NHTSA Complaint #11118578 — 2011 KIA SORENTO

MY 2011 KIA SORENTO HAS BEEN TROUBLE FROM DAY ONE. A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE WIRING HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH TOOK OVER A MONTH TO GET THE PART FROM KIA. THEN AT 90,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AND IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO GET KIA TO REPLACE THAT. THEN THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WENT BAD LESS THAN A YEAR LATER AND THEY REPLACED THAT. NOW, AT 120,000 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) THE MOTOR HAS DIED. GRINDSTAFF KIA IN JOHNSON CITY, TN TELLS ME IT IS A 'INTERNAL FAILURE' OF THE MOTOR, IT COULD BE A ROD OR CAM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT KNOW UNLESS THEY TOOK THE MOTOR APART. KIA'S PRODUCT IS TERRIBLE AND A SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN THE MOTOR STOPPED MY HUSBAND WAS IN 65 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED WHEN IT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND THEN THE STARTER STUCK AND WIRES STARTED SMOKING WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. MY MOTOR WAS A 4 CYLINDER 2.4 LITER ENGINE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY KIA FOR FAILURES. THEY WANT TO CHAGE ME $5500 PLUS TAX TO PUT ANOTHER ENGINE IN THE JUNK, WHICH TO ME IS ADDING GOOD MONEY TO BAD PRODUCT. I ALSO STILL OWE A BANK $$ FOR THIS CAR WHICH IS GOING TO BE NEGATIVE EQUITY I'M SURE. KIA SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT AND RECALL THIS ENGINE WHICH IS JUNK. I WILL NOT BUY KIA AGAIN, THAT IS FOR SURE!