NHTSA Complaint #10790200 — 2005 KIA SORENTO

I HAVE AN 05 KIA SORENTO LX. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY CAR KEPT MAKING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING A LEFT, AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS RATTLING A LOT WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHOM I'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS AND TRUST TO THE HIGHEST, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH, WITH MULTIPLE HOLES AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO KIA TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR ANYTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE A BARELY 10 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR, AND UPON THEIR INSPECTION THEY SAID, "FRAME IS RUSTING AND HAS MANY HOLES, IS UNSAFE. ADVISE CUSTOMER TO DRIVE AT OWN RISK SINCE IT COULD BREAK AT ANY TIME. ENTIRE FRAME AND REAR END WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FOUND SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE FAME HAS ROTTED THROUGH, AND THE REAR AXLE IS BROKEN WHERE THE CONTROL ARM ATTACHES. ADVISE GETTING A NEW CAR". TO ME, THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN - AND I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. KIA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION, AND QUOTED ME WAY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH TO FIX IT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO USED FROM A DEALERSHIP, AND IF THIS IS AN ISSUE NOW, THEN IT WAS AN ISSUE WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THEY CLEARLY SAID THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND YET THEY'RE GOING TO LET THEIR CUSTOMERS RISK THEIR LIVES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HELP THEM.