Three problems related to engine rattling and whining sounds 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.
On the interstate the car missed & died. Tried to start and it made a rattling sound. A TN trooper sd it sounds like timing chain and we had to tow it home 75 miles $500. A Ford master mech sd in 20 yrs he never saw this b4. Oil level was full but the oil wasn't getting to the engine and the crank cracked in 3 spots. Called local kia maryville TN & she sd it was over the 100,000 mile warranty and I bought it used. . No telling what the other dealer did to it. Still I do to tow it to kia parkside knoxville TN and pd them almost $200 to tell me the exact same thing; he'd been a mech for 20+ yrs and had no idea how that could even happen. They won't fix it though the recall is for the 2. 0 liter engine, mine is a 2. 4 2011. (my car is the 2012 body style made in 2011) they will sell me another engine. We brought the car home and I tweeted about it. Kiamotors_america dm'd me offering help. They denied my claim entirely because my engine isn't part of the recall, even though my issue is the same. I found thousands of ppl just like me being told the same thing. I'm on ss disability paying $267/mo + full cov ins since Nov. I have 2 specialists 100 miles in opp directions that I have no car to go to. I watch my 3yr old grandson and was going to the store for my mom who has stage 4 lung cancer. I would tweet news articles warning ppl and kiaamerica blocked me. I couldn't talk to them if I tried. I thought I filed a complaint here once b4, I don't see it though. I was thinking of trying my senator. Kia is reckless, unprofessional and has no concern whatsoever about human lives. I wish I knew a good lawyer, this has almost destroyed me.
Transmission problems like not getting into gear or jerking when shifting and engine seem to loose power or not have enough also there is a noise the a/c making a rattling noise and vibrating .
"takata recall" the engine makes a loud whinning sound constantly, start up, driving, and while sitting still. At times while driving it will feel like the car skips (like the engine will shut off, it also will not shift through gears, sometimes it will sit at the rpm of 3 and doesn't want to shift out of gears. This is while using both the automatic and manual driving.