Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 01/05/2012 | 70000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. while parked, the contact noticed that the electronic door locks would not open electronically, only manually. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000. | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 10/14/2009 | 92348 | 3 | 01/31/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento and stated the propeller shaft for the four wheel drive continued to fail on the vehicle. the dealer replaced the front drive shaft and road tested the vehicle. within the next month, the vehicle was taken back to the shop for the same failure. the front drive shaft was replaced a second time to no avail. the failure persisted an additional two times within four months. while driving, the check engine light illuminated on the warning panel and he could smell burning oil coming from the vehicle. the dealer replaced the front drive shaft again. to date, the vehicle was making a very loud noise, when turning right, the steering wheel would become very hard and a loud noise was coming from the steering wheel. no repairs have been made to date to correct the actual failure. the failure mileage was 92,348 and the current was 99,583. updated 02/02/10 .*lj the blower motor for the heater had to be repaired. the front door's latch was faulty it was making a buzzing sound. the consumer stated the driver shaft was replaced three times and the vehicle continued to make strange noises. updated 02/04/10 | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE - LOCK | |||
| 08/29/2006 | 1246 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that the interior and exterior lights would flash, the door would unlock, and the rear hatch would open automatically. the dealer replaced the computer and stated that there was a dead cell in the battery, which did not remedy the issue. a kia representative stated that the ground wire could be the issue; therefore, the dealer replaced the ground wiring. the repair stopped the lights from flashing; however, the hatch stopped opening the very same night of the repairs. in addition, the heater fan only worked on high. the vehicle has not yet been repaired. the contact is concerned that the flashing lights will distract other drivers and lead to a crash. the current mileage was 39,600 and failure mileage was 1,246. | |||