2014 kia sorento car lost all power and won't start battery fully charged. While going over 50 car just lost power. Won't turn over nothing had to pay for tow to dealership to wait and see if they even know. Very unsafe was third time happening while driving this time dead. Car has less then 84,000 miles and still under warranty
2014 Kia Sorento engine complaints
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My 2014 kia sorento recently had an engine failure. I was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH and heard a loud knocking so I started to exit the freeway by the time I got to the middle lane I heard a loud pop coming from the front of the vehicle. I lost all acceleration and coasted to the side of the freeway. Before the engine quit working there were no warning lights on my dash and temperature of the engine was normal. As soon as the engine quit working the oil light and engine light came on. After getting it towed 17 miles and 150 dollars later I was told by the mechanic the engine was completely seized up. They checked the oil levels and said it was half of a quart low. This vehicle is only 6 years old and all of the miles put on it are freeway miles driving to and from work. This engine has been burning up oil like crazy everytime I took it in for routine maintenance or replaced the oil myself it has been low and very black. The maintenance has been kept up on per spec's of the manufacturer.
Was driving on state highway while passing slower moving vehicles. Car shut off while moving at 60-65mph while overtaking vehicles. Pulled off to the side of the highway as far as possible as the car had shutoff completely. Tried to restart the car and the car would not begin the starting process at all. It sounded like a semi-grinding noise and click. Had the vehicle towed to mechanic and they have determined that the engine seized and is 'blown'. Car has approximately 85k miles.
The engine has been burning oil very quickly. We had an oil change and around 5,000 miles later, there was zero oil left in the car - the oil light came on. Then it was fine until the next oil change. Then less than 3,000 miles later, the same thing happened. Added 4 quarts of oil to it and about a month later, it was low again and the oil was very dark.
The engine light came on and my car started shaking, knocking, and decelerating as I tried to pass another vehicle.
The issue is the engine it's burning the oil and one of the recall that this vehicle has been a knocking sound in the engine and thats the problem that I'm having. The problem occurred in the road when I smelled the burning oil. Now my mechanics says that I have to replace a engine that only is 6 yrs old
Today I was driving to my parents house on a long straight away highway (55mph speed limit). I began passing another vehicle and as soon as I got around him my check engine light, oil light, and battery light came on. I promptly pulled over on the side of the road and shut the car off. I checked oil level, which was fine. No obvious over heating, smoke, or leaks. I decided to turn the car back on to see if the lights were still there but the car wouldn't start. It was completely dead aside from one tiny crank noise then nothing. Luckily someone stopped and we got the car started by jumping it. Went to the local parts store and my battery, starter, and alternator all checked out ok. No further lights or issues the rest of the day. Not sure what happened but I'm scared to drive it long distance now. Never had an issue with this car before this.
2014 kia sorento just quit working. Me and the family were driving down the interstate going 70mph and the car started making a loud ticking noise then just lost power and shut off. Luckily I was able to pull off the interstate safely.
Engine light came on along with oil filter light only weeks after oil change and knocking sound became clear in my engine area. Vehicle has also shut off in the middle of driving.
I have two major safety hazards going on with my vehicle that I fear for the safety of my 4 children and wife when we're driving on the highway, and other fast roads. The first issue is the electrical. It first started back around 40,000 miles when I took my kia to a kia dealership in naperville, il and they told me both low beams were out, so they replace them. Ever since, I've been replacing these bulbs every 3-6 months because they keep blowing out while driving and it's against the law to use high beams, so I'm driving in pitch black. Now, just 3months ago, both of my brake lights go out, at the same time. Three years ago my back up camera stopped working, and hasn't worked since. At 57k miles my engine was recalled for engine failures, ad within the last 6 months I've experienced stalling, stuttering, knocking while driving on high ways, at red lights, in traffic. Furthermore, in september 27, 2019 my engine oil was completely undetectable on the dip stick when I took it in for a routine oil change at 99,664 miles. Also, back at 64,977 miles during routine service, it was low. With these concerns, I took my kia in today to the gerald kia north aurora, il, they ran diagnostics and said everything was perfect. They said they cannot explain why my bulbs keep burning out. The tech manager also stated that the stalling and knocking in my engine is because my engine had no oil in it. He checked for leaks, and didn't find any leaks. My last oil change at a jiffy lube, they told me the same thing at 99,664 miles, it was almost dry. At todays service, mileage is 102,554. That means 5 quarts of oil burned up in 2,890 miles or most likely way sooner because after 1.5 months of the oil change I started experienced stalling, knocking, stuttering in the engine, so that must have been at only 1000-1500 miles. I put in a claim with kia consumer affairs, but I'm not satisfied.
