Front Suspension Coil Spring Problems of Kia Motor Sorento

Kia Motor Sorento owners have reported 4 problems related to front suspension coil spring (under the suspension category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the Sorento.

1 Front Suspension Coil Spring problem of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

Failure Date: 12/29/2017

Coil spring from front strut on 2011 Sorento broke in three places while in motion in the city (driving straight) at a speed of approximately 20 km/hr and pierced side wall of tire on driver side. No injuries but very dangerous indeed.

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2 Front Suspension Coil Spring problem of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

Failure Date: 12/14/2017

Coil spring from front strut on 2011 Sorento broke and left piece of spring on ground, causing a major safety hazard. Spring can cut tire side wall and cause a crash with major injuries/damage to passengers, driver, and vehicle.

3 Front Suspension Coil Spring problem of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

Failure Date: 04/23/2016

While slowly backing out of driveway, loud bang noise, shook car. Front right coil spring broke off. Had towed to kia dealer, front right coil spring, right ball joint, and left front strut was replaced. Extended warranty covered all costs. Over$ 1,000. 73. 600 miles.

4 Front Suspension Coil Spring problem of the 2011 Kia Motor Sorento

Failure Date: 07/06/2010

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. While driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle began to pull towards the right. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they put air into the tires. The failure continued to recur and the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where the tires were rotated and an unknown engine adjustment was performed. The failure continued to recur so the vehicle was again taken to an authorized dealer where she was informed the front spring coils needed to be replaced. The parts were on back order so the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 600. The VIN was unavailable.


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