2011 Kia Sorento Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND RESTARTED, IT FAILED TO ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V258000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2011 KIA SORENTO REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS SAFETY MATTER. WE CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO GET OUR CHILDREN OR OTHERS OUT OF CAR IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY? MY CAR ONLY HAS 58000 MILES ON IT AND THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED. DUE TO THE SAFETY ASPECT AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE A KIA RECALL DUE TO THIS DEFECT.

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DRIVER'S DOOR SUDDENLY STOPPED OPENING FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. I NEED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND CLIMB ACROSS. MY HUSBAND HAS BACK PROBLEMS AND IS NOW UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET IN BY HIMSELF. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND AM SCARED THAT I WILL BE UNABLE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE CAR IF OTHER DOOR HANDLES BREAK OR MALFUNCTION IN A SIMILAR MANNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR PANEL WAS WARPED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

RECALL : THE HANDLE ON MY 2011 KIA WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE< WE PAID AND GOT THAT FIXED, NOW THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR IS DOING THE SAME THING, THE PANEL IS CRACKED NOW FROM TRYING TO GET IT ON.LOOK MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE CANCER AND CANT AFFORD ALL THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR ONLY OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,900.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN MARCH 2016. ONLY TO FIND OUT 3 MONTHS LATER THAT MY DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T OPEN FOR THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT SHOULD BE ON KIA NOT THE OWNER SINCE WE HAVEN'T DID ANY DAMAGE. I CAN SEE IF WE AS THE OWNERS ARE CAUSING THE DAMAGE BUT WE AREN'T

PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. POSES A SAFETY RISK AS THAT IS THE SIDE THE BABY SEAT IS ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER SAID IT IS A BROKEN LATCH. IT WILL OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE DRIVES DOOR WAS VERY RECENT.

PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE NO MATTER WHAT I TRY. I COULDN'T GET MY CHILD OUT, HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH CAR TO DO THIS. THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ENGAGED BUT DOES NOT EXPLAIN BEING UNABLE TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I'M GOING TO THE DEALER TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF TOMORROW. BUT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTEE. IT SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER THAT THIS IS A RECALL ITEM. I'VE SEEN OTHER'S COMMENTS AND THERE IS NO WAY I SAVED UP MY MONEY TO SPEND IT ON A REPETITIVE $400 REPAIR AS I HAVE SEEN OTHERS DO. I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY THIS AUGUST. I AM LIVID BECAUSE FRANKLY I FEEL LIKE DRIVING MY BEATER CAR IS SAFER THAN DRIVING THE SORENTO. BUT I WORKED MY BUTT OFF TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE SORENTO BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SAFER. I WAS SO WRONG.

CAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, WILL OPEN FROM INSIDE BUT NOT OUTSIDE. NO CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS NOT ON. I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID OF NOT BEING ABLE TO REACH MY CHILD OR PET IN CAR. KIA REPAIR MAN SAID IT IS FAULTY PART BUT NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.

REAR DOOR LATCHES BOTH BROKE WITHIN THREE DAYS OF EACH OTHER. UNABLE TO OPEN EITHER DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF THE INTERNAL CHILD SAFETY LOCKS IN PLACE COMBINED WITH THE DEFECTIVE EXTERNAL DOOR LATCHES. THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK AND LOCK, BUT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN DOOR LATCHES.

MY DRIVER SIDE 2011 KIA SORENTO DOOR HANDLES STOPPED WORKING ON 05/27/2016. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING, AS I COULD OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE BUT NOT FROM OUTSIDE. I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF AN A ACCIDENT/FIRE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. KIA HAS TO REALLY STEP FORWARD AND REPLACE THIS FAULTY MECHANISM. MY CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE ESTIMATE TO FIX IT IS $400.00. I URGE THE KIA COMPANY TO REALLY FIX THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND/OR RESULT INTO FATALITY. THERE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

2 MONTHS AGO, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. IT DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY NOR IF YOU PUT THE ACTUAL KEY IN THE LOCK DOES IT OPEN. I HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY CLIMB INTO MY CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OR LEAVE THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN AND UNLATCH THE CAR DOOR FROM THAT WAY OF ENTRY. ON SATURDAY, JULY 16TH, I WAS TRANSPORTING MY SON AND THREE FRIENDS FROM BASEBALL GAME AND THEY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE BACKSEAT!!! NOT ONLY COULD I NOT GET THEM OUT FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT NOW THEY CANNOT REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL!!! SO NOW ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ARE NOT IN WORKING ORDER!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! THESE BOYS AND MYSELF HAD TO CLIMB OUT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. WHAT IS WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT? WHAT IF OUR CAR WAS SUBMERSED IN WATER IN A LAKE, RIVER OR DITCH? WHAT IF OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE? WE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO ESCAPE AND WE WOULD ALL HAVE DIED!! THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT FIRST THE DRIVERS DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK AND NOW 3 OUT OF 4 DOORS IN 3 MONTHS DO NOT WORK?? THIS IS A TRAVESTY AND KIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND NEEDS TO RECALL THE CAR AND FIX THESE DOORS BEFORE SOMEONE(S) DIES FROM THESE FAULTY DOORS!

