2006 Kia Sorento Other or unknown Problems

“About a week ago, I was unloading groceries from my Kia Sorento. The hatchback has a handle in order to pull down the hatchback. In this instance, I pulled it down a little bit and it felt like it had been jerked out of my hand and fell on my hand. I have some deep cuts and possibly a break in my hand. It felt as if the hatch once I let go continued as if it was pulled down.”

“I took my 2006 Kia Sorento to Kia to have timing belt replaced and at that time they told me that the crank shaft pulley bolt was stripped, and the car was not safe to drive, because the crank shaft bolt could not be tightened.”

“On oct.8, 2015 my daughter was driving my truck and she started to hear a loud sound and was having difficulty steering. Several of the dash lights came on such as engine, brake, battery. She made it home, I came out to see what was wrong and looked under the hood. My dad and I looked and at the time both pulleys were moving and my dad just assumed it was a loose bolt on the pulley and it needed to be tighten. The next day oct.9, 2015, I took my truck down to an auto shop still having trouble steering and still hearing a loud noise. …”

“On 11/23/15 I was driving down 85s when I hit something in the road. Had to pull over cause it sounded like the bottom of my car fell out. After waiting 2hrs for help we nticed that the driveshaft (2part shaft) broke off, punctured my gas tank, my cable that runs to my transmission and put a good size hole in the bottom of my back seat. The shop told me that this a reoccuring problem with this type of vehicle. After looking more closely we noticed a lot more damage that was caused by this. My car is still at the shop as of today since we are waiting on insurance. …”

“When I purchased this 2006 Kia it had less the 70,000 miles on it. Within 6 months of purchase the crank shaft bolt fell out when it was going 50 miles per hour. Lost steering and brakes. Had to replace crank shaft, bolt, gear, timing belt. Then the brakes froze up, then the muffler system by the o2 sensor , then battery, alternater, water pump. Know the 4x4 low light stays on so it needs a throttle sensor, and I found out today that the rear axle case is rusted out. This vehicle only has 87,000 miles. I have spent thousands. The axle should be under the 100,000 mile warranty. …”