOME MALFUNCTION. *TR

CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. I GOT THE KIA SORENTO 7/6/12. I STALLS THREE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING BUT WILL RESTART AFTER PLACING TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. TWICE WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. CARMD CODE READER INDICATES NO PROBLEM FOUND. JUST WANTED TO ADD INTO THE NUMEROUS SAME ISSUE COMPLAINTS. 08/30/13 9682 MILES 05/06/14 16717 MILES 09/12/14 20052 MILES. *TR

UPON STARTUP OF VEHICLE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE S IRISH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE. *TR

CAR STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS, REFUSES TO GO OVER 60 MPG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. LOSE POWER AT SPEED (ON FREEWAY) AND TACHOMETER GOES TO ZERO. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND IS GETTING TO BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO DEALER WHO CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT I HAVE TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THEM DRIVING IT. TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE VEHICLE HAD A BRAKING RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. MY DAUGHTER ONCE HAD TO HUSSLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET IT. MANY TIMES IT STALLS WHILE SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN INCLINE THE ENGINE LOST POWER ALL TOGETHER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. KIA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE IMMEDIATELY! *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND IT JUST CUTS OFF, THE ENGINE STOPS. IT HAS DOWN THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY JUST CUTS OFF. WONT GO, AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LET IT SIT FOR AWHILE AND THEN START THE CAR AND IT DOES FINE FOR AWHILE . UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DOES IT AGAIN, I HAVE HAD IT TO THE KIA DEALER THREE TIMES . THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT TOWED THERE, IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CANT SEEM TO FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM KIA TELLING ME THAT OTHER KIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I SHOULD TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I HAVE DONE SO BUT STILL NOT FIXED. I GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM!!! *TR

I WENT TO MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO POINTS OF ENTRY AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS IN TACK, BUT SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO STRIKE MARKS OR BULLET HOLES. AS I WAS LOOKING AT IT, ALL OF THE GLASS STARTED FALLING OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY #20 EAST IN QUEBEC CANADA THE FRONT PART OF THE PANORAMIC ROOF SHATTERED IN MILLIONS OF PIECES.. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 09/3/2014 *JS *TR

THE TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE TURNED GREEN. SHE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN THR RED LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END . HOWEVER THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE . AND WE WISH TO PUT IT ON REPORT SO THAT SOMEONE CAN INVESTIGATE IF THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW FROM KIA DEALER WITH 8000 MILE IN MARCH 2013 AND WE DID ALL THE MAINTENANCE AS PRESCRIBED . V6 3.6L 4X4 AFTER 14 MONTHS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 20 - 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 4 DAYS IN SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MIL CAME ON FRIDAY 20 JUNE AND STAY ON UNTIL SATURDAY 21 JUNE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON SUNDAY 22 JUNE AT ALMOST THE SAME SPEED. WE TAKE IT AT ONE CLOSE SHOP AND THEY READ THE CODES P2110; P2106; P0638 WHICH ARE POWER TRAIN RELATED AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL RANGE /PERFORMANCE. THEY DIDNT ERASE THE CODES. I DONT KNOW THE REASON BUT ON MONDAY 23 JUNE THE MIL WENT OFF AGAIN. THE CAR IS FUNCTIONING NORMAL NOW BUT I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO I WONDER IF THE CODES ARE STORED IN THE ECM. THIS SEEM TO BE VERRY DANGEROUS IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME AND I WONDER WHY KIA DIDN'T MAKE A RECALL CAUSE I SEE A LOT A COMPLAINTS AS MINE. I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND KEEP YOU INFORMED, I HOPE THEY WILL FIX IT UNDER WARANTY. ANYWAY THIS WILL BE MY LAST KIA!!! *TR