Engine oil burnout - within 3 weeks of a fresh oil change the oil completely burned out of the crank case / 2 oil changes performed within 3 weeks , no oil leaks or smoke from exhaust , vehicle was in motion and immediately herd a knock and pulled over and shut vehicle off before any major damages could occur
The engine problems I started experiencing 1.car hesitates when accelerating, 2. Knocking noise from engine, lack of power low oil pressure, when I put oil in the car, seems like the next days its low again,(empty)I spent many dollars on oil, I had the oil changed every 3 months sometimes at (kia) because I get free oil change, and most at jiffy lube, here lately, the oil seems to be burning more, check engine light is flashing off and on , the car is unsafe to drive. The car is in my garage. 3. The back brakes went out , suddenly, coat me 500.00 dollars. Unacceptable the brakes completely , went out. There was a problem with the back brakes I was told by the kia dealer at evergreen chicago, 4. Low mileage, charcoal canister fell off, the brackets broke off, but we tied it back up, getting low mileage, I am upset because I am paying for this car, monthly, and now I am experiencing these problem ,unacceptable these cars has had engine recalls. Fuel recalls etc. The charcoal canister fell off , first I had it wrap up, the car was still running .the problem with the engine started nov - dec -2019
Engine seized with no warning. Complete engine failure. We have maintained the vehicle and have had no prior issues. The engine seized at 90,000 miles driving down the road. The check engine light never came on. We have the 100,000 mile warranty and kia has not covered the repairs to the engine. We were advised we need a new engine.
Motor locked up with 85000 miles. Entering interstate on a on ramp at 55 miles per hour and car just shut off and mechanic said motor is locked up. There was metal in the oil.
Purchased a used 2014 kia sorento showing 106k miles. Test drive with the salesman for about 6 miles various types of roads. Very impressed with the car, performed well. Purchased it saturday afternoon just prior to the used car dealer closing. After paperwork and plates done, drove it toward home. About 4 miles from dealer (interstate highway) saw the temperature guage climbing into the hot area. No other errors or lights came on. Let off on gas to pull over and temp guage came down to normal. Continued with caution thinking this was a faulty guage or sender unit. Limped home slowly. Noticed going up hills and pulling hard temp would climb. Letting off gas temp would drop to normal. Long story short got the car to a very reputable and experienced garage. Engine couldn't be repaired economically. Dealer did offer money back. As much as I didn't want to, wound up having to install another used low milage v6 engine. During the month in the garage I had done much research & digging & talking often with the very experienced mechanic in charge of the job. Coolant was low and all but two of the head bolts were more than finger tight !! How this engine was running was beyond me, it was! During all this research I read of many head gasket problems and leaks had been reported. The thing that was really concerning was the number of engine fires that had no real cause reported afterwards. My concern is if I had continued driving this car hard, could a leaky head gasket cause a fire under the hood? I learned from the mechanic all these head bolts stripped the threads from the block. I also learned there is another 1.5 inches of unused threads inside the block! My suspicion is kia skimped on the length of all these head bolts to save a buck putting the reliability and safety at the customers risk. Is my safety at risk? Where is my recall for this car engine? 12/09/2019 dd.
Power ports keep blowing fuses, rear hatch quit opening, engine surging, speedometer bouncing, temperature gauge sometimes bounces, white cloud of exhaust sometimes, A/C don't blow cold even when charged
Purchased vehicle a year ago and already problems with engine. Several months ago while on highway my engine began to seize and I had to coast the vehicle carefully to the side of the road. Thought problem was resolved then again as preparing to turn onto my street through an intersection the engine seized again. When this happens I cannot accelerate. This was very scary as I had my 2 young girls in the car with me the second time this happened. I quickly put the car in park, turned off ignition and turned back on after a few seconds. The car started up right away but then a loud clicking/rattling sound began and has not stopped making sound since. At this point I believe it is a problem with the engine which I have been reading is a common problem with kia.
Malfunction indicator light has ignited 3 times, blinking continously, placing my vehicle into limp home mode. Kia refuses to replace the knock sensor or engine.
My wife and I were on the 91 freeway in light traffic and came to the end of the freeway which becomes artesia blvd in gardena, ca. We were sitting at the light at the end of the freeway and we heard this really loud knocking noise so I shut the engine off. I restarted the engine and it was ok for several minutes then all of a sudden we heard this really loud noise like the engine was being opened with a can opener and this was while in motion on surface streets going about 45 miles an hour. (that's what we thought to best describe the noise). When you press the accelerator it becomes much worse and the car shakes so we parked it and towed home due to the time. I have yet to have it towed to the dealer due to it being late and the weekend. But a friend of mine who's a mechanic said it's definitely the engine and he's leaning towards the barrings and pistons somewhere along those lines. I have kept regular maintenance on it since we got it like changing of fluids, oil things like that since we purchased it on 04/17/2019. We have had other minor things like the locks on the driver side door you have to do manually and the rear hatch doesn't lock and you can open it even with the alarm on, suspension system is a little loose and probably has issues also. Transmission is slipping also. There's all of the same year same model same engine that are on the recall list but from what we're gathering ours isn't. I am not quite understanding this because we're positive this is the same issue as the other ones recalled.
