Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2004 Kia Motor Sorento

I bought my 04 Sorento from my aunt who was the only owner. It had a power steering issue at that time which took several attenpts to fix. About a month later we we visiting family and had to turn around. Upon stopping we noticed smoke from the engine compartment so I grabbed my 4 y/o daughter out of the car and by boyfriend opened the hood to find a small fire on opposite side fro where battery is. Once fire was put out we drove . 5 miles on a city rd to family. The power steering was gone at that time as well. 10/13/19 - the directional worked all day and come night time when I came out from the store and started vehicle they did not work. The next day they worked finehowever, on 10/14/19 - I started the car in am and there was a squeaky belt. I hit the gas pedal quickly and noise went away. Then while driving, the battery and brake indicator lights came on the dash and stayed on so I pulled over and shut car off. Iwas driving my daughter to the park a mile away from home when the battery and brake indicator lights came on again. I turned car off for a few minutes and when I restarted it the lights were off. I went to turn around to go home and the steering completely failed so it was extremely difficult and dangerous. I have not driven it or started it since. My mechanic camt to my home 2 days in a row and was convinced it was crankshaft bolt that snapped. He got it into his shop the following week on Friday 10/26/19 and called a short while later informing me that it was in fact the crankshaft bolt that snapped deep in the shaft and the crankshaft would need to be replaced for a cost of around $3000. I called a few other places and they said the engine would need replacing which would coat around the same. My daughter and I now have no vehicle and are walking her to school which will be difficult come winter months.

I have fixed my pulley bolt 3 time and it keep braking and I don't know what else to do to fix the problem.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering and brakes suddenly malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the camshaft pulley was faulty and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and the local dealer (quirk kia in brankly, MA) were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 99,000.

I was driving our 2004 kia Sorento with my 3 young children in the car. Driving down a city street at 45 mph the car began to jerk as all the lights flashed on the dashboard. I lost all power, but I was able to cruise to park next to a curb, however the vehicle would not restart. I had it towed to my mechanic. The mechanic found that the crankshaft sprocket, key shaft, damper pulley, and crank bolt all were damaged and needed to be replaced.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle loss power and the contact heard abnormal noise coming from the fan and air condition. The battery indicator had illuminated. The vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restart. This was a recurring failure. The contact stated that the neighbor assisted her with the failure by check under engine. They found the air condition belt had fractured and was on top of the engine block and that the pulley was lose. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the approximate failure mileage was 190. 000. Kc.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle lost all electrical power. The vehicle stalled and all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and after opening the hood of the vehicle, the contact noticed that the drive belts fractured. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the crank shaft pulley was loose and the crank shaft bolt had fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 177,000.

I brought a 2004 kia Sorento used in June 2015 with 96,000 miles on it and noticed the engine was making noise after a short time it wasent that bad I thought, until it started getting worse. Then I took it in to the kia dealership and got a call from them and I was told the blancer pulley bolt broke off in the crankshaft and was a big issue and they would let me know if they could get it out, they did but found the sprocket was damaged also, I went online to see if their was a recall and found many kia owners have had this issue. I had to pay 1300 dollars to get this fixed because of a bad part by kia. I'm very upset.

Was driving down the road at 55 power steering went car lost power lights went crazy car shut down. I almosted wrecked harmonic balancer fell into pieces all pully belts and pin have to be replaced. I just got this car I have a payment on it. Going to cost 1200 to fix. This is on top of it spittering and spotterying. Replace head lights the radio glichs the air bag light is on all the time and if u turn the interior dash lights up it turns the interior lights on. Over drive button does not work and transmission lags. . . I have read al these complaints over and over again why isn't anyone forcing a recall? these are serious isuses I almost got rear ended and the electrical problem could cause fire. . . . Someone is going to end up very hurt if kia is not forced to fix these. Could u imagine this happening on a thru way?.

I was driving down the highway when the car started stalling the it picked up. Little ways down the highway the car felt like it was dragging then the belt broke I pulled it over. When reach the shop the mechanic said the crank shaft pulley broke apart.

While driving home there was a loud screeching noise. Get home to find out that my camshaft pulley is completely loose and broke! this needs to be recalled!!!! completely unsafe to be driving luckily I was only a mile away from home.

Son heard squealing sound from belts, had belts changed. 1 week later belt came off pulley and never would line up. Repair shop came back saying that it was the crankshaft pulley and that a bolt had broken. After changing timing gears, belts, gaskets and other front end parts end of costing 1500. I then read the problems with this vehicle on line. I called the dealership and becky act like this was the first they had heard of this problem.

Loud crack was heard while driving. Lost power steering. Pin in the crank pulley snapped and belts stopped turning. Car was very difficult to steer and fortunately we were able to get it to the side of the road. This car has a 10 year, 100m mile warranty which expired in September of 2014. Dealer contended that this problem, although part of the engine was not covered.

My daughter was driving on highway @ 55 mph with two children ages 2 and 1 year old in January 14. She heard a loud noise and power steering went out. Scared the hell out of her. It took all of her strength to steer it to the side of the highway. The Sorento was towed to repair shop and was told the crankshaft bolt (pulley) broke that drives all the other pulleys including the power steering. Half the bolt was still in the engine. It was repaired with a kia updated bolt and remember being told, "this is known to be a problem with this model" . Thank goodness nothing happened to her and my grandchildren. On 21 February, the power steering went out again caused by the same reason as before. What I do not understand 1. The bolt itself has been recalled but it is obviously not a bolt issue. It is a "design issue" that kia is well aware of and they are ignoring this issue. 2. A class action suit is in process against kia,"kia Sorento engine defect class action lawsuit" case is robinson et al v. Kia motors America inc. Et al. , case no. 13-cv-00006 u. S. District court for the district of new jersey. This is for kia Sorento's 2002-2009. 3. A number of incidents have occurred and reported to NHTSA (safecar. Gov). 4. Performing a fmeca (failure mode effect criticality analysis) it would show this failure could lead to engine failure, loss of power steering, hazard to other drivers due to engine parts breakage, injury and potential death. What does it take for an agency such as NHTSA to take action. The death of a child. Jm.

