2007 Kia Sorento Service and Repair Manual

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, IT BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HYDRO-PLANED. THE CONSUMER REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HYDRO -PLANED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT WITH THE FRONT BUMPER SPINNING THE VEHICLE AROUND. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER FOUR-SIX TIMES, BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH. BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS BECAME UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE C

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DUE TO NOT KNOWING THAT THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V114000 (EXTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND REAR ENDED A SECOND VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED RIGHT ANKLE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCA

MY DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK,SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE ROAD AND HAD NO BRAKES AND SHE CONTINUED ON ACROSS THE ROAD WENT UP THE BANK ACROSS THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE REACHED THE TOP IT BEGAN SLIDING DOWN AND ENDED UP LAYING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT HURT TO BAD. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT,REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW AND MIRROR. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER,AND STILL HAD NO BREAKS,COME TO FIND OUT AFTER CALLING KIA THEY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAS HAD TO STRIKE THE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO GET THE AIR CONDITIONING TO WORK. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN. THE BLINKERS, TURN SIG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HER VISION BECAME BLURRED AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN OFF INTO A DITCH AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER BACK AND SUST

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH, HIT BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID FRONTAL COLLISION IN KIA SPECTRA RENTED FROM ALAMO. THE CRASH WAS HEAD ON. THE KIA'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. ALAMO HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, SO NOTHING FURTHER CAN BE LEARNED ABOUT THE CAR. I HAVE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE SCENE WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA CLEARLY DEPICTING THE FAILURE. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN I-64 AT 6:45 PM AT 70 MPH WHEN A DOWNPOUR BEGAN SUDDENLY MY HUSBAND EASED OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR AND AS WE ENTERED THE RAIN. WE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE WE SPUN 180 DEGREES. HE REGAINED CONTROL ONLY TO HYDROPLANE AGAIN. THIS TIME HE DID A 360 AND WENT INTO A DITCH HITTING A EARTHEN EMBANKMENT WITH THE FRONT FENDER SPINNING US AROUND AND PUSHING THE REAR OF THE CAR UP THE EMBANKMENT THIS THEN CAUSED THE CAR TO BEGIN ROLLING WE ROLLED AT LEAST 4 TIMES BEFORE SLIDING AT LEAST

MY 2007 KIA SORENTO WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS IN 2009-10. BOTH WERE AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY 4-WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2007, WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND STOPPED TO TURN, IT MADE A JERKING MOVEMENT THAT WAS DANGEROUS. WE WERE TOLD IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, I WAS TURNING INTO MY GARAGE IN CENTRAL OREGON ON ICE, THE CAR WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND IT MADE A SERIES OF LURCHING MOVEMENTS WHICH CAUSED THE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WOULD INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD RETURN HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,456.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING, NOT RUNNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE DASH. THE SMOKE GOT MUCH WORSE AND THE HEAT FROM THE SOURCE WAS GROWING. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTING THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY THE SMOKE SLOWED AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. NOTE - THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. ALSO THE CAR WAS, AND HAD BEEN SITTING SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE ENGINE WAS COLD TO THE TOUCH WHEN THE ELECTR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT IDLE AT FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU, WHEN HE SAW SMOKE EXITING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK AT THE PARKING LOT AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A WET TOWEL. A FIRE REPORT WAS FIELD WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER KIA ATLANTA SOUT

VEHICLE IGNITED FROM REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT. IT WAS NOT RUNNING NOR WERE THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. UPON CONTACTING KIA, THEY ASKED FOR PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE TO SUBMIT TO ENGINEERS. THE ENGINEERS SAID THAT THE FIRE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER EXPLANATION TO WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V088000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED FLASHING. AS SHE PULLED TO A STOP, SOMEONE CAME UP TO HER WINDOW AND TOLD HER THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED IN TO A PARKING LOT TO CALL ME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND FIRE WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TRAILER HITCH WIRING