Three problems related to radiator have been reported for the 2014 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2014 Sorento.
Car started overheating and coolant backed up and over flowed coolant reservoir. Also being winter there was no heat coming from the heater. This happened whether traveling 70 miles an hour, stopped at a stop sign, or idling in park. Temperature gauge would go from normal temp to over heating temps, back and forth with the sound of bubbling in the reservoir and heavy coolant leakage. Me and my wife also noticed a strong foul fuel oder exspecially when driving on the freeway. I replaced the thermostat, flushed and filled the radiator with 50-50 mix of antifreeze and it changed none of the problems listed above. Had system pressure tested and a scan of the engine ob2 module and came back with 0 codes. Researched vehicle and found recall number sc147 engine/engine cooling, engine replacement.
We were driving on the highway when we noticed the temperature gauge going up. We stopped at a shop and got it looked at and they replaced the thermostat and flushed the radiator. On the highway on the way home we noticed the temperature gauge going back up and pulled over. We had it towed home. We again made the repairs and then took it to the kia dealership for them to look it over and have any necessary repairs done and paid by the warranty we have on the sorrento. The dealership hooked up the vehicle to check the free stream data fault codes but non were present. Our sorrento got hot enough to warp the engine heads and require a new engine but never once did it trip a code/warning light on the dash. If it hadn't been for us noticing the temperature gauge going up we would have had no warning that our car was overheated to the point the radiator boiled over and warped the engine heads. Why wasn't any warning light such as check engine light or anything signaled to come on?.
Car does perfectly fine for two weeks then runs through radiator fluid and oil like it's crazy has not thrown a check engine light has had multiple maintenance is fixes we have literally almost had a severe accident because the car started to smoke and had the radiator cap almost explode off of it . And it literally was driving on a normal speed going about 75 mph-80mph, on the highway when suddenly it goes to a complete and utter 20 mph with her to the floor this car has been nothing but trouble it's been taken care of it's barely driven from our time of purchase. And the amount of certified veteran kia. Mechanics all having no idea what's wrong because when they think they know what the fixlast but a week or two been paying for a rental car for almost a year now while still paying my payment on a kia that cuomo has no recall� and almost killed my entire family on the I 40 in eastern north carolina in the dark as well when it was an icy stormy road that I just been cleared we could've died and god knows what we could've done to others the road was safe take it into multiple kia certified mechanics that your mechanics mom and pop mechanics two dealerships and nobody can figure out the problem this is the most disgusting thing that has ever happened to my family I have a car that has been sitting at a mechanic shop all over eastern north carolina forever year now or in my driveway that I just pay on and pay a mechanic bills for because nobody can figure out why it over he eats why the speed why I almost catches on fire and white and black system break or the brake system and speed system is completely haywire. My family's or my wife dream vehicle is been our nightmare. I have plenty of bills I can upload here the date below is the date that I've been paying for to sit in my driveway and for it to be looked at mechanics for them to fix some thing and nothing be resolved.