2003 Kia Sorento Brakes Problems

CRANKSHAFT BOLT BACKED OUT LOST POWER STEERING BRAKES,KIA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FROM 2002 TO 2009 MANY REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED,ITS THE MANUFACTURING OF THE BOLT WHICH IS TO SMALL,THEY ARE NOT STANDING BY THIS DEFECT,THERE IS NO PERMENANT FIX FOR THIS AND KIA ISN'T WARNING ANYONE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD LEAD INTO A FATILE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES AND DEATH.GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THERE WOULD BE NO CONTROL EVEN AT SLOW THERE IS NO EASY TURNING THE WHEEL.NOW IM STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM AND A TEMP FIX WONT FIX IT,SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE OR ANYWAY TO GET ONE,NO WAY TO WORK,NO MONEY TO TEMP FIX IT,THIS IS UNJUST AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED SPECS TO BE ON THE ROAD.KIA SHOULD STEP UP AND HONOR THERE PRODUCTS,THEY ARE DECEIVING BUYERS AND PUTTING THERE LIFE IN DANGER AND U DON'T KNOW IT TILL IT HAPPENS,I DIDN'T...I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL I AM THANKFUL I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY POSSIBLE RESULTING IN MY FAMILYS LIFE OR SOMEONE ELSE ON THE ROAD,WITH NO CONTROL ALL BECAUSE OF THERE NEGLIGENCE NOT CARING FOR PEOPLES LIFES BUT FOR MONEY,ITS SAD .IF U PULL UP CRANKSHAFT BOLT FOR KIA IT WILL SHOW YOU ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS AND THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND A DANGEROUS DEFECT,BECAUSE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF HANDILING OF YOUR VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10810897

Incident

Dec 15, 2015

Mileage

114,283 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION THAT FRACTURED THE SUBFRAME AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CENTER SECTION OF THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE CUT AND REPLACED. THE SUBFRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

NHTSA ID

10659047

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

31,000 mi

WHILE THE CAR WAS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THE TECH NOTICED A COUPLE OF BRAKE LINES LOOKED WET, WHEN THEY WHERE CHECKING THE LINES THEY NOTICED THE REAR SUB-FRAME WHICH THE LINES WERE CONNECTED TOO WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS SUB-FRAME HOLDS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN PLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10648589

Incident

Oct 18, 2014

Mileage

121,780 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE BATTERY AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP AND THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY BOLT WAS HOLDING TOO MUCH WEIGHT CAUSING IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

NHTSA ID

10638149

Incident

Sep 3, 2012

Mileage

36,000 mi

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY ,WHEN THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT CAME OUT OF MY CAR .I BARELY MADE IT HOME .BUT THE FRONT END WAS JARRING MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON MY BREAKS LIKE SAME ONE AND I DID NOT HAVE NO CONTROL OF MY STEERING .THEN IT COST ME 1700 .THEN ONE DAY I WAS IN TOWN AND THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT CAME OUT OF MY CAR AGAIN WHICH THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING IT TOOK EVERY MUSCLE THAT I HAD TO KEEP IT IN THE ROAD THE FRONT AND SHOOK SO BAD IT JARRED EVERYTHING I LOSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS A HAZARDOUS ON THE HIGHWAY SERIOUSLY KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE OR REALLY BADLY HURT THEM.THEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN AND HE SAID WELCOME IT'S GOING TO COST YOU 1700 MORE WHICH I DID NOT HAVE SO I LET THE BANK HAVE IT BACK WHICH NOW IT HAS RUN MY CREDIT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED AND I LOST MY CREDIT BECAUSE OF THISSO YES THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BEFORE IT DOES KILL SOMEONE IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE WAITING FOR FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT.AND I KEEP ON REPLACING BUGS BRAKE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS AND EVERYTHING THEY KEEP ON BLOWING IN THIS IN THE KIA AND I KEEP ON PUTTING MONEY IN IT FOR ME TO GET IT INSPECTED IT COST ME A HUNDRED SIXTY TWO DOLLARS AND 22 DISH TO REPLACE BULBS THAT I JUST REPLACE NOT EVEN A MONTH BEFORE THAT I HAVE RECEIPTS I AM SO TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS KIA I DIDN'T HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO LET THEM TAKE IT BECAUSE IT C AND THE TIRES AT 8 MY TIRES UP AND I PUT NEW TIRES ON WHICH COST ME 800 800 AGAIN TO PUT IN800 AGAIN TO PUT INAND WHEN THIS BIT WHEN THIS HAPPENED I CALLED KIA IN CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA AND THEY SAID THEY PUT A NEW CRANK BOLT IN AT THE KIDS EMBRACE CHEVROLET BEFORE I BOARDED SO THIS WOULD MAKE THREE TIMES THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT HAD BEEN REPLACED I WANT THIS KIA..................

