Kia Sorento Change Vehicle

“Bearings on top of struts seized. Causing a noise as wheels turned loading spring until bearing released”

“stabilizers”

“The front end was leaking fluid, it needed to be replaced”

“Ignition problems, dealer work, rack and pion had to be replaced”

“Replace the rack and pinion is a very long and expensive repair. Fortunately, the warranty was still in force and the cost was zero for me”

“Rack and pinion gear was leaking and tie rod was not secure”

“tire noise”

“wheel bearings have had to be replaced on the front wheels”

“Door handle chrome peeled creating sharp edges that cut fingers. Had to be replaced”

“on two of the chrome wheels the chrome was peeling off. the dealer shipped replaced both wheels at their expense”

“Chips”

“Paint chipping over the winshield and over the door”

“Chrome painted wheels had flaking issue. All 4. Kia replaced - no charge”

“Paint peeled off top of roof above driver. However, may have been caused by HS students washing with pressure washer although they say no”

“Rust where the license plate was attached at the back. Was fixed. Now have to pay annually to have it checked”

“immediately under the rear tailgate glass is some minor rust(looks like little dots of rust)...a colleague at my work with the identical vehicle has the same problem... some corrosion also on the undercarriage frame members which is not typical for”

“This car has always had a problem with the gear shifting and slipping. Sometimes it is hard to put it in to drive and sometimes it's hard to get it out”

“Transmission would stick”

“It has a rough downshift from time to time at highway speed of 60 MPH or above. Often the RPM needle goes to zero and you have no feedback on the shifting”

“Intermittent - on acceleration from stop, reduced power and transmission shaking in lower gears in colder weather. Many months to investigate.then demanded to keep vehicle, provide loaner until fixed. Brought in Kia specialist and found problem”

“shift mechanism had a defective sensor making it hard to shift and jump into gears”

“door latch was stuck and door would not close”

“rear seat tilting cable defective”

“driver seat is not stable and has a slight wobble in it when leaning forward or back. Noticable while driving, the only fix offered by the dealer was to replace the seat at $1300.00”

“modules are drive side and passenger side windows needed to be replaced. And driver side window controller broke”

“Rubbing noise when steering wheel is turned”

“Replaced struts”

“Overhead console and center console sqeaks, have taken it to dealer 3 times for repair which fixes it, but within a few weeks the noise returns. They've tried tightening, glue and pads, but can't seem to resolve it. Not a showstopper, but annoying”

“It is a noisy car at interstate speeds”

“Discovered a serious oil lead in December 2014. Dealer diagnosed a failed oil pressure switch; cost $600 to fix. Not covered under the extended drive train warranty”

“oil sensor”

“Dealership fixed oil leak”

“Cv joint leaking grease. dealer replaced it under warranty”

“The CV joint needed replacement for the 2nd time since the vehicle was new”

“It needed replacing”

“had continued problems with the oil pan heat sensor. Car ran rough and dealership couldn't find problem. when finally repaired haven't had any issues in this area”

“Automatic Climate Control system failed in last 2 weeks and still sorting out with Kia”