2016 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems

For about a week my car had a terrible smell of fumes, nor air or heat. It then started over heating. I parked it and had it towed go the dealer. It was still under warranty and we were told it was a head gasket issue. Then they tried moving the car and the entire engine blew. The dealer has already had my car a month and told me they have no received a new engine and don't know when they will. After looking into I see many cases where 2016 kia Sorentos are over heating catching fire and blowing up

I AM 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN. NOT A SPEEDSTER . wHILE DRIVING ENGINE BLEW ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 124,000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENGINE BLOWING UP. OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES.

My 2016 Kia Sorento that I purchased used which had 80,000 miles on it at time of purchase on 11/6/2020. I didn’t drive it daily because I had a company car I used for work. Well on 4/28/2021 I am driving my vehicle home and I started smelling coolant so I am 1 1/2 miles from my house so drive it in and the temp gauge is now at Hot. I call towing company and have it towed to a KIA dealership 90 miles from me because no one in my town services KIA not has the equipment to put on the KIA to run report. The Kia dealership tells me that the bolts has backed out and and caused a head gasket to blow . They recommend a new engine which none are available because all being refurbished so all they can do is redo the bolts and rehex...

I have complained to Kia regarding excessive oil consumption. The dealership stated my head gasket needed to be replaced. 2 weeks after Kia replaced, I had a routine oil change at my local mechanic who regularly performs maintenance. He contacts me and has me come down to show me he did not want to do the oil change as he noticed that the gasket had not been changed as I had claimed it was when i dropped it off earlier in the day. He agreed to order the parts and when replaced gave me the parts which could not have possibly been new. I called Smithtown Kia reporting a complaint at paying nearly $500 and no repair was made to my car. At which, I was told there is an issue with the engine of my car as they received a “warning notice” from corporate. They explained I would likely...

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY 2016 KIA SORENTO SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS CODE P1326. THIS CODE IS RELATED TO THE KNOCK SENSOR.

MY CAR STARTED OVERHEATING ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ALERTS OR WARNINGS. MY VEHICLE IS 2016 KIA SORENTO SX V6 WITH 3.3L ENGINE 6 CYLINDERI BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED BUT IT HAD BEEN SERVICED FAITHFULLY WITH RECORDS FROM KIA BUT BEING A SECOND OWNER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY STOPS AT 60,000 MILES INSTEAD OF 100, 000 MILES IF I WERE ORIGINAL OWNER. I BOUGHT IT FROM A RELIABLE DEALERSHIP WHICH IT HAD 81,300 MILES AT TIME I BOUGHT AND ONLY HAS 85 ,000 MILES NOW BUT WE DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH AND HAVE OWNED IT FOR 6 MONTHS . NOW KAY HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2016 SX AWD SORENTO BUT 111 COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE . I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THAT IT HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKET BECAUSE THE BOLTS HAD BACKED OUT. SO KIA BASICALLY SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE...

MY 2016 KIA SORENTO IS HAVING OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE ENGINES ON SEVERAL KIA MODELS. I HAVE FOLLOWED ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT KIA HAD RECOMMENDED TO MONITOR OIL LEVELS AND NOW KIA IS CLAIMING THEY ARE NO LONGER "HONORING" THAT TYPE OF TESTING. MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS HORRIBLE PROBLEM WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE YET DEATH IF ONE OF THESE KIAS ENGINES DIES OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET BUT I WAS JUST READING PLENTY OF REVIEWS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND PRAY WHENEVER I GO OUT AND DRIVE. PLEASE TAKE NOTE ONCE AGAIN OF THIS CRITICAL ISSUE SURROUNDING THESE VEHICLES. I HAD A KIA BEFORE THIS BUT NEVER AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE DEFAULTING ON THEIR...

WHILE TRAVELING 700+ MILES FROM HOME, ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF TRAVELING AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. AFTER KNOCKING STARTED FOUND CLOSEST DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 68K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2016.

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. ALL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. ONCE PULLED OVER LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WAS NOTED. PROPER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED THROUGH OUT LIFE OF OWNERSHIP

MY ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE LOST POWER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE CAR.

MY ENGINE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY ENGINE LOST POWER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON THE CAR.