While driving there was a noise from the engine compartment,power steering failedby the grace of god was able to get the vehicle off of the interstate. Looked under the hood and seen the crank shaft pulley and bolt laying on the tie rod under close examination the spring pin was sheared off from the timeing chain pulley. The first time took the vehicle to kia of brandon florida , inwhich they said other things were wrong withthe vehicle as well, the total bill came to around 800. 00 dollars. I think they just tightened down the bolts because the crank shaft pulley came off again, went back to kia of brandon and they would not repair it, stateing that they were not going to repair the vehicle for free, they wanted to charge another 800. 00 dollars. . . So vehicle was taken to a mechanic that reattached the pulley. . . And the pulley came off again this time the bolt broke off in the crank shaft,the timeing chain sprocket also came off. Called the dealership and they are only repairing certain VIN numbers of that year.

Traveling a 45mph and crankshaft pulley broke off inside crankshaft sprocket. 3rd instance of same problem.

While driving on the highway at 65 mph the crankshaft bolt broke, the timing belt and drive belt came loose.

Traveling at 40mph crankshaft bolt broke off inside crankshaft sprocket causing harm balancer and belt to fall off. 2nd instance.

The crankshaft pulley bolt broke and messed up the steering, I was unable to steer the car. This has happened twice now and continues to be a problem as I'm reading the kia forums.

While driving I suddenly heard a sound coming from my engine and several dashboard lights illuminated. I was able to drive the car to the auto mechanic that works on my car who informed me that it was a crank pulley bolt that had sheared off. The mechanic also informed me this is a very common problem with kias. After doing a lot of internet research I found out that this is true. The car has 135,000 on it. I have spent over $4,000 on repairs on this car in the last year. It seems that everything decided to go this year. I only do highway driving and I am the only owner. I am very careful with my car. Any chance kia will reimburse?.

Crankshaft pulley bolt - this is a recalled part that was replaced in 2008. Snapped off while driving. Thankfully not on the freeway when it happened. Replacement is just as faulty as original. Many multiple kia owners have reported this problem some have had this same occurrence happen a third time. Obviously, replacement bolt is not working either and cannot survive the stress that is needed to operate safely. This is a costly and timely repair to replace a bolt that should last more than 2 1/2 years. Needs to be recalled and replaced with a better quality bolt. Called kia and they will not repair, state out of 1 1/2 year warranty. 1st year of car ownership, car stalled while turning left with oncoming traffic approaching due to three faulty starter coils. Kia needs to be held responsible for their less than reliable vehicles. Poor quality parts. Electrical system also faulty, headlights and brake lights consistently go out.

Shortly after I had some belts replaced on my 2004 kia Sorento, the crankshaft bolt broke (around 90,000 miles on the vehicle). I was told there was a recall on this part, but not for my VIN number. I had to pay over $700 to get the problem fixed and my mechanic had to buy the part from kia to finally get it from continually breaking. Now, almost two years later, it has happened again (around 130,000 miles). I called kia to see if they extended the recall to cover my vehicle, but they did not and refused to do anything about it. Once again, it is coming out of my pocket to fix this problem. Obviously this is a problem with vehicles other than the ones that were originally covered under the recall.

The contact owns a 2004 kia sorrento. The contact was traveling 15 mph when the crankshaft bolt fractured and caused damage to the crank position sensor, timing belt, damper pulley, and the crankshaft sprocket. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was advised that the crankshaft would need to be replaced. The dealer also advised replacing the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage and current mileages were 76,000.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 35 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated the crank shaft pulley had to be replaced. After the vehicle was repaired the failure continued to occur. The failure occurred three different times. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 47,500.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. The contact lost control of the vehicle and it spun out of control. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the crankshaft bolt broke off in the engine, the pulleys fell off and the two belts broke. The dealer repaired the vehicle but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated that the vehicle had been repaired already. The check engine light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle had not been repaired again. The contact referenced a manufacturer's recall for the crank shaft bolt. The vehicle was inspected and the diagnosis was a defective crankshaft sensor. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000 and the current mileage was 108,850.

They had a recall and a lawsuit on the kia for the pulley bolt keeps breaking and I never got a notice and mine keeps breaking and kia won't do anything about it.

I have a 2004 magentis which I heard is like the serento. The timing belt jumped and this took out the motor. Up to this I loved my car. Kia said there was nothing they could do but replace the engine at my cost and I would not get it back until it was paid for. Well being a single mother of 4, still making payments on the car for another 4 more years. Needless to say I have a car with no motor and making payments.

Harmonic balancer pulley bolt broke. Very bad design. Driving down the road it broke off causing loss of power steering. Bolt snapped off inside crankshaft.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 30 mph on normal road conditions, the engine stalled unexpectedly and restarted after several attempts. The check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the manifold gasket failed. The vehicle was repaired under warranty. On six separate occasions, the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer for identical failures, but there were no resolutions. The contact was responsible for the repair expense because the warranty expired. The authorized dealer replaced the crankshaft, crankshaft sensor, timing belt, and drive belt. The failure mileage was 50,000 and current mileage was 66,000. Updated 12/23/08 the air bag illuminated and would not go out, even when someone was seated in. The headlight was blown, the rear hatch would not stay up. The dealer had to order hood struts. Updated 12/23/08.