2014 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KIA CHULA VISTA (540 AUTO PARK DR, CHULA VISTA, CA 91911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ENGINE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE POWERTRAIN.

I WAS DRIVING GOING ABOUT 45 TO 48 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD WITH TRAFFICE FLOWING FASTER THAN ME AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS ALL LID UP. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR ME AS WHEN I NOTICED AND TRIED TO BREAK A LITTLE THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED AND I COULDN'T BREAK. I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL UNTIL IT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. WHEN IT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP I TURNED THE KEY AND THEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART IT JUST DID A CLICKING NOISE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE AS IT SMELLED BURNING AND GRINDING METAL PIECES WERE HEARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP BECUASE MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND OFF OR SOMETIMES JUST FLASH AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. ALL KIA SAID THAT IT WAS THE MAP...

MY SORENTO HAS STARTED BURNING OIL. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN RUNNING. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS FOR MY BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T WORK NOR MY RADIO. SOMETIMES THE RADIO IF ON, STATION CAN'T BE CHANGED. IT IS LIKE IT IS IN A FROZEN MODE.

ENGINE IS FAILING AND BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL, NEED OIL CHANGE EVERY 1K MILES. CURRENTLY COMPLYING WITH OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING, HOWEVER SENSORS ARE GOING ON AND I BELIEVE ITS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. SERVICE ADVISOR SUBMITTED A GOODWILL CLAIM FOR THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, TIRE PRESSURE & E-BRAKE SENSORS AND KIA DENIED IT. I JUST PAID OFF MY CAR, WHICH IS IN GREAT CONDITION, AND NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES. KIA JUST KEEPS DOING OIL CHANGES AND TELLING ME TO RETURN EVERY 1K MILES. ALSO HAVING AC ISSUES, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT MY SUCTION HOSE WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO REPLACE IT, AFTER PAYING $160 FOR AC DIAGNOSIS. BROKE DOWN AND PAID $471 (ORIGINALLY $541 BEFORE DISCOUNT) FOR A PLASTIC HOSE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 DAYS TO GET HERE. ABOUT 27 DAYS LATER, THE PART FINALLY COMES IN, WHILE MY CAR HAPPENED TO BE AT...

ENGINE LOCKED 12/24/19. ENGINE AND PARTS HAS SINCE BEEN DISCONTINUED WHICH HAS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. MY SORENTO IS STILL IN THE SHOP TIL THIS DAY. THERE'S CURRENTLY A RECALL ON SMALLER KIA SORENTO ENGINES, HOWEVER, NOT MINE YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPM DECREASED TO 0. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER VANDEVERE KIA (328 W. MARKET ST, AKRON, OH 44303, (330) 583-4131) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A MOTOR OIL ADDITIVE ENGINE TREATMENT TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD THE MOTOR OIL ADDITIVE ENGINE TREATMENT COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AND THE HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR A THIRD TIME ON 3/29/2021. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,791.

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND CAR RAPIDLY LOST POWER. I WAS LUCKY TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO KIA. THEY HAVE TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE, COSTING IN THE RANGE OF $8,000 OR MORE. IT IS A 2014 KIA WITH ONLY 111,000 MILES.

VEHICLE IS 3,000 MILES OVER 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AND OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

I OWN A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH THIS CAR. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL KIA DEALER MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PUT ME ON A WAITLIST TO FIX THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. NOW IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS AND I'M STILL WAITING. THEY SAY THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. NOW IT'S LEADING TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND I EVENTUALLY WANT TO SELL THE CAR, BUT NOTHING CAN GET DONE UNTIL THIS RECALL IS FIXED! BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, MY CAR IS AT RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE SO I CAN'T PARK IN MY GARAGE. IT'S UNSAFE HAVING TO WAIT MONTHS TO GET A RECALL LIKE THIS FIXED!

