2005 Kia Sorento ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF WIRES PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPRESSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUAL PREMATURE LIGHT BULB BURNOUTS OF ALL EXTERIOR LAMPS, HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND STOP LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 1-2 MONTHS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 KIA SORENTO. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IN VALDOSTA GA SEVERAL TIMES TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT AND THEY ALWAYS SAY IT'S NOT A RECALL SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MY DOME LIGHT HASN'T WORKED IN YEARS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I KNOW THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FROM THE BEGINNING. THE 10 YEAR/100,000.00 MILE WARRANTY IS ABOUT USELESS WITH THIS CAR. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE THING SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NEVER BUY A KIA AGAIN AND I CERTAINLY WANT EVER USE KIA IN VALDOSTA GA AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE WORST SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN. THERE FAVORITE THING TO SAY IS "IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY!" THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY THERE BIG SELLING POINT AND IT IS WORTHLESS! EVERYONE WHO IS HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE NEEDS TO COMPLAIN SO WE CAN GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED. I WISH I KNEW WHERE TO COMPLAIN TO THAT COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THEY DON'T REALLY CARE IN VALDOSTA WHETHER YOU COMPLAIN OR NOT, THERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ANYWAY. WELL I HAVE BEEN STOPPED NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE POLICE FOR MY LIGHTS BEING OUT. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOT A TICKET, BUT IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS TO HAVE NO LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO BE OUT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE WELL OVER 100 EMAILS FROM REPAIR PAL ABOUT OTHERS HAVING HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THEN SUE THE KIA COMPANY. SICK OF BUYING HEADLIGHTS! *TR

ON 7/30/14 I NOTICED MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE MORNING OF 7/31/14 THE LIGHTS STILL WERE NOT WORKING SO I CHECKED THE FUSE BOXES. I FOUND A BLOWN FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD AND REPLACED IT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT WORK. THE EVENING OF 7/31/14 I AGAIN CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND THE FUSE I HAD JUST REPLACED IN THE MORNING WAS AGAIN BLOWN. I REPLACED THE FUSE AND HAD MY HUSBAND STAND AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I TURNED THE IGNITION AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON. IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WE HEARD A "POP," CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT HAD ONCE AGAIN BLOWN. WE TRIED A THIRD FUSE AND IT BLEW AS WELL AS SOON AS I TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THREE FUSES IN ONE DAY AND STILL NO ANSWER ON HOW TO GET MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO WORK. *TR

HEADLIGHT AND DOME BULBS BURNS OUT VERY OFTEN, I SPEND MORE MONEY REPLACING BULBS THAN OIL CHANGE, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. PLEASE LET THEM FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TODAY I TOOK OUR 05 SORENTO IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT DURING THE 20 POINT INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DIDN'T WORK. THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS AT THIS POINT. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED BURNT OUT HEADLIGHTS A MINIMUM OF 5-7 TIMES NOW. I CAN'T EVEN KEEP UP WITH THE COUNT. LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS I HAVE TRIED EVERY MAKE AND TYPE OF HEADLIGHT AND NONE OF THEM WILL LAST MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS. THIS RECENT SET WAS THE TOP OF THE LINE AND I HAD TO PAY $80 FOR THE TWO LIGHTS. STILL DON'T LAST. IT SEEMS THAT KIA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT IS UNWILLING OR TOO CHEAP TO PAY HAVE THEIR ISSUE FIXED. I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. LOOK IT UP! THE CAR HAS OPERATED FINE OTHER THAN THIS BUT IT HAS BECOME A HASSLE AND IS VERY COSTLY REPLACING HEADLIGHTS EVERY FEW MONTHS! THIS WILL BE THE LAST KIA THAT I BUY UNLESS KIA STEPS UP AND FIXES THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE A NEW WIRING HARNESS THAT CAN HELP/FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE OWNERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET. STEP UP KIA OR ENJOY LOSING A CLIENT FROM HERE ON OUT! *TR

THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HEADLIGHTS/TAIL LIGHTS/DASHBOARD LIGHTS BURN OUT WITHIN MONTHS OF REPLACEMENTS. JUST BURNED THROUGH 5 FUSES FOR THE DASHBOARD IN ONE DAY. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. GOOGLE THE MAKE AND MODEL AND YOU WILL SEE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND ANGRY OWNERS. HAVE A TEEN DRIVER IN THE FAMILY AND WE ARE AFRAID TO LET HER EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE RECALL THIS MODEL AND MAKE KIA OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES!!!! *TR

I'VE REPEATEDLY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS IN THIS CAR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. WHEN ONE LIGHT IS REPLACED, THE OTHER SIDE GOES OUT NEXT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE 189,000 MILES ON THE CAR NOW. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED. MY DRIVER SEAT ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THE BACK GOES FORWARD AND BACK, BUT THE BASE SEAT DOESN'T MOVE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS BLOWING ON A REGULAR BASIS. REPLACE HEADLIGHTS FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A YEAR POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

EVERYTHING FROM INTERIOR LIGHTS, RADIO, CLOCK, DOOR LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS BURNING OUT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS JUST COME ON. HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. I TOOK KIA TO COURT TO GET A EQUAL TRADE BUT ONLY GOT $9,000. HAD TO GIVE $3,500 TO THE LAWYERS. THE OTHER $5,500 WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO COVER A TRADE IN BECAUSE THE KIAS HAVE A TERRIBLE VALUE FOR TRADES. ENDED UP SPENDING MORE THAN HALF TRYING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, STILL NOTHING. KIA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. EVEN THE SEVERAL SERVICE MANAGERS (OFF THE RECORD) THAT I SPOKE WITH THROUGH MY HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE TOLD ME THAT IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE COST. *TR

I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CHANGE TAIL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE. EVERY 4/5 MONTHS THEY ARE GOING OUT. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHT ABOVE IN THE BACK SEATING AREA DOES NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPEN, ONLY IF MANUALLY PRESSED ON AND OFF. THE LIGHT BEHIND THE PANEL CONTROLLING THE HEAT/AIR TEMPERATURES IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO CHANGE THEIR LIGHTS AS FREQUENTLY AS I DO, IF AT ALL SINCE THEY'VE HAD THEIR CARS. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *KB

WE HAVE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT BULBS. I HAVE TRIED EVERY AVAILABLE BRAND AT LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE STORES FROM THE LEAST EXPENSIVE TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THEY LAST ABOUT 4 MONTHS AT BEST. THERE IS A DEALER AVAILABLE "FIX" WHICH INCLUDES A NEW WIRING HARNESS. KIA WILL NOT FIX THIS AT NO COST. THERE HAS BEEN 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED DURING LATE NIGHT DRIVING. I REPLACED THE BLOWN BULB AND WITHIN HOURS THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILED. HAD BOTH FAILED AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. AT THE DEALERSHIP (THREE) THEY SAID "YEA A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE" MY OTHER VEHICLES BULBS LAST ON AVERAGE 5 TIMES LONGER - OR MORE. *TR

I HAVE TO EVERY 3 -4 MONTHS REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 KIA SORENTO. KIA HAS TOLD ME BECAUSE YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ISSUES ANY TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS I WILL KEEP ON REPLACING THEM. THIS IS INSANE!!!!! I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. *TR