Car Stall problems of the 2003 Kia Motor Sorento

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle decelerated and stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. In addition, when the contact inserted fuel in the vehicle, fuel spewed out the fuel tank. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, fuel would spew from the filler neck when refueling and the interior lights would flicker on and off sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed, who was unable to generate a failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000 and the current mileage was 180,000.

Crankshaft bolt was replaced after recall in 2007. Crankshaft sensor was replaced in April 2011 after malfunctioning and causing car to stall out at anytime, including while doing 65 on the freeway. While driving a few days back, sudden loss of power steering and brake and battery lights came on. Had car towed to dealership where we were told that the bolt, which had been replaced per the recall, had broken, but the warranty on the replaced bolt is only 1 year. Now repair on this will cost over $300 and new bolt will still only be warrantied for one year. So this same problem with this faulty part could continue, but the part is only under warranty for one year.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 to 20 mph when the vehicle would suddenly stall. The vehicle was towed on a few occasions and other times he was able to restart it on its own. The vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic and they advised him that it was the fuel pump. The vehicle was repaired for the fuel pump. On another occasion it was towed again and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired again. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 79,400.

Coolant spilling from the reservoir (which was replaced in December 2006, the part was on national back order. I waited 5 weeks for the part to arrive). The car stalled several times and steam came from the right side of the hood. Today is 8/31/07, similar incident happened with the car. The dealer said that the hose from the coolant reservoir was cracked. I asked since the part was related to the reservoir why did I have to pay additional for the hose repair ($193. 30). The dealer said the hose was a separate part. I don't understand why kia doesn't recall the reservoir and any associated parts.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the vehicle was shaking abnormally on multiple occasions. The battery warning light and the brake warning light were illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the crank shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The dealer replaced the crankshaft a second time but to no avail. The vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for further inspection of the recurring failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34878.

First incident - car stalled and fluid steamed from the hood. It had to be towed after several restarts to drive to the dealer. The coolant reservoir was cracked. This part is on national backorder and I have so far been waiting approx. Four weeks for the part. The dealer said kia has halted manufacturing/distributing the part just for new cars and requested that the parts be shipped to the dealers for repair installations. The dealer customer service is great and I have no complaint about the dealer.