2005 Kia Sorento Brakes Problems

MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR PRIMARILY. SHE ASKED ME LAST WEEK TO SEE WHAT I THOUGHT ABOUT WEIRD NOISES FROM THE REAR BRAKES WHEN APPLYING. I COULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE NOISES, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN HAS FOUND EXTREME RUST ISSUES WITH THE REAR AXLE LINK BRACKETS ON THE AXLE HOUSING BEING RUSTED OUT AND NO LONGER CONNECTED. I HAVE DEALT WITH VEHICLE REPAIR MOST OF MY LIFE, AND KNOW THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION. MY WIFE CARRIES HER 83 YEAR OLD MOTHER, AND OUR 3 YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER. I WILL NOT ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I AM ABLE TO GET IT ON A LIFT AND INVESTIGATE FOR MYSELF. I DO NOT HAVE A SPARE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THESE AUTOS, AND AM INQUIRING IF THERE IS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THERE BEING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11100469

Incident

Jun 1, 2018

Mileage

111,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS 2005 KIA SORENTO AND ON MY WAY HOME THERE WAS A KNOCK BEFORE I LOST MY STERRING AND BRAKES. LUCKILY I SLOWED DOWN WHEN I HEARD THE SOUND. I GOT THE CAR HOME SAFELYBEING ONLY A HALF A MILE AWAY. CALLED THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE KIA FROM AND HE CAME AND GOT IT TO REPAIR IT. HE BOUGHT THE UPDATED SO CALL BOLT THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE CRANK SHAFT BOLT. THEN I GOT THE CAR BACK AND HAD THE GAS TANK LEAKING FROM THE SEAMS. HE FIX AND REPLACED THAT. JUST THE OTHER NIGHT ON MY WAY TO WORK AND I LOST MY STERRING AND BRAKES AGAIN..I TRAVEL ON MAIN ROADS BUT THERE IS A LOT OF AMISH HERE AND THANK GOD I WASN'T GOING AROUND ANY OF THERE BUGGY AND HURT THOSE PEOPLE OR MYSELF..THERE IS NO FIX WHAT SO EVER FOR THIS ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE KIA STAND UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY DEFECT BEFORE A INNOCENT CHILD OR WOMAN OR HUSBAND GETS KILLED.

NHTSA ID

10806435

Incident

Nov 18, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PLACING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AT 10 MPH. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10783374

Incident

Aug 11, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

I WAS STOPPED WAITING TO TURN INTO A FAST FOOD PLACE WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKES TO TURN IN ,THE SUV TOOK OFF FROM 0 TO 60 IN A SPLIT SECOND.WHEN I TRIED TO MASH THE BRAKES IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN AND I COULDN'T STOP.I ENDED UP HITTING A TREE,THE AIR BAGS DID COME OUT.THE SUV WAS TOTALED.I CONTACTED KIA'S OFFICE AND THEY HAD THE SUV TOWED TO A LOT FOR INVESTIGATION.AS OF THIS DATE I HAVEN'T HEARD FORM KIA AS TO WHAT THEY FOUND OUT.THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE KIA TOOK OFF ON IT'S OWN WITH ME .I WOULD LIKE THIS ACCIDENT OFF MY RECORD AND INFO AS TO WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE KIA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10680991

Incident

Jul 4, 2014

Mileage

118,000 mi

FIRST INCIDENT-ON AUGUST 16, 2014 WHILE ON VACATION AND DRIVING FROM VIRGINIA TO CHICAGO ILL, THE VEHICLE START MAKING A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH (BATTERY, BRAKE) AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO MANEUVER, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER INTO A FAST FOOD PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS LOOSE AND BELTS WERE NOT TURNING, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AFTER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT GEAR PIN HAD BROKE OFF TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER. I PURCHASE THE PARTS (HARMONIC BALANCER, BOLT AND CRANK SHAFT GEAR) AND HAD THE MECHANIC REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND DROVE BACK TO VIRGINIA. SECOND INCIDENT-OCTOBER 2014 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEMS THE WARNING LIGHTS, RATTLING IN THE FRONT OF VEHICLE, POWER STEERING LOCKED UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE, I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAW THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS LOOSE AND BELTS WERE NOT TURNING, THE PIN IN THE CRANK SHAFT GEAR HAS BROKEN AGAIN, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN RICHMOND, AND THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. AFTER INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ON LINE I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR VEHICLE. IF I OR MY WIFE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THIS FAULT IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I ALSO FOUND THAT THEIR IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST KIA MOTORS ADDRESSING THE EXACT SAME FAULT.(CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-006 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY) ESSENTIALLY, PLAINTIFFS CLAIMED THEIR VEHICLES WERE DESIGNED WITH A ?DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLD AND BALANCER,? WHICH COULD RESULT IN ?BREAKING OFF THE SPRING GUIDE PIN,? CAUSING ?CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.? THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, A RECALL IS WARRANTED AND KIA MOTORS NEEDS TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10655071

Incident

Aug 23, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO. THIS MORNING, DRIVING MY YOUNG SON TO SCHOOL, I LOST THE STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS AN ONGOING DEFECTIVE ISSUE WITH KIA'S. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS CONSUMERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595810

