Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 034 | 01/01/2011 | 10037693 | Ready | 06/03/2011 | |
| 034 | 01/01/2011 | 10037693 | Kia: there may be erratic shifting, shift shock, and a malfunction light on with stored trouble codes. this is caused by a problem within the transfer motor. *rm | 06/03/2011 | |
| TSB-021 | 10/01/2009 | 10032617 | Kia motors: some vehicles with a 3.8l engine may experience a bumping symptom during engagement of the damper clutch (torque converter lock up clutch), and a bucking symptom when the damper clutch is fully engaged. *pe | 04/19/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 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 | |
| 021 | 05/01/2008 | 10024989 | 2007-2008my sorento (bl) tcm reprogram. *nj | 06/17/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||||
| TSB-021 | 10/01/2009 | 10032617 | Kia motors: some vehicles with a 3.8l engine may experience a bumping symptom during engagement of the damper clutch (torque converter lock up clutch), and a bucking symptom when the damper clutch is fully engaged. *pe | 04/19/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 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 | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 27534 | 1 | |
| While driving, the check engine and esc lights illuminated. vehicle had sudden loss of acceleration and would not go beyond 40mph. speed decreased below 40mph on hills. vehicle continued to have problems even after restarting. a check of the odb-ii codes gave p2138, p2127 and p2106. all of the codes reflect a malfunction in the accelerator control system. awaiting repairs by local kia dealer. *tr | |||
| 08/22/2012 | 27534 | ||
| While driving, the check engine and esc lights illuminated. vehicle had sudden loss of acceleration and would not go beyond 40mph. speed decreased below 40mph on hills. vehicle continued to have problems even after restarting. a check of the odb-ii codes gave p2138, p2127 and p2106. all of the codes reflect a malfunction in the accelerator control system. awaiting repairs by local kia dealer. | |||
| 03/01/2012 | |||
| I purchased this kia brand new in 2008. had to take it to the dealership 3 times within the first 6 months because when i reached between 40 and 50mph the vehicle jerked. was told each time there is nothing wrong. on the final time the service manager rode with me and told me it was the way i drove. i have now had this vehicle for 3 and half years. it has 67,000 miles. i am still having the jerking issue and now the entire rear differential needs to be replaced. i have researched different forums on different websites and have found that this seems to be an issue for a lot of kia sorento owners. the dealership will not honor my warranty because i did not have the service done at at authorized kia service establishment so i had to out of pocket pay $1100 to have my 3 and half year old vehicle fixed. i have owned many new cars and have never had this much of an issue as i have had with a kia with under 100,000 miles on it. | |||
| 06/06/2011 | 40000 | ||
| 2008 kia sorento esc light and check engine light came on and vehicle lost power. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/08/2011 | 40000 | ||
| My 2008 kia sorento is experiencing intermittent transmission lunging. there is only 40,000 miles on this vehicle. the vehicle does this every day, except when i take it into the dealer. once i do take it in to the dealer, they say that nothing is wrong and that they cannot get the car to do the same thing i do. i believe that no dignostics were performed, and i know that a proper road test was not performed. i have taken this vehicle in 2 times within the last month and no solution has been determined. | |||
| 02/02/2011 | 13500 | ||
| Transmission - vehicle turns on, when placed in reverse a loud/hard jolt occurs. when placed in drive, vehicle will hardly move without pressing all the way down on the gas pedal. engine roars and hardly moves forward. happened on two occasions in the last few months. was recently fixed two months ago but happened again. | |||
| 05/10/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. the vehicle experienced trouble accelerating from a stop and would only move at a very low speed. after shutting the vehicle off and letting it sit for a few hours it would operate as normal. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they upgraded the computer system. the failure has since recurred approximately 3 times. the vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure. the failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 25,000. sm. | |||