TAKATA RECALL KIA SORENTO 2011 MY DRIVER SIDE AND BACK PASSENGER DOORS DON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WHEN NOT IN MOTION OR IN MOTION. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. I CALLED KIA AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $500.00 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE I AM OVER MY WARRANTY. I TRIED CONTACTING THE KIA'S HEADQUARTER AND ALL I GET IS A RECORDING. THIS ILLEGAL AND ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHILDREN AS WELL. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET KIA TO FIX THIS MATTER. I WHEN ON THE WEBSITE AND READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS MATTER NOT A RECALL. KIA IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIFE IN DANGER. I NEED MY DOORS FIXED. I HAVE TO CLIMB THROUGH THE RIGHT PASSENGER CAR TURN ON THE CAR BRING THE WINDOW DOWN AND THEN WALK AROUND AND OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. KIA SHOULD NOT BE CHARGING OWNERS OF THERE VEHICLE FOR THIS SINCE ITS A SAFETY MATTER. PLEASE WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS MATTER FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE?

THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. POSING A HAZARD, BECAUSE FIRST RESPONDERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO A REOCCURING DEFECT. MANY OTHER CONSUMERS REPORT THIS IN BLOGS AND FORUMS SO THIS IS KIA'S PROBLEM TO FIX AND MAKE A RECALL.

MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I CAN HEAR IT WHEN IT LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT IT WILL NOT OPEN. I TRIED TO USE THE KEY AND IT STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAVE TO GO AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. THIS REALLY WORRIES ME. THE "WHAT IF" IS CONCERNING. TO ME, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE EMERGENCY PERSONS CAN NOT GET MY DOOR OPEN TO GO ME OUT. OR TO HAVE MY GRANDSON STUCK IN THE CAR AND ME NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIM OUT. I CALLED MY KIA REPAIR SHOP TODAY AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO ABOUT IT. I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 61K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND NO EXTENDED WARRANTY. HENCE, ANOTHER CONCERN. KIA DEALERS SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND REPAIR WHAT IS CAUSING OUR DOORS TO NOT OPEN. WE CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON 2011 KIA SORENTO WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. INSIDE STILL WORKS, CAN HEAR LOCK/UN-LOCK BUT SEEMS LIKE OUTSIDE LATCH IS STUCK IN THE LOCK POSITION. HAVE TO EITHER CRAWL THROUGH THE CAR OR REACH IN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM INSIDE. STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CAR (82,000 MILES) BUT WAS STILL GOING TO COST ME $200 TO FIX IT. WHY AM I PAYING $200 TO FIX A HANDLE ON A CAR THAT IS WELL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT IT HINDERS THE FIRST RESPONDERS ABILITY TO GET TO ME. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS AN ISSUE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. KIA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX IT.

THIS IS COMPLAINT NUMBER TWO FOR MY SORENTO. ON MAY 20, 2016 MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE SECOND DOOR ON THE SAME VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT OPEN. KIA HAS USED A DEFECTIVE PART THAT BREAKS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING, AND NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR.

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP TO RELEASE THE BRAKES OR TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC. SKID CONTROL MUST BE SWITCHED OFF ALSO WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IS SWITCHED OFF THE BRAKES DRAG AND THE RIMS WILL BURN YOUR HAND IF YOU HED

THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.

THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS ACCRUED WHEN I RETURN TO MY CAR IN HALF AN HOUR. THIS IS POSING A HAZARD DUE TO INABILITY OF FIRST RESPONDENTS TO OPEN DOOR, IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAD MY KIA DEALER REPAIR IT. IT DID NOT FALL UNDER ANY WARRANTY, THE FAILURE MILLAGE 99,000. HOWEVER, DUE TO MANY COMPLAINS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM FROM OTHER OWNERS, I THINK KIA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING LATCHES AND MAKING A RECALL.

REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WHICH PRESENTS THE DANGER OF BEING BURNED IF VEHICLE WERE TO CATCH FIRE. THIS CONDITION IS NOW PRESENT IN A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND I BELIEVE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR AND CATEGORIZED A SAFETY HAZARD. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL ESTABLISH THE SCOPE OF THIS DEFECT . DEALER INDICATES THE COST OF REPAIR $430.00 PER DOOR.

