Kia Sorento

"Engine warning light indicated crash possibility was significant; dealer replaced defective components. 4/24"

"Caliper froze up. Noticed a burning odor."

"My daughter drove my car 5 hrs away. Started car, electronic parking brake wouldn't release. Had it towed to Kia dealer. They tried to release the brake to get it into shop for 4 days -said tow driver left it too far away to use their diagnostic equipment. Finally got it fixed (under my extended warranty),replaced control module actuator"

"DOOR HANDLES PULL OFF IN COLD WEATHER"

"Return spring on drivers seat belt stopped auto retracting."

"Passenger side seat belt alarm."

"A bump against a curb in winter and a pot hole caused two alignment issues. It was resolved immediately after it was discovered."

"Driver side ball joint started going bad at and needed replaced at 80,000 miles. We decided to replace both sides at the same time to prevent the hassle of bringing the vehicle back in a few months to replace the passenger side"

"This is related to an alignment issue."

"Months old Kia battery depleted in a few days, requiring using the metal key for entry and use of my emergency battery pack to start the engine. Battery connections OK. Battery tested OK, but I replaced it anyway. No problems since then. I have been leaving the headlight switch in the OFF position since replacing the battery, just in case."

"Tail lights failed, possibly because I pulled the trailer hitch fuse due to the hitch recall. Failure of the LED controller in the left tail light required replacing the entire unit. Kia shop disconnected the trailer hitch unit as part of the repair, which made me even more suspicious that the failure was related to the still unmitigated recall."

"The windshield washer pump has a plastic fitting that cracked and leaks, draining the windshield washer bottle within a few days. It started about a year ago. I have ordered a new pump and will install it when it arrives."

"Last year I had the dealer put the same brand of new tires as was originally on my Kia (KUMHO brand). I have been very dissatisfied with the tires because I am experiencing much more road noise than the old tires, plus when I get to about 60 MPH I experience noticeable vibration. I had the KIA dealer check and rebalance the tires twice after the installation and still no resolution. I have called KUMHO numerous times and left messages about my dissatisfaction with their tires and they never get back to me. I guess my only solution is to spend another $1200 to get a better brand of tire. I will not go back to the KIA dealer to do this."

"the transmission occasionally jolts when increasing speed after a slow down. I have discussed this with the dealer, but because it is so infrequent the dealer does not know what the problem is,nor how the fix it."

"On the roof we found two circular patches having no paint with rust, three inches in diameter."

"it was a problem with emissions that included dirt in filters because I life in gravel roads. KIA refused to cover it because they said it was "my dirt". last year they had to replace the engine."

"Engine would not crank randomly. Problem is currently not occurring but may reappear in the future."