Loud knockin/ticking noise when the vehicle is on. Backup camera malfunction, loose grip on the steering & at times,wheel does not turn on its own after turning. Oil is dirty & smells like gasoline. Purchased vehicle on 10/28 with about 70k miles. Here at the dealership to address these issues.
10/16/2019 I was driving at highway speed when I heard a loud thunk or bang. My car lost power and I pulled to a stop on the side of the highway. As I was stopping the engine and oil lights flashed on. There was smoke coming from under the hood and within 5 minutes, the smoke had increased and flames were coming from under the hood. I was able to escape before the entire car was engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and the car was towed to salvage where insurance called it a total loss
The car was running perfectly fine never had an issue with it. It randomly started knocking/ making a loud noise from the engine and shut off as I was d with my two kids. When I tried to start it back up it continually shut off, it would not stay running. It was running at normal temperature when I pulled over and turned the car off then turned the ignition back on then it showed hot on the temperature gauge. This all started in san bernardino california. I did not understand what the problem was, so I started looking up problems with a kia sorento and found this form. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to king kia (953 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879, (301) 948-3333) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, a week later, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to king kia where the engine was replaced again. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. When the vehicle was started, a rattling noise was heard from the engine compartment. While driving 50 MPH up a hill and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate and struggled to go up the hill. Once the vehicle was up the hill, a rattling noise occurred. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to nalley kia (7849 mall pkwy, lithonia, ga 30038, (678) 374-3820) where it was diagnosed that the bearing fell into the engine and a new engine was needed. The vehicle was not repaired and still remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,999.
My 2014 engine over heated which lead to a blown head gasket. I was on a highway and all of a sudden, the car lost power and excessively overheated.
Upon initiating and attempting to accelerate from a stopped position when a light turned green all the dash lights went berserk, there was a loud pop, followed by smoke coming from the hood of the car. The car died and was able to be restarted for a single small acceleration to the shoulder. Thick smoke then engulfed then engulfed the hood and continued for 15 mins. Upon being towed, the mechanics confirmed all fluid levels were normal however the engine is fully seized, unable to be cranked by hand. The vehicle was purchased as certified pre-owned. In fact, the dealership owner's neighbor had previously owned the vehicle and it was exceptionally maintained. Under my ownership all regularly scheduled maintenance visits have been made and the oil changed approximately every 5,00 miles. In april 2018 a knocking sound was present and the check engine light came on resulting in the dealership replacing the CVT control valve, valve-oil control, cvvt, gasket outlet and rocker covers, o-ring, bolt flanges, and more. All of which relate to the known (though undisclosed to me) issues with the gdi engines. The vehicle is currently unusable with a seized engine.
On saturday 9/28 - I happen to notice some leaking near the front of my sorento near the right wheel ... I opened the hood and notice a leak all over that side of the car... Took the car to mechanic on 9/29 and the mechanic stated oil is mixing into antifreeze ... Went to 2 mechanics and both directed me to go to dealer as this repair should be covered under warranty since it is a serious and possibly costly defect...
Engine leak from under the motor. That was summer time 2019
At the beginning of august 2019, my air conditioner started putting out hot air. I had my oil changed at the kia dealership on 8/16 and they did the usual safety check and they didn't mention anything (I forgot to mention the air conditioning). On 8/25 I was driving home and it was very hot out and the A/C was still not working. I noticed as I pulled into the driveway at my home, the engine temp gauge was fully on "h" hot. I decided to take it back to the kia service the next morning. After they reviewied it, they determined I had "catastrophic engine failure" which was why the A/C wasn't working. My model was not specifically recalled at the time. They determined it was covered by the extended warranty and they are putting in a new engine completely. This is still a serious safety concern with kia engines overall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia sorento. While driving, the accelerator pedal traveled to the floorboard, but the vehicle did not accelerate. The contact glided into a parking lot and shut off. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. An independent mechanic tested the vehicle, recharged the battery, and stated that the engine was destroyed after a loud knocking sound was heard when attempting to restart the vehicle. Battleground kia (2927 battleground ave, greensboro, nc 27408, (336) 295-1542) was contacted and attempted to get the contact to trade in the vehicle and purchase a new one. The contact searched the VIN on the federal safety agency website and did not see any recalls. The manufacturer was contacted, provided a case number, and arranged to have the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer confirmed the vehicle was not included a recall and would refer the case back to the manufacturer. The contact called back and was informed that the case was declined with no reason given and the case would be escalated to a higher level. The failure mileage was 107,000.
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