Starter Problems of Kia Motor Sorento

Tl the contact owns a 2012 kia sorrento. The contact stated that his wife was driving through a snow storm and the vehicle stalled several times. The wife pulled the vehicle over and called for a tow and a new battery was bought and the old one was replaced. The failure recurred on the same day. The vehicle was taken to an independnent mechanic who observed the vehicle shutting on and off and referred the contact to danbury kia (100a federal road, danbury, CT 06810, (203) 730-5737). The dealer recommended the starter be replaced. The repairs were completed but the vehicle loss acceleration the same day after it was picked up and shut off when it was pulled over. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer and diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 158,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 kia Sorento. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, a revving noise was present coming from the engine and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Also after using the remote starter to start the vehicle, the engine would not turn-off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the starter however, the failure persisted. The local dealer bayside kia located at 3188 crain hwy, waldorf, MD 20603 and the manufacturer were notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 118,000.

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While driving the car it will lose power and completely shut off it has happened on the highway, on regular streets, and when going up hills. . I am not able to do anything except hope that no one hits me and I can get it pulled off to the side of the road, and hope it will start again. Now the car started making a whining noise and has completely died and had to be towed because it will not start again. Everything is good battery, alternator, starter, relays/fuses.

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Today I was driving to my parents house on a long straight away highway (55mph speed limit). I began passing another vehicle and as soon as I got around him my check engine light, oil light, and battery light came on. I promptly pulled over on the side of the road and shut the car off. I checked oil level, which was fine. No obvious over heating, smoke, or leaks. I decided to turn the car back on to see if the lights were still there but the car wouldn't start. It was completely dead aside from one tiny crank noise then nothing. Luckily someone stopped and we got the car started by jumping it. Went to the local parts store and my battery, starter, and alternator all checked out ok. No further lights or issues the rest of the day. Not sure what happened but I'm scared to drive it long distance now. Never had an issue with this car before this.

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My kia Sorento sometimes won't start. While parked in our driveway, we'll try and turn on and for some reason, won't start and come back later in the day, it'll start. My kids drive this car and I don't want them stranded somewhere because it won't start. In fact, my 17 year old was stranded due to the car not starting and he had sit around and wait for car to be ready to turn on. I've read many complaints online about this same issue but no real solution. One time when it did not start, I spent $160 to tow it to a kia dealership. When the car arrived, the dealer turned on the key and it started. They said they can't diagnose it until it fails to start again which meant leaving the car there until it decides not to turn on. This is unpredictable so we took the car and it started fine for two weeks and again, it failed after that two weeks. With so many online complaints and kia claiming they don't know what the issue is, this has to be unsafe. Online, some refer to the issue as having to do with the anti-theft system. Doesn't kia know this? some complaints noted that they've fixed the battery and starter and still have the same issue. When is kia going to acknowledge these complaints and recall the intermittent start issue?.

My vehicle was parked in my driveway. Had driven day before. Went to start and hear clicking noise like starter problem. Call tow truck to take to shop $92. 32. Short in wiring down by starter assembely. Required repair and retest of system. $311. 39.

Turn the vehicle off so I could pull in my driveway as I unlocked my gate car would not start back it was stuck in the middle of the road I had purchased a new battery and I have also bought a new starter.

The electronical parts of the ignition switch went out at the same time the battery and the starter did . Then on top of my esc randomly coming on and every time this has happened it made it to where I couldn't go above 5 miles have to turn the car off and then restart it multiple times just so I can dive home this has been happening since I have had he vehicle November 2016.

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Truck doors unlock while driving, alarm goes off randomly while driving or parked, all the fuses blew, starter has been changed 3 times, due to faulty wiring beneath the motor. Battery has been changed due to wiring.

I purchased a 2014 kia Sorento lx brand new from the dealer. I have maintained all necessary work and mostly done at authorized dealers. In may 2017 while driving home my instrument panel went out. Unable to see speed, safety warning lights, gas etc. . . I took it to two different kia service locations to trace problem. They found a wire shorted to ground on the trailer hitch wiring which came with vehicle. They cut the wires to trailer harness and this issue also damaged my remote starter. They replaced the blown fuse with a larger fuse and said it was all set. However it happened again on 09/29/17. This time when I parked my car and tried to start again, it wouldn't come out of park so I had it towed to dealer. It is out of warranty now but they are not willing to fix this issue which is over $3,000 to fix. There is a few feet of burned and melted wiring that I have pictures of, unsure of exact wiring, but it connected to the wiring trailer hitch harness. It was apparently close to catching on fire. Since I owned the vehicle other odd electrical issues have happened, including blown headlights and brake lights on about 8 occasions. I only found one recall relating to the trailer hitch wiring harness #16v862000 however it does not include my year vehicle. In my opinion, this is a very unsafe condition and safety concern that kia needs to research further for possible other recalls.