I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN MY 2016 KIA SORENTO EX AWD. JUST YESTERDAY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE TIRE ROTATION AND COOLANT FLUSH. ONE OF THE SERVICE ADVISORS HAD LET ME KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AND I'M GOING TO NEED A NEW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND A NEW DRAIN PAN SINCE THAT'S WHERE IT'S LEAKING FROM. FOR A PRICE OF $425. UPON LOOKING AND SCOURING THE INTERNET IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA AND JUST THE STEP BEFORE OF ENGINE FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW WHY NHTSA DOESN'T MAKE THIS A STANDARD RECALL CONSIDERING THE SPORTAGE HAS THE SAME RECALL AVAILABLE. I MEAN IT'S A KNOWN FACT KIA ENGINES ARE LACKING IN OIL ,CATCHING ON FIRE AND FAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TO BE REST ASSURE WITH MY UNEASINESS ABOUT BUYING A USED CAR AND I'VE...

CAR IS CONSUMING TONS OF OIL. MECHANIC SAID COMMON WITH THIS CAR. OIL GETTING INTO SPARK PLUGS. OIL SUDDENLY EMPTY FREQUENTLY.

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. LOW OIL LIGHT BRIEFLY ILLUMINATED ON VEHICLE 1,000 MILES BEFORE OIL CHANGE WAS EVEN DUE. LOOKED AND OIL DIP STICK WAS DRY / EMPTY. REFILLED WITH 5 QUARTS OF OIL AND TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC. LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFERRED ME TO KIA FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER KIA GARDEN GROVER LOCATED AT 13731 HARBOR BLVD, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

USES AND TAKES SO MUCH OIL EVERY 1-2 WEEKS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE TO REPLACE MY SPARK PLUS BECAUSE OF THE OIL GETTING INTO THEM. I'VE HAD 8 PLUGS GO BACK SO FAR IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I'VE HAD MY SORENTO FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. REGRETTING GETTING A KIA. LOVE THE CAR BUTT THE OIL AND REPAIRS AND THE FACT IT COULD CATCH FIRE ???? YEAH I DON'T LET MY KIDS RIDE IN IT ANYMORE. KIA SHOULD BE ASHAMED ! FIX OUR CARS NOW.

STARTED GOING UP A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED JUMPING AND IMMEDIATELY DECREASED SPEED. IT WOULD NOT GO AND KEPT SKIPPING, LIKE A STOP AND GO TYPE OF DEAL. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTING FLASHING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. AFTER I GOT MY CAR TOWED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CAR HAD ZERO OIL IN IT. LIKE BONE DRY BUT WITH ZERO LEAKS ANYWHERE. THE MECHANIC CHECKED EVERYTHING TWICE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS INTACT AND IT WAS. MY OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND IT NEVER SMOKED OR OVERHEATED. I HAD ZERO INDICATION THAT THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE OIL. I WAS 900+ MILES FROM MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. IT WAS LIKE THE OIL EVAPORATED INTO THIN AIR. WE ARE COMPLETELY BAFFLED AS TO WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN IT. BECAUSE OF NO OIL, A PISTON BROKE AND THE ENGINE...

THE MOTOR OIL DISAPPEARS IT'S LIKE IT JUST EVAPORATES INTO THIN AIR. IT WILL BE BONE DRY AND I HAVE NO LEAKS. I HAVE TO CHECK IT ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS AND REFILL IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR.

THE ENGINE IS USING MORE THAN 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER 1000 MILES.

THE ISSUE BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES AND IS ONGOING. THE ENGINE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES; UP TO SIX QUARTS. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS. THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE ON ACCELERATION AND LOSES POWER. I HAD THE VALVE COVER GASKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2020. THE ISSUES PERSISTED FOLLOWING THE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, SHE NOTICED AND ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE WARNING WAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE LEAKS. THE DRIVER FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GARY LANG AUTO GROUP (1107 S STATE ROUTE 31, MCHENRY, IL 60050 (815) 669-5966) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V907000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,218.*DT CONSUMER STATED OIL CONSUMPTION IS...

I BOUGHT MY 2016 KIA SORENTO IN 2019 SINCE I PURCHASED IT THE MOTOR HAS WENT OUT IN IT WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH I HAD TO PAY THE WARRANTY FEE PLUS OTHER COST NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRENTY, I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY BACK TAIL LIGHT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STALL WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE OPEN AIR THE CAR JUMPS SLIGHTLY SOMETIMES AND AT TIMES IT WON'T ACCELERATE HERE RECENTLY ON 2 OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR STILL ACCELERATED AFTER I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL THIS SCARED ME MAINLY BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING TO FULL CAPACITY AFTER TAPPING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT MULTIPLE TIMES IF FINALLY RELEASED.