BOTH DOORS LOCKED ON LEFT SIDE. CAN NOT ENTER CARE ON LEFT SIDE. RUNNING OR NOT. I'M LOCKED OUT. AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AT TIME I ASK THEM TO FIX IT. STILL NOT FIXED.

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THIS IS A 2011 KIA SORENTO WITH 70,000 MILES

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE DOORS. IT STARTED WITH MY FRONT DRIVERS DOOR AND NOW IT IS THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE DOOR APART TO FIX IT. HOWEVER, I CAN'T OPEN MY BACK DOOR AT ALL BECAUSE MY CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS ON, SO I CANNOT OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE LIKE I DO WITH MY DRIVERS DOOR. I AM UNABLE TO GET MY KIDS IN OR OUT OF THE CAR, WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT THEM ALL IN THROUGH ONE DOOR AND OVER CAR SEATS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T37046_DS615605. IF THERE WAS EVER AND EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 01/23/2017*CT UPDATED 7/10/18*JB

DRIVER DOOR INOPERABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT - NO WARNING OF ANY IMMINENT FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT OR REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WHEN THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED. IT WILL ONLY OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THERE IS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A WRECK. THIS IS POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND A SAFETY HAZARD.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR WHEN UNLOCKED WITH EITHER KEY OR REMOTE. DOOR OPERATES FROM THE INSIDE AND NOT OUTSIDE. DOOR WAS WORKING EARLIER SAME DAY AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF WEAR OR BREAK BEFORE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING.

DOOR LATCH FROM OUTSIDE OF DRIVERS DOOR DECIDED TO STOP WORKING. A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. KIA DOES NOT. THEY KEEP EXTRA PARTS ON HAND TO COMPLETE THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. APPARENTLY, IT HAPPENS OFTEN. THIS IS NOT PROPER OR JUST. OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

MY 2011 KIA SORRENTO PARKING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC STATED THAT WIRE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FROM TURN SIGNAL SWITCH/INSIDE STEERING COLUMN AND DOWN THROUGH TO REAR LIGHTS. HE STATED THAT THE AREA WAS PACKED WITH DIRT AND DEBRIS EVEN INTO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLE. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE AREA WAS SO PACKED WITH DIRT AND WATER. TOTAL REPAIR COST $398.00

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS LOCKED AND FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

SUBJECT: KIA SORENTO 2011 DOOR LATCH PROBLEM COMMENTS: WHEN MY 2011 KIA SORENTO DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE (BUT WORKS USING THE INSIDE LATCH), I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM, PROBABLY A BROKEN PLASTIC PART OR A BENT ROD, ETC. BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME ONE DOOR AT A TIME UNTIL ALL FOUR DOORS BREAK. APPARENTLY, KIA MAINTAINS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM, NOR IS THERE ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY PROTECTION. THIS POSITION IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE, AS EVIDENCED BY COMMENTS FROM OWNERS CONCERNING EXITING THE VEHICLE UNDER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS SUCH AS FIRE, ACCIDENTS, IMMERSION IN WATER, ETC. SOME OWNERS MENTIONED EXTRA DIFFICULTY WHEN TRANSPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN, ETC. THE ONLY VIABLE SOLUTION OTHER THAN PAYING UNREASONABLE CHARGES TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLIES REPAIRED BY KIA, WHICH APPEAR TO AVERAGE $400-$500 PER DOOR IS FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED, REQUIRING DEALER REPAIR AT NO CUSTOMER EXPENSE. I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE LATEST MODELS HAVE DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS WHICH HAVE BEEN RE-ENGINEERED TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH DOES NOTHING TO HELP THOSE OWNERS WHO WILL BE DRIVING THE EARLIER MODELS FAR INTO THE FUTURE. THERE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE A GREAT ENOUGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THIS RECURRING PROBLEM TO AT LEAST WARRANT A CAREFUL INVESTIGATION BY YOUR AGENCY, NOT CONCENTRATING ON THE FRUSTRATION EXPERIENCED BY AFFECTED OWNERS, BUT INSTEAD SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING ALL THE POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERNS RAISED THUS FAR. A DEATH BY FIRE OR DROWNING CAUSED BY A SEAT BELT PROBLEM IS NO MORE IMPORTANT THAN ONE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM.

AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. THIS IS SAFETY MATTER. AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLORE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A PRACTICE PIECE FELL OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

AT 68,000 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR (PART #94750-37100) FAILED AND CAUSED A SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL. IN THE HALF MILE IT TOOK US TO SAFELY PULL OVER THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ACTIVATED AND THE DIP STICK READ BONE DRY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KIA'S, A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE PART WITH A BETTER ENGINEERED VERSION. HAD WE NOT BEEN ALERT / AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON THE ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED AND ALL POWER COULD HAVE BEEN LOST WHILE IN MOTION.

DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, POSES A SAFETY HAZARD IF CHILD IS IN CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE OPEN THE DOOR. MEANING A HOT CAR AND A BABY IN THE CAR SEAT. FOR A KIA SORENTO 2011, HOWEVER, IT'S BEEN REPORTED THROUGH MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS DEFECT KIA CHARGES THE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE OUTSIDE OF THEIR WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENTER THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR AND LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A RURAL ROAD AT 50 TO 55 MPH, ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, OUR 2011 KIA SORENTO HAS SUDDENLY AND HARSHLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM SIXTH GEAR TO ABOUT FOURTH GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE JAR IS SIMILAR TO HAVING HIT A LARGE ANIMAL IN THE ROAD AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN AFTER THIS EVENT AND STAYS IN THAT LOWER GEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, THEN TURNED BACK ON. AFTER DOING SO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, TWO OF WHICH THERE WERE NO CODES SHOWING FROM TRANSMISSION OPERATION. A TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS FOR OVER A YEAR. THE LATEST EPISODE DELIVERED A CODE P0748 AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A TSB038 TCM UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27,000 MILES.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY OPENS FROM INSIDE. SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON WEB WHEN WILL THEY RECALL?

"DOOR LOCKED FROM OUTSIDE" ON APRIL 27, 2016 I NOTICED THAT ON MY LR PASSENGER DOOR ON MY SORENTO THAT I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER REVIEW MANY COMPLAINTS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE SORENTOS, SPECIFICALLY THE 2011 YEAR. I FEEL THIS IS MOST DEFINATELY A SAFTY CONCERN FOR THE PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TRUCK TO THE KIA DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM A DEATH ?!?!? PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILTY FOR THIS FAULT.

FRONT DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. WIFE HAD AN EMERGENCY AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR. SHE ENDED UP JUMPING THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR. DOOR WAS WORKING FINE PRIOR TO SUDDEN ONSET OF THE PROBLEM. THE STRUCTURE OF THE DOOR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF BEING TAMPERED WITH. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ACTUATOR.

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. BOUGHT USED AND RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR. THEY COULD NOT GET LIGHT TO GO OFF. DEALERSHIP CALLED KIA DEALERSHIP FOR INFO AND DID ALL THAT WAS TOLD TO TRY INSTALLING ACTUATOR TO REPAIR BUT TO NO AVAIL. I PURCHASED MASTER TECH WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. WILL A KIA DEALERSHIP ACCEPT MASTER TECH AS REPAIR PAYMENT OTHER THAN $100 DEDUCTIBLE?

WHILE SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, LOUD BANG NOISE, SHOOK CAR. FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE OFF. HAD TOWED TO KIA DEALER, FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING, RIGHT BALL JOINT, AND LEFT FRONT STRUT WAS REPLACED. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED ALL COSTS. OVER$ 1,000. 73.600 MILES.

ONE OF THE 2011 KIA SORENTO DOOR HANDLES NOT WORKING SINCE 09/11/2015 AND NOW THE OTHER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING SINCE 04/18/2015. THIS IS REALLY FRUSTRATING, AS I COULD OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE BUT NOT FROM OUTSIDE. I HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS, ONE INFANT AND ONE 5 YEAR OLD AND I HAVE TO SNEAK ONE OF THEM INTO THE OTHER DOOR TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I AM REALLY FRIGHTENED IF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE CHILD DOOR IS LOCKED MY INFANT IS IN THE CAR SEAT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GO INSIDE MY CAR. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MY INFANT CHILD. KIA HAS TO REALLY STEP FORWARD AND REPLACE THIS FAULTY MECHANISM. THE COST MY KIA DEALER ESTIMATES IS 225/- PER DOOR, SO IT WILL END UP IN 450/- BUCKS FOR ME AND ALSO THE REP AT KIA DEALER TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE ALL FOUR DOOR PARTS AS THE ORIGINAL PARTS USED BY KIA IS REALLY CHEAP AND ITS OF PLASTIC. SO IT WILL COST ME AROUND 900/- TO FIX MY DOORS. I URGE THE KIA COMPANY TO REALLY FIX THIS ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND/OR RESULT INTO FATALITY.

MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS MATTER AND NOTICED SEVERAL AND I MEAN SEVERAL KIA SORENTO VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM FINDING KIA SORENTO FROM 2010 TO 2016 WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHAT IF MY GRANDBABY GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND THESE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE? THEY WOULD SUFFOCATE DUE TO THE HEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THAT IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. SO, YES THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.