2004 Kia Sorento Engine cooling Problems

“After already replacing a crankshaft and a speed sensor in my 2004 Kia Sorento ex, I am now experiencing a knocking sound under the hood. It usually starts while waiting for a stop light but also while driving down the road. My warranty is out and I can't afford to have it worked on at this point. Don't ever buy a used Kia Sorento without checking carfax first!!!!”

“Summary: update to below problem I bought my Sorento in 2004, new. I replaced the coolant reservoir at 61000 miles due to overheating, replaced the low beam headlight bulbs on 4 occasions, tail lights on 2 occasions. My vehicle, 5 speed manual transmission, started to have a roaring noise approx. 6 months ago and the u-joints were replaced. It still roars. It quit running on 2-16-12 while I was driving, but restarted. It finally quit again and would not restart on 2-17-12. …”

“I have a 2004 magentis which I heard is like the serento. The timing belt jumped and this took out the motor. Up to this I loved my car. Kia said there was nothing they could do but replace the engine at my cost and I would not get it back until it was paid for. Well being a single mother of 4, still making payments on the car for another 4 more years. Needless to say I have a car with no motor and making payments.”

“Just normal driving the reserve radiator tank split at the seem. The car has 60,000 miles on it. It leaked all over in my garage and my two puppies almost licked up the coolant from the floor.”

“I was driving along the interstate at aprox. 70 MPH. I heard a ticking noise and looked at the dash. No warning lights. I rolled the window up, could not hear the noise any longer and continued down the road. I rolled the window back down, the ticking got louder, all lights on the dash light up, engine stalls, and as I'm moving to the emergency lane, the temp. Gauge moves to the red. The vehicle has 155,000 miles on it so the warranty is up. However, this problem occurred because of the fluid leaking out of the water reservoir. …”