2006 Kia Sorento: won't start

Filed Aug 24, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 177,000 miles · GA

Parked the car one night, next morning only clicks, clicking coming from fuse box too. New battery, battery and brake light are on, car dies after sputtering. This is a new $5,000 engine with only 20,000 miles due to a crankshaft pulley break ruining the original one. Now, it won't crank, obdii returns codes p0763 and p0101 which are shift solenoid and mass air flow electrical. The cooling fan relaly is burned as well as the fuse box circuit board it goes into. Have a mechanic coming to check it but not too optimistic given the car's history. Luckily, I only drove 3 miles to my other home when the second time for quitting occurred where it is still, now I'm out of a car and lots of obligations to fulfill and walking.

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 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 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 7, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 113,000 miles · MI

I went to the bank in november of 2014. I shut my car off because its started to make a loud noise . I tried to start it when I was done and it would not start. I was able to get a jump to start it back up but it keep on dying. I was finally able to get it started enough to get it home . It died right before my house so we had to push it into the driveway. When I was driving it home the electrical kept cutting in and out and it was making a loud noise. Come to find out the crankshaft pulley bolt broke off into the engine.I only had the car for 8 months and paid $8700.00 for the car.

Filed Aug 16, 2012 · Engine · 46,400 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 kia sorento. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle but the vehicle would not turn over. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who suggested the contact take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer who stated that the crank shaft bolt was fractured, as well as the push rods. The dealer advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the engine replaced. The failure mileage was 46,400.

Filed Nov 3, 2011 · Electrical, Lights · 96,000 miles · AR

My 2006 kia sorento has 96000 miles on it and it seems that the head light or electrical system has a short in it. The head light will go off but you if you tap the head light assembly it will come back on as if there is a short in the electrical system. Also, the dome light will come on if you turn it to the on position but if you put it on the door position it does not come on when the door is open. Again that would be a failure in the electrical system. The kia will not start after replacing a headlight bulb. I know that sounds like they are not related but the head light went out so I replaced it and then I wouldn't start right after changing the light.