2006 Kia Sorento Electrical System

THE HEAD LIGHT KEEP BURNING OUT THE RADIO AND THE CLOCK LIGHT KEEP FLICKING AND DRAING THE BATTERY WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN KIA OF MIDDLETOWN (4961 ROUTE 17M, NEW HAMPTON, NY 10958) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE AND ELECTRICAL BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

AFTER READING MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS, THEY ARE THE SAME AS MINE. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, THE LAST TIME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON AT FIRST HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. NOW THAT I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I NOW KNOW WHAT I AM UP AGAINST. I GUESS KIA IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED WITH THEM DRIVING AND CAN NOT PULL OVER DUE TO NO POWER, THEN GET HIT FROM BEHIND. THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL THEY DO A RECALL AFTER SOMEONE LOOSE THEIR LIFE, JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP QUITE. I NOW KNOW WHAT TO TELL MY MECHANIC THAT IS WRONG. I WILL COPY SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND TAKE IT TO HIM. I WILL ALSO CALL MY LOCAL TV STATIONS TO REPORT THIS AS WELL, I REFUSE TO SIT AROUND ALLOW SOMEONE TO BE KILLED IN ORDER TO SAVE KIA MONEY. THEY CAN DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS MATTER, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA AGAIN AND WILL TELL OTHERS WHEN THE TV STATIONS INTERVIEW ME I WILL BE SURE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO BUY YOUR CARS AT ALL UNTIL YOU FACE UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS MATTER.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON- BROUGHT TO DEALER- TOLD LEAK IN PRESSURE LINE TO POWER STEERING. THEY FIXED BUT STILL FAULTY SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR CHECK ENGINE- TOLD 230$ TO FIX FAULTY SENSOR ON GAS/AIR MIXTURE OR MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD WEAR OUT. *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS, JUST GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING . REPLACED 100S OF TIME S JUST VERY COSTLY . KIA WANTS 100. EVERY TIME TO REPLACE. *JS

MY KIA SORENTO SUDDENLY BEGAN DYING AS I WAS DRIVING. WHEN IT HAPPENED, I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL OR MY BRAKES. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE I COULD PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK AND IT STARTED BACK UP WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS OF ANY TYPE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP IN LUBBOCK, TX (GENE MESSER KIA). THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISCOVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY SCANNED FOR CODES, NOTHING SHOWED UP. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR TWO FULL DAYS. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH AN INVOICE FOR $143.00 FOR CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE AND A LIST OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED SOON. THE INCIDENT HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. MY FEAR IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I AM GOING TO EITHER KILL ANOTHER DRIVER OR MYSELF OR HAVE A CRASH INTO ANOTHER OBJECT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NOW, THE FOLLOWING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE KIA, ITSELF, HOWEVER, I JUST LOST MY HUSBAND, MOVED TO LUBBOCK A FEW MONTHS AGO, I DO NOT KNOW PEOPLE HERE. I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF JOB HUNTING SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN I AM GOING TO BE CALLED FOR AN INTERVIEW. IF I LEAVE MY CAR WITH GENE MESSER KIA, I AM TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY TRANSPORTATION. I AM ALONE, AND NEED TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY DO NOT LET CUSTOMERS HAVE LONER CARS SO MY LIFE IS JUST "ON HOLD". I AM NOT IN A FINANCIAL SITUATION TO PAY OUT A LOT OF MONEY. I'M BARELY MAKING IT NOW UNTIL I FIND A JOB. I AM ASKING SOMEONE TO PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT PREMATURE AND BOTH AUX. POWER OUTLETS BLOW OUT FUSE WHEN PLUGGING IN XM RADIO. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 KIA SORENTO FOR 4 YEARS AND HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS JUST AT THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND HAD TO HAVE A HEADLIGHT AND 2 OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS REPLACED. I HAVE MADE COMMENTS TO THE DEALER TO INQUIRE WHY THEY THINK THESE BULBS ARE CONSTANTLY BLOWING AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. THIS MORNING, MY INTERIOR MAP AND DOME LIGHTS CAME ON ALL BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF, NO MATTER WHAT BUTTONS I PRESSED. THEY DID NOT GO OFF WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LEFT. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR, IT SMELLED LIKE MAGIC MARKERS WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AS I PROCEEDED TO EXIT A MULTI-LEVEL PARKING STRUCTURE. I WAS TERRIFIED BY THIS!!. I GOT OUT OF THAT GARAGE, GOT OUT OF THAT CAR, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WILL "LOOK AT IT TOMORROW". THIS INCIDENT HAS PROMPTED ME TO RESEARCH THE INTERNET FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE, AND THERE ARE TONS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. WILL YOU PLEASE DO SOMETHING??!! I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE THAT CAR ANYMORE - I HAVE LITTLE KIDS!! THIS IS NOT SAFE!!! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE - A NUMBER UNDER "DEATHS"?! MY GUESS FROM THE OTHER CONSUMER COMMENTS I HAVE SEEN POSTED AND FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THE KIA DEALER ON OTHER ISSUES WITH MY CAR IS THAT THEY WILL FIND NOTHING WRONG. PLEASE HELP!!!!! *TR

ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DOME LIGHT WILL NOT WORK, HEADLIGHT CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT, SOMETHING IS WRONG ELECTRICALLY. *TR

I BOUGHT AN 2006 SORENTO IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN HEARING THIS LOUD NOISE COMING FORM THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT STALLS ITS JUST BEEN AN HEADACHE WITH THIS CAR I WISH THEY WOULD JUST RECALL IT SO IT CAN BE FIXED NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT GOES TO THE SHOP THE NOISE COMES BACK UGH!!!!! *TR

WE INITIALLY PURCHASED A USED KIA SORENTO IN 2005. WE ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (LIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURNING OUT) SO WE DECIDED TO PURCHASE A NEW SORENTO SO WE WOULD HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE FULL WARRANTY. SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE 2006 KIA SORENTO, WE HAVE REPLACED NEARLY EVERY LIGHT (HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, BRAKELIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FOG LAMPS, TURN LIGHTS AND LICENSE PLATE LAMP) NUMEROUS TIMES. THE ASSORTED REPLACEMENT LIGHTS WERE PURCHASED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ENSURING THE ERROR WAS NOT WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, BUT RATHER THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE OLD LIGHTS WERE NOT RETAINED. OUR FULL WARRANTY IS NEARING EXPIRATION AND WE WOULD LIKE "SOME TYPE" OF ACTION TO OCCUR BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. WE FEEL THAT NOT ONLY IS THIS CONSTANT SOURCE OF IRRITATION AND A FINANCIAL BURDEN, BUT ALSO A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

IN FEBRUARY OF '06 WE BOUGHT A NEW KIA SORENTO. AFTER THE 1ST YEAR WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 HEADLIGHTS. 2 TAIL LIGHTS, 2 DOME LIGHTS AND 1 CLOCK. CLOCK AND DOME LIGHT WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOT THE HEADLIGHTS. THE 3RD HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK ON 1/19/09 (PASSENGER SIDE) AND THE DRIVERS SIDE REPLACED TODAY 1/28/09. ALSO WHILE ON VACATION IN THE SUMMER OF '08, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. KIA HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT WITH FREE REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPT. DID TELL ME THAT IN THE PAST 2 YEARS HE HAS REPLACED MORE HEADLIGHT BULBS THAN YOU COULD IMAGINE. IF THIS IS INDEED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, HOW SAFE IS MY WIFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE CALLED THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE WITH MY CONCERN AND THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN, "WELL HEADLIGHTS DO BURN OUT" . I DO KNOW OF OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. THANK YOU *TR