2011 KIA SORENTO Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 KIA SORENTO FROM KIA. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND SUDDENLY I FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL AND A MY SORENTO RPM GUAGE JUMPED TO 6000 RPM. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR ANY VISUAL DAMAGE WHICH I COULD NOT FIND, I THEN PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR. AGAIN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY I YEAR OLD. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANT FOR THE 1ST TIME IN MY LIFE AFTER OWNING OVER 20 NEW CARS. MY CAR WAS TOWED AND MY FAMILY WAS STUCK OUT OF TOWN WITH NO VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. THE DEALER LOOKED AT MY CAR AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE NOT! I CALL KIA CORP AND THE JUST TOOK MY NAME...

MY KIA SORENTO 2011 MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHILE WE DRIVING OR COMING OUT OF A FULL STOP BUT THIS IS RANDOM, SHES BEEN AT THE DEALER ON 4 OCASIONS BUT THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG, THE COMPUTER DID NOT ADVISE OF ANY PROBLEM SO WE CONTINUE USING THE CAR AND MAKE NOTES OF WHEN IT HAPPENS THE DEALER TOLD US WHEN IT HAPPEND MORE OFTEN THEN TAKE HER BACK, SO IF ANYBODY HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT IT CAN BE WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, THANKS. *KB

TRANSMISSION BROKEN FOR 4TH TIME. VEHICLE TOWED FOR 4TH TIME. ONE NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN NOV 2010. ON 04 AUG 2011, WHILE AT BANK, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE, WITH MY SPOUSE, A US NAVAL VETERAN AND (DISABLED), WHEN SHE COULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, NEUTRAL, OR REVERSE. AS SHE SAT CRYING FOR THE 4TH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS LET HER DOWN, SHE GOT THE ATTENTION OF 2 WOMEN WHOM CAME OVER AND NOTED THE PROBLEMS AND TOOK PHOTOS FOR WHEN THE DEALERSHIP "CROWN KIA" IN TYLER TEXAS SAYS "WE CANT DUPLICATE YOUR CONCERN." WE ARE NOW WRITING OUR SECOND DEMAND LETTER AND WILL TAKE KIA TO CIRCUIT COURT TO GET OUR MONEY BACK AND GET AWAY FROM THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE THAT HAS LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED FOR THE 4TH AND LAST TIME DUE TO GROSS NEGLEGENCE AND VIOLATION OF THE MAGNUSSON MOSS WARANTY ACT AND THE...

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I TOOK MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IN BECAUSE I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DRIVE IT, IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP TOO HIGH BEFORE IT WOULD SHIFT GEARS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT BUT DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. TODAY I DROVE IT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK IT WOULD NOT GO BEYOND NEUTRAL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN. THEY WERE VERY VAGUE ABOUT WHAT IT COULD BE AND JUST SAID THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT CONCERNS ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I SEE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE 2011 KIA SORENTOS FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED ANY HAVING THE PROBLEM OF BEING ABLE TO SHIFT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COOL IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN IS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, HEARD A LOUD THUD AND FELT A SHARP JARRING. THERE WAS NO COLLISION, NOR DID I HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO SAFETY OR "LIMP" MODE. DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. VEHICLE RESET WHEN RESTARTED. *KB

MY 2011 KIA SORENTO IS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO MANIPULATE THE BRAKE, AND KEY TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT. TODAY I LEFT FOR WORK, MADE A QUICK STOP AT THE STORE AND MY KIA WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. I WAS AE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF APPLIED THE ER BRAKE GOT WHAT I NEEDED. RETURNED TO THE CAR AND STARTED IT. WAS STILL UNABLE TO SHIFT TO P, OR R. I WAS IN NEUTRAL AND LUCKILY ON A SLIGHT SLOPE SO THE CAR ROLLED BACK ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING. PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WENT ON TO WORK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT GO IN TO ANYTHING BUT N AND D THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND DOWN SLOP LIGHT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GASOLINE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE;HOWEVER, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2011 BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

