Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TSB-077 | 09/01/2010 | 10034496 | Kia: provides the procedure to upgrade the engine control module (ecm) on some vehicles which may experience idle irregularity with brake pedal applied/depressed. *pe | 11/19/2010 | |
| TSB-044 | 11/01/2009 | 10033464 | Kia: ecm upgrade with tp sensor replacement-mil on with dtc p2135/p0638. information related to ecm software and tp sensor upgrade on some vehicles with 2.7l engines which may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with | 08/18/2010 | |
| TSB-025 | 10/01/2009 | 10032792 | Kia: information related to the transmission control module (tcm) upgrade for certain models. vehicles with 3.3l engine may experience a bumping symptom during engagement of the damper clutch (torque converter lock up clutch), and a bucki | 05/24/2010 | |
| KT-2009042201 | 04/22/2009 | 10030292 | Kia: on some vehicles with 2.7l engines, the ecm software and tp sensor upgrade may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with the electronic throttle control (etc) system related dtc p2135 or p0638 or p2a00 or p2a03. | 09/18/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/26/2010 | 62500 | ||
| The fuel gauge needle drops down from full to empty and the low/out of gas indicator light comes on, but goes off after needle moves from the low fuel gauge marking. this malfuction of the fuel gas needle happens at no specific time interval or speed rate. | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 43000 | ||
| Dash lighting problem on 2008b kia sorento. when control knob on turn signal switch is rotated for night lighting of dash lights, the dash lights go out, blowing a fuse. possible short is system somewhere. unable to trace at canadian kia dealership without paying $90.00/hr fee which could take many hours. | |||