My car will rock back and forth violently while driving. Notice it more at higher speeds, seems to happen when I take my foot off the gas pedal. It's progressively getting worse and I'm terrified of having a wreck. Have tried new tires, tire rotations, alignments etc.. I've been told it may be the differential.
2008 Kia Sorento transmission complaints
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The gear shift handle came off while the vehicle was moving in reverse, rendering it almost impossible to put the vehicle in park.
Vehicle made a progressive noise coming from the rear of the van. If sounded like oversized mud tires were on the vehicle. Brought it into the dealership and they said it was the rear differential assembly. The dealership said there were a lot of complaints about the rear differential assembly. This vehicle was bought new by myself and only has 22,508 miles on it.. At the same time the air compressor went out. This was also replaced. These parts should not have failed this early on a new vehicle.
My check engine light and ESC off light came on. After driving around for the day it went off. Then last night sept. 2 2013 they both came on again.
My 2008 kia has had a continuing problem with the ESC off light coming on intermittently. Causing failure to accelerate properly. Dealer ran diagnostics. Replaced an item and said that should take care of it. Within three weeks it started again. The light would come on and I would lose power. The dealer stated it wasn't related but I never lost power until the light would come on. They checked it again and couldn't find any problem. Service tech said he couldn't "recreate" the issue. The light was on when he tested it, but I took it too another licensed mechanic shop and they could tell that there was no acceleration power. Any one who drove the car could tell that it wouldn't accelerate. Now the ESC off light then stays on constantly. No acceleration. Will not allow 4 wheel access to operate. Transmission shifts from 1st to 5th too rapidly not allowing the acceleration. I'm obviously not the only one with this problem that the service tech's can't seem to figure out.
While driving, the check engine and ESC lights illuminated. Vehicle had sudden loss of acceleration and would not go beyond 40mph. Speed decreased below 40mph on hills. Vehicle continued to have problems even after restarting. A check of the odb-ii codes gave p2138, p2127 and p2106. All of the codes reflect a malfunction in the accelerator control system. Awaiting repairs by local kia dealer.
I purchased this kia brand new in 2008. Had to take it to the dealership 3 times within the first 6 months because when I reached between 40 and 50mph the vehicle jerked. Was told each time there is nothing wrong. On the final time the service manager rode with me and told me it was the way I drove. I have now had this vehicle for 3 and half years. It has 67,000 miles. I am still having the jerking issue and now the entire rear differential needs to be replaced. I have researched different forums on different websites and have found that this seems to be an issue for a lot of kia sorento owners. The dealership will not honor my warranty because I did not have the service done at authorized kia service establishment so I had to out of pocket pay $1100 to have my 3 and half year old vehicle fixed. I have owned many new cars and have never had this much of an issue as I have had with a kia with under 100,000 miles on it.
On 3 occasions my car has slipped out of park after stopping & removing my key... It is possible that my kia has allowed me to remove the key when it is not in park, but I think it is the former..
My 2008 kia sorento is experiencing intermittent transmission lunging. There is only 40,000 miles on this vehicle. The vehicle does this every day, except when I take it into the dealer. Once I do take it in to the dealer, they say that nothing is wrong and that they cannot get the car to do the same thing I do. I believe that no diagnostics were performed, and I know that a proper road test was not performed. I have taken this vehicle in 2 times within the last month and no solution has been determined.
2008 kia sorento ESC light and check engine light came on and vehicle lost power.
Transmission - vehicle turns on, when placed in reverse a loud/hard jolt occurs. When placed in drive, vehicle will hardly move without pressing all the way down on the gas pedal. Engine roars and hardly moves forward. Happened on two occasions in the last few months. Was recently fixed two months ago but happened again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 kia sorrento. The vehicle exhibited abnormal hesitation when accelerating from a complete stop and would only accelerate at a very low speed. After shutting the vehicle off and allowing it to sit for a few hours, the vehicle would operate as normal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where upgrades were made to the computer system. The failure since recurred approximately 3 times. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer for further repairs or diagnosis. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 25,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 kia sorento. While driving 35 MPH, the contact experienced automatic transmission failure and took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer offered no assistance, so the contact took the vehicle to another dealer on january 21, 2008. Two mechanics test drove the vehicle and acknowledged the failure; however, they needed to order the codes to make the repair. As of february 22, 2008, the dealer has yet to call the contact to schedule the repair work. The dealer informed her that the vehicle had to get used to the way she drove and that there was no failure. The contact also stated that there was an issue with the passenger side air bag. The dealer informed her that she had to sit in the vehicle a certain way. The contact stated that no matter how she sits, the light remains illuminated. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 4,020 and failure mileage was 100.
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