CarComplaints.com Notes: There are just too many engine stalls or shuts down while driving reports to feel good about the Sorento. Especially when those things happen, on average, at just over 32,000 miles. Hopefully things will change.
Ball joints should not wear out at only 60,000 miles, especially when I do mostly highway driving. Another issue with this vehicle is that two years ago my oil light came on, and I pulled over. Checking my oil, it was a bit low, but not bad, so I started it, and there was no light, so I drove home. The next morning, there was a pool of oil on my garage floor. It was not empty, so I drove it to Kia for them to look at the next day. Checking online, I see others have had this issue, and were wrongly diagnosed with having a engine seal leak, as the oil would drip down the transmission. The actual cause was an oil pressure switch under the intake manifold, which would spray oil while running. This $12 switch cost over $500 in labor to replace, but it fixed the problem. I am the second owner, and conveniently this happened after the 5 year warranty expired.
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Ball joints should not wear out at only 60,000 miles, especially when I do mostly highway driving. Another issue with this vehicle is that two years ago my oil light came on, and I pulled over. Checking my oil, it was a bit low, but not bad, so I started it, and there was no light, so I drove home. The next morning, there was a pool of oil on my garage floor. It was not empty, so I drove it to Kia for them to look at the next day. Checking online, I see others have had this issue, and were wrongly diagnosed with having a engine seal leak, as the oil would drip down the transmission. The actual cause was an oil pressure switch under the intake manifold, which would spray oil while running. This $12 switch cost over $500 in labor to replace, but it fixed the problem. I am the second owner, and conveniently this happened after the 5 year warranty expired.
- Tom S., Sioux Falls, SD, US