MY CAR STOP WORKING WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT AND STOPPED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NEAREST MECHANIC. IT WAS TOOK IT TO TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED

EVERY 500 MILES I AM ADDING A QUART OF OIL TO MY 2014 KIA SORENTO. PLUS THE OIL LIGHT IS NOT TURNING ON WHEN THE DIPSTICK IS SHOWING BELOW LOW ON OIL. THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS THAT HAVE NOTED AS MANY OTHER KIA VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE: SITED REFERENCES: CAR GURUS: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T57466_DS944098?SNTEMLID=5086909646#MSG1125429 KIA FORUM: HTTPS://WWW.KIA-FORUMS.COM/THREADS/2-4-OIL-CONSUMPTION.344078/ MOTOR BISCUIT: HTTPS://WWW.MOTORBISCUIT.COM/A-2016-KIA-SORENTO-OWNER-EXPERIENCED-AN-EXPENSIVE-PROBLEM-AT-THE-WORST-TIME/ I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO A MECHANIC AND THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I ALSO BROUGHT IT TO MEDVED KIA DEALERSHIP IN WHEAT RIDGE COLORADO FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, I BROUGHT IT IN EVERY 500 MILES TO CHECK THE OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER 3000 MILES THE OIL WAS DOWN A TOTAL 2.5 QUARTS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY CONTACTED KIA HEADQUARTERS AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL THERE IS A ENGINE FAILURE, BUT OUR CONCERN IS IF SOMEONE IS UNAWARE OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE SPEED WAS REDUCED. TOM KADLEC KIA (4444 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901, (507) 281-2222) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WHEN DRIVING HOME I PULLED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND STARTED TO SMELL SLIGHT GAS, WHEN I GET TO MY HOUSE A PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO OPEN THE HOOD I NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. I CALLED 911 AND MY FRIEND WENT TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DID NOT WORK AS THE FIRE GREW BIG AND FAST. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. NO RECENT WORK HAS BEEN DONE OF THE CAR BESIDES REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WEIRD NOISES BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE.

LOUD KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE,LOST OF POWER,STALLING.STALLED ON THE THE ROAD,WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING LAST NIGHT, MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF. PULLED OVER IT WOULD RESTART BUT THEN SHUT OFF. LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GO 1 MILE THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. AFTER THAT LET IT SIT AGAIN AND RESTARTED AND WENT 1/2 MILE BEFORE IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THEN WOULDN'T START AGAIN. THERE'S FUEL IN IT, ALL LIGHTING WORKED. BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WAGNER KIA OF SHREWSBURY (730 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 581-5700) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN CLEARED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE DEALER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, ALTERNATOR, AND DRIVE BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TWO TIMES WHEN SERVICE FOR SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE WAS DUE AND THE SHOP SAID THE ENGINE HAD ALMOST NO OIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME SHOP ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION AFTER HEARING RATTLING NOISES AROUND THE MOTOR WHILE DRIVING AND THE SAME ANSWER WAS GIVEN ABOUT VERY LOW ON OIL LEVEL. THIS WEEK THE CAR STALLED WHILE ONE OF MY KIDS WAS DRIVING AND I PICKED THEM UP WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT AFTER AAA TOWING CAME THEY SHOWED ME THE BATTERY HAD FULL CHARGE AND PULLED THE OIL DIP STICK AND SHOWED ME NO OIL MARKING. THE CAR IS A 2014 SUV WITH 155,950 MILES. THERE WERE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY KIND OF INDICATORS WARNING THAT OIL WAS LOW OR COMPLETELY DRIED OUT. THE CAR DOES NOT TURN AND IS AT THE SHOP. THE...

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON NOT THE OIL LIGHT WHEN IT'S TIME TO FILL. ONCE I HAVE OIL CHANGE IT GOES OFF OUT THE NEXT DAY. MY ENGINE LIGHT CURRENTLY REMAINS ON AND I SMELL A BURNING FROM MY ENGINE AND MY VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR IT STRUGGLES TO CHANGE OVER.I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW WITH MY ENGINE SMELLING AS IF IT'S BURNING.

CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON 45MPH ROAD. CHECKED OIL, NO OIL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME IN DASH PRIOR OR CURRENTLY INDICATING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

THE ENGINE MAY STOP WORKING ENTIRELY WITHOUT WARNING. SHUT OFF AND WILL NOT PROVIDE POWER, MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS.

