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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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Replying to: farru21 (Jul 17, 2004 5:04 pm) 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 |
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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.
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Replying to: slan_canada (Aug 02, 2004 9:59 am) |
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[quote]I have no problem with the windshield. Do you have any damage prior to the cracks?[/quote] Hi Lok.. What do you mean by damages ? My winter accident ? [quote]I think I noticed the noise lately, not always. When I was at the light, I could hear the noise when I press and release the brake before taking off.[/quote] Exactly. It's the problem that I have. Anyone else ? Mine has about 9000 miles. I do mostly city driving.
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