2006 Kia Sorento: multiple warning lights

Filed Oct 29, 2015 · 156,000 miles · OH

On oct.8, 2015 my daughter was driving my truck and she started to hear a loud sound and was having difficulty steering. Several of the dash lights came on such as engine, brake, battery. She made it home, I came out to see what was wrong and looked under the hood. My dad and I looked and at the time both pulleys were moving and my dad just assumed it was a loose bolt on the pulley and it needed to be tighten. The next day oct.9, 2015, I took my truck down to an auto shop still having trouble steering and still hearing a loud noise. When I popped the hood and the mechanic looked under the hood we both noticed that the pulley had stop moving. The shop was actually at there closing so I had to drive it back home. The next day oct.10, 2015 I went to try and take my truck down to the shop and could start it. It would turn over but would not start, so they had to come and tow it away. The mechanic assumed without taking it off that I would need an harmonic balancer, upon taking this part off he noticed the bolt was loose. While removing this part the bolt broke in half lodging into the engine block. I was told that there was an recall on this particular part, so I called kia consumer line to check they told me there isn't one on my truck. Kia suggested that I buy a new engine. The bolt to the pulley cost between $7- $10.49. I also searched and priced an rebuilt or used engine that would run lowest $2,001.50 and up. I am still making payments on this car and the repairs will cost just as much as the remainder of payments that I have. I can't afford to buy an engine. I have noticed that this has been a problem for kia sorento's for some time now. There actually was an recall on this same part some years back. After reading several reviews about this same problem I see it hasn't been resolve and still remains a problem today.

Filed Jan 31, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 73,000 miles · NJ

While stopped at a traffic light, the car was running fine. When the light turned green, I took my foot off the brake and all the lights on my dash illuminated and the car immediately shut off. I shift into park and restart the car with no problems as if nothing happened. No other issues occurred until today (3 weeks later). This time I started my car and was driving through a parking lot with no signs of a problem. After I stopped, to let a car out in front of me, I took my foot off the brake to proceed. Immediately as I stepped on the gas, the dash illuminated, the steering wheel locked, and the car shut off. I tried restarting it a few times, but it wouldn't budge at all. I shut off all electrical devices, such as headlights, radio, and hazard lights and tried starting it again. This time it started as if nothing was wrong. I drove around stopping and going for another 45 mins to see if it would happen again, and nothing. Based on what I've been reading, it sounds like this is a common problem. Why isn't this getting the same attention toyota and gmc cars received when their cars experienced dangerous malfunctions in several of their cars? Perhaps the media needs to be alerted to this to actually bring more attention to the matter. Apparently kia is waiting for a few deaths first before they part with money to fix the problem.

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Engine · 94,000 miles · CA

From 9/2011 to 7/2013 my 2006 kia has had this problem 3 times and is currently in the shop. While driving I hear a weird noise and then all the dashboard warning lights come on and I lose power steering. When checking under the hood, the belts have all fallen off, a pulley is laying under engine as is a bolt. The last time the bolt had broken off causing the pulley to fall off. Mechanic found that the crankshaft sprocket was broken. I'm not sure about today as the car is at the shop with the bolt laying under the engine, but the drive pin that goes into the sprocket of the pulley fell out the bottom when being lifted onto the tow truck.

Filed Sep 17, 2012 · Engine · 59,800 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated while traveling 40 MPH the all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. When the power steering malfunctioned the brakes failed to stop the vehicle when they were applied. The contact merged onto the emergency lane; however, he was able to continue driving to his destination where the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The dealer confirmed that the bolt to the harmonic balancer failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure and current mileage were 59,800. Updated 10/02/12

Filed Nov 21, 2011 · Engine · 60,300 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated that all the lights illuminated on the instrument panel as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was advised that the crankshaft pulley bolt was stripped and caused the power steering belt to spin abnormally. The dealer also advised that the bolt could not be replaced and that the vehicle would need a replacement engine. The failure and the current mileage was 60,300.

Filed Jan 24, 2011 · Lights · GA

Our 2006 kia sorento burns out all lights on this car. I have change the headlights at least 10 times this year alone. We keep extra brakelights in the car because they go out at least every 3 weeks. I will burn this car in the middle of the street! Something must be done. I have seen over 1000 complaints on this same model for the last 6 years.