Four problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2015 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2015 Sorento.
I was traveling at approximately 50 mph, I accelerated to pass a car in front of me and when I came around the car, about 60 mph, the engine stalled and all of the warning lights on the dash came on. The engine lost all power, even though the air and all other functions on the car continued to function. I pulled to the side of a very busy highway when this happened, turned the key to the off position and tried to restart it, nothing happened. Luckily someone I knew was driving by and stopped to help me. The first thing he did was check the oil and it was full, it wasn't due for an oil change for another 200 miles. There was no indication of any type of problem with my car previous to this. Regular maintenance was done and it is at 74,000 miles. I had the car towed to a repair shop near my home and as I feared, the motor was seized. I cannot believe that this is happening, I bought the car used with less than 70,000 miles on it less than 6 months ago. The main reason I purchased it was because kia is known as a reliable car with an amazing warranty. I found out while signing the papers that the warranty is not passed on the another owner and that it was only valid to 60,000 miles, which the car was already past. I decided to purchase anyway because everyone I know that owns a kia has never had trouble with their vehicle. The price of a new motor is going to be $5500. I am devastated and trusted that kia would not sell a vehicle knowing that there are such catastrophic engine problems. Although the situation is bad, it could have been much worse if there would have been no where to bring the vehicle to a rest on the side of the road.
The vehicles engine just stalls out and shuts completely down. Kia keeps saying camshaft sensor but yet they have replaced it three times in the past 2 months. It's the engine and it's not safe!! I've read many reports on this happening to others. I was driving down the highway and it just stalled out. I had to shut the car off and restart it and it kept happening. This is not safe! I have three children with me and I just about got hit by a semi. Lawsuit in the making. This needs to be recalled ASAP!.
Driving on highway,I stopped at a traffic light,my engine stalled,I was unable to get engine restarted. Was towed to dealer, was told they would check car on Monday. On Monday was told engine needs replacement. It is well known that kia theta 2 engines have bad crank shafts,causing engines to fail. I want my engine replaced at no cost to me,because of their mistake.
V6 engine stalls randomly when accelerating into or across traffic. . Kia service dept. Unable to find cause with using electronic testing equipment. Stalling is random and unable to replicate with service dept personnel. A real safety issue.