2005 Kia Sorento Engine cooling Problems

“My 2005 Sorento, SUV, begun to shake on the front and later stopped. I had a mechanic check it for the main belt to be off and he said it was more major. The bolt had broken off in the motor. Some cars from Kia had already had that complaint. I called the Kia headquarters and they said yes, but not a recall for that model doing it. Well it is and I am still paying for something I can't use.????”

“I purchased a 2005 Kia Sorento from a dealership on nov. 18, 2014. In january 2015 the crankshaft sensor broke . It was repaired by the dealership under warranty. On april 8th I started hearing a knocking sound so I stopped driving the vehicle and did some research to find out what the problem was. I found out that the car I had was part of a recall and there was a lawsuit for the same issue I was having with my vehicle. I purchased the parts and had the car towed to my mechanic. My mechanic has attempted to repair the car without success. …”

“2005 Kia Sorento +/- 77,000 miles...while driving at a low speed the brake and battery light flashed on, lost power steering, after researching online it appears it's the dreaded crank shaft pulley/bolt defect luckily I was able to safely get off the road......1yr to payoff vehicle. Not to mention the numerous front and taillight bulb replacements. I will never buy a Kia again!!! Kia is aware of this issue and has done little to nothing about it. Are they waiting for a death to occur?”

“The main crank shaft pully bolt stripped out and caused the crank shaft to start to work its way out of the motor block I talked to Kia customer service center and they said that it was not covered as a recall even though it was a main failure in the previous two years of 2003 and 2004 they said that they had fixed the problem by installing a different bolt in the 2005 model but in my opinion that is a false statement do to the fact it has failed in my 2005 Sorento telling me the problem has not been solved.”

“2005 Kia Sorento v6, breakage of crankshaft accessory pulley/vibration damper bolt, causing loss of power steering due to power steering belt to become inoperative. This problem effects 2003 to 2006 Kia Sorento v6 engines many owners have had multi failures of this bolt, the updated bolts fail too. Kia is trying to hide this serious problem and has no intention of a real fix. My vehicle and others are afraid to drive our Kia Sorento's.”