Kia Sorento whining noise problems

Filed Apr 12, 2025 · Transmission · KY

I bought the car at 28k miles certified pre owned at jake sweeney kia in Florence ky. I had taken the car to the service station multiple times complaining of a clunky transmission. Things got worse and a whine from the engine bay occurred. At this time kia replaced the transmission at just under 42k miles. After having the new transmission about 500 miles later this issue is occurring again. Within 50 miles of replacement I went back to the dealership complaining of the the same clunking issue. At this time the dealership told me they could not replicate the problem. Now just a few hundred miles later the problem is extremely worse. I once again visit kia were they tell me again they could not replicate the issues. At this time I asked the service advisor Donavon to ride with me and I will point out the issue. Within a mile of our trip the problems occurred and the advisor noted the issue. I now am driving the car and waiting for a loaner from the dealership so they can yet again diagnose the issue which may result in another transmission replacement

Filed Jun 9, 2023 · Transmission · NY

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MAY SUFFER FROM NOISE AND EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OUTPUT GEAR. CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION LEADS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WHIRRING/WHINING NOISE I Have been having this issue with my car and its getting worse and i just bought this car and i need it to be recalled due to high risk of an accident

Filed Feb 16, 2023 · Steering, Transmission · IN

Same issue with the whining and pulling as the recall. Kia will not help. Two dealerships and the manufacturer will not recheck the repaired recall.

Filed Nov 16, 2021 · Transmission · NC

The vehicle has a dual clutch transmission which causes the vehicle to lunge forward at idle. The transmission also "slips" at times during hard acceleration and results in very slow acceleration when entering a highway on a ramp or making way across an intersection. The transmission also shifts extremely hard when coming to a stop and then lunges requiring additional braking. This presents a safety issue when crossing an intersection or coming to a sudden stop in stop and go traffic. The vehicle has 10,000 miles was inspected (and reproduced) at the Kia dealership where I purchased it, and the service department states that the transmission is working as designed, which I believe since there are numerous complaints about the same issue on line and Kia forums. The newest issue (about 2 months old) is that there is a whining noise that appears to be coming from the transmission during acceleration until the transmission shifts into another gear. There are no warning lamps - the issue has been occurring since purchased in May 2021. It appears that this issue is with the dual clutch 2.5 turbo models across the Kia line.

Filed Jul 29, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 100,000 miles · OK

While driving the car it will lose power and completely shut off it has happened on the highway, on regular streets, and when going up hills.. I am not able to do anything except hope that no one hits me and I can get it pulled off to the side of the road, and hope it will start again. Now the car started making a whining noise and has completely died and had to be towed because it will not start again. Everything is good battery, alternator, starter, relays/fuses.

Filed Sep 25, 2019 · Engine · 138,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia sorento. While driving various speeds, the vehicle made a whining and hissing noise that the contact believed came from the engine. There were no warning indicators illuminated. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled while depressing the accelerator pedal. The failure continued to occur despite multiple attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Warner kia (501 7th st, parkersburg, wv 26101, 304‑422‑3502) was notified and stated that the VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number 11v258000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 138,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Transmission · 166,000 miles · WI

Hearing whirring and whining noise from drive shaft on 2011 kia sorrento. We think it could be related to the recall: after calling the dealer - our VIN# is not listed with this recall. I've seen several forum posts of other consumers with the same issue with 2011 kia sorrento and na VIN#. Such as: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/kiamotor/sorento/driveshaft-problems.php we are going to have this repaired before an accident occurs, but think it should be covered under the recall...

Filed Dec 11, 2018 · Engine · 115,500 miles · NV · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, there was a burning odor coming from the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer fenly kia (5325 west sahara ave las vegas, nv 89146) who was unable to duplicated the failure. Approximately 3 weeks later after restarting the vehicle, a whining noise was present and smoke came from under the hood. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer who diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,500.

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · CA

All controls on steering wheel stopped working around 120,000 miles. Bluetooth, radio controls and cruise control. All power sockets and USB socket stopped working around 110,000 miles. Whining sound coming from engine area when car is on started around 128,000 miles.

Filed Aug 27, 2018 · Transmission · 161,000 miles · GA

2011 kia sorento - while driving, the gears in my car stopped working and made a terrible loud noise. After getting vehicle towed, problem was found to be intermediate shaft on passenger side.below is the detailed recall info-however my VIN does not show this recall. But I think it should. Description of vehicles is mine. This is exactly what happened to me: sb082b - recall to replace intermediate shaft. Recall: 11v258000 recall date 04/25/2011 component power train:driveline:driveshaft summary kia is recalling certain model year 2011 sorento 2wd vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions and 2.4l engines manufactured from the start of production through may 22, 2010. The intermediate shaft may suffer from noise and excessive wear due to a misalignment of the intermediate shaft with the right side output gear. Continuing to drive the vehicle in this condition leads to the development of a whirring/whining noise and can eventually cause damage to the automatic transmission. Consequence damage to the transmission may cause loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash. What owners should do dealers will replace the right side output gear and intermediate shaft free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during may 2011. Owners may contact kia at 1‑800‑333‑4542. **I submitted a case to kia #12833214, after 10 days I didn't get a reply so I called them. I spoke to haley and she advised my car was not manufactured in a location that had this issue. I think kia got this wrong. My car obviously had the exact problem they are stating and should have been replaced by kia free of charge. Instead, I had to pay $635 to replace the exact part this recall was on. Kia has refused to reimburse me. When I asked who I could complain to, they said there is no one. So I am reaching out to you.... Thanks, evonne (kia owner since jun 2010)