2006 Kia Sorento: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Dec 15, 2015 · Engine · 60,000 miles · AR

Kia sorento - I have a 2006 sorento that just turned 60,000 miles in october. I had driven it at lunch one day, when I went to leave the office at 5, the car was making an awful grinding noise and the emergency brake light came on, even though the brake was not on. Then the power steering went out. I had to have it towed in because the crankshaft malfunctioned and that along with all the belts and parts had to be replaced. It took 5 weeks for the repair, and now it has to go back because one of the new belts is screeching. I paid $1,300 for the repair and kia only paid part of the repair. Why would they pay for part and not all, if it was a defective part that there should have been a recall on?

Filed Jun 8, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 79,000 miles · NY

25 minute drive to town. Squealing sound. Pulled over, the crank shaft pulley was so loose that the bolt could be hand tightened. Mechanic said pin fell out and bolt sheered. May need new engine. Could have destroyed the crank shaft. Also have transmission hesitation, the 4x4 low light on dash goes on and the transmission kicks in low . Have to sit and wait for it to go off. This happens with out the button being turned on. This kia only has 79,000 highway miles. Its amess. This crank shaft harmonic balancer should last the life off the vehicle. Some one is going to die or get seriously injured because when this happened you could not steer the kia or use brakes.

Filed Mar 17, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 99,002 miles · MA

I got this car about a month ago and 3 days after the purchase I could smell the catalytic converter it was extremely strong, then a rumble sound under the car from the exhaust. A day later I was driving to work and the A/C compressor started squealing extremely loud and there was a ticking sound. Took it to the auto dealer I got it from and they said it was the compressor belt, dealer replaced belt and there is still a noise of ticking and a faint screeching noise.. They also said they fixed the exhaust but I am still having issues with the smell . This weekend I was on the highway and I was at 65 MPH, there was a loud noise and the engine bogged down and sounded like it died and came back on. I made it home without anymore problems. Today I was driving 40 MPH and the engine made a noise and the car bogged again. I was stopped at a light and got up to 40 MPH again and the engine did the same thing. This is going to cause serious injuries to somebody. My car is going into the shop thursday but after reading all the reviews it looks like I just wasted all this money on a piece of junk. Something needs to be done about this before somebody gets killed. I'll contact help me hank as well .

Filed May 4, 2011 · Engine · 57,000 miles · PA

Crankshaft torque bolt sheared off causing the braking and steering to become stiff resulting in greatly diminished control of the vehicle. The pulley assembly began to squeal resulting in parking the vehicle until it was time to take it to the dealership for service of the concern. Enroute to the dealership the brake and engine light appeared and braking became sluggish and steering appeared to be stiff. Was able to make it to the dealership and I opened the hood seeing that the serpentine belt had come off. The following day the dealership notified me that the crankshaft torque bolt had sheared off and they were calling kia to determine a fix for replacing the bolt or if the engine would need replaced. After some brief research this appears to be a recurring problem for several kia models and model years.

Filed Oct 17, 2008 · Brakes · CA

I bought this car new in july 2006 it had 200 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. A week after I purchased it the brakes were smoking on the drivers front side, I took it into the dealer they said I had driven over something and it was simply burning off (yeah right) a month later they brakes started grinding I took it in they resurfaced the rotors, about 3 months later the brakes were grinding again, they replaced the rotors, about 4 months later the brakes were squealing and grinding again and I took it in they said they could find nothing wrong with it yet when I left the dealership they brakes seemed fine. In december 07 the car began to shake and make a very loud thunderous noise at take off, I took it into the dealer and they said the "propeller" or otherwise drive shaft was a recall and needed to be replaced which did not happen until january 08 because they had to order the part. Now the brakes are bad again, and the dealer now wants to charge me over 300.00 to fix them! Outrageous and totally unbelievable!