2006 Kia Sorento: check engine light

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Engine · 111,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. While driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the brake, check engine, and battery warning indicators illuminated. Also, the vehicle became difficult to steer. The vehicle was towed to an independent dealer where it was diagnosed that the crank shaft pulley bolts fractured, which caused the pulley and the serpentine belts to separate from the engine. The mechanic was unable to repair the vehicle and the vehicle was towed to arapahoe kia (9701 e arapahoe rd, centennial, co 80112, (888) 236-7975). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000. *tt

Filed May 23, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 151,000 miles · MA

My 2006 kia sorento has had a few problems that I fear may be very dangerous. A few months ago I was driving on highway and it felt like it was speeding up on its own. As I got off the highway on an s curve the car completely died. The battery and check engine light came on. It started back up and I got to work. The next morning on the way to work it died again at the same spot on the off ramp. I had to have it towed and missed a day of work because of it. I brought it into the shop and mechanic said the alternator belt was loose and he fixed it. However its happened since numerous times when I turn the car off and try to start it again the car wont start at all for 20 minutes to a couple hours. Now recently it will shut off as I'm driving and steering wheel is very hard to turn. It is getting more and more frequent and is effecting work. Kia dealerships refuse to fix it at cost even though it seems like a big problem that many kia customers have had to deal with. Other mechanics say they don't even want to touch the problem because of the reviews of problems on the internet. Please inform me and anything I can do as soon as possible.

Filed Dec 10, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 177,000 miles · GA

On 11/23/15 I was driving down 85s when I hit something in the road. Had to pull over cause it sounded like the bottom of my car fell out. After waiting 2hrs for help we nticed that the driveshaft (2part shaft) broke off, punctured my gas tank, my cable that runs to my transmission and put a good size hole in the bottom of my back seat. The shop told me that this a reoccuring problem with this type of vehicle. After looking more closely we noticed a lot more damage that was caused by this. My car is still at the shop as of today since we are waiting on insurance. But, this car has given me more trouble than anything in my life! I will never get a kia again! And the biggest problem is kia won't do anything about this! In the past my car started to shake once I got over 30mph, my dash lights and engine lights don't work (and yes we've checked fuses, the shop has looked and we don't know why they don't work.) guess this is what I get for buying a car from a crook of a used car lot!

Filed May 20, 2015 · Engine · 70,407 miles · MA

Went to leave house vehicle started. Felt like brakes were locked looked at dash red lights for check engine and brake light was on. Engine was running popped the hood seen fan belt wasn't turning. Called aaa

Filed May 16, 2015 · Electrical · 98,350 miles · CT

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.

Filed Feb 17, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 61,000 miles · CA

On january 17, 2015, I retrieved my 2006 kia sorento lx from the dealership. I had to have the water pump and heater hoses replaced. It was suggested that since my vehicle had close to 60k miles on it that according the manufacturer that the timing belt be replaced. It cost me a little over $1,200. Two weeks later I was at a stop light waiting to make a left turn. As I proceeded to make my left, from a complete stop, the vehicle bogged, stalled, the dashboard lights all came on for an instant and the steering wheel locked. Luckily there was no on coming traffic and I was able to pull into a parking lot. I got the vehicle to stop and attempted to re-start my car and it did. Nothing happened to the vehicle again until a week later and it did the same thing again. I took it that there was a possibility that it was cheap gas. My husband, on saturday 02/14/2015, moved the vehicle to the front of the house and parked it. At 4 p.m. We went to leave and the vehicle wouldn't start. I googled some information and had to re-set the fuel cut off switch under the hood and that fixed the problem temporarily. Last night, 02/16/2015, the vehicle did the same thing again and again we had to re-set the fuel cut off switch and the engine light remained on. Today, 02/17/2015, we returned the vehicle to the dealership to have it diagnosed and they determined that the camshaft positioning sensors and the crank shaft positioning sensor need to be replaced and now they want to charge me another $1,100. I have gone online and done some research and found several other complaints similar to mine. I also noted that there was a class action lawsuit in nj for the same thing. It seems to me that kia motors is aware of the problem and just turning a blind eye. These problems continue after repairs are made according to the complaints I found.

