2008 Kia Sorento Engine cooling Problems

“I have a 2008 Kia Sorento I have had 6 service issues with the check engine light and ESC coming on. Kia dealership has replaced gas pedal x2, throttle sensory assy, tightened connections, cleared codes, applied stabulant, tightened pins, reset codes, cleared faults, cleaned ground station and numerous other things. I only have these issues with the car in the warmer months (may-august)? It loses power and won't accelerate.”

“For the 3rd time in as many years, the check engine light and ESC light come on at the same time causing the car to go into limp mode. Sometimes it will reset if you turn the car off and restart. Have replace catalytic converter. See this is a common theme with this car. I have no idea why it has not become a recall. When losing all power on hwy in traffic this is sure to become a fatality issue before long. I would think the company would rather recall before it becomes a lawsuit..”

“My 2008 Kia Sorento lx loses power & will not accelerate to 60mph. I fear driving my vehicle because I was almost rear ended on 2 separate occasions by an 18-wheeler diesel due to the fact the power is lost upon acceleration attempts. In addition to the loss of power, the check engine & ESC off lights stay illuminated. Like many of the other complaints, I have tried turning my engine off & waiting 10 minutes before restarting the engine to see if that clears the status of the lights but had limited success. …”

“2008 Kia Sorento loses power. Esc light illuminates as well as check engine light. Vehicle will not accelerate to more than about 40-45 MPH. If I pull over to a stop and turn the engine off and then restart the engine the problem sometimes resolves itself. Sometimes I find the fuel cap is loose and without turning the engine off I tighten the cap and this resolves the problem. I bought this vehicle in june 2009. It was used with about 12,000 miles on it. The first time this happened my son had it on a trip and he called in a panic while driving in a large city with heavy traffic. …”

“I bought my 2008 Kia Sorento 11/11/2008. In march 2009, I started to notice a compression type noise and it occurs every 3-5 seconds. The Kia dealership has had this vehicle several times, but can't figure out the issue. This is an ongoing and still current issue. It's very inconvenient to take my vehicle to the dealership every other week just to hear that they can't figure out the issue. The Kia dealership can not tell me if it a safety issue. If the dealership service tech's can't figure out the problem, then how do I know if my family is safe in this vehicle?”