2006 Kia Sorento Engine Problems

“I was turning at a stop light when I loss power steering and nearly crashed.I was able to get it pulled over.I raised the hood and saw the crankshaft pulley lying on the the bottom skid plate.I looked on the internet only to find there are probably thousands of similar cases worldwide.I called Kia .they basically blew me off!”

“I was driving and noticed the 4-wheel light came on. I stopped the car and waited a few minutes. When I turned the car back on it was making a noise. Upon further investigation, I found the crankshaft very loose. The car is presently at the repair garage awaiting an estimate.”

“2006 Kia Sorento complaint: engine , steering, electrical system , exterior lighting ,throttle position sensor I am changing the head lights every 4-5 month and I think it needs to be looked at. Was driving 35 MPH when the engine light and brake light came on with no warning. And just last week 2/2/2014 the engine stopped and I had no power steering and also no brakes. I was able to coast to a side road and barely got the vehicle to stop. …”

“From 9/2011 to 7/2013 my 2006 Kia has had this problem 3 times and is currently in the shop. While driving I hear a weird noise and then all the dashboard warning lights come on and I lose power steering. When checking under the hood, the belts have all fallen off, a pulley is laying under engine as is a bolt. The last time the bolt had broken off causing the pulley to fall off. Mechanic found that the crankshaft sprocket was broken. …”

“I was merging onto a highway when all of a sudden I heard a loud thud and my battery light & e brake light came on and I lost power steering. I was able to drive the vehicle to a local mechanic who informed me that the harmonic balancer had fallen off due to the crankshaft bolt shearing off. Once it was fixed by an ase certified mechanic, approximately 8000 miles later I was driving to work and the car started shaking like I was driving on rumble strips. …”