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#853 of 1991 Re: Sorento Temperature guage Update [soccermom3] [paramedico #841] [soccermom3] [dried] by alamid69 Jul 20, 2004 (6:20 am)
Replying to: dried (Jul 14, 2004 6:25 am) Mine is slow to rise, too. But i think this is because of the wind factor. If you keep you car still maybe the temp will rise a little faster. BTW, i'm in Texas.
#854 of 1991 farru21... by ivygrnsorento Jul 20, 2004 (9:44 am)
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. Replies to this message: lok888 (Jul 20, 2004 10:10 am)
#855 of 1991 Re: farru21... [ivygrnsorento] by lok888 Jul 20, 2004 (10:10 am)
Replying to: ivygrnsorento (Jul 20, 2004 9:44 am) He (from CA) stated earlier that he bought a new EX 4x2 with ABS. The car had 134 miles as a result of test drives. See post #830. Rumbling noise could be a transmission problem like his dealer told.
#856 of 1991 power loss & pedal vibration by johnny_s Jul 20, 2004 (2:09 pm)
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 Replies to this message: sb11703 (Oct 26, 2004 5:04 pm) lok888 (Oct 27, 2004 5:41 am) pao (Oct 27, 2004 8:03 am) and 1 more... dscott (Oct 31, 2004 4:28 pm) adam6 (Nov 01, 2004 11:10 pm) jak1 (Nov 02, 2004 8:15 am) sb11703 (Nov 10, 2004 6:11 pm)
#857 of 1991 power loss & pedal vibration by johnny_s by ftroopdad Jul 20, 2004 (2:35 pm)
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 Replies to this message: johnny_s (Jul 21, 2004 6:56 am)
#858 of 1991 by johnny_s Jul 21, 2004 (6:56 am)
Replying to: ftroopdad (Jul 20, 2004 2:35 pm) Thanks, FD. I'll set up an appointment with my dealer and post the results.   JS.
#859 of 1991 wow... by lilac0422 Jul 22, 2004 (7:37 am)
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.
#860 of 1991 My 2003 Sorento by lok888 Jul 22, 2004 (8:18 am)
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.
#861 of 1991 Re: New Sorento EX 4x2 Problems [farru21] by farru21 Jul 23, 2004 (10:21 pm)
Replying to: farru21 (Jul 17, 2004 5:04 pm) Here is an update to the issues:   Transmission problems have 'increased' since the new one was installed. Now the car vibrates (suddders) as it moves at low speeds. It is alomost like when the univeral joint on shaft is busted. Dealer is now having a Kia engineer come down to inspect vehicle and make recommendations as to what to fix next.   I have the pictures of paint overspray on the calipers, if anyone is instersted I can e-mail them.   Spoke to Kia customer care, pretty much same run of the mill stories.. They just apologize that such issues are happening and that is all.   The high pitch noise is even the car is running idle and parked. I have no idea where that comes from. It is not a wind noise rather mechanincal in nature.   I am beginning to suspect that the dealer knew of the issues with this specific Sorento. If a car had 134 miles at the time we bought it, surely the people that drove it must have noticed something wrong with it including the sales people??   The car is going back to dealer on July 30th when the Kia engineer is scheduled to arrive. I will post his assesment then.   Frank
#862 of 1991 2 problems on my truck by slan_canada Aug 02, 2004 (9:59 am)
Hi all,   I had no major problems since I have my Sorento. But now, since some weeks, I have 2 problems.   1- When on Defrost, my windshield cracks! Anyone have an idea of what causes this ??!   2- My brake pedal do some noise (sometime, not always), which I didn't have before. It's when I brake hard arriving at a stop and then release the brake pedal that I hear that sound/noise.   If anyone have/had these problems, please let me know. Replies to this message: lok888 (Aug 02, 2004 7:44 pm)

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