PROBLEM OCCURRED AROUND 115000 MILES. THE PROBLEM SURFACED AS THE HEATER FAILING TO PROVIDE HEAT. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS FROM REPAIR SHOP WAS A CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAK. A SECOND SHOP DIAGNOSIS WAS A BAD THERMOSTAT. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED BUT SEVERAL WEEKS LATER CAR OVERHEATED WITH SMOKE ALSO COMING FROM TAILPIPE

BLOWN ENGINE ON MY 4 YEAR OLD KIA SORENTO. CAR STARTED BLOWING OUT A LOT OF SMOKE AND WAS RUNNING BAD OUT OF NOWHERE. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND WAS GIVEN THE BAD NEWS THAT AT THE VERY LEAST IT'S A BLOWN HEAD GASKET BUT ONCE HE STARTED GETTING INTO IT HE REALIZED THE ENGINE IS FINISHED.

THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH FUMES COMING OUT OF THE BONNET.

HELLO I AM GOING TO BE BLUNT AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT. YOUR $30,000 VEHICLE, FINANCED, APPROVED AND PAID FOR BY ME NEARLY STOLE MY LIFE ON JAN 16, 2021 : ON MILE POST 46 ON I-40, EAST BOUND LANES IN KINGMAN, ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON WHAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL TRIP THROUGH ROUTE 66, WHICH SOON BECAME A DEATH TRAP MY PARTNER: ANTHONY [XXX], CO-FINANCER AND SIGNER OF THIS DEATH-TRAP AS WELL AS OUR TWO INNOCENT PARSON RUSSELL TERRIERS WERE NEARLY BURNED TO DEATH IN WHAT COULD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION LIKE THAT OF THE PRESS KIA & THE LIKES ARE BEING SUED FOR. NUMEROUS INNOCENT LIVES HAVE BEEN EXCRUCIATINGLY ENDED DUE TO GREED, DECITE AND BLATANT DISREGARD FOR LIFE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY GLUTTONOUS BANK ACCOUNT, AS YOU SUCK AND DRAIN ME DRY ALL THE WHILE AWARE OF THE DANGER YOU KNOWINGLY MAKE US...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT MY KIA WOULD STOP I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. I NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE HOOD SO I WAITED UNTIL IT STOPPED AND SLOWLY MOVED INTO THE ALREADY SLOWED TRAFFIC AND WENT HOME PARK THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED TO KIA BUT THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND NOT OFFER REPAIRS UNLESS I PAID FOR IT

ENGINE BROKE TO PIECES, ORIGINAL OWNER. KIA SAYING SLUDGE. SENT VECHICLE RECORDS. HAS CAR SINCE 12/15/2020. JACK DANIELS DEALERSHIP NEEDS ME TO FIND OUT FROM KIA CORPERATION TO SEE IF ITS COVERED. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY WHEN TRIED TO START, MADE BANG AND SHUT OFF.

RECENTLY, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE THAT INCLUDED ENGINE STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND ON LOCAL STREETS WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD.WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE ALM KIA DEALERSHIP TO REQUEST A DIAGNOSIS OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I ARRANGED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE ATLANTA WEST KIA DEALERSHIP WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS PERFORMED STATING THAT, 4 PART INDUCTION SERVICE, 4 PART FUEL INJECTOR REPLACEMENT, AND A 4 CYLINDER TUNE UP WAS NEEDED. WHEN I RECIEVED THE ESTIMATE FROM ATLANTA WEST KIA, I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ALM KIA IN UNION CITY BECAUSE I WAS PERPLEXED THAT THE ABOVE SERVICES WERE NEVER COMMUNICATED TO ME BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR AT KIA UNION CITY WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON 11/11/20....

COMPLETE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED MATT BLATT KIA (6211 E BLACK HORSE PIKE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 08234, (609) 573-3100) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V089000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,510.

SMOKING, ENGINE KNOCKING

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A PERSON SUDDENLY BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME DRIVING NORMAL SPEED OF ABOUT 35- 55, MILES PER HR, , I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND MY SUV, DID NOT STOP, I MERGED TO LEFT NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME , GOD DID THE REST. I SLUMPED OVER WITH MY ANXIETY OUT OF THE ROOF, I REALIZED IT WAS SMOKING SO I TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE,, THERE WAS GRID LOCK TRAFFIC AHEAD, WAITED UNTIL I AND IT COOLED DOWN, CALMLY I REALIZED THERE WAS NO MORE SMOKING, DROVE HOME SAFELY, THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME, THEY KIA DEALER AND KIA CONSUMER SERVICE SAID, THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TOWING AND FINDINGS AT THIS POINT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE 2016 KIA SORRENTO, PLEASE...

THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING. RADIATOR LEAK CAUSED ISSUES WITH ENGINE WHICH THEN CAUSED OVERHEATING AND A $10,000 REPAIR. NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. KIA STOPPED MAKING THESE ENGINES BECAUSE THEY WERE SO BAD. NOT FAIR AS THE CONSUMER TO HAVE TO PAY AND CLEAN UP A MESS THAT KIA CREATED.

MY VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING HOT AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND KEPT CUTTING OFF OUT OF THE BLUE. THEN I CHECKED ALL THE COOLANT AND RADIATOR TO SEE IF FLUID WAS LEAKING NO SIGN OF A CRACK. THEN TOOK IT TO O'REILLYS AUTO PARTS BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHR SHOWS CODES P0087, DEFECTED TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR, DEFECTED PCM/TCM. POOR CONNECTOR AND THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO KIA THEY OPEN IT UP AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND MY HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. AND

MAJOR CONSUMPTION/BURNING OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WAS A QUART LOW WHEN HAD OIL CHANGED THE END OF SEPTEMBER. BY THE END OF OCTOBER ALL OF OIL HAD BURNED OUT AND HAD TO ACTUALLY ADD OIL, THEN TAKE TO AUTO SHOP TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS. THEY DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE AND NOW I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP EYE ON OIL LEVEL -- HAD TO ADD OIL AGAIN.

ENGINE RANDOMLY STARTED OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCED/SERVICED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD WHEN THEY TORE DOWN THE ENGINE, FOUND REAR CYLINDER LEAKING COOLANT; THREADS TO ENGINE CAME OUT WITH BOLT ITSELF CAUSING IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE. WE WERE TOLD SINCE NOT ORIGINAL OWNERS NO WARRANTY. THIS WENT THROUGH KIA COMPLAINTS AND THEN TO THEIR REGIONAL PARTS MANAGER WHO DENIED ANY GOOD WILL. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2016, IT IS A 2016 . IT HAD LESS THAN 30K MILES ON IT AND WE PRODUCED REGULAR MAINTENANCE RECORDS ON THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME RESOLUTION WITH KIA FOR OVER A YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL, SHE DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SOUTHSIDE KIA (9401 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, (904) 406-7779). THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1,000 MILES AND THEN HAVE THE OIL LEVEL CHECKED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF OIL THAT WAS CONSUMED PER 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED THREE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD BE EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE CONSUMPTION TEST IF THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A...

VEHICLE ENGINE BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AT 62K MILES WITH LOSS OF POWER AND HEAVY SMOKE. ULTIMATELY HAD TO GET NEW ENGINE INSTALLED BY THE DEALER BUT LITERALLY DAY AFTER THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE, IT LOST POWER ON THE ROAD AGAIN WITH HEAVY SMELL OF GAS. DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE FUEL INJECTOR AND O-RING BUT ONCE AGAIN HAVING SAME ISSUE IN SEP (AFTER MINIMAL DRIVING FOR PAST COUPLE MONTHS). VEHICLE STILL WITH DEALER BECAUSE THEY DIAGNOSIS ISSUE AFTER REPLACING FUEL INJECTOR AND GASKET AGAIN. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE V6 KIA SORENTO ENGINES AND FUEL SYSTEM.

I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE FAN KEPT RUNNING OCCASIONALLY WHEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WOULD SOMETIMES RUN VERY HOT, AND THAT WAS WHEN THE ENGINE FAN WOULD CONTINUE AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, AND THEY SHARED THAT IT WAS TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE HEAD STUDS PULLING OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS WAS CAUSING COOLANT TO GET INTO THE ENGINE AND BURN. THE VEHICLE HAD 130,000 MILES AT THIS TIME. IT TURNS OUT BECAUSE OF THE HEAD STUDS STRIPPING OUT, ANTIFREEZE WAS GETTING INTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.

CAR KICKS WHEN DRIVING. OIL BURNS OUT AFTER OIL CHANGE. EVERY WEEK OR 2 I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES AFTER KICKING PROBLEM WAS SOMEWHAT FIXED. CAR STILL KICKS BUT NOT AS HARD TODAY. ENGINE OIL IS STILL BURNING UP QUICKLY

MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAN ON AND CONTINUED TO BLINK--WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SIGN AND INDICATES OBVIOUS SERIOUS ENGINE ISSUES. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR THAT NEW WITH THAT MANY MILES SHOULD HAVE ENGINE ISSUES.

