NHTSA Complaint #10695468 — 2005 KIA SORENTO

DRIVING APPROX 55MPH, MY LIGHTS SEEMED TO DIM THEN MY BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY HEATER, RADIO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND LIGHTS TO LOW. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR NOTHING ELSE SEEMED TO BE WRONG AND WAS GOING TO PULL OVER WHEN I NOTICED MY POWER STEERING ALSO WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET MYSELF TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT BEGAN MAKING AN ODD SOUND (THINKING A POSSIBLE BELT) IT THEN MADE A POPPING SOUND THINKING I BROKE A SERPENTINE BELT, I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS AN ESTIMATED $3000+ REPAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT TURN OVER WITHOUT A JUMP. AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY THAT PRIOR TO THE WINTER SEASON TESTED OUT TO BE GOOD. IHAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG WHICH COULD COST HUNDREDS TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION. I HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS MORE THAN NORMAL.I HAVE SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES WITH ALIGNMENT AND HAVE PUT 2 SETS OF TIRES ON AFTER NOTICING ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE INSIDES, I'VE HAD IT ALIGNED TWICE. I STILL OWE $6100 ON A CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT $3000 INTO AND NOW HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE! *TR