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1990 messages, Last post on Nov 20, 2009 at 5:31 PM
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| About three mounths agao my battery when dead in my sorento, never thought much of it at the time, just jump started it and had no problem for about two mounths. Then it was dead again one moring, and when i went to jump it the car started to crank over as soon as i attached the jumpers. It did this without and keys in it. I disconnect the negative battery terminal and charged the battery, as soon as i attached the battery it started cranking on its own again. I let it set for two days, and hooked the battery back up and everything worked fine. This morning the battery was dead again, so i put the jumpers on to get it started and it took a charge and started properly. I let the car run for awhile too completly charge the battery, and it started starting itself while already running. Any ideas! | |
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Replying to: dano9 (Jan 14, 2006 2:57 pm) |
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Replying to: lok888 (Dec 22, 2005 12:08 pm) Headlights keep going out Taillight go out Shifter light is off and on Driving lights at least three times Now the car is trying to start itself with no key in it, just starts cranking over all by itself in the driveway |
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I bought a used 2008 Sorento in Dec. 2008 (14,000 miles on it) and about 4 weeks ago had a fuse blow (out went radio, clock, keyless entry, back window wiper, dome light). After finally going around and around with the service dept. on the phone, they told me which fuse to check. Yay. I seriously did NOT want to drive the 2.5 hours to the dealership just for them to change a fuse. When I changed the Audio fuse (labeled as needing a 30 amp) I noticed it had a 25 amp in it. I hoped that was the problem. Two weeks to the day went by and the new 30 amp fuse I put in blew again. I replaced it this morning. Jammed out on the ride to work. When I came outside at 5-o-clock to go home, my keyless entry wouldn't work. It had blown again, ALREADY! Anyone know of something that could be causing this particular fuse to keep blowing repeatedly?! I really dread taking a whole day off work to go and sit in the dealership 2.5 hours away while they trace back thru the entire electrical system. And then they can't guarantee they won't need the car overnight. Can you turn off the dome light in the LX? If so, I'll try turning that & the radio off, replacing the fuse again and see how long it lasts. I read on here people were having bulb problems. Does that include interior lights? Think shutting the door is jarring a wire somewhere and causing a blowout? I'd just like to try everything before taking it back to the dealer. Lastly, can I take it to a different dealership than the one I bought it at? There is one a little closer (a little over an hour). Thanks for all the help. For the most part, I love the car! Just want it to work right! 
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Replying to: Krysteria (Feb 06, 2009 5:59 pm) Did you find the schematic on the fuse box lid? It should tell you if the right size fuse is being used. It almost sounds like you might want to try a 35 or 40. I've had my 2005 since new & not too many problems. It saved mine & my friends' lives when a guy hit us at 35 MPH with a new Grand Caravan. Only the wheel, bumper & quarter panel on the exterior were damaged. My boyfriend has one too & I won't let him sell it to get something with better mileage after going through that. Good Luck to you. |
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Do you know why in the maintenance section of the KIA Sorento owners manual page 7-5, it says to replace the timming belt at 60 months or 60,000 miles but then it has footnote that says "For California, this maintenance is recommended but not required."
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Replying to: lash92ssei (Feb 19, 2009 6:26 am) the scheduled maintenance and KIA and Hyundia is outrageous IMHO and is a reason I will never buy another......deviate just a little or fail to document all the maintenance properly, be prepared for warranty claim denial.......just the transmission and differential fluid change intervals alone are ridiculous......not to mention the timing belt and spark plug change outs.....and this engine isnt the most mechanic friendly to work with either....also be careful as to how the dealership defines you maintenance schedule as to whether its severe or normal....most like to define it as severe..since the scheduled maintenance required is much more frequent my other vehicles are GM and dont require any major maintenance until the 100K mark......happy with all three of them....04 wiht 138K, 06 with 37K and 09 with 10K on it.....my 03 Sorento has 116k on it |
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Why does my 04 KIA Sorento stalls when driving between 60 and 70km? My 04 KIA Sorento has been great until now. Has been in to dealership 6 times in 2 months for same problem. Mileage now over 100 000K but they have kindly extended the warranty for this issue. Problem started 2 months ago where around 60km it felt like the transmission would slip/RPMs ran high for a couple seconds before changing gears. This has been intermittent, happens couple times a week, otherwise ran great. Now it will completely stall and cut power, again at random, last time the engine light stayed on for 4 days, then turned off on its own. Dealership says they can not find anything wrong. Very scary feeling driving home on the highways with 3 little kids in the back to have car lose power and die on you in the fark and scared someone is going to run into you. Please only serious responses, I only have a month extended warranty with the dealership to resolve this problem and I do not have very much money right now to start taking it to other mechanics for second and third opinions. Thanks. |
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My '03 has approx. 758000 miles on it and today I felt a slight change in the way it drive. I noticed that whenever i pressed the gas, or even floored it, the RPM wouldn't go higher than 3,000. I let my engine cool down and tired it a few hours later, i floored it and it slowly creeped up to 4,000 rpms, i hit 60 mph before it cleared 4,000rpms even. then when i let go of the gas, the pointer dropped down all the way to 1,000 then creep up to 2,000, without me pressing anything. It also feels like my car is struggling to pull itself, as if it's gotten heavier...someone who knows about cars said it could be the mass air flow sensor...i'm not sure though, anyone else have this issue? Also, I am the second owner, does the warranty carry over to me? Thanks! 
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Replying to: alexisb (Mar 09, 2009 6:45 pm) I don't think any warranty covers that much mileage but I'm pretty sure you put an extra 0 onto that!  A defective MAF sensor would produce the symptoms you described. tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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