NHTSA Complaint #10184271 — 2003 KIA SORENTO

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 03 KIA SORENTO. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN 2004. MY HUSBAND CALLED KIA TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE WARRANTIES WHERE TRANSFERABLE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HIM THEY WERE. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS 3 TIMES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLANT BOTTLE, MY ROTORS WERE VIBRATING WHEN I BRAKED SO I HAD THEM SURFACED AND NOW THEY VIBRATE AGAIN. MY BLOWER FAN HAS GONE OUT AND NOW MY CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAS BROKE LAST WEEK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. I DIDN'T BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANT BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION ECT WAS COVERED UP TO 100,000 OR 5 YEARS, WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS ONLY FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNER. AT FIRST, I WAS JUST THINKING THAT IT WAS JUST MY BAD LUCK, UNTIL I STARTED RESEARCHING IT ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM AND THAT IS ONLY THE THOSE OF USE WHO ACTUAL POST IT ON THE INTERNET, I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY MORE THAT ARE NOT REPORTED. AT THIS TIME, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST ME AT FIRST THE DEAL TOLD ME $765.00, THEN THEY SAID MAY BE $3700.00. I THINK IT IS RIDICULES THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BRAKING OFF AND RUINING THE MOTOR OF A VEHICLE THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD AND KIA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ALSO HAVE SEEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THERE COOLANT BOTTLE LEAKING, AGAIN LIKE MINE, BUT THEY HAVE BLOWN THEIR ENGINES. AGAIN WHY IS IT THAT KIA IS NOT RECALL THIS VEHICLES FOR THESE PROBLEMS. IF MY CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, IT CHILLS ME TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. SOMEONE REALLY NEEDS TO HELP ALL OF US KIA OWNERS WHO ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB