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Replying to: dealer13 (Jul 11, 2004 12:57 pm) 2- TOD is electronically dis- and engaged with multi-disk clutch, when the system feels different speed of front and rear axles/wheels and you dont need to care about it. If you have a manual selector (disc shaped, cca. 1 1/4 inch diameter, on tunnel between front seats, you can manually select 2H, 4H and 4L. Attention: THIS IS PART TIME and to use only on VERY wet, snow, mud... 3- In substance yes, but I would avoid sharp turnings. !!! Do first: To try if your selectable 4x4 is OK, go on gravel surface, select 4x4, turn sharp left or right, go slowly and let somebody watch the wheels. One of them should dig (grub)to release tension in drivetrain. If it does so, you can eliminate fatal problem with shaft or hub. Check, if the wheel bolts are tightened well, too. No more ideas. Bye |
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Replying to: farru21 (Jul 01, 2004 10:31 pm) Got the car back yesterday after the dealer replaced transmission. They called yesterday and informed that the car was ready but the transmission replacement DID NOT fix the problem. Sorento still shifts hard. Dealer is unsure what to do next. In between waiting for the tranny we discovered following issues along with the unresolved issues: 1) Paint overspray on all 4 calipers 2) Streering makes noises inside the cabin when wide turns are made 3) Oil pipe for power steering is seeping oil next to the pump 4) High annoying pitch in cabin, remains even if stereo /ac is off 5) rumbling noise from front when car backs up and moves forward 6) Steering is now misalinged towards right after re-adjustment. Dealer thinks it is a tire-rod alignment issue 7) poor gas mileage, perhaps due to tranmission issues: 12mpg Spoke to kia consumer affairs as well as dealer. A kia 'regional rep' is supposed to visit to evaluate the car. Dealer will call us to drop off the car once again. Dealer in an attempt to account for the overspray of paint on calipers spray painted them black! nice solution to cover up the issue. Frank
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Replying to: dried (Jul 14, 2004 6:25 am) |
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Hello... I have a question regarding your Sorento. Was this vehicle brand new when you bought it? Sounds like its been in a accident or something. Makes no sense that there was overspray from the calipers. Kia doesn't manufacture the vehicle and then paint the calipers. Well, at least I hope they don't. What kind of noises are made when you steer on wide turns? High annoying pitch? What do you mean by this? Wind noise? A faulty ground for the stereo? Noise from the cargo racks on the roof? Could the 'rumbling noise' you mention from the front end of the vehicle be caused from the ABS? Does this noise happen everytime you backup and then start forward? Or only when you start the vehicle? Does it sound like something is rubbing against plastic? I'm sorry to hear your having all these problems with your Sorento. Of all the forum contributers here, your the only one that seems to be having these kinds of problems. I really hope Kia pulls through and is able to help you with these problems ASAP. Good luck.
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Replying to: ivygrnsorento (Jul 20, 2004 9:44 am) |
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I purchased a 2004 Sorento LX 4X4 recently and have experienced some problems: 1) A slight vibration in the gas pedal and a growling sound at speeds between 60 and 65 mph. Eventually this problem began occuring at speeds of 45 mph as well. My first trip to the dealer resulted in a "we didn't notice anything wrong" . Eventually it became worse and the service manager took my vehicle for a drive. This time, the problem was noticed. They suspected the drive shaft was not balanced. So, they tried a new drive shaft. No change. Problem still there. Then they suggested that the flange on the drive shaft was not allowing the shaft to move up and down, resulting in a vibration. The flange was replaced and the vibration was gone. This was two weeks ago. Now I can feel the vibration slightly returning and I can only predict that it will get worse. Any ideas???? 2) When I initially pull away (automatic trans), the truck begins accelerating then pauses before continuing...almost like a hiccup! This is at smooth take off, slowly. If it is a quick acceleration, there is no pause. Could this be bad fuel? PCV valve? Transmission??? 3) Often it feels as though the truck is very sluggish, like I'm towing something. I have to give alot of pedal to get it going. This is at all speeds. It doesn't happen every time, but often enough to be discouraged with its performance. 4) Last, but not least; I can hear a steel/whistly rattle at speeds of 30 mph or so when I accelerate enough to put the truck into passing gear. It sounds as though there is a chain dragging beside me. It sounds like a motorcycle with a very loose chain. I don't know what the heck this is, but it is coming from the engine. I appreciate all that have made it this far through my ranting. I apologize, but I'm just looking for some answers. Any assistance/input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Johnny_S |
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I recommend you have the dealer remove the transmission oil pan and look for metal shavings. Everything you described could be transmission related. It is an easy way to eliminate a large problem. FD
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Replying to: ftroopdad (Jul 20, 2004 2:35 pm) I'll set up an appointment with my dealer and post the results. JS. |
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| I haven't had one single problem with my 03 EX TOD. Oh wait a second. At one of my oil changes, I asked the dealer to adjust the cover to one of my power ports because it was hard to open and I wanted to charge my cell phone. That was the longest 2 minutes ever. Ha ha. I am thrilled with my car. I thought about getting a Trailblazer but I didn't want to deal with the extremely large quantity of recalls and TSB's. Guess I made the right decision. Sorry to hear about your issues. Maybe your car was made on a Friday. | |
I also have a EX 4x4 with luxury package. It has over 21K miles now. There have been several issues but dealer has taken care of it. So far, I only paid for oil changes, other maintenance and aftermarket stuffs. I looked at the label at the door. The manufacture date looks like a Saturday.  Sometime, the suppliers could be the blame.
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