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I still have the original brake pads on my Sorento with 41500 miles now. I am planning to replace the pads when I am going to resurface the front brake rotors. An independent shop told the the discs have wrapped but they can be cut. My dealer told to replace the discs and pads which cost near $600. Resurface and new pads will cost $200 or less. I am still dealing with the rust spot at the rear license garnish area. Still no time to go to the dealer's body shop yet.
Have you seen the picture of the 2007 Sorento with facelift, just new headlights, bumper and grill? Rumor said it will be a new interior and perhaps a 3.8L engine from Hyundai Azera.
The engine keeps cutting out completely when one accelerates such as an overtaking maneouvre. All power is lost and the engine stalls. After coming to a stop the engine does not restart. After waiting for a minute or so the engine can be restarted. Engine malfunction light has come on now. I've booked it in to the dealer to be seen on monday but would be interested to hear if anyone has had a similar problem?
I am going to have my Michelins checked for belt separation as the vibration starts at 80 kph. I am due for transfer case servicing and will have them check the driveshaft too.
Will let you know.
I've been dealing with the Kia Consumer Affairs several times over the phone and internet. They were able to solved the problems. But customer service at dealer (service dept) is a nightmare to me.
since I replaced my air filter with a K@N type it gets
16 mpg city instead of 15.It is quicker too.It is a far cry
from the FORD explorer I once had.Since I have had it I have had the front rotors turned,liftgate hydraulic units replaced,and the drivers door seal replaced all FREE.The only two things that bug me is the intermittent dome light
and random locking of the doors.Probably if I had done my research I would not have bought it, especially if I knew how much they depreciate.Some people complain about MPG
but it is no worse than any SUV with a 3.5 ltr.
have had no problems with unwanted locking of doors since.
I park in my garage at night so I don't need an alarm besides the Sorento has been voted least likely to be stolen.Yippee.The dome light is erratic though.
Steve, Host
Toyota Highlander so time will tell which one has to
be in the shop first.Things I would change, reduce the weight,give it IRS,and an autostick tranny.Maybe the
redesigned Santa Fe will fit this description.
In turning off O/D you make the engine run with less
of a load and at a higher RPM thus getting it out of the
irritating range.Clogged injectors would cause this
assuming the CPU is okay.With no check engine light it is difficult to say.The quality of gas makes a difference
and use one with Techron to clean the fuel system. I had a knock in my 03 Sorento and I put Chevron gas in it and it cleared up within 5 miles.I am not a mechanic but I was raised around garages and love things automotive.
We have had the erratic dome light problem for awhile now in our 03 Sorento EX and I don't have the time to run to the dealer to have it corrected. There is a TSB on repairing it, adding a diode to the circuitry that is behind the drivers side kick panel down by the fuse box. But awhile back a fellow Sorento owner posted a quick fix on how to remedy this on another forum and I have tried it and it works. In one year I have had to do it twice, I must be setting something off to trigger the erratic behavior of the dome light but it will work, just follow the instructions.
1. With the engine running, make sure your dome is on DOOR.
2. Open your driver's door. Leave it open.
3. Press the POWER LOCK button on the drivers door to the LOCK position (locks will pop open automatically).
4. Press the POWER LOCK button on the drivers door to the UNLOCK position.
5. Turn off the engine.
6. Start the car.
After completing this steps the domelight started working right away. I payed special attention in order to document it. Anyone experiencing the problem go ahead, try it.
Do you guys knows what is the warranty coverage for rust? There is a rust spot near the rear license plate garnish. Dealer told my car is over the mileage.
As for the rust I thought the warranty was 5 yrs and 50,000 miles check your owners manual and also check the warranty book that came with the manual. I will look at my old papers and see if I have a copy of the warranty brochure. I usually save everything. I got new rotors about a year ago because of them being warped covered under warranty. I will be getting new tires this year as well. I will not buy the these Michelin's again but try the Toyo brand as I have them on my truck rated as a all weather tire, quite yet great in the snow. Our Sorento has been running very well, I had to replace the overflow tank for the radiator last month. for almost 2 years I have been smelling anti freeze in the engine compartment and finally we saw the leak.
Check my profile for my email address and write to me and I will try to forward the TSB to you.
I went to BJ's Wholesale and found two choices of tire: Michelin (same as stock) and Uniroyal. Both are similar except treadwear on Michelin is 700 ($153) and Uniroyal is 540 ($116).
They replaced the anit-freeze coolant bottle twice before. They found a slow leak due to the poorly design. This one replaced a year ago, no problem so far.
I always thought the rust thing is 5 years/50000 miles like most cars. I emailed the Kia Consumer Affairs to check.
Have you seen the pictures for Sorento facrlift? Wonderinf if it will be a 2006.5 model or 2007 for the states.
Steve, Host
the Michelin tires on sorentos are oem are cheepos and can not be purchased. the ones sold at bj's and elsewhere are the real ones, different spects but have the same name on them "cross terrain" and have a higher wear rating and tread depth.
visit the Michelin web site for the compairson of the two
Also, I found other brand at the tire store like BF Goodwich in P245/75R16. The guy there said it has to be like the stock one 70R.
a 2003 and have had a number of what I call unusual problems. I
drive my cars usually 100,000 trouble free miles and have all
maintance performed by the dealership. This baby had been
different. I've replaced the battery 3 time, both headlights went
out simultaneously, rear tail lights have gone out, after the 60,000
check up it started using oil the valve seals were replaced to no
avail, and now we are talking ring job, and yesterday the drive shaft
went out!!!! I'm 59 years old and drive very conservatively, just a
lot of open road miles at the posted speed limits. Granted the car
has 73,000 miles on it but I don't think that is exceptional and I
expect a car with a 100,000 mile warrenty to last well beyond that
time period especially with the care I give my vehicles. Just
wondering if I got the one bad apple or if any others have had
strange problems with this vehicle. I've driven a number of cars
well past the 100,000 usually keep a car about 5-6 years, and have
never had any of these problems ever! I've never replaced a head
light much less one on a car that is just 3 years old. Love the
thing, but it's beginning to make me nervous.
