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1991 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 7:49 AM
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one, defective 4wd control moduel, the dealer should know to check the number on the moduel to id the defective ones two, defective radio (as in my case draining batt) would not got into (standby mode) causing batt to go dead, radio was replaced to fix problem i see you have a realy bad dealer also!! don't delay use your lemon law, call a lemon law attorney now !! |
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| I have a 2005 EX w/4WD, I've had a shutter while making turns left or right doesn't matter! New rear installed last week and still shutters, the dealer seems stumped! Has anyone had a simular issue and what was the resolution? | |
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Replying to: sorento05_id (Aug 19, 2006 7:18 pm) 2. the check engine light came on and stayed on 3. at complete stops it kicks like someone has rearended My '05 SOrento had the above symptoms couple months ago. All of the symptoms went away after the tech flashed the ECM and replaced the fuel sensors. 
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Replying to: cashcow88 (Sep 13, 2006 7:48 pm) |
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Can any one help I have moved back to the UK from OZ and while I was there I bought a Sorento which I bought back with me three months ago. Cant drive the car because the UK DVLA needs confirmation the car conforms to all european standards with regards to the components/systems ie. emission levels. We need help to get confirmation that the sorento supplied to Australia has the same safety standards as the european model. Can anyone point us in the right direction of where we can get written confirmation of this as the car has been sat on the drive for three months and I cant drive it. No one at any Kia garages in UK seem to be able to help or know who I can contact in Korea to get this info. I just want to be able to drive my car, especially after having it sent to the UK!!!
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Our 2006 Kia Sorento LX's drainage line for the air conditioner condensate has stopped up twice. We "made an appointment" as soon as we had an indication and had that fixed. Unfortunately the entire system now stinks like mildew. The service guys seems to have a line practiced... I'm not supposed to run the A/C on maximum or recirculate interior air for any extended period of time or the humidity will build up and cause mildew. Never saw that in the manual. Besides being told we can't operate the a/c like we should be able to, it's queer advice since the outside air is much more humid than recirculated air and either way the humidity that was taken out of the air should be drained. Never had a car with this problem, except for a Kia Sephia. Gave it a month for the smell go to away, but it's just not. Hope the dealership will take it seriously since the car interior smells like a u-pull-it junkyard car.
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Replying to: assemblage (Sep 27, 2006 1:37 pm) it seems at least from my experiance kia mechanics are not very well trained or just got out of vocational school and know EVERYTHING !
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Replying to: beyond_help (Sep 27, 2006 2:38 pm) |
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A couple of ways to try to get rid of the musty odor from mildew.... One way is to get a can of Lysol disinfectant that kills germs and mildew and with the car running put the ac in outside air mode and shut the doors and windows and step outside. Now from the outside take the spray and spray it down into the the outside windshield cowl for acouple of minutes allowing it to get into the system. Shut off the car and wait for about 15 minutes. Restart it and put the system in recirc mode shutting off air from the outside. Now take the spray and spray it up under the glove box as I believe this is where the return is. Again spray for a couple of minutes and step outside and let the system run. This will get into the system from the inside and kill off the mildew. Another practice to get into is..after arriving at your destination and before you shut the vehicle off, shut off the AC and then turn the heater on for about a couple of minutes, turn the temp up to make it hot. This will dry up any moisture in the cooling fins under or behind the glove box thus helping to prevent mildew. The heat will dry up the moisture collected in the duct work as well as kill off the bacteria. Once you think the mildwew smell is gone, when you reach your destination just shut off the AC and run your fan for a minute to dry up the moisture. I hope I didn't ramble on to long but it should help as I have done this method on many of my own family cars and trucks. |
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| Thanks, that's good info. | |
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