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Problems with 2016 Kia Sorento ENGINE

On average, the 2016 Kia Sorento starts to “feel” problems with the ENGINE and its various aspects after 54 050 miles.

Recently reported ENGINE problems on 2016 Kia Sorento

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. while stopped at a traffic light, the engine began to inadvertently rev and the vehicle stalled without warning. in addition, all the windows failed to open or close. the vehicle was taken to bev smith kia (5655 us-1, fort pierce, fl 34982, (772) 465-8589), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failures and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was unknown.

The kia sorento 2016 my family and were driving and the car went into "limp mode" on a busy street. we nearly has an accident. it was towed to the dealer. the dealer did not know why it occurred. they said they secured the wiring and returned the car to us. approximately a week later the car went into "limp mode" again on another busy road again putting us in danger of having an accident. it was towed to the dealer. they said that they then replaced the throttle. we are not confident it will not occur again.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. the contact stated that the dealer and manufacturer were aware of an ongoing failure pertaining to the vehicle failing to pick up speed upon acceleration. the vehicle would go into a limp mode or a forced idle mode each time the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer (montgomery chevrolet, 5325 preston hwy, louisville, ky 40213, (502) 968-6111) and a service technician test drove the vehicle, but the failure could not be replicated or diagnosed. in addition, the vehicle was excluded from a manufacturer recall. the manufacturer also had several technical service bulletins, but refused to remedy the failure to provide a repair solution for the contact. the vehicle was not repaired after taking it to the dealer several times. the manufacturer provided no solution. the approximate failure mileage was 18,000. *ln updated 7/23/18*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. while the vehicle was idling with the brake pedal depressed, the engine revved up and the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. the contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred without warning. the contact stated that the failure occurred four times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that an engineer from kia would have to investigate the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 29,200.

Staring in january 2017 (purchased may 2016) at around 16k the car stalled several times in traffic and would not accelerate. no warning light or anything. within a minute the car began to work as normal. took it in to kia in avon, in and they were not able to replicate but did a service recall. happened again in may 2017 at 16k. this time more frequently to duplicate. kia could duplicate and said relearned computer. nothing again until 19k in jan 2019 on highway. car barely missed me as i coated to the side of the road. kia could not duplicate and although said they would escalate for buyback, never contacted me again. dangerous issue and worse they dont seem to care.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle stalled in the middle of an intersection. the contact lost all power to vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 6,300.

2016 kia sorento. consumer writes in regards to vehicle will not shift properly and failed to accelerate over 30 mph. *smd the manifold assembly intake was replaced three times. *jb

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