I was driving out of walgreens parking lot on 6/2/2013 in alsip, illinois. as i put my car in reverse to back out the parking space then i placed it in drive it was fine. then i got ready to turn the wheel to come out the parking lot and it was very hard to turn. then my lights came on the dashboard. the brake light & engine light. i then placed my feet on the brakes and placed it back in p (park) and tired to put in drive again and the same thing happened. it was very hard to turn to get it out of the way. i ended up going up the street to autozone to see if they can put in on the machine or even look at it to see what's wrong. they looked at it and told me it looks like my pulley belt is cracked / breaking / broke. so i park it in a residual area, and i called kia dealership in oaklawn, il to order the part as autozone told me they did not have that part i will have to go to the dealer. so i called kia to get the part and they said i had to order it. i did just that picked it up had the tow truck to take to the autoshop for repair. once the mechanic looked at it he started the bolt was hard to get off to get to the pulley. he stated it is a 50/50 chance that it may break. if it does then i would need a engine. i then told him don't touch it or worry about it i will have it towed to kia in river oaks which i did. they looked at it and stated the same thing. i said well lets pray they it does not break he laughed and said ok. the mechanic called me back a hour later an said it broke i'm gonna need a engine. he told me the price, and i could not afford it so i had it towed to my house. *tr
I was driving and noticed the 4-wheel light came on. i stopped the car and waited a few minutes. when i turned the car back on it was making a noise. upon further investigation, i found the crankshaft very loose. the car is presently at the repair garage awaiting an estimate. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorrento. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, she heard a loud banging as the power steering and brakes failed. the vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic and they stated that the harmonic balancer was fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred a few months later. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 56,000. the vin was unavailable.
My 22 year old daughter was driving the car at college when it suddenly lost power steering and then shut down in traffic in the middle of an intersection. luckily she was not on a curvy road when the power steering went out. we had the car towed and after mechanic's inspection were told that the crankshaft bolt "wobbled" loose and disrupted the timing belt assembly shutting down the engine. this $2 bolt has caused an estimated $3500 repair bill or even an engine replacement. our research has uncovered to us that this is a common problem with this 3.5l engine. this bolt either breaks or wobbles out of it's threading to cause timing belt problems and requires extensive and expensive repair to the engine. this indicates to us a manufacturer's design flaw and probable safety issue that should be addressed by kia worldwide. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the motor pulley failed on the engine. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the current and failure mileage was 78,000.
System was in the shop for routine maintenance i.e. new spark plugs, drive belts, and spark plug wires. picked up the vehicle and drove fine for a day. upper cat converter got clogged... things just went down hill from there. crankshaft seal busted, oil pump failed, water pump had to be replaced. engine rods started knocking. engine has to be rebuilt. have been unable to drive my sorento since march 2013. bought the sorento in october 2012. just had the sorento in the shop for engine rebuild. had money set aside from tax returns. i paid the original quoted amount to have the rebuild done. it is costing me $2000 in addition to the base cost that was originally quoted. i don't have that kind of money just laying around for those types of repairs. oh well... guess i won't be driving my car for another whole year. oh... one more thing.... since i am the second owner kia refused to service the vehicle without them wanting over $8000 for a new motor... fyi.... kia warranty's and bbb are both worthless.. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the alternator, brake and temperature warning lights illuminated and the power steering failed. the vehicle was moved to the shoulder. upon inspection, the contact noticed that the crankshaft bolt fractured and caused the fan belt and the water pump to become inoperable. the vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostics. the failure mileage was 83,500. updated 3/20/13 *cn the consumer stated the alternator and engine lights illuminated and the power steering failed. the crank shaft bolt broke and caused the steering damper to shift sideways, which caused the two belts on the damper pulley to be thrown off.
I was merging onto a highway when all of a sudden i heard a loud thud and my battery light & e brake light came on and i lost power steering. i was able to drive the vehicle to a local mechanic who informed me that the harmonic balancer had fallen off due to the crankshaft bolt shearing off. once it was fixed by an ase certified mechanic, approximately 8000 miles later i was driving to work and the car started shaking like i was driving on rumble strips. i took it back to a service garage and after replacing the harmonic balancer and crankbolt again they came to the conclusion that the crankshaft was bent. the garage suggested replacing the entire crankshaft and balancer and then having the engine rebalanced or a complete engine replacement both of which are greater than $3500 to repair on a vehicle that's worth about $5500..it's been approximately $2000 that i've already spent to correct this problem and the problem still exists. it's at a local kia dealership now, where i purchased the vehicle and they told me that it's not fixable and they can only recommend to replace the engine which would cost $6,700 for a used engine with 71,000 miles on it. it seems that this same issue happens on these motors between 60k and 90k miles then from doing some research, it seems after repairs are done the same problem happens approximately 6k-10k miles later. after looking into it, it leads me to believe that the only cause of this problem would be manufacturer defects and faulty parts. this has caused me to be out of a vehicle since mid november of 2012. it's disturbing with how many other complaints i'm reading on this site about the same exact thing! *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated while traveling 40 mph the all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. when the power steering malfunctioned the brakes failed to stop the vehicle when they were applied. the contact merged onto the emergency lane; however, he was able to continue driving to his destination where the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the dealer confirmed that the bolt to the harmonic balancer failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure and current mileage were 59,800. updated 10/02/12*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to pull to the side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle but the vehicle would not turn over. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who suggested the contact take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. the vehicle was then towed to the dealer who stated that the crank shaft bolt was fractured, as well as the push rods. the dealer advised that the engine needed to be replaced. the contact did not have the engine replaced. the failure mileage was 46,400.