I FILED THIS REPORT 6/23/11 ON KIA.COM CONSUMER CARE WEBSITE: 2011 SORENTO LX (4CYL AWD) TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP MULTIPLE TIMES. AT 40 MPH DURING ACCELERATION, LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SEVERE JERKING, (HARD DOWN-SHIFT), LOSS OF DRIVE (ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR), COAST TO STOP,PUT IN PARK. FIRST FEW TIMES IT DROVE OKAY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND FROM PARK, THIS LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND 40 MPH. TOWED TWICE TO DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE IN THE MILEAGE THAT THEY DROVE IT. VEHICLE PURCHASED 01/30/10 WITH 24K MILES. MILEAGE AT THE LAST SERVICE WAS 33K. FIRST EVENT 5/17, OCCURS EVERY 4-5 DAYS OR APPROX 200-250 MI. CHK ENGINE LT / TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAVE NEVER COME ON, COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC DOESNT REGISTER ANY ISSUES. THE DEALER WAS VERY NICE BUT WITHOUT KIA'S APPROVAL WOULD NOT KEEP THE CAR LONG ENOUGH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A KNOCKING NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED 6/29/2011. UPDATED 09/07/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING WHILE SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 7,200. RETURN TO DEALER 8/10/11 TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, TOIL LEAKING, TRANSMISSION STILL STICKS. UPDATED 09/14/2011 *LN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE GETTING STUCK. UPDATED 12/05/11

PURCHASED A NEW SORENTO LX ON 5-2011, 4CYL, FWD, AUTOMATIC. ON THREE OCCASIONS DURING THE FIRST MONTH I OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNCOMMANDED DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR AT SPEED. TRANSMISSION THEN LOCKS IN 4TH GEAR UNTIL SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. VERY VIOLENT EVENT WHEN IT OCCURS, WITH AN INSTANTANEOUS BANG AND CORRESPONDING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND LOSE POWER. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V258000 (POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT) BUT THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,820.

POWERTRAIN ISSUE ON MY KIA SORENTO LX 2011, 4L, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL MY FAMILY ON IT. THIS CAUSES ME CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE I HEARD SOME UNPLEASANT, LOUD AND REPETITIVE CLICKING NOISES UNDER MY CAR WHICH EVENTUALLY WENT AWAY AFTER A MINUTE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO CALL KIA AND WAS ADVISED ME TO GO TO ANY KIA AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WITHIN MY AREA TO GET IT FIX, BUT THEY DIDN'T OFFERED ME AN CAR LOAN OPTION WHILE HYPOTHETICAL REPAIR TAKES PLACE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS ABOUT THE SECURITY OF MY FAMILY AND RISK OF CRASH. ALSO I WAS SHOCKED WHEN KIA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME MY CAR WASN'T LISTED FOR A RECALL. WHEN I HAVE ALL THE FORE-MENTIONED SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

IN OCTOBER OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 9 MONTH OLD 2011 KIA SORENTO. I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HEARD A VERY LOUD BOOM SOUND. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND IT MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO KIA AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY GONE INCLUDING THE DRIVE SHAFT. THEY HAD TO TOTALLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE SHAFT. TODAY IS APRIL 19, 2011 AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS MY CAR HAS BEEN HESITATING LIKE I AM RUNNING OUT OF GAS, AT SOME POINTS THE CAR ACTUALLY JERKS. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED TODAY. *TR

2011 KIA SORENTO EX V6 PURCHASED 04-10.OCCASIONAL LOUD NOISE AND JOLT FORWARD DURING START.WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED SOMETIMES VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN FOR SECOND OR TWO AND THEN SURGES FORWARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL BUT PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE RECALL SPECIFICS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 05/31/11

I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH IN CLEAR LANE ON HIGHWAY ON 04/08/11 WHEN A VERY LOUD "BANG" WAS HEARD IN ENGINE, SUV LURCHED VIOLENTLY AND ENGINE WHINED NOTICEABLY. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICEABLE THAT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING ACCELERATION POWER AND I PULLED OVER. WHEN STOPPED, I PUT SUV INTO PARK AND NOTICED IT LURCHED. THE VEHICLE LURCHED WHENEVER THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM P TO R TO N TO D AND BACK. IT WAS READILY APPARENT THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. 2011 KIA SORENTO WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND HAD 10,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT OR DRIVE CORRECTLY AFTERWARDS. *TR