HELLO, PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OF KIA SORENTO 2014, THESE ARE VERY DIM AND IN THE DARK YOU CAN SEE LITTLE OR NOTHING AND THIS CAN CAUSE A BIG ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD.

ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND LOST SOME POWER DARNING DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS THE 3.3L GDI ENGINE. THIS ENGINE IS NOT PART OF THE SC147 RECALL. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CARS. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE I'M HAVING IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. WE HAVE A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A DIFFERENT RECALL. IT INITIALLY PASSED THE RECALL TEST. THE ENGINE FAILED LATER WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS I'M HAVING WITH THE 2014 KIA. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

CAR DOES PERFECTLY FINE FOR TWO WEEKS THEN RUNS THROUGH RADIATOR FLUID AND OIL LIKE IT'S CRAZY HAS NOT THROWN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS HAD MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE IS FIXES WE HAVE LITERALLY ALMOST HAD A SEVERE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE AND HAD THE RADIATOR CAP ALMOST EXPLODE OFF OF IT . AND IT LITERALLY WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL SPEED GOING ABOUT 75 MPH-80MPH, ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY IT GOES TO A COMPLETE AND UTTER 20 MPH WITH HER TO THE FLOOR THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE IT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF IT'S BARELY DRIVEN FROM OUR TIME OF PURCHASE.AND THE AMOUNT OF CERTIFIED VETERAN KIA. MECHANICS ALL HAVING NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG BECAUSE WHEN THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THE FIXLAST BUT A WEEK OR TWO BEEN PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW WHILE STILL PAYING MY PAYMENT...

HELLO, I AM WRITING HERE SINCE I DID NOT RECEIVE FOR ONLINE ACCESS. MY SITUATION IS RELATED TO MY 2014 KIA ​​SORENTO VEHICLE,VIN # [XXX] IT IS PRESENTING FAILURE INDICATORS RELATED TO 4 RECALLS REPORTED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CORRECT WHETHER IT IS REPLACED OR REPAIRED. I CONTACTED KIA DE AGUADILLA PUERTO RICO PRESENTING THE SITUATION, THEY INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR 2014 AND THAT AT THAT TIME IT DID NOT PRESENT ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS AND THAT BY THE VIN #. MY VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE UNITS REFERRED TO BY THE RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION THE VEHICLE THAT MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR MUST BE INSPECTED BY CERTIFIED KIA MECHANICS. IN THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THEY INDICATED THAT THE COST OF THE INSPECTION STARTS AT $ 65 DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PROBLEM. I HAD A CONVERSATION...

WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE RUNNING BUT STANDING STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE UVO/ONBOARD VOICE ALERT CAME ON AND ALERTED TO A SERIOUS ENGINE ISSUE/OR FAILURE. ENGINE CODE P0263 (CONTRIBUTION BALANCE) & P0301 (CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE). DEALER DIAGNOSED CYLINDER 1 INTERNAL INJECTOR FAILURE & ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $526.00 PLUS TAX. VEHICLE ODOMETER AT TIME OF SERVICE WAS 75485 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO ATLANTA WEST KIA (1301 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER UNREPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,400.

THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T SHINE ON ANYTHING AND IT'S HARD TO FIND YOUR WAY AT NIGHT. SPEED ​​CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE ENGINE HAS A DIFFERENT RHYTHM AT 3000 RPM.

OIL CONSUMPTION TEST PERFORMED AND VEHICLE IS STILL CONSUMING/BURNING OIL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 QUARTS EVERY FEW WEEKS / ENGINE KNOCKING CONTINUOUS / KIA OF IRVINE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE NO ANSWERS AND WASTED MY TIME ON A RECENT SCHEDULED VISIT AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND UPON LOOKING UP THE RECALL STATUS IT STATES THERE ARE 4 , ANSWERS ARE NEEDED ON THE STATUS OF THIS VEHICLE , THANK YOU

ENGINE IS MAKING VERY LOUD NOISE AND NOT DRIVABLE. WHEN TOOK TO KIA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO GDI 4 CYL ENGINE AND IT WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE 6 CYL EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CALLED KIA AMERICA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING.

RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE. NO DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT IT IS.

IN MAY. MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. I'M NOT SURE IF THE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE OR NOT, BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH THE LIGHT ON. THEN ON JULY 16,2020, MY VEHICLE STARTED CUTTING OFF ON MY IN THE MIDST OF MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO THROW MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND COAST TO A SAFE PLACE TO LET THE TRUCK SIT. IT'S CUT OFF ABOUT 7 TIMES NOW WITH MY 3 KIDS IN THE CAR.

MY 2014 KIA SORENTO STARTED TO MAKE KNOCKING SOUND AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON OR ANY OTHER WARNING SIGNS. AFTER CHECKING SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE METAL PIECES IN THE ENGINE. THEY ALSO SAID THAT KIA SORRENTO 4 CYLINDER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS RECALLED BUT NOT THE 6 CYLINDER. THEY ALSO ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE TOO LONG BECAUSE THE ENGINE MAY STALL. THEY QUOTE ME $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OR SUGGESTED TO TRADE IN FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND TOWED IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING AND ASKED ME TO CALL KIA USA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE LOT OF TSB'S ON THIS 2014 KIA SORRENTO. ACCORDING TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND BASICALLY "DIED". POLICE ASSISTED MY DAUGHTER (WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON HER WAY TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE). CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE IT REMAINED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER SHOP LOCAL TO MY RESIDENCE. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE STARTER WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED OUT, BUT VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. EVENTUALLY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE PROBLEM.THE ENGINE SEIZED UP. POSSIBLY TIMING CHAIN BUT NOT CERTAIN, AT THIS POINT. SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. ENGINE HAS HAD PROPER CARE. BATTERY AND STARTER ARE BOTH GOOD (STARTER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE SEIZED ENGINE LIKELY BURNED THE STARTER OUT). SHOULD POSSIBLY BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # SC147. *TR

DRIVING ON 2014 KIA SORENTO WITH ONLY 84,000 MILES. DOING OIL CHANGE ON TIME I KEEP THE RECEIPTS FOR RECORDS. LAST FRIDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. SOUNDED LIKE CRANKING ENGINE RATTLING. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND KIA HAD FEW UNANNOUNCED ENGINE RECALLS ON MY MODEL. WHEN I CALL KIA THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP AT ALL. THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER DRIVER WAS HONKING TO INFORM THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER OPENED THE DOOR AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE CONTACT WHO WAS THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURN TO THE ARM AND BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER ALSO REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE SMOKE INHALATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN BUT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF THE PASSENGER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED YET....

CAR STOPPED RUNNING, WHILE DRIVING. WAS TOWED TO REPAIR CENTER. WAS TOLD ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 5-10,000 DOLLARS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 66000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STILL WORKED, INCLUDING THE A/C, LIGHTS, AND THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I NEEDED TO DO, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY, AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY THAT I COULD PULL OVER ONTO. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND I TURNED IT OFF. I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED, BUT IT WOULD NOT START . NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED NOW AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I CHECKED OIL ON DIP STICK AND OIL WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE HAD OVER A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. NO LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH...

UNFORTUNATELY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY. *TR

I WAS AT A LIGHT ON FRIDAY AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF.I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE GASTION. WHEN MY MECHANIC CAME TO LOOK AT IT ON FRIDAY HE SAID THAT MY ENGINE LOCKED I NEED A NEW ENGINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER BUT THERE WAS RECALLS ON 2013 AND 2014 KIA SORENTO AND KIA SOLES . I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE THAT HAS A 2013 KIA SORENTO AND HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HIS ENGINE. IS THE GDI ENGINES AND THAT'S THE ENGINE I HAVE AND IS NOT REPLACEABLE THAT IS SO MESSED UP. THERE WAS A REPLACEMENT ON ALL ENGINES OF GDI.WHY THIS HAPPENING TO ME WHEN I HAVE 6 MONTHS LEFT OF PAYMENTS AND IT'S $3,500 TO REPLACE AN ENGINE THIS IS REALLY ABSURD. *TR

