Eight problems related to starter 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.
While driving the car it will lose power and completely shut off it has happened on the highway, on regular streets, and when going up hills. . I am not able to do anything except hope that no one hits me and I can get it pulled off to the side of the road, and hope it will start again. Now the car started making a whining noise and has completely died and had to be towed because it will not start again. Everything is good battery, alternator, starter, relays/fuses.
My vehicle was parked in my driveway. Had driven day before. Went to start and hear clicking noise like starter problem. Call tow truck to take to shop $92. 32. Short in wiring down by starter assembely. Required repair and retest of system. $311. 39.
Truck doors unlock while driving, alarm goes off randomly while driving or parked, all the fuses blew, starter has been changed 3 times, due to faulty wiring beneath the motor. Battery has been changed due to wiring.
Push button start. Sometime it starts and some time it does not. Hit and miss. Battery replaced. Alternator replaced, starter check. Car does not always start the 1st, 2,3,4,or 5th time.
In August 2010 there was a recall to reroute the wiring harness for the starter and was supposedly corrected. Three weeks ago I was coming down a mountain in the vehicle (2011 kia Sorento) and I noticed a little hesitation. When I stopped the vehicle, it would not start again. I had it towed to the local kia dealer and they advised that the fuse panel had been shorted out and was defective. They said that kia would provide the fuse panel if I would pay the cost of the labor. I reluctantly agreed. When I picked up the vehicle, they stated they had to put a "salvaged starter" on the vehicle to get it to start. I again reluctantly agreed because I didn't have money for a new starter($500). When I checked my past repair ticket I noticed that kia and the dealer supposedly rerouted the starter wiring harness on a recall. After checking with other technicians, they advised that if the wiring harness was not installed correctly, it could have shorted out the starter and fuse panel and possibly could cause the vehicle to suddenly loose power even while driving. I'm afraid to drive the vehicle now; fearful that it will loose power while in operation causing an accident and possibly loss of life.
The car had problems starting and the starter, alternator and battery was fine. The dealer claims it was a switch and it was replaced. The problem kept happening on occasion (2-3 times) in the last year and last time they replaced the battery. I believe there is a bigger problem and defect.
02/23/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced brake switch. 10/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced battery. 11/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced transmission shifter. 01/05/2012 vehicle would not start; dealer could not find problem, started after battery jump. 01/29/2012 vehicle would not start; called for tow; vehicle started after 40 minutes of numerous attempts. 02/07/2012 vehicle would not start; vehicle started after 30 minutes of numerous attempts. 02/09/2012 vehicle would not start; towed to dealer. Something is obviously wrong with these push-button starters! 5 tows within one year plus other non-start times?! kia needs to recognize they have a problem!.
The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact started the vehicle and there was a loud, unusual clunking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the computer was not completing the diagnostic test before the starter would engage. As a result, the dealer was unable to properly diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated she had noticed the failure since the date of purchase. The current is 6,983 and the failure mileage was 725. The consumer stated the noise seems to come from the computer and the drive train. Updated 091/16/10 updated 09/15/10.