Just another note, I just found out my dealer uses 5W20 oil in this
car - I find this very odd - I live in Houston - they say that is
what they were told to use, regardless of what the OM says! Comments
Anyone??
as to the lifespan of the our engine (3.5 hyundia sigma D engine)i have my reservations also :confuse:
My dealer told me the warranty is up for the rust spot on my '03 Sorento (near the rear license garnish) with 43K miles. Then I contacted Kia Consume Affairs for help. They will schedule a local Kia rep for me.
I think my case is about anti-perforation warranty. But it could the paint issue. Well, I don't know. I need to hear what they say.
My new problem is a problem in the tranny. Apparently it's an electrical problem; a solenoid isn't getting powered. They think they have it fixed so hopefully that will be the last of it.
I really like my Sorento but after the fifth trip to the shop my patience is worn thin.
i as one who has had this problem and lost power steering as a result considers it to be a serious issue
i no longer tow my pop/up with it because when the c-shaft bolt broke i was 280 miles from home with a freind who was 50 miles from his house, what an embarrasment and inconveince !
because i can no longer trust this vehicle i can't take it far from home anymore
when i told the Kia area rep i can no longer trust my sorento i did not get much of a responce from him :lemon:
Up until then everything had been fantastic. Love my Sorento . Nervous to drive it now.
I'm a proud owner of a Kia Sorento 3.5V6 2003 year model (Eng No G6CU3673884 Chassis No KNAJC523635154782) and my car is giving me much joy. People is giving me much praise for the performance and ability of my Sorento. I'm living in the UAE in Abu-Dhabi. Desert driving is a joy and other manufactures battle to keep up.
My car has a few flaws, for instance. The engine protection plate is much to thin and week. Sand humps is bending the plate right to the radiator. If you could consider to make it stronger and more durable a lot of Kia Sorento owners would apresiate it.
Another problem I have is, on 33393Km the crankshaftpully came loose and had to spend the day at Kia in Fujairah in the UAE. This happened in mid summer. The personal at Kia Fujairah were very keen to help and worked right thru lunch time to get us going again. About 6 Hours after our arrival at Kia Fujairah we were ready to go and I am very pleased with the customer service.
Just short of the 70 000 km service my cars low range packed up. Kia service centre in Abu-Dhabi said they would change the transfer box covered by GULF WARRANTIES on 80 000 km service together with the timing belt.
Now at 73 500km the same thing happened, the crank shaft pulley totally broke off. My factory warenty is over, but luckily I have taken out an extended warren tie up to 5years or 150 000km. Only this time thy have to replace the crankshaft. Thy also found a cracked piston and let me know thy will also have to replace the set of pistons, thy also replaced 24 valves and on the job card is written that the cam belt jumped in result of the pulley that broke off. The insurance company informed me they do not cover a crank shaft pulley. The insurance company (GULF WARRANTIES) said they would pay only some of the parts. Now Kia service centre in Abu -Dhabi said that I must pay for the spares that the insurance company won't pay for. I feel that it is unfair for them (Kia and GULF WARRANTIES) to say that I must pay for some parts after Kia re fitted the pulley after it came off at 33393Km. I feel Kia worked on the crankshaftpully and they must have given me a another 60 000 km Kia Warranties for the work they have done, and that if a crankshaft pulley would brake off again like it did, that Kia should cary the cost to what ever brakeges extra caused by such an incident. I have never missed any service. All the services was done by Kia service centre in Abu-Dhabi.
Now this Sorento was towed in on the 18/03/2006 and to day is the 24/04/2006 and my car is still in the workshop. I already paid an instalment of 1875AED and is due a another instalment now Kia Abu-Dhabi is expecting me to pay for the damages caused by a pulley that was worked on by a Kia service Centre. I can not accept this.
I want to sell this car after it's fully fixed, for I no longer trust this car, for my wife and I have a 3 month old baby boy and would not like to get stranded in mid summer in the middle of the dessert, so I am selling. I already bought a new 2006 Kia Sorento 2nd from top of the list (Eng No G6CU5267791, Chassis No KNAJC523365595273) for I trust and beleave in your Kia Sorento product.
My only concern is that this pulley situation is common to the Sorento range, not in such a sever case. I asked the service provider at Kia Abu-Dhabi garage wether it's common in which he replied," the pulley only become loose". Now this is where it all started and when the driver realize this, its too late.
Apart from me 8 of my South African Friends in the UAE is driving Kia Sorento's, 1 is driving a Shuma and 1 is driving a 2006 Carnival.
I bought this 2006 model on 26March 2006 for I trust in your Products. If you would, please help me solve this problem. I would appreciate your concern.
Yours Faithfully.
JJ Jansen van Rensburg.
P.O. Box 47503.
My contact no +971504186272
jansen@emirates.net.ae
Kia Sorento 3.5V6 2003
(Eng No G6CU3673884 Chassis No KNAJC523635154782)
Purchase date June 2003. 73500Km
Al-Majid Motors Abu-Dhabi.
isn't it nice to own a vehicle you don't trust to drive around the block in fear you won't get back !!
just like my sorento with the same problem