general problems of the 2003 Kia Motor Sorento

After purchasing car from private seller I discovered that when trying to pump gas, my fuel sprays back out all over myself, my vehicle, and the ground. Have even had it spray into my eyes. Did research and saw that this is a very common occurrence for this year/make/model. I believe its a fire and safety hazard and should have been recalled years ago!.

My 2003 kia Sorento drives for 15 minutes and stalls out. I wait 5 min and it'll start and drive for a block or 2and continues to that until I get it towed home.

When I pump gas into my car, the fuel spits back out at me. I have to pump real slow for this not to happen. This is dangerous, gas gets on my hands and car,I have to carry soap and water to wash this off of my car. I called about this and was told because my car VIN # was not on the their list there was nothing they could do for me.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. While stationary, the vehicle spewed fuel onto the ground when fuel was being added. This issue recurred regardless of the amount of fuel being added to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 185,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that when refueling the vehicle fuel would eject out of the refueling hole. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 101,300. Jft.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while refueling, fuel would spew back out of the filler neck without any warnings. The contact mentioned that fuel splashed all over the floor and his clothes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 102,000. Pm.

It is beyond me how Kia Motors can get away with telling a bunch of automobile engineers, that the problem with there vehicles spitting back gasoline onto a person and Kia Motors telling them it's an air filter. I took my2003 kia Sorento back to the dealers thinking I was going to get a new charcoal filter when all was said and done I recieved a $20 air filter for the charcoal chamber which had no problem to begin with. I still have a 2003 kia Sorento that spits fuel back on to me and I"m waiting for the day someone throws a cigarette butt at me and I catch fire< because I will own kia of America and a wealthy lawsuit against the national trafic safety panel. Do you know I had a short access to a kia site recently and seen over 100 service bulletins, not just 8 that are on this site I guess you people forgot who you work for the united ststes people/not Kia Motors and you can bet your ass I'm not done until everyone of my service bulletins is addressed so you bean counters better start figuring blame because as I said when I'm done you'll see this is bullshit if this were Ford, chevy or Chrysler you would have dragged they're ass across the coals well you better start with the slanty eye koreans too. I knew their was a reason my mother didn't want me going into their boston stores when I was a kid. Got help you if this thing catches fire with my kids in it, because my 2 year old is strapped right above your no problem whatsoever I made better go karts when I was 10 years old I dont know what the governments problem is but it better be taken care of or you may find it on your lawn on fire !!!.

Fuel line leaking. Fixed and now leaking again someplace else.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph the check engine light had illuminated before the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also indicated that while fueling the vehicle fuel would spill out from the fuel nozzle insert hole. The manufacturer was notified of the defects but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 58,000. Jft.

I bought my kia Sorento 2003 in November 2013. In January of the following year I noticed a gas smell. I looked under the vehicle and found a few drips on the ground underneath, which was gas. I had the line under the cab along side door replaced. I am noticing a strong gas smell coming from the side toward front and can't see anything leaking. I saw that there was a recall for this year and make so I called kia and asked them is my vehicle covered under the recall and they said no after giving them my VIN number. I see that its not just the 2003 vehicles with this issue. Just because I don't have the right VIN number they should still honor my complaint. Reguardless I'm still having the same fuel issues as the ones on recall.