NHTSA ID

10625724

Incident

May 14, 2013

Mileage

140,000 mi

AS I WAS LEAVING WORK, THE CRANKSHAFT BOLT BROKE,AND THE BOTTOM/PULLEY CAME OUT AND HIT THE ROAD.THANK GOD I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED IT ,HAS $ 768.45 PLUS 75.00DOLLARS TO TOW IT. I GOT MY 2003-SORENTO BACK ON 06/20/2013 ON 07/06/2013 I WAS GOING DOWN THE HWY ABOUT 55MPH. AND THE CRANKSHAFT/BOLT BROKE AGAIN AFTER ONLY HAVING DRIVEN 1,674MILES. I AM A SINGLE MOM OF TWO ,LIVING WEEK TO WEEK AND I CAN,T AFFORD TO FIX IT AGAIN AND IT IS OUR ONLY CAR. IF KIA IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE CRANK/SHAFT BOLT ( IT IS A DEALER ITEM ONLY) AND THEY KEEP BREAKING ,JUST LOOK AT ALL THE REPUTE INCIDENTS,OVER AND OVER, THEN THEY NEED TO BE MADE TO DO A RECALL , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ON THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523562

Incident

Jun 13, 2013

Mileage

173,174 mi

DRIVING CAR DOWN ROAD WHEN BRAKES WENT SOFT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE BRAKES WENT OUT FULLY. MY SON WAS PRACTICING FOR HIS ROAD TEST. CAR ALSO HAS CONTROL ISSUE DOES NOT FEEL VERY STABLE. FEELS LIKE IT WANT TO TIP OVER. NOISE IN FRONT END DEALER SAID YOU WILL GET USED TO IT. WHEN IT GETS BAD ENOUGH THEY MAY BE ABLE TO FIND IT. BIGGEST PIECE OF JUNK I HAVE EVER OWNED. WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10464532

Incident

Jul 6, 2012

Mileage

69,000 mi

POWER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WHILE GOING 15 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER. THEY REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY. ONCE THE BRAKE LINE WAS PERFORATED IT COMPLETELY RENDERED ALL BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE INOPERABLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE OF THE LOW RATE OF SPEED. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED (E.G. 65 MPH) IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $670. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME WITH SIMILAR AGE AND MILEAGE, BUT HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKE LINES RUST THROUGH. I LIVE IN A NORTHERN CLIMATE (NY STATE), BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. FRIENDS OF OURS BOUGHT THEIR 2003 KIA SORENTO ONE WEEK AFTER WE DID. THEIR VEHICLE SUFFERED THE EXACT SAME BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH AS WE DID LAS YEAR, WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, SO I'M INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10459524

Incident

Apr 30, 2012

Mileage

83,525 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FELT SPONGY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA ID

10459519

Incident

May 10, 2012

Mileage

84,000 mi

2003 SORENTO EX PURCHASED NEW. REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT BREAKING HAS RETURNED TO SIGNS OF A WARPED ROTOR AGAIN. VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND LOUD NOISE IN FRONT WHEEL AREA (NON-METAL) SOUND. CAR HAS NEW BRAKE PADS AND RECENT ALIGNMENT. ROTORS ARE NOT LASTING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10182162

Incident

Oct 7, 2006

2003 KIA SORRENTO-THERE HAS BEEN NO CRASH==THE DRIVE LINE FROM THE REAR MAKES A NOISY THUMP ALMOST EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASE THEM--KIA SERVICE IN MIDDLETOWN, NY SERVICE MANAGER AND KIA ZONE REP STATE THAT IS NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE--I DISAGREE AND INFORMED THEM I WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC,I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 34 YEARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED THIS SITUATION IN A VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10178038