Driving 65mph on turnpike heard a loud screeching noise brakes were hard to apply steering was difficult and dash board lite up pull to the side of the road and was towed to the nearest kia dealership to be told that crank shaft bolt broke. at 60000 miles we did the required maintenance to the tune of 663.65 and had the timing belt replaced. there was also a memo to the dealerships to replace the bolt when replacing the timing belt. according to my itemized statement the bolt was not replaced. i feel this should be covered since i followed the rules and got the required service they were negligent not replacing the bolt. however they refuse to accept responsibility for there mistake. now i am stuck with a considerable bill. *tr
The same thing has happened three times now. driving down the road and all of a sudden the brake lights come on, check engine light comes on and now you have no power steering. when popping your hood, you find the two of the three belts have come off and the cam stabilizer pulley has either broke off and the car is no longer running or is wobbling and about to detach from the engine. what has happened is the pin has broke and the bolt has broke or is about to break. this last time that this has happened, i was 80 miles away from home and by the grace of god made it home with my mom and child riding passenger in the car with me. this is a very serious issue and will end up causing a wreck and possibly death. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled without prior warning. the engine restarted after waiting a few moments. the failure occurred two times. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 64,000.
From 9/2011 to 7/2013 my 2006 kia has had this problem 3 times and is currently in the shop. while driving i hear a weird noise and then all the dashboard warning lights come on and i lose power steering. when checking under the hood, the belts have all fallen off, a pulley is laying under engine as is a bolt. the last time the bolt had broken off causing the pulley to fall off. mechanic found that the crankshaft sprocket was broken. i'm not sure about today as the car is at the shop with the bolt laying under the engine, but the drive pin that goes into the sprocket of the pulley fell out the bottom when being lifted onto the tow truck. *tr
At 60,000 miles took my 2006 sorento in for manufacturer's recommended service - change timing belt and new plugs, etc., never had a problem before then. got the suv back from mechanic and the following day, the belts came off, lost power, overheated. crank shaft bolt came loose. now at 82,290 miles, bolt broke, harmonic balancer came loose and chewed up the end of the crankshaft. $3200 fix. suv has been in shop for 5 weeks and will remain there for at least 5 more until i can get the money to fix it. kia should recall this model as well, they already recognized the problem in 2003 and 2004 models. i am a single mom, raising boys without the benefit of child support or any other help. kia should stand behind their workmanship!
We are the original owners of this vehicle.the engine shuts down-quits at any speed (even idle) last time at 60 miles an hour on the freeway. luckily was able to get to the shoulder w/o being rear ended. the vehicle refused to start for about 10 minutes. then i got it started and ran rough a couple of minutes then cleared up the rest of the way. another occasion the engine quit in the middle of an intersection in 5:00 traffic, causing bad conjestion. the engine light is triggered occasionally but no repair codes are seen when the computer is hooked up. this is happening about every 3 -4 days and maybe 2 x's in a day. this has happened ever since the dealer changed the timing belt-regular maintenence about 80,0000 mi. the vehicle was running and sounding just great before the kia dealer did this. on the way home, the vehicle went dead and had no power. got the dealer to take it back. things were not plugged in--alternator etc. the mechanic was in a hurry to leave for the weekend. now left lifter bank clatters upon startup a code was given that the dealer did not clear the computer when the belt was changed. we cleared it and the engine still quits. the dealer went out of business (go figure). also the air conditioning quit due to a line that was split possibly when the mechanic was working on the timing belt. someone is going to get hurt (accident) if this vehicle continues to do this.no one seems to know what is wrong. *tr
From the moment i purchased my kia sorento my family has had nothing but issue. from replacing light bulbs monthly to valve cover leakage to now a knock under the hood. it has 113,000 miles and has been maintained. i would never recommend buying another kia to anyone with all the issues we have had. *tr