Filed Jan 10, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 109,000 miles · IL

I was driving out of walgreens parking lot on 6/2/2013 in alsip, illinois. As I put my car in reverse to back out the parking space then I placed it in drive it was fine. Then I got ready to turn the wheel to come out the parking lot and it was very hard to turn. Then my lights came on the dashboard. The brake light & engine light. I then placed my feet on the brakes and placed it back in p (park) and tired to put in drive again and the same thing happened. It was very hard to turn to get it out of the way. I ended up going up the street to autozone to see if they can put in on the machine or even look at it to see what's wrong. They looked at it and told me it looks like my pulley belt is cracked / breaking / broke. So I park it in a residual area, and I called kia dealership in oaklawn, il to order the part as autozone told me they did not have that part I will have to go to the dealer. So I called kia to get the part and they said I had to order it. I did just that picked it up had the tow truck to take to the autoshop for repair. Once the mechanic looked at it he started the bolt was hard to get off to get to the pulley. He stated it is a 50/50 chance that it may break. If it does then I would need a engine. I then told him don't touch it or worry about it I will have it towed to kia in river oaks which I did. They looked at it and stated the same thing. I said well lets pray they it does not break he laughed and said ok. The mechanic called me back a hour later an said it broke I'm gonna need a engine. He told me the price, and I could not afford it so I had it towed to my house.

Filed Oct 28, 2014 · Engine · 108,000 miles · CA

My 2006 kia sorento, manufactured in august 2005 & was a basic vehicle, no luxury model.a rental car business was 1st owner and only had it for a few months, then I bought it from a dealer in sept 2006 w 14,000 miles. It is 8 years old with 108,000 miles. The check engine light turned on, I heard loud banging in the hood, then suddenly it turned off while I was driving on city streets. Traffic was slow moving. I had it towed to an expert mechanic and owner of his own shop. My mechanic has done some preventive maintenance in the past and considered it to be in excellent condition. He took the engine apart and found pieces broken off from the "intake runner butterfly valve assembly & fell into the engine; also there was a bushing failure in the lower induction manifold. My 3.5 engine was totaled within minutes along with all surrounding parts. The same engine as in the recall. My kia has a 3.5 engine, same as in the recall bulletin #tt2008020601. The recall bulletin was for kia models 2003-2005, yet this exact incident was described in the recall bulletin. I have two photos of some of the damage (1st photo is the intake runner assembly w/two broken missing butterflies for cylinders 5 & 6 & the 2nd photo of a piece of the butterfly stuck in the intake port of the cylinder head -both taken on 9-12-2014.) I then had it towed to a garden grove kia dealership. They inspected & gave me an estimate of $11,700. All they said it was out of warranty and that 2006 models was not part of the recall. How can kia corporation guarantee that the same inferior parts were not installed in my 2006 sorento? It was manufactured in 2005. Kia corporation should take responsibility for the damage due to the fact that this problem was not completely resolved with the 2005 models.

Filed Aug 14, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 47,840 miles · CA

Car dies while driving. No check engine light appears. Later car starts and runs fine until a few days later at next failure. Driver loses engine, power steering, and power brakes. Engine code finally appears after 3rd incident and is p0337 - crank shaft positioning sensor. This is a safety issue and may lead to a crash or death since driver looses all functions of vehicle. Dealer at kia cerritos, calif. Seemed unconcerned and stated that nothing could be done under warranty, since warranty had expired, even with low mileage. This is safety issue and should be repaired as a recall. Independent auto repair shop group data bases show 100's of incidences of same part failure and engine code with kia sorento and low vehicle mileage.

Filed Aug 12, 2014 · Electrical · 83,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Jul 3, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 105,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle's battery, brake, and check engine lights came on while parked at home, opened hood, noticed belt was slipping, and crankshaft pulley was spinning almost free. Contacted mechanic who performed most recent maintenance, he attempted to repair work under assumption was faulty. Problem reoccurred 3 months later, mechanic now convinced he is not the cause of this. Research shows common issue with this make/model. Crankshaft bolt appears to break free of pulley. Will require engine block disassembly to determine if crankshaft has been damaged.

Filed Jun 14, 2014 · Fuel system, Steering · 120,000 miles · KS

I was dropping my son off at daycare. I attempted turn left and my battery, brake, and check engine light came on. My steering also went out. I turned off the car and turned back it on. Car was fine until I tried to turn, same thing happened again. I turned the car off and walked my son the rest of the way to daycare. When I returned I started the car and heard a loud screeching sound. I drove it less than a mile back home and opened the hood to see where the sound was coming from. None of my belts were moving and checked my liquids and topped everything off. Still nothing then I noticed the pulley was wobbling. While removing the radiator fan to get a closer look I realized the plastic nipple that connects to the hose had been completely disintegrated and broken off. I bought a new radiator and tightened the pulley but the problem still existed. Now I've learned the the crank pulley bolt has broken and is going to cost me 2000 some odd dollars to fix. After reading the kia forum I see that he radiator and bolt is more than a common issue for the kia. I'm on probation period at my job and will most likely lose my job and my vehicle. I hope enough people have reported this issue and there is something being done to resolve it.