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Replying to: kia4pma (Jul 19, 2006 12:54 pm) when it happens you loose your power steering after it was repaired i ask the service manager if it would happen again his responce was "well it should not" i expect it will happen again but after 60k kia will say sorry its on you now even knowing it is a common problem and they refuse to come up with a real fix for it i filed a complaint with the NHTSA. i urge everybody else who has has the engine pully fall of due to bolt failure to file one also due to loss of power steering. i am also writing my congressman to light a fire under the NHTSA over this matter this is one of the problems that should be covered for forever is fas as i am concerned. kia as i has found out is a disreputible company and doesn't stand behind the products very well
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i changed my trans fluid today for the first time, took all of a half hour vehicle, 05 sorento, 5 speed auto, shiftronic, A5SR1 trans the only fluid you can use is, kia Red-1, $7.02 a quart p/n, um040-ch020 it takes 4 1/2 quarts to fill hot remove trans drain plug to drain and refill |
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Replying to: beyond_help (Jul 19, 2006 2:58 pm) |
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Replying to: beyond_help (Jun 26, 2006 2:11 pm)
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Replying to: tobyamp (Jul 18, 2006 1:19 pm) Maybe they did not correctly torque the pulley bolt.
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A sort of new problem to be aware of with your Sorento is that the "Quick Oil Change Shops" are being instructed to to use the new "Gas Saving" super thin oils. Many manufacturers are going to the thin stuff and the govermnment is pushing it, too. A while back I went to my usual shop and after they did the job I noticed that they had installed 5W-20 oil. Thinking that it is too thin for our engines, I checked the manual and low and behold it is. It is completely unacceptable for So. California. I tried to convince these guys that it is not what should be in there and they argued with me saying that it is OK to use because of government recommendations. I no longer do business with these guys. I found a new shop that seemed to be pretty good and have had them do the Lube/Oil/Filter service for a year and a half now. No problems, but I always spec out 20-50 oil on the form. Last time, the owner of the shop told me that Kia Sorento engines were starting to show up making bad noises and that some were wearing out in 30,000 to 40,000 miles. I think that he meant it as a recommedation to sell the car while it was still OK. I asked him what weight oil he put in Kias and he said 5W-20. He said that they put it in everything unless the customer asks for something else. I happened to have the owners manual and showed him the oil spec chart and he visibly flinched. I know that he was thinking about all of the possible lawsuits that might be coming his way for putting in oil that won't protect the engine. I really do feel sorry for him but he should not have followed the advice of the industry and government recommendations. He should have done what the manufacturer recommends. So in conclusion, if you don't do your own oil changes check the owners manual for the correct oil to use for your circumstances. And then be sure to tell the folks that are changing it, what to install. "If it's got tires, it's gonna give you headaches!" Jim
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Replying to: tigger32 (Jul 24, 2006 2:38 pm) Bulk oil is purchased not to try to save drivers money on their gas bill but is simply a way to increase the profit margin on an oil change. Even if you spec the oil, unless you watch the tech open the container and pour it in, you really don't know what is winding up in the crankcase. Interesting read: Shell Rules the Fast-lube Roost |
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Replying to: goldsuv (Jul 22, 2006 9:00 am)  We are now in Week 3 awaiting parts 
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Replying to: tobyamp (Jul 25, 2006 1:46 pm)
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Replying to: erussell1 (Aug 02, 2006 6:35 am)  It seems that when the bolt snapped, it broke the crank shaft as well, which drove a piston into the head.  Kia is going to replace the engine (now going on week 4) As soon as I get it back, I am dumping this piece of Korean Junk We will see what happens!
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