2004 Kia Sorento: problems, recalls and reliability

“My sorento was in park running in my driveway started smoking and caught fire and burned up in a matter of minutes. I'm aware of recalls with kia vehicles catching fire. I would like this to be addressed and investigated as I feel it was due to a malfunction. 911 was called and the fire department came to distinguish the car it is a total loss.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Feb 2019

“Took my car in for nys inspection and was alerted to an issue with my rear suspension. The rear cross member is completed rotted out and the upper trailing arm have become separated from the cross member due to rust and corrosion. This is a 2004 kia sorento ex that I purchased new and now has 103,000 miles. This corrosion is an extremely hazardous situation and the vehicle cannot be repaired. Needless to say it cannot be driven.”Owner report · Suspension · Oct 2018

“Unintended acceleration. Rpm would range from 1000 to as high as 2000 rpm without warning. Iac valve was replaced and did not resolve the problem. Final diagnosis was cruise control randomly operating. Disconnected cruise cable at the throttle body. Problem ceased. Green light on cruise switch never indicated it was operating. Vehicle was operating as well as stopped at lights when this occurred.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Aug 2018

“While driving approximately 35 mph, the rear of the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who noticed that the crossmember bars were severely corroded through and were not able to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. Major safety hazard. The entire bracket holding the differential rusted through. The frame rear cross member also rusted through causing the control arms is detached from the rear end also creating a safety hazard.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Feb 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sorento. While driving approximately 30 mph, the power steering and brakes suddenly malfunctioned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the camshaft pulley was faulty and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and the local dealer (quirk kia in brankly, ma) were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 99,000. *ln”Owner report · Service Brakes · Oct 2017

“The electrical system goes haywire. We will be driving along and the interior lights come on, the front doors open lights come on and starts buzzing and so does the the locking mechanism on the doors. We check to make sure the doors are closed properly but they always are. This is when the car is in motion usually but sometimes while stationary as well. Sometimes the doors unlock too. We have no idea what caused this but feel it is a safety hazard as well as a nuisance while driving. It never seems to matter if you are driving straight or turning.. We haven't taken it anywhere for repairs yet, because it seems to be electrical and know that it can be expensive.”Owner report · Electrical System · Oct 2017

“The rear axle is falling apart and it's rusted where I can't even weld a bracket for the rear suspension it's so rusted that I was told by a mechanic that the rear axle can actually fall off the vehicle I would have to replace the entire rear axle so I can put a bracket or it will come with a bracket it will cost me $4000 and I think a kia should be responsible because the whole entire car underneath it rusted bucket full of rust”Owner report · Suspension · Sep 2017