Incident

Jan 5, 2007

Mileage

45,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A NOISE AND A VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE INNER TREAD OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS ALSO NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/11/2006 - THE LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS NOISY DUE TO LOOSE BOTTOM STRUT BOLT. THE DEALER TIGHTENED END AND SECURED BOLT. THE CONSUMER FELT VIBRATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN REVERSING AND MAKING TURNS. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. THE VIBRATION RETURNED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED THEM. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE MADE NOISE. THE DEALER ADJUSTED ALL THE BELTS. THE CD PLAYER WOULD NOT EJECT PROPERLY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165962

Incident

Aug 12, 2006

Mileage

27,903 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2003 KIA SORENTO WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AND/OR RESURFACE MY ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. I HAVE TALKED TO TWO KIA DEALERSHIPS (ONE IN CLARKSVILLE, TN - THE OTHER IN MEMPHIS, TN) AND BOTH LIED TO ME AND SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM EVER. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO OTHER MECHANICS THAT I TRUST AND THEY HAVE TURNED MY ROTORS, REPLACED MY ROTORS WITH GENUINE KIA PARTS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. JUST THIS WEEK, I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, MY MECHANIC TALKED TO OUR LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP, WHO THEN TOLD HIM THAT THEY NOW SEE THIS PROBLEM FREQUENTLY. I AM TIRED OF SPENDING MY OWN MONEY ON THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A KIA DEFECT. KIA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN. I ONLY WISH I HAD RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT MY CAR. THEN I WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST KIA AT ONE TIME OVER THEIR SEPHIA HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND HAS A 1995 FORD RANGER AND WE'VE NEVER HAD TO DO ANY BRAKE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10163133

Incident

Jul 21, 2006

Mileage

25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON SATURDAY, 7/15/06, I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED NOISE WHILE STEERING. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND CAPPING OFF MY FLUIDS, THE NOISE CONTINUES AND REMAINS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS LOUD ENOUGH TO HEAR OVER THE RADIO AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE PLACED THIS CAR IN THE SHOP FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS SINCE ITS PURCHASE IN 2003 AND HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON VARIOUS PROBLEMS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE BULBS, REPAIRING THE BRAKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINS ON AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I HAVE PLACED NUMEROUS COMPLAINS TO KIA DIRECTLY AS WELL AS FILED A COMPLIANT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO NO AVAIL. IT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION THAT KIA WILL ONLY BE CONCERNED ABOUT FIXING THESE ISSUES OR RECALLING THESE VEHICLES ONLY AFTER SOME SERIOUS INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

NHTSA ID

10163120

Incident

Jul 15, 2006

ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE A VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AT 18,000 MILES. AT 41,000 MILES, FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS TURNED. I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN AT 51,000 BECAUSE VIBRATION HAS RETURNED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10152042

Incident

Mar 6, 2006

ROTORS WARPING AT 16000 MILES CAUSING HIGH SHUDDER AT STOPPING. REPAIR BY DEALER AT A COST AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AT 27000 MILES HAVE TALKED TO OTHER SORENTO OWNERS AND SOME HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142966

