Nine problems related to engine knocking noise have been reported for the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2011 Sorento.
Engine making a knocking noise and leaking oil with no oil light on to indicate that it's a oil problem. The vehicle was smoking possible bout to catch fire sparks was coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was running at the moment.
On December 2, 2020 my kia Sorento started making a knocking noise. No engine warning lights came on. I went to go head home from work on the interstate and I heard a clank while I was driving my brakes locked in traffic then all the lights on my dash came on and my engine shut off in the middle of traffic. My car would not turn back on and I had to call my insurance company geico to have my car towed home. Very scary and very dangerous. It still doesn't not turn on whatso ever. I have videos but not in the right format to open.
Car has an engine knocking sound from a bad rod. The engine needs to be replaced but is out of warranty. The repair will cost more than the vehicle is worth.
Tl the contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the engine produced a loud knocking noise when the vehicle was started. Also, while driving 35-48 mph, a deer jumped out into the street. The contact swerved and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to fuccillo kia (3900 state st, schenectady, NY 12304, (518) 847-0800) where the mechanic stated that the contact should have the vehicle serviced at the dealer's collision shop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to have the body damage repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 50,000.
As my husband and I were driving on the highway my car started to make a knocking sound, with no warning, no engine light, no oil light, absolutely no indicators something was wrong and then stalled.
The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact stated that a metal banging noise was heard underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the motor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer opened case number: k3454763. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
Engine was making a cyclical clicking/knocking noise. We took the vehicle to kia dealership and they said they could not find any issues with the car. About a week later the car broke down while driving at highway speeds. After having it towed to an independent garage, we were informed the engine had a connecting rod failure. This is the exact same problem the Hyundai sonata has with the exact same theta 2. 4 liter engine. Hyundai has issues a recall but kia fails to acknowledge the issue.
On 06/15/2015, drove my car to the barn, then it will not start. I thought it's battery problem. Battery is only 1 year old. So I charged the battery. Didn't work. So I jumped it, it had a hard time starting. It finally started after 3 attempts. I got a new battery for it. Then it happened again two days later, got it started after a few attempts. Took it to kia service. They said oil ring has slow leak. Dealer changed o ring, and then several days, it had issues starting. The dealer kept my car for two days to listen and fix the knocking noise. Finally on Friday 06/27/15, it won't start at all. It has this grinding, hard start. I called the # 800-333-4542. Since it is still under warranty, they had my car towed for free, and dealer gave me a loaner car. I called kia at # 678-385-8540 and ask what's going on as the dealer said they are waiting for kia support team approval to test the engine. After two weeks, kia called and told dealer to test engine. It has issues with low compression on 2 chambers and finally the decision was to replace the engine. On 7/11/2015, dealer submitted an order to have kia ship engine. I was told, next week, I should hear from them. Nothing happened. I called the 678 # again, and was told by ms. Kushell that she's contacting the regional manager to give priorities to my case. That it should be taken care of between 7/20 to 7/25. This morning, 7/17/15, I got a call from the dealer that the eta for engine arrival will be 7/31/2015, as there are no engines anywhere in the u. S. To date (7/17/2015), the car has been at the kia dealer service for almost a month now. I have pending trips that I kept postponing to accommodate the issues. But this is getting out of hand, as I am getting the round around talks. Ms. Kushell said, they can ship my car to the place I'm going, but what am I supposed to do, walk the 1500miles?.
2011 kia Sorento. Consumer writes regarding problems with vehicle within the first 2 months of purchase the consumer stated the stalled while driving on the highway. It would down shift unexpectedly and then jerk and jolt. There were times when the consumer applied the accelerator and the vehicle would not respond for a short period before the vehicle revved up and accelerated. The vehicle also pulled to the right and there was a bad grinding/rubbing sound coming from the front drivers side of the vehicle, along with spongy brakes which was a problem from the start. The consumer stated when she started the vehicle, there was a knocking noise coming from the engine. The interior lights went out, the drivers side window switch was faulty and the back-up camera stopped working.