EVERY 2 DAYS PUTTY A QUART OF OIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DELAY BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDERED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LA FONTAINE KIA LOCATED AT (2027 S. TELEGRAPH RD, DEARBORN, MI 48124), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED MOTOR OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF.*JB

MY ENGINE STARTED BLOWING SMOKE WHEN DRIVING OUT WITH MY FAMILY. I TOOK IT TO KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH THE FRONT TIMING COVER AND THE OIL PAN GASKET HAD A LEAK AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR HAD AN ENGINE RECALL DONE BY THEM ON WHICH DURING MANUFACTURING THERE WERE METALS SHARDS THAT SPREAD THROUGH THE ENGINE. I ALSO READ THIS ENGINE (THETA 2) WAS INVOLVED IN CASES WERE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THEIR ENGINES SHOULD BE WARRANTIED FOR A LONGER TIME. I'M ATTACHING THE INVOICE FOR THE REPAIRS DONE.

I BOUGHT 2014 KIA SORRENTO WITH 93,000 ON IT HAD OIL CHANGE TO FULL MAX LIFE SYNTHETIC API OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGE TO FULL SYNTHETIC FILTER AT 97,389 .THEN GOT TO AND OIL GOOD FOR 7,500 MILES. ENGINE WENT OUT AT 102,500. AND NORMAL DRIVING ..

ENGINE MALFUNCTION PERTAINING TO THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE STARTED TO SKIP WHILE SITTING STATIONARY IN PARKING SPACE AS IF NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH FUEL THEN HAS REDUCED POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT POSSIBLE COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT COVERED AND THAT IT WOULD CODE IN ASSESS OF 1,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR.

CAR STARTED OVERHEATING AND COOLANT BACKED UP AND OVER FLOWED COOLANT RESERVOIR. ALSO BEING WINTER THERE WAS NO HEAT COMING FROM THE HEATER. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER TRAVELING 70 MILES AN HOUR, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR IDLING IN PARK. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO FROM NORMAL TEMP TO OVER HEATING TEMPS, BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SOUND OF BUBBLING IN THE RESERVOIR AND HEAVY COOLANT LEAKAGE. ME AND MY WIFE ALSO NOTICED A STRONG FOUL FUEL ODER EXSPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, FLUSHED AND FILLED THE RADIATOR WITH 50-50 MIX OF ANTIFREEZE AND IT CHANGED NONE OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE. HAD SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED AND A SCAN OF THE ENGINE OB2 MODULE AND CAME BACK WITH 0 CODES. RESEARCHED VEHICLE AND FOUND RECALL NUMBER SC147 ENGINE/ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAR CARS KIA LOCATED AT (4700 BRANCH AVE, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V224000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, A LOUD RATTLING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO WEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RATTLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

JANUARY 10, 2020 HAD THE RECALLS ON MY CAR CHECKED. NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHILE DRIVING HOME FEBRUARY 28, 2020, MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A HORRIBLE KNOCKING NOISE. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOME. PULLED IN AND TURNED CAR OFF. CONTACT KIA WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING THAT THERE WAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE MOTOR. START THE CAR AND DRIVE 2 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE STARTED BLINKING, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR DIED AND NEVER HAS STARTED BACK. ASKED THE KIA DEALER IF THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR AND WAS TOLD NO. FIRST I WAS OUT A $300 TOWING BILL BECAUSE THEY NEVER EVER CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE RECALL, AND NOW I AM OUT ANOTHER $300 ON A RENTAL.

2014 KIA SORENTO CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WON'T START BATTERY FULLY CHARGED. WHILE GOING OVER 50 CAR JUST LOST POWER. WON'T TURN OVER NOTHING HAD TO PAY FOR TOW TO DEALERSHIP TO WAIT AND SEE IF THEY EVEN KNOW. VERY UNSAFE WAS THIRD TIME HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING THIS TIME DEAD. CAR HAS LESS THEN 84,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY