Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 55371 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. the contact stated that the vehicle lost acceleration power and did not accelerate over 20 mph. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed and revealed that the oxygen senor, brake pedal light switch, and throttle pedal sensor had failed. the dealer replaced the failed parts but the failure recurred. the vehicle continued to lose power. the failure mileage was 55,371 and the approximate current mileage was 64,000. mah | |||
| 01/01/2012 | 55371 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. the contact stated that the vehicle lose acceleration and did not accelerate over 20mph. the failure was experienced numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer a diagnostic was performed which located failure codes at the oxygen senor, brake pedal light switch, the throttle pedal sensor, the dealer replaced the failed parts; however the failure was not corrected. the vehicle continued to lose power. the failure mileage was 55,371 and the approximate current mileage was 64000. li | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 60300 | ||
| 2008 kia sorento start-up stalling temperamentally for three weeks. on 9/11/2012 the check engine light and esc off light appeared, followed with a putting engine and limp mode. the car would not accelerate when foot applied to gas pedal. kia dealership confirmed tps and brake sensor failure and electronic stability control needed reprogramming. (error codes read: p2135, p0638, and p2a00 or p2a03.) kia published bulletin tsb 044: http://www.kia-forums.com/attachments/kia-carens-rondo-forum/5552d1272512047-engine-racing-stop-tsb-tps.pdf danger aspect: the car seemed drivable, however, the limp mode does not allow the car to accelerate to the speed limit or flow of traffic. researched many similar complaints -- please issue an investigation for a recall. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/21/2010 | 15703 | ||
| I have a 2008 kia sorento i have had 6 service issues with the check engine light and esc coming on. kia dealership has replaced gas pedal x2, throttle sensory assy, tightened connections, cleared codes, applied stabulant, tightened pins, reset codes, cleared faults, cleaned ground station and numerous other things. i only have these issues with the car in the warmer months (may-august)? it loses power and won't accelerate. | |||
| 06/21/2010 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento . she stated that while driving at 70 mph the check engine light and the esc light iluminated causing the vehicle speed to decrease significantly to 5 mph. she had to drive onto the emergency lane. the vehicle was towed the dealer who advised that the throttle pedal was damaged and needed to be replaced. the repair was done. however, one month later the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was awaiting parts to be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and she was advised that the parts were on back order due to a backlog of orders. the failure and current mileages were 33,000... | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 4500 | 1 | |
| I bought my 2008 kia sorento 11/11/2008. in march 2009, i started to notice a compression type noise and it occurs every 3-5 seconds. the kia dealership has had this vehicle several times, but can't figure out the issue. this is an ongoing and still current issue. it's very inconvenient to take my vehicle to the dealership every other week just to hear that they can't figure out the issue. the kia dealership can not tell me if it a safety issue. if the dealership service tech's can't figure out the problem, then how do i know if my family is safe in this vehicle? *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 30000 | ||
| 2008 kia sorento loses power. esc light illuminates as well as check engine light. vehicle will not accellerate to more than about 40-45 mph. if i pull over to a stop and turn the engine off and then restart the engine the problem sometimes resolves itself. sometimes i find the fuel cap is loose and without turning the engine off i tighten the cap and this resolves the problem. i bought this vehicle in june 2009. it was used with about 12,000 miles on it. the first time this happened my son had it on a trip and he called in a panic while driving in a large city with heavy traffic. that was in the summer of 2010. the problem was resolved by tightening the fuel cap as he told me he had just filled it with fuel. during the summer of 2011 the problem has become much more frequent, nearly a weekly event for either my wife or me. thankfully we live in a smaller city where traffic is lighter and it is easy to pull off on a side street to do the shutdown/restart procedure. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 11/27/2008 | 4000 | 1 | |
| My 22 yr son. was driving a kia sorento, at highway speed on 11/27/08 on i-10 w in houston, tx, just east of loop 610. the vehicle was a rental from enterprise rental car and had ca. 4000 miles on the odometer. my son reports hearing a loud boom from the engine compartment and immediately noticed smoke coming from the dashboard vents. he immediately pulled the vehicle over to the median shoulder and exited the vehicle, noticing dark smoke coming from the hood, then flames. he promptly called 911. the operator said she had his vehicle fire on the overhead highway camera. my son is a culinary student and rapidly retrieved his valuable knife roll from the rear seat floorboard, but was unable to get anything else from the vehicle because of the heat and smoke. he says the fd arrived within 5 mins and doused the engine fire. there was extensive fire damage to the front passenger compartment and less so to the rear passenger compartment. my son is smart, quick and agile. thus, he suffered no physical injury, but was quite distraught. he will do well. i am an emergency physician with 20 yrs of experience. i have very serious concerns regarding this apparent catastrophic failure that rapidly resulted in an engine and vehicle fire. it is apparent that a definitely adverse outcome, including serious injury and/or death could result if the occupants were elderly or a family with children in proper restraints, booster or infant seats. additionally, my son reacted rapidly and immediately pulled over. another tragic scenario could occur if there were a narrow or no shoulder. thank you for your review and action. *tr | |||