- #941 of 1991
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Re: Outside Temperature Gauge [soccermom3]
by suvshopper1
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Oct 18, 2004 (9:20 pm)
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Replying to: soccermom3 (Jul 01, 2004 4:29 pm)
I live in the Phoenix area and I am planning on buying an 05' Sorento what dealership have you dealed with or do you deal with, was your temp gauge problem ever resolved ??? and overall what do you think of the car
THX
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- #942 of 1991
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Re: Outside Temperature Gauge [suvshopper1]
by johnschleifer
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Oct 22, 2004 (2:19 pm)
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Replying to: suvshopper1 (Oct 18, 2004 9:20 pm)
No. I am just residing with the fact that it will be what it is. Everything else about the car (other than the 14 mpg) I love so I haven't worried too much about it. I admit that each morning I look at it and every afternoon drive home I compare the temperature listed with that of the bank near my home. This has been the only problem so I would give it a great review, otherwise. Hope this helps.
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- #943 of 1991
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Re: Dry door hinges [jd97]
by rhiannon
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Oct 23, 2004 (6:33 am)
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Replying to: jd97 (Sep 08, 2004 8:00 am)
i have an 03 sorento and love it and have experienced the same problem after i first got it. try AMSOIL HD metal protector on them, it dries to a waxy film so it wont wash off. By the way its not just kia that uses plastic door check straps alot of manufactures do. i work at a chrysler, dodge, jeep dealer and chrysler uses them too. a $45,000 grand cherokee ltd. hemi uses plastic straps.
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- #944 of 1991
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rusty hood
by rhiannon
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Oct 23, 2004 (6:41 am)
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i purchased a kia bug sheild and went to install it, and you have to remove the grille. its pretty easy and looks good. when i removed my grille i found rust under the grille around the edges of the hood. i cleaned all the rust of and sprayed AMSOIL HD metal protector on all the edges and inside the hood. that was 4 months ago and i checked it the other day and there was no rust. you may want to check this. its far better to stop the rust then to wait for it to perforation. i know the warranty covers it but you never want to break the factory finish unless you absolutely have too.
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- #945 of 1991
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Kia Oil Filter
by pao
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Oct 24, 2004 (2:24 pm)
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I have an 03 Sorento EX fully loaded....I have been using the KIA OEM oil filters since I bought the vehicle.....did i read somewhere the filter must have a back flow valve to prevent oil from running back into the filter due to the location of the mount in the sorento...if you dont use the OEM filters.....what is the forum using here?
BTW 25K on the vehicle and no one problem to note
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- #946 of 1991
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Re: Dry door hinges [rhiannon]
by lok888
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Oct 25, 2004 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: rhiannon (Oct 23, 2004 6:33 am)
Well, my other car ('03 Camry) also has plastic door checker assembly. I own it for 16 months now... absolute no squeaking and no lubrication needed. I remember my last two cars (Japanese brand) without these problem during my 10+ years of ownership. It looks like the door checkers were made of metal back then.
My dealer sprayed them about month ago on my '03 Sorento. No noise yet. But I will see. There is a good chance the noise may come back during winter months... the sand and dust from the roads.
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- #947 of 1991
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Re: rusty hood [rhiannon]
by hciaffa
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Oct 25, 2004 (8:23 am)
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Replying to: rhiannon (Oct 23, 2004 6:41 am)
I have an 03 EX loaded as well. Did you ever get the recall that was issued on the front hood. They remove the grill and spray a waxy protectant around the opening and all around the inside of teh front grill area. Apparently rust areas can develope. If you haven't gotten the recall notification check with your dealer.
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- #948 of 1991
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Re: power loss & pedal vibration [johnny_s]
by sb11703
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Oct 26, 2004 (5:04 pm)
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Replying to: johnny_s (Jul 20, 2004 2:09 pm)
I purchased a KIA Sorento in July of 2004 and we recently took it on a long trip. I found that it also is making the same loud noise and vibration as described in Johnny 's post. My car is fine until you hit 70mph its quiet at 69 and under and its quiet over 70mph. But at 70 it really vibrates and makes noise. I took it to the dealer and they balanced the tires. This did not fix the problem. (not a surprise) After seeing that another car is doing the same thing, I am really worried that this is a bigger problem than I originally thought. This is more than a coincidence. I am taking the car back to the dealer and I am hoping for a resolution to this issue. If anyone out there has any info or help, I would really appreciate it. I love my KIA and would hate to stop feeling that way about it! Thanks Sharon
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- #949 of 1991
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Re: power loss & pedal vibration [sb11703]
by lok888
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Oct 27, 2004 (5:41 am)
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Replying to: sb11703 (Oct 26, 2004 5:04 pm)
There were many discussion many months ago about the drive shaft. Have your dealer to look at this area.
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- #950 of 1991
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Re: power loss & pedal vibration [lok888]
by pao
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Oct 27, 2004 (8:03 am)
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Replying to: lok888 (Oct 27, 2004 5:41 am)
there was also a discussion on tire pressures....being too high would cause the vibration as well.....seems to think I saw that in another kia forum as well
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