Brake Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Problems of Kia Motor Sorento

While my daughter was driving on the highway, the brakes failed. The mechanic showed me the brake lines toward the rear suspension rusted through. Also the support for the rearend rusted through making the vehicle dangerous to drive. The brake lines from front to back were changed and I am looking to have the support brackets changed.

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The contact owns a 2017 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 65 mph, all the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated. The contact pulled over to the shoulder, and turned off and restarted the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic brake hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five other times but there was no remedy to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 418.

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The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and hesitated to stop the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the rear brakes failed to respond; however, the front brakes functioned properly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear sway bar ran a hole in the brake line and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

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I went to get my oil changed on/around 9/5 and they wouldn't change it due to severe rust damage that had rusted through the oil pan, brake line, at least one crack in the frame from rust, and the tires are barely held on to the car due to rust damage. Now my brakes don't work but I still have to drive the car. I went to 2 other shops and no one will work on my car due to it falling apart from rust. I purchase my car at abc motor credit August of 2013 and re-located to florida before winter hit. I called them and they referred me their warranty company, lisa warranty group. Of course, rust damage and frame work is not covered. Abc motor credit sold me a car that should have been totaled, not re-sold to a consumer for $12,000!! I have tried 5 different dealerships to help get into a newer, safer vehicle, but no one will finance me due to the negative equity on this loan. Is there anything I can do? I should not be stuck paying $367 a month for the next 2 years after already investing over $4,000 into a useless vehicle. I have to conclude that abc motor credit sold me this car fully knowing the extent of the rust damage before putting it on their lot. I hope there is some law protecting consumers from this sort of business. Please let me know what I can do!.

The contact owns a 2004 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the brakes malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be repaired due to rusting of the frame, which damaged the brake lines. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 136,000.

While exiting my driveway at home (which is on a an incline and exits onto a state highway) I lost all braking capability. When I took the car into my local garage to have the problem diagnosed I was told the brake lines were completely corroded through which caused the loss of braking ability. While attempting the repairs the mechanic smelled gasoline fumes and found that the fuel lines where they exit the tank has also corroded through. I started to notice under body corrosion several years ago when the parking brake body attachment points on the rear differential corroded and became dislodged. All of this corrosion seems to be occurring much sooner than I would expect and sooner than I have ever experienced with other vehicles I have owned manufacured by other companies.

The incline control light & the traction control light came on for no reason. I was parking my vehicle on a flat surface and when these lights were on I was unable to put the car in park or reverse. I had to put the vehicle in neutral and shut off the vehicle with my foot on the brake. I then had to restart the vehicle, the control and traction lights were not on and I was able to put the vehicle in park. I went directly to the dealership that I made the purchase from and was told that this is a known defect in the brake line where there is a short in the line that causes the computer to think the break is not pressed down enough, therefore confusing the computer into thinking it should apply the incline and traction control and prevents the vehicle from being put in reverse or park. I was told that by turning the vehicle off while in neutral like I did will sometimes reset the computer. I was told there is also a little box that has a very small slit in it and if I could find something to fit into it that would go down about 6 inches, that would also reset it. However, they were not aware of what one would use to do that with. I was told there was no need to fix this very common problem. I asked if this would eventually mess up the drive shaft, computer system, or transmission and was assured it would not.

The contact owns a 2003 kia Sorento. The contact stated that while exiting a parking lot at 10 mph, the brakes were depressed and felt spongy. The vehicle failed to respond and the contact had to utilize the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised the contact that the brake lines were rusted and fractured, causing the loss of brake pressure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

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Power brake system failed when attempting to brake while going 15 mph. Took vehicle to service center. They reported that the brake lines had rusted through causing total loss of brake fluid and brake system functionality. Once the brake line was perforated it completely rendered all but the emergency brake inoperable. Luckily I was able to stop using the emergency brake because of the low rate of speed. Had this occurred at a higher rate of speed (e. G. 65 mph) it could have been disastrous. All brake lines had to be replaced at a cost of $670. I've owned many vehicles in my lifetime with similar age and mileage, but have never had brake lines rust through. I live in a northern climate (NY state), but this should not happen. Friends of ours bought their 2003 kia Sorento one week after we did. Their vehicle suffered the exact same brake line rust through as we did las year, with only 40,000 miles on the vehicle, so I'm interested in knowing what percentage of same make/model vehicle has experienced the same failure.