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Blown Motor
2013 Kia Sorento (Page 1 of 2)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Kia dealer.
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.
9.4
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $5,380
- Average Mileage:
- 83,550 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 25 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replaced motor (12 reports)
- replace engine (8 reports)
- not sure (3 reports)
- engine was replaced (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I got this car from an older lady who I personally knew and who took great care of it, changing oil and maintenance well before scheduled. I got it about 155k miles and had multiple issues with this car.
It started making a noise very recently. I heard a 'ticking' noise, was told it was likely the timing chain tensioner. I noticed there were a lot of recalls on Kia for engine issues and had it taken to the dealership to see if they would cover it. They said they would have covered it if it was a rod bearing issue but it was the long block that needed replaced. Basically, this means I need a new engine. It would be 5k to fix, I paid 5k for the car. The car still runs but who knows for how long. I am going to likely sell or trade it in on a NON KIA.
On a side note, I have a 21 Seltos and at 20k miles the short block completely failed, it was under warranty so they replaced it but it hasn't ran correctly since.
Never will buy another Kia and will tell everyone my experience with them.
- Jeffery S., Rock Hill, SC, US