I am single old lady, late Jan. 2014 , driving back from orlando,FL. To my home<2 hrs away> on I-95 car slows down, all lights go on dashboard. Get home at 40 miles an hou. Next day go to tire plus, can not fix car, engine trouble. . Go to dealer bev smith kia, ft. Pierce, FL, I am a regular there,with car problemsell me can needs new lower engine, $7000 I almost faint, , car not safe, I left anyway, they would not exactly tell me what wrong with car. . . Coworker at walmart, tells me of mechanic,can fix it. . . Take it there, he tells me what really is wrong with car. . Screw that hold harmony part, had broken off, half of it was still stuck into lowere engine< by the way, this was a recall back 3 years ago, in which I had complyed with kia and they had replaced new harmony screw>. . . This honest mechanic, told me leave kia over the weekend, willput put screw softner on screw still in engine, see if it comes out. . . It did, they put new screw, give me all new belts, I paid $1,800 of my own money, . . I go ahead and drive to miami, fll< 2 hrs away> day latter I drive to orlando ,FL. < 3 hrs away>. . . In I 95. . . . Next day,try to get out of my driveway, same thing happened. . . Good mechanic comes over to my house, said same screw came off. . . He fixes it again, $1,500, . . . He tells me, get new car, do not keep this kia sorrento 2003, car has flaw, can not be fixed. . . . If keep it, just for around town drive, under 50 miles an hour, do not take turnpike or interstate highways. . . I contaced kia mototrs, bev smith kia, told them about recall screw replacement , tell me out of warranty, neither will really answer back. . . No money, no new car. . . . Kia motors is a crook,. . . Tell me car out of warranty, that what do I want with old car. . . Can not find any other prior complaints I made with car, since first year I bought it. . .

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while fueling the vehicle, the fuel would not take the fuel and it would come back out. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new cannister filter, gas cap and filler pipe. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Ne.

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.

Fuel spewed back when filling at station.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate independently. The contact stopped the vehicle and replaced the fuel injector fluid but the failure continued intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostics. The mechanic advised that the fuel injectors needed cleaning. After the fuel injectors were cleaned, the failure continued. The vehicle was previously included and repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 05v353000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). After the recall repair, the contact experienced a fuel spill when refueling the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired the approximate failure mileage was 33,387.

My first kia was sportage 2000 with 165000 miles when I sold that vehicle, I have no complaints this was my reason to buy kia again, I buy a Sorento 2003 no complaints only the 2 recalls from kia is the only thing I have in this vehicle. But since the last year after 75000 miles I have this real problem for me with the gas spills, my situation today is not the same like its was five years ago. . . . And spend above $500 fixing this problem who attribute at failure of design from Kia Motors is beyond my budget. I have not idea how to fix this from kia who I make them solely responsible of this defect. Somebody can tell me how I have to proceed to make accountable kia in this matter??.

While fueling up the Sorento, the fuel spit out every time even while fueling at slow speeds. Very frustrating , and dangerous, especially when the fuel gets on my skin & clothes, the vehicle, and at times leaves a huge puddle on the ground which could be a fire hazard. The dealership was contacted and will not help me even though there was a recall issued for the fuel filter, which I mentioned.

The car been a problem since first year , I called district manager for kia back in 2004,told him car was skipping beat, and shaking. . . He told me is was my imagination. . . The 2nd big problem<which I had to solve through computer investigation> car would just start losing power in I-95 or FL. Turnpike and come to stand still, no matter how much I pressed the gas pedal, no go, almost got in several accidents in I-95,florida late at nite. . . Spend $800 at kia of kendall in florida, in miami, told me was fuel problem. . . Way back home that same day, car did same thing slowed down in rushing traffic in I-95 floirda,almost got deadly accident from car behind me, took it to kia of ft. Pierce , kept car 1 week, mechanic could not figure out problem, . . . I found on line,problem was at the fueling entrance,something dissolved and particles went to fueling injectors,clogging it and causing problems, told mechanics ,replaced this part ,car got fixed. . . . Last incident,major one, back 3 years ago took car to kia dealer, due to letter from kia corporation, major recall on screw that hold harmoney blancer to lower engine case. . . They replaced it. . . 1/9/2004. Driving back from orlando,FL,at nite, car just slows down, shakes, battery light and brake lite come one. . . Miracle , 1 hour I drove car slowly back home. . . Friday I take to shop,find out same recall ,replaced screw,rusted off ,sheared off, half of it still in engine,harmoney fell off,. . Miracle I did not ger major fire in car,late at nite,on i95. . Took it fri. To ft. Pierce kia,mechanic said can not be repaired, need spend$79000on new engine. . . Nothing was mentioned same screw ,recall, they replaced back 3 years ago. . . Car has history of my complaints to corporate kia. . Nothing ever done.