HELLO , I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 KIA SORENTO AND MY CAR ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE READDRESS AND MADE SURE ALL KIA SORENTO DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY SCARY WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND THIS HAPPENING.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT NEEDS AN ENGINE. IT IS ONLY 4CYRARS OLD. IT WAS STALLING EVERY ONCE AND WHILE, THEN ONE DAY I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WOULD. IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN DIED OUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UP TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. I TOOK TO RECENTLY TO A REPAIR SHOP AND TRY SAID IT NEEDED AN ENGINE.

2016 KIA SORRENTO LX WITH THE 2.4 ENGINE WITH 54,000 MILES IS USING 1 QUART OF OIL PER 400 MILES. THE TAIL PIPE IS EMITTING AN OILY BLACK SOOT. WHILE DRIVING, AN ENGINE TICKING NOISE ALERTS US THAT THE OIL IS LOW. AT THIS RATE WE WILL HAVE REPLACED ALL THE OIL WITH 18.5 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE THE SCHEDULED 7,500 MILE OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC AT THE PORTLAND OREGON AREA DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO TELL US THIS IS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN THEIR OIL CONSUMPTION TEST LOOP, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. I SMELL A RAT.

OIL CONSUMED AT AN ALARMING RATE. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED NOT EVEN 1000 MILES AGO AND THE ENTIRE 5 LITERS WERE CONSUMED AND THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. THIS HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE PAST THREE OIL CHANGES (ROUGHLY 36000 MILES ON). I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AT ROUGHLY 35 MPH AND THE OIL LIGHT BLINKED. AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CHECKED AND THE ENGINE HAD NO OIL IN IT.

I PURCHASED THE CAR AS USED IN 2019 AND NO ACTIVE RECALLS WERE LISTED AND STILL ARENT. A BOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WAS POPPING ON AND OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE DRIVING ON CITY AND RURAL PAVED ROADSI CHECKED AND ENGINE WAS EMPTY OF OIL. OIL WAS REPLACED AND TWO WEEK LATER THE SAME THING. MY 4TH CYLINDER HAS NOW DIED . THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND IT WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS THEN STOPPED WORKING AGAIN WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED COIL PACK BUT THIS DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT NO EVIDENCE OR RECALL WAS SHOWING FOR THIS VEHICLE. PER WEBSITE REPLACED ENGINES HAVE BRIGHT ORANGE DIP STICK FOR THE OIL WHICH THIS VEHICLE DOES, BUT ALL THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ORIGINAL RECALL INFORMATION EXISTS. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH...

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AT 32K LAST YEAR. ONLY FAMILY CAR SO WE DRIVE IT A LOT, SO WE ARE ALWAYS GETTING OIL CHANGE AND KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE. ONE DAY IT STARTED OVERHEATING AND WAS NO LONGER HOLDING THE COOLANT. TOOK IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AT THE DEMONTROND KIA DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHECK INSIDE THE ENGINE. WELL THEY DID AND WAS TOLD THISDURING ENGINE TEAR DOWN, ONE OF THE NECESSARY INSPECTION ON THE 3.3L ENGINE IS TO TOQUE THE HEAD BOLTS TO VERIFY IT DID NOT DAMAGE THE ENGINE BLOCK. SOMETIMES WHEN THEY OVER HEAD, THE PULL THE THREADS OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPEN TO YOUR ENGINE DURING TEAR DOWN. AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THE ENGINE CAN NO LONGER BE PROPERLY ASSEMBLED. " SO THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. CAR MILEAGE WAS...

OUR 2016 KIA SORENTO HAS 35K MILES AND IT STOPPED RECENTLY, THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE OIL CHANGES (THEY HAD RECORDS OF 2-3 PERFORMED BY KIA DEALERS, THE MOST RECENT UNDER TWO YEARS AND 10K MILES AGO). WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER NOTIFICATIONS TO FORETELL THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED WE REPLACE THE ENGINE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SO NOW. THE DEALER DENIED ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE, CLAIMING ABUSE DUE TO INADEQUATE OIL CHANGES ON OUR PART VOIDED THEIR 10-YEAR WARRANTY. DESPITE THE LARGE UNEXPECTED COST (DEALER ESTIMATES ~$6K AND HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE OVER A MONTH), WE ARE MYSTIFIED THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED AND ARE GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. WE BELIEVE THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAD POWER LOSE WHILE I AM DRIVING ON HIGH WAY OR ON STREET WHERE YOU GO A LITTLE UPHILL. EVEN AFTER THEY REPLACED ENGINE ON MY 2016 KIA SORENTO. IT DOES NOT HAPPENS ON THE STRAIGHT ROAD, ONLY IF THERE IS UPHILL. *TR