AFTER STOPPING TO PAYING BRIDGE TOLL, HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FEEL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE OUR 2011 KIA SORENTO. FROM THAT POINT ON THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY COAST. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WERE MERGING AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A PARKING LOT JUST BEFORE GETTING ON THE BRIDGE. WE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED. A RENTAL CAR WAS PROVIDED, BUT IS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS...THE REPAIR IS SUPPOSED TO ONLY TAKE A WEEK...NOT SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE VEHICLE NOW.....THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL... *TR

TRANSMISSION BROKEN FOR THIRD TIME. WE CAN NOW DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY BY PARKING ON AN INCLINE, PUTTING THE 2011 KIA SORENTO IN DRIVE AND ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF, THE VEHICLE GRINDS AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. WE ARE TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR THE 4TH TIME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GRIND AND SURGE FORWARD, ONCE CAUSING WIFE TO NEARLY JUMP PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK WITH HER MOTHER IN VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER COMING HOME FROM WORK MY DAUGHTER SAID HER CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. SHE ASKED ME TO TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD TELL WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER STARTING THE CAR I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A STRONG BUMP. AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND NOTICED THE SAME NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED AS I STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION I NOTICED THE NOISE AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FELT A BUMP, AND THEN HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY WHERE. WE WERE ABLE TO COST TO A SAFE LOCATION ALONG THE SIDE...

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A 2011 KIA SORENTO WITH 22K MILES ON IT. WE WERE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE ONLY WARNING THAT I HAVE SEEN IN REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR IDLES HIGH (AT ABOUT 3500 RPM) IN THE MORNING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO KIA BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. AS OF NOW, THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING FROM COLUMBUS OHIO TO TOLEDO OHIO ON A BUSINESS TRIP. THE TRIP STARTED OUT NORMALLY, BUT WHEN I ARRIVED IN TOLEDO AND PULLED OFF AT AN I-75 EXIT, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS EXITING. DID NOT HAVE ANY FORWARD MOTION AT THE EXIT AND HEARD ONLY GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE. ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST KIA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I'M HEARING A STRANGE WHINE COMING FROM THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS A RECALL FROM KIA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 KIA SORENTO FROM ARKANSAS TO INDIANA. I STOPPED OFF TO GET GAS AND FELT LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED ME IN THE REAR END WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. I LOOKED BEHIND ME AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN THE CAR BEHIND ME AND MYSELF. I WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS SO I DIDN'T REALLY THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT AND WENT ON MY WAY. THE NEXT TIME I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED, IT DID IT AGAIN. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY SORENTO FROM AND MADE AN APPT TO TAKE IT IN THE FOLLOWING DAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE NEXT DAY. AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE (THANKFULLY AT MY EXIT) THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I THEN HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE...

2ND EVENT, UNCOMMANDED DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR AT SPEED. TRANSMISSION THEN LOCKS IN 4TH GEAR UNTIL SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. VERY VIOLENT EVENT WHEN IT OCCURS, WITH AN INSTANTANEOUS BANG AND CORRESPONDING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO 4TH GEAR UNCOMMANDED FROM 6TH GEAR. LARGE BANG AND SUDDEN DECELERATION. THINK OF HITTING A FOOT DEEP POTHOLE..WITHOUT THE POTHOLE. TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR UNTIL ENGINE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT WORK AND DROVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS, STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN A GRINDING NOISE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE SAYING I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES AS I DRIVE. THIS HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY TO 3 -4 TIMES A WEEK. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MY TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND I STARTED LOSING SPEED. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO MANUAL SHIFTING AND RESUME MY SPEED. BUT THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO READ "0". *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH AND TRANSMISSION IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN-SHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR AND HELD THAT POSITION WITHOUT SHIFTING MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY. THE SUDDEN SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE SIMILAR TO REVVING AN ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH THE RPM'S VERY HIGH AND THE SENSATION WAS A LOUD THUD/THUMP SOUNDING LIKE I JUMPED A CURB, WITH A SIMILAR SENSATION FROM THE DRIVING POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4TH GEAR EVEN WHEN I STOPPED AT A SAFE LOCATION A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY PUT THE VEHICLE IN N, R AND P. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I WAITED 15 SECONDS, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AND SHIFTED...

2011 KIA SORENTO. PUSH BUTTON START. INTERMITTENTLY YOU HEAR A THUD AND SOMETIMES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. ALSO HAVE NOTICED WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF A SHUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SIDE CAR. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO. HAD TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE MY COMPLAINT. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUTTERED, STALLED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING, BUT COULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE FAILED AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWO MORE TIMES SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CLAIMING THERE WERE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK AND ALSO THE DOME LIGHT WASN'T WORKING. THE...

I HAVE HAD MY KIA SORENTO FOR 10 MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ON THE THIRD TIME THAT IT WENT BACK, THEY DECIDED TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT. IT WORKED FOR THREE MONTHS. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM KY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED LEAKING. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A NEW TRANSMISSION. ARE THERE OTHER ISSUES WITH OTHER CARS??? *TR

RECEIVED OUR "REPAIRED" 2011 KIA SORENTO BACK, AFTER 6 WEEKS OF BEING WITHOUT IT FROM PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ON 29 DEC 2010. THE VEHICLE SMELLED AS THOUGH IT WERE HOT ON DRIVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT MORNING 30 DEC 2010, WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT A GRINDING NOISE. I MOVED THE SHIFT UP AND DOWN FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND EVEN TRIED TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, I MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE AND THE GRINDING DID NOT OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, AS DID THE INITIAL FAILURE 6 WEEKS AGO, AT AN INTERSECTION WHEREBY I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THE VEHICLE NOW, AT RANDOM, REPEATS THE SAME SCENARIO. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2011 KIA SORENTO WENT WHEN I WAS EXITING A ROADWAY. CAR JUST WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD ANYMORE. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. *TR

TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT BROKE 21 NOV 2010 BARELY MAKING IT ACROSS BUSY INTERSECTION. VEHICLE IS 2011 KIA SORENTO. PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2010 (IN TEXAS), KIA SORENTO BROKE DOWN OUT OF STATE (FT. BRAGG, NC) THANKSGIVING WEEK 2010. KIA HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER - A+. KIA PROVIDED RENTAL IMMEDIATELY - A+. KIA DEALERSHIP REPORTED TRANSMISSION AND DRIVESHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. (VEHICLE STARTED BUT WOULD NOT MOVE AND MADE GRINDING NOISE). KIA NOW STATES "WE DO NOT HAVE A FOLLOWBACK POLICY" MEANING I'M SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR VEHICLE TO BE RETURNED FROM NEAR FT. BRAGG NC TO WHERE I RESIDE IN TEXAS - F. ANY ONE KNOW THE LAW? I HAVE OWNED 7 KIA'S INCLUDING THIS ONE, YOU WOULD THINK KIA WOULD REWARD SUCH LOYALTY? *TR

OWN 2011 SORENTO EX V6 - SIMILAR COMPLAINT AS ANOTHER WHEN USING PUSHBUTTON START EVERY 4 OR 5 STARTS A LOUD CLUNKING AND ENGINE TORQUE OR TRANSMISSION IS EXPERIENCED. ALSO NOTED A CONTINUING OSCILLATING "HUM" COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL AREA - VERY NOTICEABLE ON SOMEWHAT SMOOTHER ROADS. NOT DUE TO ROADS SINCE I HAVE TRIED OTHER ROADS TO RULE OUT A PARTICULAR ROAD. IT'S FROM THE CAR AND NOT THE ROAD. IT NEVER GOES AWAY. *TR