Incident

Apr 1, 2005

Mileage

16,000 mi

PURCHASED 2003 SORENTO ONLY TO FIND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED REPLACED EVERY 8,000 MILES A COSTLY FIGURE TO GO ALONG. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MERCHANTS DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM THEY INDICATED NOTHING WAS FOUND AND ALL WAS GOOD ONLY TO LEAVE THE STATION PAYING THE PRICE FOR TIRE BALANCE/FRONT END JOB/BRAKE BLEEDING/AND TURNING OF ROTORS LETS NOT FORGET THEY REPLACED FRONT BRAKES FOR $1,000. JUST TO LEAVE AND HAVE THE PROBLEM STILL THE JERKING,SHAKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN SPEEDS 30 MILES PER HR WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WERE TO FALL APART. I CALLED THE FACILITY BACK AND THEY WOULDN'T WARRANT THE SERVICE. I THEN CALLED KIA OF WESTMINSTER MD WHERE I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND THEY WOULD REVIEW THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME A CALL, AGAIN THE BACK BRAKES THIS TIME AND THE ROTORS WERE PULLED AND REPLACED TO GET A BILL OF $400 AND ABOVE. WAS ONLY OUT OF THE SHOP FOR LESS THEN 5,000 MILES AND IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THIS AND THEY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN JUST TO DO THE BACK ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT I WAS WARNED THAT IF IT GOES AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPLACED BOTH FRONT/BACK AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME. WELL GUESS WHAT ????? WE HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 8,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT'S GOING ON A SPELL AGAIN. I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AS OF YET - I DO NEED A 4X4 DUE TO THE WINTER AND GETTING BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. LUCKILY MY FATHER HAS OFFERED TO DO THE WORK FOR ME JUST BUY THE PARTS MAYBE IT WILL LAST LONGER THIS TIME. I HAVE TO BUY MY SON A CAR WE KNOW WHICH NOT TO BUY- I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE KIA WHICH EVER MODEL AND IT SEEMS THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE BIGGEST IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T NOTED ANY FOR RECALL - WOULDN'T YOU THINK BRAKE LOSS OF UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN BRAKING WOULD THROW UP RED FLAGS ------I GUESS THEY DON'T CARE WHO THEY HURT. I HAVE TOLD EVERYONE I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T A GOOD PRODUCT TO BUY. LUCKILY I'VE STOPPED MANY FROM MAKING A MISTAKE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10139459

Incident

Oct 22, 2004

DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE CALIPER WAS MISSING AND BRAKES WERE GONE. ALSO, THEY SAID THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS MISSING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NINE MONTHS AGO FROM THE KIA DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS MISSING. THE CONSUMER STARTED NOTICING THIS ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SOON AS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10136326

Incident

Sep 1, 2005

WE HAD A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WHEN WE STOPPED. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL KIA DEALER. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT ONLY HAD 33,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS WARRANTY WAS 5YR/50000 MILES, BUT ONLY ON DEFECTS. SINCE MOST ROTORS WEAR OUT AT 65K OR 70K MILES I SAID IT WAS A DEFECT. DEALER REFUSED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED KIA NATIONAL OFFICE, WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T MAKE DEALER DO REPAIRS, ITS UP TO THE DEALER TO DECIDE IF WARRANTY OR NOT! KIA DOES NOT BACK UP THE WARRANTY'S AND WILL NOT SUPPORT CONSUMERS.

NHTSA ID

10122199

Incident

May 25, 2005

Mileage

33,288 mi

ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING, PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARD, VEHICLE LEAPED FORWARD. *BF WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING SUDDENLY OR PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD, THE VEHICLE LEAPS FORWARD WITH A FORCE THAT FEELS LIKE YOU JUST GOT REAR ENDED . *TC

NHTSA ID

10099129

Incident

Jun 15, 2004

Mileage

6,000 mi

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. WITHIN 16,000 MILES OF USE, ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE, AND ARE IN NEED OF IT ONCE AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THIS CONDITION IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, KIA REFUSED TO HONOR IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10086969

Incident

Aug 16, 2004

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073544

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

AT 12000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2003 KIA SORENTO MACHINED TWICE DUE TO WARPING AND RESULTANT BRAKE PULSING/VIBRATION. DUE TO REQUIRED ROTOR THICKNESS, THE NEXT EPISODE WILL NECESSITATE ROTOR REPLACEMENT. THE NEED TO DO THIS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE INDICATES A SEVERE DEFICIENCY, PROBABLY RELATING TO FAULTY DESIGN OR A METALLURGICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS. THE SORENTO IS A NEW MODEL AND I SUSPECT THAT AS MILES ARE ACCUMULATED THIS PROBLEM WILL BECOME MORE EVIDENT FLEET-WIDE. I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER RESULTING FROM ANY KIND OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THERE IS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY SORENTO OWNER ENCOUNTERING THIS DIFFICULTY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10068099

Incident

Apr 16, 2004

Mileage

12,505 mi

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE SORENTO. *LA

NHTSA ID

10052884

Incident

Dec 20, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi