Transmission Failure problems of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

My 2011 kia Sorento has been trouble from day one. A week after I bought it, the wiring harness had to be replaced which took over a month to get the part from kia. Then at 90,000 miles the transmission started failing and it took me forever to get kia to replace that. Then the replacement transmission went bad less than a year later and they replaced that. Now, at 120,000 miles (out of warranty) the motor has died. Grindstaff kia in johnson city, TN tells me it is a �internal failure� of the motor, it could be a rod or cam, but they would not know unless they took the motor apart. Kia's product is terrible and a safety hazard. When the motor stopped my husband was in 65 mile an hour traffic and could have been injured when it started to loose power and then the starter stuck and wires started smoking which could have caused a fire. My motor was a 4 cylinder 2. 4 liter engine that needs to be recalled by kia for failures. They want to chage me $5500 plus tax to put another engine in the junk, which to me is adding good money to bad product. I also still owe a bank $$ for this car which is going to be negative equity I'm sure. Kia should stand behind it's product and recall this engine which is junk. I will not buy kia again, that is for sure!.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact stated that when attempting to shift the vehicle into reverse, the transmission failed to recognize the gear for which the lever was shifted. The contact mentioned that the vehicle had to be turned off and restarted in order for it to resume normal operation. Also, the contact mentioned that the vehicle would make a loud knocking sound when the transmission was forced into reverse. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

Transmission failed on a 2011 kia Sorento with 22k miles on it. We were pulling out into an intersection when it completely lost power. The only warning that I have seen in reference to a possible transmission issue is that the car idles high (at about 3500 rpm) in the morning. This was reported to kia but they could not replicate it. As of now, the car is at the dealership waiting on a new transmission.

I was traveling from columbus ohio to toledo ohio on a business trip. The trip started out normally, but when I arrived in toledo and pulled off at an I-75 exit, my transmission failed as I was exiting. Did not have any forward motion at the exit and heard only grinding sounds coming from the transmission when I tried to move. Ended up having it towed to the nearest kia dealership. The dealership replaced the transmission, but I'm hearing a strange whine coming from the replacement transmission. This could have caused an accident if I had been traveling at 70 mph on the interstate. This issue needs a recall from kia.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 20 mph the contact noticed that the vehicle would no longer accelerate. The vehicle rolled to a stop but the contact was unable to shift into park. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the transmission failed and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred twice. After each failure, the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where it was repaired. The failure mileage was 45,600 and the current mileage was 60,200.