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

117,000 mi

HEADLIGHT BULBS HAVE GONE OUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. HAVE TO KEEP SPARE BULBS IN VEHICLE IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT NIGHT WHICH I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE WITH MY NORMAL HEADLIGHTS IG I HAD NOT CARRIED THE SPARE ONES IN SORENTO. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED SORENTO IN MARCH 2012. LIGHTING INTERIOR DOES NOT WORK UNLESS YOU MANUALLY PUSH THE BUTTON FROM THE TOP OF CEILING. DOOR AJAR" LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BEEPING ALL DOORS WERE TIGHTLY SHUT. WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELT HARNESS METAL PART MAY HAVE CAUSED THE DRIVERS DOOR TO BEND OR KNOCK OFF THE DIODE BUTTON. *JS

NHTSA ID

10462447

Incident

Mar 27, 2012

Mileage

105,800 mi

CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. REAR BRAKES PADS WORN DOWN TO 30%. HAD REAR ROTORS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED AT 37,945 SHAKING REDUCED SOMEWHAT. AT 41,252 HAD REAR BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED,(BECAUSE THEY WHERE WARPED) AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED,CAR STILL SHAKES. MECHANIC STATES PROBLEM IS IN THE DRIVE TRAIN WHICH SOMEHOW BINDS-UPS WHEN BRAKING AND IS DESTROYING THE REAR BAKES. SHAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10394018

Incident

Mar 31, 2011

Mileage

37,945 mi

ON 4/30/08 MY KIA SORENTO WAS HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF US WHO ALSO HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF THEM. WE WERE ON AN EXTENDED ON RAMP SO I ESTIMATE OUR SPEED WAS 35 MPH. AS THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF US BEGAN TO STOP QUICKLY I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEREFORE THE EXACT RATE OF SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT IS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER WE HIT CAR ENOUGH THAT MY DAUGHTERS LID COVERED SOFT DRINK HIT THE DASH. NEITHER OF MY CARS FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR REAR AND FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. OUR SEAT BELTS DID HOLD US IN. HOWEVER I RECEIVED BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT IN THE CHECK AND WAIST AREA AS WEAK AS AN INJURY TO MY RIGHT KNEE WHERE IT HIT THE LOWER DASH AREA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228753

Incident

Apr 30, 2008

Mileage

81,400 mi

LIGHTING PROBLEM IN MY 2005 KIA SORENTO LX. IN 2006, MY DOME LIGHT STOPPED WORKING IN THE "DOOR" POSITION (I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED). SINCE 2006, I HAVE REPLACED MY KIA'S LEFT HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT 2 TIMES. I NOW HAVE MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN AND THE REAR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO BE NORMAL, I CALLED KIA. THE KIA DEALERSHIP SAYS IT REQUIRES "KIA LIGHTBULBS" AT $50/EACH AS WELL AS A $75 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO CHECK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. KIA CLAIMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AFTER MANUFACTURE LIGHT BULBS AND THAT ONLY "KIA LIGHTBULBS" WILL WORK. CHECKING THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM 2005 SORENTO OWNERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I LUCKED OUT THAT ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT A TIME, OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. NOT TO MENTION THE COST IN REPLACEMENT LIGHTBULBS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10220167

Incident

Mar 5, 2008

BRAKE PULSATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10209324

Incident

May 9, 2006

Mileage

9,000 mi

2005 KIA SORENTO, WAS IN GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED & THE VEH ROLLED OUT OF PARK AND INTO BODY OF WATER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE POLICE DID CONFIRM THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK & EMERG BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10198178

Incident

May 29, 2007

Mileage

41,770 mi

CAR IS MAKING A WEASEL KING OF NOISE AROUND 45-55 MPH. KIA TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ANOTHER PROBLEM EMERGED. CAR SHOOK WHEN BRAKING SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN KIA OF THE VALLEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY ASKED ME TO WAIT SO THEY COULD CONSULT WITH KIA ENGINEERS, BUT BEFORE I HEARD ANYTHING BACK THEY CLOSED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10191334

Incident

Mar 29, 2005

Mileage

5,882 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB , AND, APPROXIMATELY THREE OR FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE BULB WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE LIGHT BULB STOPPED WORKING AGAIN THREE MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BULB ONCE MORE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE FOURTH TIME. SINCE THE LAST REMEDY, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 47,000.*AK

NHTSA ID

10187435

Incident

Apr 1, 2006

Mileage

47,000 mi

BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FIRST TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND THEY WERE SLOW REACTING, WHICH CAUSED MY TO GO INTO THE INTERSECTION. SECOND TIME I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND WENT TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT CLEARLY THERE IS A PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10149325

Incident

Jan 31, 2006

Mileage

7,350 mi

THE CLOCK DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COLD OR STARTING COLD WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR BACKING AND PULLING FORWARD AND A SHUDDER FEELING WAS IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS A SUPPOSED SERVICE BULLETIN IN REFERENCE TO THE ABS/BRAKE PEDAL. ON FOUR OCCASIONS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DASH LIGHT DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WITH THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT HEIGHT A WEIGHT, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE DASH DISPLAY FAILED TO LIGHT UP WHEN THE PASSENGERS DID NOT HAVE THEIR SEAT BELTS ON, NOISE IN THE STEERING HAD WORSENED SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACEMENT, THERE WAS A WHINING AND OR WHISTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OR IN THE AXLE AS THE WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. *SC

NHTSA ID

10111047

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

2005 KIA SORENTO EX DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CLOCK WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COLD, WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR BACKING AND PULLING FORWARD, A SHUDDER IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, A CUT IN THE LEATHER PASSENGER SEAT. ON 4 OCCASIONS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT DASH LIGHT DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WITH 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT WEIGHTS/HEIGHTS WERE SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE POWER STEERING FAILED 3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE SHUDDER IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NORMAL AND WAS A PART OF THE ABS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10128000

Incident

Jan 3, 2005