Push button start. Sometime it starts and some time it does not. Hit and miss. Battery replaced. Alternator replaced, starter check. Car does not always start the 1st, 2,3,4,or 5th time.

I purchased a new 2012 kia Sorento and was very excited about the 10 yr / 100,000 miles warranty ( a big part in the decision ) to purchase this vehicle. In September 2016 the car was unable to start , the mechanic stated the starter was the problem. I called kia and was told I should have taken the car to a kia dealer for evaluation, and further more the starter was not covered, even. Though there is a list of items not covered and the starter is not one of them.

In August 2010 there was a recall to reroute the wiring harness for the starter and was supposedly corrected. Three weeks ago I was coming down a mountain in the vehicle (2011 kia Sorento) and I noticed a little hesitation. When I stopped the vehicle, it would not start again. I had it towed to the local kia dealer and they advised that the fuse panel had been shorted out and was defective. They said that kia would provide the fuse panel if I would pay the cost of the labor. I reluctantly agreed. When I picked up the vehicle, they stated they had to put a "salvaged starter" on the vehicle to get it to start. I again reluctantly agreed because I didn't have money for a new starter($500). When I checked my past repair ticket I noticed that kia and the dealer supposedly rerouted the starter wiring harness on a recall. After checking with other technicians, they advised that if the wiring harness was not installed correctly, it could have shorted out the starter and fuse panel and possibly could cause the vehicle to suddenly loose power even while driving. I'm afraid to drive the vehicle now; fearful that it will loose power while in operation causing an accident and possibly loss of life.

I was on my way to work on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. It was about 7:30/7:40 a. M. I was driving my 2004 kia Sorento ex. I had just driven through st. Peter, mn on hwy 169 south on my way to mankato and was starting to pick up my speed as the speed limit increases as you leave town. All of a sudden, without warning, my vehicle just shut down. The "dummy lights" all lit up. I had no power steering, no brakes, no accelerator - nothing was working. Thank goodness the vehicle, because there was no power, slowed to a stop within a short period of time. I was able to pull over without a collision and no one was hurt. I put it in park and turned the key to the off position. I tried to see if it would start again and absolutely nothing happened when I turned the key. I called aaa and the Sorento was towed to the nearest mechanic shop. Without investing too much time in it because I didn't want a huge bill, the mechanic told me that it has electrical power - has good power to the starter, but the engine does not rotate. They could not even physically rotate the engine. He told me that regardless of what it was, it would be very expensive to repair it because, at this point, they have no idea what is wrong with it. That's when I got on facebook and started asking if anyone had any ideas of what could be wrong and a friend told me about the kia Sorento engine defect class action lawsuit. I believe my 2004 kia Sorento ex is affected by this engine defect. It was dangerous to be driving and I am thankful I was not on a busy freeway. As this just happened 3 days ago, I do not know what I am going to do with this Sorento. I would like to have it fixed, but cannot afford to do it. It is still sitting in the parking lot at the mechanics in st. Peter where aaa towed it to.

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The car had problems starting and the starter, alternator and battery was fine. The dealer claims it was a switch and it was replaced. The problem kept happening on occasion (2-3 times) in the last year and last time they replaced the battery. I believe there is a bigger problem and defect.

All of a sudden the kia ignition wont engage the starter ,the headlights wont work and the speed odometer moving and the ac appears not to work.

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02/23/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced brake switch. 10/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced battery. 11/14/2011 vehicle would not start; dealer replaced transmission shifter. 01/05/2012 vehicle would not start; dealer could not find problem, started after battery jump. 01/29/2012 vehicle would not start; called for tow; vehicle started after 40 minutes of numerous attempts. 02/07/2012 vehicle would not start; vehicle started after 30 minutes of numerous attempts. 02/09/2012 vehicle would not start; towed to dealer. Something is obviously wrong with these push-button starters! 5 tows within one year plus other non-start times?! kia needs to recognize they have a problem!.

The contact owns a 2011 kia Sorento. The contact started the vehicle and there was a loud, unusual clunking sound coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the computer was not completing the diagnostic test before the starter would engage. As a result, the dealer was unable to properly diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated she had noticed the failure since the date of purchase. The current is 6,983 and the failure mileage was 725. The consumer stated the noise seems to come from the computer and the drive train. Updated 091/16/10 updated 09/15/10.

I too have now had to replace my head light bulbs and tail light bulbs and have had multiple electrical issues with this car. I have had to have a fuse block replaced because the car was automatically engaging the starter while the engine was running. I have had to replace the clock due to flickering.